a year ago today i was convinced "baby-joy" would be making her debut on one of my favorite holidays. I even had a doc appointment that morning. here i sat, waiting to hear if the c-section was going to take place. no luck. i ended up carrying that little birdee around for 2 more full weeks...struttin my cinco-stuff all over town-- fully pregs, about ready to pop. this is also the day that trey and i were out and some super-cool man literally said "let me guess, twins?!?!" aaawwweessooome! a year later (tear!!) my baby bird has grown into her own little lady--full (oh so very full) of personality!!
well, i've officially entered the last year of my twenty-somethings. gotta live it up! so i rang in the year at maria-maria with a few of my favorite amigos.
tiny joybird is 9 months old and is turning into quite the little comedian...everything is hilarious and funny. everything we do/everything she does/everything piper does. anyway, i'm getting pretty bad at this whole blogging thing. with her on the move i hardly have time to do anything else! but here we go, let's start with her stats: 17 pounds 3 ounces. get it, joybird! growing oh so strong. 18th %tile-- thank you avacado's for getting us out of the 3-10th percentile ;) standing 2 feet and 3 inches tall (27 inches). 23rd %tile head = 17.22 inches 37th %tile i'm proud to say that baby joy has outgrown baby jules. thanks to my mom and her trusty record keeping, my growth stats show that i was only 26.5 inches at 9 months.
mastering "the straw"
standing on our tippy-toes. she's ALWAYS in "releve" ;)
our new favorite pass-time. emptying out all her drawers, carefully examining each article of clothing, putting some back, taking a few more out. it entertains for a good 15 minutes. glorious!
up on those toes checking to see if we forgot any!
"wheeeeeere's joybird?!?" another fave.
we call this get-up "jailbirdee"
she's become quite efficient at walking behind this little gem. until she runs into furniture as seen here. still working on reverse.
when all else fails, iphone.
and this is what i get to wake up to every morning. pure joy-- even at 5:30am. she is simply irresistable.
a typical sleep pose. one hand out, holding a crib rail. not sure why? but whatever comforts.
dining like a lady down in pleasanton. free margarita night at el castillo. dad, beth, aaron, the bird and I all enjoyed our little mexican fiesta. joy ate chicken, cheese, blackbeans, avacado and a little bit of tortilla. as you can see, mexican is her food of choice. that a girl!!!
another day, another fiesta. this time with one of her favorite buddies ella!! they shared chicken, bananas, tofu, pasta, wheat tortillas, and cheese. oh the life of a babe.
and now, check out the little toy thief. please note her determined dash down the hall...on a mission to steal back mister giraffe!
this one's long-- 6 minutes of unedited footage. a small glimpse of what our day looks like.
