Our Little Walker

When I picked Rose up from daycare Friday they said she was practicing walking with her walker. At home she had not been interested in this toy, but ALL weekend after playing with it at daycare thats the only toy she has wanted to play with. It definitely made me feel better about her going daycare :) 

Kevin and I looked at each other this weekend and commented on how BIG our girl is! She seems so long and tall and less like a little baby. Time is going by WAY too fast!

Playing

My favorite part of each day is picking up Rose and spending the rest of the night playing. The other night we got the pots, pans, and spoons out and let her go to town. She loved banging and swinging the spoons. The other day she also took her first steps! She will take two or so to me and then just dive/fall on me. She has also noticed drawers. She loves opening and closing them as well as emptying them. The other night we were in the bathroom and she lifted up the toilet seat and thew a couple of things into the toilet! I can't keep up with this little thing! 

So in love with this look and face!

BANG!

So sweet! I melt when she lays her head on me or Kevin. She is just the sweetest!

Trying to turn the channel.

This is how she looks when she takes her steps then dives into me.

Rose loves putting her balls into her stacking cups. 

Trying to fit it in here...

Visiting with Aunt Kat

We were so lucky to hang out with Aunt Kat the other night. Rose had so much fun playing with her! As always Kathleen even rocked her to sleep. We are hoping we get to see her soon! We have been lucky to see Aunt Kat 3 times this year!! 

Watching Barney with Poppy

Out cold, I don't know how she does it, but she always gets Rose to sleep.

1st Day of Daycare

This was one sad day! It was such an amazing summer and I hated to go back to work and have Rose start daycare. We are still adjusting...she cries when Kevin drops her off and is sometimes crying when I pick her up :( I'm sure she does have fun though. She gets to paint, read books, sing songs, goes on walks, and plays with the other babies. She also caught a cold the first week! Life of being in daycare!

My Classroom

I absolutely am in love with my classroom this year! I centered it around blue, green, pink, and black along with a chalkboard look. I love my alphabet and class rules/quote posters. As much as I am in this room, I needed it to look happy and fun :) 

My Word Wall

 My small group table. I found these awesome stickable erasable mats at Walmart I'm super excited about! 

 The banners I made this summer, made out of napkins! 

 Student work will go here

 How cute is this alphabet?!? I LOVE it! A wonderful teacher pay teacher purchase

Our Writing area

Family Time

This summer we have been crazy busy. We have had weddings, vacation, a baptism, bachelor parties for 7 weekends in the summer. This weekend we had nothing! It was so nice spending the day with just the three of us :) We walked around Notre Dame, the lake, and just relaxed. I love walking around ND with Kevin, he gets so excited and shows and tells me what places are and things he did when he went there. We actually walked around ND on our second date :) Here we are 6 years later with our Sweet Girl...

I love this with the lake and dome in the background. 

Loved looking at the ducks

Of course, trying to eat grass!

yes mom?? What do you want??

Nine Months

Rose from July 4th to August 4th you...

Are one busy active girl! You crawl and move everywhere! You crawl mostly on your feet not knees. You are a super fast crawler too, its had for mommy and daddy to keep up with you.

You are standing with No hands! You can squat down and stand up easily with no help. You are scared to try walking though, you squat down and crawl when you want to go somewhere.

Say dada, daddy, hi daddy, doggie, and kind of mom (I think thats what you are saying :)

Are happy to go to anyone...you give the best greetings to daddy, mommy, grandma, anyone you see.

Still Weigh 22 pounds and are 27 inches long. You are still in the 95th percentile for weight and 90th for height

Still HATE getting changed and dressed, its terrible! You yell, scream, and roll over. Its a very difficult task and sometimes takes 2 people.

While I am working on the floor you crawl up to me, pull yourself up, and give me a hug and kiss (I just melt each time you do this)

Started pointing to everything, it is the cutest!

Are wearing some 12 month (these are getting a little tight) and a lot of 18 month clothes! 

Only eat about 20 ounces of formula a day, you do not like having a bottle during the day- you will only eat 2 of 6 ounces I make.

Eat oatmeal for breakfast and baby food for lunch and dinner. We have been giving you more table foods. You love cheese, bread, bananas, pizza, grilled cheese, anything mommy and daddy eat.

Sleep in your crib-FINALLY!!

Still get up at least once a night for a bottle. A couple of times you cry out and I lay you back down and put your paci back in then you usually fall back asleep

Oh my do you LOVE Barney! I will ask if you want to watch Barney and you will turn towards the TV. You are mesmerized by him and love the songs. You swing your arms and jump off the floor when you hear the theme song. 

Pull my hair while I'm feeding you or when you are tired.

Love the remote controls and my phone. You even try using them...you try to put the phone to your ear and remotes toward the TV -- maybe I'm crazy but I swear you do this!

Love BOOKS- you love the wheels on the bus and your peek a boo book

Know your toys...if I ask you where your baby is or the purple monkey you will crawl towards them

If I ask you to give your animals/toys kisses you will, but you are selective with people (I think you are a little stubborn! We ask you to give mommy and daddy kisses and you won't! But you do it often when YOU want to)

Clap your hands

Yell at me when I take you away from something you want, but shouldn't be getting into

Have learned how to escape your play area. You will crawl under and onto the pillows to escape and practically dive through the little obstacle course.

Crawl and pull yourself on mommy or daddy and put your arms up to be held

Had a couple of sleep overs at grandma and poppy's house

Love looking out the window

Love doors, you enjoy sitting on the floor and swinging them open then close (you just noticed ronny's cage and really like this door)

Easily crawl up one step and would rather crawl and play in the dining room, hallway, and kitchen than with your actual toys

Look How You've Grown!

Dear Rose,

This is sad for me to write because today is the last day of our summer together. I have cherished and loved every minute of it. We have had so much fun playing in our PJs, going on vacation, hanging out with family, and many play dates. Next summer break seems and is so far away, but I am thankful for teaching and the many days off I do get and will get to spend with you. This is much harder than I anticipated, and much harder than before when I went back to work. You are just so stinkin cute, funny, sweet, and loveable. I have loved watching you explore and do new things almost daily. Since I have been home for the summer you began crawling, standing, talking, waving, and clapping. Everyday will seem like Christmas morning when I get to see you after daycare or mammam and pappap's house. I know you will love playing with the other kids and I will love my kiddos, but I will miss you so much each day! Thank you for making this the best summer I've had. You are truly the most amazing thing to ever happen to me. I love so much being a mom, your mom! 

I LOVE you sweet girl!

Love,

Mommy

(Not going to lie, crying a bit as I'm writing this!)