It's been a few weeks since I updated the blog....we have been very busy & having lots of fun!!! Our baby girl is 9 months old today. 9 months in...9 months out. It doesn't seem possible.
She loves looking out the front door.
Especially with her puppy & kitty.
She is at such a fun age right now. It seems like she is doing something new every day. In the last couple weeks, she has started waving, clapping, and...CRAWLING!!!!! We officially have a crawler!
She started crawling last Saturday....on the concrete. We were hanging out on the patio, & Matt was bringing out our patio furniture. I was holding Reese, & she started getting squirmy, & I knew that she wanted to get down. I felt badly that there wasn't anywhere soft to put her down, & I set her on the patio & sat down next to her. She immediately got on her hands and knees, & after sitting there for a minute, slowly started to take crawling steps. I don't know if she was just ready, or if she needed the motivation of the hard concrete to keep her from dropping to her belly to army crawl, but she has been crawling everywhere ever since. Luckily, we had our phones there to video tape this big event:
She really loves crawling on that concrete.
Last Thursday, Reese said her first word. Dada. She has been babbling da-da-da-da-da for a couple weeks now, but on Thursday, she definitely said it on purpose, and it hasn't stopped since. We were hanging out in the living room with my mom, Aunt Mary, Emily, and Eva. Matt came home from work, & as soon as Reese saw him, she lit up, & exclaimed, "Dada!". It melted our hearts. I think Matt probably would have shed a tear over that one, but he kept his composure with a room full of people. :)
We have really been making an effort to get Reese around other kids more often, & we have had a lot of play dates this month. A couple weeks ago, Olivia & I took our girls to story time at the library, & then we went back to our house to play. It was opening day of baseball, & the girls managed to get along despite their Chicago team rivalry. :)
The next day, my friends Carollyn and Morgan came to visit with their daughters, Hayden and Quinn. This play date was a bit interesting because Reese had decided that she didn't want to nap that afternoon. She had just discovered that she could stand up in her crib, and that seemed to be much more fun than napping in it. So, she was a bit crabby during our play date, because she was sooooo overtired. Quinn kept squealing with excitement while they were playing, and Reese kept bursting into tears because she would get startled each time. She was much better after she finally took a break for a quick nap.
The next day, we put Reese's hair in pigtails for the first time. Adorable. (Is it okay to say that about your own kid?)
Matt & I had our own big milestone last weekend. We left Reese overnight for the first time! We dropped her off at my parents' house on Friday morning, & we headed into the city for a night. We had a hotel room right on the Magnificent Mile, & we had a great time hanging out in the city. Of course, we missed her, but it was a nice break to spend a day together without watching the clock to be sure that we weren't missing naps, bottles, or meals. It was also nice to be out past 7 p.m., which is Reese's bedtime. Reese did great at Grandma & Grandpa's. She slept through the night, & was happy as a clam. We were happy to get back home to her on Saturday afternoon, but we will definitely do it again! These are some pictures that my mom took of Reese's overnight stay.
Today, we went to the DuPage Children's Museum with Jordan, Olivia, and Audrina. Reese had a blast. There was a lot for her to do there. Surprisingly, she wasn't bothered by all of the noise & commotion. She loved it! I just realized that Reese is wearing the same thing twice in one blog post. How embarrassing.
Well, I think that's it! Looking forward to her first Easter next weekend!
Love the piggies!! She is too cute! Looks like the children's museum was a blast!
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