Tuesday, May 06, 2008

9 Months Old!

It was almost impossible to get the bear picture this month... she kept crawling away... but Dadddy blew some bubbles... and here ya go....

Yummy pancakes!
sometimes you sleep like this.....
and sometimes like this....
and you always wake up like this... happy with some bed head!
Standing with one hand (and showing off the piggie tails)
crawling away...the view we see the most!
Feeding baby... this was after you tried to drink the baby's bottle...
Rock a bye Baby



Dear Delaney Grace,

You are nine months old and just as fast as you can crawl your first year is flying by! You amaze us everyday with everything you do. You are getting to be so very smart and growing cuter by the minute! We can't go anywhere without someone stopping us to talk to you and tell you just how adorable you are. I'm surei t helps that you babble away at everyone we pass enticing them to talk to you and thereby forcing them to tell you how wonderful you are! We always agree of course! In the past month you have grown enough hair for bow clips and piggie tails. You can now stand holding on with just one hand (and sometimes none.. for just a second). You pull up on anything that is at least an inch off the ground, which sometimes includes books and or peek a blocks! You fall down a lot and bumo your head. Daddy and I obsessed over your first few head bumps but now it just a part of your day! You are crawling EVERYWHERE, under tables, up one step, through our legs and your tunnels. If we try to change your diaper on the floor you almost always try to crawl away.. little bare butt in the air! You DO NOT like to sit, crawl or stand in the grass. Miss Priss! You however do not mind crawling on concrete! hmmmm. You have recently started to turn your nose up at baby food and being fed by a spoon. You shut your lips tight and block with both hands while making the most amusing faces. However you do love to feed yourself. So far you have liked eating noodles, cheese, hamburger meat, guacamole, rolls, pancakes and cheerios (what baby doesn't right?) (actually you flip out if you SEE the cheerios box and insist on having some immediately. ) You have thrown most vegetables and fruits on the floor... poor green beans. You love to sing along to the music in the car and laugh at yourself in the mirror. You have two bottom teeth and the top ones should be arriving soon. We're waiting to see if you become attached to any certain lovey or stuffed animal. Right now you lile your burp rags and baby Ella's pigtails to hold on to. Tonight I found you and daddy rocking your baby and feeding your baby. So sweet! We are enjoying watching you grow and change each and every day! Keep on shining baby girl!

Sunday, May 04, 2008

Delaney and Mabel: Future Roomates

Delaney waving "Hi" to Mabel

Dawn, Delaney, Meghan and Mabel! (see the girls checking each other out!)


And here is a laugh for you..... These are pictures of Meghan and I in college!
(don't worry Meghan they aren't the REALLY embarassing ones!)
Meghan and I in balloon hats from winning the roomate challange (I think)
yes- our RA was a clown on the side!
Homecoming with Truman the Tiger..
pictured clockwise are ...Little Jen, Dawn, Meghan and Tall Jenn.


Last weekend we got to visit with my dear friend Meghan her husband Aaron and their adorable baby girl Mabel. Meghan and I were roomates in college and nobody had more fun than we did living together! Our room was usually a disaster area, covered in Hanson posters (my fault) and little presents from Meghan's mom's grab bags... such as the baby doll quints and the ice pick. We had some friends on our floor who also liked to have fun and so... we did just that... well and we also went to class ...of course! I'm so lucky to have a friend like Meghan and I'm so glad we've been able to stay in touch. Right now it seems that Mabel and Delaney are so far apart in age when in reality they will be the same grade in school...whiach means... they can be roomates in college and try to live down some of Meghan and I's adventures! Good luck girls! Delaney loved talking to Mabel and waving hi to her! Mabel just cooly sat and checked Delaney out as well. Mabel is such a sweet baby and we can't wait to visit with them all again! An added bonus to our trip was getting to stay and visit with Delaney's Aunt Tina. Aunt Tina totally spoiled Delaney while shopping... and cooked dinner for us! Thanks Tee Tee!

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Girls just wanna have fun!


Yeah I'm Cool!

Frame a pretty picture!


Wagon ride with my friend Aidan. (she loved having a friend in her wagon with her!)

My new swing! WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
This is soooooooooo fun!
Ready or not... here I come!
Here I am!
How do I get up this thing?
Being Silly!

Hey Mom! This is not a ZOO! Let me out! Delaney loves playtime these days. It is so fun to watch her learn and discover as she plays! We've had some beautiful spring days here and there so we have tried to spend them outside going for wagon rides and swinging! Now that she is crawling she is also enjoying her tunnels and blocks! She loves to climb and pull up on her blocks and she never tires of crawling back and forth through her tent tunnel. She is also such a hoot and we get a kick out of all the things she does and the sounds she is making these days. She laughs when she finds us laughing at her! We love the little person she is becoming!

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Crawling Footage

Here it is.. actual footage of Delaney crawling. Yes.. she holds one knee up off the ground, pushes off with that foot and drags on leg kinda....and she's getting pretty quick regardless! Enjoy!

Monday, April 14, 2008

Standing, Tooth Fairy and CRAWLING!

Look at Me!



Now I can reach the diapers and lotion!

Can you see my tooth? Just barely!

It's easier to feel my tooth.. that is if I let you stick your finger in my mouth.......

I'm gonna get that phone.....

Almost there!
Sweet Success!


Side view.... ....and here is just one of a cute baby!
Well Delaney had an exciting week! She has been standing for sometime by holding on but now she can pull up to a stand! Her balance is getting better and she likes to let go with one hand like she is a hot shot! She has found the diapers and lotion on her changing table shelf and she loves to knock them down! Delaney hadn't been sleeping well at night for quite a few weeks.... and Wednesday night she slept through the night.. not a peep.... later that day I got a call from my mom and she had news... Delaney's first tooth had popped through! Probably why she finally was able to sleep... I just hadn't noticed in the morning! It's coming in a little more every day but it is still hard to see. Then Friday night Delaney showed us she could finally crawl... instead of butt scoot! She drags one leg and it's funny to watch (really funny because Jer's mom says that's how he crawled) but she is getting better and faster day by day! This means we can't leave the room without her following us!


Sunday, April 06, 2008

8 Months Old

One of her favorite books: Moo Baa La La La




And what is this bear doing in MY picture?
Look at that mischievous face!
Piggy Tails
Up to something...


On April 4th Delaney was 8 months old! She is a wild and crazy girl these days! She loves to play and move around. She's still not really crawling but she scoots on her little booty wherever she wants to go. So between booty scooting, rolling and lunging forward... she is pretty mobile! Which means... if I put her in the middle of her room, she can quickly get to her book shelf and pull all her books down on top of her.... read them (okay well not read exactly but ..look at the pictures, turn the pages, put them on her head and chew on them)... then on over to the other shelf where she pulls down her baskets of toys... and in no time flat her room looks like a tornado hit it! So I suppose you can imagine that doing a photo shoot with her is not easy! So this is the best I could do before she scooted, rolled or lunged away from me!

Delaney loves to eat.. most anything really... she is pretty much on stage 2 baby food...but she is starting to eat puffs or cheerios quite well... and she loves to eat pieces of bread at restaurants. Still not a single tooth in sight! She loves for people to talk back to her when she "talks" to them... but sometimes if you try to take her away from her mama or dada look out!!!! Delaney loves to play peek a boo and frame pretty pictures. She loves to read (see above) books, sing and dance (or watch mama sing and dance). She is a total fish and could stay in the tub or pool for hours! And this girl LOVES to talk talk talk! It is so fun to watch her learn to do things!

We love you Delaney Grace!



Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Spring Break- Baseball

Dad, me, Jerry, Delaney, Alex and Mom outside Roger Dean Stadium
(Andy had already gone home)

Sleepy Little Cardinal Fan
Right before Wainwright talked to me!
Delaney and Mommy
Go Cards!
Jerry, Dad, Alex, Me, Delaney and Andy watching batting practice.
Mommy and Delaney at the practice fields.
aw.... Adam Wainwright!
Delaney, Jerry and I with Delaney's autographed ball.
Delaney and her Uncle Alex
Delaney and her friend Zander We went to four Cardinal Spring Training games and they won every single one! Delaney was great through all of them! She would have a bottle and fall asleep for her afternoon nap for the first five innings then flirt with everyone around us for the last four innings! She loved watching the players during batting practice and warm ups before the games.. she is an action girl! She even got to keep a foul ball that a staff member brought right to her the last game. (we were sitting in the second row) I got to TALK to my favorite player Adam Wainwright. I was wearing a shirt with his name and number on the back and he called over to me "Hey, nice jersey. I think we have the only to in the whole camp, you and me!" I just giggled of course because I was so tickled! We did get his autograph along with, Chris Carpenter, Anthony Reyes and Tony LaRussa on Delaney's little Cardinal ball. On Friday morning Chris Duncan was leaving the Juno Beach Cafe (our fav breakfast place) as we were getting there. Alex was in total shock and was so excited when the waitress told us we were sitting at the table where Duncan had just sat! Alex wanted to order the same thing Duncan ate.. until he found out what is was... so he decided to try another kind of omlett.(it was next to the one Duncan got) We even got to see my friend Andrea and her baby Zander who is just a couple weeks older than Delaney. They were so cute together, they even held hands! The weather for the games was just perfect and it's so neat to see the players warming up and taking batting practice just a few feet away! We had a great time and we're looking forward to going back!