Happy New Year At 27 Weeks!!!

My Little Firecracker has hit 27 weeks with a bang.  She celebrated by watching her crazy family set off fireworks in front of the house to ring in the new year.  She did not get scared of any, unlike her cousins, but did not stay outside too long as it was getting cold.  She watched from her bedroom window with her Mimi along with Callie and Ansley.  She is doing so well these days and is really growing.  She has begun to eat Banana Oatmeal for breakfast and her fruit or Veggie for dinner.  She is such a big girl.  

Happy 26 Week/6 Month Birthday!

Where has the time gone?  Shelby is amazingly 6 months old already.  She is such a wonderful gift, Chad and I have been truly blessed by her.  She has really started to enjoy playing with her toys now.  She has also discovered her inner sassiness.  She can really be her mommy's child sometimes.  My mom was just today telling me how she reminded her of me in church and how she felt beat up after fighting with her for so long.  She is a very busy little girl, but too funny sometimes.  We go to the doctor for her 6 month check up on January 7th so we will let you know weight and height details then.  

Merry Christmas!!!

Well my Shelby sure enjoyed her first Christmas.  She has SO many new toys she does not know what all to play with.  She really enjoyed eating the paper more than unwrapping them, but did eventually get to the toys.  Chad, Shelby and I all spent a quiet morning at home on Christmas day where we spent the morning opening presents and relaxing.  Then in the afternoon Mimi and Popa showed up followed by the McDaniel / Marchbanks crew.  We enjoyed each others company and the kids played.  It was a really nice Christmas not having to run all over town having to visit everyone.  

25 Weeks

MOMMY IS HOME!!!!  I am finally on Christmas break and I am so excited to spend time with my Shelby.  My how the year has flown by.  This week Nana, Drew, Shelby and I all ventured out to the mall to see Santa.  What were we thinking???  The mall 5 days before Christmas was crazy.  We ended up waiting a hour and 45 minutes to get a picture with Santa.  It was too crazy bit we got the cutest picture.  Ever since Chad taught her to stick her tongue out that is what she loves to do when she smiles, but it is too funny. We did start celebrating our christmas on the 23 with Retti, J.D., Mickey, Carol, Anna, and Kirk.  Shelby had fun there followed by Christmas eve celebrations, first at Mimi and Popa's followed by Nana and Pawpaw's.  She had a lot of fun and I think she started to get overwhelmed by all the new toys.  She is sure really loved and spoiled.  We are happy to announce the best present the Gorman family got this year though, Aunt Paola and Uncle Bryan are going to give Shelby a new cousin in August.  We are so excited for them and wish them all the best.

24 Weeks

At 24 weeks my Shelby is off to party.  She enjoyed her first trip to Austin to celebrate her Great Grandad's 79th birthday at his surprise party.  This weekend she got to meet her Aunt Debbie, Cousins Katie and Chris, and Ron.  She also got to hang out with Drew and Garrett as well as Kelli, Trey, Nana, Paw paw and a few other relatives.  She got to experience her first Christmas of many.  She really enjoyed it even though she is into eating the paper more than anything.

23 Weeks

Another week has flown by for the Shelbster.

She is now 23 weeks and quickly growing. The weekdays were pretty quiet this week not a lot happened, but on Friday Shelby and I hit the road leaving Daddy behind for a girls night out in the big Mad-ville (Madisonville). Shelby got to meet her Aunts Keri and Melissa and visit again with her Aunt Carol. We had a lot of fun. On Sunday we visited with Nanny, Grandma, Mimi, Popa as well as Josh and Angie and their crew. When we got home we got to unwrap our tree lights because apparently while we were gone Zowie got hungry and at the wire for a snack. AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Shelby is developing so quickly now. She has become quite the eater and loves baby food. She is starting to get rolls on her knees. She also has learned how to spin herself around on her belly, it may take her a while but she will get there. She is also pushing her body up by extending her forearms completely. She also tries to scoot by putting her face to the floor and plushing with her feet. It is really too funny.

22 Weeks (5 Months)

My baby girl is officially 5 months old. I cannot believe it, where has the time gone. She now sits up so well and loves to play with her toys, especially ones with lights and sounds. She has very good hand eye coordination and can grab things and put it all in her mouth. Her favorite the thing to chew on is her pacifier clip string as well as the plug attached to it. She began eating vegetables this week, first green beans, then sweet potatoes. She loves all the food you give to her as long as it is cold. I know what a weirdo. Shelby and I also attended Jeff Locklears 30th surprise birthday party where Shelby and her Nana got to hit the Pinata. Her Mimi and her Ishy along with her cousins went anad had some christmas pictures made, this is only a couple of the cute ones.