so cute.

this past weekend, s took her first steps by herself. she is by no means walking, but every now & then she gets brave & tries to walk on her own.

z had his first bee sting on sunday. we were at a bbq, & it just happened out of nowhere. he handled it well, and didn't have any allergic reaction, not at least this time.

s had her 9 month appointment last wednesday. she climbed from 70% in height to 90% - she's grown a lot! she's still 92% for weight, & 99% for head circumference. her iron levels are perfect, and no lead showed up the blood test.

s & i camped out this past saturday in the back yard. she did a great job! she slept until 5am, & i nursed her. we cuddled a bit & just passed the time, and she went back to sleep until 8am (and so did i). z & j camped out sunday night.

i just saw the porch motion sensor light get triggered. i looked out & saw a cat, and then noticed it was our cat, persia!!!! i have NO idea how long the poor thing was outside, but it's amazing she was hanging out there. usually cats don't come back if they're not used to going outside, or they'll hide somewhere on the property, too scared to venture out, but not knowing how to get back in. she probably has all kinds of stuff on her now (fleas, etc). grrrrreat.

on monday night, one of the spigots outside broke (the pipe burst), so there was a huge flood of water (unbeknownst to us for awhile). j managed to turn the water off to the house for the night, until a plumber came the next day. that was a whole mess that would've been nice to avoid, but at least it's all taken care of now.

i think s is teething again. she had two great nights, and then last night i had to get up twice with her. i am SO tired! there are more pictures to post, but right now it is time for bed.