Pumpkin Patch

We are getting ready for Halloween at our house. Jillian is playing with the empty candy bowl.


And investigating the Halloween lights

We also enjoyed some time at the Pumpkin Patch

Mamma

Last week Jillian said her first word - or at least what we are considering her first word. When she first said it, I was in the kitchen making her bottle and she was fussy because it was time for bed. She said mamma but I said it didn't count because she was crying. James insisted that it did.

Now I agree that it was her first word. She says it all the time now but it is mostly when she is fussy and wants me to pick her up. I was being a little mean in the next video because, yes she is crawling after me trying to get me to pick her up. Cruel I know but I was trying to get her talking on video.

On another note, we got Jillian an activity table because she was so busy trying to pull up on everything that she wouldn't play with any of her toys. It was a good purchase because she loves it!

Videos are all I have for a while. We had to send out camera in to be repaired. I won't mention any names but someone dropped it. Let's just say it wasn't me and it actually wasn't Jillian reaching for it on the table either. Hopefully we will have it back in time for Halloween.

New Adventures

Jillian is becoming more adventurous and moving around quite fast. I reorganized some of the kitchen cabinets to prepare for child-proofing them. I made one cabinet that is the farthest from the stove that is just for Jillian will all of the plastic, unbreakable stuff. The first time I opened it for her, she caught on very quickly.

She even tried to crawl in the cabinet but when she heard the camera being turned on she got back out.

Jillian is starting to eat some finger foods and Bandit has discovered that she now has real food up there and has begun the begging. Jillian willingly gives in because she thinks it is hilarious when Bandit licks puffs out of her hands.

We went out to eat to celebrate Grandma's birthday and Jillian was introduced to mash potatoes - she ate them up!

She was getting very tired at dinner though and kept putting her head on the table so Daddy joined in and made it a game. She does this quite often now when she is eating so I think she thinks it is a game all the time now.

Jillian is moving fast now and there is no obstacle that will get in her way. She will crawl over (especially people) or under anything. It is just too much trouble to go around things.

Longhorn Tailgate

Mom and Dad came into town last weekend. They picked up Willa and then came to pick up Jillian and I and we headed down to the tailgate. James had a training all day so he was not able to join us for tailgating.

Jillian arriving at the tailgate - all ready to go in her longhorn gear

Jon & Willa - Jon being a protective big brother

The whole gang

Dad was doing a great job on baby/kid duty. He was really proud of himself - by the end of the day he had put all 3 kids down for a nap even with all the chaos and people around. Jillian went down first.

Then she played with Granny

Then Grandpa went walking with Willa and she was out

Jon just wanted to sit on Grandpa's lap. He said he wasn't tired! Look at those eyelashes - don't we all wish ours looked like that

James picked us up from the tailgate and we headed home to watch the game

The next day we went to Chris and Jennifer's to celebrate mom's birthday and the kids helped blow out the candles.

Babbling

Jillian has started babbling! It is fun to listen to her "talk" and she can get quite loud at times. Her favorite sound is definately ba but we have been working on the ma and da.

Pulling Up

I'll apologize in advance for all of the naked baby pictures on this blog. We all survived our first round of sickness at our house. Jillian started it when she got sent home from daycare with diarrhea and then James and I got the stomach virus as well. So lets face it, Jillian spent a lot of time in just a diaper. As you can see from the pictures she remained relatively happy even though she wasn't feeling very well.

This is Jillian's new smirk. It is now difficult to catch her with an open mouth smile but I think this smirk is pretty adorable.

She ventures into the kitchen quite frequently and has made her way to the dog bowls. I didn't quite catch her in time on this one and of course instead of cleaning it up I ran for the camera. Bandit thought it was cool and just ate his food off of the floor. He surprisingly didn't get upset with her being too close to his bowls because when the cats get too close, he sure does growl at them.

Playing in the box from our delivery from Diapers.com - I love this site by the way!

Jillian is now pulling up on everything and is quite proud of herself when she does it!

Weekend Fun

Here is a few random shots - if you look real close, you can see Jillian's teeth

She loves playing in the kitchen now. I've been trying to catch her little standing position but it is really difficult.

Jillian also loves playing with the baby gates. We usually have them propped open with a can of Bush beans and she loves playing with the can, which closes the gate. Then she gets mad because she is stuck outside the kitchen when we are inside. Help, please let me in!

We went to Hallettsville this weekend and Jillian enjoyed playing with Jon and Willa.

We went to the picnic on Sunday and Jillian and Willa had matching dresses

Jillian was a little fussy at the picnic and Grandpa thought her teeth hurt and you know Grandpas will do anything to make it better. He especially bought this beer for Jillian and supposedly he got it from the place where the beers are colder because they are kept on ice.

Waiting for the train

Finally getting to ride. She rode twice - 1 time with Granny and 1 time with Amaris