9 months old!

I can't believe Teagan is already 9 months old. Almost time to start planning her first birthday party! She had a check up this week and is now 20 lbs 9 ozs (85th percentile) and 29 inches tall (90th percentile). She's just growing and growing! She's been a little grumpy last week due to 3 new teeth coming in, but hopefully this next week will be better. She still loves to giggle at playing Peek A Boo and gets very excited when she sees the cat. She's really taken off with crawling recently and it is so cute to watch her crawl all around the house.

Mini Me

Although this isn't actually the best time to post this pic (don't tell Teagan the Stars just lost - she's sleeping), this was actually taken on Saturday when the Stars won. Teagan was dressed up in her jersey just like her Daddy to watch the game. We've been thinking about taking her to her first hockey game, but I'm not sure if she's quite ready. The noise and the crowds might still be too overwhelming.

Busy girl!

It is so much fun to play on the floor with Teagan. She moves around so quickly, pulls up on things, and sometimes either sits down in or gets stuck under her toys when she is crawling backwards! She has been doing hands and knees crawling more but still drops her belly down and scoots if she wants to get somewhere fast. She likes to turn the pages of her books and touch the pictures. She can also cruise along the couch and will move between her play table and the couch while holding on. She is so busy when playing! You can't ever turn your back on her now though, mainly because she puts everything in her mouth. She will find any little speck, crumb, or carpet fiber and try and eat it. She even tries to pick fuzz off her wool pants and put it in her mouth. She sometimes acts like she is picking something up and put her fingers in her mouth, even if there is nothing in her hand. Hopefully this stage won't last too long.

Cousins

Teagan has been enjoying her new Christmas toys. She even seemed to like sharing them with her cousins. My sister April was in town after Christmas so we were able to all get together (Teagan + her 6 cousins!) several times. Her cousins Audrey and Ethan liked playing with her toy kitchen and her cousin Aaron played with the activity table with her.

Bath fun

Teagan has a foam play mat that we keep on the kitchen floor. Since it gets walked on and spit up on, I decided it was time for a good washing. Once I took the pieces apart and rinsed them in the tub, Teagan looked like she wanted in on the fun. She needed a bath anyways, so I just put her in with the playmat pieces. She had a great time!

Go Stars!

Paul thought that it was about time Teagan had her first hockey jersey. Now she can match her Daddy when they watch games together.

Teagan's 1st Christmas

Maybe Teagan doesn't want her first Christmas to be over because it is after 8pm and she is still up! We spent the first part of the day at home opening presents and getting ready to go to Duncanville in the afternoon. Daddy kept Teagan busy playing with her new toys while I made rolls. We drove down to Duncanville for dinner and opened presents with my side of the family. The ride home went much better than yesterday since I was able to keep Teagan farily happy until she actually fell asleep for the last 10 minutes. Unfortunately that little catnap is probably the reason she's not in bed now. We still have one more family Christmas to celebrate once her Aunt April, Uncle Adam, and three cousins arrive this weekend.

Christmas Eve

The anticipation of Christmas Eve must have been getting to Teagan because she had a really hard time settling down for bed last night. And she hasn't even heard of Santa yet! Teagan and I got to open some of our Christmas presents early this year, but poor Paul chose a present that is on back-order until January. Paul assembled Teagan's new play table today and we just couldn't wait until tomorrow to go ahead and let her play with it. She really seemed to enjoy it. She also enjoyed opening presents in Duncanville with Paul's family. The paper was really fun! Oh yeah, and the toys were nice too.

I scoot

Well the simple times of setting Teagan down to play while I sew are now over. As of Friday, Teagan is officially mobile. She's not exactly crawling yet, as she hasn't quite figured out the hands part, but she's able to scoot herself around. It's actually quite funny to watch. She'll lay flat on the floor and use her toes to dig into the carpet and push herself forward. Most of the time her hands just move backwards underneath her. It's hard to see in the video, but she actually moved 3 or 4 feet across the carpet. On the to do list for this weekend...vacuum all the floors!

Snow!

Teagan enjoyed her "snow day" today. Paul stayed home from work in the morning and we made cookies. It snowed off and on most of the day, but after Teagan's nap in the afternoon it was really coming down (by Dallas standards, that is). Teagan really wanted to go outside and play, but she doesn't have a snow suit yet. She settled for just watching the snow out the window.