Monkeying Around

10 Months Old

She can stand unassisted for brief periods of time, I think she will begin walking sometime this month. She loves playing with Milan's toys. She is not at all interested in stage three or table foods. She says mama, dada, and baba. She tries to mimic Milan singing Jingle Bells. She's a little snuggler and has recently started snuggling her blanket. She loves to hangout under tables. She likes books and enjoys being read to. She always falls asleep in the car. She likes to be outside. She LOVES to take a bath. She becomes very excited whenever she hears her Daddy's voice on speaker phone. She loves exploring. Currently, her favorite activity is pulling books off of bookshelves!

She's very sweet and such a pleasure to be around. I'm so proud to call myself her Mother.

Halloween

We had our first family trick-or-treating experience on Sunday. Milan loved her costume, Paloma did not. After dinner we took the girls to a local neighborhood where Milan went trick-or-treating for the very first time and LOVED it. She was a little hesitant at first, but after visiting a couple of homes, kept asking, "another house"? About an hour later, we decided it was getting a little too chilly and headed home.

An Afternoon at Freddy Hill Farms

Pig races, hayrides, cornstalk maze and slide, pony rides, pumpkin patch, a farm zoo, and homemade ice. And we managed to take all of it in during the hour and a half we were there. A beautiful sunny day with a high of almost 70 - what a fun way to spend an October afternoon! Milan especially, had a wonderful time.

Her very first pony ride!

Homemade ice cream, yummy!

Nine Months Old

This kid is killing me with her cuteness. And her eyes. And her smile. And her joy. And her laughter. Everything is new. Everything is wondrous. Everything is explored. I wake up so excited for each day because I know I get to spend it with her and I can’t wait to see what she’s up to next.

She's currently:

17 pounds, 13 ounces

27.5 inches long

The Haircut

Ok, it was just a trim, but still her first! She did a great job and really tried hard not to move around too much. Milan took the whole thing very seriously, you could also tell she felt very proud to be getting a big girl haircut. Daddy went first and afterwards it was Milan's turn. I thought for sure she would have to be coaxed into the chair or would flat out refuse, but when she was called, she bravely marched to the chair and sat right down.

Afterwards, she told me she had "pity" (pretty) hair.

She Stands!

Wasn't it just last week when I said Paloma had pulled to a standing position twice, but preferred her knees?

(You can see one of her new teeth in this picture.)

Need I say more?