Insta-Update {10.9.12}

1. Aubrey received the cutest little hat from my friend, Jacki

2. Mom went on a girls weekend trip and had SO much fun!

3. Austin scored with a giant cupcake after my over-night trip in STL

4. First day of school was "good!" 

5. Little Miss Thing went on a nursing strike and hasn't looked back

6. Book orders!!!

7. Lunch with Aunt B!

8. Cutest plumber crack in town

9. My "hair cutter" went a little overboard 

10. Someone was sad we missed the tractor parade

11. Brother barricades 

12. Fresh and clean kitty on the loose! 

13. 9 Month Check up

14. Swimming Lessons

15. Too busy farming to go home with Mom

16. Counting votes for Ian's BB victory!

17. Someone might have a slight addition to cell phones...

18. ...while his sister is content with a giant seashell necklace

19. Looking for an after dinner snack

20. Old toys are cool again! 

Aubrey 9 mo {9.11.12}

1 Month - 2 Months - 3 Months - 4 Months - 5 Months - 6 Months - 7 Months - 8 Months

• Teeth were the excitement between months 8 and 9. Your bottom, front two teeth finally popped through and we couldn't be more relieved. Now if we could just get the others to enjoy in the fun.
• You have completely stopped eating baby food and will only dine on table food. 
• You stopped nursing shortly after you turned 8 months. It just isn't your thing anymore. Mom continued pumping to keep our supply up through the last 4 months. 
• You are getting three 8 ounce bottles a day with 3 meals in between. 
• Your 9-month check up went well and was shot free! Your stats: 21 lbs, 2 oz (90%) and 29 inches long (95%). Keep growing, baby girl! 
• You got your first round of flu shot. We weren't going to give you one but the Doctor strongly recommended it because of your RSV last spring. 

• And probably the biggest news this past month.... you're going to be a BIG SISTER in April! 

Life Lately

Ay-yi-yi, a whole month without a post! Life is moving at the speed of sound these days. We've been busy with nothing in particular...everyday life, work, preschool, etc. make little time for blogging. I thought I'd do one giant post instead of trying to catch up on 20 little posts - which I'm afraid would never happen!

The end of August and September finally brought about cool enough temps to enjoy some time outside! 

The farmers have been a little sad about this year's crops...

Austin started his second year of preschool. He's been in school for about 6 weeks now and really seems to enjoy it. We've had good reports so far and we look forward to talking to his teacher during parent/teacher conferences in a few weeks. I've been lucky enough to move my schedule around to be able to take him to school each morning. I think he enjoys it and it definitely helps with my mom guilt.

The kids have really started to play well together. Austin is slowly learning that Aubrey isn't going to break everything. Aubrey is learning to not back down when she wants something!

Bath time is our favorite time of night!

We've started helping Aunt B prep for her big day!

Aubrey has been exploring every corner of the house..

And eating everything she can get her hands on...

Austin and Pa had fun building a log cabin...

...And we shared some exciting news with the kids...but more about that later!