A New Post (Since I haven't done one in awhile)

9 months.... How can 1 be so close already?!?!

Turkey Day

Eatin' mashed potatos and gravy in the high chair Great Grandpa Joe built me....YUM!

The spread... My Grandma is the most fabulous cook. Period.

Miss Lindsay... Love the look Grammy Kellie is giving her grandbaby in the background...precious!

Pre-Turkey Day Playtime... Auntie Annie getting some playtime in while on a break from cooking Thanksgiving with Grandma and me.

I actually forgot my camera (ugh!) and didn't get any pictures of my sweet mother-in-law, Carol's, birthday. We stayed with her over the holiday and had a fabulous time. She was kind enough to babysit while we attended our annual Night-Before Thanksgiving Dinner with our friends who come home for the holiday. We were even captured on the local news... here is the clip we are only on for a minute or so :)

http://www.kget.com/news/local/story/Locals-flock-to-basque-restaurants-for-pre-turkey/p31F5p6OF0aSuyVHO55GoA.cspx

Crawling Video!

Here she is doing her thing! She has crawled much further to date, and all the way down the hall to the bedrooms. Enjoy!

Crawling

Going after Daddy's IPhone...

Go Lindsay Go!

Almost there!

Yay! I got it... is it ok Mama?

Ah.... the sweet taste of sucess...LOL *Jarrett let her eat it, not me!*

9 Months

Lindsay's been busy this month!! Here is our sweet baby girl.... Why she is leaning I have no clue.

Happy Girl

Watch out Mama, I am going after you (actually the camera)!

Big Girl standing by herself!

* 9 month stats from the Dr.'s: height 28 inches........... 75th percentile and her weight is 17 lbs. 11 oz...... 25th percentile

* Houston, we have a CRAWLER!! Lindsay decided last Friday that she was ready to do some serious moving and crawled. At first it was only a foot or so, but she practiced all weekend and now she can get around pretty good! Definitely good enough for Mama to do some serious baby-proofing of the house. I'll take a video and post it in the next couple of days...

* Teeth...As of today she has no teeth, but tomorrow could be different! Her gummies have been swollen for days and the Dr. said on Monday they will be coming through any day now. She doesn't act like she is too miserable YET, but it is coming...yikes!

* Clapping...She has been clapping for a week or two now and it is precious. See the video below :)

* Moving to the music... Lindsay loves music, and she has been 'dancing' or really just moving her head and bobbing to the beat. One day when we were at a Mexican restaurant she got pretty excited about the mariachi music playing and put on a show.... I think it's the Arvizu side coming through!!

* Reading... No she cannot read yet...BUT she does like to turn the pages when we read her Sesame Street books! Sometimes she will even let me finish reading the page to her before she turns it.

* Talking...Now, Lindsay has always been pretty chatty. We have taken chattering to a whole new level this month. She will TELL you how it is. She gets pretty animated and uses her hands and moves her head back and forth in a very valley-girl way that is super cute. She says "Babababa" her favorite, "Dadadadada" and just within the past few days we heard, "Mamama"...yay!!

* Sleeping... We are sleep training this weekend. More to come on that later :)

* Loving... Lindsay likes to snuggle when she's tired, but we have been practicing 'kisses' and 'hugs' and when she feel inclined to, will occasionally give a 'kiss'. They consist of a slobbery head-bash, but they are sweet nonetheless.

* Eating... She has been a huge fan of veggies, and we are introducing more and more finger foods. She has a texture issue, and isn't quite sure what to think of stuff that requires actual chewing. Maybe when she gets a couple teeth she will feel differently?

Love you Lindsay Loo!

Applause!

This morning Lindsay surprised us by clapping! Here she is doing her newest thing, and she is pretty proud of herself....

Happy 1st Halloween

Here are some pics of Lindsay's 1st Halloween... there are a ton, but hey, it's memorable :)

Grammy Kellie got Lindsay the cutest fuzzy pumpkin bag and she put Lindsay's favorite 'treats' in it: Yogurt Bites and Puffs...yum!!

She was teething, and was such a trooper. On the grass in Grandpa's front yard... Grandpa Rich and his "Lamby-Kins" as he called her...lol

Flying Lamb

Daddy & Daughter at Grandma Carol's

Yum... Mike & Ike's have a tasty box.

We were so excited to have Jarrett's sister Sarah, Peter (her husband) and Cousin Nate visiting from North Carolina. Auntie Sarah's birthday was the 31st, and we got to celebrate with her all weekend long. It was so fun to have all the cousins together. Nate was so gentle with his little baby girl cousins. He would give them hugs and kisses.

Lindsay 8.5 months: Lamb, Nate 19 months: Cow that Jumped over the Moon (you can see the crescent moon pinned to his tummy) and Katarina 10 months: Little Lady Bug. Seriously, how cute are they?!?!?

The birthday girl, Auntie Sarah and Nate, Lindsay & Me...Nate had a singing card that was the envy of all the kids. It played "Monster Mash" and they loved opening it and closing it and opening it and closing it and well, you get the idea. LOL.

Grandma Carol, Daddy & Lindsay

Thank you to all of our family for making Lindsay's 1st Halloween so special. I know she won't remember it, but she will always have the sweet pictures of all of the people who love her on that day!!