Little Billy Goat

Ashlynn recently found a stash of mail and turned it into a new floor display! Papers were scattered everywhere, and of course, then came the billy goat. The flyers then became the new chew toy! It was pretty entertaining. Especially when she tried to crawl away and she would slip on the papers or when the paper would stick to her hands and she's have a hard time getting them off. It was so stinkin hilarious!!!

Monkey In A Tree

These are the first signs of things to come!! Landin is being a true boy these days. Playing in dirt, picking up bugs and now climbing trees. So fun!!!

9-Months Old!!!

Went to the doctor this morning for Ashlynn's 9-month wellness check. All is well, no bad news. She's 23.3lbs and 29.5 inches long. That puts her in the 95% for height and weight. The doctor told me that her height is equal to that of a 13-month old child. Who'd have thought that we'd have TWO jolly-green giants (can you sense the sarcasm?)!!!! I tried looking at Landin's height for 9-month, but I can't find his record at the moment, but I did find his 12-month. He was 30.5 inches at 12 months...so she's definitely going to pass him up on height. Anyway, she got one shot (Hep B) and she did pretty well considering that she had her bottle, so it really didn't even phase her. I asked the doctor about her tongue-tie and whether it was a good idea to get it clipped now or to find out whether it was going to present as an issue when she starts trying to talk, she suggested to wait and see if it's an issue. Otherwise, all is well. She's healthy, on the right track as far as development (except her sleeping habits of course...still a MAJOR ISSUE), and she's eating well. Couldn't ask for much more. That's all to report. Tomorrow is our appointment at Scottish Rite to see an orthopedic about her foot (she was born with her right foot turned outward and it's potentially still a problem, especially now that she's about to start walking, so this appointment is just to be on the safe side and see if there is a problem or not and what can be done to correct it if necessary). I'll give updates on that when we find out more.

I'm Spiderman...No I'm Optimus Prime...No Ironman

Landin is starting to use his pretending skills. He's watched a few Spiderman movies, and he now runs around the house, throwing his arms out pretending to throw a spider web. It's so funny to watch him do this. At first, I wasn't quite sure what he was doing, but now it's making sense. Before his Spiderman phase, it was Optimus Prime and BumbleBee from Transformers. He loves BumbleBee and wants to be like him. Although that pretending could get interesting! Before that...it was Ironman. He was Ironman for last Halloween, so he has the costume still (amazingly it still fits at the rate that he's growing). He puts on the costume and the mask and goes around the house trying to scare everyone. So funny...these are definitely things that I will be torturing him with when he gets married!!!

"Da Da Da"

So stinkin cute...

With technology developing at an amazing rate, there is a program called Skype that Josh and I use to talk on a daily basis, so long as schedule permits. It is so nice, because we can do a video call so he can hear and see us and visa versa. So now, any time that Ashlynn sees me talking to Josh, she automatically starts saying "Da Da Da". It's so cute and so funny. She knows what I'm doing, she recognizes his picture and his voice and she's putting the word with the person.

It's just too cute!

Doctor says..."Scalpel Please"

I am in the midst of dealing with a long presenting issue that looks like it is finally going to be resolved. Shortly after Landin was born, I developed a problem, that I've been basically ignoring for 3.5 years, and now it's to the point where I need to have it dealt with. I went to the doctor this week, and he agrees that it needs to be treated, so now it's up to the insurance to give their answer. With any luck, this issue will be resolved within the next month or so. I am so excited!!! I can't wait to have this done and over with. Please keep me in your prayers that it will be handled and all will go well.