Jayli's Fish

Jayli LOVES the fish!! She has always been facinated since the day she was born. When she wasn't mobile, she would lay in front of the fish tank in her swing for hours and just watch the fish. Now that she can climb and stand, she climbs the couch and puts her forehead on the glass to watch them. When we won't let her climb the couch she stands on her tippy toes to see the fish. She even has her own one gallon tank next to her bed with baby guppies that she watches at night when she doesn't want to go to sleep yet.

Our big girl!!!

Wow! Jayli is growing and developing so fast that we can literally not keep up with her!! Sometimes I enjoy that I can just set her down outside or in public and she will be able to stand next to me. Sometimes I wish she was still my little cuddly baby all wrapped up tight. I just posted on July 10th that Jayli can stand on her own. July 13th she took her first steps and was a pro by the end of the day!!!

Jayli is always into EVERYTHING!!!!! Anything she sees mom do, she thinks she can do!!! She saw me get a diaper out and now that is all she ever thinks she needs to do. Take all the diapers out and climb into the cupboard. She recently learned how to shake her head 'no' and is just finding out how to use it as a reaction. So naturally she does it ALL the TIME! Inevitably, when I tell her no and to get out of the cupboard, she shakes her head 'no' with the biggest smile on her face! I can't wait till she learns 'yes'

She also has discovered the straw. She can't do the larger ones but she can do the smaller ones that are in juice boxes. She has also learned the cup. She now refuses a bottle and is strictly on sippy cups but she only will drink milk out of a sippy, juice has to be out of a straw or a cup or she doesn't want it. She is my big girl!

Our little walker!

Jayli has learned how to stand. Since this picture, she can stand on her own and even stand up from the floor without any help for balance. She is trying to walk, she just has to figure out how to transfer her balance to get weight off of one foot. She has taken two steps on two different days then fell before she could complete the step. She should be running around in no time! I can't believe she just turned 9 months!

I love my Daddy!

Jayli absolutely adores her Daddy!!
And is ALWAYS in the middle of
his video games, so much that we
just bought her her own chair!
And she knows that she is
'oh so cute'



Don't let the cuddles and smiles trick you, she still has her moments and has a big attitude to back her up!! She is 100% her Mama's baby!

What a summer!

It has been quite the summer so far!!! Starting June 15th, we have been in Green River, Wy with Kayla's family. Jorgen is doing the police academy. We will return home August 16th with a few visists back home here and there. It has been a busy one. Jayli is developing SOO fast that I can literally NOT keep up. She is crawling like crazy, climbing on things, standing on her own and already trying to walk!!!! We guess that she will be walking in the next couple of weeks!!! Along with the fun developements she has developed the ultimate girl attitude!! We are in for a long wild ride with her. She has gotten very tough. Staying at Kayla'a sisters house she has had the opportunity to have many teachers. She spends her days with a 7 year old boy, a 4 year old boy, a 3 1/2 year old boy and a 2 year old girl!! She is learning to hold her own that is for sure. I will have some pictures up in the next few days!!