Feeling Lucky at 38 Weeks

My lucky charm has had a fun and busy week once again.  She is really enjoying her new found freedom around the house. She is crawling all over and pulling up on everything.  She is pulling up so much that we had to put her crib on the lowest setting so that she will not topple out of it.

  

We also went to see the Easter Bunny this past week with her cousins as well as Ishy and Uncle Josh.  See the previous post for the official Easter Bunny picture. 

Shelby also enjoyed her first St. Patrick's Day all decked out in green making sure not to get pinched. 

On Friday Shelby also had her first trip to the Rodeo with Angie and Josh's crew again. Apparently she was not a huge fan of the Pig Races.  They said she screamed when they started because it was so loud.  Other than that she really enjoyed getting to meet all the animals.

Shelby also has outgrown her infant seat, and to my sadness, we had to get her a new big girl car seat.  She is not real sure of it yet though, but did enjoy her first trip in it to the mall.

Happy Easter!

Shelby got to go visit the Easter Bunny at the mall this past Wednesday.  She was not scared at all, I was so impressed.  Enjoy and Happy Easter to all!

She's on the move at 37 weeks!

My baby girl is crawling!!!!  Late Saturday night Shelby started crawling because she just so wanted to grab Tobie's tail, it was the funniest thing.  She also got to eat her first cookie, a vanilla wafer.  It was her Dad's idea.  I looked over and they were both eating a cookie.  She really enjoyed it and gnawed on it till there was very little left, because she still has no teeth.  She is just the cutest thing.  She also went to the doctor and got good news about her ears, they are starting to look a lot better and we may not have to have tubes.  YEAH!!!  She is also weighing in at 18 lbs. 2 oz. now.  She goes back in 2 more weeks for her 9 month check up and they will check her ears again and I pray she gets the all clear!

36 Weeks

My sweetie is 36 weeks old this past Tuesday. She is still not crawling, but is managing to get around. I looked over last night and she was standing playing with one toy and a few seconds later I turned back around and she was up standing at another toy. She is good. She had an eventful week otherwise, she spent Friday with Mimi and Popa at the Zoo and visiting her Great Grandmothers. On Saturday I took her to have her pictures made again. She is getting to be too tall. I had bought her a dress this past week for her pictures, but could not use it because her bootie hung out the bottom too much. That is okay though she still looked SO cute in her pictures. On Sunday Mimi and Popa joined us for chuch and spent the afternoon with us as well. Shelby had a few first's this week. She got to try some fruit flavored puffs that are made to disolve in the babies mouth, but as you can tell she was not a huge fan. She also got to try yogurt, but again was not very sure of that either. Shelby is still loving her baby food though and continues to thrive and enrich our lives more and more each week.

8 Months at 35 Weeks

My happy girl is 8 months old, I cannot believe it. She has had another eventful and exciting week. She celebrated my birthday by coming to work with me again on friday. She has too much fun with my coworkers. Then on saturday, Pawpaw picked us up and off to Aggieland we went for cousin Garrett's first birthday party. Shelby and him enjoyed spending time playing together. On sunday after church, we had another birthday party for Kelli and I. After all of those exciting festivities we went back to Spring where we hung out with the Gorman clan at our house. Shelby got to ride on Callie's tricylce, one of the many benefits of them living with us.

Shelby is still not crawling but she is so close to it. She will move one knee and then fall. She chooses to roll around to get what she wants and slowly scoots as well. Clapping for herself is still one of her favorite things to do especially when you tell her yeah. Chad and I also had to drop her bed down a notch because she kept pulling herself up using her bumper pads to look over and talk to Callie when they were suppose to be going to sleep, turkeys.

A Loveable 34 Weeks

My little valentine has turned 34 weeks old. She has had a very busy week. We celebrated Valentines at home where she got a few new toys from Mommy, Daddy, Mimi, Popa and later from Nana and Pawpaw.

On Saturday Shelby and I went to Pasadena to visit with Drew and Nana as well as to go get Great Gran Gran from the airport who flew in from Nebraska. Shelby really enjoyed playing with Drew who is so sweet to her. She also enjoyed getting to see Gran Gran who we have not seen since August.

On Sunday we went to church with the McDaniel clan and later joined the McLoxley's for lunch. Shelby had all sorts of fun getting to visit with her little friend Sofie Locklear afterwards. They are only 2 weeks apart to the day and the differences are so funny.

After a quick visit with Mimi and Popa we went back over to Nana's house where we met up with Retti and JD. We talked and enjoyed spending time with her.

On Monday I was off for Presidents Day so Shelby and I spent a little more time on Pasadena. She is getting to be so big. She began signing "Finished" this week, even though she signs it the whole time she is eating, when she is clearly not finished. It is too sweet though. She also began clapping and really waving at people. She might wave towards herself and not actually at the person, but I am sure she will get it right soon enough. She also got to enjoy some time with her cousins this week and they looked too cute Monday night in their matching PJ's.

The Big Double 3 (33 Weeks)

My little baby is 33 weeks old now, I cannot believe it. She had a very busy week with many firsts to mention. She is now riding in the front part of the grocery cart and loving every minute of it as everyone oooos, aaawwws and talks to her as I shop. She thinks she is hot stuff. She also started to really pronunciate letters a lot more in her babble. So much so that she, to Chad's total excitement, said "Dada". She really says it the most when she gets mad and she says it over and over. Shelby also showed her moody side this week. I took her to Babies "R' Us and had to leave without getting what I went for because she was screaming and throwing herself around. I got so many looks like I was torturing her, I was so embarrassed. On Sunday she got to try table food for the first time. I gave her crumbs of a cracker, a tiny bite of mashed potatoes, a bite of corn and last night of asparagus. Needless to say I do not think she will be eating table food any time soon. She made the funniest face I taped her with my cell phone. I will try to upload it later.

Happy Valentines Day from Shelby!

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Fashionable as always at 32 weeks!

My little doll has turned 32 weeks. She had a busy week. We started it off by going back to the doctor to get her ears checked because she is still suffering from congestion and ear infections. She is now weighing in at 17 pounds 2 ounces. This past weekend Shelby and I packed up and went to College Station so that I could babysitt Drew and Garrett for Kelli. We had a blast playing with them. She even showed off to Drew and I by pulling herself up on this big cube toy of Garretts. I was SO impressed. After church in Aggieland on Sunday Shelby and I headed off to Deer Park for her Uncle Bryan's birthday celebration, we had fun with the Gormans. Shelby has recently developed a case of stranger anxiety, which is so unlike her, she has always gone to anyone, but now sometimes she just wants her mommy.

31 Weeks

Well another week of my little Shelby's life has passed, and what a fun crazy week we had. She turned 7 months on saturday and Shelby now has a roomie!!! Her cousin Callie and her are temporarily sharing a room. Uncle Josh, "Ishy", as well cousins Ansley and Callie all moved in while they are patiently waiting on their new home to be finished. So for now we are all nice and cozy and the girls get to enjoy living together. Shelby has had a blast with them being around. She loves to watch Ansley spin and get dizzy, she laughs SO hard. We video taped it, I will have to try and load it. Shelby has really gotten better about getting up on her hands and knees this week. She can do it and then she does the rock back and forth. She will be crawling all over before I know it. She also ate meats for the first time this week, as well as starting to drink from a sippy cup with water in it. She really does well holding her cup up. My little woman is just growing up WAY too fast!

THE BIG 3-0!

My perfect little Shelby Reese is now 30 weeks old. She amazes me every week with something new. This week she got to spend sometime with her Mommy as I had a 3 day weekend to celebrate MLK day. We spent saturday at a birthday party for Khloe Hinkle (her mom works with me) and then we ran around with my friend Melissa and her kids, Lucas- 2 and Ava- 3 months. On Sunday Daddy went and froze his tail off riding his bike with Josh and some friends to train for a race he has in February. Shelby and I spent some quality time together before Mimi and Popa as well as the rest of the Gorman crew came over for lunch. On Monday Shelby and I went with Melissa, Lucas and Ava again to the mall where we had 6 month pictures taken. They turned out so cute. Shelby is also continuing to love jumping in her chair that is suspended in the door way as well as trying to figure out this crawling thing. She tries to get up on her knees but ends up backing up. So for now she just scoots around the floor backwards and pivots. My final brag of this post is my baby girl learned her first sign language sign, more. She puts her hands together making the sign when she hears us say the word. She is not sure what it means but she had too much fun today signing it with her cousin Callie. What can I say, she is just gifted!

Adorable at 29 Weeks

My fabulous Shelby is 29 weeks today, man how time whizzes by.  We had a fun week, on Friday I took Shelby to work with me.  Her Daddy was so jealous.  It was a work day, so my principal said it was okay for people to bring their kids so of course I took full advantage of the situation.  We played around there for a while and then took an extended lunch to Mrs. Bushart's house where she played with her as well as Ms. Kelly and Leesa, she had too much fun.

We also had a busy weekend.  Chad ran in the Aramco Houston Half Marathon as well as Jenny Purvis, but she ran the 5k.  Shelby and I got up super early and went downtown with Chad to be spectators.  It was cold and crowded but it was fun.  Chad did really well for it being the first time for him to ever run that far.  He ran 13 miles in 2 hours and 2 minutes, placing 2069 out of 17000 people.  Shelby and I are very proud of him.  She supported him by wearing her "Team Gorman" outfit.  Her daddy also wore later in the day his Shelby Corbra t-shirt that he recieved for christmas, they looked too cute together.  She looks too much like him.  

She also started to really enjoy her baths these days.  She was taking her bath last night and discovered how to splash.  She would splash her hands and giggle and giggle.  She giggled and played in her bath until her teeth were chattering as she splashed.  She is so funny.  

28 Weeks and Growing!

My Shelby Reese has turned 28 weeks today. She went to the doctor yesterday for her 6 month check up and we found out she is 16 lbs. 4 oz. and is 28 inches long. Her weight is in the 50th percentile and her height is in the 97th percentile!!! Goodness knows she did not get that from her Daddy's side of the family. We are still sadly fighting the same cold, but she is nice about it and even shared it with her Daddy.  She also has another ear infection, but you would never know it because she is always so happy.  She began eating lunch this past weekend, the girl sure loves her food. She will also try sometimes to copy the movement of your hand with hers when you wave to her, but she does it really slow and gets this real serious look on her face. It is the sweetest thing. She is also enjoying all of her new toys from Christmas and loves to stand up next to her leap frog table and play with it all.  We normally have to hold onto her when she stands up, but she is getting better about holding herself up there.

We also celebrated Uncle Trey's 30th birthday this past weekend in College Station. Shelby enjoyed getting to play with Garrett, Aunt Kelli, Drew, and Nana. She also got to try out Garretts Jeep walker for the first time, she laughed and smiled and rolled all over the place. I think she was really surprised that she could move around the room in it.

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.