Tuesday, June 22, 2010

9 Months

My baby girl is already 9 months old /sniffle! She is just so big! I took her to the doctor today for a checkup and luckily she didn't have to get any shots. She sure didn't like the doctor poking around in her mouth though. She weighs 18lbs 11oz (50%) and is 29.5" long (97%) so she is tall and lean like her brother. We go back when she turns 1!
This past month has been big for Carolyn. She now pulls up to anything that stands still long enough to grab onto and she cruises on whatever she pulls up to. She has even tried standing on her own for just a few seconds. I can see her confidence grow each time. She also is pretty much only on table foods - so no more purees. She is such a phenomenal eater. She eats whatever I put in front of her. She eats better than Will does. Carolyn still naps twice a day - usually around 9 and 1. Will also naps at the same time for her afternoon nap so that is really nice. I get a bit of a break each day. It is nice. We still get up once, usually twice a night so no changes there. Oh, she also has 4 teeth! Her top and bottom middle two. They are growing in quite nicely - they make her look so much bigger for some reason. It really is hard for me to believe that she is already 9 months old. Pretty soon I will be planning a party for her 1st birthday - aahhh!! On to the next month :)

Monday, June 21, 2010

Father's Day

What a great day! We pampered Jake because he is the best father I know - he is so loving, patient, and kind and the kids and I are so thankful to have him. We hope he knows how thankful we are for him - I tell him all the time :) Here are some photos of our day together:








Enjoying yummy home-made yogurt pops!

Mad hers was all gone - lol

A Visit with Grandma

Grandma Wagner came to spend Saturday night with us so that Jake and I could have a date night - WOOT! It was absolutely wonderful to have some adult time to not talk about the kids (which we surprisingly didn't do)!! We even got to go grocery shopping Sunday morning sans the kids. Aah how nice that was. The kids love seeing her because she really gets down on their level and plays and plays with them - and also brings them goodies too. Thanks Grandma for helping us out - you are so wonderful!

Jake's new shirt I got him in honor of the online game we play (Lord of the Rings online) Yes, we are nerdy!

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Such a big girl!

She is cruising and she even let go to stand by herself for three seconds yesterday before falling.  I just am so proud of her!




Here is Will jumping off the fire place

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Family time

Playing with Daddy after work on Friday



Sunday we decided to get out Will's new sprinkler. It is a huge globe ball thing and he really seemed to like it! He is such a water bug. he even helped his daddy set up the tent so it would be shaded. Such a big helper.










This is how daddy dressed her this morning so that she wouldn't slip on the tile when she stands up - lol. Usually I just change her into her daytime clothes but hey, his way works too :)

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Playing with Mommy

I have my Will time when Carolyn goes down for her morning nap and it is so much fun! I really treasure the us time that we get - he gets my undivided attention :) Well this week we played out front with the sidewalk chalk - really I played with it while he told me what to draw. Oh well. It was still fun.





Carolyn playing at the kitchen



Tunnel Time

Grandma visited last weekend and we bribed Jake to take us to Ikea. She bought the kids a tunnel and the kids just love it! I am surprised at how much Carolyn actually likes to crawl through it - I thought she would have been scared of it.




Blueberries

Yum!!



(we totally got a shower after this :))

and if you don't recall - I have a similar picture of Will when he was a year old: