9 months

my baby is so close to a year i can almost taste it. it makes me really sad. i love my babies to be babies. but its exciting to anticipate the next stages that are so fun. here's the stats:

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weight: 15 lbs 1 oz - 3%

height: 26 inches - 10%

head: 16 inches - 1%

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we've slowed down in the growth charts, to no one's surprise. as the doc put it, "its just the way your family does it!"

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how she's doing:

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she's getting interested crawling, its so exciting but i'm not sure if i'm ready to be vacuuming the floor every day!

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she eats and eats and eats like her sister. she's eating yogurt, eggs, cheese, turkey, bread, pancakes, or whatever we're eating, and i've started her on a little whole milk with her formula. that's in addition to the baby food she downs!

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she says hi and waves to her big sister who she's finally deciding is pretty fun to be around.

she babbles "dada" "nana" sometimes "mama" and an occasional "yayayaya"

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she's sleeping like a champ, 7:00 to 7:00 and if i'm home she'll do a shorter morning nap and a longer afternoon nap.

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we are so lucky to have this little baby, what a treat to get to be her parents!

love ya zo!

i don't believe it

i'm just going to tell a little story. some of you are familiar with the jist of it. i'll start at the beginning.

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a long time ago buz worked with his dad. they would go on walks every day just to get out of the house. one afternoon i got a picture text with a little bench that needed some serious tlc. they had come across it in the neighborhood dump your crap and the city will pick it up day. so we adopted it.

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fast forward A LONG time (that's because once it was adopted it wasn't addressed for quite some time) probably like a year. our neighborhood was having a joint yard sale. i wandered to erin's house because who wouldn't? we all know she's got some serious goods coming out of the woodwork. i found the most adorable bench cushion and i was inspired. not only because it was only $2, but because it was adorable!

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i took the entire cushion with me to lowes and got paint to match, and gave that bench a good sanding and paint job (not without the help of my loving husband). she was glorious. she can be seen here, but without the cushion and pillow as it goes inside for the winter.

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fast forward another nine months. we went out of town for labor day weekend. when we returned monday, bench and cushion were anxiously awaiting our bums to relax out on the porch. next morning, however, the cushion and pillow were no where to be seen.

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what? really? someone steals a bench cushion?

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that's what i'm telling you. someone stole my bench cushion. which is totally understandable considering its majesty. and i was pissed. there was NO WAY i could find something that great, not to mention the amazing price i paid. so i went the rest of the fall sitting on an uncomfortable plain green bench.

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fast forward another five months, which takes us to this past saturday. i open my blinds after getting ready, and what do i behold in the backyard but this...!

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do you know what that is? my bench cushion!!!! really really random, but i'm greateful its back and only in need of a soak in some oxy clean. whoever brought it back, thank you!!!

new years getaway

we weren't planning on going anywhere for new years. we had used up all of buz's vacation time. then, his office gave everyone an extra day off for the weekend, and buz was feeling "under the weather" so off we went! my parents have spoiled us rotten up there. we went sledding, and were graciously driven back up the hill on the snowmobile. we tried to build snowmen but the snow was way too powdery. we watched football at my aunt's cabin and ate LOTS of food. did i mention the stomach flu also came to visit? and of the 14 people there i was the only one to miraculously avoid it.

the get up. snagged at kid-to-kid, my secret shopping destination!

i just think this is cute. our ride home was uneventful, lily was happy entertaining herself and zoe slept.