9 Months Old

I clearly remember sitting around last November saying to Mark that a year from now we will have a 9 month old. It seemed impossible! Well, here she is...our little 9 month old, although little is not the word to describe her! Her Doctor appointment last week has her way off the charts in height, but her weight is staying with the curve. Her 2 bottom teeth finally popped through after what seemed like weeks of swollen gums. Which I guess makes her think she's a big kid now too so she shows us by doing "SO BIG" with her arms straight up in the air. We couldn't help but take a million pictures of her in the fall leaves...it was just too gorgeous. And of course Halloween happened, but surprisingly I didn't get as many pics as I usually do for events. She loved to look at all the new things, but only stayed in her costume long enough to grab a pic or two. Eating out is now becoming pretty easy with her which is way awesome for me. She'll eat just about anything I give her! She's gone from putting her own fingers in her mouth to anything she can grab, shoes included! We finally got her bathroom remodeled, aside from a little painting, and she is loving being in the big tub. She's found that it echoes wonderfully and has developed quite the shriek. She looks more and more like a big kid everyday and it breaks my heart!

8 Months Old

Wasn't I just doing a post about her turning 7 months?! The time...where does it go? We have already had a busy October. Yard clean up, lots of playing with toys, and of course, drinking the bath water. It really is her favorite thing and she laps it up like a little puppy. It's hilarious and I'm sure she will one day just love that I referred to her as a puppy. But really, that's what it looks like! Her fingers are constantly in her mouth, and we are expecting some teeth any day. Her little voice is developing and I catch her belly laughing every once in a while. She is WAY diggin her Kindermusik class and loves all the songs we listen to on the CD. If she's lucky she'll get her Daddy's voice and not mine! October is also Breast Cancer Awareness month, and I saw this shirt for her and had to buy it. Look close at what it says. And the look on her face...priceless. We caught some pics in the yard today with the fall colors and were happy to have Grandma Kass and Mary Ann be there to join the fun. And today we went to a pumpkin carving party with my family and she had a blast even though it was the coldest day she has experienced. Don't I have the prettiest sisters?! I love the way they love her and it's so fun to watch her with them. It's been a great month and I can't wait for the next!

The Village and the Farm

October's festivities are in full swing! Earlier this month we visited Gardner Village with all of the other bazillion Mormon Mom's - it's such a trendy place but it makes for a few good photo op's! I'm sure we will go again before Halloween when it isn't 85 degrees so it actually seems like Fall. And today we went to Wheeler Farm which was so much fun. Amelia was loving all of the animals and was so aware of what was going on. I think the Baby Einstein DVD of all the farm animals helped get her ready for it! Savannah Sydney and my Mom came, as well as my friends Lisa and Rachelle that live in my ward who also have little kids. A fun time had by all!