Courtney's 1st Easter!

What beautiful weather we had the Saturday before Easter. It was perfect for the Easter egg hunt our friends had planned for all the kids. It was a nice 60 degrees out and we had a BBQ. I'm so glad Courtney was able to hunt for eggs. I would have been no fun to do it just the 3 of us.

We started the day by coloring eggs.

After the previous photo was taken, we had our first casualty.

Then daddy stepped in to do some coloring.



We then headed out for the egg hunt and BBQ.



Bright and early Easter morning, a basket from the Easter bunny was opened.
(leap frog fridge farm, sweet strawberries - dotty-janes from Gracious May, puppy dog with bunny ears, new shades, playtex fork and spoon, nuby sippy, the story of easter book, biscuit's pat & play easter book, bunny ears)

[Easter bunny Photos]

I've got a few Easter bunny photos for you. On April 2, we took Courtney all the way to Lynwood (a two hour drive) to have photos taken with a real live bunny. The studio that I found works with the Humane Society to help get bunnies adopted into good homes. Courtney did great and the photos are darling.







and because it wouldn't be her first Easter if I didn't traumatize her with the great BIG Easter bunny:


I doubt "Easter Joy" is what comes to Courtney's mind in this photo!

[Walking using her walker.]

10 months!

Where do I begin?

- My baby girl walks with the help of a walker, and she really likes it.
- She must be going through a growth spurt right now because she is eating a ton. She takes 4 bottles a day, eats three meals a day and snacks. She loves Gerber puffs, YoBaby Organic Yogurt, plain cheerios and mum mums.
- She has learned how to use a sippy cup with a straw. She sure has personality. If you take something from her, she throws a fit with tears and all.
- If you touch her and she doesn't want you to, she pushes you away.
- She gives kisses when you say "kiss", but only when she wants to.
- She is becoming such a big girl. We love to watch her grow, but sometimes wish she would just take a break from being on the go. We get exhausted chasing after her. I know it's just the beginning and will get worse when she actually starts walking.
- She's working on somewhere between 3 and 4 teeth on top right now. That means lots of drooling and a few break downs after bedtime.
- When I ask her where the dog is, she looks for Daisy.

I look through pictures all the time and wonder how we went from this:


to this:


and you know that personality/attitude I was talking about? See it here:


and here:

[Bathtime]

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

9 months - 2 weeks late!

So I've been putting off this post for two reasons. 1) Mike has the laptop on his boat and that has all of Courtney's 9 months photos and 2) her 9 month appointment wasn't until yesterday. But I decided I'd post what photos I have an if I remember, add more later.

Here is what Courtney is up to:
1) She weighs 20 pounds 11 ounces (88% for weight)
2) She is 28 3/4 inches long (90% for height) - we all know she didn't get that from me. The doctor expects her to be taller than me.
3) 50% for head size
4) Pulls herself up onto everything - the trash can, coffee table, sliding doors, etc.
5) She has no interest in walking yet. She has a great push toy that she got for Christmas but she stands up and the second the things starts to move she sits down. If we hold her hands and try to have her walk she pulls her feet up.
6) She is saying mama, baba and the occasional da. I still believe mama is indiscriminate.
7) She loves finger foods and is getting more table food. Last night she had chicken and dumplings for dinner. She loved it. Tonight she gets corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick's Day.
8) She will cry if you take something away from her that she wants.
9) We brush her two bottom teeth
10) She likes to take stuff out of her crib, throw it on the floor, say "Oh" (as in uh oh) and then looks at me to pick it up. She will do this over and over again.
11) She uses a big girl sippy cup with no handles. She hasn't quite conquered the straw sippy yet. She just chews on the straw.
12) She is an amazing sleeper. She sleeps from 7:30pm until I get her up at 6:30am. I just put her in her crib at night, turn on her seahorse and sleep sheep and she goes to bed on her own. No rocking needed.
13) She sits in a big girl highchair when we go out to eat.

That's all I can think of right now. We did take a trip to the Seattle Aquarium and she preferred to watch the people watching the fish then actually watch the fish. We'll go again when she is a little older. Plus I want to take her to the zoo!

Enjoy her small selection of 9 month photos: