My cuppy-cake

Lately Anika and I like to say to each other, "You're my cuppy-cake."

We love the song that Sam sings.

Notice Anika's new purse...?

Oh, wait.  That's not really a purse!  It is a paper with 3 headbands on it.

Now the green one is all stretched out.  

I found her wearing her new "purse" at Kid-to-Kid.  

What a cute and creative $10 purse :P

Anika got traced at preschool.  I figured this might be the best way to save it :)

She is sure a character!

 This is Anika's Anika cookie.  

She also got to make this at preschool.  So fun :)

We moved Anika back into her toddler bed.  It has been soooo much

better this time around.  She will even wake up in the morning,

and stay in her room reading books.

For the last month or two she has usually been calling me, "Lina."

Seth is 9 months old!

Seth at 9 months:

Weight - 22lbs 3.5oz (86%)

Length - 28.75ish squirmy inches (63%)

Head circumference - 17.9" (62%)

Seth has been a very busy boy these last few months.

He spent all kinds of time being sweet, 

perfecting his crawl,

pulling to stand everywhere,

and mastering the stairs.

Now we have to keep the stairs blocked off.  He is a champ when it comes to climbing up, but he doesn't know how to go down and doesn't quite understand that he can't just stop and sit anytime.

One of his very most favorite things is the vacuum!  I often just leave it out (usually lying down) for him to play with.  He has been known to bring vacuum attachments along to cuddle while I nurse him, and would surely take them to bed if I would let him.  Unlike some other kids, he cries when I turn the vacuum off.

Seth loves to clap, bounce, jump, and talk.  His favorite word is, "aasch."