Gemma feeds Daddy

Gemma's been learning so many things these days.  Her latest trick it to feed others, especially daddy.  :)

At the Park

We had a really nice 4th of July long weekend.  Just relaxed and recuperated (me from Jazz Camp and Scott from work).  Ahhh.  We did manage to get out on a family trip to the park and had a great time hanging out with Gemma.

Gemma tried a slide for the first time:

She looks a little concerned, I know, but she ended up loving it and laughing the more times we did it.
She's got this thing about all things daddy:  his belt, his shoes and especially his hat.  They played this game where he's place his hat on her and she'd squeal with delight and then take it off emphatically only to do the whole thing over again.  It was really fun and sweet to watch.

Gemma didn't really know what to make of the grass.  She didn't like the texture and refused to crawl on it.  LOL!  Computers she's all over but grass not so much.  We need to get her out more!
We all had a lovely time in the park.  Soon I bet Gemma will be running around like she owns the place.  :)

Crawling!

Gemma is a super duper crawler now! Almost as soon as she learned how to crawl (about a month ago), all she wants to do is stand up!

All our videos these days end up with Gemma pulling her "Gemma eats Tokyo" move by grabbing the camera and eating it. She makes us laugh so much!

Here she is getting her crawl on first thing in the morning:

Tooth-y Girl!

No pictures, just an announcement:

Gemma is now the proud owner of her own little bottom baby teeth... more like tooth.  We see the other bottom one trying to come out but only one has slightly popped through.  Scott is the one who discovered this wonderful event yesterday.  When he told me over the phone I couldn't help but jump around for joy, literally.  Aaaahh.  I love being a parent!

And Gemma has been such a super star.  She was a little fussy the the before and drooling but nothing too out of the ordinary.  We feel really lucky that the teething (so far) hasn't dramatically affected her... yet... (crossing my fingers).  :)

I hear that molars are really the ones to watch out for... yikes!

Revvvving UP!

Gemma is on the brink of crawling.  She's practicing a lot but still hasn't fully connected all the dots yet.  We are not in too big of a hurry since we know when she starts there will be no stopping her!  :)

Laugh Attack!

Scotty has a way to really make Gemma laugh.  This video cracks me up!  Watch out for the surprise ending!  LOL!  :)

Grandparents!!! More

We had a wonderful time with Scott's parents.  Gemma got to spend a lot of time with her Grandma and Grandpa Krotz and it was sad to see them go...  Before they left they helped us with a lot of house projects like making curtains for Gemma's room (in the picture).

When Gemma turns 1 (in 4 months!) we hope to spend some time in Nebraska so that Gemma can meet her Great Grandma Krotz.