Eating dog bones and what not!

So, my dear Delaney is learning new things on a daily basis - like eating Brady's bones for fun.  She sees him chomping on them so I guess she figured why not?  He shares them so nicely with her and the other day she just put it in her mouth and kept rubbing it on her teeth.  I guess it makes a good teether for a baby, too.  Needless to say everything goes in the mouth!  I even bought myself some "Mommy Bling" which is a necklace specially made for little ones to yank on and put in their mouth.

She LOVES playing with her voice lately.  It seems to be her new favorite toy and it just cracks us up.  The loud shrieks can be heard throughout the house, store, or wherever we happen to be at the time.  And, it's all very happy noises!  The plane ride to NJ in a few weeks should be pretty interesting!

Since Dan has been out of school, him and Delaney have been having some great quality time together and they are just loving it.  He refers to her as "Little Roo".  They just love singing together.  Dan has informed me that he doesn't know how I do it day in and day out.  He has told me that it is indeed a very difficult job.  I asked him if he ever wondered why I didn't get certain errands done or things around the house and he begrudgingly admitted "YES", but then quickly backed it up with "Now I get it".  Yes, taking care of a baby is an extremely hands on job and now that she is so mobile, you can't turn your back for a second.  She enjoys playing with everything she isn't supposed to, especially the plugs!  But, watching her soak up the world around her is a priceless experience.  Apparently she pulled herself up for the first time today.  I think I was about to vomit when Dan told me.  I'm not ready for this!!!!  I realize that I need to embrace this and allow her to grow up, but come on!  Why so quickly?

Delaney and Brady are the best of friends.  See the picture.  He comes over to her all the time and just licks her feet (his favorite past time) and calmly walks away if she happens to tug on his fur too hard.  He has never even remotely showed any interest in being mean to her in any way.  This was honestly one of our biggest fears after bringing Delaney into our world.  We weren't sure exactly how he would react and his reaction couldn't be better.  I actually feel as though he is calmer since she is around!

On another note ~ we just made arrangements for my beautiful 7 year old niece, Bianca to once again spend the bulk of the summer with us.  I can't even begin to explain to you how excited I am!  I know her and Delaney will enjoy the time together and I get to hang with my niece who I miss more than words can adequately describe.  Tons of fun memories to be made!

Until next time my friends....(thanks for reading)