Abbie's 9 months old!

You caught me-I'm playing with Sophie's kitchen again!

As of last week, Abbie is 9 months old. We went to the doctor last week for her check-up and also had some pictures taken, although she was so serious when we tried to get her picture made. Abbie is great at cruising now and one of her new pastimes has been to push a chair around the kitchen like an elderly person using a walker. It is too funny! She's a great eater, but since she is so physically active, her growth had slowed down quite a bit. Lately, we've given her a few rides in the laundry basket and she likes that. Sophie continues to keep Abbie entertained and on her guard at times!

Here are the approximate stats:
Weight: 18 pounds 7 ounces 43rd percentile (last time she was almost in the 70th)
Height: 27 1/2 inches 49th percentile (last time was in the 60th)

Abbie is a good baby overall and she rolls with whatever we are doing pretty well.

Sophie with last year's pumpkins

Here is the same shot of Sophie that I included in the previous post, except this is from last year. We set things up very similar so that it would be fun to compare. =)

Happy Fall Ya'll

Martha, Sophie, Nana & Abbie at the zoo (it says "Boo" behind them)

Sophie with the Diva and pirate pumpkins (Maybe I can put up a comparison picture from last year so you can see how Sophie has changed.)

the girls with the pumpkins

This past Friday, Sophie had a very exciting day. She spent the night with her Aunt Martha on Thursday night. On Friday morning, Aunt Martha and her Uncle Phil took Sophie to Pump it Up. Then, Mama & Abbie met up with them for lunch at Nana's house and we went to the zoo for a little bit in the afternoon. Sophie was very tired that afternoon and so were the rest of us! One thing that Sophie enjoys about visiting Aunt Martha's is that she gets to raid her jewelry drawer. Sophie had on tons of plastic bracelets and watches. It was pretty funny!

On Saturday afternoon, Matt & Sophie decorated pumpkins. They decorated two pumpkins with the Potato Head kits and then they also carved a jack-o-lantern. Sophie kept trying to put the Potato Head pieces in that one because she wasn't used to carving a regular pumpkin. She wasn't too crazy about having the whole pumpkin experience either. She didn't want anything to do with the insides of the pumpkin. Sophie was very proud of the pumpkins when they were finished decorating them!

Fall Visitors

Sophie & Abbie

Sophie with Aunt Leia in the kiddie haybale maze

Sophie, Abbie, & Paula

Sophie with Paw-paw Tom & Leia next to one of our new trees (on the right)

This past weekend, Matt's dad, Tom, & his sister, Leia, were able to come down from VA for a visit. It was really nice spending time with them. Matt's mom was able to come a couple of months ago but they didn't get to come then. On Saturday, we decided to head back to Walden Farm. It was very busy this time but we enjoyed it. Sophie ventured into the kiddie haybale maze since Leia was a good sport and went with her. We also all walked through the medium size corn maze, took a hayride, and saw the animals. Sophie was really looking forward to the hayride! We all wore jeans thinking you really sat in hay but you sat on benches. Sophie really enjoyed hanging out with Aunt Leia this weekend. They couldn't believe how much Abbie had grown!

Matt & Tom were able to replace our dead trees in the front yard with some red maples. We were really happy to get that done. Tom helped Matt with some other projects as well. We were able to get Sophie to sleep in our room on a pallet so that Leia could have her bed (even though she was very unwilling at first). Sophie did great though and loved her pallet so much that tonight when I told her that she could go back and sleep in her bed, she didn't want to! She got really upset! You can't ever tell about kids.

Sophie sings "Days of the Week"

In the last couple of months, Sophie always wants to know what day it is and "what day is it tomorrow?" Then, I'd keep answering her until we'd gone through the whole week and start repeating the days. Needless to say, I got kind of bored with this routine. So, I decided to teach her the "Days of the Week" song from the Addams Family and she knows it now. I was so proud of her. She still often asks what tomorrow is but that's OK. Sometimes, I just say, think about the song.

Funny Quotes from Sophie

The other day Sophie said that Abbie had drooled on her arm. I said something like, "Well, I'm sorry Sophie." She said, "kids that are big brothers and sisters always get drool on their face or in their eyes or ears from their baby brothers or sisters." I thought that was pretty funny (kind of gross too). I said, "I don't think you'd get it in your eye. Surely, you'd close your eye." We were just being silly.

Along similar lines, this morning, Sophie said with disbelief, "Abbie licked my face... like a popsicle!" (or kind of like a puppy is what I'm thinking) I really loved this quote. =)

The last couple of nights Sophie has thanked God for her toys and said they are beautiful. Too sweet!

She told me recently that she will live with us for a long time. I said, "I hope so!" Then, one day she will get married. She said that they would still live with us for a little while.

All About Me

I was tagged by Kathy Burnett so here goes:

Rules: Each player answers the question themselves. At the end of the post the player then tags5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leaves them a comment letting them know that they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person that tagged you know when you've answered the questions on your blog.

10 years ago I:
1. Graduated from Lipscomb with my bachelors in May
2. Travelled on 2 separate mission trips that summer: one to Australia/New Zealand and one to Great Britain.
3. Began my masters in OT at Belmont in the fall
4. I had not met Matt yet-we met in 1999.
5. Lived at home with my parents.

5 things on today's "to do" list:
1. Go to the grocery store.
2. Do a couple loads of laundry.
3. Get laundry folded.
4. Go through some of the girls' clothes.
5. Try out a different paint color for downstairs.

5 snacks I enjoy:
1. Popcorn (with M&M's if possible).
2. Cheese and crackers
3. An apple with peanut butter
4. Ritz toasted chips (Ranch)
5. Jelly beans, M&M's or almost anything sweet

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire:
1. Buy a summer vacation home
2. Hire someone to do all of my cleaning, a lot of my cooking, and be hairdresser for me and our girls. =)
3. Buy a brand new "loaded" mini-van or SUV
4. Travel a lot and pay for each of our families to travel with us once a year
5. Donate money to charities

5 places I have lived:
1. Nashville, Tennessee
2. Memphis, TN (3 months)
3. Gaithersburg, Maryland
4. Charleston, South Carolina
5. Franklin, TN

5 jobs I have had:
1. Worked at a movie theater
2. Worked as an OT in a rehab hospital
3. Worked at Mother's Day Out program
4. Worked as an OT in the school system
5. Did secretarial jobs answering phones, filing, etc at Genesco. *I also was paid to organize mismatched shoes at Genesco that were being donated to homeless shelters.

Now I tag the following people: Julie, Jenny, Amy, Courtney, and Stacy