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 : )

6-1/2 Months and becoming more active by the minute.



Our Baby Reese is trying her hardest to stand up. Her teachers think she will walk before she crawls. I think she is going to love yoga...... she is doing the downward dog position all the time.

She is also loveing her hands and feels, shakes, pats everything. Sometimes she just puts her hands in the air and twist them back and forth, kind of like she is Miss America and waving to everyone. I wonder if she is seeing if her hand will make noise like her rattle. It is precious.

Another one of my favorite things she does is now she will lift her arms in the air when I get close. She is ready for her mama to hold her and love all over her.

A new game we started to play is "Peek A Boo". I have never seen anyone get so excited. She just laughs and smile non stop.

We are now eating fuits and vegetables and drinking about 30 ounces of milk daily. So far we like all fruits, but our favorite is still squash and sweet potatoes....mmmmmmm.

One more thing to add to her 6- 1/2 month update.......

Her teachers at school give her the most play time on the mat becasue she is so active and likes to move around alot!!! The only thing is is that they have to move all the other kids because she will run them over and poke at them like they are toys. Like I said, she loves to feel and touch everything! Her teacher also said she starts to cry when she is ready to be held and nobody is paying attention. I am not sure why, we never hold her at home.....ha!!! We just love this little precious bundle of joy and cannot get enough of her.

Happy 6 Months Reese

Happy 6 Months sweet baby Reese!

Oh how we just adore you!!!

You are now 27 1/2 inches long (95%) and 17.4 pounds (70%)

What we did the week of your 6 month birthday:

We took your first beach trip to Myrtle Beach with your Nanie, Papa, and Uncle B.

What you are doing now:

You are laughing and smiling all the time. You are such a happy baby!!

You are now enjoying solid foods, Gerber stage 1. You like all the vegetables except for peas. We are just now starting on fruits. You are still drinking a lot of milk....around 35 (sometimes 40) ounces. Some days mama has to give you one formula bottle because she can't keep up.

You love to swim in the pool with your float. You are not to excited about the beach, but you had a great time sleeping on Uncle B while he walked the beach looking for women : )

You are constantly moving around. You like sitting up and being on all fours. It will not be too much longer before you are crawling. You like to hold all your toys and shake them. You also like to feel and scratch everything. You can put your paci in your mouth, but for some reason not at night when you are in your crib. You still like to look in the mirror and always smile at your self. You are taking two long naps at school and short naps on the weekend. You are sleeping for almost 10 hours every nite. We put you down around 8pm and you get up around 6:30 and then off to school at 8:30 am until 4:00. Sometimes we play hookie on Fridays and have mama baby day which of course is my favorite. You also love to be thrown in the air and be up side down.

We love you so much sweet baby girl!!! Thank you for bringing so much joy into our lives!

Firsts:

Eating Gerber Stage 1 for lunch and dinner

Sitting up from laying down position.

Holding a bottle with both hands

Straightening legs when on all fours (yoga downward dog : ))
First night in a hotel

First Road trip longer than 2 hours

First time on the beach

Sleeping all through the night

Watching fireworks

Playing with J (Papa's dog)

Riding in the Bob without the car seat

Meeting Great Nanie