9 Months!

I’m a true Oregonian, fall is my favorite season here.  Bring on the rain!  I love summers, but having no AC is a huge bummer so I welcome the cool days and flannel PJs (and sheets this year yipee!) with open arms.  Rilynn’s first Halloween has been happening all month.  Lots of orange for beavers and pumpkins.  I was feeling really ambitious and decided to make our family’s costumes this year.  We WERE going to be the Flinstones.  I bought the fabric, cut the patterns and then started by sewing Rilynn’s pebbles costume.  It might have fit her the day she was born... maybe.  Attempt #2 could actually fit over her head but was a belly shirt.  Sexy pebbles just didn’t seem appropriate so I humbly ditched the idea and bought her a pink cheetah print cat costume instead.  I’m sure Travis is just devastated that I’m not making him wear a Fred costume, but he’ll get over it quickly.

This month-

Stats: 20 pounds 80th percentile and 29 inches 80th percentile 

Top 2 teeth just started to break through the surface; totaling 4

Claps her hands

Waves and says hi

Finished round 1 of swim lessons.  She loves splashing and kicking in the pool or bath tub.

Still visiting the library weekly

Still LOVES pulling hair and has added eyelashes and skin 

Stands with support and on furniture (we are so proud of all the progress she has made)

Rolling is still her favorite method of transportation

Gets up on all 4s and rocks or goes backwards

First pigtails

Playing with Josie.  Still her favorite family member.

Boppy time!

Practicing standing with Dad.

Loves clapping her hands.

Pumpkin patch with her besties!

I LOVE my family. 

Playing with her best friend, Syd.  They already started sharing shoes!

The swings make her laugh.

Remotes and phones aren’t safe around Rilynn.

Playing at her Elmo play table in her pink Nikes.

Sneak peak of Halloween! 

Black Butte family vaca!

Our zoo animal in her cage

Loves taking selfies with mom!

Swimming at Black Butte!