Oh Christmas Tree

I realized today that I have not shared our Christmas tree yet. We went to a Christmas Tree Farm near our house to find Baby A's first Christmas tree.
She thought the sled ride around all of the Christmas trees was super fun!
Here is our tree! After walking all around the farm, we decided on the first tree we saw. Just before we left, we saw this jolly old man. Baby A thought he was amazing. She had no fear of him, she kept getting right up in his face to check him out.

Favorite Things

Just a few of her favorite things...

wooden blocks

duckies (a wedding shower gift from my aunt)

kicking her little feet on the hardwood floor

8 Months

8 months old and Baby A had her first Thanksgiving and her first little cold. We still managed to coax a few smiles for her 8 month pictures.

Baby A has been in to everything within reach this month. She is especially fond of electronics (E's blackberry, my ipod, the remote control). Her favorite toys are a set of wooden blocks (especially the Q block). Apparently they are quite tasty, because they're always in her mouth.

When Baby A gets excited now she kicks her legs like crazy. She gets very upset if E or I walk through a room without giving her some attention. When I pick her up from day care now she dives at me and slobbers all over my face. She gets E when he gets home from work too. Daddy is fun to play rough with. E tosses her up in the air, and she loves it. Sometime she kicks her legs out when she's in the air.

Baby A is about 19 lbs now! That explains why the car seat is getting so much harder to carry. Clothes are a little weird right now. Most 9 and 6-12 month pants are a little short, but the 12 month pants are too big overall. Some long sleeve onesies are a little short in the arms too. So, we're dressing Baby A in a lot of dresses with tights.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I have so much to be thankful for this year. I am so thankful to have such wonderful and supportive family and friends. I have a wonderful, caring husband and a beautiful, healthy baby girl. I have a job that I enjoy, but I only have to work part time, so I have extra time to spend with Baby A. I'm thankful for all of the support I've gotten as I've started my photography business. Of course I have many other things to be thankful for this year, but I think this one wins...

Let it snow!

I am not a winter person. I don't like the cold or snow. But, when the first snow came last weekend, I was excited to take Baby A out to play. We first brought some snow in and let Baby A play with it in her high chair. Later, we bundled her up and took her sledding at the elementary school by our house. She didn't know what to think of the world being covered in white, but she did seem to enjoy sliding down the hills.

Leaves!

Baby A thinks leaves are pretty fantastic (and pretty tasty too). She's had so much fun playing outside all week. She watches me as I gather all of the leaves up and then rake them over to her. It sure makes raking a whole lot more fun when there's a laughing baby nearby!

Good Morning Sunshine

Baby A and I were the first ones up on Sunday morning. She was just so cute sitting in the sun, I had to take a couple pictures. She's (almost) always so happy and content in the mornings. It's so much fun to just hang out together in our jammies.