Andrea and the sippy cup

The doctor okayed Andrea for juice, so we have been giving it to her in many different ways. We have put it in her cereal, in a bottle, and in a sippy cup. She LOVES apple juice, so she worked at the sippy cup as hard as she could to get a drink. It took her a bit, but she did figure it out!

Grogg reunion

The end of summer Grogg reunion is always held at Joe and Diana's beautiful house. This year was a crazy year for them... they were blessed with an adorable grandson and then Diana was diagnosed with breast cancer. She has been so strong through the Chemo and surgery. I am so glad we were able to still have the reunion at their house. Thank-you so much for having us this year! I know it was a tiring day but we all had so much fun! We continue to pray for you, but also have a renewed spirit just being able to talk to and spend time with you guys!

Clemson girl!!!

At 5 months, Andrea is already supporting the Tigers! I hope we get to go to at least one game this year...
Doesn't she look so into the paw???

Andrea's favorite toys at 5 months

Andrea really loves this "gloworm" like pooh doll that makes music and glows when you push its tummy. I think she enjoys the fact that she can almost work it by herself! She also loves her excersaucer. It makes lots of fun noises!

Grogg Gambling weekend

Every year, Michael's mom, dad, brother, aunt, uncle, and cousins (and guests) come in for a fun weekend of gambling. It is purposefully the last weekend in July because that is in the middle of many of their birthdays. This year, Sherry celebrated the big 5-0! She definitely doesn't look her age! The gambling didn't go as well this year as it has in years past, but you win some you lose some...

Cutting Teeth is hard work!

Andrea is busy cutting her first tooth! She is drooling and has a runny nose and whines more than usual, but other than that she is doing well with it. Hopefully it will cut through soon and it will be over with for a while...

Playtime - 4 months

Andrea loves her toys! She also loves to stand with the help of anyone. She has finally decided to roll over for us, however she doesn't do it much because she always want to be sitting or standing. She talks and coos a lot, and everyone who meets her emjoys her beautiful smile. She takes her naps with Buzzer and loves it because he keeps her warm and cozy.

Dorky Meghan

Check out the socks...

New High Chair and taking a first BITE

I gave Andrea some really watered down rice cereal today. She did ok eating a bite but was really mad when it wasn't a continuous process like bottle feeding. I am sure she will get better at it. We finally put together her high chair. It is funny how those things seem like a neccessity and then it is so long before you get to use them!

BUMBO!!

What a cool chair! Andrea can sit up even though she can't sit up yet! This cool chair is a trendy new baby item made in South Africa. It is usually very expensive, but I ran into a local guy in a trendy baby shop in Mount Pleasant, SC that sold me his for $15!!! YAY! However, she get so much excersize that sometimes she poops in it- in the last picture you can see the reults of an overloaded diaper- good thing these are easy to clean- she went right into the bathtub in it!

Andrea's 1st plane ride

Andrea was a wonderful passenger for her first plane ride. She slept most of the way and seemed to be most interested in watching passer-bys in the terminal during our layovers!

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