Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!

Well, we went to Mike's 30th Birthday Party last night. We had a really good time. It was nice to see everyone and we met lots of new people. Of course they all asked about Hana and said we should've brought her. But if we would've brought her then her wonderful Aunt Jennifer wouldn't have been able to babysit! (more on that in a bit) We went to a restaurant called Tino's Too in Plano. YUMMY! It was pretty good food. They had a small buffet line set up with just taquitos quesadillas, beans, and then sides like guacamole, queso, and sour cream. But I will say it again -YUMMY! Now let me get to the cake. Josh, you would've just died! Peanut butter cup flavored cake and icing topped with ... you guessed it! Peanut Butter Cups! I was too full of my ginormous strawberry margarita to really enjoy the cake! No one told me that I was about to indulge in one of the greatest birthday cakes ever!!!

So we arrived home to an extremely happy baby. Aunt Jennifer couldn't have done a better job. Hana was all giggles and smiles when we walked in the door! That made me feel good. Even though I know I couldn't be leaving her in better hands, I still get very nervous. It's relaxing to walk in to such a happy baby. I expected more of an outfit change though. Supposedly they only tried on the pretty new dress JennEllen got her and then they put her jammies on. Now, Jennifer says she took pictures of a little trick Hana did. Joe claims he's seen her do this, but I have never. She stood up holding on to her little play mat! Why hasn't Joe ever let me see her do this?! I'm sure Jennifer will be blogging about her adventures in babysitting -check it out! http://www.jennellensblog.blogspot.com/

So I got to talk to other mommies last night and I think I may have figured out the reason for our Baby Whisperer situation. Hana can smell my milk and also associates me with food. Therefore when I try to put her to bed she just thinks about food and wants to eat, thus making a very fussy baby. Makes sense, huh? I think she's beginning to wean herself though. The past couple weeks have been one difficult feeding after another. She is just too darn busy. The sconce on the wall is way more important than eating, and if her daddy's home, eating is next to impossible. She stares at him in amazement (kind of like Poochie used to look at Dad)! She is becoming very independent and wants to feed herself. You know, she LOVES her sippy cup and if she's being bottle fed now she wants to hold the bottle. I think I'm about to start pumping and bottle feeding her. Although everyone else that I talked to said they tried that and it lasted a month before their milk supply diminished. (I'm not convinced that mine ever will!) I think I'll stay on top of it like I need to and make sure I pump so I'll continue to produce enough milk. I also want to build up a big enough stockpile so I can donate some more. Joe did make me feel good when he commented on how I'd already made it the 6 months pediatricians recommend and I wasn't sure I would make it this long! I really hope to be able to give her breast milk the first year. Not by actually taking her to the breast but by pumping. Once the teeth come it's over. She's tearing me up right now just with her gums!!! The reason I want to go a year is because after that she can go straight to cow's milk, we won't even have to mess with formula. Hey guys, have you checked the price of formula lately? It is not cheap, and the stuff mama makes is free!

Well, I hear Hana Grace talking in her room now. Yes, in her room again. Her daddy put her to bed again last night and she had a very good night. I love the Baby Whisperer!

Here is what I found when I went to her room just now...