Finally!

After what seems like months and months of trying and trying, Rebecca FINALLY did it. She never gave up. She never quit. She accomplished her goal! She got her thumb in her mouth! And boy did she like it. As soon as she got it in there, she started sucking, her eyes rolled back, her lids closed, and she fell asleep.

We were a little worried about her fingers poking her eye out, but we were not about to disrupt her great fete. John and I are so proud of our baby girl!

Rebecca had a great first Thanksgiving with the Kimball family. She was an angel at our Thanksgiving feast. It was just the picture taking afterwards that made her mad.

Peek-a-boo!

This is a video of Rebecca playing peek-a-boo with herself in the mirror. I told you she was a ham.

I am going to work real hard at figuring out how to make a video that is right side up.

So Funny!

Last night Rebecca started doing this thing where she scrunches up her face and squeals. She kept doing it over and over and over. I have never laughed so hard. I tried to get a video of her doing it this morning. This is the best I could do, and I could not figure out how to turn the video right side up. It is still pretty darn funny. I think Rebecca is going to be a little ham.

Got Drool?

What started out as a few cute bubbles has turned into a full fledged drool fest. Rebecca's drool faucet is constantly on these days. Doesn't she know that we are in the mist of a major drought in Georgia? The drool does not seem to bother Rebecca at all. She is such a happy girl. She has started to laugh out loud and squeal. It is so cute. I am going to try and get a video of it to post soon.

She also has a new favorite toy, her tummy time mirror. She will push up and look at her self for the longest time. Sometimes she even laughs. If I was that cute, I would stare at myself, too.

We hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving! We certainly will. We have a lot to be thankful for this year!

D-Day

Today is the day that I have dreaded since Rebecca was born...her 2 month check-up. That means shots. She had to get 4 to be exact. I have been a nervous wreck knowing that today was approaching. Rebecca has been doing great. This is a picture of her before we left for the doctors. Look how happy she is.

Dr. Knox said Rebecca is healthy and perfect. He said we are very lucky to have a 2 month old that will sleep 8 hours straight. She weighed in at 12 lbs. 6 oz. (Last month she was 10.9 lbs.) This puts her in the 95th percentile. She grew an inch; she is now 23 inches long. This is the 75-90%. We both survived the shots, and there were only a few tears. Rebecca is now resting in her favorite spot in the house, her swing.

John and I are so lucky to have such a sweet girl. It is hard to imagine life without her. We thank God everyday that she is healthy, and we pray that she stays that way.

Vacation

Sorry it has been so long since our last update, but we have been busy. Last Saturday we went to Chattanooga for the night. John and I had a party to go to, and we thought that this trip to Chattanooga would be good practice for our travels to Mississippi for Christmas. The trip to Chattanooga is only 2 hours, but we were quite nervous since our little girl usually cries in the car. However, she did great! She slept the whole way. As soon as we stopped at the hotel, though, she opened her eyes, realized she was in the car, and began to wail.

Here are some pictures of Rebecca's first stay in a hotel.

Rebecca did great on the ride home, too. She was even awake for half the trip, and she did not cry. She is really growing up. Hopefully the 7 hour trip to Mississippi will be just as good!