Halloweeeeeeeen !!!!!!!!!!

So any one who knows me, knows I LOVE Halloween. The costumes,the candy,the imagination,the creativity,the absolute ridiculousness of it is nothing less than FABULOUS! I decided on Aubrey's costume shortly after she started becoming more mobile. The way this girl buzzes around the house with non stop energy and speed really left me no other options for an idea for her costume. So a busy Bee she will be! Here is what I have accomplished on her costume so far.All handmade with love by mom (me) !!!

She signed fan!!

The other morning after Aubrey woke up I did the usual by getting up and bringing her to our bed. she was being her snugly, happy,bouncy little baby self as usual. She looked up at our fan( which she has always been fascinated with) and I said "fan". She looked up,then looked down at her little hand, raised her fist , poked out her little pointer finger and moved it! I was like " Dustin she just signed fan!" I was freaking out! He was like "yeah, I thought she did." That is not how you sign it but it is a hard one to do for a 10m old. But the point is that she DID sign fan.I'm so proud!

It was our first day back to our home church as a family. It went great :) Especially considering Aubrey was running on no nap at 12:30 in the afternoon. What can I say...my girl is a trooper. When church was over I hopped in the back seat with Aubs on our way home so I could feed her. She was so tired she was falling asleep with the spoon in her mouth! I can honestly say I have never seen her that exhausted in her tiny little life. When we got home I layed her in the crib and she continued to sleep for 2 hours.So here is a picture of Aubrey tonight in her owl P.J.'s in our bed waking daddy up from a nap. We had a busy day and Aubs trucked right on through.She is now tucked away in her bed and sleeping like......well, a baby . We love you baby girl.

It's raining........

It's pouring, today will be boring. Trying to keep up with new and exciting things to do with an almost 10 month old can be exhausting. Not to mention when it's rainy and cloudy outside I feel more like crawling in bed and watching a movie, not keeping track of my Tasmanian devil .Aubrey obviously has an itch to get out today as well judging by her overwhelming attraction to our patio door . When you are low on funds ,it's raining ,and you have to be at work by 2:00.....what can you do? Looks like I might be pulling more cooking utensils out of their safe cabinets and throwing them at the mercy of a baby.

I marvel at the ridiculous pace that our beautiful baby girl is progressing. It seems like yesterday that I was freaking out thinking I couldn't possibly make it another day with a newborn screaming her head off and wanting to nurse 24/7. As I look back on those not so distant days it seems like it took place years ago .Not only did we "make it through" those very tough colicky days, but we have now bonded with a relationship that only another mom could understand. It's almost as if those once crystal clear memories have faded into blurry dream like substances of the past.I truly can not believe that my baby girl is going to turn one in two months. I am holding back the tears as I type at this exact moment. I am already planning her Birthday party and can't seem to keep the phrase" I can't believe she is gonna be a year old already!" off my lips. So here is a long overdue update on our ever changing marvelous baby girl(I can still say that) Aubrey.

1.She is constantly practicing her walking. She can take about 5 steps on her own before plopping down on her cute tush.

2.she figured out her jungle toy! She now rolls the balls down the spiral and puts them in the elephant's ears :)

3.She thinks it is hilarious when dogs bark. it is one of the things that will make her bust a gut laughing!

4.She giggles at her mobile every morning while she falls asleep for her nap. It truly touches my heart EVERY time she does it.

5.She loves getting under blankets with us and "hiding".

6.Aubrey is one of the busiest children I have ever come across . and because of this she gets hurt a lot. She has torn her frenulum like 3 times! I think she also might have chipped her tooth!

7. She is starting to dance! Finally!

8. She still doesn't eat much table food because chunky food makes her gag.

9. She gets excited every day Grammy and Daddy come home.

10. she makes the most wonderful expressive faces. Especially with her eyebrows.

So we continue our ever changing journey of parenthood. Who knows what the future will hold,but I look forward to it with great anticipation!