9,10, & 11 months old

Since "I'm behind on posting," doesn't even come close, I'll just post her monthly photos for these months.

9 months
*She was more into the sticker(and other things) than posing for Mommy.
*She weighed 17 lbs 6 oz and was 27 inches tall.

I had to really hide the sticker :)

I'm sure she was really sweet this month :)

 Oh...and she did this...


Daddy got to go with us to the zoo and it was soo much fun!

 And we ran into these lovely people and their daddies.  Not everyone was wanting to be photographed :)

Jammies and a hat

10 Months

I guess it was bright at this shoot.

We went to the zoo with Ellie Grace and GiGi and Nina got to come, too.

 

 And we went to the Botanic Gardens with the Mautes and played with a pumpkin.

Nevermind my crazy hair

And Daddy pulled me around in a makeshift wagon.

She has been known to come out of one sleeve on occasion, but this time she had taken her arms out of both sleeves during nap! So silly!

 

It's such a blessing to get so many hand-me-downs from Ellie Grace and halloween costumes are no exception. I thought It would be fun to see them both in the cow costume! So much fun. It was quite a bit snugger on SC but we made it work! EG was 6 months and SC was almost 11 months.  

We didn't really have anywhere to go on halloween, but Daddy had a contest at his work, so off we went to spread cuteness.

11 Months

This is what we did this month:

She worked hard to get her hands on the clippers Mommy never lets her have!

So sweet having breakfast in Momma and Daddy's bed

She loves Pancho dog (to my dismay). She will play with him through the door for 10 minutes.

Bundled up for a stroll with Mommy

Having a fire with Ellie Grace and Nina

Her dream come true: lots of paper!

I'm sure we had a total blast these months. Saylor girl sure has grown up :( But remains as sweet as ever. We LOVE her so!

*And by "I'll just post her monthly pictures," I mean I'll just post all the pictures I can find!

Real First Birthday

On Saylor's actual birthday we went by the preschool. Just for kicks, I brought her into the one year old class to see how she would act in there. Of course I stayed so she did well. She looked itty bitty.


Decked out in her "My first birthday" shirt. I love a good hand-me-down!

I think Aubrey is planning out how to get her bow :)

 Checking out her friend.

It was fun to see Saylor at "school!"

Happy Birthday Sweet Girl!

Saylor's First Birthday Party

The first weekend we had planned for Saylor's birthday party got snowed out. So we carried on the following Saturday.

Guest list:
Daddy, Mommy (w/ Lincoln), Nina, Jojo, Gigi (w/Mason), Ellie Grace, Poppa, Nonnie, Dana, Kelsey, Brittney, Livia, John John, Julie, Jared, Stephanie, Addie, & Macaiah.

Outfit:
Simple and sweet. I ironed a "1" on a tshirt and paired it with ruffle leggings and a tutu. We had everything; only had to buy a little bit of material!


Brent made this chalkboard and painted the window frames for me. I love both! And they doubled as house decor when the party was over.

I was several months pregnant with Brother.

Jules and Addie loading up their plate.

SC "gets" to have Christmas decorations at her parties!

Jojo and John John

Gigi and Ellie Grace. I'm sure she's super pumped because she gets to have lemonade :) And Gigi is super close to having baby Mason!

Nina and her girls.

Jared and Josh

Best shot I got of her outfit.

She wasn't in to opening her gifts, but she loved looking at what she got! Aunt Glenda is known for collecting tea sets and has given me a few over the years, so it was so appropriate that she get Saylor her first!

She uses those little feet to her advantage. Always has. Always will.

Nonnie made a family book out of fabric. It has pictures of most of her family members.

We had a great little time of eating, hanging out, and celebrating our little blessing.

8 Months

Time has really started to fly! I have been eager for Saylor to meet then normal milestones so far, but now I am begging her STOP! I love her being little and sweet and innocent. She snuggles and giggles and babbles. And it is all just so cute. I don't want her to learn the ways of the world :( Alas, I know she must grow up and I am so thankful she is meeting milestones, but PLEASE just stay cute and little forever Saylor girl!

8 month photo shoot. Girl likes to take a picture. She was fussy at this point in the day so daddy had to hold her. She would fuss, then when I held the camera up she just smiled. Sweet as can be.

She really does have the biggest eyes. And they happen to be really pretty too :)

 This one cracks me up so much. She looks so very big here.

At 8 months, Saylor Claire:

*has 2 teeth on the bottom. And I have a sneaky suspicion some top teeth will be here soon.
*rolls as her mode of getting around. Although sometimes I wonder how she gets where she is without crawling. Has she been crawling behind my back???
*eats pears, prunes, bananas, butternut squash, peas, green beans, sweet potatoes, and puffs. I don't know that the puffs are that nutritious but they help her learn to chew food, so hey! Also, we went to the pediatric allergist today and got the go ahead to eat whatever, whenever. Well, not quite, but he did say that specific allergies are not inherited so I should not hold back on feeding her certain things just because I am allergic. If she is going to be allergic, we will just have to find out the hard way. there is no way to tell in advance. He actually said holding back could make their tendency to develop an allergy worse. Let the food tasting begin!
*talks pretty nonstop. And I LOVE it. All the time I turn down the radio just to hear her talk to herself, or me, or whoever. One day she had her eyes closed about to fall asleep and she was just chatting up a storm trying to stay awake. Funniest thing ever. She says mama, dada, bababa, nanana. You know. The usual. I think she knows now that she is talking to me when she says mama, because she says it when I go in and get her out of the bed.
*is a much better napper!! Whoot! We're talking 2 hours! But still needs some help at Nonnie's, bless her heart.
*weighs about 17 lbs. No stopping her!
*stares at absolutely everyone that crosses her path. She MAY be her mother's child :) I mean she stares.them.down. Good thing looks don't kill! She is my observant child. She notices everything.
*sleeps with lots of cloths. Lovies. Burpcloths. Bibs. Whatever. It's the first thing she does when she gets in bed. Grabs for her cloths.

This happened this morning.

 I heard her on the monitor at about 5:30 am. She usually sleeps until at least 6:30. And I don't go in and get her until 7:30, so I just let her be (she never cries when she wakes up, just plays). She had a dr appointment @ 7:30 this morning (who schedules an appointment that early with a baby??? ) so I went in at 6:45 and this is what I found. I guess she got tired before she could get it all off. haha What a silly girl.

About the dr. She did great as usual. Just stared people down. Ate. Played with my necklace. Never even had to take a toy out. And she acts like this all the time. (which is one reason she can just stay little forever) How do I deserve this?? I sure am blessed.