Getting so close!

She is getting better and better at walking...

Tiny Dancer

Everyone always notices how Blair stands on her tippy toes and even on the top of her feet... "she is going to be a ballerina!"  So I figured it was time to document this so when she is heading off to New York one day (sniffle sniffle) to join the American Ballet Theatre she will know where she started... tiptoeing around her house here in little old Lincoln, CA

En Pointe

Grand Plie

 arabesque par terre

and just being a baby... chewing up a storm...



Suprise!

Last weekend we went to Stockton to surprise Auntie Bonnie with a party for her birthday and retirement.  She was very surprised when she walked into a house full of people. 

Blair was shy with everyone at first but she warmed right up to Uncle Dan and just LOVED him!  She would also try to crawl up on anyone's legs whether they wanted it or not!

 We practiced her walking...

I love watching her play with this toy.  She gets really OCD about getting all of them pushed down really quickly.  She is really good at it... such a smart girl!

About 1 minute before she walked it, as we were all crowed into one room to surprise her, Blair grabbed one of their prized antique lanterns and shattered it.  We wanted to run out the door right then!  Luckily they were SO nice and gracious about it but I think we are still loosing sleep over it.  Just one of the many things she will torture/embarrass/giveusgreyhair over in the  years to come I am sure!

So things went pretty downhill after that, for both Blair and us... hence the picture tour is over!

Fashion Police

It was pretty cold one morning so I found whatever I could to throw on her to keep her warm for a while.  I knew it was going to warm up so I didn't put together a proper outfit, clearly!  Blair was so embarrassed... she was a hot mess!

"Hey Mom!  Don't take pictures of my lookin' like this!"

In case you are trying to count, that is a turquoise sweater, pink and grey onesie, brown and pink leopard leg warmers, and black and pink socks

hmmm... that looks a little short in the sleeves, probably about time to go winter clothes shopping.

I make this look goooooood!

grrrr...

just because they are cute.. our little chewer!



9 Months

It has been a fun month.  I always go back and read the previous month post to make sure I update everything and wow has she done a lot of new stuff this month!  She is getting to be SO funny, she has us laughing every day!

• She is getting so much smarter and aware of how things work.  When you hide, she moves her head to look around the corner to find you.  She can maneuver things in her hands so much better to pick things up, transfer between hands, bang things together and she can wave!  She is strong and knows what she wants and where she wants to go. 

• She is SO busy now.  She doesn't stay still long and loves to play and play.  Her favorite toy now is violet her Dog.  It is personalized to say her name (although it says it with a questioning sound... Blair?) and she drags it around with her everywhere. We have been practicing walking with her and she uses her walker well now and she also has a little push walker that she is now liking as well. Jason and I both think she will be walking by 10 months so we will see!

• She gets cuddly all of a sudden while she is playing now and comes over and lays her head down on you... so sweet! 
• Mom is back at work again now so she loves any loving cuddles she can get.  When I get home, she gets the biggest smile and comes crawling fast towards me... it is amazing every day!
• She went though her first teething phase pretty well.  She has two bottoms in and I think she is getting the tops too but nothing big yet. 
• The separation anxiety and stranger anxiety comes and goes.  She seems to not like when anyone leaves the room, no matter who it is.  When she is around strangers she seems to get especially clingy now though so she gets a little overwhelmed sometimes.
• She feeds herself very well now and can drink from a straw now too (super cute).  She loves to drink water and her favorite food I think is deli turkey meat.  She shovels it in like there is no tomorrow.  I have made her some special food, like pumpkin risotto, and she totally rejected all my fancy cooking.  She finally caved in though and eats it but I guess I should just stick to the simple stuff.

• She got her first good owie this month.  After some fun time at the library, she tumbled over a chair and got rug burn on her nose!

•  She is getting more and more hair now.  It even falls over the back of her headbands now!

She is pretty consistent now with her sleep.  She goes to bed between 8-8:30 and I feed her at 5:30 when I get up for work.  She then goes back to sleep until 8.  She takes a 1- 1.5 hour nap in the late morning and sometimes a 30-45 minute nap late in the afternoon (she fights that one though).  I am very happy to have a good night sleep while I can get it.  Teething threw her off a little bit but only for a few nights and not too badly.  I am thankful!

More fun times:

Fun videos of her playing and exploring:

Tofu Face

Blair is liking her tofu!

It is a great finger food because it is firm enough to pick up but not too much that I worry about choking.  We like finger foods so we can clean up the kitchen while she eats.

Labor Day BBQ

We had another pool day and BBQ at Grammy and Papa's house for Labor Day.  We had yummy hamburgers and goodies galore!  Grammy and Papa bought Blair a bounce house at our last garage sale extravaganza so it was her first time testing it out.

Waiting with Grammy... she is so excited! (Grammy, not Blair)

 Daddy and Papa filling it up

 Drumming on the ground

 Daddy!  What are you doing in here?

 Slide time... coming down and going back up!

 Its fun to put our face on the screen too!

I love my Auntie Nicole now!

Waving hi to Aunties Janae and Jen

 Cheers to the best family ever!

Swim time!  Grammy did lots of fun things with Blair in the pool.  She got to swim all around and make circles and float!

I love the straight legs and flexed feet

 Another great day!