Happy Thanksgiving!

We had our first Thanksgiving with Taelyn yesterday, and we had a wonderful day together. Now that we are back in the States for Thanksgiving, we were able to revisit some of our favorite traditions. First, we ran the Turkey Trot 5K. Justin ran the race with a friend, and Taelyn and I ran together at a slower pace. I was able to enter in to the stroller division, though, so I competed against anyone else that was running with a stroller. Taelyn and I ended up in second place behind a male stroller runner because they did not separate males and females in this division, and we won a gift certificate to a running store. Taelyn had a great run; she was talking the entire time, saying "bah, bah, bah" which I think was her way of saying "gobble, gobble, gobble"!

After the race, we headed over to a friend's house where we cooked some of our favorite dishes and played a lot of Wii. Taelyn had fun playing with our friend's dog and of course, eating Thanksgiving dinner with everyone. She sat at the table with all of us and dug her hands into anything in front of her. It wasn't before long, though, that her plate ended up on the floor from all of the excitement.

Taelyn - 9 Months

Taelyn had her 9 Month doctor's appointment this week. She is now measuring 20 lbs., 5 oz., 27.5 inches in length, and a head circumference of 17.9 inches. She is slimming down now that she is crawling and moving around, but she is still in the 76th percentile in weight. Taelyn is a healthy baby!

Taelyn has also mastered crawling now without belly flopping and can pull herself up to a stand from any nearby object. She especially likes to stand up against the coffee table in the living room. Every time she does this, she gives us a big smile because she is so proud of herself and so excited to see the world in a new way.

Guess What This Is?

That's right, Taelyn is going to be a big sister! I am now 8 weeks pregnant and am due on June 22nd.

More Motorin'

Taelyn has increased her mobility significantly just in the last week. She was crawling with a little belly flop that kind of resembled "the worm" for several weeks, but now she has mastered a real crawl and loves to motor up and down the hallway. She has also been pulling herself up using small objects, but she was not completely up to a stand before. On Tuesday, she finally pulled herself up to a stand. Justin was sitting on the couch with a bag of tortilla chips, and Taelyn decided that she had to be a part of the action. So she crawled over to the couch, placed her hands on the cushions where Justin was sitting, and pulled herself right up so she could get a better view. SInce then, she won't stop trying to stand with anything in sight: my legs, the coffee table, tv stand, and even the wall.

Needless to say, we have to keep our eyes on her all the time now. She is constantly moving and constantly finding new things to get in to!