9m-A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS!

Remember Saturday's Christmas Party?  Need I say more?!

9m3d-CHURCH

Nevaeh enjoying the music and singing at Church this morning! (Sorry it is sideways....not sure how to turn the video....but you get the idea!)

9m3d-CHRISTMAS GIFT

Grandma and Grandpa Baker along with us bought this swingset for the kids for their combined Christmas gift.  Daddy put it together while the weather let up.  You may be asking.... why a swingset in the winter????  Simple!  Half Price!  (There is a little picnic table on the back side of the tower for those warm weather luncheons in the sun!)

UPDATE:

First measurable winter storm of 2010!  Less than 24 hours after Daddy put the swingset together!

9M-CHRISTMAS PARTY

Nevaeh attended her first Christmas party.  Santa was there, but she wanted nothing to do with him.  One look at him and she clung to Mommy, lower lip quivering with real tears! So here's the next best Santa picture we could get!

9 MONTH CHECK UP

Our little one weighs 19 1/2 lbs. and is 27 inches long!  She got her 9 month shots today and boy did she scream....in fact Mommy left the room (Daddy had the baby) and cried just as hard for her!  Before all the shot devastation, Nevaeh was showing off for the lady doctor....she waved hi, patty caked and gave a high five! When asked if she was crawling yet, of course Mommy and Daddy proudly said she passed that stage up and is now walking around furniture.....with Nevaeh being born 3 weeks early, she was impressed and said her gross motor skills are advanced!

One thing Mommy was not ready to hear......she wants Nevaeh off the bottle and using a cup by her 1st birthday....WHAT?  She also wants Nevaeh switched over to milk vs. formula then also.  The second may be easier to do than the first request.  How do you get a baby to sleep at night without a bottle?  I don't remember taking the bottle away this soon.....soooo sad to see these baby days slipping away from us!

9M- WALKING WITH PUSH TOY!

Nevaeh is learning to walk with her push Dino toy!!!  Just 3 short weeks ago, she couldn't figure out how to move her feet....she would hold on for dear life as her feet stayed planted and her arms stretched out with the forward motion of the toy......Now look at her!  She is figuring it out!  She may have done this sooner, but we put the toy away for fear she would hurt herself, since she wasn't ready.....She sure does surprise us all the time!

9 MONTHS OLD!!!!

Dear Nevaeh,

You are 9 months old today!  This time last year, we were getting excited because Mommy had crossed a milestone of viability when she was pregnant with you!  The fun began with shopping sprees for a beautiful little baby girl to be named Nevaeh.  I remember calling you baby Vaeh for awhile, but Mommy didn't want me to give you a nickname!  She named you Nevaeh because it is Heaven spelled backwards and you are a true gift from Heaven.  Mommy and Daddy tried very hard for you ......What a blessing you have been to all of us!

You haven't had your 9 month check up yet, so I am not sure how much you weigh or how tall you are but, I'll be sure to post it later.   You are wearing some 6-9 months, 9 month clothes fit comfortably and some 12 month fit with pant legs rolled up.  You wear a size 3 or 4 shoe depending on the style.  You are still in a size 3 diaper, but I think the next big diaper purchase (bought in bulk) will be a size 4.   Your hair is growing fast.  Mommy keeps it pulled up in a pony tail on top so she doesn't have to cut it and it stays out of your eyes.  In fact it is getting so long that the ponytail is starting to droop instead of sticking straight up!  When your Mommy was 9 months old, I have a picture of her in curlers.....I bet I could put your hair in curlers too!  You have two teeth (bottom) now and are starting to eat finger food called puffs.  At first you couldn't get them in your mouth.  Now you can't get them in your mouth fast enough!   You are starting to refuse some of your baby food.  You used to eat stage 2 baby food thickened with rice (veges and fruit at lunch and dinner).....Now we are lucky if you eat one jar of food.  We tried stage 3 (thinking you were growing tired of stage 2 foods)....but no luck.....In fact you HATE stage 3 and refuse to open your mouth.  Teething has definitely changed your appetite!

You have learned a lot this past month!  You can sit and play in a bathtub, crawl on your hands and knees, pull yourself up to furniture and walk around it, and hand transfer to different pieces of furniture.  You also sat up on your bottom from a laying position for the first time on your own.  Previously it was a half sit on your hip! You play peek-a-boo, high five and shake your head NO.  You still love to clap, play pattycake, way hi and bye and say dada, & mama.

You love to watch the Your Baby Can Read Videos daily.  It is a routine when you first wake in the morning before your bottle (you are never hungry when you first wake up).  You used to sit in your bouncy seat, but have outgrown it, so Mommy and Daddy bought you a bean bag chair to sit in (adult size, so you can use it for as long as you want.....actually I think Daddy likes it more!).  We've been using the flashcards that go along with the video....you light up with many of the cards ....especially the word TIGER.  I think you know what it means because it never fails....you smile real big each time with the word TIGER.  We bought you the LeapFrog dog, which is programmed with your name, favorite color and animal.....of course we put "tiger" in it and you grin from ear to ear every time you hear this word! I really think you are making the connections!  One day you will be able to tell me!

We love watching you grow and learn,
Love, Grandma and Grandpa Dason

Here's a picture of Nevaeh in her new bean bag chair filled with memory foam filler type stuff (notice the binky and blankie).  She seems to like it for now.....I wonder if she will miss her bouncy seat?......Now, let's ask Daddy how many times he sat in it today! LOL!

8m29d- POPSICLE

Nevaeh's first taste of a Popsicle....She loved it!

Notice the Popsicle at the left of the picture.  Every time Daddy pulled it out of Nevaeh's mouth she would cry!  What a mess!  Good thing Mommy and Daddy took her clothes off to try this new treat.  They sure were brave to try it on their beautiful couch!  Mommy plopped her in the bathtub after this experience!  By the way, bathtime is interesting.....Nevaeh tries to drop all of her bath toys out of the tub to the floor....she thinks it is funny....even the cup full of water.

ALMOST 9 MONTHS!

Here's Nevaeh showing off her perfected puff eating technique.  She is getting better with the sippy cup also....that is when she doesn't try to drink out of it when it is backwards.  Later this evening Nevaeh showed us her new "trick".....She can shake her head NO when we say NO.  She did it three different times, but when Grandpa Dason tried to video tape it she was stage shy!  When Mommy picked her up, she did it for Mommy, too!  :-)

8m26d- BEFORE AND AFTER THE SANTA TRAUMA!

Yesterday, before the kids met Santa (he was on a 15 minute break), Mommy sneaked inside the Santa gate to get these pictures of Nevaeh in the fake snow.  Notice how happy she was then, vs. the picture in the previous post with Santa.  After the Santa visit, the kids willingly posed for this picture just outside  Santa's place.

8m25d-BIRTHDAY WEEKEND!

WOW!  I had a wonderful birthday weekend!  (47 years old!....All of a sudden 50 doesn't seem that old....neither does 60 for that matter!  HA!).  On Friday night, Grandpa Dason took Nevaeh and me out to dinner....Just the three of us!  We went to a Japanese Restaurant and Nevaeh had broth and fried rice.  It was cute to watch her try to eat "real" food.  She also spent the night with us.  In the morning, I heard her talking to herself over the baby monitor for over an hour before she started to cry for us.  I went in to get her and guess what????? She was laying down on her back playing with her hands and when she saw me, she sat up!  Usually she gets up on her side and then rolls to her knees, but today, she sat up like a big girl all by herself! ........ Here's a picture of my first birthday card "signed" by my sweet grandbaby Nevaeh!

Mommy and Daddy got Jordyn and Alexis this weekend, they all came over this morning and we dressed the kids up in their Christmas outfits and went to see SANTA!  This experience devastated Nevaeh!  One look at Santa and she broke down...Tears and deep sobs! One small moment in between the sobs this Christmas picture was taken!

 

After visiting Santa, we all went to a Wedding.  Here's a picture of Aunt Caitlin and Nevaeh!

 After the wedding, all the kids went to Great Grandma and Grandpa Richards house to put up their Christmas Tree. 

 Alexis- 5yrs old., Uncle Andrew- 11 yrs. old, Nevaeh- 9mos. (almost!), and Jordyn- 4 yrs. old!

Here's Nevaeh and Great Grandpa Richards sitting back while the others decorated the tree.  Can you tell she is tired.......Should be after the extra busy day we all had!

8m23d-DOUBLE POST TODAY

 

I  know that I've posted bathtime pictures before, but I couldn't resist.  It is one of my favorite times with this little cutie pie!  I have a lot of bath pictures of Mommy and Aunt Caitlin when they were little also!

8m23d-WINTER IS UPON US!

Winter is upon us. Doesn't she look cute in this hat that Great Grandma Richards bought her? 

On our way home, Nevaeh was fussy in the car (which is unusual)....When I got home, I turned around to comfort her and started cracking up!!!  She pulled the hat over her eyes and couldn't figure out why she couldn't see!  HA HA!  I couldn't see that she did this while driving because it was dark out!  I am laughing as I am typing this.  This will be a cute baby moment that I will never forget!!!

8m22d-PLAYING

 Nevaeh is learning to eat with her fingers.  Most of the puffs end up on the floor and even on her cheeks (Grandpa Dason added the one on her forehead!).  It is strange because all things go into her mouth via her hands (toys, paper, ....) except for this finger food that we started her out with.  She tried real hard, but the puffs get squishy and stick to her hands and rarely make it to her mouth.  Today she was successful getting one in!  WE CELEBRATED AND CLAPPED FOR HER .....she just stared at us like we were crazy.....Just like she is doing in this picture!

After dinner we played.  Isn't it cute how she sits on her knees to play?  Just like a big girl!

Nevaeh is showing off her new skill in this video.  She can now get up and down with ease when cruising the furniture......even in between licks of the coffee table (sigh)!!

8m19d- HAND TRANSFER!

Please note, I posted several different postings today, so scroll down!!!!  Mommy called and told me that little Miss Nevaeh walked all along Great Grandma Richard's  L shaped sectional couch and then transferred one hand over to the coffee table, and then the other hand and continued walking around the square coffee table!!!!!  She is learning and displaying new skills at lightening speed!  Sooooo Exciting to watch (or hear about)!

8 1/2 MONTHS- PETLAND

Mommy and Daddy took me to Petland.  I loved all the animals!

BREATHABLE BUMPER MAKEOVER

We love the breathable bumper pads, but they are sooooo plain!  To spice things up, I bought this fabric and covered the satin green trim on the bumpers.  I then added the fabric to the crib skirt to match.  Not sure if I like the brown part on the original crib skirt, but it matches the brown in the fabric and the monkeys on the wall....So I might keep it.  Knowing this old crib set will be up for many more grandchildren to come my way (I hope)....I kept a neutral color scheme!  Courtney likes it so much, she wants me to add fabric to her pink set, but Nevaeh will outgrow the crib soon....so I promised to do it for her next baby one of these days!

8 1/2 MONTHS- STANDING IN CRIB

Nevaeh always wakes up in good mood.  She will play with her hands, pacifier and talk to herself.  Lately she has been up on her knees examining the bars of her crib.  Today, she found the top railing of the crib with her mouth! 

8 1/2 MONTHS! THANKSGIVING HAPPENINGS!

Nevaeh has noticed herself in the mirror for a few months now with huge smiles and clapping, but today she decided to kiss that cute baby in the mirror!

Crawling has been mastered at 8 1/2 months old! (No more army crawling YAY!)

Also....Nevaeh has her 2nd tooth! Bottom front!  So there you have it.....Another tooth, crawling and kissing on her first Thanksgiving!  Woot!

8m13d-WIPES!

Wiping her own hands?  Na!  It's a new cheap toy!  The smallest things entertain her!