Mini-Getaway

Sunday afternoon, Brett and I packed up and headed to Tunica for the night. My Aunt and Uncle came and stayed with Hannah so we could get away. They are leaving for a cruise on Wednesday and will not see her for almost two weeks so they were thrilled to keep her. We arrived in Tunica about 6:30pm, checked into hotel and hit the casino. I hadn't been to a casino since Vegas so I was pretty excited. Brett and I played Three Card Poker for a while and then I landed at the Roulette table (love it!) while he played Blackjack. We had a blast! I actually won money this time:) The next morning we got up and headed to Memphis for the Grizzlies vs. Suns game. We ate at BB Kings for lunch and saw Brian McKnight there. We didn't take a picture because he was already bombarded with people. He was in town to sing the National Anthem for the game. After lunch we headed to the FedEx Forum to get tickets. We bought tickets from this angry yet hilarious scalper and ended up with great seats! We sat on the 4th row behind the goal. Our section was beside the Suns locker room so we got to see all the players and Brian McKnight up close and personal. It was an awesome game and we had a blast! We got back home last night at about 10:30pm. I couldn't wait for Hannah to wake up this morning. I missed her like crazy! Thanks, Brett, for a great mini-getaway!

Grant Hill

Steve Nash

Pic from our awesome seats!

Don't Call it a Comeback...

Well, it has been 7 months since my last post. My fear when I created this blog was that I wouldn't keep it updated...guess I was right. I finally got a cute background and changed the layout around a bit so hopefully this will motivate me to update every now and again.
As you can imagine, there have been lots of changes around our house. Instead of going back and trying to remember the past 7 months I'm just going to pick up with what's going on with us now:
Hannah will be 7 months old on the 29th of January...blows my mind. She had her 6 month checkup with Dr. Melvin a few weeks ago. She was in the 50th percentile of both weight and height (16.4 lbs. and 26 in). YAY! Brett and I are both hoping she at least passes me in the stats department:)
She has been a great baby! She's been sleeping through the night since she was about 12 weeks old. She doesn't have any teeth yet but seems like she's been teething for 3 months now! She started sitting up about a month ago and is trying so hard to crawl. She's getting to be such a big girl with such a fun personality!
Back in August, Brett and I made the decision for me to stay at home with Hannah. I loved my job at UNA but the hours/workload wasn't the most family-friendly. I do miss the students and my coworkers terribly but nothing can compare to watching my sweet baby grow daily. I recently became certified to teach a few classes at the YMCA. I am in the process of getting trained so I can begin teaching solo. Hannah loves staying with the Child Watch Staff. In fact, they call her "Happy Hannah" because they say she's the best baby they keep. Makes me proud!
Brett's adjusting to fatherhood wonderfully! Those first few weeks were trying on both of us. Even with her being a good baby, we really didn't know what to expect and really no one can prepare you for that time. He's so great with her and she absolutely adores him!
I guess that's all for now except for a few recent pics of our sweet baby:

Opening her gifts from Santa

Playing with her favorite Christmas gift, Giggles.