Happy Eleven Month B-Day, Millie G (one day late!)

Well, Millie G, it's only one month until you will be a year old!! I cannot believe how fast time has gone by!! In the past month, we have sold our old home and moved into our new house! You have the cutest pink and green room and your very own play room! We joked that you have more rooms in this house than we do! You are VERY close to walking on your own. You can really scoot on your walker and want to stand up every chance you get. You just have to get the courage to take that step without holding on to something. You are eating tons of solid food now; bananas, alvacados, apples, peaches, crackers, puffs, grapes, and blueberries are amoung your favorites. Cheese and veggies are not your favorite. You did well with them for about a week and then figured out that Ali is the perfect hiding place for them!! She has taken to laying right under the high chair everytime you're in it!! You are still sleeping great at night and are taking 1-2 naps a day. You have learned to wave and love to point at everything now! You like to pretend to share your food with us, then snatch it away from our mouths at the last minute. You laugh and laugh at this! You love playing with your toys in your playroom and pull everything off the shelves. You even hold books up to us for us to read to you (even if it is over and over and over). I can't wait to see what the next month will bring because you have really changed during this one!!


Banging on her prison doors. Let me out!!


Please mom, really, let me out!!


She refuses to keep her eyes open for a picture (she knows the flash is coming)





Playing her piano and looking outside.


Chasing kitties behind the futon.


"Hmmm...what should I play with next"...


Millie and Daddy

Happy Ten Month B-Day, Millie G!!!

We have been so busy trying to get ready for our move that this past month has flown by... It seem like only a week ago I was posting about 9 months! The changes since last month have been subtle, but you are getting better and better at moving around. You have learned to "cruise" using the coffee table and we are just waiting for the day you take your first unassisted step! You are still eating very well, we haven't found much that you don't like. You don't seem to like eating real foods that are mushy (no go on bananas, pasta, carrots, etc.), but you LOVE your little puffs!! You still are taking about 22-24 oz. of formula and I've got to figure out how to get that down a little bit the next few months!! You have figured out how to say "ma ma", although it's more like a British "mum" and you really love your "ba ba ba's". We joke that you say "ba ba ba" when you are being "bad bad bad" because you love to say it while you are getting into something you shouldn't. I haven't measured you, but I think you had a pretty good growth spurt over Christmas because you look really tall all of a sudden (come on Aunt Nat's genes!!). You have 6 teeth (two on bottom and four up top) now and more are on the way. You are still sleeping around 12 hours at night and taking one to two naps for another 2-3 hours during the day. You are into EVERYTHING you can get your hands on and are so curious about what everyone around is doing. Next month, we will be in our new house and I can't wait to see what you'll get into there! She actually tried to crawl OVER her toy bin to get out of her "play pen"!! Nothing can stop her from trying to get out and about. She figured out how to push this pillow over and then use it to escape in about 2 minutes. Notice the sly look on her face... Diggin through her toys...

Millie's Nine Month Check-up

Here are Millie's stats at nine months:
Weight: 21.4 lbs. (90% percentile)
Height: 28.5 in. (75% percentile)
Head: 45 cm (80% percentile)

We think the height might be a little shorter than she actually is, because we measured her at a little over 29 inches. Everything was great and the doctor said that we need to start moving toward lowering her formula ounces to around 18-24 oz. per day. She's on the high side of this, so I may attempt to go to the four hour feeding schedule again soon. Other than that, they said she is right on track for everything else. We went ahead with the H1N1 and seasonal flu shots since she didn't have any other shots to get today. Hopefully we made the right decision there :)

Happy Nine Month B-Day Millie G! (one day late)

Well, Miss G, you are 9 months old! You are getting so big and are really starting to get a personality all your own. You are eating food three times a day and still taking about 25 ounces of formula. You already have your two bottom teeth and just yesterday your top right one poked through. We can see three more right under the gum on top! You are crawling all over with ease and want to stand up every chance you get. You have learned how to break out of your "pillow pen" now, so all you do is crawl around and stand up where you can! You have started laughing at things like when you pull Mommy's hair or when you get formula on your nose. You are babbling a little, but no clear consonants yet. You are still sleeping 12 hours at night and taking 2-3 naps a day. Today, you started going from one couch to the other while standing up, so I'm sure you'll be walking in no time! Can't wait to see what the next month brings!

Drinking from your sippy cup (you don't quite understand that you have to tilt it up yet).


Crawling over Mommy to get free of your "pillow pen".


Playing with your Ann B Dextrous that Uncle Stebby got you for Xmas.


Standing at the kitchen gate.


Standing at your high chair.


Checking out the programming books.


Standing at the bookshelf.


Trying to get the camera!

Happy Eight Month B-Day, Millie G!! (2 days late)

You are getting so big now! Of course, your latest accomplishment has been learning to crawl, which means Mommy and Daddy are really tired! We went ahead and lowered your crib mattress as well because you like to sit up in bed now and I didn't want you getting any ideas about crawling over the rail. You are still eating about 25-28 oz. of formula and solid food twice a day. You are taking two naps during the day, but sometimes want to stay up and play instead. The pictures this month show the things you love to play with:

It's so hard to get a picture of you now because you know the flash is coming!


Here you are in your little "furniture pen" we create for you so you don't crawl away.


You love hiding under blankets and pillows and will pull them over your face if they are near you (which means you won't be sleeping with one for a LONG time).


Peek-a-boo!

Houston, We Have Liftoff!

Millie G has finally figured out how to crawl! We are in trouble now!

Happy Halloween!

We spent a very low key night handing out candy. Well, I handed out candy, while Amelia looked at the kids coming to the door while Joe was applying texture to our dining room ceiling. Here are a few pics of Millie in her "costume". The hat lasted about 3 minutes before she pulled it off. I think it was a little too hot for her :)