2 Girls and A Guy

You:
-Are still wearing a 0-3 size onesie in the above picture....same as month 1!!
-Pull up on everything.
-Crawl really fast....and usually giggle while you're at it.
-Walk around furniture really well.
-Greeted us in the morning, on April 7th, by standing in your crib. We lowered it that night!
-You don't have a huge interest in walking by yourself. You love to walk while holding on to someone's hands, but the second we try to let go of you, you immediately sit down. You're very safe! If you ever feel unsure about your footing, you just sit. We think you can stand by yourself if you'd just try!!
-Dad's worried about your crooked left foot when you walk. :)
-Love to pull all of your toys out of the toy box.
-Like to mimic sounds and actions.
-Started to clap along when you realize others are doing it. You even clap when you hear it being done on TV.
-LOVE, love, love books.
-Sat through Hope & Holly's last music concert. You sat the entire time (granted we had some toys and snacks), but mom and dad enjoyed the whole thing!
-Will stand at the front door and look outside for 10-15 minutes watching the blowing trees and our new dog Lola.
-Love Lola. Anytime her name is mentioned, you instantly start looking out the windows trying to find her.
-Went to the park for the first time over Easter weekend. You liked the swing, but weren't so sure about the slide.
-Light up when you get up on Daddy's shoulders. It's one of your favorite places to be!
-Just within the last week or so of this month, you became quite the explorer.
-Are now content to crawl around and play by yourself for decent stretches of time.
-Are a pretty good eater! You love to eat (or at least try) whatever mom and dad are eating. It doesn't suffice to just put pieces on your tray. You want it straight from our plates. You especially love bread. You downed almost half of a hamburger, and several days later almost 3/4 of a bratwurst. Crazy.
-Also started drinking some whole milk. We're mixing it with breastmilk for the time being. You decided you were done nursing and wouldn't consider any formula. The whole milk has revolutionized bottle feedings!! You actually want to drink it, and sometimes want more. Thank you!
-Visited Sidney!! Mom was very excited about this trip. You and Sidney played well together. We know you're going to be best of friends! Ha. At least the moms are pushing for this. :)
-You're our little observer! Grandpa KH calls you "radar."

We were trying to get a candid shot of you reading the CMS program to publish in their next bulletin, but all we really did was catch Grandma yawning. :)

Getting ready for your very first track meet.

Singing in church with Dad.

Morning routine, staring out the window.

Are these positions really comfortable baby girl??

1st Easter Pics

Visiting Sidney!

Next time we will try to get better pictures of these two. lol.

We love this stage, baby Andelyn. You are SO MUCH FUN!

Andelyn is 10 Months Old!

This was a big month!!

You:
-Started moving around. Dad gave you a deadline of the end of spring break, March 21st, in order to be crawling. :) You ended up getting the army crawl figured out. One week later, March 27th, you were crawling at times on your hand and knees.
-Started opening cabinet doors. We allowed this because it motivated you to move around. Sorry sweetie, no more of that!!
-Figured out how to wave goodbye. You started by just moving your right arm up and down, but you mastered the pageant wave. You wiggle your fingers as you moved your wrist up and down. You did that great for a week and then you weren't interested any longer.
-Try to imitate our words. Definitely a lot of babbling.
-Love to dance. When you hear any notes of music you will start wiggling your head side to side like a bobble head. Your body moves in rhythm as well.
-Starting to clap. Basically, this consists of bringing your hands together and then rolling/wiggling them around together. It's cute!
-Your catch phrase is, wiggle wiggle wiggle, and you start shaking your head.
-Felt a first tooth March 22nd. (The bottom middle right) Felt a second a week later on March 29th (Bottom middle left). We can see them easily now. We hope they are straight. :) Don't worry, braces are only $5,000 right now. . .
-You didn't mean to hurt mom, but your new little teeth are like razor blades. Makes nursing a painful experience, for mommy that is.
-Celebrated your 10 month birthday by traveling to Broken Bow, NE to visit great grandma Dorothy. She loved the visit and meeting you for the first time. You weren't quite sure about her, because you stared her down for a good 15 minutes.
-In NE you also saw James, your second cousin. You played very well together even though he is 2 years older than you. Bath time was especially fun. You guys splashed and splashed and laughed non-stop.
-Dad enjoyed having someone to watch March Madness with. You were intrigued by it, or just the TV in general.
-You weigh 18 lbs.
-Still wearing 3-6 and 6 month clothing. You did wear some 9 month pajamas but we think they might be either on the small side or labeled wrong, because when we got a couple more pairs out, they engulfed you. You couldn't even crawl because they were so baggy.
-April 4th you started pulling yourself up on things. You crashed and burned after pulling up on the tub a couple of times. The bumps on the head will get more and more.
-Even though you can crawl you still prefer to be standing. You will crawl to mom, just so you can pull yourself up and stand.
-You love to stand, but you're not close to walking yet. There have been a couple of times that we've let go of you and you try to balance, but it doesn't last but a second. We think you'll have to work on focusing on the task at hand before you will be ready. You're looking around at too many things.
-You're becoming more acquainted with the word NO with your new mobilization. You're learning your boundaries and doing a really good job.
-We think you will have a very tender heart. Your feelings get hurt really quick when you're told no.
-You're a lot of fun to have around. You do very well when we're out and about. You entertain all the people around us. Right now you don't know a stranger because you're always looking around and making faces at them.

WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!

You love, love, love books!

....and baths!

Playing, while waiting for the doctor at your 9 month appointment.

You're pretty good at rolling the ball back and forth with mom or dad.

Dressed up for the state games....the pictures didn't turn out so well though. :)

Haha. Grandma Lisa sent home a box of Golden Grahams. Mom was putting dishes away and you found them....and dumped out the entire bag! This was a first, but we're sure it won't be a last!