Nope, I'm not. I caught a fish that is twice the size of my 8 month old baby. More about that later....
So, technically, February 29th would be 8 months old. But, that date doesn't exist this year, so we're going to 'celebrate' the survival today instead. February was a big month for all!
You are now a crawler.
The funny thing is, you just learned how to roll from your back to your stomach this month as well. I'm hoping I have a little while until you start walking, but I know an awfully lot of 1 year olds who have been walking since 10-11 months. You love playing by yourself, which is kind of nice because I can kind of relax and just watch you.
You still love your jumperoo - so much so that you'll jump yourself to exhaustion.
One of your "big girl" toys has arrived. You probably won't play with it much until you have a few more months on you, but you are pretty cute sitting here in your own little chair!
You'll hang out with your dad in the carrier for hours, but can't stand it when I put you in it. Ohhh my back.... thank goodness you are pretty light in comparison to the other 8 month olds I know!
You are now eating banana is actual pieces instead of pureed. This has it's pros and cons. You aren't exactly feeding yourself, so this process is taking forever. I'm going to start on other things like this soon... green beans, sweet potatoes, etc. Should be fun! The kitchen just needs to be put back together first.
On top of everything else, you also experienced your first snow! I hafta say, you did not enjoy it. But, the good thing is - we live in Texas. So, at most, you'll see a light dusting once a year to once every 5 years...
Kaylee's first snow angel! A few hours later the snow started to melt... the little leg prints make me giggle.
I didn't really get to play in the snow much, so Brian came home and made me 11 snowballs to throw at him. I need to work on my arm. My aim is no longer very accurate. Booo
Chewie had a blast in the snow. This is his SECOND snow. He ran for a long time and attacked it anytime he saw some fly up (from him running). It was highly amusing.
On top of all the other events, I had a pretty big month myself. Your Mima asked her friend over one day to give me a makeover. It was much more fun than I was expecting. I'm not very girlie girl, so I was scared of what I might look like when she was done. It turned out pretty well!
A finally... the ultimate outdoorsy trip... 66,000 acres of natural beauty. Fishing, hunting and crabbing. While looking for a horn to a nice cow skull, I noticed a blue crab on the shoreline of this tank. I knew blue crabs were good, but I had never even heard of them in a tank, so I asked... "Are blue crabs good to eat?"
Brian replied, "Yea.. why?"
"Because there's one right here!" and I ran to grab the net.
The tank where all the magic happened.
Do you see him?
When I scooped him up, I noticed the entire shoreline was covered in them! I started scooping as quickly as possible. The next thing I knew (after looking up limits... there are NONE!) I had over 100 in the ice chest.
We went back to the compound and started boiling them up to freeze.
Later that evening, we went fishing. And the first cast brought me this! I was so exhausted that Brian had to help finish bringing him in... it's by far the biggest fish I've ever caught. I'm a professional perch fisherman, but never in my life have I been successful at catching anything edible. I think I found my niche!
Here's some more random pictures from the weekend:
Dogs hangin' out in the jeep, waiting patiently to go quail hunting.
Lovely scenery while driving around.
Brian and his dad stalking a nilgai... the cow was later shot by someone else :(
Roadrunner! I love these birds.. so neat.
Playing with the fisheye lens... this is the common area for dining and drinking.
Horrible picture... but apparently, I forgot to go back and get another one... this is the map of the property.
Weird birds...
