Swinging

To say that I am way behind in blogging would be an understatement, since I've been "way behind' ever since Susanna was born!  When I get way behind, it seems such a monumental task to catch up that I don't even try.  It's a vicious cycle.  So now I'm just going to acknowledge that I can't ever catch up--my baby is growing up too fast for that!--and keep on going.

Speaking of growing up too fast, I can't believe Susanna is 9 months old today!  Seriously, where has time gone?!  Mark and I watched some videos of her as a newborn last night and it made me all sappy.  I love watching my baby girl grow, but goodness I wish like crazy she would slow down a little!  More on S at 9 months later...

For now, I'll just jump right into the source of great excitement in our lives right now--Susanna's new swing!  That's right, folks, when you have a 9 month old, nothing is more thrilling than a new swing and swingset!  The swingset is Emily and Jon's--err, Lydda Grace and Wade's--but the renters of their house wanted it taken down.  Dad and two of Jon and Em's friends dismantled it this past weekend and then Dad and Mark rebuilt it in our yard.  It's very sad for it to be gone from Em's house, but Susanna certainly loves it.  Thank you, Lydda Grace and Wade, for sharing your swingset with your cousin!  

It didn't have a baby swing because Wade had outgrown it and passed it along to Isaac.  When S's red swing came in the mail yesterday I ran outside asap to install it during her nap, and when she woke up we did this...

...for over half an hour!!!

There's not much (anything?!) that will occupy Susanna for half an hour.  The girl LOVES to swing.  She would probably do it for hours.  I'm not exaggerating.  

  

I loved capturing some of her signature expressions in these photos.  These little looks are so Susanna!

Serious thumb-sucking.

Happy thumb-sucking.

Carefully considering the strap

 Must taste pretty good?

Wide flat smile--she gets this look from her daddy!

Sadly it's raining and is supposed to rain all weekend...so no swinging.  (If it was warmer, we would go swing in the rain...S would love that...but it's too chilly for that today!)