9 Months!

Our sweet Lydia turned 9 months old yesterday!

Teeth!

She is just about to be able to crawl.

So close!

It's been a grand 9 months!

Food!

Here are the pictures from Lydia's first taste of food, 

which just happened to be green beans (my favorite)!

And her first carrots:

Lydia looooves to eat food!

P.S.  Happy Birthday to my little sister, Heather!

I'm not in the sentimental mood, 

so you'll just have to look back and enjoy this post.

It'll definitely be worth your time!  :)  

Love you, my sweet, soon-to-be-married sister!  

Big Girl Chair!

Since Lydia outgrew her Bumbo, 

I guess it's time to move her to the high chair.

We've had it for a year now, 

and we finally get to use it!

 Happy day!

Bumbo!

I am having to go back in time a bit to find pictures for you all.  

We usually feed Lydia in her Bumbo.

Thankfully, we do it on the floor, 

because yesterday she wiggled her way right out onto the floor!

Adios, Bumbo!

Purple Dress!

Joel's Great Grandmother made this dress for Joel's mom when she was first pregnant

(before she knew the gender of Joel).

She saved it for 27 years!

Until a cute little girl FINALLY came into the Habermas family!

A little tongue action.  haha  

And a bit more.  :)

So there you have it...

Lydia, the wearer of purple fabric.

Cousin Caleb!

Sometimes Jessica drops off a boy at my house while she goes grocery shopping.

The boys used to love to come over to play with me.

Now it's Lydia they come to see!

8 Months!

Lydia is almost 9 months old (yikes!), 

but I wanted to share these cute shoots while she's still 8.

Lydia loves to stick her tongue out!

Here are her two little teeth that you've all been dying to see! ha!

    Sweet, sweet Lydia!

 We've been trying to teach her to wave.

So far not much luck!

 Life is grand as an 8 month old!

Reader!

Lydia looooves to chew on books!

But she also likes to read them!  

Sometimes I see her studying and turning the pages on her own.

What can I say?  She's a genius!  :)

Chattanooga!

Our little family got to go on a fun adventure on Saturday.

First, we ate at a yummy restaurant called Sweet Peppers Deli.

Lydia enjoyed some avocado from my quesadilla.

Then we strolled across the bridge.  It was beautiful weather!!!

And since I guess I can't always just post pictures of Joel and Lydia, 

I give to you our squinty little family portrait.  :) 

Yay for sunshine!!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

They love each other! 

Lydia gets so excited every day when Joel comes home from work.

I love it!

Yesterday was a beautiful spring day, so Jessica and I took the kids out to play.

Look at Lydia's little crossed ankles.  So cute!  

These cousins sure do love each other!

We ended the day with a family picnic in Jessica's backyard.

It was a perfect day!

P.S. Sorry I've been such a TERRIBLE blogger.

I like to blame it on my old computer,

but now I've switched over to a new one.

I will do my best from here on out!  :)