7 months

Naomi turned 7 months today. Since we had the day off for MLK, we celebrated by going grocery shopping....It was so cold and had been snowing the whole day, so we bundled her up...maybe a little too much because while we were in the grocery store, her face started turning red!! She went back to normal as soon as we took her out of a couple layers to cool down. But seriously, it was so cold!!! ok maybe I'll cut back on the sweater if we use a blanket and a puffy coat.

Busy Sunday

Today was the first day we decided to put Naomi in the Nursery at Church. I decided to stay in the nursery with her today just to make myself feel a little more comfortable. Since it was snow day, there were 4 kids in the nursery, 3 nursery volunteers, and 2 parents. haha 5 parents to 4 kids. Naomi did really well and the nursery teachers were actually telling me to go back to service, but I stayed anyway. I figure I'll start her on her own next week. I do know she's already starting to get separation/stranger anxiety. Yesterday night we went to a friend's house for dinner and their nanny volunteered to try and rock Naomi to sleep while we had dinner. Well, Naomi KNEW it wasn't mommy or daddy and screamed her lungs out for about 30 minutes before finally falling asleep. She's always been a great sleeper, so it has to be the stranger anxiety kicking in. Guess we need to be better about introducing her to new people. She'll actually be in day care for a week in February while my mom is out of town, so hopefully she'll handle herself ok then!

After church we made yet another trip to Buy Buy Baby (aka bye bye money) and blew way too much money on baby stuff - including a brand spanking new highchair for Naomi. We've been wanting this chair even before Naomi was born but held off cause it was kind of expensive. But we found our friends were still using the chairs for their 5 and 7 yr olds and loved it, so we caved in and decided to get it for Naomi. Plus, we find that she eats so much better when she's pulled all the way into the dining table with us, as opposed to pushed off in her separate high chair. The nice thing about this chair, other than the fact that it's red, is that it tucks right into the dinner table, so there aren't any separate trays or pieces to wash. It also adapts to her age, so when she's older we can lower it and it'll become a regular chair for her. We tried it out for dinner tonight, and so far, it's definitely a hit.

See object, put in mouth

Naomi's at the age where everything that she sees, has to be touched, and has to be shoved into her mouth. This has come in handy when it comes to eating. She hasn't adapted to eating solids quite yet, and after a few mouthfuls yells at me to tell me she's had enough. Recently though, I've found that if I put the spoon in her hand, she'll shove it in her mouth, and inevitably some of food goes in as well. That is usually good for another 3-4 bites before she realizes she's eating and starts yelling again.




It's also come in handy since we've started brushing her "teeth". She loves feeling the brushes on her gums. But she also loves grabbing the toothbrush, shoving it in her mouth, and even twists her hands in an effort to brush her own gums. Although I suppose you could say I'm biased, I have to say, it's very cute.

At least she won't be cold...

Naomi in her new coat. Thanks Kyu and Kat!

A day with Naomi

I had today off from work, after a busy week it was nice to be away from the office spending time with Naomi. Here are some pictures from our day.

Waiting for lunch

Little drummer girl

Reading herself her own bedtime story

Back to work tomorrow. But at least it's only a 4 day week now!

Conversations with a 6 mth old

Naomi is quickly increasing the number of "words" she can say. YES she has indeed learned to say Mama. Actually I think once I heard her even say, "Amy" and once she said "Mommy" haha I'm dead serious! ok ok maybe i'm giving her too much credit.
But despite her ever increasing list of words...she still has one favorite.

Here's how my conversation with Naomi went tonight.

Naomi: "dada dada dada dadaaaaaaaaa"
Me: "mama mama mama mamaaa mama mama"
Naomi: "DADADADADADADA"
Me: "sure kid, next time ask dada to carry you around for 9 mths, distort his body, and cause him the most excruciating pain ever!"

Sick Days

Naomi rang in the new year with a 102.2 degree fever. It's been a long two days with her fever only going down for a couple hours here and there. We've been to the doctor's twice, thank goodness we have an awesome pediatrics group that is open on New Year's Day! And thank God there's nothing severely wrong with Naomi. The poor champ had to have her eyes, ears and throat checked today AND had to have blood drawn. But everything came out normal, so the doctor thinks she just has a viral infection and hopefully will feel better in a few days.
Tomorrow I'm back to work, leaving Austin and my mom to tend to Naomi, while I know she's in more than capable hands, I hate having to leave her like this!!

In other big news, she's been babbling so much these days. The other day she started saying "Dada". Even though she doesn't know what it means, it's still a cool development. And every once in awhile you may or may not hear me whispering into her ear, "Mama mama mama"

Happy New Year everyone.