Happy Anniversary!

Happy 2nd Anniversary!

I love you more than words can say!

(man that was a hot day!) 2 years later, we are about 30 degrees cooler!

10 months old

Miss Brigitta is now 10 months old! Where has the time gone? I can look back to this time last year and remember the horrible back aches, pain in my hips and when she would literally be sitting on my nerve! Ahhh, the joys of pregnancy! :)

Let's see...what has Brigitta Ruth Sutton been up to these days. Well, she still isn't crawling, but does her own way of moving around by scooting across the floor on her little bootie. She is actually quite quick at these manuveur and almost hops across the floor when excited. B has started semi-pulling herself up on objects; like her crib, the coffee table, the stairs, our elliptical machine and any toy that can hold her.

Likes: yogurt w/fish oil (gotta get that brain saturated with good fats and oils), cottage cheese (new favorite), tofu w/applesauce, avocado, oatmeal, most fruits and veggies. She also LOVES her Baby Einstein videos. Just in case you didn't know - I'm one of those 'bad' moms that lets her daughter watch an educational video occasionally. :) Spending time with her cousins, grandma & grandpa, aunties and uncles - she loves attention and will smile and giggle and most anyone or anything!!

Dislikes: Not being able to move (cooped up in bouncy chair, etc.), gets frustrated now that the cupboards in our bathroom are locked up and she can't take everything out. As you'll notice, not many dislikes - we truly are blessed with a happy baby!

Brigitta still sleeps 10-13 hours per night and takes one nap in the afternoon that ranges from 2-3 hours. She loves when her dad comes home from work, her new swing and her adorable kitty Lena. (even though Lena might disagree with that statement)

Fourth of July Fun

Delicious Funfetti cookies that I made for our bbq

Angelina 'wearing' Uncle Scott's glasses. Her adorable shirt is from her Uncle Andrew and his trip to Ireland.

All the babes relaxing in the sun!

more swinging

Another video of B swinging away. Sorry it is sideways, my computer wouldn't let me rotate it! Argh, technology!! Enjoy!!

Swinging

Brigitta enjoying a ride in her swing.

Swing

This past week, we bought Brigitta a toddler swing. She has one at daycare and swings in it almost daily and absolutely LOVES it!

Here she is on her inagural ride and as you can see...she is quite enjoying herself!

napping

Yesterday after our morning jog/walk, I noticed Brigitta was sound asleep when we got home. Rather than wake her, I just rolled her into the basement and let her continue to catch some zzz's! I was upstairs eating breakfast and could hear her snoring away!

Messy!

The other night, I gave B a biter biscuit to keep her happy while I did the dishes. That was how the original mess started.

The mess intensified and grew as we ate dinner, here she has broccoli and yogurt all over her face, tray and body.

And yes, she did get a bath shortly after these pics were taken.

Baby...Garage Sale!

Last weekend, we attempted a garage sale! I was setting up the baby clothes in the lawn while B helped.

Thought it was a cute pic with the sign and all!

We didn't do too great, it was one of the first HOT days of summer around here, so we figure everyone was on the lake rather than shopping our junk.

Latest Trick

Brigitta has figured out how to open up the bottom drawer in our kitchen and proceeds to take out all of our dish towels. Such a good helper!!

Again, after these pics were taken, she slammed her little fingers in the drawer.

Such a tough life!

Laundry time?

Brigitta is starting to scoot, climb and reach for everything these days. She was starting to pull herself up on the basket, so I thought why not put her in...what could possibly happen?

Well, not too long after the pictures were taken, she tipped it forward and bonked her cheek on the coffee table. Not too happy!

Speed Racer

The twins on their bikes last weekend. We got them helmets from our neighbor, luckily there was a boy and a girl helmet. They love to wear them while they are speeding around the driveway.

First Video!

I finally did it! After 1 1/2 years on blogger, I finally figured out how to upload a video. It was much easier than I thought! Woo hoo!

Here is a video of Brigitta bouncing (one of her favorite activities) and talking! Enjoy!! :)

Big Pimpin'..Spending G's!

Here is our new purchase!! Yesterday we went car shopping since Scott's Subaru basically went TU! We visited Bickford Ford in lovely Snohomish and came home with this beaut...
2008 Ford Taurus X
Pretty nice ride!

Sorry for the glare, it has been rare to see sunshine here in the NW, so I thought it could be in the picture as well. :)

New trick

Brigitta still isn't crawling and doesn't have any teeth, BUT she can scoot across the room on her bum in nothing flat! Because she is so quick and inquistive and that is point, she has found how to open up the t.v. cabinet and take out all of the movies and DVD's. Such a fun trick!

She also now says, 'da-da and ma-ma.' She is babbling a lot and frequently that is how she wakes up from naps or from sleeping all night. Oh, and she still sleeps 10-12 hours each night. :)

Princess

Our little princess enjoying G-ma and Bompa's backyard this weekend. We were over on Sunday for Father's Day and my dad's birthday. I was playing with Anthony while B enjoyed the feeling of grass on her naked feet!

And yes, her shirt reads, "I'm Feeling Crabby" A gift from her father when he went to Westport a few weeks back for deep sea fishing.

Birds

The past two years we've had birds nesting in our front eaves. Every year when they leave the nests, we have good intentions of blocking the holes, so this practice cannot be continued. Well, we forget or something comes up (typical for us) and the next year comes around and new birds.

Here are some of the baby birds practicing their flying one night. I came home to the three of them, huddled together on our front step. The momma bird would fly by with worms to tempt them to try and fly back up to the nest. All three were very cautious and it took quite a while for them to get brave enough. The three of us (scott, lena and i) watched them for a good hour to hour and a half!

9 months old

Miss Brigitta is now 9 months old! Where has the time gone? We just got back from her check up and here are the results:

Weight: 18 lbs. 12.5 oz. and in the 48th percentile (no wonder my arm and shoulder get so tired of carrying her around...she's getting big!)

Length: 27 inches and in the 29th percentile (still our little girl)

Head Circumference: 45 cm or 17.72 inches for those of you in America and not familiar with the metric system. Head size is in the 78th percentile.

So, for a run down, our daughter basically is short and stout with a big head! We love you Brigitta!

Some of Miss B's favorites; tofu, sweet potatoes, green beans, carrots, avocados, apricots, pears, prunes, bananas, applesauce and we are going to introduce broccoli and yogurt here soon!

As a side note, I am officially done with my 7th year of teaching! Hoo-rah! I'm not a Marine by nature, but I love that cheer!