Sadie 5 moths ALREADY?!?

My oh my where has the time gone? It seems like I just had her yesterday, I wake up today & she's five months old!! She amazes me every day with the little things she does her newest thing being placing her hand (normally her left) on her head just behind her ear like she is posing!! I have yet to catch it on film! Every time she see's the camera she instantly stops what she was doing to make me get it out!! Typical I know, I tell everyone she acts like her daddy HAHAHA!! She talks up a storm; wonder where she get's that? I love her laugh & she also has this new thing of scrunching her nose when she smiles at you so so so cute!! I love this little girl more than I could ever explain to anyone. After having her I understand & appreciate the love of my parents, it is something you can never express to anyone & it is simply amazing. I could not imagine my life without my family it is what keeps me going every day! Sadie is my heart and there is nothing I wouldn't do for this precious little angel God has entrusted to my care. With all of that said here are some of my favorite pictures over her first five months of life, I hope you all enjoy them as much as I have enjoyed taking them!

11 weeks gestation: Our 1st photo

Birth 04-24-08:

One month:

2 months:

3 months:

4 Months:

5 months:

Hawaii

We went on our first BIG vacation this past September to Hawaii!! It was such a beautiful place I just couldn't believe it. Sadie did so great on the flights both there & home (20 hours roundtrip travel) I think she may have cried a total of 8 min. we have the best baby girl EVER!! We got to Hawaii around 1am our time (there is a 5 hour diff.) and we were still ready to go, but the town shuts down at dark :-( so we couldn't see too much that night. We spent the first night at my in-laws house (they live there) since we couldn't check into the resort til the next morning. We had a little group that went together; me, the hubby, Sadie, Cindy, John & our friend Lindsey (Jeff, Jim-Britt's best friend was supposed to go but he got into the fire dept. YAY!). The first morning we got up & sent to the beach the days start early there since things close down around 7-8p, the days were so busy since we knew we were only there a week. John & I got a little beat up by the ocean but in Hawaii who can complain LOL! We went to the house to get cleaned up & then checked out downtown Kona....the shops were too neat, they had some really cool stuff.

We ate at Splashers & had their famous fish & chips Mmmmm I miss that already!! Sitting out on the balcony waiting for people accross the street to get splashed as the waves crashed over the wall, but no one did dang it!!

Monday we drove accrsoss the island to see the different sights. We went to Waipio Valley & it was just gorgeous!! We could not believe the view we had of the ocean & the mountains. We also wen to see the rainforest & waterfalls which were breathtaking. After a long day of driving we took it easy that evening & we knew we had a busy day the next day.

Tuesday Jim-Britt, Lindsey, Cindy, John & I all went deep sea fishing (Papa, Tutu & Aunt Sissy kept Sadie) we saw some pilot whales & tons dolphins out there. Jim-Britt caught a 100-120 lb blue marlin:

Wednesday we all went to the Fairwinds which is a snorkel cruise it was just amazing! That morning I had Jim-Britt help me get Sadie ready so he changed her so when we left I just grabbed her bag thinking it was ready to go. Little did I know when he changed her that morning he used the last diaper in her bag!! We were waiting to get on the boat & I felt something drip on my feet, I thought "What is that?", looked down & there was a puddle at my feet & something wet down my dress....I thought :I'm not peeing on myself am I?" LOL but I was holding Sadie in her ergo carrier & she had pee'd through her diaper & all down the front of me...even worse I had NO diaper for her! Sooooo we had to get a redneck diaper set up for my girl. One of the workers on the boat asked the captain & he suggested kitchen raggs & duct tape LOL We went one step further by putting pads in the towel before we duct taped it to her! It was so funny! Pictures will be posted later....

We did get to snorkel & it was very cool one thing that was very neat to me was when I would get close to the coral I could heat a crackeling noise no idea what it was though.

Thursday a few of us (me, Sadie, Jeri-Ann, Lindsey, Cindy, John & Trisha) went to the white sands beach to just relax & enjoy the day. I didn't know it until after I had gotten in the water that exact beach had been closed the weeks before due to SHARK SIGHTINGS!!! But we didn't see any, but I did see an eel attacking a crab & freaked out even though they are harmless LOL!! I was glad to find out Hawaii doesn't have any snakes (just an interesting fact I'd like to share) which was very good news to me! When we first got to the beach they had some parots up by the walkway in a large cage, Cindy wanted to take our picture by them so we were standing there & I was holding Sadie in her carrier & one of the birds started squawking really loud & scared the baby. She just stared crying poor thing!! Not much scares her but that danged ole bird did!

Friday (My 28th BIRTHDAY!!) we all went to snorkel beach to do some more snorkeling! It was so awesome we got to see so many awesome fish this is a very popular spot for snorkeling so we checked it out...after wards we all went to the condo then Lindsey & I went downtown for some more shopping! Then it was time to get ready for the lu'au!! That was fantasic!! Free Mia Tie's, great food, friends, family & the entertainment who could ask for more? I tried everything but the raw fish, I just couldn't go there! What a great way to spend your birthday huh?

We headed back home on Saturday night. The airport there is so cool it's all outdoor, which I had never been to in all the traveling I have done. For our first family vacation I'd have to so we had a pretty awesome time, even with the time difference and with an infant it was still a great trip. The only thing that would have made it any better is if all of our family could have been with us, but we had a blast with the ones who went!!