Nine Months

At her nine month doctor's appointment, Annaleigh was 27 inches long and 18lb 10 oz. She is near the 50th percentile for height and weight so we have some hope that she won't be a shrimp.

This month she had to start wearing the 12 month pjs, and size three diapers. It seems like Annaleigh has gotten so big all of a sudden! She has gotten to be a super-crawler and can squat down and stand up if she has a wall or table to balance on. This month she has started to pay more attention when we read at bed time - her favorite part is turning the pages. (From right to left too!) She has started to show some preference for her stuffed animals too - she will put a foot into her mouth to carry Winnie the Pooh when she crawls around.

Delish

If you know how picky I am, you would be amazed at what Annaleigh will eat. Luckily she got her love of all foods from her dad! This crazy kid will even pass over apples to get to broccoli. Who does that?

Sadly she is less messy than my 4th graders after spaghetti day.

Notice the star stuck to her face?

Her first foray into pizza. That dazed look is because she can't get over the cheesy goodness of it all. Please check out the cheese in her hair.

This is a "Magic Pop" - like a glorified rice cake. Before mastication it was a big as her head.

It's a date

We recently got together with the Krugers to watch some football and let the kids play. Braden proved he will be a awesome big brother in March when Stephanie has baby #2! He was so sweet to Annaleigh, and AJ and I got a taste of what we will be in for in about a year...

Braden loved to feed Emory- she loved it too.

Going for a ride in the duck.

Annaleigh is not old enough to realize that swings are scary. Braden is a bit more savvy.

In, Out, On, Under, Above, Through

As you know, my kid is a genius. Lately she has been demonstrating her understanding of prepositions.

Chin on the ball

Pants upon the head

In the toy basket

Amid the dirty laundry

Under the activity table

Beside the dog

Behind the curtain

Eight Months

Annaleigh is growing by leaps and bounds - every day she seems to learn something new. This month's big accomplishment has been getting crawling down pat. As soon as she figured out how to crawl she managed to start pulling herself up too. We finally had to finish baby proofing our house too - though even with safety measures in place "danger" is still her middle name.

As you can see from the pictures, getting her to sit still is a thing of the past.

***Our computer went kaput in August, so I am just now getting around to posting all of the pictures and new milestones. The posting date reflects the approximate time that these things happened.

A Day in the Life

When you are a baby there are lots of important things to accomplish each day. Here are some of the highlights of Annaleigh's day...

--check e-mail and stocks

--Choose the next book. (The Very Hungry Caterpillar is so yesterday)

--Eat the purple elephant's foot

--Choose which toys say "cool and sophisticated"

--Pumps some iron at the gym (and show off your guns)

--Chill in the tub

--Make all the other babies jealous of how cute you are

Phew! What a busy day!

Go me

Look what I put in all by myself.

Excuse me while I sprain my arm patting myself on the back.