This morning we went with doughnuts in hand to our local fire station 12 to meet the firefighters and say thank you for all that they do. We also went because Henry is all fireman all the time. As I write right now he is pretending to fight a fire.
We were greeted by 3 of the nicest firefighters in the world. They showed us the trucks, hoses, turnout gear and basically all the cool stuff. The only thing was that Henry did not say one word or even look at the firemen. He was so in awe he was speechless, which is not very common for our Henry. It actually looked as if we were punishing him by taking him to the fire station...pretty funny.
Better luck next time I guess. The firefighters did say we were welcome back anytime :)
Trying on the turnout gear. The whole outfit weighs 70 lbs!!!
I am in shock that my little baby is 9 months old! Even in more shock that she weighs in at 23 lbs 13 oz and is 28.5 inches long. That is 100th% for weight and 90th% for height...WOW! Henry weighed the same at this age but was 1.5 inches taller.
her hair is red and falls in a natural mohawk!!
she loves to stand by things!
So time to eliminate the afternoon bottle which I do not think she will mind because she is loving solid foods so much. She does love to eat but is not really motivated by food all that much unlike her brother at that age!
She does have the same love for being busy and constantly moving like her brother. So maybe her chunky monkey form will come in handy to keep up with her constant on the go mentality. A question that is often asked in our house is "Where is the baby?" She loves getting into everything and some of her favorite activities include, but are not limited to:
*opening all the kitchen drawers and emptying them *following her brother around the house while he crawls too! *crawling into her brothers room and trying to get into the bed *pushing her way into any room in the house and looking for trouble *grabbing the dogs and climbing them *grabbing her brothers toys from him *screaming and laughing if no one is looking at her *babbling and yelling all sorts of sounds *and my favorite throwing her water off of her highchair once every 30 seconds!
Here is a video of her just hanging out. Sorry for all the shaking :)
She truly is a delight and 9 months may be my favorite age ever! She is always smiling and chatting. She adores her brother and daddy. You should see her little face light up when either of them come into the room. She and I have a special thing going on too and I find her to be my little zen maker in the household. She is just the perfect little daughter and personality. She is so mellow and sweet but if you push her or try to get her to do something she does not like watch out. I like that about her and think it will take her a long way in life. She and Henry continue to be so incredibly different. One thing they have in common though is that they both are perfect (I can say that because I am their Mom) and I have never loved two little people more!!
trying to get brothers toys and get into his bed at the same time
bedtime snack with her boys and dogs! Stay tuned because tomorrow morning we are bringing the fire men doughnuts!!!
We have been having so much fun enjoying this holiday season. Our advent calendar is in full effect and this year we have tried to incorporate some experiences into it rather than just a toy or candy. This has been a challenge because Henry lacks patience but as the days go on he is getting into it a bit more. We have gone and looked at lights, made Christmas cookies, went on a shopping trip to buy Reese a present, etc! Believe me we have had our fair share of hot cocoa and treats too, baby steps!! It has been great and as they get older I would like to make it more about helping others and doing holiday activities...one day I hope.
Thought I would catch you up in pictures because my time is limited now that Reese is on the move and into everything.
Went on a play date with our friends the Faw's. The boys are so funny together!
Reese and Waverly hanging out!
We went to a Santa's breakfast with the Hubert family. We met halfway at the Mcmenamins in Centralia and it was so nice to see them.
The whole gang. Funny how the 9 month old is the only one looking at the camera.
Can you tell which two kids were bothering Santa the most at the breakfast. This was after each of them had time with Santa. They stood there and harassed him for a good while.
The littles, they love each other and it shows! The bigs, they are trouble and it shows!!! It was sweet to see them together again and they both have grown up so much!
we picked up this snowman, who Henry named Jackine, in Centralia at a consignment shop. He now lives in our front yard.
The Birkholz men hanging lights. Bill says it looks a lot more fun in the picture than it was.
Most days around 4pm we get a bit stir crazy and have the 4 o'clock rock block. Here below is our party in full effect.
We also play band
and in general we just hang out and wait for Bill to get home. By the way Reese thinks everything Henry does is funny.
