Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Daytona Beach 2008!

I have some catching up to do. It seems like my blogging time just keeps getting less and less. I am loving it though. Sailor is into so much right now and I know it will only get worse! Anyway back to the catching up. I planned to sit down Monday to catch up and how convenient, my Internet was down all day. So two weeks later I am finally posting our latest travel adventure.
We had a wonderful family vacation week before last. My family usually vacations in Venice, Florida at my Grandparents home. They have a house located about 5 minutes from 5 different beaches. We absolutely love Venice and missed going there this year. In January 2007 Heather, my sister, signed me and Joe up for a Time Share offering. We went to Pigeon Forge for my birthday and sat in on the presentation for the time share. We had decided before the presentation that we would not buy anything. Well...a couple of hours later they had offered us a deal we could not refuse. We decided to buy a package that would allow us to go on a cruise or to Hawaii in the next two years. Well...I found out little Sailor was on the way right after we purchased. So long story short. We needed to use this package we purchased within two years and I did not want to go on a cruise or as far away as Hawaii while pregnant or with Sailor being less than a year old. Daytona was the closest beach resort in driving distance available so it was either use it or loose it. We had a great time. We were a little disappointed in the town of Daytona but our resort was really nice! Sailor absolutely loved the pool, lazy river, sand, ocean, you name it. She was a real trooper on the ride too and from. I was a little nervous because she hates her car seat and to ride. We carpooled with Nana and Pop due to soring gas prices. We figured we saved around four hundred dollars this way. She slept a lot on the way down, but played the whole way back even with an added hour to our trip, thanks Nana! Nana had an extended vacation, we met her best friends Pam and Vicki an hour out of the way in Central Florida so Nana could travel on south to Venice for an extra ten days...must be nice!
Sorry for all of the pictures. I had began uploading the pics before I realized how many I was going to post. I really should have made a slide show.

Colton, Sailor and Peyton


me, Sailor and Joe






My precious girl



Lovin the music at Ocean Deck!


Nana and Sailor




I love nature!



Daddy, I get to bury you next!



Yes, we all 3 match, Joe was really embarrassed




Just a little windy!


Me, Sailor and Pop


Pop and Sailor walking on the beach!


Watch out, here I come


Snoozing in my tent, Thanks Granny Wanda!


Posing on the boat bench!


Sailor and her best buddies!


Daddy and Sailor ready for dinner




Ready for the pool!


O.K., who did this to my hair?



I am lovin this place!


Sailor in her Lilly Pad float

Aunt Heather, Sailor and me







This was Joe's favorite part, he loves to have his picture made!




Wednesday, May 28, 2008

9 months old!!!

Sailor turned 9 months on May 22nd. It is hard to believe how fast time goes. I find myself saying this so often but it is so true. I hear a lot of older people say time only goes faster as you get older, I can only imagine. Sailor went for her 9 mo. check up Yesterday. 18lb 5 oz (39%), 28in (64%) and 44.75cm head circumference (71%). Our pediatrician is very pleased with the way Sailor is growing. Sailor is still dealing with acid reflux and is on medication for this.

Sailor is trucking right along with her developmental skills. She is, of course, crawling. Faster by the day! She is pulling up to stand from all positions and has taken one or two steps, cruising along the furniture for toys. She gets really motivated to move for things like the remote control, phone, camera, Wii or xbox controls, etc... She continues to eat well and the doctor says to keep increasing solid foods to 3 meals per day and 2 different food groups at each meal. She of course is still taking bottles when she is sleepy and only chews and plays with a sippy cup at this point. We spent last weekend at the pool and she loved it! She practically flips herself out of her little float to reach the water to splash. She has even put her face in the water a few times trying to bite it or take a drink. She has formed so many relationships already. I encourage everyone to read the sweet story on my sisters blog about my nephew Colton at church. It is hard to believe the feelings I can see that she has for her cousins. She is beginning to cry when left alone in a room or passed around to strangers. She is very attached to Nana and cries for her even sometimes with me :( This was a little hard the first time it happened to know she wanted someone other than me, I told mom that this would bother me if it was anyone else she cried for. It just shows me the love they have for one another. Nana informed me that Sailor learned a new skill today...She climbed up a whole flight of stairs with supervision, of course! We are thinking she is going to be a little dare devil and will keep us on our toes for sure.


I don't have any new pictures but don't like posting without pictures so this is one of my favorites. Sailor holding my finger only a few days old!