Saturday October 8 (day 101/365)

Phoebe had a little bit of a cold this weekend and on top of that she started working on a few more teeth.  By the middle of the day on Saturday, the baby was just a snotty, drooly, grumpy mess.  At some point the tragic-ness escalated to the point where we pulled out the big guns (the Muppets).  We don't let Phoebe watch much TV at all, but every once in a while we'll throw in an episode of the Muppets when nothing else is working.  Usually we only end up watching 10 or 15 minutes but it is enough to get our little muppet settled down.

When Phoebe gets really worked up, she'll scream and scream and scream (even while you are holding her and rocking) and really only two things will calm her down
(1) The Muppets
(2) Putting her in the Ergo (baby carrier) and walking laps around the neighborhood
at 2:00 AM deciding which method to employ often comes down to a coin flip - but at least if we watch the Muppets, we don't run the risk of running into the neighbors in our PJs.

Muppets and snacks with Daddy make everything better.

Phoebe demonstrates her technique for defeating the "no spill" feature on the no spill snack cup.

Friday, October 7 (day 100/365)

Daycare was closed for a four day weekend for Columbus day, so Jeremy and I worked out that I would stay home with the munchkin on Friday, and he'd do Monday.  Phoebe and I had a great day together!  We ran some errands in the morning, went out for lunch together, and then spent the afternoon at baby sing-a-long and hanging out with some of the other moms and babies that had come to class.  Phoebe loved sing-a-long.  She danced, played, giggled and had an all around wonderful time.  I really enjoyed getting to spend the whole day with Phoebe!

Here's Phoebe playing before the singing got started.   The little soft barrier in the front (the thing with the mirrors on it) was no match for the munchkin.  When she decided she wanted to be on the other side, she just threw herself over head first.

For one part of sing-a-long, they hand out plastic eggs full of beans or something (they make rattling noises).  Phoebe was a HUGE fan of this development.  She reached right into the basket and grabbed two eggs.

Here is Phoebe taking her egg-shaking very seriously.

Yay! Music!

Thursday, October 6 (day 99/365)

Today was Phoebe's nine month well baby visit so Jeremy and I kept her home in the morning so we could all go to the doctor.  The little munchkin is doing great!  The doctor said she's right on her growth curve and seems to be meeting the necessary milestones.  If you remember a while back, I mentioned that the pediatrician had detected a click in Phoebe's hip.  It was still there at this visit so we got sent next door for baby x-rays.  The x-rays themselves were a horrible experience because Jeremy and I had to hold Phoebe down and she was not a fan of the process.  The good news is that her hip is 100% fine and there is nothing to worry about.  That is definitely a relief. At this visit, Phoebe weighed in at 19 pounds, 8 ounces (50-75 percentile) and measured 30 inches (>97 percentile).  They didn't measure her head this time so we'll just have to assume that is doing fine too :)

Here's photographic evidence of a rather frightening baby milestone - climbing!  Phoebe has started climbing anything she can.  Including one time when she managed to get half way up the baby gate.

Oh, I'm not supposed to climb on things and get into your stuff?  My bad. 

Wednesday, October 5 (day 98/365)

Phoebe loves to play catch with her Daddy!  She has a rough understanding of the concept of throwing the ball and then waiting for it to come back.  At some point she usually gets impatient and crawls after the ball, or gives up on throwing and just toddles over and puts it in your hands.  We were trying to capture he on video, to no avail.  And there's a special surprise close up at the end.  Not to spoil it, but somebody is very jealous of all the attention the baby gets ..

Tuesday, October 4 (day 97/365)

Phoebe has really been working on her motor skills and we've seen a huge improvement in what she is able to accomplish.  However, things don't always work out the way she wants them to:

Step 1: Baby puts the ball in the basket

Step 2: The baby proudly admires her handiwork

Step 3: Remove the ... WHY ISN'T THIS WORKING????  BABY IS UPSET!!!!

Monday, October 3 (day 96/365)

It has been a while ...

.. so Danger would just like to remind everyone that he is still not on board with the baby situation.

Sunday, October 2 (day 95/365)

We end up at Trader Joe's about once a week - usually early on either Saturday or Sunday morning.  Phoebe loves both riding in the cart and flirting nonstop with the other shoppers and the staff.  Even if she is having a grumpy day, she can instantly turn on the charm for Trader Joe.

Phoebe spends most of her cart ride turning around as far as she can.  She likes to keep an eye on things and to see where things are headed.

Hmmm, I see we have pears and peaches, where are the pancakes?