Happy birthday to the best mom/grandma out there!!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
The things they learn
We had a big developmental weekend for Naomi.
1. She's learned how to sit without support. Ok ok she's tipped over and fallen on her face a couple of times...but each day, heck, each hour, she gets stronger and stronger and can support herself better.
2. Unfortunately with the good comes the bad...we've discovered MAJOR separation anxiety issues. It couldn't come at a worse time as my mom is getting ready to head to sunny Florida, and we'll be putting Naomi in daycare for a couple of days, and Austin's mom will be coming for a couple of weeks as well. We put Naomi in Sunday school, and 5 minutes into service, my pager went off and I had to go pick her up. She was fine as soon as I got there and sat with her while she played, but as soon as I tried to leave, the waterworks and screamfest began. Things didn't improve later that night when Austin's parents and Stacey came down for the evening. She hasn't seen them in months now, and skipping out on a nap didn't help. Waterworks and screams were the highlight of the evening once again. yikes.
3. Back onto the fun stuff, Naomi imitates us more and more. Example - if you throw your hands up in the air, and yell TOUCHDOWN...she'll throw her hands up in the air and start laughing. I think originally she was throwing her hands up in the air asking to be picked up, but we decided to ignore her pleas and now she knows a new trick. haha. Now she when Naomi sees her boyfriend/enemister Caleb, they can throw rivaling touchdown signs at each other when the Patriots beat the Giants.
1. She's learned how to sit without support. Ok ok she's tipped over and fallen on her face a couple of times...but each day, heck, each hour, she gets stronger and stronger and can support herself better.
2. Unfortunately with the good comes the bad...we've discovered MAJOR separation anxiety issues. It couldn't come at a worse time as my mom is getting ready to head to sunny Florida, and we'll be putting Naomi in daycare for a couple of days, and Austin's mom will be coming for a couple of weeks as well. We put Naomi in Sunday school, and 5 minutes into service, my pager went off and I had to go pick her up. She was fine as soon as I got there and sat with her while she played, but as soon as I tried to leave, the waterworks and screamfest began. Things didn't improve later that night when Austin's parents and Stacey came down for the evening. She hasn't seen them in months now, and skipping out on a nap didn't help. Waterworks and screams were the highlight of the evening once again. yikes.
3. Back onto the fun stuff, Naomi imitates us more and more. Example - if you throw your hands up in the air, and yell TOUCHDOWN...she'll throw her hands up in the air and start laughing. I think originally she was throwing her hands up in the air asking to be picked up, but we decided to ignore her pleas and now she knows a new trick. haha. Now she when Naomi sees her boyfriend/enemister Caleb, they can throw rivaling touchdown signs at each other when the Patriots beat the Giants.
Sitting pretty
ROAR super strong baby
Naomi crying cause her grandparents are...gasp...trying to hold her
Touchdown!!!
we even do "Touchdowns" at restaurants
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Little toes
Naomi is starting to become a little girl instead of a teeny baby. Gone are the newborn days when we clumsily tried to hold her head up for her, and gone are the days when we could leave her lying on her playmat and expect to come back to find her in the exact same spot.
Naomi squeals and yells and babbles a lot now, especially when she sees my mom. It's pretty funny to see how she reacts to my mom just walking in the room, it's like the funniest thing just happened and she has to scream cause everything is just too funny. She's also getting to be more mobile. She can't crawl, but she can do a 360 while on her belly, and she can roll like a madman, so between these two moves, she can pretty much get to any toys that are out of reach. I mean really, who needs to crawl when you can roll.
One thing that hasn't changed much though, are her tiny feet and hands. She really has the tiniest tiniest feet. She doesn't even completely fit size 1 crib shoes. In fact, the pair of shoes I'm constantly dressing her in cause they're just oh to cute, are actually for 0-3m babies. Wonder if it's a sign that she's gonna be a shorty like me. Oh well, short and cute is so in.
Naomi squeals and yells and babbles a lot now, especially when she sees my mom. It's pretty funny to see how she reacts to my mom just walking in the room, it's like the funniest thing just happened and she has to scream cause everything is just too funny. She's also getting to be more mobile. She can't crawl, but she can do a 360 while on her belly, and she can roll like a madman, so between these two moves, she can pretty much get to any toys that are out of reach. I mean really, who needs to crawl when you can roll.
One thing that hasn't changed much though, are her tiny feet and hands. She really has the tiniest tiniest feet. She doesn't even completely fit size 1 crib shoes. In fact, the pair of shoes I'm constantly dressing her in cause they're just oh to cute, are actually for 0-3m babies. Wonder if it's a sign that she's gonna be a shorty like me. Oh well, short and cute is so in.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
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.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
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.
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.
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