Celebrations X 3

We have had three big reasons to celebrate this week!

First:
More milestones for Arden

Arden in crawling! She is loving being able to get to all of her toys and cords that she had been eyeing for months now. We are doing some major baby proofing around the Frank casa.

and

Arden says, "Mama"! Although, she prefers to say "Dada".

and

Arden is waving and can say, "Hi".

Second:
Texas Tech beats OU!

Enough said.

Third:
Meem turned 75! Happy Birthday!

Arden is 8 months old!

Another month. Really?

Time is flying by, and this little girl can not wait to be going places. She is such a squirmy little thing. Gone are the days of holding her in my arms.

 She is spending her days loving school, playing with me in the afternoon and then her daddy when he gets home, and keeping up with our busy schedule. Arden loves life and is smiling and giggling all day.

She has been battling some allergies this month, but it hasn't stopped her from having fun.

Arden's 8 month stats:

Weight: 16 lbs. 6oz.
Length: 26.5"
Typically sleeps from 8:00 pm-6:00 am
Takes two naps
Drinks four 8oz. bottles along with level 2 baby food

Arden's Firsts:

• Rocking back and forth on all fours (not quite crawling)
• Finger foods!
• Going from crawling to sitting position
• Reaching for dropped toys and moving toys from one hand to the next
• Bouncing when she hears music

Arden's Favorites

• Sophie
• Being tickled
• Teethers and rattles
• Dance Party
• The mirror
• Playing with rubber ducky while bathing
• Funny noises
• TJ
• Cat in the Hat and Baby Einstein
• Being lifted in the air
• Singing (la-la tunes are her favorite)
• Her dad

Peace...bye!

Happy Birthday Kim!

Last weekend we headed to New Orleans for my sweet cousin Kim's Surprise 30th Birthday party! Aunt Pam really knows how to throw a fun party (and spoil Arden rotten). We had a great time with family! Here is the proof of the fun that we had...

We were also able to sneak in a couple hours at the food court to meet up with more family...

We love our family in Louisiana!

The Downtown Houston Aquarium

It was a beautiful Fall Saturday, so we decided to head over to the Aquarium. Arden loved checking out the fish, fountains, and just about everything else.

 Ryan took Arden on the carousel. She wasn't too sure about it at first, but ended up really liking it. Notice we are right smack downtown!

 
 

We enjoyed a great dinner right along a large aquarium. It was fun watching all the fish, sharks, stingrays, and other weird looking sea urchins while we ate. A big group of students that I taught several years were all dressed up in their homecoming formal wear and came by our table to visit. I was so glad they spotted me and came over to say "hi"!

 

 After dinner we took a train ride through the shark exhibit. It was pretty cool! Arden liked watching the sharks above her head.

 
 

Taking Arden to the Houston Aquarium was a success!