New experiences and discoveries

 Raelynn seems to learn something new everyday and is a blast to hang out with.  Here are a few things we've done recently.

We met Santa for the first time!  She looked him up and down and waited until after the picture to start frowning.  

She discovered that not only are dog toys fun, but so is the basket we keep them in. 

Sorry I can't turn it.  I took it on my phone. 

Last week Raelynn had her 9 month check up.  She was 18 lbs, 11 oz and 28.8 inches.  She scored off the charts for fine motor skills and communication.  She was only average on her gross motor skills, and since that's just not normal for Raelynn, our pediatrician said we should work with her on pulling up on furniture and cruising.  

Phase one of our assignment....... Complete  :)  Now we just have to get her confidence up enough to try taking some steps. 

Photo Bomb

I'm way behind as usual.  Raelynn was sick for almost 2 weeks straight and we've been very busy.  Raelynn has just taken off.  She army crawls everywhere and is in to everything.  She can now sit herself up while laying in the boppy or on her tummy.  She babbles constantly and loves making a huge mess with her toys.  We had to move her crib mattress down today.  I have caught her on her knees, hanging on to the side rail, socks thrown overboard, while singing "da da da" several times in the last few days.

We decided to convert our never used office into a playroom and have been working hard at making it a fun place.  I'm excited about Raelynn growing into it and watching our friends' kids enjoy it in the mean time.  Here's what we were able to do with our small budget.

We also made a trip to San Angelo for Thanksgiving.  We had a great time and were able to get some great Christmas card pictures.