11 Months

11 months! Wow, one more month and you will be ONE! You are in size 9-12 month clothes, and size 2 diapers. These first 11 months have been such a joy. You are our content, good natured girl. You give the sweetest hugs. You often entertain yourself with books, balls, blocks, and basically anything you can get your hands on. You wave bye to Dad everyday when we leaves for work. You are standing independently, and you took your first steps last week! You prefer to crawl still, but you'll take a couple steps every once in a while.  You babble all the time. You are still saying "Dada" and "Mama." You learned to point recently, and it's so cute. You love to dance when music comes on. You bolt to any stairs you can see or reach. Your hair is still blonde, obviously, and we just can't believe it. We hope it stays forever. Your eyes are turning darker - almost a dark hazel. They will probably be brown? We'll see! You bring such a light to our lives and we love you as much as ever. 

Family Photos 2019

Olivia Russell Photography working her magic! 

I love these people with all my heart. 

10 Months

You are growing up so fast! You are just under 18 lbs. You are wearing size 9-12 month clothes and size 2 diapers. You still have 4 teeth - 2 on top and 2 on bottom - with more coming soon. Your personality is coming out more and more. You are still a Mama's girl, but you're starting to reaaaaaally love Dad. You flap your arms with joy, and say "Dada!", when he comes home at the end of the day. Physically you've had tough month! You battled a double ear infection and bronchiolitis. I didn't even realize it either, because you're such a chill kid! Poor thing. You are getting more bumps and bruises because you're exploring the world like crazy. You pull up on everything. You are eating like a champ still, and nursing a few times a day. You're still waking up (usually) once a night. I think we'll get rid of that once you stop nursing... fingers crossed HA. You love to play with balls, play peek-a-boo, and patty cake. You love to giggle and laugh all the time. You are saying "Dada", "Mama", and "Ball." You bring so much joy into our lives, and we love you so very much!

^ Over it... hahaha

9 Months

A few days late BUT you are growing up like crazy! You have been out in the world as long as you were in my belly. Whaaaat?! You are wearing size 2 diapers and 9 month clothes. You are always moving. Crawling, climbing, and exploring every inch of the house. You escape to the stairs every chance you get. You are eating basically everything we eat, and lots of it. You are still nursing a few times a day, and taking a sippy cup during meal times. You have some serious lungs on you. It's never a question when you want something ha. We are teaching you basic signs to help with that. You know "more" and sometimes "milk." You have 3 teeth now, 2 on bottom and 1 on top. You like to clap and wave. You are still struggling to sleep through the night consistently. We're going to get it one of these days... You are such a good baby though. Happy and content most of the time. We love you, Cos!

Vienna Goes to Pre-School

After a poor orientation experience I spent all evening and night stressing about this morning. Vienna is a shy kid already, so I debated waiting another year to send her to pre-school anyway. I felt nauseas and emotional about dropping her off if she didn't feel comfortable.

We walked into the classroom and she kept asking me to stay. I knew she would.  I could tell she was scared, but we talked about being brave. She went and sat by the teacher and didn't cry when I left. She's probably having a blast by now. But MAN, my poor Mama heart is breaking a little.

Love you sweet, Vienna! See you at 11:45.