Pumpkin Pie

Our little pumpkin is as sweet as pie and just as irresistible!  This has been a better week and a half for Amita - she has been eating more and gaining weight (as judged unscientifically by how much heavier she feels in our arms!).  We are counting our blessings that we have such a healthy, happy little girl!

And in case our first Thanksgiving as a family wasn't enough, Amita also chose to start crawling today!  A toy got away from her and she finally managed to push herself forward to go after it.  I guess we need to get some gates...  And the best part of all of it was that she did it while we were video chatting with my bro, sis-in-law and niece!  So they all got to see her first crawl live with us!!

Hope your turkey day is as filled with joy and blessings as ours!  Here's a pictorial of what we've been doing for the past few weeks.

Fun with gourds (note all the bottom teeth!)

Playing a new game... Where's Azzy?  He was trying to hide and Amita was enjoying finding him.  I'm not sure he's thrilled with this game...

Look ma... no hands!

Napping after a drive to go meet new baby Linus... that cute little guy sure made Amita feel heavier!!

Big game today... who to cheer for?  The right answer is the Lions, of course!

Hanging out with daddy.  I guess her days with him are #1.

Amita the conductor!  She got a hold of Azzy's favorite toy and did a lot of swinging it around.  Azrael didn't know if he should be mad she stole his toy or if he should play with her.  In the end, he just sat close and stared!

Modeling a vest (for possibly the last time!).  It was very hard to zip over her newly rounded tummy!!

Helping with the laundry.  How come I don't have that much fun when I'm doing it?!?!?!

She finished all her food and apparently was hungry for more!

Scattering all her toys - definitely one of her favorite games!

Hat Season

This weekend has been mixed for us.  On Friday Amita went to her 10 month doctor's appointment to check on her weight.  She has gained more than a pound in the past month and was exactly 15 lbs!  We were relieved to get that news and we're hoping that we don't have to take her in again until her 12 month check up.  

However, since Thursday, Amita has been eating less and less and today, she flat out refused to eat any formula.  So we're worried not only that we're going to lose all of our progress over the past month, but also that we'll need to get her back to the doctor if she doesn't start eating again.  

But even with the highs and lows of this weekend, we still got to enjoy special times with Amita.  It turns out that this season's hottest accessory is hats!  It was cool and breezy, so I dug out all the winter hats and Amita was willing to model some for us this weekend.  She is able to remove them when she chooses, so (as with most things!) Amita decides when she will and will not be wearing a hat.

Happy Teething

Amita has been teething a lot lately... but with her amber teething necklace, she's still sleeping through the night.  We can deal with tons of drool during the day as a trade off!!  The above picture of Amita was her looking cute in her little outfit for less than an hour before it required changing (not just from drool...).  We ended up having four wardrobe changes on Saturday! Good thing she makes everything look cute.

And speaking of cute - here she is modeling a pair of funny glasses she got from one of her daycare teachers for Halloween.

Hanging out with Grandma Bubb - Amita enjoyed her first Fakesgiving this weekend!  

How big is Amita???  Sooooo big!!!!

The master chef before he fries the turkey.