Audrey at nine months!

First and second tooth both came in just one day apart!

Audrey turned 9 months old today!  I'm feeling a bit panicky lately, for I can't seem to stop my baby girl from growing up.  Months seem to fly by and this is a bit scary to me.  I want to hold on to her tight and not let her go!  I want to cuddle her, look into her eyes, rock her to sleep, rest and smile at her while she quietly nurses, dress her in warm, fuzzy tiny little clothes.  I want to keep her my baby but I also know in my heart I must let her grow-up.  

She is such a doll.  Full of energy and excitement for life.  Her crawling and exploring find her all over the house.  Little bits of fuzz or even a small pine-needle on the floor will entertain her and keep her focused or mesmerize for minutes at a time.  She loves to sit on her knees while playing with an object or looking at books.  She even pulls herself up onto her knees to peer into a box or as an attempt to pull herself to standing.  

Audrey is a happy little girl and enjoys just about everything.  While taking walks in the stroller she now sits looking out and enjoys every minute of it.  Her happy smile and babble make it known.  She has an amazing sense of rhythm and loves to move to music.   Her little body will rock back and forth, her head will bob up and down and her feet will kick whenever music is played.  She it totally aware and loves it!  

Her once gummy smile is now sporting two bottom teeth.  Both of them came in one day apart.  Cameron figured (and rightly so) that she now needed a tooth brush.  So now, thanks to Cameron, she uses a yellow Big-bird tooth brush and just loves it!  

Growing up is hard to do (harder for Mommy right now for sure) but Audrey makes it look easy!  She is a total delight and a such a good little girl.  We LOVE you little sweet pea! 

 

This months check up results: 

Weight: 16 lbs 6.5 oz

Height: 28 inches 

So "stinkin" cute is she!

Our little girl all grown up it seems.  Here she is in her super cute mini, lovely pea-green tee and matching leggings all while working on that amazing crawl of hers.  Now, if we can work on that hair; Mommy wants to put it in a pony!

Seriously People...

I think if my house were made of screws it would be TOTALLY disassembled by now!  While Chris was working in our master bathroom, banging and making lots of ruckus, Cameron was found taking the screws out of the wall this time.  I had taken the bathroom mirror and picture down as a safety measure due to the hammering and banging going on on the other side of the wall.  Cameron apparently found this as yet another opportunity to "help out"!  Again, I asked him to put it back when he was done and of course got the old, "Ok Mommy, no problem".  Oh man, what have we done? 

Cookies and Milk!

There is nothing like a warm, fresh baked chocolate chip cookie dipped in milk!  Even though I no longer get to enjoy this wonderful treat myself (due to my allergy-free diet plan) I get to enjoy my children doing so.  Today Cameron helped me bake a fresh batch of cookies for which he completely loves doing and devouring just the same once they come out of the oven.  I will continue to share the LOVE of baking with my children and with this teach them to enjoy life one sweet treat at a time.  

Audrey at 8 Months!

The Low-crawl

Seriously, this is way cleaner than Cameron ever was!  

Our sweet baby girl is growing up faster and faster each day.  Her bright smile, fun giggle and happy personality make each day with her a total pleasure.  Audrey turned 8 months on the 26th of February and due to having two children (napping on different schedules) Mommy has had a difficult time blogging progress reports.  

However, today the house is quiet right now and both children are sleeping peacefully AND at the same time!  Mommy can blog...

Audrey is now eating a TON of yummy vegetables and fruit.  She loves both homemade and store bought varieties.  Mommy is enjoying making and freezing food in order to first give Audrey the very best and secondly to save money.  Audrey also enjoys "gumming" the old  "barley biscuit" now and again.  No teeth yet!  Mommy and Daddy are both totally amazed at how neat and clean she actually stays while eating a barley biscuit (her brother was a totally different story).  We can remember taking Cameron directly from the highchair to the bath!  

Audrey is now crawling but at 8 months was only doing the low-crawl.  Her ability to get from one place to the other is amazing!  Now comes the difficult part, total supervision especially when Cameron is playing near her.  Not only do we have to watch out for the usual electrical cords or outlets, items she can pull down onto herself and the like but also small toys parts or pieces.  Cameron loves to give her toys and offer her water.  We just have to make sure it is safe for her.  

Not only is Audrey extremely active but she is also supper happy!  She is an extremely easy going and content child.  She puts herself to sleep for both naps and bedtime without a fuss (most of the time).  She will smile at just about anything and anyone and her laughter is contagious.  She loves to say "Da, da, da" and most often says this while bobbing her head back and forth, too cute!  

On the 1st of April, she will be weighed and measured.  We are totally interested in knowing what the measurements will be.  She is now wearing some 12-18 month clothing due to length. She WILL be tall for sure! 

Our little girl is not so little anymore and is growing into her own.  She is just another star in our universe and a joy to have around.  We LOVE you sweet baby doll!