Walking

Here we are a few weeks shy of being 1 year old, and Arlee is walking! She has been taking a few steps here and there but since Sunday she has started walking more and more.  Crawling is still her fastest way of getting around.  She is learning everything so fast at this age.  Saying Mama, Dada, M-ma (Grandma), Baba, Papa (Grandpa), and maybe a few other words that we can't understand just yet.  She can brush her hair.  The list goes on.  Arlee is a very happy baby most of the time, unless she doesn't get her way or is teething.  There is one thing we are having problems with.  Her napping!!  When we are home with her she takes naps upstairs no problem in her crib, 2 naps for an hour or so.  But when we are gone and my grandma is here with her she can't truck up the stairs with Arlee so we have a pack-n-play downstairs in the play room for her to nap in.  Well guess what she won't sleep in it at all.  Not really sure why.  My G-ma rocks her to sleep then Arlee sleeps on her for about 30 mins or so.  So I am trying to figure out what the deal is here.  I thought maybe it was because it was so light in her downstairs room compared to her room upstairs which is really dark.  Yesterday we made curtains to hang up to darken the room, hopefully that will solve the problem.  If not we may have to buy another crib to put downstairs.  I just want her to get a good nap and for my g-ma to get a break.  No Nap = Fussy Baby!!  Any suggestions???

Weekend Fun

This weekend was a busy one for Arlee Bear.  We had the Westhoff family reunion and our first swim.  The reunion was at the Parsons park, they have a really nice park.  Arlee pretty much stayed in her stroller because she isn't walking yet so that puts a damper on things.  Very soon she should be walking she can take a few steps but no walking just yet.  We didn't stay to long because it was so hot and we had plans to go swimming!! Aunt Lori got Arlee this thing to swim with and it was a hit.  Arlee loved the water!! We need a pool asap!  And mom needs a swim suit that fits.  I tried to wear my pre-baby swimsuit, haha ya right so I had to wear a tank to keep everything in place.  Here are some pics.

Giving me kisses!

The turtle race, all the kids bring turtles and have a race Arlee's turtle came in last it didn't even move!

At the park, they had some pretty flowers, Arlee loves flowers.