Working with Daddy!

I am working in my exersaucer while daddy is working on the computer.

Officially Mobile!

Baby Girl is "army-crawling" everywhere now. She will follow us to the kitchen, go to her room, or if she sees something interesting go to check it out. It's awesome because she doesn't have to scream when we leave the room now BUT....

• I have to figure out how to make the Roomba work - the dogs shed like crazy
• We have to baby-proof now. I had to move Rob's claymore last night because she was checking it out.
• We can't wean her from the binky/bippie. She wants to put everything in her mouth and the only way to stop it is to have the binky in her mouth
• We never know what she is going to get into next.

Aelyn still only has the 2 bottom teeth. Top ones are just below the surface as they have been since October but they just don't seem to want to break through. We still think she is going to potty-train early. Once her diaper gets wet in the middle of the night she turns on her belly and sleeps on her forehead and knees with her butt in the air so she doesn't have to feel the wet. I have to get a picture because it's just the cutest thing.

Happy New Year

We went to Grandma and Grandpa’s house for New Year’s Eve. I played with everyone and even stayed up late to welcome in 2009. It was 2am before I wanted to fall asleep. I kicked and screamed with joy for the fireworks. 2009 is going to be a great year of firsts for me.

Baby's First Christmas

I was up late on Christmas Eve. Mommy says that it was because I kept waiting to see Santa and the Reindeer flying through the sky. I woke up about 10am Christmas Day and that was my present to Mommy and Daddy (to let them sleep in a little bit – but it didn’t work so well because they were up early getting ready for the Christmas Day Open House.)

We went out to the tree and there were all these Gifts and bows there just for me. I had so much fun ripping the paper and playing with everything. I didn’t have many toys so the new drum and balls are great. My favorite thing right now is this palm pilot toy that teaches me to count to 10 and the abc’s.

Every year Mommy and Daddy have this Open House for all of our Friends and Family. Daddy smoked some meats and everyone brings a dish to pass. It gets everyone together for drinks and fun. I get to see all my “Aunts, Uncles and Cousins”. It was such a blast!

Cousin Miles Visits

My Aunt Erica and Cousin Miles came to Florida for a visit this month. He’s only 16 months old so we got along very well. I tried to teach him how to feed himself and he tried to teach me how to stand up on my own. We celebrated Christmas together early. The bows and paper were the absolutely best.

I did play with my new toys which people kept telling Mommy and Daddy I wouldn’t do. Grandaddy Bob had these 2 chairs when he was little that he gave Miles and me. Daddy and him are re-doing them to make them pretty again. They are just perfect for us.

Dunedin Christmas Parade

I got to march in a parade. Much of my family and friends are part of this group that participates in the local Christmas Parade every year. We march and throw beads to the kids watching. We yell out Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone along the sidelines. It was so much fun but wore me completely out so that I fell asleep about half-way through the route. I can’t wait to do this again next year when I might actually walk and not sit in the stroller the entire time.

Dunedin's Old Time Christmas

Each year Downtown Dunedin has an “Old Fashioned Christmas” with a snow machine, carolers, horse drawn buggies and merchants staying open late. Aelyn spent much of the time looking at the lights and decorations above. As always, she had a wonderful time seeing her friends and family.

Playing Peek-A-Boo

My New Favorite Game.

Bestest Friends

Kendra is 5 months old and is almost as big as me. We are going to get into so much trouble together one day.

Meeting Santa

It was time to meet Santa for the first time. Aelyn was definitely curious about this person. She sat on his lap and just stared up at him. She played with his beard. But, you would never guess she had been smiles and giggles all morning until it was time for pictures.