First Snow

I've been a bit fussy lately as I have 3 molars coming in at once. It hurts so bad but I'm trying to deal with it. So yesterday we stayed home from home since bubba had a fever on Friday and Saturday and I hadn't slept much the last several nights. Mommy was so glad we were home because at around 12:30 it started to snow. It snowed for about 6 hours! I was mesmerized by the snow falling and enjoyed going out in the snow for a bit. It was super cold though as we picked a time to go out in the heavy snowfall with wind. Mommy gave bubba and me a warm bath though and we were all good. (Notice the flying snowball in the picture.)

I went to the zoo for the first time the other day. I didn't have any kind of super exciting story to tell about it except that I have always enjoyed observing the behavior of animals. We had fun.

2 Steps & Laughter

I have been trying for quite a while and falling down, but last night mommy stood me up and I took two steps toward her. Daddy was watching so I picked the perfect time to display my new skill. I was so proud of myself and just laughed. I took one more step later but this walking thing is actually a lot harder than it looks. I think I'll continue to practice before declaring that I can walk. I'm very proud of myself though.

I have to say that I have been laughing a lot more lately. I've been finding all kinds of new things funny. Of course when my brother says words like "diaper, poop, pooty, pee" I just crack up. Mommy gets mad that I like these words but I just do. Another thing I have discovered is shaking my head like I'm saying "yes". I look like I'm head banging at times but it is a lot of fun. Mommy does it back to me and her hair flies everywhere and I just crack up. And of course being a girlie girl, I'm perfecting my art of crying to get what I want. I poke out my bottom lip, even bring on some tears and boom, bam I get whatever I want! Pretty cool trick, don't you think?

A shout out to my cousin Foster - today is his 1st birthday! That means only 6 weeks and 5 days until mine (we're 7 weeks apart exactly but leap year took away a day).

My First Roll in the Grass

Who would have thought we'd have a lovely Spring weekend here in Georgia in February? Mommy had warned me that February is a totally useless month full of illness and gloom, but I think she might be wrong - well at least she was this weekend. Since I am mobile (did you know I can walk if I hold at least one of your fingers?) I crawled around in the grass for the first time ever yesterday and today. It was a totally new experience and quite fun. I had a great time picking through the grass. I only tried to eat a few leaves, but they didn't taste too good. I have a feeling that I might just get a lot more time outside if the nice weather keeps coming.

I Think I Can

I think I can walk. I stand up all day long, many times by myself. I try to take a step and then I fall. Mommy does hold my hands and I walk though. I am so ready to be able to do everything that my big brother Cooper does. That crawling and being held all the time is for the birds now.

Today was my last day at Gymboree for a while. I really like going but we're taking a break for a bit. That's ok though because I just like spending time with mommy while Cooper is in school. I don't mind what we do.

9 Month Checkup

I had my 9 month checkup last week and Ms Judy said I was perfect in every way. Well I told her I agreed. I weighed in at 19 pounds, 15 ounces which is 80% and 29 inches which is 91%. I didn't have to be poked or anything so I was happy. I am crawling really well now. I can get where I need to go very quickly. I stood by myself for a few seconds last Friday. I am so excited to be so mobile!

My First Christmas

I was so excited during my first Christmas! I got to see many beautiful things like store displays and pretty wrapping paper. I wore several cute Christmas outfits and got my picture taken many times. I did spend way too much time in the car seat though. I screamed every time I saw that thing for weeks. I visited Santa Claus a few times and he must have thought I was a good girl because I got a dollhouse, a pet care house, and 3 Little Pigs story activity plus lots of cool stocking stuffers. Everyone seemed to give me a doll! My wardrobe was increased greatly with some super cute clothes too. I had a great first Christmas and I would probably say my favorite thing was that I learned to crawl December 13th and how to pull up December 26th. Well eating the wrapping paper was a lot of fun too.

I'm Into Fashion

This morning Mommy pulled out my Christmas dress that Granna bought me. I squealed with delight because the dress is so pretty. I instantly reached out and grabbed the dress and tried to put it on myself. I was so excited today to have a totally new outfit to wear complete down to the delicate black organza bow. I'm going to wear this outfit to see Santa Claus here in a few days and to Pappaw's retirement party. Am I cute or what? In this picture I'm showing off my black velvet belt on the dress and the expression on my face shows my delight in my ensemble.

I'm close to crawling (army crawling for a couple of months). I first got up on my hands and knees about 3 or 4 weeks ago. Oh and a tooth update - I have 8 and am 8 months.