Happy Birthday Baby Girl!

I had a great first birthday. We had a party at Claim Jumper with family. I had balloons, presents and a red velvet cupcake all my own. Everyone took pictures of me and I didn't know for sure what to do with the cake. I took small bits of frosting to start and then mommy cut some of the cake and I tried some. I think I liked it, but I was so full from all the other food I ate that I didn't eat too much of it. Grandma and Grandpa B came for the day, so we played together. They decided to leave early because they were afraid they would get snowed in here, but we had a good time together anyway. I got lots of nice things. A couple of outfits, books, tractor, baby doll that giggles, sippy cups, plate and bowl , tickle monster puppet/book, noah's ark play toy, and I think that's all. I was so tired after the party, but I couldn't sleep, I guess that's what all the sugar does to me. I hope that you had a great day and thanks for checking in on me. Bye for now.

Playing in my room/my rocking chair

I like to spend time in my room. Each day I get to spend a little time just hanging out and playing in there, either before or after my nap. It's fun to take everything off the shelves, so that mommy gets to put it all back. It's just a little game that I play. My new favorite thing is playing in my rocking chair that is just my size. The seat comes off, so now I just sit in the middle of the chair without the seat, but when the seat is on, I have to see if I can stand up and rock, mom doesn't like that so much, she thinks I'll hurt myself or something, so my standing up usually doesn't last too long. I like to empty my baskets on my diaper changer too, play with my hats and shoes. We bought some new blinds for my room, so I have to check them out as well. Daddy is gone for the week, so it's just mommy and me. We always have a good time together. There isn't much new going on with me right now, same thing, still only taking a few steps, but just waiting on the full time walking. Anyway, I hope that you have a great week. Bye for now.

New family picture

Another Day!

Hi again, Here I am, doing what I do most every day...play, eat,sleep (sometimes) and play some more. There isn't much new going on with me. I am still not walking, but I am good at walking around things that I am holding onto. I think it could be anyday now that I am confident enough to take that "first" step. I am eating some grown-up foods now though, (see the picture above of me and my lasagna) I am letting you know that, indeed, I am "so big". I have a cold right now, so mom and dad are always wiping my nose. I HHHHHAAAAAATTTTTTEEEEEE that.....I don't care if it runs. :0) Anyway, my nose is sore from all the wiping. I think that I may have passed on my cold to mom and dad too. I guess what goes around, comes around, or something like that. Well, I hope that you enjoy the pictures, that's about all for now. Have a wonderful weekend. Bye for now.

Happy New Year

This is my favorite past time, I love to put things in my mouth and carry them around, just like my puppy dogs do. I have done a few more things this month. I can clap my hands whenever someone says "Yeah!" I can stand up without any help for a few minutes, but then I sit right back down again. I am just not confident enough to take that first step. I do walk around holding onto furniture and things though. I am now starting to like to play with my tent. I go in and get some toys and play for a little bit, but then I come back out. We had a family day for our church last Sunday, so we went swimming. I love to be in the water. There were a bunch of kids who liked to hang out with me too. We had a good time. My mommy's store is closing, so she might get to stay home with me all the time, we'll have to see how things turn out, but I think it would be fun to play together everyday.

I can't believe that I am going to be eleven months old in another week or so. I am learning so much, I haven't said any real words yet, but I like to raise my hand and say "Up". I still say mamamama and dadadadadada. Not sure if those are words or not, but I'm trying. My grandma & grandpa came to visit again over New Years. We had a good time together. I always like when they come to see me. We have so much fun playing together. I can't think of anything else, just wanted to let you know that I am doing well and am enjoying life with my family. Enjoy the few pictures. Bye for now.

Merry 1st Christmas

Merry Christmas everybody, so it's a day late, oh well.

I had a good Christmas. I got some clothes, from mommy, and some

toys from the aunts and uncles and a few other fun things. I can pull myself to a standing position without any help, and stand for a little bit, but I haven't taken any steps yet. Mom and dad can wait a bit longer for that next milestone. I am still loving to babble and tell lots of stories, some are louder and longer than they may need to be, but I want to make sure that everyone knows what is going on with me. I have two teeth on the bottom and they are sharp, I accidentally bit mom the other day. I guess she knows now to keep her finger out of my mouth (hee hee). This is me in my new Christmas Eve dress. I actually kept my shoes on the whole night too. That was a first for me, I don't like things on my feet. It was so cold, mom thought I should cover my toes too. My grandma came to visit with me, so we have been having fun shopping and just being together too. My other grandma and grandpa will be coming this weekend for New Years, I wonder what we will do together. I hope that you have a wonderfully blessed New Year. I know that I will be learning and growing and I hope you will join me in my next adventures. I will leave you with a couple more pictures of me and my first Christmas. Take care of you and bye for now...

catching up

A lot has happened since mom last wrote on here, so I'll try to summarize the past couple of months with a few pictures. Here I am with my Halloween costume, I was a cowgirl, all I'm missing is my hat, mom couldn't find one that was just my size, but she found the boots, so we just went with it. We went to our Fall Family fun night at church that night. We had a good time, next year I may be able to play some of the games, I was a little scared of things this year, but it was fun to watch everyone else.


On November 13th, we had our Adoption Day. I got to go with mom and dad to court to finalize the adoption. The judge was very nice and when she asked mom and dad a question, I wanted to answer too, so I said,"Yes",or what sounded like a yes, so everyone thought that was really cool and I got a laugh from those who came to support mom and dad and me. We have such good friends and family. We were only in the courtroom for maybe 5 minutes and then it was all done. We went to Black Eyed Pea for a celebration lunch and then later that night we met with friends and my mommy's family and Grandpa and Grandma for a fun dinner at White Fence Farm. It was a great night and day.

This was the outfit that I wore for my adoption day. I love polka dots and I thought I looked so cute. Okay, so I didn't leave the hat on for very long, but mom had to get one picture of me with it on.


We celebrated Thanksgiving and Christmas early with daddy's family, because mommmy had to work the day after, so we took a little trip to see them and this is a picture of me and all my cousins. We had a good time playing together, but it soon became overwhelming with so many of them and only me, so I had to take a few naps to get away to have some of "me" time. It was strange the next day when it was just me again and I got all the attention. I decided I like it better that way.

On Thanksgiving day we went to my cousin's house here and spent part of the day together with mommy's family. It was fun to explore a new place and see what I could get into that I wasn't suppose to be into. Things everywhere. I'm glad that I didn't break anything or I would have made mom and dad sad. It turned out to be a good day and I am thankful for my family and friends who love me so much.

Grandma and Grandpa gave me a wagon for Christmas, so now we can take lots of walks with that and I can put lots of things in it too. There is room for a friend to go with me too. We can each have our own seat. Yeah! I wonder what else I'll get for Christmas.

Sorry that it took so long to get back to you all. Mom promises that she will try to get better about updating this, because she knows how much my audience misses me. As far as things I'm doing, I haven't taken any steps yet, but I move around furniture and I jabber quite a bit, still working on words, lots of dadadadaa and mamamamama and babababa. Oh, and I have two teeth on the bottom now, so I can gum different foods like crackers, bread, pasta, things like that. My eating has gotten better too, now that I have so many more choices. I hope that you have a great week and we'll talk soon. Bye for now.

8 months

Sorry it has taken so long to get anything up here, mom got busy with working a little bit more, so she hasn't sat down to type out my latest adventures for me. I have been quite busy so far this month. I went to another pumpkin patch with my grandpa & grandma and then spent a couple of day with my other grandma. I am still pulling up on everything and I can even stand by myself, without holding onto anything, for a few seconds before falling down. I get around pretty well too, not liking to sit still for too long. All of mom's scrapbook stuff is fun to get into too. It is all within my reach, she may have to rethink that....anyway. I went outside today and looked at the beautiful snow. I can't wait to be able to play in it, I think I would get lost in it right now, so for now I'll just stand with mom or dad on the step and look at it. We were all snowed in today, so we spent the day together. It was a fun time. That's about all for now..hope you are staying warm and enjoying your end of October. Do you have any Halloween plans? Bye for now....

pumpkin patch

We went to the rock creek farm pumpkin patch on Saturday morning. It was a lot of fun. There were lots and lots of pumpkins in the field.
It was a nice day too. It was clear and pretty out. We took a bunch of pictures together. I got to pet a pony and a goat.
They had a little area where there were animals, so I got my picture taken with each one of them, goats, sheep, cows, ponies. We bought a couple of pumpkins and then walked around for awhile. I hope that we can go back next year.
Today mom made some pumpkin bread with the pumpkin she bought there, so the house smells really good. I can't have pumpkin bread yet, but I sure like the smell.
I am doing well, still pulling up on things and wanting to be the center of attention. I guess that's my job, right? I am not napping like I should be, but there is so much to do and see there isn't time for naps. I guess then I just have to go to bed earlier. Anyway, I hope that you are having a good week. Bye for now.

Standing by myself

Yes, I am pulling up on everything and then I fall down, cry, and get right back up and try again. I guess that's what they call learning to master something, try and try again. I am getting very good at crawling too, I can really cruise when I see something that I want, which is most everything nowadays. Mom bought me a deluxe boat, so I can swim around in the pool. We went to Breckenridge on Saturday and I got to try it out there. It was fun to kick my feet and do a little splashing around too. We had a fun day.
I am doing very well with eating now too. I don't spit everything out quite as much as before. I like sweet potatoes, carrots, squash and I'm warming up to peaches.I'm not sure what we are going to do this weekend, but I hope that you have a great rest of your week. Bye for now.

6 month check up

I had my 6 month check up on Monday. So here are the stats: Weight: 14 lbs. 11.5 oz Height: 2' 2.5" head: 16.75". I am just on the curve and doing well. I have the highest percentage for my height (61%). I also had to have some more shots, but I did real well. I cried just a little, but then I had my smile again. Now, I have a cold, so I am not feeling too well, but it will pass. I am working on my crawling and getting better and better. We've had a busy week. Mom broke her glasses so we had to go to the eye doctor and then pick out some new frames. Her glasses are really cool. Mom is working a little bit more this weekend, so it will me daddy and me time. I love to be with my daddy. We do lots of fun things together. I also like to be read too, now that I don't have to put the book in my mouth. Well, that's about all for now, I'm suppose to be napping, but I wanted to let you know how I was doing. Have a great weekend. Bye for now.

Hand-picked

I was hand-picked....My mommy told me that before time began Jesus hand-picked me to come and live with them. Because my birthmom and birthdad love me so much they wanted me to have the best life I could have so they hand-picked my mommy and daddy to love me and raise me as their own. I am so happy to have been hand-picked to be part of this family. I feel so blessed and thankful to my birthparents for their love and for making this most difficult decision. I'm glad that I get to visit with them and get to know them too. They get to see how I have changed and grown and how very loved and taken care of I am each time we see one another. I hope that in some small way this helps them know that they made the right choice. Thank you.

I am doing well. I am doing the army crawl and sometimes taking a few steps on all fours before I fall on my tummy. I can get around pretty quickly though, keeps mom and dad on their toes. I am eating some solids again too, tried sweet potatoes and bananas. It took a few days to like the sweet potatoes, but the bananas were much better. I also like oatmeal much better than rice cereal. I have learned a trick, when I don't want to eat anymore, I just stick my tongue out and then there is no way you're getting any food in my mouth. It works like a charm. That's about all that has been happening with me lately. Bye for now.

Almost Crawling

Here I am, almost crawling....I can stand up on all fours and move my legs, but my arms and legs don't seem to want to move together. I somehow either end up on my head or on my belly and then do my flying maneuver. Mom and dad are getting the house ready for my crawling debut, gates and locking devices, so I can see what I can get into and what really works well. I have become quite the little screamer too, especially when mom takes me shopping, I must let everyone know that I am there too. Don't forget about me....:) I am growing, I just had my six month pictures taken and I was a challenge for the lady taking my picture, she would try to pose me a certain way and then I would move all over, so she just went with it and they turned out real well anyway. Grandpa and Grandma B are coming again this weekend, so mom is getting things ready for their visit. I hope that you have a good weekend..I am doing very well and enjoying all the attention. Bye for now.

Reading is fun!

I am enjoying reading with Grandma. I guess we are having some technical difficulties with the blog, mom is trying to figure out why the pictures aren't showing up, but in the meantime, here I am. Maybe she'll have to do just one picture at a time instead of the slideshow, I don't know. I have been a busy girl, going here and there and everywhere. This weekend should be a little bit quieter. Hope you have a good one. Bye for now.

Shower to shower

This is a picture from the shower that I was given. I got lots of clothes and books, now mommy and daddy can read to me before bed or anytime of the day. My bookshelf is nearly full now. I also got some neat stuffed animals and some pretty handmade sweaters. I can't wait till it gets cooler so I can wear some of my new clothes. Mom went through all my clothes the other day so she could put the new ones where they belonged. I am so thankful for all the new people I have met, everyone is so friendly and wants to hold me. I always have a smile to give too! Just wanted to fill you in on what was new with me, I hope that you are having a good week. Bye for now.

Road Trip

We went to visit the family in NE this past weekend. I got to meet my great grandparents and I got to celebrate the 4th birthday of Luke & Janae, my cousins. We had a good time, lots of playing, not much napping to be done, oh well. I guess I can give mom and dad a hard time now that we are back home, I am pretty good....We spent time at the farm, so I got to see a horse, chickens, kittens and a couple of dogs. It was fun to get to meet my other three cousins. Ryan gave me lots of kisses and Janae wanted to hold me all the time. Needless to say, I got lots of attention. Now we are back and getting into the routine again. This week is going to be busy too. My grandma from ND is coming on Wednesday, I haven't seen her since the end of May, so I am excited about that and then my other grandparents are coming on Friday. I am going to be dedicated to Jesus on Sunday and then our church is going to shower me with gifts and fun....yeah! Like I said, busy week. That's all for now...bye for now

that's my baby face

I am doing lots of moving around lately. I try to get myself up to a crawl, but my arms and legs don't seem to get the hang of it quite yet, so I just scoot around on my belly. It's amazing how fast I can get around and now that I have the rolling over and around down, I can go even faster, look out world once I get to crawling, there ain't no stopping me....We are going on a trip this weekend, going to NE to visit grandma and grandpa and to meet my other cousins and the great grandparents.
How exciting! I wonder how I will do in the car for 6 hours?! I'll let you know. We'll be back on Monday night, so it's not too long of a trip. Do you have any fun
weekend plans?? We'll talk again soon. Bye for now....

Five Months and counting....

Today is my five month birthday....and we decided to go hiking at St. Mary's Glacier over by Idaho Springs. It was very steep and rocky, and when we got to the top it was windy and cold, but what can you expect when there is snow on the glacier. We tried out the hiking backpack, so I rode with daddy. It was fun, I would look from side to side checking out all the prettty trees and things. I'm not quite big enough to look all the way out, so I would peek out from behind. I was tired when we came down, so I took a nap, but all in all it was a fun day. I hope that you all had a good Monday too. Bye for now.

Found My Feet!

cousins

I got to meet 3 of my six cousins from Nebraska this past weekend. This is Connor, he is only 8 days older than me and about 5 pound heavier than me. He was trying to get my attention. My aunt and grandpa and grandma came to visit, so that grandma could come and help take care of me for the week. My daddy is on a trip to Florida for the week, so grandma came to help mommy. We have been having a good time. I miss my daddy though. He'll be back on Friday. We did quite a few things over the weekend, we went hiking, swimming and just plain hanging around together. I was so tired that I slept all night long, two nights in a row....mom was happy about that too. I have been taking longer naps lately too, about 2 1/2 hour naps. Mom doesn't know what to do with herself when I sleep that long, secretly I think she really likes it...I hope that you have a great rest of your week. Bye for now.