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Just about 8 months!

In 4 days, my little angel will be 8 months old! Can you believe it?  I look at her and she looks so mature.  She is blossoming into a little lady.  She is changing now everyday!  Lets see:
- She waves hi and goodbye
-She says hi
-She says baba
-sits perfectly and catches her balances if falling.
-She doesn't crawl yet but she can turn right around while sitting, she can reach way ahead of herself and if she topples over she catches herself not to fall.  If she is lying down she will roll and scoot around her bum.
- She really seems interested by the way things work, turning wheels, pressing buttons, lifting things to see whats underneath etc.
-She walks with a walker, its soooooo funny
-She absolutely adores our cats, she laughs her head off at them now!
-She really loves her daddy now!  Smiles so big when he comes into her view!
-When she drops stuff, she looks to where they landed, tries to get things
-She is very cuddly now, she gives hugs
She loves looking at herself, she giggles to no end
-She has 2 teeth that are all the way out and 2 just about broke thru
-She has now had her first cold, eye infection and ear infection and her first bad fever that scared mom to death
-She sleeps pretty good, still no fuss EVER to put her to bed, she sometimes wakes in the night, for the most part doesn't

What she eats now:
Toast, grilled cheese, pancakes, bits of cheese, cheerios, brocolli, carrots ( all baby jar stuff), lovesss orange pieces and yogurt, cookies,apple juice I pretty much let her try anything we are eating!! She just loves to eat!

She has adjusted well at daycare, she just lovvvvvvvves her caregiver and the little boys over there!  She had her first wound, she came home with a bite mark from the little boy!

She loves peek-a-boo, this never ever gets old, its always funny, actually she laughs at just about everything!  I love her to death! She is growing up way to fast!

First weekend Camping!

I earned my "Mommy stripes"

Well so the phamacist told me lol As you remember from my previous post, Shelby has been super sick.  Well it hasnt gone away and has gotten worse.  She hasnt slept or eaten in days.  Yesterday was scary.  She screamed all night like she was being tortured, by the morning I was so frazzled and figured she would sleep eventually..NO.    Then her fever skyrocketed and it really scared me.  I took her in Sunday morn to see a doctor.  She screamed bloody murder and coughed and choked and barfed in the waiting room. I thought surely this time they will help and not just send her home.  Sure enough, she has a bad ear infection and an eye infection on top of her cold.  Poor thing, well at least I know whats wrong now.  You can better deal with the screams when you know what causes them.  I know I am a newbie Mom and for some this is nothing, but this scared the bejeezus outta me!  I felt so helpless, and useless, and really really frazzled!  I best get used to her being.  What a horrible feeling when your child is in pain and you cant help them.   On a bright note, she has a few antibiotics and they told me to give her motrin and she is on the mend.  I actually got some smiles out of her today!  Welcome Back Shelby! 

She's growing so fast!

What a week!!

Where do I begin? Let's start with the biggie ---> Daycare

1.  It went really really well.  Shelby has made a friend with a 2 yr old boy! Its so cute! Her face lights up lile a Christmas tree when she sees him.  First he laughs and smiles at her, then he runs away.  Then I can hear him from around the corner yelling  "Sheeebbbby"" So cute!   I think its doing her really really good.  Helping her with her seperation anxiety.  She told me the baby hasnt been fussy and its all been great!  Well, the five year old blew her cover,, he asked me " Why does that baby cry all day?"  LMAO!!  The truth comes out!  Honestly I expected her to cry all day and actually it warmed myheart just a little knowing that she misssed Mommy.  Her babysitter has 2 really big dogs.  She loves them until they bark, then she totally screams in panic.   Ya see, Shelby has this new scream, one i have never heard before.  When she is frightened, she shrieks!  Ya feel bad but its kinda funny LOL  She does it when the vacuum is on, or when you stretch out a piece of duct tape and now barking dogs :-)   So in a nutshell, I think Shelby is going to settle in nicely.  She is getting used to her new friends.  She rides in a double stroller with tthe 2 yr old, apparently she is not find of sharing the stroller :-)  Mommy was starting to adjust come the 3rd day.  Okay really what that means, is Mommy didnt cry ALL day, just parts.  This is a huge transitiion for me!  I will get better!

2.  Shelby can sit!  Yay!!!  She weebles and she wobbles, but she dont fall down!!  Yay Shelby!

3.  Her upper front teeth have broken thru.  Not a fun time for Shelby and Mommy.  She does handle quite well.  She wakes in the night crying.  Last night I picked her up and brought her out the couch and gave her a wee bit of bottle and then we both snuggled up and fell asleep!  What a precious moment!

4. We seen the doc and have a plan in place for Shelbys sibling.  I will document here our journey as well, as it is how I became and will become again a Momma.  We are beginning my next cycle, which is next week, but as some of you guys know its about  a 2 month process which begins with me having to take some birth control for 21 days.  Go figure, I want to have a baby and I have to take birth control.  More on this next week!

5.  Shelby now LOVES, I mean love loves Shopping now.  It use to be quite a ordeal for me, crying mad baby hurry through the store.  With her new found ability to sit, she just loves sitting in the cart looking everywhere and trying to grab everything!!   Here is pic :-)   Enjoy!!  

Sunny days!

Good Friday was a perfect day!  The first day of real heat and sun!  Can you imagine on April 2 in Ottawa it was just about 30 degrees,,,so like 80 F,,, Wow! I heard on the news, our record on this date for temp was back in the 80's at 21.... and it was 29!! Quite the record breaker!  We decided to take Shelby to the petting Zoo!   We had a blast!!  Little baby goats nibbled on Shelbys fingers!  I dont know what she thought of the animals but she was full of smiles!  Here are some pics!

No More Pukey Baby

I think I may have mentioned on more than one occasion that my baby spits up.  Wait,,, let me rephrase that, she PUKES, I mean projectile vomit.  I am so sick of wiping and changing bibs and cleaning the floor and my hair, my socks,, well I think you are getting the visual.  The doctor said that one day it would go away.  Believe me, living with a pukey baby, a week seems long, little alone 6 months.  Well 6 months seems to be the magic number! I was thinking this in my head last week, but I really didn't want to jinx it!!  I think its safe ( knock on wood) to safe shes not a pukey baby anymore!!   Hooray for small miracles!

6 months

So Shelby went for her 6 month check-up last week!  It seems my little dinosaur has slowed down in growth.  She is 20 lbs and 28.5 inches long!  On the charts, she is average size of an 11 month old!  Yay Shelby!

She didnt like the vaccinations this time at all!  She looked like she knew exactly what was coming!  I felt so bad for her!  She cried for half hour and they heard her next door at the dentist!  It just breaks my heart when she is in pain!

Doc says she looks real healthy, she has a perfect size head!  She is a little on the roley poley side as she cant touch her toes haha, kinda like her Dad lol

She has 2 teeth that have broken the surface!! I will try and get a picture soon!  I felt really bad for her, for almost a week she hasn't been sleeping and eating.  Now she cant seem to get enough food and sleep!  :-)

She still isnt rolling by herself, she did once, but I think it was a fluke. The doctor said it may because she is bigger lol  She just doesnt seem interested, she slidesd around and drags herself on her back! She seems content,. She is really trying to sit up now, she can sit for a short bit by herself!

We have moved onto meats, and different veggies and fruits! She loves everything, especially blueberries!

Shelby loves to swim!

These pictures were taken recently on our trip to Saint John, New Brunswick where Shelby got to meet her Grandpa!  She was such a good girl on the plane!! Never cried and slept awesome!

Just some pics to share

Happy New Year!!!

I can't believe it was this time last year, I was going to the Ottawa Fertility Centre trying to make a baby :-) It was Jan 17, they put 2 embryos back inside of me in hopes that one would take! It was the longest 2 weeks of my life waiting to see if I was pregnant!! Look at me now just one year later with this precious giggly little girl!!

She has changed in the last few weeks! She is very independent now. She is not as keen to be held, she wants to grab everything with her hands, she hates me to hold her bottle or her spoon;she wants to do it! She is starting to squeal when she is happy, its the cutest thing you ever heard!! She is so alert and aware of whats going on now; she hates,,,,I mean HATES to leave the house, she hates the car seat, hates the stroller....... I hope that passes soon!!

We are going to start swimming lessons soon, I cant wait,,,another week I think.

I hope everyone had a wonderful new year!! I am so grateful for 2009! My beautiful miracle angel arrived!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!