9 months old!

With all of the craziness slowing down I decided to catch up on a few things.  Malina is now 9 months old!  On December 20th we headed to the doctor for a check-up.  She weighs 17 lbs. 12 oz and is in the 25% for weight; she is 17 3/4 inches long and is in the 50% for height.  After being such a large baby (nearly 9 lbs) her growth has surprisingly slowed down.  She is our little angel and we can't believe how much joy she has brought into our lives.  She is by far the best part of everyday!  We love you Malina Violet!

Happy Holidays!

Before the craziness begins I decided to write a quick post.  The past few weeks have gone by quickly and I can't believe we are just days away from Christmas.  I guess the 60-degree weather feels more like early fall rather than mid-winter.   Here are a few pre-Christmas photos.  Once the family arrives I'm sure I'll be posting tons! Grandma and Grandpa should soon arrive followed by Uncle Louie.  There should be plenty of entertaining stories to tell given Lou's little experience with babies (he recently asked me why Malina still wears diapers).  Merry Christmas!

Our happy little family :)

Ready for Santa!

The tree went up in Nov-we were just a bit excited about Malina's first Christmas

An Early Christmas Celebration

Grandma and Grandpa Kuhn visited to celebrate an early Christmas with us.  We jammed as much as possible into the short weekend.  One of our Christmas gifts was a yearly membership to the Phoenix Zoo.  We decided to venture out for our first visit and spent three hours roaming the zoo park.  Malina had a blast watching the animals and all of the people at the zoo.  Towards the end of the trip she just couldn't keep her eyes open and passed out in her daddy's arms.  Later that evening Malina opened Christmas presents and we enjoyed watching her play with the wrappings.  We all had such a wonderful weekend and look forward to seeing G'ma and G'pa Kuhn again soon.

Daddy and Malina at the zoo

Our first attempt at a family picture

Second attempt at a family picture

Exhaustion

Christmas presents!

Ready to attack!