Things I Don't Want to Forget Thursday

-Your hair is finally start to grow in, although pretty much just in the back. I love the way just a random piece of it will stick out--it makes you look silly and even more adorable than usual.

-Your brother Biggie (our 8 year old long haired Chihuahua) is finally starting to warm up to you and will come within your sphere of influence several times a day now. I can't even imagine how much he is going to adore you once you start having food to give him!

-It's going to be your first Halloween this weekend and I'm so excited to show you off in your adorable ballerina outfit. You look so beautiful in it!

-You're finally getting the hang of this solids thing and seem to actually enjoy the sweet potatoes you've been trying. We need to be better about feeding them to you everyday so you can really get it mastered.

-We took you to the park this last weekend (see photo below) and you loved the swing, even though you were so small in it. Wish it wasn't getting so cold here so you could do it more, but think how much fun we'll have in the spring when you're so much bigger!!

Wordless Wednesday

Drama Queen

Allie's had a shorter temper since getting sick (seriously, I feel like she's had this cold for YEARS! It's really only been 2 weeks but I can't really remember life before this cold), although, as she's pretty much the most easy going baby ever, probably makes her like most children her age (I'm seriously not bragging [well, maybe a little bit]--this kid's just super chill). What this has manifested in is crazy crying and screaming when she tips over when she's sitting. I understand the tears when she bumps her head on something, but more often than not, she just slowly rolls onto the pillow or blankets we have around her and breaks into high pitched wails. It's hard not to just laugh at her when she does this--at worst, she might be slightly scared by the fall, so I know it's not a pain-based reaction. She's really exploring her voice and will go up several octaves when crying--she's a very talented lady. She's also learned to couple it with very dramatic facial expressions--full on down turned mouth and pouted lip. It's adorable. It's not going to be adorable for long, I realize, but for now I'm pretty amused by the whole thing. In case anyone is worried about poor Allie here, I do scoop her up and cuddle her, so she does get the response out of me that she wants--out of respect for her acting ability, I do try to hide my smiles.

Splish Splash!

Giving Allie her bath last night, she figured out how to smack her hands down on the water and make huge splashes! She always likes to splash around in the bath but this was the first time I think she really understood how to do it and what she was doing...and she loved it! We got it on video thankfully although our Flip video was in serious danger of getting water damage--she was really sending the water flying! There is something so completely adorable about a wet baby anyway, and a wet baby that's so proud of themselves...well, it just doesn't get much better than that!