34 weeks

 It is in moments like these that I thank the stars for camera phones!! She was SO excited that it had rained while we were sleeping so she could go outside and splash in some puddles!! It had been months and she couldn't contain herserlf!!

 See! :) :) :)

 But then a couple days later she was sick :/ Probably just a cold, but she sure didn't feel well for a couple of days and is still pretty sniffley now.

 Alameda had a little festival in the park. So Juni bounced on a bouncy pirate ship and we had to check out the fire truck while the sirens weren't blasting in our ears :)

 sleepy girl :)

 Yes, Mama, I know you sat me on the floor, but I didn't want to sit, so, SURPRISE, I'll just stand up when I want to! :)

 Proud big sister getting in for a quick picture before Genevieve is ready to sit back down.

 Juniper has done a great job at finding activities she can sometimes do on her own. This day, she decided to play her ukelele to the songs the musical book was playing.

 A little bit of craziness jumping/belly flopping into Mama's bed

 "Mama! Mama! Come and look where I am!!!!" Sigh. This girl never stops climbing.

 34 weeks September 29th, 2014

Pulls up to standing

Loves to stick her fingers into the VCR :/ ....we moved it after a not so fun ouchie :(

Goes CRAZY mad if you don't share your food with her

Giggling more at playful interactions/silly faces/startling

 Look at this growing girl!!

Where is my BABY!!!???

Sweet girl with her matching babydoll

33 weeks

 At first we tried to do the pictures standing up.... that wasn't really working!

 Thank goodness, because then, I got these GEMS!!

 Sigh. Sister Love

 Playing with her sisters new bath toys :)

 Juni lined up some cars on her bed to race right before bedtime

 Look at all that sweetness!! (Secretly they are just avoiding getting buckled in!)

Look at this beautiful girl!! I had just done her nails so we went outside to take a pic. Oh, how I love her!

 Sweet big sister asked for a picture with her sweet baby sister. Playing nice :) :) :)

 throw back.... Juni in this same dress! Haha I was just telling my mom this week how strange it is to see Genevieve in the clothes Juni was walking in (12 months). Juni grew into sizes after she was that age while Genevieve is about 6 months ahead, because of her height.

33 weeks!

Screaming when she doesn't like things (wants the spoon, needs her face/nose wiped, wants to push the buttons on the keyboard, etc.)

Enjoying watching strangers go by

Has a wicked fun head dance that looks like Stevie Wonder that she does when she is excited

Said "ball" at least 3 times today! We couldn't believe it! But then later it was on the floor and she couldn't reach it, so she asked for it!

32 weeks

 Genevieve is going after Juni's shoes instead of wanting to take a nice picture :)

 Patient big sister :)

 chewing on.... anything! (this time a soft coaster)

 ....her sister's foot

 ....a cold cucumber :)

 Juni did Papa's hair

 trying out another baby toy as a big girl

 post nap beauty

 This adventurous little girl put her chair on the table and then climbed up and sat in it while Zach and I were around the corner. She called for me to come and look at what she had done because she was so pourd of herself sitting in that chair up so high. Do you see the front corner of that chair?!?! I just calmly and FIRMLY said, "Juni, DO NOT MOVE." While Papa ran over to hold the chair (while I got the camera) and then we helped her down safely, of course. :)

 We put of some Halloween decorations to get in the Fall spirit

 Juni was sad Papa got to take a picture of Mama and Genevieve so she took this one all by herself!! Isn't it GREAT?! :)

 Juni wanted a picture of her kitty friends hugging

 ...and a picture of them right next by each other

 Genevieve's new favorite activity is pulling these blocks out of the bucket, and even putting them back in sometimes!

 32 weeks!

Filling out size 12 month clothes!!

Chewing, chewing, chewing!

butt scooting, leaning over onto her hands when she wants

VERY upset with real-like poopy in her diaper (never really upset by just breast milk poopy)

big girl!

30 weeks, 7 months, 31 weeks

 Sleepy little nugget

 the little things

I've been shocked at how big Juni's hands and feet have been getting this past year as she grows and grows. Seeing Genevieve's little fingers and toes makes me realize how quick these baby days disappear, so I'm doing my best to enjoy them!

 Juni and I ran to tthe park one afternoon, just the two of us, so we could go down the slides together, of course!

 And then Papa surprised us and brought Genevieve down. She tried out the swings, and she was loving them!!

 Weeeeeeeeeeee!

 Juni held this behind her back and made me guess what her favorite picture was. I guessed all kinds of people before she said it was someone who lives in our house :) Her favorite picture is one of Mama, when Mama was a little girl :) :) :) I love her.

 Who is this little blondie and where did my dark haired baby go?!

 OH MY GOSH this girl gets such a kick out of Juicy. If she is hungry, tired, wants milk...anything, and then sees Juicy, all focus is lost and she just laughs and laughs at Juicy. Standing at the couch, talking with her kitty.

 Pretty girl!

 Pony riding princess at the street fair at the end of our block! :)

 Ferris wheel fun. I was a little nervous she would get scared, but she didn't!!

 I walked in the room to this! I took a picture, of course, and then we talked about how it was dangerous :)

 yummy pear-banana food!!

 sister love

 Genevieve has been enjoying some time in the pack and play, and so has Juni ;)

 "Genevieve is on my head!!!"

 Look at this beauty!

 Her hugs keep getting tighter and tighter!

 30 weeks!

Squealing for attention and eating any food she can get her hands on (puffs, banana, pear, etc.),

 I've been so leery of obsession with electronics that I only had one simple app downloaded to my phone until these past couple of weeks. We found a fun one that uses lots of imagination and Juni is in love. Of course, she doesn't get to play on my phone all day long, but she sure does enjoy the time she does get.

 sister love through the mesh :)

"Hi, Mama!....

 ..Do you know how old I am?..

 ..Hmm? Do you?..

 ..I'm a big girl now! I'm 7 months old!!"

This sweet little baby girl is doing her best to move around on her own. She thinking about crawling. She'll move from sitting onto all fours and then scootch as far as she can until she ends up on her tummy and then she'll reeeeeeeeach for whatever she wants. She's getting the hang of standing up and just starting to pull herself up on things. I know she'll be movin and cruisin before we know it!

 I used some of my birthday money to buy a new large hammock that we could lay in together. It came late one night amidst dinner/bath/bed, so the next morning we all went out in our pajamas to put it up and try it out :) :) :) It works!!

 My girls!!

 Juni's new "happy" face. This silly girl :)

 I. Can't. Tell. You. How. Much. I. LOVE. This. Picture. Hahahahahahahaha

Juni's headband that she will wear while she eats dinner, on Genevieve's head :) :) :)

Love.

 Being silly with Mama.

 These sweet girls. Sigh.

 This sleepy girl is moving and rolling in her sleep more these days.

 Juni drawing on her board. I asked her to draw me something, so she drew a big C (backwards). 

See it? :)

 Sorry, some pics are from my phone and some the real camera and I don't want to take the time to organize them... so, back at the street fair, this is actually Sat (above was Sunday) so the first day Papa walked beside her pony and the second day she wanted to go all by herself! :)

 And we rode the little train around

 Pretty baby, flopping off of my lap onto the footrest. Papa wanted to snap a picture before she rolled off the side :)

 31 weeks

 Hugging tighter than ever and even resting her head on my shoulder a little which she never really wants to do. She's been crying out in her sleep again and waking up A LOT so I'm thinking more teeth are on their way soon. Enjoying sitting up and playing with shape sorter toy and other similar toys. Picking up some small pieces of food on her own, but she likes it best when Juni feeds her.

Our new nostalgic Alameda art that we bought at the street fair.