9 months (and 2 weeks:))

I love her more everyday if that is possible and I lovehate that she is getting so big and old!!

At her 9 month visit her stats were as follows:

weight: 16lb 11oz -> 12%tile

length: 29in -> 90%tile

head: 17 1/4in -> 45%tile

She is at such a fun age and it is so fun watching her start to discover the world around her!

She is still a spunky little monkey and is trying so hard to crawl. She scoots backward (while lying on her belly) and turns around in circles. She can get on to all fours now and wiggles her legs around but can't quite move herself forward. It doesn't take much of that and she gets really frustrated!

She LOVES her binky and I LOVE that she loves her binky and think it is so cute to watch her suck on it!

All that length helps her reach really far and grab a hold and tip over anything that looks interesting... like a freshly made pitcher of orange juice.

She has turned into such a good sleeper... I think she is making up for the first 6 months that she never slept! (4 naps a day... AHHHH!)

Still a mommas girl... OH MY GOSH, I CANNOT GET ENOUGH OF HER!!!

She is the happiest smiliest baby I have ever known!

Smiling, LAUGHING, talking, squealing, cooing, and (I am convinced) humming.

I kiss her 1 million times a day! She lets me!

The little love of my life!

-video to come soon to show off her new 'tricks'... smarty pants!-

I know it is all a little over the top, what can I say, I am a proud mom!

Crazy Mad Hornets, Crazy Mad Dad and WINDOWS!

Jeff, Avery and I where taking a nice Sunday stroll minding our own business when out of the blue (and the tree branches above) come swarming hornets, in full attach mode....

Then come the screams of the little one!

We were running and could not believe what just happened. They got Avery on the head (and her jaw-line I found the next day) and Jeff on the arm.

Luckily the screams didn't last to long, that was until I laid her down for the night and she would roll over on to her right side and the screams would begin again!... Poor little thing!

Jeff kept threatening to go back and kill all those angry hornets but I don't think that has happened yet!

Since we moved into our house almost 3 years ago...ALMOST 3 YEARS AGO {wow}!

We have desperately needed new windows throughout. All the seals were broken on the almost 25 year old windows. On one of the snowy days of the first winter here, I was shocked to see snow... yes, actually snow flakes blowing into my front room.

We literally could not see out of some of them! Pathetic!

We have had multiple quotes and even at one point put money down on getting them replaced but it never happened until finally, thanks to my wonderful dad, 2 weeks ago

WE HAVE NEW WINDOWS! ... Well, at least on the front of our house.

Keep in mind Jeff or my dad have never before installed windows. My dad did lots of homework and talked to all the window guys he could get to listen on how to do it.

I had no reservations that my dad could do it and that he would do a good job of it.

He did NOT disappoint!

We are SO SO SO grateful for all his hard work and for his love (he must love us for all the work he does on this house:)) and sacrifice!

Jeff and I are still stopping each other in surprise... "Oh my, look at our front yard, you can see it from the front room"!

Oh yea, we also cut down that awful old evergreen that stood exactly where Jeff is standing in the above picture. (I have also had it out for that tree since we moved it!)

What a GREAT week!