Wishing everyone a Fantastic New Year!

We all had a great Thanksgiving! We had a wonderful dinner, thank you Jordan, and started our holiday shopping at midnight. We got unbeatable deals this year at the Outlet Mall in Loveland. Lynzee tried a little Thanksgiving dinner as well, she had mashed potatoes with a little gravy, some mashed carrots, and a roll. She hasn't had anything but strained carrots which she loves, so she wasn't sure about the texture and didn't eat the carrots. On Sunday, I had some leftover banana cream pie. I decided to give her a try, she loved it!

At Lynzee's 9 month appointment on November 3 she weighed 17 lbs 4 oz and was 22.5 inches long. She is doing well and growing on schedule. Lynzee has both of her bottom teeth now, the second came in about 1 week later. We have tried many new foods. She loves bread products and has toast strips or pieces of our bread at dinner. She has eaten pancakes, waffles, and Nilla waffers. At 9 months she tried yogurt. She liked it, but just like the meat she got sick. The meat just made her gassy, but she threw up and it was all over and very sour - not good. May not be ready yet for yogurt.

She started crawling forward last weekend and by this weekend she had the hang of it and has started crawling with a purpose. Today she crawled from her bedroom to the loft looking for her Daddy. More big news: Lynzee got her first tooth Friday night!

Lynzee pulled herself to standing this morning in her crib. She is moving right along - the questions is: will she walk before she crawls? Check out new pictures...

This weekend Lynzee learned to push herself to a sitting position while laying on her tummy. She was also kneeling in the cradle and pushed up on her feet - not to standing but could have lunged over borad. Needless to say we will not be using the cradle anymore, the child cannot be trusted. And her latest word...ahh ohh. She thinks it is a pretty fun word, she throws her toy out of the stroller and say ahh ohh and expects the toy to be picked up and given back to her so she can start the game over again. So fun.

Last weekend Lynzee started doing push ups - yes full on, on her toes, up and down push ups. Then mid week she strated scooting forward. She will do a push up but extend her butt in the air and pull he knees in and slide her hands forward. Interesting method, but whatever works. Then this morning she was sitting in her crib and she pulled herself to a kneeling position. She may pull herself to standing before she learns to crawl. We shall see... Lynzee has tried meat product and absolutely hates it. She also got really sick and woke up several times during the night.

Lynzee said her first word!!! - well more like new sounds that include vowel consonant combination since she really doesn't show a sign of knowing where to direct her word, but for us, we say it is her first word :) *****DADADADADA***** :) Yep, she chose her Daddy. But guess what she did a week later?! She said *****MAMAMAMAMA***** on Labor Day, Sept 1, and has been saying the 2 words repeatedly ever since. Lynzee has now mastered sitting, and is working on crawling, backwards for now, everyday.

Lynzee started scooting backwards this last weekend. She gets her knees under her belly, plants her face in the floor and slides backwards. Her face and knees are somewhat red from the adventure. In addition, last night she got up on all fours. She loves to move and tonight she rolled from one side of the room to the other. There are many times that we look away for a minute and the next she is in a different position, I only caught her scooting once, but she gets from one place to another frequently in some manner. Miss Jamie said the same thing - you look away and look back and she is on the other side of the room, yet you watch her for 2 hours and she doesn't move at all. She is always a new adventure and so fun to watch!

I can't believe Lynzee is 6 months old!