On the move! Sort of..........

For the past couple of weeks Savannah has shown ALOT of interest in trying to pull herself up on things. With the furniture we have in the living she still seems to be a little bit too short however, i held my fingers out for her and she was able to pull herself without me helping! It was very exciting. Since then, Aric and I have been working with her and she loves to do that now. Everytime she pulls up on her own she gets this Huge smile on her face like she knows she did something good. It is so cute!!

She is still not crawling yet but she loves to get on her hands and knees and rock back and forth. She is very curious and while sitting up she can easily move herself around in a circle. Even while having tummy time, she can turn around in a circle faster than you can say War Eagle! lol!! (ok, that was kind of cheesy)

For all of you wondering about teeth, she still doesn't have any yet. My mom doesn't remember when I got mine but Aric's mom said that Aric didn't get his until he was a year old. I have read that timing of teeting may be determined by heredity. So, I am keeping my eyes peeled for little white caps. As of yet, she is showing no signs, she is not fussy, no drool, not chewing on stuff. She puts toys in her mouth but doesn't seem to really chew .

Now for some updates on Aric and I. We have made a lot of progress on our master bath. For those of you who don't know we started this project before we got pregnant but then find out we were pregnant and had to put it on hold. We now have our shower installed!! We ordered it from Cherry Marble Group. It is very nice. I can't wait to use it. All the sheetrock is up so all we have left to do is paint, lay the tile, install the cabinet, and get the sink installed. Oh yeah and hook up all the light fixtures. It may sound like a lot but it we really have come a long way so it's nothing.
We are hoping to put our house on the market in about 18 months or so. We desperately want to move because the space we have here is limited and the school districts are horrible. I know Savannah is still awhile from that, schooling for her is very important to us and there is no way she will go to the school she is would be zoned for if we stayed here. We both know that getting the house ready to sell is going to be a challenge so we are going to patient and pray that things will work out so we are able to do what we need to do.

I hope every one has a wonderful, blessed day!

p.s. I will post pictures later of Savannah. :)

So I am slacking.....I do apologize

Hello all!
I just now realized that I had only 1 post for June. I am SO SORRY!
June was a busy month for the Lobenstein family. One of the major things we did in June was attend Blue Ridge Leaders' School in Black Mountain, NC. for 8 days. This trip was part of an annual Leaders' Club event. The Leaders' School is a week long event for teen leaders to sharpen their leadership skills with different classes and activities. For more info you can go to www.ymcabrls.org. It is a really neat opportunity for teenagers. I hope one day Savannah will be a young leader and be able to attend this wonderful school.

So being out of town for 8 days makes the laundry really pile up, so once we got back it was doing lots of laundry and keeping up the house. We celebrated Aric's father's birthday and my father's birthday only days apart. Also, this was Aric's first father's day! We kept it very low key but for his present I made him a photo book with pictures of him and Savannah. I believe he really liked it.

I know I have previously mentioned somewhat of a frustration with Savannah and baby food. Well, I believe all of our hard work as paid off, she now seems to like baby food. Even rice cereal!! I am thrilled!!! She is just doing great. Even if it seems like she doesn't like it by making a funny face, she doesn't spit it out like she used to, and will even continue to open her mouth for more! Patience really is key when trying baby food. Thanks to all my family and friends for the advice!! :)

So now July is here and it has been a pretty slow month. VERY NICE!!! Aric and I have visited a new Sunday school class and so far really like it. We have only been once but I am hoping we will continue to visit and hopefully find a class home. I am ready to get plugged back in again. With a church as big as Frazer it really makes a difference when you find a group to connect with.

I do have some updated pictures I will post, hopefully soon. Mostly from the 4th of July and few random ones. Keeping checking the blog for updates!

Love to all,
Emily