Happy 10 Months Baby Girl!!

Well, here we are, another month gone! Aubryn you are just growing wayyyy too quickly! I see you growing everyday and I still cannot believe that your Daddy and I made this beautiful miracle! 




This post to you is a little late because...
WE WENT TO NEW MEXICO!!
Normally this may not be exciting, but we went for a family reunion and a lot of our family had never met you. Mommy and Daddy also fell in love with NM, and I would love to live there someday (but Grandma would not be too happy about that!!) :) 
Something else super exciting happened while we were in New Mexico....
YOU GOT YOUR FIRST TOOTH!! 
I cannot believe that it took 10 months, but you finally got a tooth! It looks like you are popping another one through as well. No wonder you were a cranky pants most of the trip. You did VERY well for being in the car for 10 hours though. You are my awesome angel baby. 


Other things that happened this month (or future!):
~ Your 10 month birthday also fell on Grandma's birthday this month! Happy Birthday Grandma!!
~ We got your SUPER CUTE 9 month photos done, but I just got them back, so I'm going to count them in this month's post :)

~ We have had trouble with babysitters this month... I am still working, and loving my job, but this whole babysitter thing is very frustrating! I just want what is best for you and what will make you happy, I didn't know that was too much to ask! We will find someone that we love soon, I just know it! 
~ I am so excited for Halloween next week! You are going to have 2 costumes! You are going to be Mickey Mouse (a gift from your Great Aunt Lisa!) and a Ladybug (a gift from your Grandma because Mommy fell in love with it!). I am so excited to get to take you trick-or-treating!
~ We are also going to go to the Arizona State Fair and the pumpkin patch right before Halloween, so of course I am excited for that too!!
~ We went to your first Farmer's Market and got some yummy fresh produce. Even though you are getting out of the baby food stage, it is never too early to get you started on different textures of fruits and veggies!


Updates on you-
~ You are talking so much more now! Of course my favorite is Mama! :) You really like to follow me around saying "Mama Mama" and when I answer you, you laugh. It is the cutest!
~ You are still cruising. I think you just don't want to walk. Not that I am complaining, you have just done everything else so early that I am starting to wonder :)
~ You are finally getting into more 3-6 month clothes than 0-3 or 3 month! I am so excited to get to use more clothes from our baby shower! 
~ Still in size 2 diapers
~ Still sucking away at that thumb. You are definitely your Mommy's daughter... 
~ You really love toys that make noise....especially if they resemble a laptop or cell phone!! My little techie :)
~ You have this weird obsession with belly buttons! You HAVE to stick your finger in a belly button any time you see one (especially Mommy's and Daddy's!!)
~  You are starting to grow out of liking baby food. You would much rather have whatever I am eating, than what I give you.
~ You have started really taking interest in your blankie, which I find adorable. You also really like babies, real or toys. Grandma got you this really cute baby is a lamb costume on the way home from NM that you love! 


As it is starting to get COLD! I am getting excited to spend your first Fall with you! It is bittersweet that Christmas is soon (with you turning 1 and all!) but I am so happy and proud and every other word imaginable, to be your Mommy. I just know Fall/Winter will bring new joys and experiences with my beautiful miracle.


I love you more than words can say,


Mommy <3


UPDATE!
Your 10 month old stats:
16 lbs 7 ozs (5th percentile), 28.75 inches (50th percentile)

Where has the time gone??

So, as October begins, it brings me to start thinking about the holidays! Autumn and winter are definitely my favorite times of the year. Autumn is the time where I can start opening up the windows and doors and enjoying the fresh air. I love going on beautiful walks and watching the kids ride their bikes. Even though we live in AZ and we only really have two seasons, HOTT or less hot, but I still like the less hot time :) I am looking forward to the crisp morning air, and the fight to get out of bed because it is cold and you want to stay snuggled under the covers. Christmas has always been my favorite holiday, not for the presents, but for the meaning and family gatherings. Since December 20, 2010, Christmas has a new reason to be special...the birth of my beautiful baby girl Aubryn (which, if you have read any of my other posts, you know her very well lol). So now, the reason for this post...


As October begins and I think about the holidays, I cannot help but thinking that my daughter will be ONE YEAR OLD soon. I cannot believe it! I remember the day I found out I was pregnant, I remember the first time I heard her heartbeat, I remember the first time I felt her kick inside my belly, I remember the day I found out that she was a girl, I remember the day I went into labor and very quickly after that, the first time I held her in my arms. The first smile, laugh, sit up, crawl, words, I remember everything. And to think, soon, she will be 1. 


I have been looking at themes for her birthday, and it is VERY bittersweet. I am so happy to see her growing up from a beautiful baby to a sweet little girl. But on the other hand, my beautiful baby is growing up to a be a sweet little girl...


So for all who have little babies, and even big babies, remember that they grow way too quickly. Don't rush anything, and take time to notice the small things. Before you know it, they won't do those things anymore. 


It is hard to believe that not only will my little one will be a year old, but also, in January, my step-daughter Chloe will be 5!! I have enjoyed every minute of watching her grow. Her dad and I have been together since she was 5 months old, and she has turned into a beautiful little girl. Her latest achievement is riding her bike with no training wheels, and now, NO PUSH START! I am SO proud to watch her and help teach her things that she will use in her life! Next year, she will be starting school...and I will cry :) Bittersweet...my favorite word in this post. She wants a Tangled birthday party, and I have already found all of the decorations, so I am super excited about that! Gotta start stocking up on gifts now! 


Tomorrow, we are going to the portrait studio to get photos of the girls together, and Aubryn's 9 month photos. These are the last ones we have, from 3 months ago:

Sniff sniff...ok. I'm done. :)


Here are some of my ideas for Aubryn's birthday! I'm sure this has been thought of, but I haven't seen anything, so I not going to take too much credit other than that I thought of it :)


Winter ONEderland! :)
or  (since her nursery is ladybugs and so was my baby shower)
Ladybugs!!


Either way, I am sure that it will be a fantastic and bittersweet bash! 


Both of my girls have grown way too quickly, but I am relishing every second...
Thanks for listening to my sappyness :)