Mama @ 43 weeks!

She did it!!! She finally said Mama, of course I cannot get her to do it again though. That is alright because I finally heard her say it. She is at such a fun age that everyone is really enjoying her. She is such a happy and busy busy girl that she cannot sit still for anything. Mimi came up and kept her and her cousins on Friday. She had a lot of fun and then we got to go to a fancy restaurant Uncle Bryan suggested, but Shelby was very well behaved. Shelby and I are so glad Tax Season is finally over! We are really enjoying getting to spend more time with Chad and more time as a family. He has been able to see Shelby now before she goes to bed at night and even play with her and help with feeding her and bathing her at night. She has really started to eat a lot more table foods as well even though she still really enjoys her baby food. She tried spaghetti on Monday and really liked to eat the noodles and some of the meat sauce. She sucked all of the sauce from around the meat pieces and then spit them back out. It was funny. She also got to where she will really eat those Biter Biscuits that make such a mess. Uncle Bryan also bought himself a new toy this week that Chad is so jealous of, a dirt bike. Shelby sat on it and got really excited and acted like she was riding it. I think Chad was more excited that she was excited about it and is now planning her dirt bike fund. Pray for me.

Time Flies at 42 Weeks

I cannot believe how fast time has flown by. Shelby is growing into quite a beautiful girl. Chad always jokes that he is going to have to get a gun for when she starts dating, which of course will not happen until she is 25. Her favorite word continues to be uh-oh, but she says it more like "uhuhuhuhuh-oh." She is still crawling around and getting faster and faster everyday. She also pulls up on everything, especially the coffee table. Her favorite thing is to pull all the magazines off of it and then sit on the floor and chew on them. She especially likes her Daddy's bicycle magazine.

Uh-oh 41 Weeks

My baby has now quickly grown to be 41 weeks. I was just noticing this past week how she is so long when she was streched out in her crib. I am afraid she will out grow it before she is ready for a big girl bed.

She has been a lot of fun as always this past week. Her Nana came and stayed with us until Friday, so they were able to do lots of playing together. We all went for walks and got to play at the park. Shelby really likes the park near our house because it has these chimes she can hit and make noise. She continues to fuss at the dogs when she sees them chasing each other and she is even getting the "Eheh" noise from us when she goes for things like the dogs water bowl. It is funny we will make the noise and she will jump back because she knows what she is doing. She also began saying "Uh oh". It is really cute because sometimes the "oh" part is a little delayed. She also started to eat more table foods, though she is a very picky eater, she now enjoys the big Cheese Nip crackers and french fries.

This past weekend we also enjoyed attending 2 birthday parties, Lukas' and Drew's. She partied all day Saturday. She got to play with both Garrett and Sofie at Drew's party and I caught Sofie having a kandid moment. I also did something I swore I would never do to my child, I made her take pictures sitting among all the bluebonnets. I always hated it, but could not resist the gorgeous patches of them near Aunt Kelli's house.

Starting Monday Shelby ran a temperature of 102 and was not feeling well, but like always she has been a trooper and has not let a little fever slow her down. Her Mimi came on Monday to watch her and stayed until Tuesday afternoon to take care of her. She is still full of smiles and fun even though she is sick.

Copy Cat at 40 Weeks/9 Months!

My baby girl is 9 months old I cannot believe it.  She is growing so fast.  She has become quite the copy cat.  She imitates us fussing at

 the dogs by going  "eheh" every time they start play fighting. She is cruising around now and is just the happiest giggly little thing.  She has begun to try and attack the dogs, but they are so good and just let her.  We also went to the doctor for her 9 month check up and she is now weighing in at 18lbs. 4 oz. and is 28 inches tall.  She is in the 90% for height and 50% still for her weight.  The doctor says she needs to eat more because in 2 weeks she only gained 2 oz.  She is definately taking after her mommy and daddy when it comes to being active, she is quick and

 we are taking bets on when she is going to go out the dog

 door.  Shelby also lost her roomie this past week.  Josh and Angie and the girls moved out this past weekend.  It was a bittersweet move and we miss seeing them as much.  Shelby misses her little cousins.  This weekend we also attended a memorial service at Burke Rd. Church of Christ on Sunday afternoon and we then got to visit with Great Grandparents, Nana and Pawpaw, Mikey and Carol and their crew.