Julia's First Easter

A Little Bit About Baby Julia: 10 months

- can take a few steps with her alligator cart

- feeds Harley breakfast

- eats lots of finger foods

- first taste of ice cream and a milkshake 

-loves to empty drawers and baskets and take all her books off the shelves

-loves to unfold the laundry

-loves to splash at the pool and splash park

-getting better at taking naps with a little "cry it out" :(

-her two top teeth are coming in!

A Little Bit About Baby Julia: 9 months

-crawling!

-stands up in crib

-crawls over to Harley's water bowl and splashes

-such a good girl with both nanas and papas while mom and dad went to St. Thomas

-consistently sleeps through the night

-likes to play with her cousins and other little friends

-very content playing with toys and exploring 

A Little Bit About Baby Julia: 8 months

-Loves to be around other little people and gives them lots of smiles. 

-Not a fan of mom's homemade food and will refuse to eat it! 

-Loves mum-mum crackers and puffs!

-Rocking on all fours and moving her hands but hasn't quite figured out crawling yet!

-Moves from laying down position to sitting up- she sits up in her crib when she's ready to get up. 

-Sits the "big girl" way in her stroller.

-She is content sitting and playing with her toys.

-Very observant of new surroundings.

-Thinks it's funny when she hears mom or dad laugh.

-Drinks water from a sippy cup. 

A Little Bit About Baby Julia: 7 months

• Eating a lot of solid foods and rice cereal
• Favorites: carrots, squash, and apples
• Not a fan of: green beans, peas, avocado
• Moving lots… rolling, turning, pushing herself up. No crawling yet!
• Sits up for longer periods of time
• Smiles lots and ticklish
• Loves to look at herself in the mirror
• Recognizes who is unfamiliar
• Much better sleeper! Still waking up occasionally through the night.
• Getting the hang of naps and soothing herself to sleep
• Likes to sleep on tummy
• Intrigued by Harley- she puts her hand out to pet him and gives him smiles.
• Content when moving (in the car, in her stroller, or in your arms)
• Loves the bouncy seat and exersaucer
• Grabs at everything and puts everything in her mouth
• Loves her paci
• Met her new cousin, Macy!
• Has two bottom teeth
• Not happy about taking 7 month pictures. :)

A Little Bit About Baby Julia: 6 Months

Happy Half Birthday, Julia!

"I'm small I know, but wherever I go the grass grows greener still" -Unknown

- Sleeping in her crib at nighttime and for naps! 

- Rolls over from front to back and back to front!

- Ticklish

- Eating rice cereal

- Making lots of noises

- Can do a mini push

- Twists and turns out of all her seats and definitely need to be buckled in.

- Aware of surroundings and follows noises

- Gives everyone a big smile as soon as they start talking  

- Knows mommy and daddy and is beginning to recognize when someone is holding her that is unfamiliar.

- Loves to put toys in her mouth and watch any toy that makes noise.

- Grabs her toes and puts them in her mouth. 

Christmas 2013

Thanks, Brodie, for sharing your great photos!