Fall is in the Air!

We had such a fun week around here!

Scott had dressing duty for Lydia last Sunday, and the result was a bit comical! Apparently, Lydia needs some longer tights.

This picture makes me laugh! It perfectly captures their personalities.

Jacob and Lydia have been working on sharing. I think its going to be a lifelong struggle. They both love Jacob's chair and were taking turns sitting in it when Jacob said Lydia could sit on his lap. Too cute!!!

On Wednesday we went to Jacob's school to see the fire truck! His class is learning about fire safety this month and had a visit from the Fletcher Fire Department. Apparently, Lydia loves Ms. Debbie as much as Jacob does!

After seeing the truck, we went to visit Ceci, Mrs. Julie, and baby Leo! We took dinner to them, and I got some newborn snuggles while the kids played together. Leo is absolutely adorable! It was so great to catch up with Julie, too! Lydia loved CeCi's stool and eventually figured out how to use it to give herself a boost to climb on the couch!

Speaking of climbing, Lydia loves to climb on diaper boxes. I was taking her picture when Jacob jumped in and said he WANTED his picture taken with her. Who knows where that came from, but I'll take it!

On Friday we went to SkyTop Orchard with Mrs. Krista, Baby Jackson, and "Benjermend." The big boys had so much fun on the playground, feeding the animals, and running around. Somehow we didn't manage to get any apples! But the weather was gorgeous and we had lots of fun, despite the looks on my kids' faces!

On Friday evening we went to Meme's house, because Uncle Thomas and Baby Wade were there! Lydia was very interested in Wade and actually poked him in the eye while checking him out. He didn't seems to mind, though. He's such a cute, happy little guy!

On Saturday evening we grilled and enjoyed a fire! The leaves have started to change and the air was crisp and cool. It was a pretty perfect weekend!

Lydia is 10 Months Old!

Happy 10 Months to our sweet girl!!! It's funny how quickly things can change. Overnight Lydia went from scooting around on her bottom to spider monkey crawling, and life has become very interesting. So now in addition to being super smiley, she is also on the move! We love our happy girl!

At 10 Months Lydia...

• Weighs about 18 pounds and 10 ounces
• Measures about ? inches long
• Wears size 3 diapers and 12 month clothing
• Is crawling!!! She took off during our beach trip to Edisto and hasn't looked back! She does her own little funny version of it. Thomas said she looks like a spider monkey! She tucks one leg under and propels herself with her arms and other leg. She is fast! 
• Is also pulling up on and into EVERYTHING! You can tell where she's been, because she leaves a path of destruction! 
• Has 7 teeth! Her 7th tooth (right lateral incisor) broke through on 9/9.
• Is definitely still Mommy's Girl! Even though she loves people, she sticks close to Mommy most of the time.
• Uses signs for more, all done, eat, and milk.
• Is sleeping better than she has in months. She still has a long way to go with napping and self soothing at night, but she's pretty much given up her middle of the night nursing(s), which is huge! She's also started sleeping on her stomach. 
• Is a chatterbox! She says Ma-ma, Da-Da, hey, yeah, and uh-oh. 
• LOVES bath time (especially splashing her brother), shoes, the doorway jumper, and her stuffed kitty. She has started hugging and rocking her stuffed animals and babies. It is so sweet!
• The girl LOVES to eat and eats pretty much everything we do. New foods this month include peppers, zucchini, pumpkin, and pizza. However, her favorites right now are green peas, cheese, green beans, and any kind of bread. 
• Continues to be super happy and friendly! 

Visiting Grandma Bradley!

We were so excited to visit Grandma Bradley this weekend! We lucked out, because Aunt Kathy was visiting, too!

Lydia loves her GG!!! She had lots of kisses to give!

We brought some treats from the Fletcher Village Bakery. We were so sad to miss Grandma's 90th birthday celebration a couple of weeks earlier (it overlapped with our Edisto trip), but we decided turning 90 calls for multiple celebrations anyway!

It was such a beautiful day, so we enjoyed a walk and visit to the garden.

After our walk, Grandma treated us to lunch at her deli. I love this picture of Lydia and Aunt Kathy!

Jacob made a bus and picked up some passengers!

But the highlight of his visit was the ride he hitched from GG! She definitely earned her PT points today!

Jacob did so well with school this week! There were no tears at drop-off, and he was actually very excited to go Thursday morning! Lydia enjoys school days, because she gets Mama and Monkey all to herself!

Jacob is really into imaginative play right now. He loves to pretend to be a worker and to go to his "worker place," as well as to pretend his room is his house. He's also started pretending to be a teacher. I put up my old classroom calendar in the garage, and he loves it! Here he is teaching a lesson to his attentive pupils, Monkey and Baby Girl!

Along with crawling and getting into everything, Lydia is working on becoming a better sleeper. As evidenced by her hair, she had a great nap the other day!

And I absolutely love morning snuggles with these two! ♡