Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

I was just thinking about last year and how at this time then I was laying on the couch trying to avoid going into labor, more so than I already was.  I had full intentions of going on the school Halloween parade walk but our little one had a different plan.  So glad that I didn't try to go as I might have gone into full labor on that walk!

Grace,
You have changed so much in the last week or so!  You have survived another cold/ear infection, thanks to the doctor prescribing amoxicilan (probably didn't spell that right!).  You are babbling so much and really are starting to understand the difference between "ma" and "da".  It is very apparent that you know who is who.  You are a little bit of a mama's girl right now.  You sometimes have made dad feel bad due to crying when you have been with him.  You are eating anything we give you.  I think that you will not hesitate when you are given a birthday cake to smash!  We took you to the physical therapist last week to be evaluated.  She wants you really work on crawling to strengthen your legs.  You have started to stand though with our help which makes me very excited!  We welcomed your newest cousin last week, Bella.  You really don't know what is going on but it will be fun to watch you two grow up together.
You are a little elephant for Halloween this year.  We choose to have you be that because your great grandma loved elephants and collected them.  You really are adorable!

 

update

I had to "jot" some things down....
* You have gotten another cold.  So far it is a stuffy nose and a slight cough (one that never really went away from the cold you had a couple of weeks ago).  I hope that it goes away soon!
*You had your one year pictures taken yesterday.  You were such a good girl!  You didn't cry at all and were very cooperative.
*You are such a good baby and we are so blessed.  You always go with the flow and enjoy life!
*We have tried to get you to drink out of a sippy cup but you just don't have any interest in it.  We will try again in a couple of weeks.
*You will be evaluated by a therapist this week due to your lack of standing.  I know that it is not unusual for you to not to crawl or walk yet but I worry that you will need therapy so that you can bear weight on your legs and stand.
*We are planning your birthday parties which I can not believe that it has been a year already!  You will have one party at Grandma Cilla's and another at Grandma Pam's on Thanksgiving.  It was just too hard to find a date where everybody could come at the same time.  Next year when we are in our new house, we will have one big party!!

We love you tons!!

11 months!! Yikes!

Happy 11 months!  (a few days late)  Yikes!  I can't believe that we will be celebrating a year in a couple of weeks.  Where has the year gone?  I have to make this post short, it is late and the dishes are calling my name to be cleaned.  I didn't want another day to go by without documenting some 11 month things...
*you continue to roll all over and have started following us as fast as you can.  You are the only baby I know that can roll so fast and get to where you want by turning or pushing off of something as you roll.
*you enjoy playing with anything and everything, especially any new toys like the tupperware cupboard things.
*you chew on everything!!  including furniture!  in fact you left teeth marks on the bottom of the bookshelf.
*you have started eating lots of table food, mashed up or cut up into bite sizes.  you haven't found a food that you don't like.
*you pretty much skipped wearing 9 month clothes and are mostly wearing 12 month
*you survived another cold, even though the cough is still lingering, it is not too bad though
*you weigh approx. 19 pounds
*you haven't started standing yet so we will be getting you evaluated by Easter Seals to find out if there is something else that we can do to help you
*we are moving into a house!
*you had your first non-grandparent babysitter last night and did super!
*you love to empty the bottom shelf of the DVDs
*you say "ma" clearly and I am pretty sure you know what it means
*you love the computer and watching videos

Until next time, we love you tons!