Pumpkin Patch

Today Ryan and I took Josie to a pumpkin patch.  We met up with Ryan's parents as well as Ryan's sister, her husband and their little girl.  It was an exhausting day, but we had fun getting the girls dressed up.  We did have success picking pumpkins out too!



At the Pumpkin Fest

 

Addy in pumpkin costume and Josie in peacock costume



The Fuglers



The Thompsons



Hello!

Children's Museum

On Tuesday night, Josie and I met Erin and Addy at the Denver Children's Museum. It was sponsored by Target (free to visitors), so it was crowded. With babies, it might be worth it to pay to go during a less crowded time but Josie still had a lot of fun!

We especially liked the baby area that had plenty of room for crawling and walking without worries...everything in that area was plush!

September

It is getting harder and harder to keep up with this blog! Josie is certainly keeping us busy!

Luckily, she is getting on a routine of 2 good naps a day so at least I get a little time to get things done...usually I am doing some chore around the house, but occasionally I get to watch a show I dvr'd or take a much needed nap.

We had a very fun September. We started the month by going to Glenwood Springs for Labor Day weekend. The Hot Springs were very fun, and the weather was great so we didn't have to worry about it being to chilly for Josie.

A few weeks later, we went to Wilmington, NC for a friend's wedding. My parents met us there and watched Josie while Ryan and I went to the wedding festivities. Josie was a good traveler despite a double ear infection and fluid in her lungs. She is much better now, but we had a rough few days!

Over the course of the month, Josie taught herself to pull up on the furniture and cruise around it a bit. She is getting so big! She's now 10 1/2 months...before we know it we will be celebrating her 1st birthday!

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Daddy and Josie at a stop in historic Georgetown, CO

Mommy and Josie at the hot springs

Josie enjoying herself during lunch in Vail

Wrightsville Beach, NC

Busy Summer

We have had a very busy summer...I still can't believe it's already September. I wanted to take a quick moment to put some updated pictures of Josie on the blog.

We will be traveling to NC THREE times this fall/winter, and we can't wait to see all of our friends and family. My best friend, Brantley, recently had her baby (Charlotte Elizabeth) and Josie is so excited to meet her new friend!

Strawberry Picking

Eating lunch at the mall with her cousin, Addy

Story time before bed

(Thanks for the cute pjs Ashley!)

9 months old

We had our 9 month check up for Josie at the doctor's office yesterday. She is growing well and is around the 50th percentile for head, height and weight measurements. We got the go ahead to try finger foods, so Josie had cut up chicken and noodles for dinner. We also got the go ahead on all dairy (full fat) except for cow's milk (we have to wait until she is one year old), so she tried yogurt for the first time yesterday too. Josie was very excited about all of her new foods!

Josie's first finger foods - chicken and pasta!

Ryan and I also took Josie to the drive in to see Scott Pilgrim vs The World and Inception a couple of weeks ago. Josie enjoyed playing in the car during the first feature and fell asleep in her car seat for the second feature (after a brief rocking session outside of the car).

Josie and Mommy at the drive in

We took a funny video of Josie playing while "watching" Sesame Street. She doesn't sit and watch tv, but she will sit still long enough to see Elmo...her favorite!

Also, here is a cute one of her blowing bubbles in her cereal.

Baptism

Josephine was baptized this Sunday August 1. We were so happy to have my brother, Michael, and Ryan's sister, Erin, as Godparents. Michael flew out from NC with my parents and my Grandma Gallagher for the weekend. Ryan's Grandma Ellie was also in town, so we had a lot of family here to celebrate!

We had so much fun. The baptism went great, and Josie was a trooper with the oil and water that were poured on her. We had bbq and cake at our house, and Josie got her first tiny taste of cake.

The weekend went by so fast, but we got some good pictures to commemorate the occasion.

Inchworm

On Friday July 23 (Ryan's birthday), Josie decided to learn a new trick to show Daddy for his birthday...she started scooting/"crawling!" She looks like a little inchworm, and she is now officially mobile. She likes to chase Humphrey and try to put her fingers in his food and water dishes.

Let the baby-proofing of our house begin!

Below is a video of the first time Josie "crawled."