7 months...the heat is coming!

Arizona can be one of the best places to live weather-wise and also one of the worst places to live weather-wise. We are creeping up on 'the worst' time with temps almost at 90 at midday (it's barely April). That doesn't seem like much compared to what it is going to be like (triple digits at 10am!) but we can already tell a difference. A/C on in the car and now A/C turned on in the house! A couple years ago I would have just dressed more appropriately and maybe turned on another fan or two and waited it out until I couldn't bear it anymore...but now I have a baby, who can't voice to me if she's too hot, to think about...so I need to err on the side of caution and assume she is hot. It doesn't help that she has the hottest room in the house, a detail I overlooked when choosing her bedroom, so on went the A/C. Looks like we are going to be spending the majority of our time in the dungeon (basement) this summer. Her 3rd tooth is threatening to poke through. It's the top right (front) and she's drooling like a faucet...she's always been a big drooler but I can tell she is producing more since she's having difficulty swallowing it all sometimes. (chokes on her own spit often!) He sleeping schedule is a little out of whack too. She doesn't seem to be in pain (from what I can tell) but I'm sure its bothersome to say the least! I noticed her top gums looking redder than usual but over the past week the right one has been evolving and is now in the white pod (or blister) stage. Last time that happened to the bottom gums, she had teeth popping through within the week! We leave on our much anticipated Mexico (Isla Mujeres) trip to celebrate the marriage of Kate's Aunt Maria and Uncle Gerard! Very exciting and a little nerve wracking thinking about the flight and all the stuff I need to pack for her. This will be her first flight, first time out of AZ and first time traveling internationally...all in one! Hopefully we can put at least one other stamp in her little passport book before it expires in 5 years. No crawling yet but she's thinking about it. She can't get her knees under her by herself, but with a little help she will start to rock back and forth a little...until her knees give out and she's flat on her tummy again. She does manage to lift her little butt up every so often but that's as far as she'll go all by herself. She's also managed to master the 'mmm' and 'ahh' sounds but it doesn't seem to come on purpose, more a repetitive/babbling sound. Although sometimes I like to think she's saying mama :) Along with that she's started to make an exaggerated chewing motion. Not sure if she is mimicking us when we eat, or if it's the feeling of her bottom teeth on her top gums...but whatever it is, it's super cute!

Kate playing with her 'lamby' that she got from the Easter Bunny.

LOL the flash on my camera always seems to be too bright! I get a lot of closed and half closed eyes!