Our Little Pumpkin

Today we took Zoey to her first pumpkin patch. A word of advice: don't go to a pumpkin patch on the Sunday before Halloween. It was a zoo and we didn't stay very long. We were just glad that admission was free. So, we wanted to get some great pics, right? We sat her in a pile of straw (which she loved and wanted to eat) and tried to get her to look at the camera (which she didn't want to do because, heck, she's sitting in a pile of straw surrounded by pumpkins). Actually, she did very well and we even got a few pics of her looking at the camera AND smiling. I love that she's holding one of the little pumpkins. Also, today Zoey is 10 months old. We went to see Dr. Day on Friday and here are her stats...

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19lbs, 6.4oz (50%)

29 1/2 inches (93%)

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She is "talking" all the time, now. We've added cheese and bite sized pieces of banana to her diet and Dr. Day says we can add yogurt and meat, too. Pretty soon she's going to be eating right off our plates. Maybe she'll be ready for a turkey leg by the time Thanksgiving rolls around. Yummy!!!

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happy birthday, dave

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Dave turned 36 years old today. To celebrate, Zoey and I took him out for breakfast tacos at one of his favorite places...Rudy's "Country Store" & Bar-B-Q. Zoey, of course, couldn't wait to give him his present. We got him an iPod shuffle. She really wanted to get him the pink one, but I told her, "Look, Zoey. Yes, you're the cutest baby girl on the planet, but you can't always get your way. Daddy won't use it if it's pink. Let's get him the silver one." She reluctantly agreed. But only if I let her wear the bow on her head during breakfast. Oh, alright.

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Zoey turned 9 months old on September 28th. She is getting bigger and stronger every day and she's becoming more of a little girl and less like a baby. She loves...holding onto the couch and walking back and forth, eating cheerios, touching every light switch in the house, banging on tables, smiling at herself in the mirror, when mama claps her hands, and when daddy comes home at the end of the day. She does not like...having her face wiped, changing her diaper/clothes, and when I leave her to play by herself. She has two universal words for everything. "MMM-BUH" and "UUUHHH". In the last day or two, she started mimicking smacking sounds with her mouth. It's amazing how much of a little sponge she is and picking up on so many things every day.

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