Hallie's Wedding

This weekend we drove down to Helotes to celebrate with our cousin Hallie at her wedding. I didn't get any pictures of us with the bride & groom but it was wonderful to see family.

Month 9

Dear Molly,
This has been a month of milestones for you!
You have 2 teeth now. You're eating stage 2 foods and really like any of the fruit & granola foods & risotto. You LOVE saltine crackers & are not a fan of Ritz. You eat your little puffs and are into foods that mommy or daddy are eating. You still take 3 bottles from Miss P and nurse 3-4 times in the afternoon/evening. We've found a sippy cup that is VERY similar to mommy's water bottle that you like so much. So now you are drinking water from your cup during the day too.

You're crawling around ALOT! You like to crawl over and play in the doggy bowls when we're in the kitchen getting dinner ready. The big window in the kitchen is a favorite too. Mostly you'll sit there and look at Dixie & Grace and bang on the window but lately you've started playing with the blinds. You crawl over to pull on any cord you can find if I look away even for a second. You pull up on the coffee table, entertainment center, bathtub, dog kennels, really anything you can get your hands on. You're a rough and tumble baby girl; you've had more bumps, bruises, & scratches than I can count this month.

You're talking. You've said "momma" and "dada" now. You make the best faces. Recently you've started to scrunch up your nose and blow air out at the same time with a BIG smile on your face. You love to blow raspberries just for the fun of it. You've been going to sleep about 8 each night and sleep til about 3:30. We sleep together from then to about 6:15 each morning. It'd be great to have you sleeping through the night but I cherish the time we have together each night.

You're wear 9 month clothes and size 3 diapers. You're still not wearing shoes but maybe soon. You've finally got enough hair that I can get a clip-y bow into it but it will only stay for a little while. You most definitely do not like your new baseball hat but we'll keep trying.

You mostly play with your picnic basket & pianos. You've got a few stuffed animals that you're into too, your counting cow & Lenny Lamb. You like to knock down the blocks and chew on your rubber ducky. Your favorite toys are the things you're not supposed to have, like the remote, mommy's phone, & the computer. This month you played in your pool for the first time and really seemed to like the water a lot.

It seems like each month is going by faster than the last. This past one you've grown a lot & started really showing your personality. Like the way you really check people out before you warm up to them. The last time I weighed you at home you weighed 18 pounds but we'll check again when we go in for your appointment on Monday.

I love you Peepers!
Love,
Mommy

Weigh In Wednesday

The favorites for the last few weeks have been...

WAAAYY better than diet sprite!

Holy cow! Supper yummy & very filling for only 6 points!

19 of these babies for only 3 points and they're really a pretty good size too.

This may have already been a favorite before but they are again this week. Only 6 points for a GIANT piece of fish. LOVE IT!

I built a new board on PINTEREST this week of quotes and such to keep me motivated. Here are a few of my favorites in leu of a recipe.




Stats for this Week
lost this week: 0
total loss since Molly was born:42
Lbs left til Pre-Molly Weight: 8

Water Baby

I bought this great little pool for Molly and since I couldn't wait to see her in it we set it up Sunday afternoon.

Back in February I bought Molly a couple of swim suits on sale but of course I couldn't remember where I put them so we ran out and bought 2 new ones before we could try out the pool.

By the time we got back and bathed (literally) in sunscreen Rustin had the pool all set up. She was a little slow moving at first but by the end she was crawling all around in the water and didn't mind if her face got wet.





When she needed a break she crawled to the edge and made her way up into this adorable little adirondack chair that Rustin found.

Play-Dough Time

I love play-dough. I mean really love play-dough. There's just something about the squishing. I could never make my pies look as pretty as the ones on the commercial but still had hours upon hours of fun. I'm ready for molly to love play-dough too!
So I made her some edible play-dough (because she puts everything in her mouth) I know the store bought stuff is non-toxic etc. but it still grossed me out a little. I used the recipe here. I didn't dye it because I used a yellow cake mix but she still had a ball.

Out in the Garden

This past weekend Molly and I hung out with my grandparents while my dad worked on the new floors in their living room. With the majority of the house in demo mode we spent alot of time outside. Molly had a great time playing in the garden.

A Day with Miss P

At first leaving Molly was excruciating hard but each morning it's getting easier to drop her off with Miss P. Especially when I get fabulous little photo updates throughout the day. Here's what a typical day with Miss P is like for Molly.

Readin' some books (mostly chewin' on 'em)

Playin' on the paymats

Eatin' some lunch

Standin' up like a big girl

Bouncin' Around

Playin' with friends

Tryin' out some new toys

A dog-gone good time

Molly's taken to playing with the dogs now that she's a little more mobile. I was terrified that Grace was just too big and klumsy to be gentle but that's not the case. She's great with Molly. Dixie on the other hand can't quite figure out what's goin on with this tiny person who used to just lay there.

How much is that Doggy in the Kennel

Looks like Dixie's gettin' a new roomie.

A day at the nursery, the flower kind

Friday morning we went to the nursery with Mimi and couldn't resist a few photo ops!

365 Week 12 & 13

Here's our project 365 through the end of March (with only 2 missing days!)