Cruising and Giggling

Missing Daddy

Josh is away at Butler's Showchoir Showcase summer camp for the week, so Allie and I are enjoying lots of girl time. But, life is just not the same without Josh. I'm going to try to update the blog more often this week to keep him updated on what is going on in Allie's life since he won't see her for a whole week. I am amazed at how fast she is growing up. It seems like she is doing something new everyday. Allie is a pro at crawling now. She follows me everywhere around the house. I think it's so interesting to see the things she goes for now that she can get to them. Her favorite things are electrical cords, cabinet doors and drawers, shoes, and door stops so she can pull on them and listen to them go "Boing." Today she found the door stop that Josh installed by the baby gate to keep it from hitting the wall. This particular one does not have a spring so it does not make noises. She kept pulling on it and looking up at me. She was confused because all the other door stops make fun noises. Allie has been hearing "no no" quite often as she gets into things she shouldn't. So, I've seen lots of tears and puckering of her bottom lip. This makes me so sad, but I give her hugs and kissess and tell her she has to learn to be a good girl. I must be a mean Mommy for not letting her play with electricity and eat dirt off the bottom of my shoes. :)

Allie and her sippy cup

Helping Mommy load the dishwasher

Still helping

"How do I get these out of there?"

Sleeping Shocker

Another sleeping picture to show you Allie's new favorite position to sleep in with her knees up under her belly.

Tootsies

Allie in her Daddy's suitcase...she really really wanted to go with him.

I love her expressions

More expressions

Learning to type

Allie's 1st Fourth

Mommy and Allie

Grandma and Allie

All Smiles

Hungry Baby

Playing with Grandma's Bunny

Allie and Grandpa

Allie and Great Grandpa Max

Ready to Go

Swinging on the swing at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Thanks for pushing me Uncle Matt!

Enjoying the fireworks show.

She Can Crawl!

Allie has finally learned to crawl. Today she also pulled up to the coffee table and started cruising to get to the video camera. Josh and I are in trouble now. She is doing something new every day.

She loves to dump all the toys out of her basket.

Of all the toys you see scattered on the floor behind her, the bowl is her favorite.

9 Month Pics and Stats

Allie got her 9 month pictures taken and went the doctor for her 9 month well baby check yesterday...no shots this time, so everything went well. Here are her Stats...

Weight 19 lbs 13 oz....69th percentile
Height 28 inches....67th percentile
Head Circumference 17 1/2 inches....65th percentile

Allie is 9 Months Old!

I can't believe my baby is 9 months old! She is growing so fast...

Bed Head

Allie and her baby

Allie is teaching her baby how to walk

Waiting for Mom and Dad to get ready for church

Still trying to figure out this crawling thing

Serious Face

Love to Walk

Allie's hair will finally hold bows!

Waterbabies

Thursday was Allie's last day of Waterbabies class. I am amazed at how much she learned. She loves the water! She is able to kick her legs and move her arms in the water. We also worked on blowing bubbles, holding on to the side of the pool and jumping in.

Allie and Mommy getting ready for class

Allie and Mommy in the water

Swimming

Holding on to the side of the pool

Daddy and Allie

This is a video of Allie's swimming skills. Please ignore the look on my face at the beginning of the video...I am unable to edit the videos right now due to technical difficulties.