Thanksgiving in Savannah

Donald, Laney and I took his parents to Savannah on Thanksgiving day to celebrate their 50th anniversary, which was on Friday. We stayed the night in a B&B in the historic district and ate at Paula Deen's restaurant, Lady & Sons, for our Thanksgiving meal. On Friday we had fun walking through the squares down to the famous Forsyth Park, stopping along the way to do a little shopping and admire the architecture. Savannah is full of style and character. I didn't get to stop in all the home stores I had on my list because it started pouring rain, so now we have a reason to go back! It would be a great romantic getaway too.

Our hotel, East Bay Inn

The rooms had these great exposed brick walls

Laney tried sweet potatoes (baby food) for the first time

Reynolds Square, between East Bay Inn and Lady & Sons

Had to get this one since we recently joined a Methodist church :)

 Savannah River

Loved this store, Paris Market. This first photo is of a huge corkboard they had on display for customers to pin up what they are thankful for. I will be stealing this idea when we host a Thanksgiving meal!

Colonial Park Cemetery

Cathedral of St John the Baptist

Lafayette Square

Houses on Jones Street (many for sale)

The famous Mercer House from the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, which I finished (and watched the movie) just before the trip.

House on Monterey Square with a little girl on the porch

Forsyth Park

Five Months

Since the four month post, we have celebrated a lot of Laney's "firsts." First photo with Santa, first Halloween, first taste of rice cereal, first trip to the beach, and first overnight stay with Grana and Papa (Donald's parents). It has been a busy month and it has flown by.

It's safe to say she liked the rice cereal! 

Suited up for a walk on our first chilly morning

Sweet cousins at the beach

Getting ready to try out the indoor pool!

My new favorite expression

Sitting up with a little help from daddy

Happy Thanksgiving! 

Four Months

Laney is almost four and a half months old! The past month has really flown by and she is getting funnier, cuter (if that's possible) and more expressive every day. She's getting better at rolling over and holding things in her hands, which go directly in her mouth. I got out Sophie the Giraffe and she loves chewing on it. She also loves when I sing (yikes) especially Wheels on the Bus, Laney Had a Little Lamb, and a Laney song I made up to the tune of La Bamba, ha.

At her 4 month checkup last week, Laney weighed 13/10 (50%) and was 25 inches long (75%). The doctor said she can start rice cereal now so we're going to try it this weekend. She was sleeping through the night great at 3 months but she's had some setback since then. I'm going to try to feed her more during the day and see if it helps.

Here are some recent photos. Thanks to Lindsey McRae for letting us borrow the Bumbo and Lindsey Miller for letting us borrow Harper's pumpkin dress!

grilling with daddy - check out that bald spot (on baby not daddy)!

her new middle finger trick! ha!

up close on the bald spot