Sleepover with Nana and Papa

Sarah spent the weekend with my parents while Jeremy and I went on a retreat with our church. She did so great that my mom didn't want to give her back to us on Sunday! I told her that we will have no trouble planning another weekend away :-) It was really nice to have some time to myself on Saturday and Sunday while Jeremy was singing with the choir. It's amazing how many things you can do in one day without a baby to entertain! We were definitely ready to see Sarah again by the time we came home, though. Look what Sarah did to her little nose on Monday night! Those nails grow faster than I can cut them!

Sarah's First 5K

Sarah finished her first 5K road race with me on Saturday--she was having so much fun on the course that she fell asleep! I was glad she slept, though, because that meant I didn't have to keep stopping to put her pacifier back in her mouth. It was the farthest I have run since last fall and by the end I was pooped!

Back to Work

My first day back at work was Tuesday. It was really hard to get in the mode to go to work, especially since I had to leave Sarah all day (10 hours!)with her new sitter. However, Sarah had tons of fun with Mrs. Heather and her daughter, and she probably did not miss me at all :-) Heather is doing a fabulous job with Sarah so I have no worries about leaving her each day. Everything went pretty smoothly both with getting Sarah off to Heather's and returning to work--it's almost like I never left!

Go Dawgs!

Sarah watched her first UGA football game (on TV) last Saturday-Go Dawgs! She loved staring at the tv screen with all of the colors going back and forth. She also took her first trip to the park on Thursday--boy was it hot!

Crib Gymnastics and Other Adventures

Sarah can roll from her back to her stomach! So far she has done it three times, all in her crib in the middle of the night so I haven't actually seen it yet. I have seen her try plenty, though. After she rolls over, she gets stuck and cries because she doesn't even like being on her tummy, and then I find her on her tummy.

She is also learning how her arms and legs work. She can kick her feet to make her bouncy seat play music, and she can hold onto small things and bring them to her mouth (clothes, rattles, her fist, etc---she wants to lick everything these days!)What a smart girl!

Shots!

Sarah had her two-month check up yesterday. She had to get 4 shots and drink some medicine, none of which thrilled her--she screamed for a few minutes but then fell asleep on the way out to the car after it was over. She is growing just fine. She now weighs 10 lb 12 oz (49th percentile) and is 23 inches (75th percentile). We went to Mimi and Pawpaw's for the first time last weekend. Mimi's friend Sue gave me a baby shower and luncheon at a little Tea Room in Greenville. It was a lot of fun, and Sarah got to make her grand appearance at the end of the shower. She has so many new clothes to grow into and toys to look forward to playing with!

Sarah's New Smile

Sarah has been smiling consistently for several weeks now--wahoo! It is so much fun to make funny faces and talk to her and see her whole face light up in a smile. She even has a little half-laugh that is really funny. Watching Sarah smile makes all of the stressful all-nighters she pulls totally worthwhile :-)