Celebrating Fall. . . Olivia Style

9 Months

Olivia is now 9 months old and has been for a couple weeks now. Can you believe it? She is doing very well and moves and grooves all day long. She now has 4 teeth, 2 bottom center and 2 top center. And, two more are coming in on the top. She babbles and talks all day long and loves to play and socialize. She is also standing now. She can stand for about 10 seconds and she even took a little step the other day. My baby girl is growing too fast! We had her 9 month checkup last week and here are her stats:

• Weight- 18 lbs 19 oz. (33 Percentile)
• Length- 28 in. (60 Percentile)

Pumpkin Time!

Last weekend Johnathan, Olivia, and I went to a pumpkin patch. They had a patch where you pick your own pumpkins, a petting zoo, a maze, and corn for kids to play in. I'm learning that holiday festivities are much more exciting with a child.

Olivia liked all the animals except this little guy. He started jumping toward us and Olivia freaked out.

Olivia playing in the corn. She loved doing this!

Here are my gourds that I picked from the patch

Our pumpkins!

Last week poor Olivia experienced being sick for the first time. The culprit. A case of the stomach flu. Nights consisted of throwing up everywhere, and HUGE diarrhea blowouts I soon wish to forget. Days consisted of Olivia taking very long naps, keeping rags on her head to help with her fever, and laying on the couch.

My poor little girl did not feel well

Luckily, she is all better and back to her happy self

As of Late. . .

The Kingsley Clan has been doing very well lately. Johnathan is in the process of applying to physical therapy school (please pray that he will get in). Olivia continues to spend her days eating, playing and crawling EVERYWHERE. As for me, I spend my days taking care of Olivia and chasing her around the house. But, I wouldn't have it any other way. The following pictures showcase what we have been up to the last couple months.

In August we took a trip to Arizona. Olivia spent her time cooling out with her shades and experiencing swimming for the first time.

The fam took a nice drive up to the mountains about a month ago. It was so pretty and the weather was absolutely wonderful.

This is in front of our apartment. Olivia LOVES playing outside. The leaves here have started to fall a little and she enjoys eating them. It's getting hard to play outside because it just turns into me fishing dead leaves out of Olivia's mouth.

This is what happens when I leave Johnathan alone to entertain Olivia.

Olivia in her high chair. She enjoys eating and is starting to eat some table foods and likes it much more than baby food.

Here is a video of Olivia when she first started eating by herself. She loves to eat those Gerber puff snacks and she's getting pretty good at it.

Last, but not least, this picture was taken before church this morning. Doesn't she look cute? She is getting so big and I can't believe she is already 8 1/2 months old.

Our crazy girl is 7 months now! Here she is having fun in the bath.

Our Little Monkey

Little Miss Olivia is crawling and climbing unto everything these days. Rather than tell you all the things she does, I thought I would document it through the media of photography.

Climbing Unto the Coffee Table

She Can Stand in Her Crib Now

She Also Found Her Way Into the Laundry Basket

Olivia is 6 months old; can you believe it? I can't believe how big she is getting. She just had her 6 month checkup and her stats are as follows: Weight- 16 1/2 lbs (55 Percentile) Length- 25 in (44 Percentile) Head Circumference- 17 in (85 Percentile). She is scooting, eating cereal, and two teeth are coming through.

Olivia before her 6 month appointment

Playing in the grass

Sitting in her high chair

Olivia Scooting

Olivia Eating Cereal for the First Time

Olivia Dancing While Listening to her Grandfather Play Neil Diamond

This post is for my mother, but I hope others enjoy it as well. Mom, here are the new outfits you sent to Olivia. They are so cute. Thank you.

Photo Shoot

Olivia is now 5 months old, and, to celebrate, we had a small photo shoot. She is doing really well and growing soooo fast. She can now roll around a bit and scoots herself around a little. She is talking a lot and enjoys making lots of noise. And she absolutely loves to eat EVERYTHING. If she can reach it, she puts it in her mouth. For instance, she puts my hair in her mouth, my shirt I'm wearing, she chews on my fingers, my watch. And, if she is on the floor by me she will try to put my toes in her mouth. Don't worry, that's where I draw the line.

By the end she was tuckered out. I guess being photographed is exhausting.

Olivia's First Haircut

It was long due for Olivia to get her hair cut because of this. . .

Yes, it's true, Olivia had a rat tail. Well, Johnathan remedied that, and she looks much better. . .

3 Months!

Olivia is 3 months old; can you believe it? Here are some recent pictures of the little lady.