Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! This is such a wonderful time of the year. I am so thankful that Jesus died on the cross and conquered the grave to save us! What a wonderful gift. It's easy to get caught up in "Easter" with the bunnies, eggs, candy etc., but its so important to take some time to reflect on the true meaning of Easter. As Callie grows up I want to make sure that she knows what Easter is all about. Well we had a great Easter this year. We all went to church together and then came home and relaxed! I must say that Callie looked so sweet in her little Easter dress. We took her outside and let her "hunt eggs"... haha. She just crawled around and picked the eggs up, put them in her mouth and was done. She really got excited when she got her Easter basket! She really loved the grass in her Easter basket. It took a while for her to get over that and pay attention to her toys! She got 3 new dresses from her Grandparents, lots of books, some cute stuffed animals, some sandals and a few toys of course! Poor thing, she just doesn't have enough toys.... haha! Callie also got some really sweet Easter cards from Great Grandparents! Callie is such a blessing and we are so thankful that she is our daughter! I hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter!

Callie trying on her Easter dress to make sure it fits! What a sweetie!

Callie with her Daddy on Easter! :)

Callie getting ready to check out her Easter basket!

Callie and Mommy! I love her! Yum! Callie likes the Easter eggs!

But Callie LOVES new shoes! haha Callie gives her new bunny hugs and kisses everyday! It's so sweet!

Callie checking out her loot!

"What do I do with these"?

Happy baby! Callie "hunting" eggs! I thought this was a sweet view! :)

Callie is 10 months old!

Happy 10 month birthday to my sweet little Callie Michelle! Two more months and she'll be one! Yikes! Time is passing by really really fast already. I love my sweet girl so very much. She truly is a blessing from God and I am extremely thankful for her. Thank you Jesus for such a beautiful, sweet little girl. Callie's personality is really starting to show full force these days. It's amazing to watch her act like a little person! Callie is really observing everything around her and is becoming really interested in talking more. She is babbling all the time and continues to favor the word Mama! She is really starting to take everything in. She likes to point at kitty cats and the babies in the books. Just today she really started looking at all of the objects on each page and pointing to them. So we are working on learning the names of all of the pictures. I can really see the wheels turning and its so exciting to watch! Every now and then she will try to make a meow sound when she sees a cat. She has a book that has animal sounds and she loves imitating the sound of the cat and parrot. She also likes to repeat the moo sound. So much fun! Callie is just about an expert at crawling now. She loves to go into the kitchen and crawl and she also still really likes playing with the doggie door. Every time Chile goes in or out of the doggie door she crawls over there to see whats going on. She is still pulling up on everything that she can and prefers standing most of the time now. Sometimes when she is on the floor she acts like shes trying to stand up, which is funny because she is no where near ready to do that yet! She still needs something close by to hold on to. Her balance is improving more and more each day. I'm sure it wont be long before she is walking. Her desire for independence is also starting to show. She is starting to get quite agitated when things aren't going exactly how she wants.... oh dear, let the fun begin! Callie is a sweet little girl. She continues to kiss her baby dolls, Mommy and Daddy and even some of the characters in her books. I love it when she gives kisses on her own, without being asked for one! Its pure sweetness. I am honored to be Callie's Mommy and I can't wait to see what the Lord has is store for her life. Happy 10 months baby! Mommy and Daddy love you as big as the sky!

Haha.. this pic is a little scary... but she was sooo excited!

Callie and Mommy reading her favorite book!

Sweet kisses.

Can't forget about Chile!!

I included this pic because its one of the only ones I have where you can see her little fangs ha!

Callie LOVES bathtime!

Fun in the tub!!

9 month check up!

Callie finally had her 9 month well check up yesterday! They were really backed up, so we were a few weeks late getting her in. Everything went well at her appointment! The doctor said that it looks like she is eating well... haha, I wonder how she knew that?! Haha, her chubbiness is adorable and the doctor said that she was doing great and looked very healthy! Callie was in the 50th percentile for her weight (18 1/2 pounds), she was between 75-90% for length and 55% for her head circumference. Callie did not enjoy her doctor visit this time. I guess its that stranger anxiety thing. She protested through the whole thing! Callie is getting better and better at crawling. She is becoming more fearless, which is quite scary for me. She is brave enough to crawl on the hardwood floors and tries to get on the tile in the kitchen. I try to keep her off of that because she still falls on her face every once in a while. But overall she is a pretty good crawler now. Since my last post she has starting pulling herself up. It started out pretty slow, but then she just got it! Now that's all she wants to do. The girl has no fear of falling. She's not good enough to pull up on walls and doors, but she sure tries. I basically just follow her around all day so that she doesn't fall. I guess this is the age of bumps and bruises, and I hate that! Callie is starting to try new foods now too. She is eating shredded chicken, small pieces of veggies, pasta, fruit... the list goes on. She loves food and will eat just about anything that we are having. It's so crazy to me that I have a baby who is eating some table food! She's really growing up fast. I just love her so so much and I am really enjoying this cute stage! God has really blessed me with her. The best thing of all is that she gives kisses now. I absolutely love that!!!! (She even kisses her baby dolls!) I sure do love my little sweetie. Chile has fully recovered from his surgery and is doing great! I'm so glad that he doesn't have to wear that cone anymore! We recently got our backyard landscaped so Chile is outside enjoying the yard a lot! Callie likes it too! We put some synthetic grass back there so that she could have a place to play. I love that Spring is here and the weather is nice! Well I hope you enjoy the new pictures and have a great weekend!! Erin

Getting ready for bed!

Kisses for the baby!

More kisses for another baby! (I played with this doll when I was little!)

Chile's toys are much more fun!

Sweet, sweet kisses for Daddy!

Callie loves her new backyard!

Crawling crawling!

Callie just chillin in her pack-n-play! This is the back view...

This is the front.... hahahahah!

She is so proud that she can pull herself up! (Ok... I'm proud too!)

Callie and Chile playing tug of war!! haha