Old friends, new neighbors!

We are super lucky to have had our avl bffs move literally around the corner! Taylor and Elliot have grown up together since the womb. The amount if adorable pics we have if these two is too many to count. Brooke (Taylor's mom) and I sit in awe as we watch our little babies turn into little ladies. They are so smart and almost self sufficient - at least while they are playing:). They are such good girls and such wonderful big sisters. They are also in the same pre-k class this year which is very fun for them because like their mothers, they can't seem to talk and hang out enough. Love.

11 months old!

This little sweet chubby child is now officially 11 months old. She is getting so big weighing in at 19.5 lbs having gained 1.5 lbs in just the last month. She is eating pretty much what we eat. She charms everyone she sees by flashing her toothy grin and blowing a kiss (without the hand) to anyone who will pay attention. Unfortunately she is ringing in her 11 month milestone with an ear infection- 2nd one in a few months poor thing. Her crib is still in our room and we are still getting up one to two times a night...Uhg. The plan is to move her crib into Logan's room and they will share until next summer when Kyla goes to college. As soon as she is used to Logan's room, we will begin sleep training. She isn't walking yet. She gets around now doing her bear crawl on her hands and feet. She has started to let go of whatever she is holding onto and make a turn to take a step but her feet aren't quite ready. But she's close:). She is still only clearly saying mama. I'm pretty sure she says hi in a very sweet breathy voice. Just today she really sounded like she was trying to say Kyla. No dada yet or bye bye though she does wave. She is holding steady with her top 4 and bottom 2 teeth that she's had since about 6 months. I'm just waiting for the others to begin appearing as soon as we start sleep training:). I am hoping to throw an elaborate fall festival 1st bday party since it will be our last 1 year old bday:(. Bobbing for apples, face and pumpkin painting etc...
I just love my sweet Sehra Delilah. If its possible, I'll love her even more when she is sleeping thru the night!

Catch up time!

I have been a terrible blogger. I mean to do it, but there is just barely enough time in the day. I really do want to keep better track of the kids and all of their wonderfulness. It might be the only way I remember any of this:) We will start with Sehra D's monthly growth pictures... I believe we left off at 7 months.

8 MONTHS She is still not crawling. She is scooting around in what looks like an army crawl. It works and gets her places. She is still not a great sleeper. But she makes up for it in cuteness.

9 MONTHS she loves her bro and sisters and any other little kid that might be around. Her sweet baby cousin Charlotte came for a visit. She is still army crawling but fast. She pulls herself up on everything and just wants to stand. I can't believe Elliot was walking at this age. Thank goodness Delilah is taking her time. She is holding steady with the 6 teeth. Still not sleeping completely through the night. She doesn't have a real flow that we can count on. I know this is our fault because our days are not completely scheduled either. Some nights are better than others. We need to get her into her own room and out of ours.

10 MONTHS She is so fun. still no new teeth but she has had lots of colds and/or teething. She is now fulling crawling and pulling herself up on everything and cruising. She is standing alone for a few seconds and then sits herself down pretty well. She thinks she is super funny:) She blows kisses by making kiss noises which i find to be probably the sweetest thing i have ever seen. She is eating pretty much just solid foods now. She is a great eater. She isn't super excited about cooked veggies so most veggies are still in a puree. She loves chicken, blueberries, pasta, string cheese. She is also starting the obsession with trying to get upstairs...stressful. OMG...so as I'm writing about her wanting to get up the stairs Danny ran down to find her actually up on the second step working on the next one...oops. Let the games begin.

Strike a pose!

This is her new typical pose. Possibly influenced by her model big sis:)

Elliot's 1st day of Pre-K

She has grown in leaps and bounds in the half year since turning 4. She has become a sweet, articulate, still very funny and entertaining, great big sister helper! She surprises me almost daily with her very big girl-ness. She is a super swimmer now and just very self sufficient all the way around. I'm so proud of my little Elliot.

9 months old!

First Triathlon, check!

I finally completed my first triathlon!!! It has been a goal of mine for a few years. I didn't have a racing bike so that was always my excuse...lucky for me, my hubby bought me one for mothers day and I started cramming tri training. It was AWESOME! I just loved it. I started my training with the goal of finishing standing up. As I got further into my training i became a little more competitive but still very apprehensive because of the swim. It was in a pool which settled my nerves a bit. Now after the race and results, I was picking apart my event times and transition strategies:). I did alright. Basically coming in at the halfway mark. 150 overall (out of almost 300) and 54 out of 99 women and 16 out of 30 in my age group. My time on my bike pretty much stunk compared to most but if I work on that, I think I can be a contender for pure badassness! My first tri but definitely not my last. Loved it.