Valentine's Day 2013

We had a wonderful week celebrating Valentine's Day!  We started with a Valentine's party on Tuesday with our play group.  I only took iPhone pictures, so I will post those later.

On Wednesday, Caroline had her class party.  I love seeing her in action with her friends!

Caroline's Valentine card that she gave to her class friends along with some candy

Card we sent to family and friends not in her class

After the class party, we came home and opened some cards and goodies from Mimi and Papa and from Grammy.  My sweet girls were very loved this year!

Then we looked through the loot from her class party.  Such sweet friends!

On Thursday, we put more matching clothes on and I told the girls we were going to a surprise.  Caroline was super excited.

Surprise!!  We went to Airwalk!

After our jumping adventure, we went to eat for Mexican (C's fav) and then to the dollar store to pick out a goodie.  We came home and played our hearts out :)  Before we knew it, we had two very sleepy little girls. We put them in their matching Valentine's pj's for some special goodies

Ann Parker enjoyed her new board books and glow wand.

Caroline was thrilled with her new Cinderella puzzle and Tinkerbell movie!

We put AP down to bed and had a sweet friend come play with Caroline so that Adam and I could go eat a delicious meal together at Veranda.  The food was great, the company was amazing, but the time was not good!!  We had 9:15 reservations and this mama was pretty tired herself!  Oh well, we still had a blast.

I am so lucky to have these Valentine's in my life!!

9 Month Stats

Ann Parker had her 9 month well baby visit on Monday. We found out she wasn't so well...sweet girl has her first ear infection. I didn't even know! She has been her normal happy self. She is on antibiotics and is on the mend. She weighed 14 lb. 12 oz. (5%), was 26 3/4 inches long (25%), and had a head of 16 3/4 inches (10%). She is my itty bitty little girl. We don't go back until she is ONE!

Nine Months Old!!!

Nine Months Old - January 20, 2013

My precious girl is nine months old...just a few months shy of being a toddler.  I cannot believe that time is going to fast.  Ann Parker has really seemed to grow this past month.  Shortly after she turned 9 months, she started to crawl.  She is everywhere now.  She doesn't crawl normally though, she only bear crawls.  It is hysterical.  She wants to be on her feet all the time.  She pulls up on anything and everything.  She is a girl on the move!  She has also started holding her own bottle some of the time!!  It really helps mommy out!  She has two bottom teeth and has been drooling a lot again so I'm guessing top teeth will soon follow!

She can wave and clap and reach for someone.  She is quite the little talker these days.  She makes the "mamamama" "dadadada" and "babbababa" sounds.  Lots of babble, but hasn't said her official first word yet.  I'm sure that it will happen soon at the rate she's been talking!  She loves mommy and daddy, but Caroline is still her favorite.  Caroline loves her just as much.

Other than Ritz crackers, saltines, and MumMums, Ann Parker isn't too jazzed up about table foods.  She eats almost all baby food and milk.  Her favorite foods are oatmeal, carrots, pears, and bananas.  She is taking about 6-7 oz. at each feeding, still eating 5 times a day - usually about 3.5 hours apart.  She wears a size 2 diaper and anywhere from 3 mo. clothes to 12 mo. clothes, depending on the brand but most of her stuff is 9 mo.  She sleeps from 7:15 to 7:00, usually only getting up during the night once a week, if that.  She really is a great sleeper!!

She is still addicted to her paci, but I am trying to give it to her less and less.  Maybe she will decide she is done with it by herself?  I'm guessing not....

She loves bath time, swings, being outside, dancing with mommy or daddy, music, johnny jump, exersaucer, all of Caroline's toys, little people farm, rattles, balls, wagon rides, remote controls, iPad, cell phones, and dog bowls.  She likes watching shows with Caroline like Doc McStuffins and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.  We are on a family wide mission to watch less tv though, so she doesn't get to watch too much.

She is so laid back and happy.  She usually only cries when she is tired or hungry.  She gives the best hugs and kisses and we just love having her in our family!!

Happy 9 month birthday little girl.  We love you to the moon and back.  I am so honored to call you mine.  I love watching you learn and grow and cannot wait to see what lies ahead.  Love you!

So long January

It's hard to believe that January is already over. I don't want 2013 to pass us by so quickly! We had a fun month full of exciting things. First of all, Caroline started potty training and now only wears big girl panties except during the night! Woohoo! Next, Ann Parker started crawling!! On Monday, January 28th my baby took her first official crawls. She's been on the move and trying to WALK ever since! We went on lots of fun trips to friends houses, McWane, Gymboree, playgrounds, and libraries. I hope February will be as much fun!

Happy "Ground pa" Day

I will post AP's 9 month photos tomorrow when I take the time to actually upload the photos. Until then, enjoy this little cuteness...

Caroline learned about Groundhog Day at school. When I asked her about it this is what she had to say:
"Ground pa's live in a hole. Sometimes they say yes yes and sometimes they say no no. Sometimes they have shadows. Tomorrow is happy birthday ground pa day!"