9 Months

I made it my mission this week to make sure I posted her 9 Month update on time!  Mission accomplished! Baileigh and I (and my mom) took a 10 hour road trip up to Chico last week to visit my sister, Kaitlin, and her husband, Doug.  I was apprehensive about the drive, considering Baileigh hates sitting in her carseat for even 10 minutes!  Well, with quite a few tricks up my sleeves and lots of prayers, she actually did SO well.  I still can't believe it, she even stuck to her normal nap schedule while on the road!  I was thankful to have had my mom with me to help out, and we really had a great time visiting Kate and Doug.  We are looking forward to seeing them in a few months when they come home for Christmas.

Baileigh continues to grow physically and mentally each and every day.  She is still doing the army crawl, and loves to make her way around the house.  She is getting so smart too.  She can wave hello and bye bye, dance to music, and today she puckered her lips to give Cody a kiss for the first time.  And of course, we continued to give her kisses for about thirty minutes non stop!  She is eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner - and enjoys each meal!  She protests some new foods, but for the most part is a pretty good eater.  

Next week she has her 9 Month check up with her doctor - we are eager to see how much she has grown!  

 Her first "big-girl" bath

8 Months

When I first started this blog over a year ago, I was so on top of keeping it current.  Now, sadly, with a crawling munchkin ruling my life, I haven't been able to keep up with it!  So I'm sorry that my "8 Month" post is actually just a week away from my "9 Month" post (that is - if I post it on time!).  Needless to say - the past month or so has been pretty busy.  Baileigh personality has tripled and she is SO fun.  She is cheerful 99% of the time - which wasn't true for her first 6 or 7 months.  I think now that she can move around and explore, she is very content to play by herself.  Before she was crawling, she would SCREAM if I left her side.  Not fun.  But now she is a little explorer and loves getting into lots of new stuff!! Even though she keeps me on my toes, I am so happy that SHE is happy.  Happy Mama right here :-)

She's grown so much the past month and has had so many new experiences, so I thought I'd try to sum it all up in a Likes/Dislikes list.  Here goes:

Likes:

1. Puffs/Cheerios.  Instant mood changer.  Whenever I'm in a bind and don't know how to cheer her up, a Puff always does the trick! 

2. Daddy pushing her around on her car.  She LOVES this - it's so cute!

3. The dog and cat.  Not too happy about this - but oh well.  Can't win them all!

4. Food.  She is such a good eater.  She loves all kinds of fruits and veggies.  

Dislikes:

1. Carseat.  Prayers appreciated for my 8-9 hour drive to Northern California next week :-(

2. Loud places and noises.  

3. Too much attention.  When she is in an unfamiliar place and has lots of people looking at her, she usually starts crying.  But I guess that pretty normal for her age.

4. Having her face and hands cleaned after meals.  

Well I think that sums it up pretty well - stay tuned for a 9 month update!  

 Seriously, how cute is that face?! Can't you just feel her excitement?!

Enjoying some nice fall weather with a picnic outside!

Baileigh's first "ponytail".  Her hair is pretty long and sticks STRAIGHT up, so I tried something to tame it a little bit.  Unfortunately, Dad was not a fan.  So we just go with the crazy hair now :-)

Took this last picture this morning on our walk.  It is SO nice out.  We love October!! We are looking forward to come cool weather and pumpkin-flavored everything!