A Day in the Life

This is Julie expecting me to chase after her. Here is Julie happy that I am chasing after her.
Julie is not a fan of the outdoors. Here she is looking fearfully down at the grass.









It's officially Autumn. I already miss Summer. This summer was the most amazing summer of my life and it's sad that it's over. We have now been home for 2 months but it feels like we have been home longer. Julie is just so perfect for us that it seems like we have had her since day 1. We have established a nice routine and Julie is thriving.

She has changed a lot since we received her. And I am not just talking about her hair. She is just overall a happier, more content baby. At the beginning I must admit I had secret fears that Julie had ADHD because she was so non-stop. But those fears were just me being my neurotic self because Julie is the most focused baby I have ever met. Plus, she can sit still, especially when read to. The best feeling in the world? Julie hugging and kissing me spontaneously. Second best feeling? Seeing and hearing her laugh. She continues to amaze us. Julie is a problem-solver. Spencer and I set up barriers to prevent her from trying to get electical cords, etc. and she can always seem to manuever around them. Whether that means crawling, climbing or whatever she will figure it out. She is really mastering the English language. She says a few "words" like "dah" for Duck, Dada, Mama, "ha" for hi, "ga-ta" for Gotcha and "nao nao nao" for No. She can follow commands like "sit down", "give me the book", "kiss the baby". She loves music and dancing. On Wednesday we go to a music class at Gymboree and she is quite the star!!!
How do you get Julie to sit still? Promise to read a book to her!!!

She's walking!!??!?!????!!!!!

HIP HIP HOORAY!!!

What a cutie! We are so proud!
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