Car, Poon, & Dabo

A Sesame Street car, a poon (spoon), and Dabo (a security blankie)...........

are Tyler's most recent sleep buddies!  B-bop bunny occasionally fills in for Dabo.  It just depends on who is clean. 

Potty Time

Tyler used the potty for the first time today!! Yay!  We're so proud of our little guy, and relieved that he's finally showing some interest in potty training.

Bailey Beth - 9 Months

OK.....so I'm not even going to say how I can't believe our little Bailey Beth is already 9 Months....nope I'm not going to do that again this month.....ooops.

Bailey officially said "Ma-ma" on March 23rd - the day before her 9 month mark!  Tyler heard it too, and ran up to me saying "Bailey said mama" so it was confirmed by my sweet little man.  She's still a talker and enjoys testing out the extreme ranges in her voice.  Her high note just might give Mariah Carey a run for her money.

She's still pretty much on the same feeding schedule as last month, but we're starting to add in more textured, table foods.  Oh, Bailey learned to gargle liquids and LOVES it.  Tyler is probably still her favorite person and I think Ben and I are in a close tie for 2nd place.  No crawling yet, but she can pull herself up to a standing position while holding onto us.  She is nothing short of thrilled with herself when she pulls up!  She bops and sways to music which is cute to watch.  Her favorite cartoon is far and away Blue's Clues.  Her favorite activity is jumping in her doorway jumper.  She waves back at us when she hears the word "hey".  Bailey Beth's 2 upper front teeth just broke through which gives her a grand total of 4 teeth.

Bailey went to the peds office this morning for her check-up and here are her 9 month stats:
weight: 17 lbs. 11 ozs. (30th percentile)
height: 27.5" (60th percentile)
She dipped down pretty far on the weight chart, but our doctor isn't concerned since I'm pumping and we know exactly how much she's eating.  After enduring the flu, a cold, and resisting the transition to the bottle I'm sure that she probably lost a little weight along the way, but we'll keep a close eye on her weight.

Bath Time Fun

Here are some pictures of Bailey Beth's first time sitting in the bath tub, like a big girl, without her bath seat.  She's still a little wobbly, but loved it.  Tyler seemed to like having a more interactive playmate too.....since the bath seat restricted her play.

Cute Pictures

he sure does love her

chillin in the bouncy chair

Daddy's girl

Wipe It Clean

Tyler says the funniest stuff all the time, and I just had to do a post about the latest thing.  He loves Disney's "Cars" movie and is really into the characters.  He calls Lightning McQueen "Wipe it clean" and it's hilarious.  We've got to get it on video. 

Bailey Beth - 8 Months

Our Miss Bailey Beth turned 8 months old on Feb. 24th!  Can you believe it....I can't!!  We just moved her out of our room and into the nursery on Sunday evening.  We never really intended to wait so long to move her to the crib, but with Christmas, our Vegas trip, then the flu things just kept getting delayed.  She slept great in our room too so there wasn't any real rush to move her either.  She made the transition perfectly!  She acts like she's been sleeping in the crib since birth - I declare that Bailey is just the most adaptable and go-with-the-flow baby I've ever seen.  We're actually still in the process of redecorating both of their new rooms so there'll be more pictures to come soon.

Bailey Beth is a serious talker.  She's learning to be loud and talk often from her big brother, but hey she's got to be able to get a word in around here.  She takes about 4 pumped bottles per day and has 2-3 jars of baby food.  She's drinking her bottles much better and usually in one sitting now - whew that's a big relief too.  She pretty much likes most every baby food (even peaches now) and has absolutely no problem polishing off each serving.

No crawling yet, but we're not exactly pushing it either.  I like knowing she's gonna stay put.  She's really into exploring faces right now, and she's not exactly graceful about it.  Ben says that she thinks it's funny if we say "ouch".  She likes to give hugs.  She lays her little head on my neck and holds my shoulders with her hands - it melts me!  She plays well with toys...picks them up, changes hands, moves things around, operates simple levers, buttons, and knobs.  Bailey can hold her own sippy cup, but doesn't guzzle it....she's a lady.

Bailey Beth is certainly a Daddy's girl and gets so excited to see her Dada everyday when he steps in the door after work.  Her favorite word is "dada" with "bah-bah" in a close second.  I'm 95% sure she's said "mama" several times, but she only pulls that one out every now and then.  The rest of her "talking" is just jabbering baby talk.  According to our home scale she weighs 18 pounds.

Here are a few recent photos for you to enjoy: