7 Months!

Mylie was 7 months old yesterday! She is doing great and is getting to be such a big girl. She can sit up on her own now, pass a toy from one hand to the other, pull herself up (sometimes), scoot backwards on her bottom a tiny bit, has moved from veggies to fruits (we're actually a little behind on the baby foods!), is starting to drink out of a sippy cup, pushes up when on her belly and is starting to bring one knee around, responds when we say her name, and smiles and laughs a lot. She is such a wonderful, happy girl. We love her so much!




She LOVES soft, cozy stuffed animals. She will bring them to her face and nuzzle them. It is so cute and never gets old to watch her cuddle!

As you can see, Mylie has wild woman hair. I initially put bows in her hair because they were so tiny and cute, but now they have become a necessity!



I feel comfortable leaving Mylie on the floor when I need to do things around the house. Yesterday, when I left, she was sitting up and when I came back in the room, she had fallen backwards. I guess her trip backwards didn't hurt because she was happy as could be when I found her. She was watching her Praise Baby DVD and playing with her feet.

Mylie Meets Shaun & Megan

We went to Scotti Russell's wedding a few weeks back and Mylie had the chance to meet lots of new people.

Me, David, Mylie, Shaun & Megan Schaeffer: Shaun and David are old friends. When I think of David in high school, I always think of Shaun. They were inseparable, that is, until I came along. Shaun kindly reminds me of this on occasion! Megan and Shaun will celebrate their first anniversary this month. It was fun to see them and for Mylie to meet her Daddy's high school best friend!

By this point in the day, Mylie was so tired and we were doing anything to keep her happy. Here she is flying like Superwoman.

Lissa Russell, Noah Dacus, Mylie and Sheri Schaeffer: Mylie and Noah are old buddies and right after this picture was taken, Mylie grabbed his cheeks and startled him. Noah's used to this, though. He has big sister at home.

First Swim

We took Mylie to the neighborhood pool this weekend for her first swim.

Mylie meets college friends

Another fun thing about being in the Dallas area is we are closer to my college friends. My college roommate Dorrie came to visit us over the weekend and to meet Miss Mylie. We met our other roommate Lee and her daughter Marilee at NorthPark in Dallas. What fun we had! We went to PF Changs for lunch and walked around the mall shopping for the girlies. It was a good day!

Mylie and Dorrie
Mylie with Lee
Isn't it funny how Mylie is looking at Lee's little girl Marilee?
I love Marilee's bow! Since we're originally from NM, I have to keep Mylie's bows in proportion to her head, but Lee loves them big! Who knows...if Mylie and Marilee decide to go to HSU, maybe they'll be roomies too...

Mylie & her Houston Friends

Mylie and I went back to Houston for a baby shower and had such a great time seeing our friends.
Kaylinn, Mylie, Macy & Harper
Ryan & Mylie
Momma & her friends
Girls Night Out (Philip had Mylie, Macy & Harper at their house...good thing Mylie was fast asleep when we left!)

6 Months Old

Mylie was 6 months old on Monday. She had her 6 month check up and here are her stats: 14 lbs, 10oz (40%); 25 3/4 inches in length (50%) and her head is at 17 (75%). I have to take the blame for her large head. It's straight from the Dobbs side of the family!


We started her on cereal and I think she likes it.


She did pretty good for her first time.

Our new peditrician encouraged us to start her with some veggies as well. Squash was a hit! Each time she would have a spoonful, she would say "Mmmm."

I think she'll be a good eater...just like her momma.

Uncle Ryan came to visit Mylie. She almost mastered sitting up by herself when we went to visit Grandma Shreve.


She also sat in a big girl high chair this morning at breakfast.


Here are more pics of Mylie with Ryan.