Double Digits

10 MONTHS..into the double digits, little girl. You are into everything in sight! Cruising,sleeping through the night (you partied during the middle of the night for a little while there), doing better with that sippy cup, giving hugs and kisses, waving bye bye, "barking like bella", feeding yourself and Bailey, and entertaining us on a daily basis. I ordered your birthday banner and booked your 1 yr photo shoot..tear...you are such a big girl now.

 Wouldn't be a photo shoot without a little drama...look at those teeth!

 Had to throw these in..she says "Hello" with the cell phone now..disregard the snotty nose, food covered face, and disaster in the background.

Confused look....Why would I dare tell her not to pull the lamp of the table??

Hugs All Around

Emily has recently figured out how to "hug" and Bailey is usually her victim. Emily gives the sweetest little hugs, so I think deep down, Bailey loves to be the one ALWAYS receiving them. Bella has figured out where to hide from little Emily to avoid all this love she seems to be spreading around.

I could just eat her up...

Look at that pose..such a girl.

And those beautiful eyes..

 and those little hands!

 I really could just eat her up...



Baby's Best Friend...

I know I constantly talk about Emily, Bella, and Bailey..but come on, they are adorable together. They eat together, play together..and I'm pretty sure Bella and Bailey are fans of the crib, so don't be surprised if they all wake up there together one morning..

This is our issue every single meal......They are a sneaky little team.

You can't go wrong with some tea and corn on the cob..

Mom, are you kidding me??

Football??

What football game? It's just an excuse to get together..and for Harrison and Emily to have matching shirts, of course.

How did I not post my child's FIRST Christmas????

I love Christmas so much and hate that it is looked down upon to keep your tree/lights up all year round. It is such a fun time of year (minus shopping..I tend to wait until the last minute which leads to major anxiety..). I LOVE Christmas! and Emily does too...she had no clue what was going on but she slept in Christmas pjs all month and listened to 104.5 the River way more than she probably wanted to. She listened to the story of Baby Jesus and The Night before Christmas (she absolutely didn't listen, but I read on anyway). Santa and everyone else just spoiled her rotten. I am pretty sure that Santa bought way too much for an 8 month old who will have no recollection of receiving presents, but he had to do it. Here is an array of Christmas photos...months late. This is starting to become a pattern.

 Taylor PJ party..Christmas Eve

SWEET girl

Our needy little Bailey had to be in the picture

 Emily and Daniel

 Emily and Lucas

 Our family has the sweetest, cutest kids ever

 Christmas is hard work..

NINE months....LATE again!

This nine month old (almost 10 months) we have over here is a sneaky little monkey.  She is crawling everywhere and pulling up on anything she can get her little hands on.  Mobility is a BIG change...and will also make you realize that cleaning/vacuuming should be done much more often.  Emily enjoys finding anything on the floor to put in her mouth and has also figured out that dog bowls are so much fun to bang on the tile floor.  Bella and Bailey have always loved sweet Emily, but now that she is basically like one of them, they are a little hesitant to get in her reach.  Today, I sat in the floor in the living room and watched Emily crawl after Bella and try to pull the toy out of poor Bella's mouth.  She was successful and Bella did not appreciate it.  So, they started their first tug of war game.  Aaah, sisters...


Emily has finally started to somewhat like baby food and little snacks..trying to feed a baby that refuses to eat is just a tiny bit frustrating.  Another big change involves Emily and her addiction to the paci.  Day care has decided they are going to try to wean these babies off of the lovely pacifier because not only do they want theirs, but they want to take the paci from their friend's mouth as well. Little GERMS. She will most definitely still get it at naps and at night..I love that pacifier just as much as she does.

9 month stats...
Weight-17.8, 25th%
Height-28 inches long, almost 75th%

My child, so far, is tall and skinny. She in no way got that from her Mama.

This coaster made just about every picture.....it was a must, if I wanted a single snapshot of this busy child.

 Uh oh...we may be in trouble at 10 months...