Simple Toys

Leah's current favorite things to play with are clothespins. She loves the sound that make when they hit the floor, and spreads them all around the house. She's been playing with them for a while, but just recently pinched herself for the first time. After a quick whimper she was back playing with them. Little does she know their true purpose...maybe laundry will be her first responsibility! =)

Loving Veggies

Leah is definitely a fan of vegetables! She has eaten every kind that I have introduced. Her current favorites are carrots and squash. While at daycare, LaDona caught these pictures. Leah took the can of veggies from the grocery play section and was eating them! But, not before examining them of course. That's my girl!

9 Months Old/Happy New Year

Leah turned 9 months old on New Years Eve. That being said, this is also the first New Years Eve that I didn't make it to midnight. I did make it to watch the ball drop on the East coast, but barely. The next morning we woke up at 8:15 and Leah was still asleep! Happy New Year to us! 9 months also meant shots. So today she got another round of hepatitis vaccine, as well as a finger poke to test blood for anemia and other things. She weighed in at a little under 20lbs, and is 26 in. long (or short) ha! She is in the 8% for height, 26% for weight, and 76% for head circumference. She also has three teeth on top and a fourth coming in. What a great 2011 we had, looking so forward to what 2012 has in store for us! =)

Baby Proofing

Most of winter break was spent baby proofing our home. Leah has been army crawling for a few months now, but since she has started pulling herself up we had to bust out the baby gate. While we were putting it up she was right next to us checking it out. I'm sure she was thinking, "oh no, one more thing for them to say 'not for babies'" ha! In any case, she doesn't get upset by it being up. She actually enjoys standing while holding on to it. So far, so good!

Kids & Technology

Since Leah was born she has been fascinated with our cell phones, lap tops, and ipads. With her new mobile abilities; however, we no longer let her "play" with our phones. Trevor was organizing our office and found my old touch-screen instinct phone. He charged it and it does everything except connect calls. She is in cell phone baby heaven! It lights up, vibrates, makes noise. She pretends she is texting and holds it up to her ear. Now, I just have to make sure she doesn't accidently dial 911.

Pulling Up & Standing Up

A new milestone, Merry Christmas. We found Leah in this position after her nap. She didn't even make a peep, no struggle to get in this position. All we heard in the monitor was "ay". It was almost as if she was calling for us to check out her new skill. Trevor and I went in together that afternoon and the next morning, just to show her how excited we were. I have a feeling this will be how we find her every time. I can't believe how quickly she is growing.

Merry Christmas

So this is the ONLY picture I have of Leah from Christmas. Uncle Mario was so happy to take this pic with her. We took many minutes of video recording, but this is the only snapshot! We spent Christmas Eve in Des Plaines and Christmas Day in Clinton. Leah got a lot of clothes, and so many new toys. She loved unwrapping and knew that once the paper was gone, it was time for the next present! It was a beautiful weekend of family, food, faith, and fun.