Quick post to tide you over

I can't believe it's been over a week since I posted. We have been busy this week, not doing anything thrilling but our evenings have been busy so that makes things seem pretty crazy. The most exciting thing was a baby shower on Saturday that Jilly and I went to and help host. Jillian was the hit of the party (you know, besides the preggo gal)! What a cutie. And this week we've been running running running again. I promise to have more to post this weekend (what with Halloween and all...). Here is a little picture of the Bean looking like she got caught doing something naughty (she was just playing, but the expression on her face is, "Uh oh! I got caught!" I know what Heather is thinking, "Look at those chicken legs!" It is true she has skinny little legs but they get her around as now she will climb on anything she can and pull herself up to standing. One of these days she'll take off walking and never look back.

Tuesdays Stink!

I hate Tuesday nights and Saturday mornings. Mostly because Sean is in class for hours and hours and I am usually in bed by the time he gets home (on Tuesdays, I'm up and most the day is gone on Saturdays). One good thing about Sean being gone is that I have a one-on-one evening with Jillian. Today we ran some errands after work and then came home and ate and took some pictures.
I had to get a picture of Jilly in her new pjs. She's right inbetween sizes right now, the 3-6 months are way too short for her but the 6-9 months are way too long! These jammies are fuzzy and warm which will be nice since today was such a cold day.Jillian has been going to bed between 7:30 and 8 (which is pretty early for her) so I get lonely while Sean is in class. Thank goodness for Eli Stone (uh, that would be a television show on ABC not some man I'm seeing behind Sean's back).

Teeth and Jammies

I haven't got a good picture of Jillian's cute little teeth up on the blog so I thought I'd better post one today.

Also, Jilly got new pjs this weekend so here is a picture of her in her yellow zebra jammies.

Nothing too exciting going on with us. We had a quiet weekend at home. Next week is busy so hopefully we'll have some fun things to post about!

Daddy time

Honestly, Sean isn't always Jillian's favorite (come on, everyone knows babies love their mommies best). But they have a good time playing around anyway.

I can't get her to take a cute picture with me. So maybe she really doesn't like me best...

9 month check up

Jilly-Ann-Beana-Boo had her 9 month check up with the doctor on Monday. Here are her stats:

Length: 27.5 inches 53%tile
Weight: 14 lbs 10 oz 1%tile

That's right, Jillian is in the one percentile for weight...And this is what the doctor said, "Fatten up your kid!!!"

You may recall that little Miss Jilly was 14 lbs 12 oz at her 6 month check up and 14 lbs 4 oz at her 4 month check up. So she really hasn't grown at all (and actually from her 6 month she's shrunk). Oh, and have I mentioned that she loves to eat? She eats more than my one-year old nephew does. I want her metabolism. Anyway, I have to add fatty things to her diet, like butter and cream cheese and peanut butter. Also, I'm supposed to give her sugared cereals instead of plain ones. You know, all the things you're not supposed to feed babies...
Lucky kid. Hopefully we can get her weight up before her one year check up. That's when the doctor said we'd need to worry. So send us your fatty thoughts. Well, just Jillian. Sean and I are fat enough all by ourselves.

Snow

We woke up this morning to this:
I thought the snowing yesterday was just a fluke but it has been snowing all day today. Yuck!

Winter?

Last week it was still 80 degree weather. Which was a little warm for me but nice. Then this week was in the 70s until yesterday when it suddenly got really cold and then this afternoon it looked like this:
Sean is showing his opinion of snow in October. I would have to agree! What happened to fall?

A lesson in brushing your teeth

First, grab the toothbrush and shove it in your mouth.

Second, hold the toothbrush in your hand while your mom takes a picture.

Make sure you don't forget your tongue!

Get those back teeth (or gums, in Jillian's case).

Check the bristles on the toothbrush.

Make sure to get the upper gums too!

Success! Two clean teeth!

Kisses

Jillian and I were having fun playing. Sorry it is a little dark.

9 Months Old

Jillian is 9 months old. Here a few pictures of her today.

As you can see she loves to climb up on things to stand. You may also notice that she is wearing an outfit that she wore last winter. Yep, she's still able to fit in the same clothes as when she was 3 months old. I'm buying the next size up for fall/winter though. Wouldn't want to buy her a whole new cold weather wardrobe and have her grow out of it in a week. We go to the doctor for a well check next week so I'll post more stats then.

Work

I know a few people are curious as to how my first day at work went (I know I said Monday was my first day but I only did a couple hours of orientation then, today was my first full 8 hour day). I am happy to report that both Jillian and I did fine today. I think Jillian cried a little bit this morning because she was so tired but was pleasant the rest of the day (this is all from what I got from the babysitter). I was sad to leave her but once I started working I wasn't so worried about her. I think we can do this! We'll see tomorrow. I think Jillian will be a little wary of me leaving her at the babysitter's tomorrow. She's a smart kid and catches on quick. Good think I started on a Thursday so I only have a couple days before the weekend. TGIF!

Farrah Hair

Jillian with her feathered Farrah hair. At least that is what it looked like until she took a nap and it went flat. What a cutie!