9m26d-BEAUTIFUL HAIR!

 Blessed with hair (with a bit of a wave to it)! If we don't pull it up in a ponytail, then this wave falls down in her eyes and drives me nuts!  Actually her hair is the type that if we comb it straight, it will dry straight....if we let it go, it will dry with a bit of a wave but not enough to stay cute on its own without pulling the hair up and out of her eyes!   Notice the long beautiful eyelashes!

 She loved gumming on this brush....Those darn upper teeth are giving her fits....still hidden beneath the gum line!  And I can tell they are hurting because she isn't herself.....temperamental and clingy (not to mention the fever and rashes lately!).....Yes, I know I said she was dealing with it well yesterday, but I've changed my mind after today......We are seeing little fits of her throwing herself backwards and winy.....I think she is finally tired of feeling this way!

 Her hair waves up in the back!  Wonder if it will continue to wave as it grows longer or go straight?

 Love this picture!-- GORGEOUS!

Auntie Caitlin added a bow!

9m25d-RASH, RASH, RASH

Nevaeh developed a whole body (head to toe) rash today.....so back to the doctors they went!  The Pediatrician felt it was a viral rash which usually shows up, up to 24 hours after a severe, long lasting fever....but tested her for Strep just to be sure.  Thank God it was negative!  No meds were given this time because this type of rash solves itself.  As for the monkey butt rash the ER doctor named....the Pedi just laughed at the term, because sure enough it is a yeast infection.  The ER doctor even prescribed meds for a yeast infection, but kept referring to it as Monkey Butt!!!  Courtney was telling her Pedi about this with a laugh, because the whole time, Courtney thought she was dealing with a bad diaper rash with a weird name!  Good thing we can joke about it.....and good thing the correct ointment was prescribed!   At least Nevaeh has remained a good natured baby through all of this....clingy, but still good!

9m24d-FINALLY FEELING BETTER!

Our little one has a tinkle in her eyes again!....But guess what?  No new teeth!....hmmmmm .....not really sure why she had the fever for a few days and the diaper rash in the creases of her legs is simply ODD...I saw it today (3 days later) and it was the strangest rash......more like raw skin in her creases of baby fat  :-(  ......Great Grandma thinks it looks more like a yeast infection, but the emergency room doctor didn't say anything about a yeast infection.....In fact his words were " Yep, she has monkey butt due to teething, just like my son used to get"....Monkey butt ????  Real professional huh?   At least she is getting better!

On a happier note, Nevaeh sat next to me on the couch.....rolled over on her tummy and continue to slowly slide off the couch until her feet touched the ground and then hand transferred to the coffee table, walked around the table and then crawled over to to her toys to play!  I was amazed that she got off the couch by herself!  When I brought it to Mommy's attention, she said, "Oh yea, I forgot to tell you, she's been doing that for several weeks, maybe even a month now".....As she played, I noticed that she got on her knees and "stood" straight up while still on her knees vs. in a sitting position on her knees with her feet tucked under her......While "standing" on her knees she is quite confident and solid with her motions while playing with her toys........but when it comes to standing on her feet, she doesn't have that same confidence and solid stance....in fact, she has jello legs.  Funny how she can stand on her knees and not on her feet....but then again, she is only 9.5 months old!    Looking back, I remember her Mommy actually walked on her knees before she learned to walk on her feet.  I wonder if Nevaeh is going to do the same?  Time will tell.

9m22d-NEW YEARS EVE=SICK BABY :-(

Poor baby is still sick.  For the last few days, Nevaeh has had a low grade fever, which we thought was due to teething (no new teeth yet)......but this morning she woke up with a severe diaper rash (first diaper rash to be exact) and a fever between 100- 101.7.  The pediatrician's office was closed due to the holiday, so Mommy and Daddy took her to the emergency room.  It took 3 hours of different types of meds plus pedialite mixed with cranberry juice to help hydrate her and break her fever.  Nothing showed up in her urine and her ears are clear, no vomiting, no diarrhea....so the emergency room doctor is chalking it up to teething issues!  Poor baby!  You can see it in her eyes that she feels bad......I feel bad for her!

9m21d- BLUE FUSION

 Mommy and Daddy took the kids to Blue Fusion for fun and games yesterday.  Here's Nevaeh playing with a prickly ball.  Lately she hasn't been feeling well .....running a low grade fever and clingy....We think she is cutting her upper teeth....can't wait until they break through.....As you can see, she was content to sit in the stroller and watch the kids......You know she doesn't feel well, when she prefers to watch rather than play!

Here's Uncle Andrew, Alexis and Jordyn playing in the balls, shoots and ladders area!

9m20d-VIDEOS & BOUNCY SEAT

With Nevaeh growing out of her bouncy seat, Mommy and Daddy switched to a beanbag chair for her to sit in while watching the Your Baby Can Read Videos........but.....the beanbag turned into a new exciting toy and the videos became hit and miss   :-(      With Alexis and Jordyn home for the holidays, they wanted to share the beanbag......but three kids and a beanbag chair didn't quite work........Mommy got the pink bouncy seat back out for Nevaeh and guess what?.......She didn't budge while watching the videos (this has happened for a few days in a row now)......Nevaeh must associate the pink bouncy seat with the videos....Pretty soon, she will have to sit on the edge and use it as a seat, just to get her to watch the vidoes.......but I guess every little trick helps to keep her attention now that she is mobile!

Here are some pictures of us Skyping this morning, just after the videos!  The oldest boy is Nevaeh's Uncle Andrew :-)

9m19d-PLAYING

Playtime!  The kids came over and played in the toy room!  Life is good!

9 1/2 MONTHS- SAY HI!

Today, Mommy called Great Grandma Martin and Nevaeh said her first HI over the phone!  Usually she just stares at the phone......like she did when Mommy called me ..... No repeat performance :-(

9 1/2 MONTHS- TOOTHY GRIN!

This picture shows off your beautiful eyes, two teeth and hair growing long over your ears!  You are losing your baby look quickly!  (Love!)

CHRISTMAS DAY 2010!

WOW!  Look at all those gifts!  The kids were speechless and Nevaeh was clueless!  :-)

In an earlier post, I showed this swingset (from Grandma & Grandpa Baker and Grandma & Grandpa Dason), that Daddy put together.  Daddy picked up Alexis and Jordyn early Christmas morning and brought them in the house through a different door so they couldn't see the swingset....after the mounds of gifts were opened, the kids were taken outside for a short time to enjoy this gift.  You should have seen their eyes!  Nevaeh even enjoyed the baby swing! .....Get a load of her pink Converse tennis shoes that Aunt Caitlin bought her.....they are a little big, but will sure be cute for this spring or summer when she grows into them!

 Nevaeh.....I am capturing time in photos of your grandparents!  Upper left is Grandma and Grandpa Dason.  Bottom row is Grandma Baker with you and Grandpa Baker with your Mommy!

 The top picture is Great Grandma Martin (holding her dogs, Izzie and Brie).  The bottom picture is you and Great Grandma Richards. Great Grandpa Richards is holding your doggy, Jasmine.

CHRISTMAS EVE 2010

Christmas Eve at Great Grandma and Grandpa Richards house has been a tradition for as long as I can remember!  This year we enjoyed watching Nevaeh playing with the wrapping paper and a few of her toys here and there.....but to be honest with you, she was more interested in the wrapping paper than what was inside......But that was expected.....and still fun to watch!

9 1/2 MONTHS- EARLY TALKER!

Nevaeh is an early talker....so far, her vocabulary consists of mama, dada (sometimes daddy), baba, dog, bite, bye, shirt........and.......today a new word........sit!  Yesterday she said shirt and today sit....with the distinction between the sh and the s sounds with meaning to each word.  Yesterday, Mommy was dressing her and pointing to her shirt.....today, Nevaeh was standing in the bathtub and Mommy told her to sit.  Nevaeh started repeating Mommy and finally sat down!  She is one smart little girl!  Pretty soon, I won't be able to keep up with all of the words she knows, because it seems like she is starting to repeat a new word everyday with meaning!  What a wonderful Christmas gift to us.....a healthy, happy and smart little, sweet thing!

9 1/2 MONTHS- PLAYING

 

Pulling herself up to and standing for long periods of time is second nature to Nevaeh now.  She even stands holding on with just one hand and transfers easily to different toys and furniture.

 

Walking with the Dino push toy has been mastered!  Now if she can figure out how to turn it around when she runs into the wall!....If you watch long enough, you will see her wave to me at the end of the video! 

I couldn't resist video taping this!  Our dog Chael has a new playmate!  Gosh I love her giggles!

Bye the way, Nevaeh has a new word....."shirt"...  She says "sht" and it sounds like sh_ t  LOL !  Mommy was dressing her today and she repeated after Mommy several times.  Mommy even called me on the phone today and Nevaeh said it to me several times as well!  Cracked me up!  Good thing we know she is really saying "shirt"  HA!

9 1/2 MONTHS!

Nevaeh is 9 1/2 months old and Christmas is 3 days away!  Lately I've been writing about Nevaeh's different eating habits (or lack there of)....today she surprised us......she ate both veges and fruit.....After Daddy let her out of the highchair, she crawled over to Mommy for more off her plate.  She even said "bite, bite"!   Toooo cute!

Then came dinner time.....back to the head shaking NOs! (Daddy tried to video tape and feed her at the same time...pretty tricky!)

9m11d-COOKIE TIME!

This year, we had a special helper making the Christmas cookies!

9m10d-HAIR

Dear Nevaeh,
I just had to take a picture of your first hairdo!  Your hair is long enough to curl with a curling iron and guess what......your hair has enough body to hold the curl all day!  Pretty impressive for 9 months old.  You get this gorgeous hair honestly.....Your Mommy's hair was long enough to put in curlers when she was 9 months old.  When Mommy was just a couple years old, she had really long hair.....long and beautiful.  I would set her hair in hot rollers (or soft curlers overnight)....take the rollers out and have her flip her head of hair upside down and run my fingers or a comb through it.....she'd flip her head/hair back up and the curls would just lay perfectly.....Hair to die for!!! .......Then there is your Aunt Caitlin....poor little thing was almost bald until she was 1 year old!  HA!  Couldn't be more different from your Mommy.........You are blessed with hair like your Mommy's!

Love Grandma Dason

9m10d- EATING HABITS

Nevaeh's eating habits have changed drastically these last few weeks.  She used to have a morning cereal bottle, night cereal bottle, lunch and dinner (fruit and vege mixed with cereal), plus attempts at juice and water in sippy cups.  If you are counting, that is 4 meals a day due to cereal mixes.  Now we are lucky to keep the two cereal bottles, and maybe a fruit or vege with cereal mix throughout the day.  She is taste testing table food but still doesn't eat enough to be considered a lunch or dinner meal!  In fact, she is closing her lips tight and shaking her head NO after a few bites of just about anything.  She is mastering some finger foods, like puffs and has even mastered cheerios....but that can't be considered a meal!!!  Last night, Mommy called and said that Nevaeh loves, loves, loves grape jello!  YAY finally something that is liquid based....because we all know that a few drinks here and there out of a sippy cup just won't cut it!  I am worried she will end up a very picky eater (like me!)

9m7d-FLASHCARDS

Here's a video of the flashcards that go along with the Your Baby Can Read video.  Notice on the word TIGER she says t,t,t,t.  On the word DOG, she said dog after I did.  Yesterday, she said DOG before me when she saw the word.  Not on video.....she said BYE to Mommy, when Mommy went to work....so that word wasn't just a fluke yesterday!  PRETTY EXCITING!.........Oh yea....I forgot to add that Nevaeh watched the video back with me and on the flashcard ARMS UP, she put her arms up and giggled! (Of course I didn't get that on video because we were watching the video!)

9m6d-Learning to Read?

Just a little update, as promised, on how the Your Baby Can Read Video learning is going.....Nevaeh is now viewing the 3rd video in the series.  She still watches every day, a few times in a row either before or during her morning bottle.  She used to sit in the bouncy chair, but has outgrown that seat....Now she sits in a bean bag chair ......and stays put ....with interest during the whole video sessions!  We started flash cards at 7 months that have the same words and pictures from the video.  She smiles from ear to ear with the flashcards, too!  Since about 8 months, she will wiggle her fingers with the word hi (but no wave hi with the flash card yet).  With the word tiger, she will say t, t, t, t,  when she sees the word! With the word cat, she will sometimes say c, c , c , c. Today, when shown the word dog, I swear she said "dog" and smiled.  She said it one more time for Grandpa....of course, after the fact, we second guessed our hearing and wondered if we really heard her say "dog".   When Mommy picked up Nevaeh after work, she called me to say that after Grandpa put Nevaeh in the carseat and shut the door, she said BYE.  How cute is that?

9m5d-SNOW BUNNY

Aunt Caitlin and I tried to get some cool pictures outside with the first snow storm of the year....but Nevaeah wanted nothing to do with the snow or cold weather....These are the only two photos we got...Only outside for about 60 seconds before she insisted on going back in the warm house!