Monday, October 31, 2011

Happy, happy Halloween!



I spent the better  part of several weeks trying to figure out what Ariyana was going to be for Halloween. Nothing seemed to be 'just right'. I wanted her to be cute, but not too girlie- there will be plenty of time for fairys and princess dresses I'm sure. About four hours, yes- hours, before our Halloween event, I found this Ladybug costume on clearance. For twelve dollars. Score! And she just looks adorable! And many others thought so too! She took second place in a under three costume contest. Love this little bug of mine!



Thursday, October 20, 2011

11 months old

It's been quite a horrid month for photos. This blog post is post-dated quite a lot and I have a serious lack of photos of our sweet little girl. After the computer crashing and not being smart enough to have a back up hard drive - we lots hundreds of photos. Then later, my iPhone was stolen losing the rest of the photos I had. Trying not to complain, but I feel a huge sense of loss right now. I should keep things in perspective that I have a happy and healthy little girl who will be in thousands of pictures to come. That being said...


Sweet beautiful girl - this is your last month before you're the BIG ONE!

* You've started walking! Like really, no holding on walking the last week or more! You're such a proud and brave girl!
* You're still nursing full time,but are FINALLY taking a sippy cup on your own!
* You're sleeping well in your room still and are no longer getting up at all at night. Your mornings are still early, but at least you're still sleeping!
* You love Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and dance your own little dance to all the songs
* You love to clap your hands and do the motions to "Wheels on the Bus".
* You babble a lot but still haven't said mama yet to me. One day....
* You love trying new foods. You love chicken and cheese and pasta!
* You are such a social butterfly and wave hi and bye bye to lots of people
* Peek a boo is so much fun for you!
* Still no teeth!
* You got a new car seat and you love it! It looks much more comfy than the no 'small' infant seat. I remember when you looked so tiny in it!
* You love to give mommy and daddy hugs!
* These days, visiting Grandma and Grandpa Malik have been fun for you!
* You can be sweet as pie and show your spunk just as well =)
* You love your gerber cheese puffs!