She walks! (sort of)

Sadie can walk (with the aid of a push toy)! Here is a movie of her in action.

(As usual, you may need the latest version of Quicktime to see the movie.)

Photo Album!

Here is a new album of Sadie pics from August and September.

Messy

Mommy's homemade maple squash is so good that Sadie likes to put her leftovers on her head.

She was trying to be nice

After our big trip to NYC, we came home and made a quick stop at our friends' place for a birthday party (Isaac was turning 3 weeks old, his dad was turning 30-something). Sadie was very eager make friends with little Isaac. You can see Sadie's overture of friendship on Isaac's blog. Look for the link on the right side of this page, scrolling down a little bit.

Congratulations, Kate and Ryan!

I'm smiling because Mommy and Daddy's friend Kate is engaged!
And also because I am a nudie on the loose!

Friends

Today, we hosted a brunch for some of Sadie's baby friends. These are all friends we made through 4th Trimester, the drop in group for new babies and their mommies. Amy started gathering our email addresses and one thing led to another. Now, we try to get together for brunch every month or so.
This is Tavyn in the black t-shirt (11 months), Katie in aqua top and khakis (almost 10 months), Sadie in denim jumper (9 months) and Clayton in plaid shirt (8 months).

It was great hanging out with the parents and watching the kids play. Sadie shared her toys nicely, although she commandeered the little wooden fish toy that Katie brought with her. She really had fun with so many babies to play with. She even let her friends use her high chair and her booster seat for their lunches.

The favorite toy of the day was the wooden busy box. Here, Sadie and Katie play with it together.

After everyone left, Dan and I agreed, "We should have people over more often." So, maybe you'll get invited over one day soon!

Who needs toys?

Sadie has a great collection of toys but some of her favorite things to play with aren't toys.

-plastic baby clothing hangers
-small tupperware container, preferably with some Cheerios inside
-car keys
-egg carton (as seen above)
-plastic card, such as Coop Membership Card
-box
-plastic cup
-cardboard beer coaster
and the number one favorite:
-paper, especially newspapers or magazines

Go Lebanon HS Raiders!

Friday night, Sadie went to her first football game, Lebanon vs. Somersworth. She had a great time, so we think she'll enjoy Dartmouth football games even more, especially since they are in the daytime.

The cheerleaders threw mini footballs into the crowd. Daddy got one for Sadie.


We left after the 3rd quarter, with Lebanon winning. The final score was 29 to 0. Go Raiders!

Fang

Not Sadie's prettiest moment, but she wanted to show off her top teeth. As you can see, the side ones have arrived before the front ones, so she appears to have fangs.

Busy week

We had a very nice, relaxing Labor Day weekend, which brought a definite change in the weather. There is just a little hint of fall in the air. We took a walk from our house to downtown Lebanon, where we played on the swings and then had lunch at Salt Hill.



That nice weekend was followed by a very busy week, as Mommy went back to her academic year work schedule, Daddy is hard at work in the lab and Sadie is learning lots of new things like standing, feeding herself, turning the pages of books and, as of last night, actually stopping what she is doing when we say "No". One more exciting thing happened this week; our friends A and L had their little boy, Isaac, who will be a friend for Sadie and also one of her daycare "classmates" when his mommy goes back to work in a few months. Welcome to the world, baby Isaac!

9 Months old

Yesterday was Sadie's 9 month birthday. She's now been out as long as she was in. Doesn't she look grown-up?


3 months and 1 day ago, 6 month birthday.


6 months and 1 day ago, 3 month birthday.


9 months ago and 1 day ago, birth day.

She listened to me!

I asked her to come out and play with me, and she came out. Welcome to the world, my friend Gilly!

Come on out, new friends...

I'm waiting for my new friends to be born. Come out and play with me, Baby Girl S. (due a few days ago) and Baby Boy A-B (almost due)! Look how much fun it is on the outside! Or you could wait to be born on Labor Day as that would be kind of cool.



Sadie's shout-outs:
Happy Birthday, Grampy!
Happy Birthday, Cousin Anabel!
Happy Anniversaries, Grammy and Grampy AND Grandma and Grandpa!
Congrats on your job and good luck with your move to Philly, Cool Aunt Jenny!
Congrats on becoming a homeowner, Auntie Kara!
Congrats on your new home and good luck with the home improvements, Beth and Jake!
Good luck as you start your Ph.D. program, Kate!

From one extreme to another

Bath-time is the best.



Bath-time is over.

Delicious

Sadie loves Mommy's homemade zucchini bread!

A visit from Pete

Pete visited us on Monday for a fun time which included lunch at the Hop for old time's sake. The same french fry guy still works there. Pete got to meet Sadie for the first time and we got to meet his girlfriend Danielle for the first time. Everyone was very favorably impressed with one another.



Can you see the rainbow in the background? It was a vivid full arch rainbow, really amazing.

Daddy's Two Favorite Ladies

We're dressed up for the Lobster Bake on our last evening. Mommy and Sadie are having some girl talk.

New Ofoto album should be ready sometime today.

I'm back!

This is me, on vacation at Migis Lodge in Maine, enjoying a bowl of whipped cream.

Check back soon for a full report on my fabulous week in Maine, which included lots of time with Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Jenny, Mommy and Daddy, as well as fun things like swimming in a lake, enjoying nice weather and playing. I had a great time!

We're off!

We're heading to Maine. We'll try to share some pictures while we're away, but if not, we'll see you on the flip side!
-Sadie, Mommy and Daddy

Happy Anniversary

Happy 3rd anniversary to my Mommy and Daddy.
I love you!
Love,
Sadie