Mommy's Clone

Does this little girl look familiar? Well, it's not Jillian. This is a photo of Mommy when she was about the same age!

Mommy showed this photo to Daddy, and asked "Do you think Jillian might be my daughter?" You can guess the answer ... talk about a strong resemblance! But now Daddy knows that when Jillian grows up, she'll look just like her beautiful Mommy.

Sighting No. 19

Here's a new photo of our little sweetie pie. She's about 9-1/2 months old, and changing so quick!

Leg Crawler

If she wanted to be picked up, Jillian used to just cry ... and usually someone would come and get her. Now that she's mobile, she takes the initiative and crawls over to our (or anyone else's) leg, grabs on and pulls herself up to a standing position. And then, she'll cry for attention to get picked up. At least this gives us a clue about what she's crying about.

A Leg Up

Jillian's newest trick is to get into a kneeling position, like this photo shows. From the sitting position, she will rock forward so that one knee is up and the other is down. This lets her get up higher, without actually standing up. Jillian does this a lot, especially when she's got a toy in hand.

First Step!

Jillian took her first step today!

Mommy, Daddy and Jillian were over at the Verd house having dinner with Uncle Clark, Auntie Greta and Cousins Meagan and Adam. We were all in the living room relaxing, when Auntie Greta got Jillian up on her feet. She has gotten pretty good at standing, so she can stay there as long as she wants. But, apparently she wanted to get over to Mommy who was sitting on the couch, because she took one little step in her direction, and stayed on her feet! There was lots of clapping and cheering from everyone!

Christmas Parade

The last time Jillian was at the Longview Christmas Parade, she was in Mommy's tummy. This year, she got to watch it all on Mommy lap, along with the Stephenson and Verd families. Since it was a little cold, she was bundled up nice and warm, which was probably the reason why she fell asleep about half way through the parade. Even the loud horns on the big log trucks didn't wake her up.

Shake, shake

We don't know why, but there are times when Jillian will shake her head around like this video shows. Sometimes it happens when there's music (for dancing), or when we say "No!" to her. Then, there's times that she does it for no particular reason at all.