Happy Birthday Aubrey!

Aubrey on Aunt Kelli's shoulder, showing off the birthday banner

So we did a few things for her birthday and I don't want to bore you with a huge post so I'll just string you along with a couple of posts.  This one will be about her actual birthday.

She started the day with an A (for Aubrey) shaped pancake, a tradition from Sage's family.  She had eaten some of it by the time I got the camera but it really is an A, I promise.  Sage discovered after he made the pancakes that we had no syrup and it being Sunday he had to improvise.  He found a recipe for and made a delicious coconut syrup.  He's the best!

For the rest of the day we tried to cater her to every whim to let her know it was her birthday but I don't think she noticed a difference.  The next really birthday thing we did was the cake!  I made it, Sage frosted it and I decorated it so it was a real family effort.

It was a pretty simple affair but she liked the candle we put in it.  She knows how to blow on things but Dad had to help her extinguish it this time.  Right after he did that she realized what we wanted and started to blow.  Oh well, maybe next year. :)

Then my sister Kelli who was over for the party decided that Aubrey should be given access to the whole cake.  I was planning on giving her a slice and seeing what she would make of it, but the whole cake found its way to her booster seat tray.  Pandemonium ensued.

Eventually we took it away and did give her a slice and she did get pretty messy.  Here is the classic Dirty From Cake on First Birthday picture, Aubrey style.

This is after I had cleaned her off once already

As for her haul, she got a lot of cute clothes and a book.  She should be outfitted in style for a while, both day and night, and she heartily thanks all those that gave her such awesome stuff!

You looking for me?

For those of you who've grown tired of hearing Bubs say her name over and over again, here is a new video.  In it she gives herself a nickname and reveals who her favorite parent is.

Actually this was a random accident, but I must have laughed more than I thought because she kept this up for the next week.  Dada was less than amused but she has since returned to loving us both equally.

Narcissistic?

She knows the most important people now, Mama, Dada, and Aubrey! Whether she knows she knows is up for debate but you have to start somewhere right?

She is pretty happy with her new knowledge.

9 months!

Ok so she turned 9 months nearly two weeks ago. Better late than never, right?

We went to her doctors appointment and here are her stats.

Weight: 15.94 lbs (7th percentile)

Height: 26.5 inches (18th percentile)

Head: 17.66 inches (76th percentile)

If you've been keeping track, you can see her head growth is going strong and her height is alright, but she didn't gain much weight over the last three months (not even a whole pound). She was also low in iron.

The doctor said it was probably a combination of more exercise through crawling and less eating because she is easily distracted these days. Too much cool stuff going on I guess. He said to try to get her to eat more and feed her more meat to get her iron up. We'll see if it works! That is peach cobbler she is eating by the way. We are trying to fatten her up after all. :)

Aubs is crawling a lot more these days but she still usually scoots for longer distances. She also pulls herself up on things and will walk if you hold her fingers. She is also good at waving and clapping her hands.

She is also teething right now and we can see just a little bit poking up next to her first tooth. Another thing she likes to do it look at pictures of herself. Seriously. If she is fussy we just have to bring out the camera, take her picture, and show it to her and she grabs the camera and starts laughing. We're not sure what this tells us about her, but it works so we'll deal with that later.

Comin' At Ya

Outings

We have been on several outings lately and haven't had a chance to blog about them yet. Here we go!

One fine Sunday we decided to do the BYU thing: go to the duck pond with some bread. Since it is the BYU thing to do though, the ducks were too full by the time we got there. We saw whole slices of bread floating in the water! So we didn't actually feed the ducks, but we did get to see some ducklings up close.

This is the only picture that we got from our Family Home Evening picnic. Great photography, I know. It is an empty cup and she likes to put it up to her mouth and yell into it. She likes how much louder it is I guess. This was a fun picnic but the pavilion we had picked was also being used for a singles ward FHE picnic which was a little awkward. We got there before they did and when we realized what was going on Sage talked to the bishop of the ward and he said he didn't mind if we were there. He said we would be a good example to his singles. Weird.

Another day we went up Provo Canyon and hung around for a bit.

It was a little breezy, hence the sweater, but still a blast. We all played on the playground for a bit, and then Sage went fishing in the Provo River while Bubs and I played on the blanket. It was a fun day.

Below is a video of Bubs and I swinging. She is laughing but she is still a little scared which you can see when she throws her arms to the side. I'm sure one day she will be trying to jump out of the swing, but for now I'm glad she is still my cute little baby.

Daddy Daughter Time

Babies need mommies for sure, but they also need daddies. Lately Bubs has been getting in some daddy daughter time.

Here they are throwing rocks into the Provo River. She laughed every time they splashed in.

Here she is trying out Daddy's ride. She approves.


She also tried on his helmet. A little big still.


And here she is enjoying a milkshake her dad made. Her little face is just saying YUM!!!

And finally here is a video of her playing with her daddy's phone.

He thinks she loves him best. (I know better)