Triple 9s

If your in Vegas or going to play the Lotto this week bet on Triple 9s. Kylie turned 9 months old this past Thursday, Mac (our dog) turned 9 years old this past Thursday and Brian and I will be married 9 years on July 1st. A lot of 9s I know.

The most important one well they are all equally important but our little girl turning 9 months is the best. Can you believe 9 months have passed already? She is changing more and more everyday from a infant to a little girl. She has her own opinion on how things are to be done (does that surprise anyone that knows me well?? - The Straub blood for sure) but is very happy and easy going (the Lum blood). She is mobile and fast. Her favorite toy is Brian's Stereo/ TV Surround Sound Receiver. No matter where she is on the main floor she finds herself into the Den to play with that. You have to be careful when turning on the TV as you never know where she may have turned the dial up to and you might get blasted out of the room.

Kylie likes to talk, sing and make as much noise as she can. She loves when you read to her but doesn't like if your too slow with the book and quickly turns the pages ahead. Guess she doesn't like cliffhangers. Her favorite song is the Wheels on the Bus, I am quite frankly running out of things on the bus to sing about some days!

She is a GREAT eater and likes to feed herself, even if it means the spoon in her hair. She is not as interested in the bottle anymore but food bring it on. Her favorite food right now is Cornmeal that they make at my work in the cafeteria, we buy it on Friday so she can eat it throughout the weekend.

Kylie's latest thing is to pull herself up wherever possible and see the world from her 28 inches tall. She had a great checkup today with the doctor and now weighs 16lbs 9oz. She is still only about the 15th percentile for weight and 25th for height but she is perfect according to her doctor. I am very happy that the doctor is also Chinese cause he makes me feel better when my little one is as he calls Asian Petite!

Only three months to her big, 1st Birthday so mark your calendars September 25th be there! Who wouldn't want to be in Florida in September and be here to celebrate our BIG girl??

After her shots today I had to take her to Target to buy her something for being a good girl. Too bad she couldn't stay awake!!

Kylie has a thing for shoes - I swear not from me..
So cute (yes she needs a pedicure)

Special Kylie Fun Video (Not Fun for Mom)

And They Are Off

The crawling race begins..

Let Me In....

Here is a picture of Kylie at school today. She was trying to break into the "bigger baby" side of the class room. She was shaking the gate trying to get it to open.

I am so proud of her standing like a big girl and trying to get into the big side of the class. I know she is going to be excellent when it comes to shopping on Black Friday and trying to breakdown the door to get inside first for the great deals. Makes a Mom so proud!!!

Happy Father's Day

Kylie got a chance to celebrate Father's Day and made some more progress as she approaches the 9-month mark. I can now finally say that "I" can celebrate Father's Day and it is such a joy to have Kylie with us. Thru her day care, Kylie made a special gift for me with her foot prints in a frame with a great Father's Day poem that made me shed some tears (yes, men can cry.) Here are some pics thru the day...

Kylie got dress up for me in her special Chinese outfit that pau pau (chinese for grandma) got for her.

This is what happens when you play all day and then almost fall asleep standing.

Just hanging out on a Sunday afternoon playing with my toys. Yes, strange that I like to wear my hat indoors, but not outside.

Kylie finally moved on up to taking her nightly bath without the infant tub! She always loved taking baths, but now she really enjoys it by being able to crawl around and have all her water toys floating around her. Get ready for splash time!!!

Vegas or Home

This past week I was in Vegas for a work trip, my Mom flew down to help Brian out with Kylie. I only missed Kylie pulling herself up, she seems to have a tooth coming in now too. It is so good to be home. Here are some cute pictures...

Here is a gift Kylie received from my Dad's office.. Totally cute!

Busy Weekend

We always wonder, where does the weekend go?? We have been quite busy this weekend doing a lot of things. Here are some of our favorite shots from this weekend. We spent some time at the pool and Kylie got her first laptop. (She has been envious of Mommy and all her cool laptop spreadsheets!)

Testing out the computers applications
Teaching Kylie some functions

Kylie just wanted to eat the computer Kylie didn't want us to see what she was doing
(Oh NO, she is only 8 months old)
Surprise!!

Kylie Talk Show

Kylie had a few things to say to all her friends and family. If you can translate it, please let us know what it means!

Sunday Snooze

Sometimes when you get tired you can fall asleep anywhere. Even standing up!

Watermelon Sunday

Just a hot 85 degree day (feels like 93!), enjoying some watermelon.

Is Kylie that messy???

I went down to see Kylie today at lunch and found her about to eat her lunch wrapped like a mummy kind of... I guess this way she doesn't get any food anywhere. Don't worry she wasn't sad just upset that I stopped them from feeding her to take her picture.

Meeting of the Minds

James' Dad captured this picture of James (in plaid), Kylie and Marc (red) having a meeting of the minds on the playmat. I am pretty sure that Kylie was trying to be at center of the two boys she loves to be around. This way she can easily pivot around to see them both. I am also confident that she took off Marc's other shoe. Lastly I, question why she is always trying to be a superhero with her bib??

Happy 55th Birthday Grandpa

Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday Dear Grandpa Happy Birthday to you! Now that you are 55 years old you can take advantage of some great senior discounts, this means you pay less for what you want and can buy more things for me!

I like to eat my shoes so I might need a new pair soon!