Where did the time go???

I can't even believe Alyssa is almost 10 months old. It seems surreal. I was just looking at pictures of when she was this tiny little newborn the other day and can't seem to grasp how much she has fluorished since. She is an energetic child to say the least. She is a master crawler and climbs like a monkey. Thus far she seems pretty fearless which is scary to me. We have to watch her like a hawk. She has even stood on her own for a couple of seconds. She really is enjoying her newfound mobility. I don't doubt she'll walk before her 1st birthday. This girl wants to get places...fast!

We've had a busy summer. We have gone out of town to Mike's aunts house up in Auburn a couple of times. We love going there. The place is like a vacation resort. It's HUGE with a pool, spa, countless bedrooms, and a theatre room. It really is amazing. Alyssa went in the pool for the first time there and really enjoyed it. She splashes and kicks like a natural. She loves her bath so we weren't surprised. It's like a giant bath tub to her! We also have been busy with playdates, birthdays, lunches, etc.

Alyssa is growing so fast! In her last check-up with the doctor at 9 months, she was almost 18 lbs and 28 inches tall. She is in the 70th percentile for height in girls her age. As far as weight, she is in the 32nd percentile. She was born around the 30th percentile in weight so I think that's really where she ought to be. She's getting better with her reflux since she started solids. We are going to start to ween her from her medication soon. She has finally started to enjoy food - in the morning we feed her oatmeal and some sort of fruit (apple, pear, banana, peaches). At night she eats rice cereal with chicken and/or vegetables. She LOVES chicken, just like her mommy and her great grandma (Leah's Lola). She also really like avocados. She tried cantaloupe for the first time today and loved that too! She currently has 4 teeth and there are 2 on the top that I can see are erupting as well. So really she has 6 teeth.

Her favorite toy is her laughing Elmo. She squeals everytime she hears him giggle and laugh. She likes to play with blocks and anything that has music so she can dance. She loves playing with other babies and gets really excited when they are around. This weekend we have 2 kid's birthday parties to go to. I'm sure Alyssa will have a blast! :)

As for Mike and I, we are doing well. Just plugging along as usual. Mike just celebrated his 30th birthday. We are toying with the idea of starting our own company in 2 years with a couple of partners. We are hoping this market gets better so that lenders will give us a chance to start out own business. Right now it is so hard to get a loan and banks are being cautious with their money since so many have defaulted on their house payments. What did they think was going to happen when they were giving out loans to people who should not have qualified during the last few years? Anyway, our equity in the house isn't enough for us to start our own company so we will need some help from the bank. We are hoping they get it together by then...

Hope you are all well! Until next time...