HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014

January 4, 2014 (Just shy of 6 months)

Last week Sierra discovered her tongue... Pretty funny really; she's sticking it out and chewing on it more often. We made her carrot puree with breast milk and rice cereal. She wasn't sure what to think of it really.

But I still really enjoy our "quiet times" (only quiet when she's tired) breastfeeding.

Also, this week she has been sitting upright for extented periods of time after we plop her on the floor. She is making really great advancements in her crawling attempts. She is actually moving forward now! Her first tooth is coming through on the bottom now too... which means a lot of drool!

We were able to see Grammy and Grandpa Jer-Bear on there way through town on Monday afternoon. On Tuesday (New Year's Eve) we went with our good friends, the newly weds, Julia and Chris for a hike in Cool. They had their energetic pup, Taj, and we brought our hiking back pack for Sierra. What an awesome pack (made by Osprey)! She had a great time in it too. Afterwards we went to brunch at an amazing restaurant in Loomis, which was a converted greenhouse.

On New Year's day, Auntie Lyn came over to babysit for a little and Gus and I went for a bike ride together. It's great to spend time with just Gus while Sierra was with family.

Thursday we had one of our last free swim classes, and Sierra submerged again. She kicks and splashes in the water, and it is evident that she loves that time she spends there! Friday we went to a free sample baby sign language class and in the evening we went to "family swim night" with Gus too. There were 2 other infants there that Sierra proceeded to splash (which she does when she is excited) everytime she got close to them.

Something else we have been enjoying are our short daily runs in the Bob with the dogs. I strap the dogs to my waist and push her down the dirt farm roads by the house almost daily. The runs are short, but they are fun for all 4 of us.