8 Months Old!

Loralye turned 8 months old on Wednesday (CRAZY!!) and I forgot to take pictures. Shame on me, I know. We did happen to get some video on Wednesday though. For those of you who don't know, Aaron and I both work for Aaron's dad, so Loralye gets to go to work with me. We are moving to a new office in less than two weeks so we got a walker for Loralye to roam around the new office in. We decided to test it out with her in the kitchen to see if she'd like it. And of course, being the picky baby she is, she cried. However, we recently bought some Gerber cereal puffs and Loralye LOVES them. So here's what we got her to do for her treats...

A little bit quicker...

And now from further back...

Loralye does not like moving her feet. If we hold her hands, she'll stand, but she does not like to move her feet to walk, so this is quite the amazing feat for her! We just thought it was so funny that she would whine the entire time she was moving, but she was determined to get her "puffy treats." It's kinda like training a puppy :)

I had to share this picture because it's just too cute. Loralye is a major snuggler. If Aaron or I are sitting near her, she leans in so she can be touching us. If we're holding her, she'll run her hand up and down our arms. It's so darn sweet! So this picture is from Tuesday night. Aaron and Loralye were playing on the floor (yes, that is my nursing pillow around his neck!) and Loralye wanted to have a hold on Aaron while also having free arms to play, so this is how she managed it...

See her little legs wrapped around his arm? So cute :) Oh! And I also decided that I couldn't just not take 8 month pictures, so I took some last night. It was just about bedtime, so the photo session was brief, but I did manage to get one where her hands aren't in her mouth and she's not looking down at her toys! Go me!

Clovis Pictures

A trip to Clovis for the weekend was just what the doctor ordered! After work on Thursday, we made a mad dash for home to pack and rush off to the airport. We made it with 10 minutes to spare! Woo! We spent Thursday night sitting in the family room letting Loralye get reacquainted with my parents and the dog. On Friday we went to Japanese Kitchen for lunch and then went to my dad's office so he could show off his grandbaby. Friday night we went to Farmer's Market and bought some amazingly delicious fruit and ate funnel cake while listening to quite the talented band. After Loralye (and my dad) went to bed that night, my cousin Sam and our friend Kristin came over to play pinochle until midnight. So fun!! On Saturday we went to my mom's ward's RS Super Saturday and went swimming during the day and then went to Yodiggity that night for some tasty frozen yogurt. On Sunday we went to church and had Aunt Cynthia and Uncle Jason over for dinner before we hopped on a plane and headed home. Loralye has had some stranger anxiety lately and I am so happy that she warmed up to my parents so quickly instead of being timid around them all weekend! It made everything so much more fun! We had a very full, busy weekend and I loved every minute of it! It was so nice to get away for a bit even if Aaron had to stay home. Thanks for taking one for the team darlin! Anyways... I always bring my camera with me on vacation, but it rarely makes it out of my bag when we go places, so these were the only pictures I got of the whole trip. These first few were on Friday afternoon while we had a little lull in the day... And the cheesy grin you'll see in a few pictures is a new trick she picked up over the weekend :)

Grams gave Loralye a shortbread cookie to suck on, but she bit a chunk off instead. I grabbed the cookie away about half a second after said chunk was bitten and very angry screaming followed. I can't help but be a paranoid mom.

Swimming with Papalapa and mommy.

Tasty window.

Future Pool Shark

"Walking" with Aunt Cyn.

She LOVES Aunt Cynthia. And her sparkly necklace :)

Happy to be back home with daddy!!

Sleepy eyes... Time for bed after a very fun, exhausting weekend!

FRESNO!!!!

Okay, so I won't have time to see anyone (unless you go to Clovis 2nd Ward!), but I'm flying into Fresno tonight with Loralye! My dad called me this morning and said that he has to see his granddaughter and could fly us out! So we're taking off tonight! Woo!!

Once again, I have an overload of pictures to share with you all. I don't have lots of time to take pictures since Loralye and I are at work all day and then the weekends often turn into a whirlwind of laundry and cleaning. But with the wonderful 3 day weekend we just had we were able to take lots of pictures and play outside in the sun! Enjoy!

Sleeping with her mouth hanging open, just like I do. She has her daddy's overbite, so I thought she would sleep like him with her mouth closed, but the poor baby takes after me. She sleeps with her mouth hanging open and there's always a puddle of drool on the sheet in the morning!

Bath time! We have the worst lighting in our second bathroom, but I love how happy she gets in the tub so I had to try to get some pictures.

Loralye is not a fan of being dressed so I try to play games with her after her bath so she won't be a grouchy when I dress her... This is in the middle of a peak-a-boo with the bath towel game.

Labor Day

These are all from last night. Loralye's Grams sent her some outfits recently that I didn't think were going to fit her for a while, but I tried the jammies on her last night and they're almost too small already! She's growing like a weed :) I love the little kitty on these...

Loralye loves sitting in chairs. Aaron and I want to get a child sized chair for her for Christmas!

Pictures Galore

Loralye has yet to get into a crawling position on her own, but she's definitely working on standing. She can't get from sitting to standing by herself, but once we stand her up against the couch, she can stay there for a while if she wants to.

Standing. Her hair looks so red sometimes. I can't wait until it comes in more to see what it'll really look like!

Starting to slide down... Sucking on the couch as she goes. Typical Loralye.
Pleased with herself for sitting down gently.

I realized this weekend that I haven't taken many pictures over the last couple of weeks so on Sunday after church I was determined to work a photo shoot into our schedule. Loralye was in such a good mood and actually gave me a decent amount of pictures where her hand wasn't in her mouth and she wasn't wiggling and rolling like a mad woman. Here are a few of my favorites from the afternoon.

I just had to show off this cute little onesie. Love the ruffles!!

Look at those teeth!

I love these black and white shots...

Our weekend was super laid back. Loralye was sick at the beginning of last week and is still getting over her runny nose and she passed her fever along to her daddy who was super sick all Friday and Saturday. So we were homebodies this weekend and I loved it. I got all of the laundry and dishes done that had started to pile up and we were able to enjoy some quality family time playing. Life is sweet :)

OH! One last thing... I have been such a nervous Nancy about giving Loralye anything to eat that would involve her having to chew, but after talking to both my mother and mother-in-law I decided to give Loralye Cherrios this weekend. Nothing scary happened - no choking or anything (Thank heaven!!) - but she only actually ate 2 Cherrios!! She hates them! As soon as one touches her tongue, her whole faces scrunches up in disgust and she spits it out. The only reason 2 made it down her throat is because she accidentally swallowed one and I constantly pushed the second back in her mouth because she had broken it into pieces and it was pretty much soaked to mush. Is this a normal reaction for a baby? My plan is to not give them to her for a few days and then see how she reacts to them later in the week, but I'm open to advice for other options too! Love ya'll!

Vader.

Friends of ours from our old ward across town recently welcomed a sweet baby boy into their family, so this past Saturday we went to their house to spend the evening with them and meet baby Mason. He is such an adorable little baby and holding him made me realize just how much Loralye has grown! It was so fun to catch up with them and Loralye loved being over there too... They have a couple of dogs and Loralye couldn't get enough of them. I got a few videos on my phone of Loralye watching one of their dogs, Vader, play fetch. All the videos are pretty much identical, but I'm a mom and can't help myself... You guys get to see them all.