Monday, September 13, 2010

10 and 11 months



My beautiful girl is getting so big.

She had ear tubes put in the beginning of August - she had been on months of antibiotics with 5-6 bouts of ear infections that just wouldn't clear up. She did great during the surgery (though she was a little sad when she woke up and didn't recognize anyone). She has seemed to be a much, much happier baby ever since - and no more antibiotics, hooray!

She spent most of the last 2 months getting where she wanted to by rolling. A little scooting forwards on her rear but mostly just flipping herself over to get where she wanted to. She finally started crawling last week - and she got speedy fast.

She continues to be the happiest, most easy going baby in the world. She has a little more stranger anxiety than my other kids did - she gets a pretty crusty glare going if she doesn't know you well. But around our house she is easy. She will sit contently in your lap, with a book, or emptying out her bin of toys. She laughs the hardest when you tickle her chin or when she sees her brother and sister being crazy. She loves them.

She does not like fruit. Or vegetables. But she loves meat, bread and beans.

She loves to be upside down.

She is wonderful and we adore her.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Summer Catch Up

Feeling the need to catch up a bit. This summer was busy, fun, hot and sticky. We spent a few weeks in Utah, a few days in Chicago exploring the city. The kids got a camping trip with their grandparents and Grandma Walton came for the State Fair. Work was busy - our census is through the roof. It went by way to fast. All of a sudden, the leaves are red and orange and we send the kids off to school in their jackets. Lily is crawling and trying to stand up and saying a few words. Evie is a little girl (and oh, what a girl she is) and Luke has the attitude of a school kid and not a little boy. I am usually looking forward to the beginning of winter - but it just seems like the summer went by so fast.

This summer was a hot, humid Minnesota one. We spent many days at the Lifetime pool (Luke is getting to be a pretty fearless swimmer - he even took on the water slides and loved them) and in the sprinklers an slip-n-slide in the back yard. We were lucky to have Caroline and the kids come down and play so much. AnnaMarie and the girls came down a few times too - and the kids loved it.

Ryan checking out the sprinklers:

Baby Jane - just a few weeks older than Lily. But that girl can crawl circles around poor little Lil.

Being the biggest and toughest (well, maybe tallest . . . not necessarily biggest) has its advantages. It means you win all of the baby wars. Sophie and Lily - you'll have your chance. Maybe.
Calvin has the funniest run. I love it. He swings his arms and shakes his little hips. Even cuter with saggy swimsuit bum.
My Evie girl. She loves this swimsuit - pink and flowers. Now, if it only had a princess it would be perfect.
Luke finally figured out how to do the slip and slide - he could make it the whole way down!
I love Lily's thighs. Love.