To wrap up March i present...

Random Pics! Enjoy!

It's 4pm, where is my poppa??

Nana and me!

Catching some shut eye!

Quit laughing at me and get me out of here!

Me and Kylie sharing a snack

My first Easter egg hunt

Hands down the cutest easter bunny around!

Like mother, like daughter. We can sleep anywhere!

My last days in my infant car seat.

Sleeping in my high chair!

No picture to prove it but...

when I want to I can wave bye-bye! I am learning so many new things these days. I am also looking forward to my first real trip! Mom and Pop are taking me to Chicago! I will be spending my first Easter in the windy city! While we are there, we will be going to the Chicago Cubs home opener. I will also get to see my cousin Toni and John along with thier 4 kids - Meghan, Amanda, Matthew and Andrew. I can hardly wait! Mom has bought me some very cute outfits for me to wear while I am there, Aunt Kate did too! She bought me a Chicago cubs jacket, headband and my first cubbie hat! Nana Kathy also bought me a pink warm up suit featuring the cubbie logo! I can hardly wait! Here is a pic of the outfit momma got me to wear to the game! The other pic is me in my Cubs hat with my onsie from cousin Alyssa. She went to DIsney and bought this for me! Check out my knees! Can you see how much I have been crawling?

More teeth

Recently I have been somewhat of a cranky butt. Well, that's what mom calls me. It seems I had good reason. I have been trying to get these teeth to come through and I have managed to get one more in! Tooth #5 is in! It is on the bottom right side. Five down, too many more to count. I have also figured out out to sit on my knees and play with my toys. Dad thinks I look really cute like this!

the sweetest sound

Amelia has been babbling now for some time. She often babbled things like "mmmmm" or "aaaaa", sometimes it sounds like she is saying "hi". Two weeks ago she figured out how to say dada. She loves to babble dada dada dada all day long. I have been waiting patiently to hear her say mama. This morning while crawling around the living room she slipped on a toy and started to fuss. She got back up and crawled over to me and pulled up on my leg. Once she was standing by me she looked at me at said "mama". I have to say - it was priceless. How is it possible that my baby can say 2-3 words! Where has the time went? Her daddy and I both agree, we love to listen to her babble - regardless of what she says.

Cruising

I am now cruising the furniture! While momma was chatting on the phone she noticed I had pulled myslef up at the end of the couch. Didn't know I could do that? You must have missed an entry! I have been pulling up for at least a week!! Back to my story - while mommy was talking to her friend Lori (they talk a lot!), I slowly made my way down to where she was in the recliner. Mommy was so surprised to see me standing next to her! Here are some pictures of me playing!

I am eight months old!

I am officially eight months old. I am growing by leaps and bounds. In summary for this month, I have learned how to crawl, pull up and I got my 4th tooth! I can also stand with help and drink from a cup. I was also sick this month. I had a small bug but it took it's toll on me. All I wanted was to roll around my momma's lap and be held. Luckily it only lasted 2 days and then I was feeling back to my old self again. Looking forward into month 9 I predict that I will be walking before it is over! Or at least by the end of month 10! I am on the move!

Yesterday I had a lot of excitement. Not only did my new friend Zoe come over, but i got to see all my friends from my St. Louis playgroups! Zoe came all the way Iowa to see me. She was a lot of fun to play with. Here is a picture of me and Zoe!

Happy St. Pat's day!

Today is my first st. pat's day! Mommy and Daddy had big plans for me. We were going to go to my first Ancient order of the Hibernians Parade in Dogtown. I was just in dogtown last week at Seamus Mcdaniels! But unfortunatly the weather guy said it was going to rain and possibly snow! So mommy decided that we were going to go shopping! Mommy wanted to pick up some new clothes before we leave for Chicago. We spent the whole day shopping and had lots of fun. I wore my very cute t-shirt that says "daddy's lucky charm!"

It's official - i can crawl!

Today was the day. The day that Dr. Nancy warned my parents about. She warned them to child proof the house because I would be mobile. And today is that day. i am a crawler. I crawled across the the living room today - about 7-8 feet! I am also getting better at pulling myself up! I am really growing!

Being sick is no fun!

Well, after almost 8 months it happened. I got my first fever. It is no fun! I am crabby and cry alot. And like all babies, when i am sick i want my mommy! Don't put me down, don't try to clean, don't do the laundry - just sit and hold me. Hold me as I cry and flop around trying to get comfortable. Mommy stayed home with me so she could do just that - hold me. It did make me feel better! After about 36 hours my fever broke and I was feeling much better, but then I refused to eat. I hope it's a long time before I get sick again.

Cubs gear

Harry

Camille

Aunt Kate just returned from a trip to Chicago and brought me back some goodies. She bought me a cubs hat that says " my first cap", a cute ribbon so everyone will know I am a GIRL and a very cute jacket that says Chicago on it! Very cute! Thanks a bunch aunt kate! I love it all - and daddy did too! We also went with aunt kate to get a new cat. It was a hard decision. There were a lot of great cats there! I really loved a tan and white one that was meowing a lot, aunt kate liked a big gray and white one and then there was this funny one who was flipping around in her cage and chasing her toys. Her name was Camille. She was too sweet! She let Kate carry her around and was purring 5 seconds into our meeting. Kate was sold. Welcome to the family Camille! Hope you and Harry become fast friends! Don't let Harry boss you around - he weighs about 25lbs - you can always outrun him!

My Red Hat aunts!

Tonight I went with granny De and mommy to see my red hat aunts. We went to a place called Dogtown. They all had dinner at Seamus McDaniels. The food sure did smell good! It love seeing my aunts! Aunt Ruth bought me my first easter basket with a bunny for me to play with and two to set on my selves. Aunt Dani bought me the most adorable outfit - it is jean capri's and a red gingham shirt. so cute. I can't wait to wear it! Granny De also bought me some beautiful summer clothes. One says "so pretty" i can only guess because she thinks i am pretty! the 2nd one has butterflies on it and is purple (my favorite!) and and short and shirt set!! I love them all! I can't wait for warmer weather so I can put them on! One at a time of course :) Thanks everyone!

How many steps are there in a crawler?

If the answer is 4-5 then I am officially a crawler!!! I am starting to really take off now. Things that motivate me to crawl are: the remote, the phone, dirt, dust, the kitty, the newspaper and plastic bags of all kinds. Basically, things I am not supposed to have or things mommy and daddy don't want me to have. I am quite funny when i do crawl though - i kind of kick my leg out to launch me forward. It's very funny to watch! I also pulled myself up on my exasaucer. I was in a standing position for a few seconds, then i tumbled down. No crying though - i am not a sissy!

My weekend in review

This weekend went by so fast! Friday night was spent with mommy and daddy. We just hung out at home, enjoying each other's company. Saturday we went to see my Buela. She was at home recovering and was so happy to see us! We stayed and played with her for awhile and I showed her how i can do the baby 2 step now! I am so talented! I also showed everyone how I can be a mockingbird! Mommy was saying dada to me and i finally said it back to her! I say it all the time, but this was my first time repeating it back to her! Of course I wouldn't do it for daddy when I got home - I am not a performing monkey! I spent Sunday with Daddy while mommy slept! She worked the night before and had to go back that night. Before I knew it I was off to Christa's for the day! Time flies when you are having fun! Here I am after I had my first taste of spaghetti. It was yummy!

Very bad news

Yesterday my buela was in a very bad car accident. She was taking my cousin Alyssa dress shopping and somebody ran into her head on! It was very scary and mommy and daddy were very worried. Thank goodness everyone was able to walk - or roll in my buela's case - out of the hospital with sprains and bruises. The ER doc told buela she was fortunate to have a car with good air bags and smart enough to have her seat belt on. He said the combo saved her life! I always wear my seat belt and my buela is proof that you should too!! Get well soon, we love you!!

Doing the two step - baby style

I finally managed to crawl more than one step - I crawled two steps! Mommy and Daddy find it great fun to yell to the other person "to come her real quick!" when I am doing something new. And this was no different. Mommy and Daddy are quite funny! What will they do when I start walking? Some people think I will walk early! I hope so - that way I can pick up some speed and catch bootylicious. She is the Roadrunner to my Wile E. Coyote. I will keep trying to get to her!

Off to see pastor Kim!

Today mommy and I got up early so we could get all dressed up and go see pastor Kim! I love going to see her! Church service was great! I was on my best behavior. I wore my dress that my Nana bought me. Everyone stopped to see me on the way out and told me how cute I looked! I love getting dressed up and going to church. And after church I got to see my Buela! Grandpa Butch came over too. Buela was so happy to see me - she kept hugging me and kissing me! We played for a long time while grandpa butch made a lot or noise in the living room. He was sanding our doorway for us. We all had lunch together after that! It was a great Sunday!

I'm on the move

Well, I am in the early stage of being on the move. I have figured out how to take one crawl step forward!! I have mastered the reverse crawl. it's a snap. Now I can get up on my hands and knees and get one crawling motion out before i flop on my belly. Here is a pic of me in my tutu, trying to crawl! How do ballerina's do it - crawling in a tutu is hard work!

Bring on the steak...

I'm ready - let's go!

I have four teeth!! Can you believe it?? Four teeth!! Wow. What will I do with four teeth! Maybe mommy will start feeding me table food. She bought me yougart and some new fruit puffs to try! I can't wait. The other day it was beautiful here in Illinois so mommy got my stroller out and we went for a walk. I have to say I looked very cute. I love it outside. I could stay out there for hours. Mommy made sure I was safe and strapped me in, put my flappy hat on and my sunglasses. If you look closely, you'll see that angel bunny made the trip with us too!

Proof I am growing!

The other morning when Daddy came in to get me he was shocked to see I had pulled myself up and was 3/4 of the way up over the rail. Mommy and Daddy decided it was time to lower my mattress! Mommy also decided to take down my mobile! After I woke up from my nap I managed to get ahold of mr. giraffe and was pulling the mobile over when mommy came in. I was having a great time until mommy took it away from me. Luckily mommy could seperate the base from the mobile and I can still listen to my "radio".

I am a funny girl

I have figured out how to cluck my tongue! Mommy and Daddy cluck their tongue at me all the time. I thought it was so funny that i kept moving my tongue around until I could do it. I am quite a girl! I have also figured out how to feed myself. I still haven't mastered the pincher grasp {well, except for mom's nose and lips. i can really grasp those!} so I just grab the food and keep trying until it reaches my mouth! I have a 50 to 60% success rate. The ones I miss end up in my high chair or on the floor for Hugo-Dog. Hugo-dog loves me.