She has started to use it a lot when she's eating, we are pretty sure she's starting to associate it with the sign for "more." (Clapping is exactly how Sabine signed "more" when she was a baby, too.) We weren't sure, but then daddy bent down to kiss Aspen goodbye the other day, on his way out to work, and he was carrying an apple, and as soon as she spotted it, she started clapping furiously. She loves to gum on daddy's apples when he eats one around her, so we are pretty sure there is at least a vague association with "GIMME SOME OF THAT FOOD" for her!
We also did a little photo shoot recently, of Aspen wearing my very favorite hand-me-down from Sabine. It was the first outfit I bought when we found out we were expecting a little girl.
And while darling, I found this following comparison the most interesting: on the left is a very similar shot of Sabine from her (professional) six-month-old shoot. (So Aspen, on the right, is about a month older, but they are similarly-aged.)
Otherwise, we've been staying busy. We all went out to breakfast the other day...the first of many to come, I'm sure!
Sabine still goes to swim class once a week, and has made huge leaps, recently. Figuratively and literally! They have just started teaching her how to dive. (It's a little hard to see, but that's her in the turquoise suit.)
She can also swim across the pool on her front and back, now, without assistance.
And another first--going for a run with daddy. They went around Hecla Lake.
Warming up
Posing
Taking off!
We also made it to our first pumpkin patch of the season.
Sabine LOVED getting lost in the corn maze. She'll tell anyone who asks about how we were in there for hours. (I think it was closer to 20 minutes, but still, lots of fun!)
Aspen isn't quite into corn mazes yet, but she is definitely into anything big sister likes. Especially big sister's toys. Sabine is good at sharing, but sometimes it's fun to get into stuff when she's not looking.
And getting into diaper stuff when mommy's not looking!
But the biggest excitement in the last week was the arrival of October, and the birthday season! Dustin took Sabine to her first Broncos game as a joint birthday present. Sabine's been talking about seeing Peyton Manning "in person" since last year.
It was a huge success, for about the first quarter. Then I think the noise and excitement level got a little overwhelming, so they came back around half-time. Still, a wonderful experience!
And just because she's so cute, here are a couple of Sabine's recent fashion statements:
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