video...

So I had tried uploading a video of Gwennie eating her puffs...but it didn't work.  So here is a link to my facebook with the video.  Enjoy!

http://www.facebook.com/#!/video/video.php?v=625770331052

...If you can't see it, I will try and upload the video again soon.

Solid Foods!!!

Gwennie ate her stage 3 food...and some puffs cereal today.  She had originally gagged and spit up.  I think the texture wasn't something she liked...but we made progress today!  It was so cute!

Also...Chris and I along with Mary (Chris's Mom) went to the Trans Siberian Orchestra concert last night!  It was great...as usual!  Loved it!  Gwennie had her first sleepover at my parents house and was a very good girl.  I missed her, but got to sleep in until 7.  :-D

Stuff...

Busy, busy, busy now that work is going again after Thanksgiving break...I finished my yo-yo flowers off with some buttons...haven't had time to make any new ones yet...here's some pictures from last weekend and brunch with Gwennie's grandma and grandpa.  She was playing with Grandpa for a bit.  Then there's one of her winter hat that was a gift from a coworker of mine. I was so excited for her to be able to wear it!  :-D 

She was very serious in all of these...but she was giggling and smiling when I put the camera away...

flowers and bows...

Good Morning!  Gwennie is still acting like herself...but still sounding congested and coughing a lot.  Not fully sleeping through the night yet either.  While she napped/played with Daddy I was making some bows and flowers yesterday...here they are...

These are called Yo-yo's...I think I will put some buttons in the middle or something...

One for Christmas and one for fall

The rest...one is from Halloween.  I hadn't glued it together yet. 

I think my next flower I will try is a rosette...we'll see how that goes.  I'm also knitting a hat for her...that's taking awhile.  I had to relearn how to knit. :-D

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Ok...after a bit of a fussy first thanksgiving...we are posting the 9 month pictures and a thanksgiving one too!  Gwennie woke up with a cold yesterday...runny nose and cough.  Poor girl.  We tried some table food...but she would just gag and not eat it.  I think the texture is not something she likes/is ready  for yet.  Maybe she will be ready by Christmas.  She's feeling better today and more like herself!  I'm also posting a picture of the hair clip I made to match her turkey shirt!  Enjoy!

Update...way past due...

Sorry that I've been MIA on this blog.  Busy busy busy these days.  Gwennie is growing like a weed.  She's 9 months today...pictures will be posted later today.  At her doctor's appointment she weighed 16.1lbs and was 27in long.  She's petite, but the doctor says that she's making good gains for her percentile.  She is also ahead in communication and fine motor skills.  She needs to work on her gross motor...standing.  She likes to stand on her tip-toes.  We need to work with her on standing flat-footed.  She is not crawling yet, but she is rolling and scooting all over the place.  She says "Dada" and tries to say Bella, but it sounds a lot like "Dada."  No "Mama" yet.  Here are some little projects that I've been working on to get ready for Gwennie's First Turkey Day! (Doctor also said that Gwennie can have table food too!  So excited!  Turkey and mashed potatoes for her!!!)  There will also be pictures later of the new bows that I will make for her today too...keeping busy...I seem to have a creative streak at the moment.  Not a usual thing for me.  :-D

Turkey Cookies Gwennie and I made for tomorrow!

My first try at a turkey shirt for Gwennie!

Happy 4th!

I know it's been quite awhile since I've posted, so I apologize to those that follow this...busy summer with finishing up my class at Eureka.  Now that it's done...I'll have more time.  Here's what we've been up to...

first time sitting in her Bumbo

running errands with Mommy and Grandma

wearing her Cardinals duds to watch a game with Grandpa

first nap in her crib...SUCCESS!

after her first night in her crib...she slept 8 hours!

happy girl after her Uncle Matthew and Aunt Heather's wedding

at a community cookout for church

watching the NASCAR race with Daddy...♥

found my toes!

trying to roll over...we're almost there

getting ready to leave for dinner and fireworks

dancing with Grandpa

waiting for the fireworks to start...

Happy 4th of July! (decided to try and get a good one before the show started...just in case)

slept through all the fireworks...a little bummed, but I'm glad she wasn't scared.

big girl!  4 months old!

Gwennie went to the doctor this month and she now weighs 12lbs8oz and is 24.5in long!  She was given the "green light" for rice cereal to help practice eating from a spoon.  Can't wait til she gets to eat more foods!  She is babbling away and even occasionally laughing.  Her tummy troubles seem to be resolved.  (She would go 10 days without pooping...and it was worrying us.  I looked it up online and found a suggestion for the mom to eat yogurt.  I guess the bacteria in it is good for her system and helps to jump start it.  It worked!  :-D  *Just a little tip for anyone who needs it* ) She's growing up so fast.