Erin is 10 months old!

Erin will be 10 months old tomorrow! We just can't believe how quickly she is growing up. A lot has happenend this month. She got her first teeth (the two middle ones on the bottom), she said her first real word, she took her first step (although she is not walking around yet), she started waving and clapping her hands. With mommy back at work, there aren't as many pictures of Erin this month. However, here are a couple cute ones that are new.




Erin loves to stand against the piano and play the keys. Maybe she end up playing the piano someday like daddy.

Erin absolutely LOVES her kitty Carl. She squeels in delight everytime she sees him. He is such a good kitty and will even let Erin touch him.

Erin went apple picking for the first time today. She loved to suck on the apple and use it as a teething ring.

Bye-Bye

As daddy was leaving for work tonight, he gave mommy kisses and then leaned over and gave Erin a kiss. Erin then looked at daddy and said "BYE-BYE" as she waved to him. Jay and I just looked at each other in delight. There was no mistaking that Erin clearly said "BYE-BYE." Erin said her first word with meaning! I'm sure this will help Jay to get through his long night in the ER. Erin has also been saying something that sounds like "Carl" (our cat). However, I read that "K" sounds are some of the last to be said by kids, so I'm not really sure if that is what she is saying. She totally adores Carl though, so I wouldn't be surprised. Plus, kitty was Jay's first word, so it would be her first attempt to follow in daddy's footsteps.

She took her first step today!

After we got home this evening Erin was playing and pulling herself up (like ususal). Erin seemed like she was standing really good, so I took her into the kitchen to show Jay. I helped her pull up and then let go of her hands. She stood by herself for what seemed like a long time (probably only about 10 seconds though) and then she took a step! She then did this again and actually took a couple steps. I started crying when I saw this, as I just can't believe that this amazing and perfect little girl is my baby. She is growing up too fast. We love her so much.

Let's Go Buffalo

Here is Erin in her little cheerleader outfit. Maybe she'll give the Bills some good luck this season.

She is cutting her first tooth!

This morning when I looked in Erin's mouth I noticed a white bump. Sure enough she is getting her first tooth. It is one of the bottom middle teeth. The gums have swelled up and now the tooth is not visible, but you can feel it when you push on it. I'll post a picture of her 1st tooth once it is in all the way.

Erin is 9 months old

Wow, we can not believe how fast the time has gone by. When Nicole was pregnant, 9 months seemed a lot longer than it does now. Erin is growing and changing so much now. She has mastered crawling, is always pulling herself up to stand, is cruising along furniture, climbing stairs (when we let her) and babbling up a storm. She is able to get herself from standing to sitting without falling too. She looks so cute when she reaches down with her hand to gently lower herself to the ground.

Her hair is getting longer and it is messy in the morning when she wakes up (she still isn't sleeping through the night though). Her eyes are still a beautiful shade of blue, but we've read on-line that they can still change color until 1 year.

She is still toothless, but constantly chewing on everything. She is on two solid meals a day and this month we will start her on a third. Her favorite snack foods are cheerios and puffs. She has mastered the pincer grasp (grabbing things between her thumb and forefinger).

Carl (our cat) is getting used to her too. He doesn't run away as fast now when she crawls toward him.

Erin loves her toys, but seems to love "household items" more. She is quite fond of newspaper, magazines, remote controls, cords of any kind and even enjoys grabbing leaves off the trees (when riding on daddy's shoulders). Needless to say, it is quite the challenge to keep her under our watchful eyes. She seems to understand the word "NO" and "GENTLE," so that has helped some.

We look forward to watching Erin continue to grow and develop. She really is such a blessing to have as our child.

Here are some recent pictures of our cutie.


Check out these neat pictures that Christine took of Erin looking at herself in the mirror at the bridal shop.


Erin climbing the stairs between the living room and the dining room.

Erin makes her way from the window sill to the fireplace.

Erin loves to feed herself cheerios in the high chair.

Our little cutie!
Erin checks out Carl, while he keeps a close eye on her every movement.

Our little jibber jabber!

Erin has really found her voice over the last few days. She has been babbling non-stop! Her favorite word is babababa, which could be her way of saying her last name....Ba...rker. She has also started to make this strange noise that sounds like she is grunting (but she isn't making a stinky, so it isn't her pooping!).