Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween to everyone! Here's a few pics of my little indian.

To be a baby!

Babies are so neat, and smart. They do what feels good in life. They don't worry about who is watching or what others might think. Yesterday, in Kroger, I gave her a biter biscuit while we shopped. She managed to get it all over her face, hands and clothes. Did she care? Heck no, it tasted good. People looked at her and laughed and smiled. She didn't care that she was a mess! I gave her some steamed squash today. She didn't care that she had it on her nose. She only cared that it was yummy!

I first posted about my attempt at bow making months ago. Well, I've stayed with it. I've gotten better at it, and I love doing it. If only I could make a living this way... Here is a snowman bow that I made. I've started selling bows to help pay for the cost of ribbon since I have to buy it in quantities bigger than I need for just Adelyn.

Grandma Rosie and Me!

This is a picture of me and Grandma Rosie. Usually, I think Adelyn looks like her daddy, but I can kind of see a resemblance between Addy Rose and me when I look at this picture. We love you Grandma Rosie!

New Friends :)

Adelyn and I have made new friends! Whitney (not pictured) and Maria (the cutie below with Adelyn) are great, and I loved spending time with this afternoon. Whitney and I were born on the exact same day, and Adelyn and Maria are just over 1 month apart in age.

Look at my little stinker trying to take Maria's headband. Maria was such a good girl and never took it off. I've given up putting them on Adelyn. She instantly takes them off to play with them.

Maria is another blue-eyed beauty, and she's so sweet!

This is the first time Adelyn has really played with another baby. She smiled a lot, and I think they had a good time.

Wouldn't it be neat if these two girls grow up as friends and then and could look back to these pictures when they first met each other at less than 1 year old?

Mmm, puzzle pieces make good snacks!

Thanks again for having us over, Whitney!

Her First Steps! and Halloween Presents?

We knew they were coming because Adelyn has been standing up for longer and longer periods. She took her first steps yesterday, and she's taken a few steps a time several times since then. I don't have video of the walking yet, but I do have some more pictures of her standing up.

More often than not she is holding something when she stands.

I was lying in the floor and didn't get a good shot of her face, but isn't her belly cute? Sometimes she puts her hands over her head when she's standing, I guess she is celebrating!

Grandma Pam brought Adelyn this chair with Cinderella on it for Halloween... Addy Rose looks too cute sitting in her very own chair.
She also brought her a singing Mickey Mouse. It sings several songs including Ring Around the Rosie, but instead of ashes, ashes, it says 1-2-3... I'm not sure why.

Look, Mom, NO HANDS!

Adelyn has been standing for a few seconds at a time for a while now, but those standing periods are getting longer and longer. Of course, I'm never prepared with the camera when she's doing her best tricks. Yesterday before her bath I did have the camera, and I got a few shots of the Little Miss standing.

If you look closely, you'll see that see that she's not holding on to anything in the first pic.

I caught her on the way down on this one.

Two words... Laid back!

Look at this little girl reading - she doesn't care that the book is upside down. :)

That's right, Pictures 3 days in a row!!

AHHH!
This is the noisiest toy that Adelyn has! The thing doesn't have any kind of volume control. It has one volume, which is super loud all the time. She loves it!
I'm not real sure what she is doing here, but I thought I'd post the picture anyway since you can see her big blue eyes. We've passed the 9 month mark, so I'm thinking they will stay blue. :)

Pictures two days in a row! :)

Adelyn loves to play with mommy's laptop bag. She looks like such a big girl in this dress from Aunt Lesley.

Who's that pretty girl in the mirror?

A little messy!

Little Missy was not showing much interest in eating with the spoon I was feeding her with, so I decided to let her really dig in! She enjoyed herself. She got a bath right after dinner and the high chair cover went straight to the washing machine!

My Skinny Minnie is 9 months old!!

Adelyn turns 9 months old tomorrow, and we went to the doctor for her 9 month check-up today. The doc said that Addy Rose looks wonderful. Her height is in the 70th percentile and her weight is in the 40th percentile. We thought she'd be closer to 19 lbs or more, but she weighed in at 17 lbs 12 oz.

This picture above is another example of Adelyn not wanting something on her head. You can see her pulling on this scarf. The picture below was taken right after the one on top. Look at her cheeks - she's smiling because she pulled the scarf off.

Happy Columbus Day!

One little, two little, three little...

Teeth! After having her 2 bottom teeth for months, 2 more have broken the surface on the top. Tooth number 5 will not be far behind as I can already see it. If you enlarge the first and third pictures you can see the top tooth.

I know a few of you have mentioned Adelyn's bow collection. Well, the sad truth is that Addy Rose is getting bigger, smarter, and she knows what she likes and doesn't like. She used to never pull at the headbands, but she's started objecting to my accessorizing lately. In the pic below she decided to wear the bow as a necklace. But, more often than not lately, she just pulls them off and puts them in her mouth. I've tried to explain to her that mommy has worked hard on her bows and they are meant to be worn on her head, but she doesn't really care. The one little, two little reference is pulling double duty. I was talking about teeth earlier, but I also have a little video of Adelyn sounding like an Indian Chief! Her Great Grandfather was a full-blooded Cherokee... I'll put the video in it's own post since it is easier for me that way!

Cutie Pie!

Here are a few pics for Great Granny! We love you!