Lots to report since my last entry! Liza is growing so fast. She has 3 teeth now, one is in the back and I didn't know it was there until I felt it, so who knows when it actually poked through. Liza is always running now, enjoying her play slide, play grounds, a crawling through tube my mom got her, and a pile of couch cushions that she can scramble up. In addition to major gross motor gains, she has become very affectionate, which is the most precious thing.
Often while I'm at the sink or the counter she will walk up and hug my legs, sometimes when I'm holding her she will lean in and give me a kiss - it melts my heart! She's been doing this for me for a little while now, but this weekend she started hugging and kissing Ryan and I know his heart is a puddle now too.
We've started up our music class and Liza is much more interactive with the songs and instruments. She barely sits still at Born to Read and likes to walk right up to the book while the teacher is reading a story to the babies. She knows when its time to put the animal puppets away and willing runs over to put her animal in the bag.
We had a great trip to Salt Lake City in September and a fun few days in Ocean City with Ryan's parents. Liza totally loved the beach an ocean and playing around Ryan's grandma's house while we were there. We also got to spend a few days in Canfield and Liza got lots of family time and a quick trip to the awesome Canfield library.
She's going down easier at night now, which is wonderful. However, she still struggles when we travel. It's hard to know if its different surroundings that are keeping her from going to sleep or if there is a coincidental tooth popping through.
We've been having lots of fun hanging out with friends. Beth and Thea come over a lot to play, and we go and see Shannon and Tyler sometimes among other get-togethers. We've enjoyed going to the market with Liza and taking her to Paulus Farm yesterday to play in their corn shed and corn maze.
