Just another week

All of our weeks seem so be flying by these days.  Between Spring cleaning (which is going to turn into Summer cleaning as well), working, and chasing around the baby-turning-toddler, we barely have time to breath, let alone relax.  I am cherishing every moment though.  My sweet baby is growing before my eyes and I am loving every minute of little-miss-personality.

 I am also working on my photography skills.  I love it so much and can't wait to get better!

Aubree is slowly making friends with the dogs.  They still don't quite understand her yet.

Aubree has also been helping me A LOT with work.  She seems to think that my papers belong on the floor... and on her head.

She also likes to help do laundry by taking it out of the basket and putting it onto the floor.  What a good little helper.

In the midst of all of our cleaning and organizing, we have made many, many trips to the store.  Aubree got to sit on a stool and watch Brave at IKEA.  (Yes, my baby can sit on a stool, when did that happen?)

 We also stopped for an Icee break at American Furniture.  

And what else would you do at a furniture store but stop to take a picture with the lions.  Totally normal, right?

...and drink more of Mommy's Icee when she isn't looking.

The weather is anything but predictable around here so when it is nice, we take every chance we get to enjoy it.  Aubree loves watching the dogs play outside and she has learned how to get out on her own.

Most importantly, her hair is long enough for a barrette!  I have not been this excited since we brought her home!

Poor girl has also got a few more teeth.  She got 3 all at once so she has 7 now!

I have to admit, Baby cuddles are the best thing in the entire world.  Nothing beats them.  The only thing that might be cuter is a baby cuddle AND a puppy cuddle at the same time.

We have also been going to church, which we love.  Aubree loves it too.  She loves to watch the other babies and crawl to the window to watch people walk by.

And just for fun, my little grump fish wears her crown and chews on hair ties.

It's March!

It's March which means it is offically time for some Spring Cleaning! (and it is the month before Aubree's birthday which means all those projects that have been sitting on our to-do list for a year are begging to get done... well, if you ask Dan they probabbly sound a bit more like nagging in a voice that sounds oddly similar to mine.)  So, it is time to get them done! 

First off, we are making an effort to eat at home and eat a bit more healthy.  I am adding more veggies to our plates and we are eating more salads.  Now that Aubree eats everything we eat I think it is time that we actually stop eating like we are still in college...  Good bye Taco Bell at 9 pm.  It is perfect timing for Spring Cleaning because we are going to clean out our fridge and pantry and refill it with some healthier options.

Our project for this week is child-proofing... Quite a daunting task when you start to see every item in your house as something that will potentially harm your child.  The first thought is how to wrap every corner and hard surface in bubble wrap but when Dan tells you that you are a crazy person you start to think more realistically.  

We have already plugged all the outlets.  Well, all the outlets we could find.  Aubree always seems to find the one that we didn't see.

We put nobs on our gas oven so tiny fingers can not start fires on the stove.  (Child-proofing and Mommy-proofing just as I am starting to cook more... awesome.)  We are in the process of pulling out the baby gates to block of Aubree's new favorite toys... the dog bowls and the stairs.  She LOVES crawling over and taking out handfuls of food and throwing them on the ground one at a time.  Then, if we have not made it to her by handful number 3, she starts splashing in the water bowl.  If the gates didn't require drilling in the wall, they would already be up.  

She can officially make it to the top all by herself (with me one step behind, of course).

We are also putting bumpers on our fireplace bricks.  Probably, most importantly, we are in the process of building a new tv stand and mounting our tv.  Now that Aubree can stand and pull herself up, she has discovered the lights on the DVR.  (Not only is she pulling herself up, but she is climbing over the wall of toys in front of the tv stand.)  Her favorite is the blue light that turns the cable off.  She also found the red light on the xbox that spits out a CD... which is also fun to pull on.  Now the xbox is broken.  Needless to say, the tv stand will have doors.  That is a month-long project in itself but we are hoping to get our whole house cleaned and organized by the summer!

Aubree loves to help her Daddy!

Shelves will be cleared out...

and gates will be installed properly...

The list never ends.  Maybe by the time she is 18 we will finally catch up and get a break :)

Busy... Busy... Busy...

Things have been pretty crazy around here lately.  Aubree is getting so much older and stronger.

We officially have a crawler AND a climber (and a master escape artist) so it is a bit more difficult to relax.  We have all been super busy as well.

Here is a quick look at what we've been up to lately....

I have been taking photography classes so I can take better pictures of our baby before she is no longer a baby.  I LOVE it!  I am having so much fun, I just wish my model wanted to sit still for longer than 2.5 seconds.

 I think I am getting pretty comfortable with photoshop.  So now I have to convince Dan to take me to the beach so I can edit people out of our pictures :)

We got a new computer!  Dan got me a computer for Christmas (and my birthday... and every holiday for the next 3 years...) We stopped for a quick lunch and Aubree had a great time flirting with the two year old at the next table.  She is trouble.

Aubree has been playing with all of her Christmas toys!

...and her favorite things, which are not toys... keys, bags, dogs...

We celebrated my birthday at Aubree's 9 month checkup.  She does not like the doctor very much and neither do I.

But I do love the cuddles afterwards.

I just love Baby cuddles!

Aubree has been teething!  She officially has her two front teeth, bottom 3 teeth and is working on a few others.

She is growing up so fast!  She can eat a pouch all by herself and is holding her own sippy cups.  She is even learning how to hold them up to get water.

Our boys may not love Aubree but they are learning quickly...

Finally, our little crawler has become a climber.  She can pull herself up on all of her toys... and her crib.

10 months

Age: 10 months... whoa! double digits...where did my baby go?

Height: 26.25 inches (8th percentile)

Weight:  About 15 pounds

Head Circumference: Hard to measure... Her next appointment is at 12 months

Clothes: Mostly 9 month clothes.  12 months is definitely too big but she can still wear a few of her 6 month faves.

Diaper Size: Still size 2.  We are considering cloth diapers, so I don't know how that size would work.

Things she loves: Standing!  She loves being independent and going where she wants to go.  She still loves playing and is getting much better.  She can hit the buttons on her Ball Elephant, hit her xylophone with the stick, and she loves taking things out of boxes.  She also loves drinking from a straw.  She loves playing with us and the dogs.  

Things she hates: Still being alone and sleeping, mostly.  We can add Mommy's showers to things she hates.  She Stands on the door and hits it with her hand until I get out.

Milestones:  Standing!  She pulls her self up on everything!  EVERYTHING.  

Teething: Officially 5 teeth!  She has another on the bottom and is getting 3 more... Poor girl.

Sleeping: I get sad every time I come to this question...lets just leave it at not good.  Maybe one day she will start to sleep longer than 5 hours.

Eating: Loving eating!  She is getting much more independent and will eat pretty much anything.  She seems to love pasta and bread the most.  

Looking forward to: I can't wait to take more pictures of her!  I am so excited to practice using my camera and getting some good pictures.  I am also excited t start planning her birthday parties!  I am also ready for her to be able to walk.  She went from crawling to standing so fast and I will worry so much less when she is a little more stable and able to walk and not crawl while rubbing her little knees until they are red.

9 months

Age: 9 months

Height: 26.25 inches (8th percentile)

Weight:  14 pounds 15.75 ounces... Can we just call it 15 pounds? (6th percentile)

Head Circumference: 45 cm (81st percentile)

Clothes: Mostly 9 month clothes.  There are still few 6 month favorites that she wears occasionally... like her Broncos dress!   

Diaper Size: Still size 2.  I can't figure out why they don't make overnight diapers in a size 2, so we use size 3 overnights.

Things she loves: Still everything. She is such a happy baby.  Her favorites this month are crawling and going ANYWHERE!  She also loves eating but is getting a bit more selective.  She definitely prefers big kid food and only wants what we are eating or finger foods.  She also loves standing up!  My parents got her a Sit-to-Stand Learning Walker and she can't get enough of it!  She is still a bit wobbly though.  She is also loving the dogs, well, any dog.  She can laugh at them for hours.

Things she hates: The same old things... being alone and sleeping.

Milestones:  CRAWLING!  Baby girl is crawling so much!  She crawled for the first time on New Year's Eve and has been moving ever since!  She loves exploring - The dog food bowls are her favorite new toy.  Talking - more and more each day, I am 90% sure she can say "mama"  She says it everytime I walk into her room.  Feeding herself - She LOVES to feed herself and even takes the puffs out of the can herself.

Teething: Officially 4 teeth!  Her top teeth started to come in on New Year's Day.

Sleeping: Better than last month, but still not sleeping through the night.  She is up 1-2 times per night.   It is still getting really old.  :(

Eating: Loving eating!  She is getting much more independent and will eat pretty much anything.

Looking forward to: Personally, I am taking photoshop classes and a class to learn how to use my camera so we can take better pictures.  We are getting excited for Aubree to start walking and learning more every day.