21 Pounds!!!!!!!!!

That's it- I'm just excited that she gained weight. Libby must have had a growth spurt and at almost 16 months, has hit 21 pounds! Go Libby!!!!

15 Months!

A little late on this one, but Libby is 15 Months! Months 12-14 were monopolized by her 4 molars intruding- which she did not handle very well, but at 15 months, we're back to fun fun Libby and a happy girl! She now has so many teeth that I think she's ready for her first petit fillet - do they serve a 2 oz.?

15 Month Stats:
19 lbs. 10 oz- 10%
31 inches- 50%
451/2 cm head - 50%

REALLY - not yet 20 pounds? So Libby is technically still supposed to be sitting backwards in the car - at 15 months? She's a peanut!

At 15 Months:
- Libby is talking a lot! She says: ball, bubba, momma, dada, bow, poo, mil (milk), wawa (water), no, all done, more, all gone, up, airplane, baby, book, night-night, bye-bye, hi. She is also getting better at saying names of her family and friends.
- She loves animal toys and pictures and we are always working on animal noises. She can say: woof, meow, oink, moo, quack, baaa, roar, ssss for a snake, hahaha for a hyena, waddle waddle for a penguin, makes a kissy face for a fish, scratches like a monkey and blows her arm up like an elephant trunk. Love it!
- She knows lots of body parts - toes, nose, eyes, belly button. She even scrubs her own belly in the bath and she really likes to wash her hands.
- She eats all kinds of foods, but her favorites are: all berries, bananas, scrambled eggs, edamame, mac and cheese (only the Stouffers kind), hot dogs, cheese, yogurt and of course... mini muffins.
- When she's tired, she's tired. No more rocking or extended story time, she just wants to get in her crib.
- Still hates being in the car seat and stroller- no being contained for this girl!
- She thinks its so funny when: we sneeze and imitates it, she likes to play like Buffet is chasing her and laughs hysterically, she likes to chase us around the house and cut us off at the pass.



She likes to climb on everything!

Libby had our friend Ella come over to play and watch the VT game! Ella is a year older than Libby and such a sweet girl. Libby had a little sharing problem that night- makes me worry a bit, but she got better by the end of the night! Ella was such a big girl compared to Libby - I can't believe how much they change in a year.

Libby got a new toy- a cozi cube! She's getting the hang of moving her feet to move her along, but isn't quite loving it yet. She wants to get inside, but then gets frustrated when her feet get stuck underneath the car!

I think this is where the 10th percentile comes from - just like her Daddy, she's conserving weight in those little legs :)

Libby's babysitter Sarah took this picture and got Libby to say cheese! We have a hard time getting her to even look at the camera!

Pumpkin Patch!

We had a fantastic time with Stacie, Brett and Everley and Ashley, Jay and Mara at Hunter Farm this weekend! We picked out pumpkins, went on a hay ride and went to their petting zoo. It was so much fun, I think we're going again this coming weekend! Quite a different experience than last year, when all we did was prop the girls up between pumpkins for a picture. This year, they were climbing on pumpkins, making animal noises at the petting zoo and running around the farm. So much fun!

All the girls with their girls :)

We couldn't get them all to look at once, but this is the closest! Everley, Libby and Mara.

Playing on the tractor...

Looking at the animals with Dada- we saw goats, pigs, sheet, horses, cows and ducks!

Enjoying the hay ride!

Libby did so well sitting on the hay during the ride.

Momma- lets go get our pumpkin!

Hi Everley, give me a kiss!

Where to start...

Let's go in here!

Hissy Fit...

Its definitely started :( We just let her lay on the floor until she was finished this morning. I'm hoping this isn't an everyday thing!

Dear Libby....

I love you so much, you are too adorable these days doing all sorts of fun new things...

Brushing your teeth

Such a long pony!

Watching cartoons in the morning with the doggies.

Eating your cheerios in your chair.

Drinking milk! That's right, no more bottles!

You eat yogurt before bed at night to fill up your belly :)

We decided Fridays are college gear day at school for you, so you alternate - Longhorns, Hokies and Wolf Pack!

You dance with Momma every night and you love this silly time!

Dressed up in my dress from when I was a little girl!

She's only worn this once, but too cute!

She eats Bananas - entire bananas. Of course they gross me out, but I'm working on my tolerance :)

VT Girls Weekend!

We have been talking about it for years, and this year finally got ourselves organized enough to have a girls weekend and reunion with some VT friends! We spent Labor Day weekend in Wrightsville beach in a precious house! We ate and drank and stayed on the beach until the sun went down- a fabulous weekend and the first of many to come!

The ladies! Beth, Barb, Jill, Callie, Lindsay, Kristen and Amie!

We sat on the beach each night until after the sun went down- what a treat!

Out on the town!

2 Mommies got a real break - sleeping in, not chasing babies on the beach and being a little irresponsible :)

This was supposed to be our pose for Lilly's blog - I'm guessing its not really what their PR team has in mind ;)

Re-creating of this group's picture from 8 years ago - not even sure I have a digital copy of the original!

.... but, here it is!

Treats from Lindsay- champagne, cupcakes and gifts from Lilly :)

Adorable house!

First Day of School!

Libby started in the Toddler class the week before Labor Day. She said goodbye to her baby room teachers and walked across the hall to the big girl class. She now has 11 kids in her class and she is the very youngest, as she will always be with her July birthday! She now takes one nap a day at school and sleeps on a MAT! I had a lot of scepticism about how that would go, but so far so good! She is also eating her meals at a little table with her friends and sitting in a chair. I get to see her sitting at the table every morning when I drop her off - its the cutest thing! Of course the other kids are all a little older and are more proficient with their spoons - Libby's bowl of oatmeal or grits usually ends up in her lap.

Mommy and Libby getting ready to leave for school.

Dada bought Libby new school shoes to start the year off right - pink Velcro New Balance!

Here's the official back-to-school picture! I see these happening in front of our door for years to come :)