Catch up

Well it has been a long time since I updated this and I think that might be because Reese is on the move.  She crawls at lightening speed and pulls herself up on everything.  She is also cruising the furnaiture - for those of you not down with the parenting lingo that means that she is holding onto the couch and walking along it.  It has been scary because she does not always know how to get down or she assumes since i am within 5 feet of her that I will make she that she has a safe landing... not always the case but she is getting better by the minute.  It was awesome watching her this morning as she stood holding onto the coffee table then sat down then practiced the same thing 3 or 4 times.  You can see the wheels spinning in her brain and she is so smart!  The only thing about her being able to pull herself up is that she would pull herself up in her crib at night and not know how to get down which meant lots of crying and me being awake for most of the nights.  I am sure that this is normal for most parents but since this is all new to me it is amazing!  (actually I am positive that this is normal to parents as I call Amy every week with new questions)

Reese has also started eating solid food - apparently I was behind the curve on that but I was nervous.  Turns out there was no reason to be nervous she automatically started chewing up the first cheerios I gave her like she had been doing it for years.  She has since had avacados, spaghetti noodles, mashed potatoes and some baby cheese rice cakes - side note: Reese was standing at the coffee table trying to help em type but she decided to pull out the magazines underneithe the coffee table instead.  She just looked up at me with a magazine hanging out of her mouth so it looks like she has tried Parenting magazine also. 

Speaking of chewing, Reese now has five teeth and is really close to getting a sixth - three on top and two on the bottom.  It is so cute to be able to see her teeth when she smiles.  side note: she has now pulled out some of her books from under the coffee table and is now reading herself a story, Aunt Lindsey could not be more proud. 

We finished up Mother Goose on the Loose storytime at the public library.  It was four weeks of fun and will start up again in November.  I am looking forward to it.  It was so weird to think when we started she was just starting to crawl but by the end she was walking while holding onto my fingers when we played ring around the rosie.  She is growing and changing so quickly but dont worry I have been video taping all that I can! 

Because the weather has taken a turn for the worse and has been cold and rainy since i can remember we have been playing inside a lot.  I am hoping for a couple more nice days before winter comes.  Oh, Reese can wave good-bye and clap.  She is crazy cute when she does it so I hope everyone can expereince it.  We are working on the Itsy Bitsy Spider and I have found her secretly practicing. 

I have been baking a lot - no surprise there.  Banana cookies, zucchini bread, pumpkin muffins and today sugar cookies with candy corn on top.  Reese usually dances with me in her exersaucer and the dogs try to find anything that I have dropped. 

I have been crocheting and sewing (thanks to Taylor's sewing machine).  Right now I am crocheting little animals for Zack to send to the kids he stayed with in Africa.  Last month I was working for presents for Maria's baby shower - rattles, burp clothes and bibs.