Cousin Jo's visit

Alyzea and her cousin Jo

So Alyzea's cousin came to MI at the beginning of the month. She comes once a year, and this was the first time that she got to meet Alyzea. Despite their age differences( 14 years) they both had a blast, and I loved seeing them together. They went to the zoo together, we went down to IN to see family, and everytime I went to my parents house we went swimming.

It was really nice going down to IN and seeing my grandparents. About 3 years ago(I believe) my grandfather had a massive heart attack, and ever since then he has been weak and having other health problems. Knowing that he has been able to see Alyzea twice so far has been great. 

Alyzea and her great grandpa

As for swimming, Alyzea LOVES the water.... and I have a feeling that once she gets older I am going to have a fight on getting her out of the water. For now I am just loving seeing her so active and not having any problems. It bothers me that I keep thinking at night before bed, that one day she is going to take a turn for the worst like she did when she was 6 weeks old. Then every morning I wake up to her laughing and talking in her crib. Then watch as she crawls ALL over the place and watching her trying to take steps even though she has no balance at all. Thats when I tell myself to stop worrying about things that yes, it could happen again, but for now she is a happy baby, enjoy it.  

playing at the edge of the pool

I love that smile...