Little Bit has reached a new milestone this week. She has figured out she can sit up all by herself. Now she zooms across the room(s), finds something of interest, and sits herself up to play.
Also, since the big day she pulled herself up into a standing position in her crib, Little Bit wants to stand up using whatever she can. In fact, yesterday she crawled over to our end table, grabbed hold of the edge, and practically did a pull up lifting herself up to her feet. She constantly amazes us everyday. :)
Everyday Little A.'s temperament and personality emerges more and more. She is definitely becoming a little Daddy's Girl. I have always thought this would happen because, lets face it, she has the best daddy a girl could ever need or want. I realize that Mama has her place in a little girl's life, but there is something about a Daddy that is special. I am truly blessed to be married to the most incredible man and have him as the father of my child(ren). We are both very blessed girls!
Christmas was a blast! She received wonderful gifts from loved ones. Her favorite items this year included the bows because they were the easiest to pull off the packages and chew! Next, the thin paper used to stuff into bags because she was able to rip it to shreds and munch on the little pieces. Then of course the wrapping paper, similar to the bag paper, she ripped it up and shoved it into her mouth. She loves all her gifts and plays with them extensively! :-)
Our camera has finally died so we were unable to take pictures on Christmas Day, but this will soon be remedied. We love you all and hope each of you had a joyous Christmas with your loved ones. Bless you all!
~Mama Bear
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Christmas Eve brings new things!
Our sweet little baby stood up all by herself today! I sat her in her crib while I picked out her clothes. Suddenly Daddy Bear told me to look and sure enough Aniston was standing up holding onto the side rail of her crib. She was soooo pleased with herself. We did get her standing on our video camera thanks to Daddy. Happily she held on for at least 3 minutes. Later today she pulled herself up onto a toy table to play with the gadgets on its top. She had a BLAST!
~Mama Bear
~Mama Bear
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
This Evening
Our little girl thinks she is a big girl. She supports herself on something (like her box/side of the tub), gets her legs underneath her bottom, toes in position, then straightens her legs!!! I'll name it "the half stand." She constantly amazes us!
~Mama Bear
~Mama Bear
Sorry it has been a while
As with all things Christmas, time flies by before I can count to 10. Needless to say we have had some major milestones. I'll try to hit the highlights.
Well, about the second week in December Aniston figured out it was faster to push off with her legs while she pulling with her arms. She kind of slithers, but is super fast. One night Daddy Bear was playing with her trying to get her to crawl to him...And She DID! It was the furthest she has ever crawled, plus it was to her daddy. His heart was so happy! A few weeks later she realized I was in the kitchen (she was in the dining room where I could see her) so she decided to come in there with me. Then that became the longest crawl session to date. Ever since then she speeds all over the place. Of course her curiousity has no bounds now she can get to where she wants to go. Operation Babyproofing is slowly in the works! No bag, chair leg, rug, box, or Christmas present is off limits! Now it is nothing for her to follow us around so we have to constantly be aware of our surroundings making sure we do not step on her!
We started solids around Thanksgiving as I probably mentioned in my previous post. She eats very well and doesn't seem to mind much. She does have a couple of favorites: Pumpkin Apple and Raisin Granola. Daddy and I thought it would be funny to give her a lemon. Let me tell you, that kid LOVED it!!! She didn't even make a face. Lame! hhaaa! On the other end, we practically have to wear gag masks, gloves, and have a barf bag next to us when we changey her dirty, stinky diapers. Wowzers they could kill a man! Daddy and I argue as to who's turn it is to change it!
The first week in December Nik and Aniston took a Daddy/Daughter road trip to visit one of Daddy's old Army buddies. Mommy had to stay home and study for finals. The trip was success! Aniston is such a good traveler. His buddy had a couple of dogs, which Aniston LOVED, and a little girl who loved Aniston. Daddy Bear said she told him exactly how to take care of Aniston. Too funny!
For Christmas Nik and I are trying to establish our own traditions. What an awesome experience it has been already. We went to a tree farm to pick out our tree. At the farm they have a mule drawn hayride to the trees. Once you pick out your tree someone cuts it down. Then the hayride takes everyone and the trees back to the log cabin where they shake the trees and further prune them. When you go in and pay you get free hot cocoa or cider. Our little girl absolutely loved loved loved it. There was so much activity so she could be nosey rosy, and we were outside, her favorite place to be! Our tree is trimmed, our stockings are hung, and presents have been wrapped. The spirit of Christmas has been renewed with our little addition. The wonder and magic of the season have affected both Mama and Daddy. Our prayer this Christmas for you is that each of you have a very blessed holiday. We pray for peace, safe travels, happy memories, and precious time with family.
Below are some recent photos of our family!
Love you all!
~Mama Bear
Well, about the second week in December Aniston figured out it was faster to push off with her legs while she pulling with her arms. She kind of slithers, but is super fast. One night Daddy Bear was playing with her trying to get her to crawl to him...And She DID! It was the furthest she has ever crawled, plus it was to her daddy. His heart was so happy! A few weeks later she realized I was in the kitchen (she was in the dining room where I could see her) so she decided to come in there with me. Then that became the longest crawl session to date. Ever since then she speeds all over the place. Of course her curiousity has no bounds now she can get to where she wants to go. Operation Babyproofing is slowly in the works! No bag, chair leg, rug, box, or Christmas present is off limits! Now it is nothing for her to follow us around so we have to constantly be aware of our surroundings making sure we do not step on her!
We started solids around Thanksgiving as I probably mentioned in my previous post. She eats very well and doesn't seem to mind much. She does have a couple of favorites: Pumpkin Apple and Raisin Granola. Daddy and I thought it would be funny to give her a lemon. Let me tell you, that kid LOVED it!!! She didn't even make a face. Lame! hhaaa! On the other end, we practically have to wear gag masks, gloves, and have a barf bag next to us when we changey her dirty, stinky diapers. Wowzers they could kill a man! Daddy and I argue as to who's turn it is to change it!
The first week in December Nik and Aniston took a Daddy/Daughter road trip to visit one of Daddy's old Army buddies. Mommy had to stay home and study for finals. The trip was success! Aniston is such a good traveler. His buddy had a couple of dogs, which Aniston LOVED, and a little girl who loved Aniston. Daddy Bear said she told him exactly how to take care of Aniston. Too funny!
For Christmas Nik and I are trying to establish our own traditions. What an awesome experience it has been already. We went to a tree farm to pick out our tree. At the farm they have a mule drawn hayride to the trees. Once you pick out your tree someone cuts it down. Then the hayride takes everyone and the trees back to the log cabin where they shake the trees and further prune them. When you go in and pay you get free hot cocoa or cider. Our little girl absolutely loved loved loved it. There was so much activity so she could be nosey rosy, and we were outside, her favorite place to be! Our tree is trimmed, our stockings are hung, and presents have been wrapped. The spirit of Christmas has been renewed with our little addition. The wonder and magic of the season have affected both Mama and Daddy. Our prayer this Christmas for you is that each of you have a very blessed holiday. We pray for peace, safe travels, happy memories, and precious time with family.
Below are some recent photos of our family!
Love you all!
~Mama Bear
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