Breakfast gone bad. Very, very bad. 

Did somebody say they wanted to see all my new teeth?!?!?! 

Pretty girl smiling for the camera in her Sunday dress. 

Mommy's little snow angel. 

I could play in the snow forever and ever... 

If I could only get my tongue in that fluffy white stuff. 

Going for a sleigh ride. 

Putting the nose on the snowman we built. 

Can't you see I am busy? 

Molly hanging with her two best friends (Buster and Tommy). 

Our first crawling casualty...Molly gets a fat lip after smashing her face on the hardwood floor (under Daddy's supervision...hee hee). 

Molly playing with her cousin Grayson (eight days older). 

Some people worry about their cat biting the baby...Buster is more worried about Molly biting him! 

Look Mommy, I think Tommy likes me. 

Playing with Dolly. 

I wish these Cheerios were just a little bit bigger. 

This exersaucer is fun, but the curtains are much more interesting. 

The weekend with lots of news

This past weekend was filled with lots of exciting news and firsts for Miss Molly.

To begin, on Saturday night Molly crawled forward for the very first time. She had been pushing herself backwards for a few weeks, but she finally got some forward motion. She went across the entire kitchen and was quite pleased with herself. I must however clarify the definition of crawling. Molly gets up on her hands and knees and has perfect form, but then she drops to her belly and pulls herself with her arms/hands. At 16 pounds, she doesn’t have much of a belly to rise off the floor, but isn’t interested in doing so yet. Another nickname has been added to the list - Mommy’s Little Swiffer.

Then on Sunday, we received the big news that Uncle Claude is getting married!!! We have always referred to Kendra as Auntie Kendra, but soon it will be official. We are very excited and it looks like Miss Molly is going to be the flower girl. The wedding will be in late 2007.

Yesterday was my birthday, and in celebration of the big event, Molly stood up all by herself. She has been pulling herself up if you hold her hands, but this time she was all by herself. She was sitting in the laundry hamper and she grabbed onto the side and up she went. It’s funny how she gets this look of amazement and pride on her face when she does something new.

That’s all for now. We’ll check back in soon with some new pictures.
Alayne and Molly

Another one of Molly's favourite things to do. 

Look at all my teeth!! I am exactly seven months old in this picture. 

Everyone could have guessed this shot was bound to appear!!! 

Beefing up...

Well, Molly had her seven-month check-up and got her needles (ouch). Her curiosity (nosiness) proved to help her in the needle situation because instead of crying from the pain, she was too busy looking at all the things on the walls. Which does make you wonder...do the needles actually hurt? I am sure they do...

Now onto her weight gain. Drum roll please.
A whopping 16.4 lbs. I was pretty close with my estimate of 16.5 lbs. She is also 27 inches long. This moves her into the 27th percentile for weight, up from the 23rd percentile at six months. Go Molly!!!

Until next time,
Alayne and Molly

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth...

And so the song goes, Molly got her two front teeth for Christmas (along with lots of other toys, clothes, kisses and hugs). For those who have been following Molly's progress, she got her two bottom teeth back around the 4.5-5 month mark. Well on Boxing Day the top left one appeared and on New Year's Day the top right one made its way through. As with her first two teeth, it all happened without much fanfare. She did wake in the night a few times, but quickly went back to sleep. Here's hoping the rest of her dentures come in as smoothly.

So now I lovingly refer to Molly as my little beaver. Other than the fact that she looks like a beaver, she is also chewing on everything in sight. One must not linger their fingers near her mouth too long as she is quite quick to clamp down on anything within an inch radius.

As you can see from the pictures, Molly's Christmas was fun-filled and memorable. Having my Mom and Dad here was lots of fun and watching Molly take in all the sights and sounds of Christmas was truly a magical thing. Molly continues to be the best present I could ever ask for.

We did have some severe Grandma withdrawal when my folks left. Of course, it was nothing that a three-day series of consistent Mommy and Molly napping couldn't handle. Long live the midday nap!

I have now started making Molly's food. This was prompted by a book Mom gave me for Christmas called "Blender Baby Foods". I had thought about doing it before, but the book seemed to push me over the fence. While the first concoction looked and smelled yummy, it simply served to test Molly's gag reflex...which by the way is working just fine. I have narrowed the problem to a consistency issue and with a few adjustments we are now consuming rather than spewing.

Well that's all for now. Molly will be seven months old on Monday, so I will check back in next week with her vitals. I am predicting a 16.5 lbs weight. We'll see if I am on the mark.
Over and out,
Alayne and Molly

Excuse me, I think someone put me in the wrong spot. 

Shelby, what are you doing under the chair?!?! 

I hate what that hat does to my hair. And it appears all the veggies I have been eating are turning my face orange. What's a girl to do? 

If you tickle me I might smile for you.... 

Rosy cheeks after playing outside.