Project Rosalie - 42 Weeks

Rosalie is growing LEAPS and BOUNDS! It is so fun to watch her start to understand what I'm saying and try and communicate back to me. She is pulling up on everything, and cruising and trying to climb. She's crawling fast now, too. She's working on tooth number 5, but hasn't been as fussy with this one (so far). She loves pointing to things, and saying "dis"? She loves eating goldfish and pickles. She HATES putting on clothes, and when I take a shower (she has to stay outside the shower all by herself which makes her really mad). And she's finally starting to say Momom! She's been obviously saying Dadad for a while, but she's just started looking at me and saying Momom when she wants me! Of course, then she gets what.ever. she wants!
Look at those dark wavy curls!

FIrst scoochy-crawl

I know it's late, but....

Project Rosalie - 41 Weeks

It's that time of year! We went to the Pumpkin Patch this weekend! We all went shopping and bought coordinating (NOT matching, I'm not that kind of girl) outfits and went to take some family photos at the pumpkin patch! David and I looked stunning (as always) and Rosalie was gorgeous..... but would NOT crack a smile! She had fallen asleep in the car, and even though she got a good little nap in, she decided she was going to be whiny and serious. No. Pumpkin. Fun. The photo above shows the extent of her mirth.
When we got home, Cris and Kendall Hargrett came over and watched the Nole game. Rosalie was the silliest, SMILIEST, laughingest baby you ever did see! Hours of entertainment (for me at least, I didn't have anything to watch because, as I mentioned, the game was on). Where was this girl at the Pumpkin Patch?
Rosalie is really pulling up a LOT these days and is starting to cruise a little bit. I fear the sweet crawling stage will be short lived for her. She gets SO proud of herself when she pulls up, even when it's the fifteenth time in a row, and mama is not playing up her accomplishment with googly eyes and shouts of acclamation anymore. SHE knows it's a big deal and smiles soooooo big and laughs at her own awesomeness!

Project Rosalie - 40 Weeks

This is what all of my pictures look like lately, now that little Miss Rosalie is moving so fast! She is pulling up more often now and playing more independently. She has her two bottom teeth and now one top tooth and the other is just about to pop through! She hasn't been too fussy with it except around bedtime and at night she's having a harder time putting herself back to sleep, so I've been singing a lot of Twinkle, Twinkle (her new favorite sleepy-time song!). Usually I don't even make it through once before she's back asleep. Have I mentioned how much I love her lately?

Project Rosalie - 39 Weeks

Sweet Rosalie! She's started crawling this week! Well, okay, not CRAWLING really, but army crawling/one leg up, one leg down crawling/bum scooching! Let's just say she gets around pretty fast! And she is really getting into things! I'm loving it!
She had her 9 month (eek!) appointment Thursday and the stats are as follows:
Head circumference: 75th percentile
Weight: 20 lbs 2 oz 75th percentile
Height: 27 inches 50th percentile
... we all knew she was on the fluffy side ;-)
One day this week, David went in to get Rosalie from her nap and she was sitting up in her bed! We had seen her sit up on her own before, but never after a nap. I thought it was cool, because she woke up and couldn't see mom or dad, so she tried to get a better perspective, and when she STILL couldn't see us, then she cried so we would come and get her! She's usually not that patient!
I'm sure that there were other amazing goings on, but I can't remember!!!

Project Rosalie - 38 Weeks

It seems like Rosalie is doing something new every single day right now! And I'm so busy keeping up with her and living my beautiful life that I'm falling behind on my posting! And i hate it, because with so much going on with her I know I'm missing recording new milestones, and cute little things that she does. I need to keep a notepad near me to write down the adorableness and new accomplishments! In this picture she has figured out how to unsnap the tray insert from her little high chair/booster seat. Her food went everywhere! All over her and the floor, but she was SO proud of herself and infatuated with her new toy that of course I wasn't upset! That week she also learned how to give kisses and turn pages all by herself. She'll just pick up a book open it and start turning the pages! Sometimes something on a certain page makes her laugh. I never know what, but something! She's getting more and more agile and loves to climb all over me and her toy basket and jumperoo and whatever else is around! I'm having a hard time mentally adjusting to her new almost-toddler-hood! In my head and in my heart, she's still that little tiny baby that loved to sleep on my chest... Where does the time go? Even so, I am loving her new adventures and am excited to experience the world with her!