Kindermusik

Thursday nights have become a highlight of my week. We enrolled Jani in Kindermusik for her birthday and I am loving spending this time with her. I was skeptical at first. We sing a lot, I play music for her...I felt like our house was it's own little Kindermusik. But a friend of mine was going to do it so I thought "Why not?!" I jumped on the bandwagon....and we're having quite a ride :)

Jani LOVES it! She enjoys the music, the instruments, and all the other little kiddos to harass and abuse! We have many more weeks ahead of us and I'm going to try and cherish each moment. Each new thing she learns, each moment she smiles, and laughs, and sings. I'm soaking it in...

Hogging all the balls

Our little loner

Jani and McKenna playing (*cough*eating*cough*) the bells

loving the scarves!

Little Drummer Girl

BUBBLES!

Such a brown noser

I Would Die For That

I was thinking about being pregnant...missing that feeling....and I remembered this video. I listened to this so much when I was struggling to get pregnant. Get the tissues...it will bring you to tears. I had a good cry tonight...for all my friends still struggling and for those who I do not know. 

October

I love October. I love the way the air feels, smells, and tastes. I love pumpkins and football and hot latte's on a cold Saturday morning. I love tailgating and shopping and wearing sweatshirts on Fridays. Fitting that I ended up having a fall baby. I always said I wanted a spring baby because as a teacher it just seemed smart. Having an October baby was perfect though. I just know she'll grow up to love the fall just as much as we do. There are so many things on our list of things to get done this fall with her. I'm not sure we'll check them all off but we'll have fun trying. First up...we need to get to a pumpkin patch. Doug and I want to recreate this photo with Jani....

Our little pumpkin 

Also on the list? A kick-butt tailgate for Homecoming. We've started planning. There may not be many people partying with us but we're going to have a grand time celebrating our purple and gold. We will also be tackling Jani's birthday. We're not going crazy. Doug and I are really trying to not overdo it. We'll have some family over and celebrate her life. That's what birthdays are for! We debated getting her gifts. She isn't going to know what's going on and I don't want it to be about the gifts. We decided to buy her Kindermusik classes. We thought it would be a perfect gift. It's an opportunity to have fun and to spend some mommy/daddy time. Grandma even gets to take her a couple times...silly conferences!

But I digress....welcome October....welcome Fall. We're accepting you with open arms. We so love all that this season has in store for us.

11 Months!

I can't believe I just typed that. I have an 11 month old. Tomorrow it will be October...the month my baby turns 1. One year ago, October was the month my life would change. The month that our family would go from 2 to 3. We were scared and anxious and unsure of what was to come.

Today? I couldn't imagine our life any other way. Jani completes our little clan. She is one of the most amazing little beings I've even encountered. Here are a few of our highlights....

She is a talking machine. The girl wakes up talking and goes to bed talking. She talks while she eats and talks while she sleeps. She ALWAYS has something to say. I know that is just impossible to believe coming from Doug and I. Recent words include "I love you" (we swear she's saying this), "hi", and "more".

We enrolled her in Kindermusik for her birthday gift. She loves it! She bounces and dances and socializes with her friends. It is such a fun time to spend with her, watching her learn and grow. It has turned out to be the best gift :)

She is still a scooter. I don't think she's going to crawl. She stood by herself for the first time the other night. She was holding on to me and then all of a sudden I didn't feel her hands anymore. I looked down and there she was standing, smiling, so proud of herself!

The girl loves football. She loves the yelling, the music, the people....she can fall asleep during one and have a meal. Nothing seems to phase her :) We're lucky she likes football as much as us!

Here's to the last few weeks before you turn one!! We love you baby girl :)

"You have a baby....in a bar"

 

Name that movie. 

And yes...I took my baby...to a bar...at 10:30 on a Friday night. Does that make me a bad mom?

I don't think so :) I did, however, get some questionable looks. Hey...she had a great time!

Who Needs Toys!?