Mystery Wade Kid

Did you guess who it was? It's none other than little Jordan. By the way...check out those pumpkins!

Elaina's Recent Adventures

Climbing on furniture (this lower shelf used to be the home of my photo albums)...

Climbing stairs (that's her Halloween outfit- we were decorating)...

Aforementioned Halloween decorating...

These Halloween glasses were actually worn by a certain Wade kid in 1991...

discipline...a new experience

I was a little late with posting Elaina's 9 month photos, and wouldn't you know she's already 10 months old?! She decided she was finished with taking pictures:

We finally got a gate. It's no "Gatekeeper 3000", but I'm a huge fan! It's a walk-through gate that can be opened hands-free. I especially love this feature in the morning when I'm carrying three bags (two are mine, one is Elaina's) and an ~18lb. baby out to the car.

Since Matt is responsible for the following picture, I really should have let him add the comment. I honestly don't even know what to say. His sense of humor kills me. :)

Elaina's newest face usually appears just before she spits her food out (very forcefully) at the person feeding her.

When we tell Elaina "no-no" (for doing things like spitting her food out), she just shakes her head no and keeps doing whatever we're trying to get her to stop doing.

Me: "Elaina, did you make this mess?"
Elaina: "Hee, hee!"
I'm sure there are more fun stories to come of us trying to get our little one to behave. This is a new experience for us, and I'm not sure I'm going to be very good at it!

9 month pictures

We recently had Elaina's 9 month pictures taken. Once again, she decided that she was not interested in smiling during her photo session. In the (only) one of her smiling below, you can see her top two teeth if you look closely. You might also notice the tiny bruise on her forehead. I'm pretty sure this one (there have been many) was from bumping into the tv cabinet. Other than sprouting teeth and bumping her head, our 9 month old is crawling all over the place, pulling up on furniture (and people), making funny faces and noises, and eating paper every chance she gets. (Yeah- I'm not so sure why she loves paper so much, but I've gotten really good at using the "finger sweep" to get it out of her mouth!)

Peaceful Slumber

Despite appearances, I love that she was sleeping peacefully.

Another First

Elaina's first phone call: 7P7P**7*7*7*7

I don't even know how to dial a letter--how does she?

Baby Gates

I'm currently reading reviews on baby gates. Can anyone guess why? If you have any suggestions for a good gate that will prevent our little booger from toppling down the stairs during her explorations, let me know!

P.S. She's 9 months old now!