9 months

At nine months Laney is crawling!

She's moved to a four hour feeding schedule and eats three meals a day. The doctor said I could starting giving her more table food like cheese and meat so she is eating like a big girl now. She's also had peas, bits of pasta, bread, green beans, bananas and strawberries.

9 month stats:
Height - 27 and 7/8 (50-75%)
Weight - 18 lbs 3.5 oz (25-50%)

She's been wearing a lot of her 12 month summer clothes since it's already getting hot in Montgomery. We joined the zoo and have gone a couple times with friends. She likes riding in the stroller and still loves cruising around on the furniture. I have a feeling she will be walking soon!

On April 8th we went to Atlanta to celebrate our 3rd anniversary. We took Laney to the grandparents and enjoyed window shopping at Lenox and dinner at Ruth's Chris.

More 9 month photos

8 Months/March Madness

Laney loves to stand and cruise around on the sofa, chairs and ottoman. Can almost pull herself up but still isn't crawling. Takes a 6 ounce bottle every three hours and eats baby food at breakfast and dinner. Loves puffs. Working on using the sippy cup. Sleeps 11 hours most nights and is finally growing more hair! :)

March was busy! And exhausting. The first weekend I went on a fun girls trip to Chicago, then I was quickly brought back to mommy reality the next week when Laney got her first sickness, RSV. We weren't able to hang out with other kids or go to the church nursery for 10 days, but luckily Donald took off spring break week so we were able to hang out with him. One day we went to the zoo and Laney enjoyed swinging for the first time.

On March 20th Laney and I went with Donald on a business trip to Mobile. Let's just say it was a comedy of errors, although at the time it was not very funny. One day we tried to go to the Foley outlets after one of his meetings, but at the first store Donald detected some leakage on Laney's outfit so we headed out to find a bathroom and discovered we were out of wipes. Donald had to drive to CVS to buy some. By the time I got her changed and back in the stroller we were only able to go to a couple more stores before Laney was done. On our way back to the hotel in Mobile (an hour away) I couldn't find a paci. This is a must-have item at all times, especially in the car. I climbed into the backseat of our tiny rental car and sang and distracted her for as long as possible. She cried for half the way back and the car was tense. I realized then that we would not be invited back on a business trip anytime soon. :) Note to other new moms: Pack a big bag with extras of everything and keep it in the car you're in at all times!

The last week in March I went to visit my parents and Laney got sick again! She was really feverish so we took her to a clinic and found out she had an infection. She got more antibiotics and the poor thing threw up a few times that night. She felt better in a couple days but two stressful trips in a row - not fun. I did get a sewing lesson however from my mom and we (much more her than me) made a really cute outfit for Laney.

7 months

Still catching up...
At 7 months Laney is sleeping great at night and has moved into the 9:00 and 1:00 nap routine. She eats all the stage 1 baby foods and some stage 2. Rice cereal and fruit in the morning and a vegetable and fruit in the evening. She also loves to be fed little pieces of bread from our plates. Her two bottom teeth broke through in the last week of January. Tries to crawl - she gets up on hands and one knee and then flops down on belly - but she would rather pull up to standing using our hands and practice standing up against the sofa, ottoman and chairs. We started Kindermusic in mid January and love it.  She still loves her touch and feel books...Pat the Bunny, That's Not My Dinosaur, At the Farm, and Little Hands Love. Her other interests include watching TV (much to the chagrin of my pediatrician brother) and rolling around on the floor toward the remotes, phone, and laptop. :) This is such a fun age and we're loving it!

Daddy brought us home a shower cap from a business trip

In one of my dresses for church. It's surreal to see her in it because I remember my doll wearing it!

Uncle Russell visited while in Montgomery for work

Standing (and falling)!

Catching Up - Christmas and 6 Months

Christmas, New Year's, 6 months, 7 months....where does the time go?!

So, I'm not a great blogger. I know this and I'm going to try to be better in 2011.

Now that it's practically February, bear with me as I recap Laney's first Christmas. We stayed home and let the grandparents come to us. My parents arrived on Christmas Eve and Donald's parents arrived on Christmas morning. Even though I am 31 years old, it felt strange hosting our own parents for a holiday. We're both used to being hosted and cooked for. I appreciate all the effort now! We had a delicious brunch of Christmas Eggs (from the Junior League of Nashville cookbook), ham and biscuits, hot sherried fruit, mimosas and coffee. Then all eyes were on Laney as she opened her gifts!

The American Girl "Lanie" doll

She also got a SkipHop owl, Sassy pop car, Sassy "laptop," blocks, books and clothes but her favorite gifts were....

bows!

with Granna and Papa

with Doc and DeBe (or BB/Beebs as the older grandkids call her)

Family shot

6 months! (December 20) 

At her 6 month visit, Laney weighed 15 lbs, 12 oz (50%) and was 26.75" (75-90%). She eats every three hours and takes her best nap in the morning. Not a great napper in the afternoon. Her favorite toys are the exersaucer, touch and feel books especially Pat the Bunny, and Sophie the Giraffe while in the car seat. Now that she can sit up we've moved from playing on the activity mat to a blanket on the floor. She loves to eat baby food and seems to like everything she's tried. She loves to roll over when she's on the changing pad. Her bald spot is finally growing in. She wears a size 3 diaper and 6-9 month clothes. She is very expressive and makes many faces for us (for others not so much). She loves her daddy and has started to babble "da-da" although she doesn't associate the word to the person yet! 

More photos from December...

7 month post coming soon...