Checking out what Santa brought!
Snow on Christmas in Mississippi - very rare!

Watching for Santa!



Christmas Eve service (she's wearing a sweater my mom made when we were little - so cute)!

More Christmas...

Christmas in Dripping Springs

Since I am a little behind I will start with our Christmas activities from the top! This is a fun day we spent in Dripping Springs at their little Christmas fair on Mercer street. This is the fateful day Francie met Santa.

We had fun riding a train that was pulled by a lawn mower - and Francie even got a pony ride! Those two fun things helped to minimize the trauma of Santa!

Meeting Santa...

Yesterday we got all dressed up - Francie was going to meet Santa for the first time! I dressed her in the cutest Christmas dress is her closet, put on her gold shoes and red hair bow - she was all set. She was the sweetest little angel as we stood in line waiting to meet Santa. Once she was handed over - the screaming began! Her cousins had been to see Santa in MS the weekend before...apparently Francie had gotten an fb message from them...

Fun with Cousins

Last week we had a house FULL of girls! Mom, Kimberly, Mary Laurel (4), Ellie and Bella (18 months) came to visit. Francie's little world was rocked! It took her a little while to get used to all of the chaos. Bella loves to give hugs and kisses - of which Francie wanted NO part for the first couple of days. Then she realized if she would give her a quick one maybe she would go away. By the last couple of days she would love her back. Ellie and Bella chased her around the house saying "Baby Francie", pulling on her ears saying "ear", and poking her! Francie's quiet surroundings were totally turned upside down - and it was so fun! Oh and this bath - lasted all of about 30 seconds! This was early in the trip - Francie sat quietly for a few seconds watching the other girls until they discovered she was in there with them. Then it was all over! Francie wanted no part!

9 month appt

Francie's 9 month stats:

28 inches long (50-75%)

18 lbs 12.8 oz (50%)

Head - 44.5 (50-75%)

She is such a great little eater and sleeper. This week she had cheese and yogurt for the first time. She LOVED the yogurt. Since she only had a couple of bites of cheese I'll have to try it again. This morning she tried oatmeal - jury's still out on that one. She is so proud of herself for being able to pick up her Cheerios. Once she figured it out - that's all it took! Now she's my little human vacuum. Yesterday alone I took three things out of her hand just before they went in her mouth.

She's still doing great sleeping through the night. She's an early riser (many mornings our wake up call comes around 5:30!) I'm hoping that will soon start to get a little later. She loves people - she leans toward just about anyone who will stop and pay her a little attention. She's not crazy about getting her pj's on at night or getting her diaper changed when she first wakes up. She will take a bottle (if I am not in the same house!), but it's definitely not her favorite. Greg and I were reading the other day about signs that baby will give you when they are ready to give up nursing - clearly Francie is not ready! She loves playdates - play of any kind for that matter. She plays alone really well, too.

I'm sure you can't tell from the picture above :)...but we really are having the time of our lives!

Everywhere!

As you can see our little miss is everywhere! It's so much fun playing with her - and watching her learn her way around. She is certainly fearless.