Big Machines

We went to COSI to see the Big Machines exhibit. We thought Grant would love getting to see all the equipment up close. And he did. After a while. He was kind of terrified at first and didn't want to get close to anything. And he never really did warm up to the ones you could operate. But he didn't want to leave and kept asking to see more even after we had looked at them all.

Leah also enjoyed the big machines.

Everyone's looking at the camera!

Serious Grant.

Grant was pretty scared of this.  When he got done the two guys were laughing and called him a serious operator.

He's finally starting to get into it.

Making sound effects and everything for this one.

Smiley Leah.  Everyone at daycare comments about how she's always smiling.

9 Months

Happy 9 Months Leah! Leah is really starting to show more of her personality. When she wants down (which is all the time) she lets you know it! She's really enjoying trying finger foods and gets mad if you only give her baby food. She really has been laughing a lot too. She has discovered how fun the little panda rocker is and her favorite book right now is The Baby Goes Beep.

Leah took her first dip in the baby pool and she loved it. She laughed and splashed and put her face in the water over and over.

Baseball Teamers and Other Stories

Uncle Adam came to visit.

Lots and lots of baseball...

Leah playing her favorite game.

Night night baby!

Riding the new old tractor.

Helping Daddy

Leah's cheeseball face.

We Have Porcupines

Not really, but that's what Grant told me yesterday when I went outside to see how Grant and Daddy were doing tackling the weeds out back.  "Daddy sprayed the porcupine so it will go away!" We do however, have poison ivy.  Poison ivy, porcupines- almost the same thing.

Grant is always interested in watching the kids play baseball behind our house.  They are the baseball teamers.  Or sometimes he calls them the football teamers.  And yesterday he wanted to wear his baseball teamer shirt.  And I have no idea what shirt he is talking about.

Grant still calls Leah a grill instead of a girl.  I hope he doesn't outgrow it anytime soon, it's so funny.  He says in a sweet little voice, "Leah is a nice grill."  Or "She's a silly grill."  Or "She's a cute little grill."  Cracks me up.

8 Months

Leah is 8 months old!  She can go from her stomach to sitting up by herself, can pull herself up to standing on the furniture, and is so close to crawling on her hands and knees.  She loves to try to get Miles and when her big brother army crawls on the ground with her.  She is also fascinated with kitty's water.  One day after work Daddy lost track of the kids and found Leah playing in the kitty water, completely soaked, with Grant egging her on.  

Grant wanted in on the action too.

This girl is so cute.  She loves to take our hands and get herself to standing.

Trying to get back to the lamp cord.

Eating socks is one of Leah's favorite activities.

Christmas Worms

The other night when I was getting Grant ready for bed we had the following conversation:

G:  "Mommy!  The worms are turning into butterflies!" 
M: Do you have caterpillars at school?  And they're going to turn into butterflies?
G: Yes!  They're in Christmas!
M: They're in a chrysalis?
G: Yes!  In Christmas!

So there you have it.

A Tooth!

Tonight I noticed that Leah finally had a tooth come in!  Hopefully its neighbor appears soon so she will be a little more comfortable.