Roll out the Red

That was this year's theme for Ball State Homecoming 2007. We had a beautiful day and really enjoyed ourselves. Our little cheerleader was great. A real trooper and already a dedicated tailgater. We got to spend quality time with Uncle Ryan and Papa Wagoner. To top off the day....a victory!!!!!

Finally......fall

We are so excited that the weather has finally changed. We get to bust out the long sleeves and long pants AND we get to wear festive little outfits such as this....................

We are looking forward to Halloween.....we have something pretty "sinful" up our sleeves :)

Pulling self to stand

As you can see from the photos-Miss Ali can pull herself to stand on basically anything as long as it is sturdy. She is so proud of herself also. It is adorable. So amazing. I can't believe the development changes she is going through. She is eating baby food great--loves it. Will eat anything!!!!!

Sorry for the delay in posting, we had a pretty eventful but quiet week last week (does that make sense?) She got croup on Monday and was pretty sick. We did manage to stay away from the ER but went to the Dr. on Tuesday. She took steroids for 3 days and is much, much better. So, we didn't do anything last week. Stayed home and did short excursions to the library, park, and grocery.

Using my very own spoon

Hello there. We just wanted to show off Alison's new big girl spoon. She loves it. Now, she doesn't always use the correct end and sometimes just dropping it and watching me pick it up is twice as fun, but we are practicing with it. This was her first attempt at using it. We are eating macaroni and cheese, yum!


On a side note, if you notice my rosy cheeks...we went to Muncie on Sat. for the Ball State game and I got a little bit of sun. We had a wonderful time and yes, we had a victory!!!! Go Cardinals. (Probably because the cutest little cheerleader EVER was there) :)

An Ali update

Hello everybody. We have had some Dr's visits this week and wanted to give some updates. First we had to see a pediatric opthamologist because her left tear duct isn't opening. She frequently tears and has drainage. She will unfortunately have to go to the OR late Nov or early Dec to have it opened. Very quick procedure. Please pray for an uneventful surgery.
Then we headed to the Dr. for a 9month well baby check today and yes, we are well. Ali weighs 15# 1 oz. and has grown 2 inches. She got a hemoglobin check which was normal and had her 1st of two flu shots. She did great. She is meeting her milestones and can start on some very soft table foods if she shows interest. How exciting.
It is amazing how 9 months has gone so fast. I put away a lot of our receiving blankets today because we no longer use them and we could use the drawer space for clothes. It made me sooo sad to think, she isn't hardly a baby anymore. I could have never imagined that it would be this wonderful and I could love something so much. My heart is completely hers.