Sleepy Girl...

All that toy pit diving really tires out a girl!!

Update to "Look What I Can Do"

Well, she's figured out how to get herself OUT of the toy pit...the hard way. Apparently the first time she did it she basically (in the words of Miss Jessica) LAUNCHED herself out of it, head first...yeah...we have the red mark on the forehead and incident report from Kindercare to prove it! But...she's been able to get in and out of it since without hurting herself! Yay Sarah!

"Look at What I Can Do!"

So she's pulled herself up to a stand a few of times in the last couple of weeks but just in her crib or on me while I'm on the floor with her...until Wednesday...she has decided that she wants to hang out with Madyson and Olivia (who are "walkers') at school and they like to play in the soft toy pit and the only way Sarah can get into it is to stand up and "dive" in (the first time with a little push on the tush by Bryce!). Now she's become quite the expert at pulling herself up to a stand and...she can also "cruise" while holding on to something! Not what I expected from my 7&1/2 month old!!!

And due to the generosity of others, we have enough Halloween outfits and onesies to last a full week, so I just HAD to start dressing Sarah up today!

Sarah's Pics

Sarah at the Pumpkin Patch

Sarah Feeding Herself Dinner

well...attempting to anyway!! She actually did a pretty good job!! Good thing it was thick rice cereal and not runny carrots or guava (her new fave)!

Sarah and Her Dr Appointment

So the little miss had a follow-up doctor appointment this morning for this last ear infection. Good news! No more ear infection! We were concerned because she's been tugging at her left ear...the doctor said that it can be 1) teething, 2) exploring or 3) she's pissed about something! Nice...huh? She has some dry skin on her face that we need to put some Aveeno lotion on - we thought she might be allergic to the chicken we've started her on. She's also grown 1 inch and gained about 6 ounces from her 6 months check-up on September 23rd!

Sarah and Her Visitors

So my mom and my cousin Sherry came out to visit this past week for a few days. Mom hasn't seen Sarah in a couple of months and Sherry had yet to meet her! They arrived Tuesday and doted on Sarah the entire time they were here! On Wednesday, they spent the whole day together! Just shopping, going out for lunch...Sarah didn't nap once! Too afraid she'd miss out on something, I guess!! They even got to see her "school" and meet her favorite teachers!

Here's a video of mom and Sarah:





And here's a picture of Grandma Sherry and Sarah:








Mom took Sarah out into the yard with her while she did some work on Saturday morning...guess she thought Sarah would be a little cold...and bored?

Sarah and Riley

Sarah has discovered some new toys...well new to her. They actually belong to Riley and Murphy! We knew this would happen eventually...that they'd be "sharing" toys. How are we supposed to prevent it? They're all on the floor together and they do all play together...anyway, here are a couple of videos with Sarah and Riley "sharing" toys! Enjoy!

Sarah and Her Hat

I went shopping tonight to find something "Fall" for Sarah to wear for her "photo shoot" this weekend. Old Navy had NOTHING...except Sarah's 1 pink sock that I noticed she was missing when I put her in the car so I headed over to Babies R Us. I found the cutest outfit and it had a matching hat! So of course I had to put it on her and surprise of all surprises, it didn't bother her at all!! She kept smiling so I just HAD to take a pic to send to her Grandma and Pop Pop! I can't wait to see her in the WHOLE outfit! I'll be sure to post those pics when I take them!

Another Tooth!

Yup, the little miss now has her 2 bottom teeth coming in! Woohoooo!!! We had no idea the 2nd one had broken through! Miss Jill checked her late yesterday afternoon and there was still just the 1 tooth then this morning, when I dropped her off at daycare I noticed the 2nd one! If she'd let me take a picture of them I would but we'll just have to settle for a couple "regular" pictures of her at daycare. Aunt Sheri gave her the onesie, it says "This is My Little Black Dress" on it! So cute!!

What a difference a day (and antibiotics) makes!

The little miss is so much better this morning! She slept great last night and even slept in until 6:30am when she woke up with big smiles for us!! And her fever is gone! Hooray!! They were so excited to see her at school this morning - Miss Jill couldn't wait to give her big hugs!! They really missed her yesterday!