Kailee has been on the move army crawling and can get to wherever she wants to go quite fast. She is also pulling herself up into a standing position a lot lately. She thinks she is pretty cool that she can do it all by herself, she usually just starts cracking up at herself. The only problem is that once she is up she is "stuck" and doesn't know how to sit herself back down (unless Mason "helps" her by knocking her down). I can always tell when she does it in her crib, at first there are only giggles then the tears follow shortly after!

I remember Mason going trough this stage I am just not sure how long it lasted. She is going to be walking before we know it!

Kailee is 10 months old and as you can see, she is very curious and on the move. She wont even sit still for her monthly pictures anymore!

My St. Patrick's Day cuties :) (Kailee trying to wiggle out of Mason's arms).

Mason proudly wearing his hat that he made for St. Patrick's Day!

Kailee is NINE MONTHS OLD

She...

*is 17 # 12 oz and is 28 1/4 inches long (32nd percentile for weight & 75th for height)

*is clapping

*is saying mama, dada, (and Andy swears he heard a "mommy" but I think that was coincidence!)

*is scooting all over the floor and can really get to what she wants now (Mason is NOT a big fan of this!)

*is learning sign language, Mason is my assistant teacher :)

*is going through separation and stranger anxiety

*loves baths

*has 7 teeth

*is no longer interested in baby food and is eating table food and LOVES everything-Praise God!

*still taking 3 naps a day

*is very curious

*sucks her thumb at night and likes her pacifier only while she is in her car seat

*FINALLY has enough hair for a little pony tail YAY!!!

*is such a huge blessing to our family! She and Mason bring us so much joy everyday!!

My little Valentines...Mason already celebrated Valentines Day at preschool with a fun party!

Here he was playing his favorite game, Musical Chairs!! I was volunteered as the room-mom and stayed for his whole party (Kailee was not as excited about it as I was, that meant she had to stay in her car seat for 2 hours). It was super cute seeing all of them get so excited passing out their valentine cards and treats. They had a huge feast toward the end of class where they got all sugared up right before they sent them home :)

Kailee has mastered the art of clapping her hands together! It is so cute to watch her because she gets so proud of herself, SO cute that I thought I would share it with you step by step!

Step #1 (above)-concentrating very hard to make sure it is successful!

Step#2-already proud of herself as her hands come together for the first time!

Step #3-cracking up laughing because she is so proud of herself!

Step#4-All done and making sure Mason and I are still watching before she attempts it again!

Step #5-she repeats steps #1-4 MULTIPLE times a day which makes for a very happy girl!

Pre-earrings...VERY happy girl!

Right after getting them...very blotchy from crying (she gets that from me)!

Getting used to them :)

Last Friday after I got home from work my mom and I pierced Kailee's ears! I have been wanting to do it for a while, but kept forgetting about it. After one too many "oh, what a cute little boy" comments about her I quickly remembered! Poor Kailee one day she will grow some hair!

Grandma Char gave her a cookie as a distraction and we put her in the bumbo chair on the counter. I would definitely not say she was a fan of getting them done :( It was really hard to watch her go through it because she kept looking at us like 'why would you do this to me'. After they were both done she kept a very close eye on us just to make sure we were not up to anything else.

Thankfully she will never remember it and they are darn adorable :)

Mason coloring while waiting for his dental appointment :)

Ready and excited to start!

Holding "really-really-really still".

LOVING Mr. Thirsty

All clean...look at those pearly whites!

Mason had his first dental appointment on Monday (1/25/10). He did great! He was so excited as we waited in the back lounge for Mrs. Darlene to come and get him. Every time he would hear someone walking in the hallway he would ask "OH! Is that Mrs. Darlene?" When it was time he proudly walked down the hallway and climbed into the chair. After guessing that he had 3 teeth, they counted them and then shined them up with cookie dough toothpaste. He picked out strawberry for the fluoride and loved it! He did so well he got to pick out prizes and then was spoiled by getting a beanie baby from Mrs. Darlene!! Hope he doesn't expect all of this special treatment every time ;)

Children are a gift from God. Psalm 127:3 proclaims that "Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children a reward from Him." As believers we are called to recognize that children belong first and foremost to God. God in his goodness gives children as gifts to parents. They not only have the awesome responsibility of caring for this gift, but also the wonderful privilege of enjoying the gift. Because children belong to God and are given by grace as gifts to parents, it is only proper and appropriate that children be dedicated back to God.

Today was such an exciting day...it was Kailee's dedication!! We went to church last night so that Kailee would be nice and rested, feed and happy for her special day today. We got there just in time however pastor Bob must have been a bit long-winded this morning because the main service got out really late which meant that the dedications started really late! Thankfully Kailee was such a good girl she just looked around, played peek-a-boo and was plenty entertained by trying to rip my necklace off! She did great during the actual service as well :)

We are so blessed to have Kailee in our family and today we made our official promise to God to bring her up in a loving, Christ-centered home. We are so thankful to be surrounded by great family and friends who love and support us. Please pray that we would have wisdom and grace as we raise her.