10 months!

Standing, balancing, a step or two!

Happy, laughing, waving goodbye.

Squealing, growling, tongue hanging out.

She's growing, learning moving, CLIMBING!

And soon, very soon she will be walking.

Stats:

Doc says she's in the 60th percentile for both height and weight but I don't have exact numbers this month.

Belen Starts 1st Grade!

Belen LOVES 1st grade! She loves the added responsibility and freedom that comes with being a little older.

She's a little frustrated that its taking time to remember her math so I'm feeling bad that we didn't do any math work over the summer. Luckily it's coming back quickly!

I'm loving her eagerness to learn and work. I'm also loving how the return to structure and schedule has improved our family dynamic. It certainly is a lot easier to keep up with household chores when there are only 2 kids at home during the day.

9 Months

Leah enjoying her very first cracker

This year is giong by SO quickly and my baby is getting SO BIG!

Leah has mastered crawling and speeds around the house.

 She likes to be near mommy so she often can be found following me around like a little chick. 

She's exploring, learning to open cupboards and empty their contents on the floor. 

She also delights in emptying baskets and drawers. 

She's even beginning to balance while standing on her own, if even just for a moment. Leah has 1 tooth and eats one solid meal a day. Since teething was followed by a really nasty cold, poor Leah (and mommy) haven't had a solid nights sleep in a couple months. But we hope fix that soon!

nom nom nom

Sadly, Camden is going through a phase where he is not being very nice to Leah. He might kick her when she's sitting on the floor so that she falls over or push her, pull her hair. He's not happy that she's getting into his toys at all either. Despite his he continues to be fiercely protective of her. 

Belen and Camden both will pick her up and carry her around or gently wrestle/hug her on the floor. Leah is quite tolerant of the attention she gets from her big sister and brother but has begun to pipe up when she doesn't want to be held.

I love our little bean so much and I love watching her grow and learn new things. I hope all 3 of my children will learn to love each other.

Stats:

Weight 18 lbs (25-50 percentile)
Length 26 3/4"(10-20 percentile)