everything's growing

Sierra has been working on cutting teeth for what seems like forever and we finally saw the first little bit of white at the beginning of this month. Both bottom teeth are coming in together and they are super cute! Instead of being flat on the top, they have little ridges and are so cute. It's amazing how she instantly looks so much older with just 2 teeth!

it's hard to get a good shot of them, but here's a little peek...(i know, it's hard to focus on the teeth with all that orange food on her face and in her hair!)

and her hair is finally growing too! it's so funny when she wakes up with bed head :)

hee hee

i've tried to put some headbands on her but they don't stay on her head more than 1 second. i was trying to put the headband on with my left hand and hold the camera with my right hand so i could i could snap the picture before she pulled it off and i couldn't get it in time!! she's quick! she'd just rather chew on it :)

she's teasing me, saying "here mommy, is this what you wanted a picture of!?"... little stinker

our baby

Sierra is changing SO much every day! I just want to record some of it, so I don't forget.

in the last couple of weeks, ...

...she started saying "mmmum, mmmum", not quite "mama" but closer! - but only while eating (she has been saying "dada, dadada" for a while)
...she has gone from extending her arms with her bum straight in the air, to scooting backwards and around in circles, to getting up on all fours in crawl position...she will be crawling any day now!
...her first tooth is now visibly coming through her gums
...her hair is almost long enough to hold a bow/clip for more than 5 minutes
...she is getting better and better at picking up small things with her thumb and index finger
...she LOVES to hold your fingers/hands and walk around - she is still not stable enough to stand on her own for long, but she will walk around with you all day if you let her
my goal this week: babyproof our house! clear off low shelves, cover outlets, buy a babygate!!! and we lowered her crib mattress tonight before she went to bed. she is growing up sooo fast!


playing peek-a-boo with me through her crib - it was so cute! she kept bumping her head everytime i would disappear and she would try to look for me, but it didn't bother her...she loved it and thought it was so funny. i know one day she won't think i'm so funny, so i'm soaking it up while i can :)

there's that small bit of long hair!

showing off her "walking" skills

ssssummer!

out and about enjoying the nice hot (did i say hot? i meant HOT) summer days!

enjoying Memorial Day with Randy and Danielle at Randy's family's ranch in Willow City

Longhorns at the ranch!

trying to keep cool ... it was H-O-T

it's beautiful out there

yes, this is Texas :)

she was all giggles that day, so cute :)

lovin her Daddy

1st time in the pool!!!!

swimming with Victoria and Mark - Daddy/Daughter time :)

wasn't too sure about the floatie...she liked it better in our arms!

we are so thankful to have a pool right out our back door! we hope to be in it a lot this summer!

look at that cute little body

1st time swinging...at Poppa and Abuela's house!

what a fun treat this will be!

she LOVED it!

feliz cumple Argentina!!!!!!!!

today is Argentina's 200th birthday!! (Independence Day) ...Central Market in Texas did a 2 week celebration by adding some traditional Argentine food to their menu (which by the way was NOT nearly as good as the real thing - obvio!), wine tasting, Argentine cooking classes and some tango dancing and lessons. the 3 of us went out last weekend and it was actually pretty disappointing - there's no party like an Argentine party...in Argentina. this one didn't even compare. but it was fun to go out and proudly sport our blue and white! ...actually, we went to Costco first and met 2 Argentines who work there! they approached us because of our jerseys and kyle even exchanged numbers with a guy so that they can play truco!!!!!!!!!!

look how excited Sierra is to be wearing the jersey her tias in Argentina bought her!! ...i forgot her bloomers so please excuse the uncensored photo. ...also, you can't tell because she's sitting, but she is wearing a white mini skirt :)

just another Argentine family all dressed alike...oh wait, we were the only ones! haha!

watching the tango lesson - it was very hot out in that tent....we didn't stay long

the parilla in the parking lot! ...but all we tried were the empanadas and a tarta

...yes, Sierra is wearing pink alpargatas!!!!!!!!

oh, how we miss our friends and the Argentine culture!!! te extranamos y te amamos, Argentina! we can't wait for our visit later this year!!!!!

future Longhorn?

Sierra loves to look at the clothes hanging in her closet. Whenever I am carrying her and we walk by the closet, she gets really excited and reaches towards the clothes. When I take her closer, she always reaches for the same one, every single time...and with a big smile on her face...

the burnt orange Texas Longhorns t-shirt!!!

what a smart girl!!! she must have some burnt orange in her blood :)

for some reason the link to the video didn't show up on the last post, here it is:

babble babble

Sierra's usual smile

...her new happy grin - it's adorable...she squints her eyes, wrinkles up her nose, opens her mouth just enough to show off her gums and makes this "hmmm" sound of pure contentment. melts me heart :)

Sierra is changing so quickly these days I feel like I can't keep up! She is at such a fun stage right now and is super curious about everything!

I noticed recently that when I repeated certain words she would watch my mouth as I talked. So I did what any mom would do and started saying "mama, mama..." over and over again - she loved it and would watch my lips! (ok, so i decided to be fair and i say "dada, dada" too...but maybe a little less, haha :)

On Thursday night (at 7 1/2 months), Sierra broke out her first "words"! She talked to us for a good 15 or 20 minutes straight! It was hilarious and super super cute! We didn't get out the camera until towards the end but caught a little on video. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG_fYV3pNrA

*I think she loves this new trick a little too much - last night when I put her to bed for the night she laid in her crib babbling for an hour and a half straight!(NOT exaggerating...ask Leslie or Lauren!) It was hilarious - she just talked to herself, very happily, until finally she was worn out and tired...an hour and a half later!!! We may have a big talker on our hands!*