10(Should have been 9) month pictures

We had Carmen's 10 month professional pictures done on Oct 1.  It was supposed to be her 9 month pictures, however we had such a busy Sept that it turned out to be a month late.

Here's a sneak peek at a few of my favorites:

10 Months

I can't believe that 2 months from today Carmen will be 1 years old.... where has time gone!

What is new with Carmen?

Carmen...

... weighs not sure.  I’m guessing about 22 pounds.

… wears size 3 diapers. She is wearing all 12 month clothes and some 18 month shirts

... loves to eat. Some of her favorite foods are: macaroni and cheese, spaghetti o’s, mandarin oranges, gold fish, green beans, and pizza.

 

... has 5 teeth.  The two in the middle on the bottom.  And now she has both front teeth and 1 to the right of her front tooth on top.

 

... is still doing very well in swimming.

… is WALKING!!!!!! She started to walk about 2 weeks ago and within the past few days has almost fully mastered it.  She still prefers to crawl if she wants to get somewhere fast, but mostly is walking around!   That’s quite a bit earlier than average.  Look out world, she gets into everything now.

...still enjoys her bath until she gets water dumped on her head and then she’s ready to get out.

... still loves to climb the stairs

... is "talking" more and more everyday.Says Mama and some Dada..... she’s started to babble other things but nothing with a lot of meaning.

... definitely knows Mommy and Daddy.  And seems to have a preference for Daddy unless it’s dinner time or bottle time and then she mainly wants Mommy.

 

...is sleeping very well and through the night!

… continues to smile at everyone!

 

Happy 10 Months Carmen!

You continue to amaze us with your development!  You are exceeding our expectations and growing so fast! 

WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!

September Daycare Photo

I'm quite a bit behind on blogging..... I will hopefully get to update more pictures this weekend!

Here's a picture from Septemeber Daycare.

Grandma Skala's Birthday

Today is Grandma Skala's Birthday!

Happy Birthday!  Many More!
 We Love you!!!

Uncle Mike's Birthday

Today is Uncle Mike's Birthday.....

Happy Birthday and Many more!

We Love you!

Auntie Laura's Birthday

Today is Auntie Laura's Birthday.

We hope you have a great day and many more!

We Love you!

Go Gophers

Just had to post a family picture from last weekend before we left for the Gopher Game.  Carmen didn't come with us, however she was sporting her Maroon and Gold at home.

Ironically, Andy and I saw the first Gopher Victory in quite a while..... could it be because Carmen had her MN shirt on???? :-)

Auntie Christina's Birthday

Today is Auntie Christina's Birthday!

Happy Birthday!  

Many, Many More!!!!

We Love you!

Daycare Bully

Andy went to visit Carmen last week at daycare and saw Carmen basically jump on top of one of the other kids inside the playhouse.

I went to pick up Carmen yesterday and one of the ladies informed me that Carmen has been tackling the other kids....... how in the world do you react to that?   I was laughing on the inside and laughed when Andy and I talked about it.

She's turning into being a little bully...... where in the world did she learn this?  

New Toys

Mommy decided this week that Carmen needed some new toys.... she seems to love all of them! :-)

Eating

Carmen is doing much better eating at home.... she doesn't seem to be too picky.

Silly Hair

Carmen's hair is just starting to get long enough for a pony tail, so we tried it out a few days ago.......

What do you think? :-)

California Day 3

On Sunday, we slept in and then headed to the ocean.  Even though it was only in the 60s and the water was pretty darn cold we decided we don't get the opportunity very often to swim in the ocean.

Andy braved it much longer than I was able to.   However we were both freezing and numb and headed back to the hotel hot tub.

Overall it was a very fun trip.  We didn't see a Gopher Victory, but it was a good game.  We missed Carmen like Crazy but enjoyed some relaxing time to ourselves.

California Day 2

Saturday was the big game.  We were up early and met our friend JJ for breakfast and then headed to the game. 

We tailgated before hand in the U of M Alumni area.

A view from our seats....

A few pictures from the stadium....