Hanging out with Aunt Katie

Little Stinker! from Katie Atkinson on Vimeo.

11 months

Eleven months has flown by. As Molly's first Christmas approaches, our family has a lot to be thankful for this year. We have a healthy, happy baby girl who gives us all so much happiness and love through her smiles, hugs and kisses. She makes us laugh every day and in return gives us huge toothy smiles that make your day.






We took Molly to see the REAL Santa Claus at Merrifield Garden Center this past Thursday. This was the same Santa that Katie and I went to for many years. My mom printed out pictures of us with Santa in 1984. Molly didn't necessarily love Santa but Marty was somewhat happy that she didn't just give a strange man in a red suit and white beard a big hug. It was super cold that night but it was fun to go back to a place I hadn't been to in over 20 years and realize how much smaller it was but just as magical. I'm very glad we got to take Molly there during her first Christmas season. Here are some pics from last week and one from many years ago.

Almost 11 months

Molly will be 11 months old this Saturday. I cannot believe that almost a whole year has gone by with Molly in our lives. It feels like yesterday that she was born and it also feels like she has been part of our family forever. I cannot imagine life without our little happy girl. She is crawling super fast now and pulling up and cruising around the furiture/kitchen table/cabinets in the kitchen so easily now. She is gabbing away although it is unintelligible still. She says da-da, ba-ba, I thought I heard ma ma ma yesterday. Those who know me know that I am attached at the hip to my water bottle. Well Molly has learned to drink from my water bottle now too. This morning she was lying in bed with me and reached over, grabbed my water bottle off the bedside table and started drinking. She is most definitely my daughter. I ordered M her own sippy cup with straw this morning.

Molly has 8 (yes 8) teeth now and has for about a month. The top ones are starting to show alot more when she smiles and laughs. After I change her diaper she always reaches out towards the bookshelf in her room (not pointing, but reaching with her inner wrist pointing to the shelf) and when we walk over to the upper shelves she just smiles and admires her books and stuffed animals. She started to give her stuffed animals and dolls hugs and when I ask her to give them kisses, she usually licks them or bites their noses. She is SO curious and is into anything that is electronic, especially cell phones and remote controls. She'll turn them over and over in her hand and try to change the channel and call random numbers such as 56829394069.

Molly LOVES Rosie. Rosie just turned 2 and is the calmest lab I have ever seen. She just lies there while Molly crawls all over her. Molly now gives Rosie hugs too. When Molly is in her high chair, Rosie sits patiently for droppings and when M gets tired of cheerios or whatever is on her tray (she loves Cheerios, grated cheese, bananas, pieces of meat, anything she can feed herself) Molly will reach over and non-chalantly let Rosie eat out of her hand.

She is mostly sleeping through the night but will wake up and want her nuk back in her mouth or just want to know you're in the next room. She sleeps from about 8 or 830 til sometime between 5 and 6. I wish she would learn that Sundays are for sleeping in but that might take some more training. She is not a good napper but when her Daddy is around she will lie with him in bed or on the couch and sleep all curled up for HOURS with him. She loves hair, and in Marty's case, eyebrows.

I love you SO much Molly Moo. You continue to make us laugh, smile, and CHASE you around the house every day.

The Hat

The Hat from Cindy Robinson on Vimeo.

Molly and Rosie

Rosie turned 2 yesterday and she is the calmest lab in the world. Here is proof...

Best dog ever! from Cindy Robinson on Vimeo.