My First Thanksgiving

Sitting cute in my Thanksgiving bib with Mom and Laura, and ready to get some turkey and sweet potato!

Say Cheese!
Hehe, I got a picture of you on Sarah's phone!

Katie just turned 21, so we celebrated her birthday too!

These are some of my second cousins I got to see and play with.

They all thought I was their cutest family member ;)

Here you can see my adorable Packer cheerleader outfit! Great Uncle Gary almost didn't let me in the house with it on!

Oh, and I met a new friend. His name is Moose, and there I am about to pinch his schnoz while Sarah and Katie aren't looking. And there he is again. This time, though, he's getting me in the leg. Aunt Sue, protect me!

I hope everyone had as blessed of a Thanksgiving as I did. And yes, I did go shopping the next day at the Lighthouse outlet mall-it's tradition!

Paige and Lydia are our Earth's Best taste testers.

Paige gobbled her teething biscuit right down. Lydia also enjoyed gnawing on them. Mommies thought they were slimy and messy.

Baby Gate

The baby gate is officially in use.

Keys Jingle

Giggles

Waving

9 Months Old!

Lydia's nine months old and undergoing major changes. She's doing it; she's doing the army crawl!! I'm on the floor enticing her towards me (she likes my shiny ring), and I'm so proud. She's getting into the coffee table shelf, so we've replaced heavy objects with stacks of her books. We can sit with her and roll balls back and forth! She can pull herself up to sitting. She also thinks it's time to change away from her three-a-day naps. And can we say, Mamma's Girl? We'll see how this turns out... Lydia's the happiest baby I know. She gets so happily excited for food, toys, play... The expressive blinking and grunting while forcefully drawing her elbows in to her chest is her signature move. We have doctor's appointment and photo shoot this week. I have to make a point to pull out our video camera too. 17 lbs, 6 oz. 27.5 in.

Let's Eat!

Lydia loves mealtime. She eats cottage cheese, pasta, egg, tofu, graham crackers, and of course, Cheerios! And she likes my pot roast too, thanks to the magic bullet blender :)

Two Cheerios in the right hand, one hanging on her lip, and going for another!

We removed the spill-proof part of the cup, so now she's getting the hang of drinking from it.

Look what I have!!