The Johnson Family: July 2011

We spent the holiday weekend in Nashville this year which is quite the change for us - especially me - as we've spent most of our 4ths at the beach. Although we weren't beachside, we did have a really nice weekend. Unfortunately, Curt had to work all weekend so during the daytime, Hannah and I spent alot of time poolside at my parents.

Another big event over the 4th weekend was Hannah's 6 month birthday! On Monday, July 4 Hannah was 6 months old! Hannah is growing so quickly and Curt and I are loving every minute with her. A few things to note about Hannah at 6 months - she has been teething for quite some time and the last week of June/first week of July her 1st tooth finally broke through her gums. She's so funny though because when you try to open her mouth to take a look at it she doesn't like it one bit. You can certainly feel it though! Then, last week (around the 7th or so), her 2nd tooth broke through. They are right next to each other, in the middle on the bottom. Hannah also is very active! She is sitting up very well on her own and loves to sit on the floor and play with all of her toys. Also, she is trying so hard to crawl! The other night she was lying on our bed and spotted my book on the opposite side. All of the sudden she started scooting herself (think army crawl) across the bed and made it over to to my book. She cannot figure out how to get up on her knees and really crawl but she is certainly trying to figure it out! Hannah is "cooing" like crazy and in fact it could sometimes me compared to screaming! She smiles all the time and even laughs outloud some...especially at Rhodes! Hannah is finally one a good schedule - she takes 2 solid naps a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, and typically sleeps 10-12 hours/night. She goes to bed around 8pm and usually sleeps until sometime between 6:30 and 8am depending on the day. Most of the time, she sleeps through the night, but we still have some nights where she wakes up and despite my attempts to let her cry it out, she needs a bottle. I've tried to let her go for up to 30 minutes but because I am working at some point I have to give in if she won't cry herself back to sleep. I think my boss would frown upon me sleeping at my desk :) We go for her 6 month physical tomorrow so I will have to report back as to how much she weighs and how tall she is.

Here are some photos from the weekend. Most of them are from Richland where we had dinner and planned to watch the fireworkks but Hannah didn't make it that long. We were home and Hannah was in bed before they even started I think! Oh well, we'll catch them next year!

This is a little adirondack chair my Mom bought Hannah for their pool. She really bought it with the intention of her using it next summer however she loves it already!