10 Months old and running...............

Our sweet baby girl is 10 months old!!!!!!
She is 20 pounds and 9 ounces.  She is in the 75th to 95th percentile for height and weight.
She loves to eat mum mums, cheerios, puffs, Gerber toddler meals, crackers.... almost anything she can get her hands on.  The teachers at day care says she always signs for more so they end up giving her part of the lunch that is served in school. Her tummy is huge : )

What we did the week she turned 10 months....
We went to Navarre Beach to babysit 4 week old kittens!!! Grandma Boo and Grandpa rescued two kittens from the wetlands behind their beach house. They are adorable and  Reese loves them!!!  She would screech LOUDLY with excitement and clap her hands every time she saw them.

What Reese is doing now......
She is walking like a champ now and trying to run.  She will still crawl occasionally.
She is saying mamama and dadadadada (she doesn't know what she is saying but we don't care, we get excited over everything she does ( :  )!
She is still drinking the same amount of milk, 4, 5 oz bottles.  Sometimes the teachers give her more at school.
She is starting to copy or try to copy a lot of things we do (waving, clapping, dancing, playing Indian, laughing , smiling and  especially noises....)
She is also starting to throw things and does not understand "no"
She is such a happy baby and always smiling (except when she is tired and/or hungry or falls down...oops). 
She also gets mad when we take something from her....  getting spoiled. .....and stubborn : )
She is handing us things now.It is crazy how fast she is learning things.
She is trying to put things together like triangles in the triangle slot.....
She waves to everyone.
Still NO teeth.
She dances when music comes on especially to her bunny hop bunny.
I love it when she walks to us and put her hands up to be held. She still loves to be held, thank goodness!
She follows me around the house and Scott tries to scare her all the time.   She jumps at first and then starts to laugh and smile. (un likeher mom, who screams when she gets scared).
She is opening and closing doors and cabinets. 
She tried to reach everything off of tables.  Yes, it is past time to baby proof.  We didn't realize she would be able to reach so many things.  She gets into everything!!!!!
She also likes to eat the rocks out of the fire place......."no,no,no"  .....and not a clue.
She still will take naps with us or in her swing while she watches baby Noah, baby animals, or lullaby baby.
She also watches all these videos while we travel in our car.  She is a pretty good traveler as long as she has something to watch and eat!!!

We love this little girl more than anything.  We are blessed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  The time is just flying by way too fast!!!!!

So many Milestones for 9 months.......

So many great things happening at 9 months for Miss Reese...... 
She is taking bigger steps, 13 is her max and she is moving a lot quicker.
She dances every time music comes on and will sometimes clap her hands.  Or she will just claps her hands because she wants to.
She is now saying mamamamamamama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  (Could be mum mum since she loves them like her friend Luke).
She likes to do Indian and talk why she rides the horsey to town.
She likes to eat sandwiches, veggies, fruit, rice (chicken nuggets per her teacher)......everything we have given her she has liked. (Day Care said she is ready and wants to eat regular food, so I am to start giving her everything I cook for dinner.   HA!! Who has time to cook!!!!!)
She loves to take all my paperwork out of my computer bag, but doesn't like to put it back.
She is now tall enough to reach the top of our end tables.  So, she is grabbing for EVERYTHING in sight.

We went to the doctor yesterday and Reese weighs 20 pounds and 10 ounces.  She is in the 75% for height and weight.
Unfortunately, Reese got her second ear infection....you would never know though because she is happy and plays all the time. The doctor said it is that time of year.  Hopefully, no more or we may need tubes!!!

Nine Months Old!!

How is she 9 Months old already????
Reese now weighs over 19 pounds and 9 ounces. (Was 20 pounds, but got the stomach bug)
We have a doctors appt this week and will get her exact length (which is going to be TALL).

What we did the week sure turned 9 months:
We took a family trip to Destin to meet up with the Stimpsons (Grandpa's family from Texas). We are blessed to have such wonderful family!!!!
Grandma and Grandpa came to visit for the Clemson Auburn Game the weekend of Sept 18th and got to babysit Reese while her mom and dad went to the game.
Nannie and Papa came to visit the following weekend and we did lots of shopping. Then we all went to go visit Uncle B in Huntsville. The following week we went back up to Huntsville to watch the Clemson Miami game. We did LOTS of traveling the month of Setp and October.


What we are doing at 9 months:
We are drinking 4, 5oz bottles daily and eating three meals and one/two snacks. We are trying to get protein in her diet, but it is not one of her favorite foods. She loves finger foods like her cheerios, mum mums, puffs, veggies, fruits.......
She likes to sit on her knees.
She still loves anything that makes noise and shakes everything.
She loves to play hide and seek as well as have all us chase after her.
Her laugh is so contagious and we love to hear it
She is still smiling all the time and babbling.  She is so happy and we are SO THANKFUL AND LUCKY!!!
She is dancing to music now and I think she sings too : )
She can stand up now without holding on to anything and her balance is getting stronger each day.
She loves stuff animals and especially her Tiger from Grandma Boo.
She is still putting everything in her mouth and has NO teeth.
She has control over her sitting now and doesn't just plop down.
She loves to shop (thank goodness).


Firsts:
Playing Peek a Boo (where she is initiating it now)
Walking without holding on to anything (10 steps max)
Waving (and knowing what it is)
Eating Gerber stage 3
Eating Cheerios, Peas and Carrots (real people food : ))
Trying protein
Meeting Grandpa's family (Aunt Sherri, Uncle Rip, Cousins: Granger, Foster, Bella, Kait, Tim, Christi and Scott).
Trip to Destin
Stomach Bug (like Nannie)
Boat Ride (where she fell asleep
Hot tub with the cousins (temp was cool.... I wouldn't consider it a "hot tub")
Bath in the Big Bath Tube.
Daddy and Reese had a date night and went to watch football at the Burns house.  Reese talked the entire time!

We love this little girl so much!!!!!!!!!

8 MONTHS

How is it 8 months already???  Time is flying by way too fast.

Reese is now over 19 pounds and still growing like a weed.  Her next doctor's appt is at 9 months so we will be sure to get her exact height and weight.

What we did the week she turned 8 months:

We watched our First Auburn and Clemson game on TV.

We did a lot of shopping.

We played hookie on Friday and played outside.

We went on a lot of long walks (now that it has cooled of a bit)

We played with Barley and Cooper.

We went out to dinner with Mama's Boss and teammate and customers and did FABULOUS!!!!

Went to the pool and Miss Gina put Reese under the water for the first time :)
We celebrating Daddy's 36th Birthday!!!!

 

What we are doing at 8 months: 

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  We went to Navarre Beach for the first time to see Grandma Boo and Grandpa-  I think we were in the pool half of the time.
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  Standing up all the time (holding onto furniture)
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  Crawling all the time
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  Playing with our stand up toy from Mrs Hardenburg
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  We are now drinking 4 bottles and eating three times a day. We like Fruit a lot more then veggies.
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  We are now eating puffs by ourselfs and trying to get the hang of a sippy cup.
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  We love to do motor boat with our lips
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  We are dancing and clapping our hands to music
• We moved up to Infant II Class and we were told Reese is their favorite!!!

7 Months

I can't believe Sweet Baby Reese is 7 months old.

I am not sure how much she weighs now, but we are guessing over 18 pounds. Scott and I measured her height and it was around 26 inches. She is growing like a weed. She has sweet little cheeks now and thighs like her mama : )

What we did this week:
Daddy went to Fl to buy a car!!! An Acadia, so traveling will be much more enjoyable for all of us!
Mama was out of town for most of the week, working in Atlanta. We did manage to play hookie on Friday and played all day!!
We had Aunt Heather's Baby Shower for Fiona and Aunt Melissa came down from Ohio and stayed with us for the weekend! It was a Kappa Reunioun. Reese got to meet Dana, Melissa, Lynette, Lee Kate and Mandy for the first time! I wonder if Reese will be a Kappa.......
Her favorite Uncle B also came to visit!!!

What we are doing now:
Reese loves to crawl and get into everything! She pulls on every cord she can find.
She is also standing now. She pulls herself up on all the tables, people, couches, jumperoos that she can reach.
She bumps her head alot : ( It is hard to catch her sometimes. She is quick!
She is eating three times a day and taking 5 bottles (5 to 6oz).
She loves food and is trying to drink out of a cup. Have not found any fruit she doesn't like. She eats all vegetables as long as they are mixed together. She will not eat peas by themselves. Can you tell her mama is a nutritionist???
Reese is liking her swing again. We will sometimes put her in it for her nap. She likes to watch Baby Noah in it.
I think she can say "HEY" but not exactly sure. I am also not sure is she is waving or just facinated with her hand in the air.
Reese is doing really well in school, they just can't keep up with her moving so much. She will probably move up sooner than excepted.
She still loves to watch herself on video and just laughs and smiles the entire time. It is great to watch. Pure entertainment for her parents!
She is smiling and babbling all the time.
She is sleeping great as well. She goes to bed around 9 and gets up around 630. She is also taking 2 long naps and one short nap daily. I am jealous of her naps!!! I love to nap with her on the weekends and when we play hookie!!

I think it is pretty obvious that we cannot get enough of this precious baby girl. She is an absolute joy and has brought so much love to our lives!!! God is Great and Life is Good!!!!

lost baby

So, today Scott went to pick up Reese from Day School and her teachers said they lost her for a minute........
She crawled away from the play mat and went behind the kitchen area which is way across the room.
She is going to be moving to the next class real soon! They normally move children up at around 8 months + but Reese will probably be going at 7 months : )
She is a mover and a shaker : )

I am crawling!

On Wed, July 21st, Reese stayed home from school because of a fever from the night before. You would never know the sweet baby was sick because she had so much fun playing all day. Well, Scott and I were working on our computers while Reese was on the floor with ALL her toys and out of no where the little princess started crawling!!!!!!!!!!! We are in trouble. I am still in shock that she is crawling at less then 7 months. Time to baby proof the house : )