Andi and her friend Allie - we had a great time with our community group and loved just hanging out!
Its hard to believe that Andi is already 8 months old! She has grown so much in the last few months and its amazing to see her change from day to day. So, here are some Andi-isms:
1. Andi is sleeping from 7 to 7 - Yippee - I'm so excited. She probably could have done it earlier, but we decided we didn't really need to rush her so we patiently waited for her until she was ready.
2. She is a gummy bear - no teeth - and no signs of teeth - we keep thinking she's teething but nothing is coming through...hmmm, maybe in a few weeks? Months?
3. She's still a tiny thing weighing in at the 5th percentile and a whoping 16 lbs.
4. She LOVES her daddy and will laugh for him in a way that makes my heart melt!
5. No Crawling and not much of a need to - she's definately not in a hurry to get moving. We can tell that she's thinking about it, but no signs yet. Also, she turns over only rarely and still gets stuck on her tummy every once in a while.
6. She's getting pretty good at sitting up and our favorite family time is in the morning. Usually after I nurse her, we'll have some play time before Ryan gets up to shower.
7. She doesn't make much noise - like her Daddy she really only "talks" when she has something worth saying.
8. She's got a great temperment - rarely crying and on a tight schedule. Probably because she's with Nanny Edna all day, she lets us know what her needs are!
I'm so excited to see how she grows from here! I can't imagine her crawling or walking yet, to me she's still my little baby Andi. I'm also looking forward to this summer and swimming in the pool - I'm sure she will be a water baby like her Mama.
Aunt Kristen also stoped by for a quick visit and tucked Andi in bed -- 
Well, the other day I was laying in bed when I had this dream that there was a duck in my house. I kept hearing it quack really loud. After a while I thought "Hmm, that duck sounds real", I immediately opened my eyes, sat up really fast, and excitedly shouted "we have ducks". I then proceeded to throw off the covers and run into the living room towards the back door. Sure enough there was Mr. and Mrs. Duck in my pool swimming around enjoying the crisp morning air. YIPPEE! I felt like a child discovering Santa for the first time. I was so excited to have 'wildlife' in my backyard! So what if they were 25 lb lake fed ducks that live in the middle of Dallas and hop pools. Today, they were in my pool and I felt special!
So I forced Ryan, Mr. Sound Sleeper Dodd, to get out of bed to sneak up on them. I tried to take some pictures but after all it was 5AM, freezing, and way too dark. I hoped they would be there at 7 so we could show Andi our new guests, but sadly they moved on. Maybe they'll make a return visit.
Here are some pics of Andi and my parents and my grandmother at lunch after church. She looks so funny in that hat, my little french baby! I never thought I'd be the type to "dress up" my daughter, but it's almost impossible to resist!
Andi with her Gigi (Great-Grandmother)
This next picture has all the elements of a good hunting picture: camo, gun, boat, dog, baby?
Here are some pics of Andi and her first friend Grace - we've loved getting to know Annie and Sean and are so sad to see them go... here are a few of our favorite pic's.
