Laney at 9 months

Wow! I can't believe how long it has been since I added pictures to the blog. Laney has changed so much since Christmas. She has figured out crawling, finally, and now LOVES to stand holding onto the coffee table. She has pulled up a few times on her own and I am sure will be walking soon! She finally got her 3rd tooth, one of her upper "fangs" with the other "fang" on the way. In true Twilight spirit, she will soon be our little vampire baby! The pink dress she is wearing here is a sneak preview of her Easter look. The ribbon is negotiable, but knowing her mommy, she will be wearing a fabulous headband Easter Sunday!

At a wedding shower for Stevie, my cousin's fiance

The shower was a vintage tea theme. We wore hats and party dresses

On the plane coming home from Tahoe. She is wearing ear plugs and her blanket "somehow" ended up as a turban...

Baby's first shopping trip to Nordstroms (thank goodness she was able to find the perfect Easter dress)

On the tram at the Wild Animal Park

The W.A.P. with cousins Brodie and Kiersten

Christmas pictures

Laney meets Santa!

What a cute present :)

Opening gifts on Christmas morning. Laney liked eating the paper better than the presents!

Almost 8 months

Sitting in the bathtub like a big girl. Bath time is her favorite. She starts "happy hands" (flapping her arms) as soon as she hears the water running in the tub.

Laney and her beloved "chewy spoon"

pretty blue eyes!

helping mommy fold the laundry

so cute in her sweater from Andi's mom!

Laney and cousin Brodie (2 months younger than Laney)

My little Laney Bug!

Current obsession: playing with rings

Laney likes hiking with us in her backpack

Finally, more pictures of Laney!

Laney is now 6 months old, and will be almost 7 months at Christmas. She has been teething for at least a month, and finally cut her first tooth on Sunday! She also began sleeping through the night last week (finally). We have had to let her "cry it out" a few times at night, but we are much happier with our new sleeping arrangements. She started eating meat last week, and voraciously consumes her meals with gusto. She loves eating so much, that we have to cut her off during meal time so that she will still take a bottle. We discovered that she likes to chew on dry toast, so Laney and I are headed to the store to stock up on dry teething biscuits and Puffs. Celebrating baby's first Christmas is so fun. She loves to feel our tree and stare at the lights on it. She also likes nighttime walks to look at the Christmas lights in the neighborhood. We even took her for a visit with Santa and there were no tears, just curious glances at his face. Santa pictures to come :)

Buying our Christmas tree. Laney liked to feel the trees. She even did it with a very studious look as though she was evaluating each tree.

I love bananas! This one was mommy's, but I attacked it and now it is mine :)

Christmas baby!

Laney's 1st Thanksgiving outfit

Lake Tahoe

Sean proves that he can be just as flexible as Laney

Baby's first snow outfit! It was cold in Tahoe

Laney enjoys her first Thanksgiving meal (sorry, no turkey yet)

6 fingers in her mouth at once! She looks like a Cabbage Patch Kid

Special outfits

The sweater I knit Laney while I was pregnant.

This is my outfit from when I was a baby!

Halloween threads

Halloween is my favorite holiday...

This is Laney's costume for Halloween!

Her Halloween jammies!

Trip to Colorado

Posing by the golden buffalo statue is a must for any CU student!
Atop the Flatirons where Patrick and I got engaged
Laney appears to like mommy's favorite beer, Boulder Beer's "Buffalo Gold"

Laney at 4 months

Swimming with mommy! Laney finally fits into little swimmer diapers.

Talking with daddy is so fun!

sweet plumber's crack Laney!

doing crunches with daddy


the bebepod which she eats all her meals in, since she is still learning to sit up!