At least she's resourceful. Smart girl.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Strong Willed
What did I say just yesterday about Haven being strong willed? She knows what she wants and figures out how to get it. Here is a picture in which she has moved her walker to the table and stood in the bin of the walker to be taller. This is so she can reach the fun things Mommy tries to keep out of her reach.
At least she's resourceful. Smart girl.
At least she's resourceful. Smart girl.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Communication
Haven has realized what it means to communicate. She is constantly pointing at things and say "Da!" Everything is da. "Da!" That's Charlie! "Da!" That's Daddy! "Da!" That's the fan!
She is also using inflection in her babble. It's the cutest! "daDAbabadada"
We went to an apple farm in Ellijay two weeks ago. This Saturday we're going to pick pumpkins!
Fall is so fun. She is at a great age. Yesterday we sat on the porch for twenty minute while she picked up leaves and crumpled them in her fingers. Blessedly, not EVERYTHING goes into her mouth anymore. She did try to eat a leaf, but when I told her it was "No Mouth," she seemed content to crinkle with her fingers instead.
Her personality is coming through more and more. She seems to be very strong willed and passionate. She is easy to please and easy to upset. And she lets you know when you've made her mad! This mostly occurs when you take away whatever she was playing with (and not supposed to have). On the other hand, a hug from mommy will make her stop crying.
Another incredibly cute advancement is her new pat. I picked her up and patted her on the back. Wonder of wonders, she patted my back.
Excuse me while I melt.
:)
Pictures from the pumpkin patch soon!
She is also using inflection in her babble. It's the cutest! "daDAbabadada"
We went to an apple farm in Ellijay two weeks ago. This Saturday we're going to pick pumpkins!
Fall is so fun. She is at a great age. Yesterday we sat on the porch for twenty minute while she picked up leaves and crumpled them in her fingers. Blessedly, not EVERYTHING goes into her mouth anymore. She did try to eat a leaf, but when I told her it was "No Mouth," she seemed content to crinkle with her fingers instead.
Her personality is coming through more and more. She seems to be very strong willed and passionate. She is easy to please and easy to upset. And she lets you know when you've made her mad! This mostly occurs when you take away whatever she was playing with (and not supposed to have). On the other hand, a hug from mommy will make her stop crying.
Another incredibly cute advancement is her new pat. I picked her up and patted her on the back. Wonder of wonders, she patted my back.
Excuse me while I melt.
:)
Pictures from the pumpkin patch soon!
Friday, September 24, 2010
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Haven's First Steps
Well, tonight was momentous. Haven took her first wobbly steps toward her Daddy. She then took three of four steps each time toward Chris or me. Wow, 8-1/2 months. I'm sure now that she knows walking is something she can do, she will be experimenting with it more and more. In other news (since end of June -whoops), she is crawling up the stairs, pulling up everywhere, broke a tooth and is working on more, played in the ocean, and ate sand. It's been a great summer.
More soon!
(She's walking!!!!)
!!!
More soon!
(She's walking!!!!)
!!!
Friday, June 25, 2010
6 Months Checkup
In classic Haven style, as soon as the words come from my mouth, she proves me wrong. We haven't seen any teeth yet!
On Tuesday we went to the pediatrician for her 6 month appointment. She got 4 vaccinations; one by mouth and three by shots :(. I'm thinking, if you can put one vaccination into a syrup for her to drink, why can't you make all of them like that? Oh well, she did an amazing job and didn't even start to cry until the end of the second shot. Then as soon as I picked her up, she even looked at the nurse and grinned ("Don't worry, lady, I forgive you").
She's 17lbs, 2oz and 26" long. This is still about the 75% for her age group. We're green light for solids, sippy cups and all the mess that comes with. We've already started solids, but Haven had apple juice for the first time and it seems to be a big hit. It also seemed to attribute to two (count them, two) blow-outs and new outfits yesterday. Whoops. I'm still getting used to how much she should have, etc.
She's so close to crawling. She can easily move herself across the floor with an army crawl, so everything in the den is now baby-proofed and she can roam free. Usually, while she's inching around, she'll get onto hands and knees and move one "step." Then, it's back to her tummy and she continues to inch.
She's so much fun with her grins and giggles. I will try to get some good videos this weekend.
We love you!!
On Tuesday we went to the pediatrician for her 6 month appointment. She got 4 vaccinations; one by mouth and three by shots :(. I'm thinking, if you can put one vaccination into a syrup for her to drink, why can't you make all of them like that? Oh well, she did an amazing job and didn't even start to cry until the end of the second shot. Then as soon as I picked her up, she even looked at the nurse and grinned ("Don't worry, lady, I forgive you").
She's 17lbs, 2oz and 26" long. This is still about the 75% for her age group. We're green light for solids, sippy cups and all the mess that comes with. We've already started solids, but Haven had apple juice for the first time and it seems to be a big hit. It also seemed to attribute to two (count them, two) blow-outs and new outfits yesterday. Whoops. I'm still getting used to how much she should have, etc.
She's so close to crawling. She can easily move herself across the floor with an army crawl, so everything in the den is now baby-proofed and she can roam free. Usually, while she's inching around, she'll get onto hands and knees and move one "step." Then, it's back to her tummy and she continues to inch.
She's so much fun with her grins and giggles. I will try to get some good videos this weekend.
We love you!!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Teeth!!!!
Our little baby girl is definitely teething! This morning (during our "hang out with Mommy and Daddy in bed" time) I was feeling Haven's gums to see if she was teething. She has been drooling more and everything is going to her mouth. Also, yesterday, she was super fussy and didn't take good naps. Anyway, there is was! The ghost outline of a tooth just under the gum line still. So I'm sure that will pop through any day. We are prepared with baby orajel and a frozen wash cloth to make her feel better.
We will let you know when we see that pretty pearly white!
We will let you know when we see that pretty pearly white!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
5 Months Old!
Haven is so active! She can not get enough of this world around her. She is constantly leaning and lunging, streching and inching toward anything that looks interesting to her. One of her favorite things is "her" dog Charlie. She loves to reach out and touch her. Haven is also sitting up. She is a little bit wobbly when she sits but she is doing it. Much to our den's dismay, she is army crawling to any cord in sight. Mostly, we are all just having so much fun. She is sleeping through the night and starting to take fewer, longer naps. This makes for a very happy girl when she is awake. She loves her solid foods and so far has tried apples, bananas, yams, green beans, acorn squash, and rice cereal. We posted a video on youtube of her eating the green beans; very funny.
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