So although I have been going to church weekly, and had Leah baptized in July, I have been holding off on having Leah attend a weekend mass with me. All summer I was concerned about germs, and on top of that a little freaked out that she would have a tantrum and I would be "that" parent that everyone stares at and huffs towards. HA! However, my mom was down visiting this weekend, so I knew that I'd have reinforcements if needed. We got her dressed, packed the diaper bag and went off. She spent the first 10 minutes staring and everything and everyone. Then, without paci, fell fast asleep for about 20 minutes. I could not believe it! She woke up right before communion and so we walked her up with us, she got her blessing, and watched as mass came to a close. Unbelievable! I was such a proud mother! And, no longer afraid of being "that" parent someday, as there were many of "those" this day. =)
...time for afruit popcicle! Okay, so before you jugde me for giving my 5 month old sugar...know that all she got was a 5 second lick of this...HA! The last few days Leah has been staring at our mouths as we eat or drink. She follows up the stare by licking her lips and making a sucking motion with her mouth. Although this makes me laugh, it also makes me feel like I am torturing her by feeding her the same tasteless cereal twice a day, while we eat all sorts of flavorful foods. So tonight, Trevor and I had enough guilt built up that we broke. We let her taste what we were eating. Of course, she loved it! I am looking forward to seeing her reactions to more foods as they slowly get introduced. 
Well, Leah is still "under the weather" so we are glad that we are back home to take care of her. We were supposed to see Grandma and Grandpa Chapman today, but they decided to stay out on their motorcycle another day. There is definitely a tooth coming up, luckily Leah is handling it well aside from her cold-like symptoms. Daddy has been great at caring for Leah since this is her first actual sickness. However, I should still probably be the one to get her dressed in the morning! HA! Socks are a challenge sometimes. Leah's been sleeping a lot these last few days too and has a quite interesting sleeping comfort...completely covering her face. Trevor and I laugh so hard when she does this! I guess as long as I can see her stomach rise, I'll let it be...whatever works for her. I get evaluated at work this week, so Trevor is going to take the day off tomorrow to stay with Leah one more day before returning to daycare. 
We left our house early Saturday morning for the burbs...daddy had Leah all packed up and ready to go! Yesterday afternoon we went to the annual Italian fest in Berwyn. I have been going to this EVERY year since I was born, and was way excited to bring Leah. However, the weather was not cooperative. It poured and never really warmed back up. So this is a picture of Leah, Nonna and Uncle Joe trying to wait out the rain. Leah's also continued to be congested and snotty. Luckily, her personality hasn't changed. But, my mom actually felt a little tooth poking through her lower gums. So this might be an explanation for the sick symptoms. Hopefully, next year will be more successful! 
So glad it is finally the weekend...and a 3 day weekend at that! I got home today and it was time to prepare for the weekend in the suburbs. We are spending Saturday and Sunday there, and then Monday in Clinton. I have a ton of laundry to do...shock! Leah was such a sport as I packed. I put her in her exersaucer and she bounced and play for about 20 minutes! Trevor picked up pizza for dinner thankfully! We noticed that Leah was a little congested and sneezing more than usual tonight, so hopefully she can sleep off any issue that might be on the way. I love the crazy of preparations for a long weekend...let's just hope it actually feels like a long weekend. 