Monday, April 14, 2014

11 months...say what??

PLEASE NOTE: This posting is a little late...like three weeks a little late! I had it all written in March and just kept forgetting to post it. So here it FINALLY is, and next week comes her BIG 1 YEAR POST (tears just thinking about it)
 I did go in and add some new info and updates in bold :)

its getting harder and harder to get her to sit still.
As soon as I get her positioned she will flip to her belly and
 slide down off the chair. lil' stinker!


Weight: around 18 lbs
Still a tiny one :)

Length: ??? My guess is around 28 inches
I bet at her next appointment (12 months) she will be close to 30 inches and ready for a new carseat.

Head Circumference: ???? No Clue
Her body seems to be finally catching up to her head size!

Sizes: She is mostly wearing clothes labeled 6-12 months and 9 month. Inless she has a huge growth spurt, which lets be honest...isn't her style, I think we will be in these sizes for awhile. She still has a good amount of room to grow into them.

Social: She is finally giving a clear "mum, mum." She uses the same sound for both me and when she wants "more" food. She is also still doing lots of "dada" and "baba." And even more squealing and giggling. If someone is in her vicinty and not paying attention to her she will squeal and happy scream til they engage and make eye contact with her.

On The Move: I am so frustrated. She is so close to crawling, I mean so close. But she has been so close for a while and we just can't quite seem to get it. Luckily, we have a wonderful Physical Therapist who is able to calm me down and walk me off the cliff of irrational fears and worries. One new thing she is doing is she will spin in a circle, moving just her arms.I just keep reminding myself of how far she has come and the progress she has made. She did this same thing with sitting independently. She was so close to doing it for almost to months before she finally did it.
(As of April 10th she is now slowly army crawling to wear she wants to go!)

Food: We are officially out of baby food. We used the portable food pouches because they were so convenient on our mini vacation to Dallas over Spring break but other than that she is eating finger foods and pretty much what ever we have at meals. I love just being able to feed her whatever we are having and being able to go out to eat with out packing her a meal to take.

Sleep: Ahhh-mazing! She is sleeping almost everynight, though the night for 10-11 hours straight. We usually have her in her crib around 8 and she will start to stir in the morning around 7. It's awesome!

Likes: Being held, looking out windows, playing with mommy and daddy, going on walks, pretty much life in general.

Dislike: playing independently. She wants someone down on the ground interacting with her. Little Miss Social Butterfly. 
 
At Bella and Blake's cheer competition. Can not wait to be a crazy cheer mom!
 
Blakely loved spending the weekend with her cousins Kaylynn and Keegan!
Trying to crawl on top of her toy basket.
 
What happens when I leave her unattended.

Once again, what happens when you leave her unattended.
 
Kisses from mommy on Mommy's birthday.
 
I love the booty up in the air!


Playing with her friend Claire.

This is her sleepy, I just woke up smile

Sister loves to play in the bath!

Must have been a really relaxing walk :)

Shopping with Mommy. Once again, that tongue

Church Pretty.

My loves.
 
My Little St. Patrick's Good Luck Charm

Swinging with her BFF Sawyer over Spring Break

Sucking out of straw like a big girl.

Mommy and Blakely's first IKEA purchase!

Silly girl!
Blakely got to be in my school picture!

Our Sleeping Beauty.


What a whirlwind of 11 months it has been! Can not imagine life without our Blakely Mae. We love her dearly!
 

 
 


Tuesday, April 1, 2014

9 Month Pictures

Our daughter is just the most beautiful, breathtaking human being ever. You may think I am a bit bias, but the proof is in the pudding....check out these pictures.






Monday, March 3, 2014

The Big Ten (Months)

I can not believe that we are only two short months from Blakely's FIRST BIRTHDAY! It is crazy to think it has almost been a year, yet I feel like she has always been with us. In fact, I started planning her birthday party this week!

This has been a busy month for us...filled with lots a fun, love, learning, and laughter.


Her father makes the same face when I try to take his picture :)

Our Happy, Happy, Happy Girl!
We didn't have an official dr appointment this month but we did have to go to the doctor the week before Valentine's Day because little miss had a cough and I thought she had croup again. Sure enough she Croup and RSV! Poor baby, but she handled it like a champ. She is such a good baby!

Weight: around 17.5 lbs
Still a tiny one :)

Length: ??? My guess is around 28 inches
I bet at her next appointment (12 months) she will be close to 30 inches and ready for a new carseat.

Head Circumference: ???? No Clue
Still big though :)

Sizes: She is still wearing 6 month clothing and she has started wearing 9 month clothing. For the first time in her life, come spring and summer, I am going to get to go shopping for her wardrobe! We have been blessed to have received so much clothing that besides a few outfits here and there I haven't bought her clothes. But, we don't have much in terms of spring and summer clothing. Old Navy is calling my name :)

Social: My kid is a genius! I have taught her to sign "more" when she wants more food at meal time. She was slapping the highchair tray but now she puts her hands together to let me know she needs more. We still haven't gotten a clear MOMMA or truly purposefully DADA but she jibbers and jabbers NON STOP!

On The Move: She is so so so close to crawling. She will go from sitting to hands down in all fours and will rock back and forth. She has figured out that she can scoot on her booty in the tub and moves all over the place in the water.

Food: She is eating so much. I think we are coming to the end the of baby food and transitioning to finger foods. She loves fruits and most veggies but isn't a big meat eater. The past few batches of baby food I made are less pureed and more chunky to get her use to using her teeth and gums to chew her food. She loves finger food: gerber graduate puffs, cooked carrots, skinned grapes, strawberries, and I also usually try to give her little pieces of whatever we are eating.

Sleep: She is sleeping well. Between conference break, snow days, President's Day, and having to to take some days off to cover daycare I have had quite a few days at home with her this month and on these days she has been taking one BIG (2-3 hour) mid day nap instead of a morning and afternoon nap. It has been nice because it gives me a big chunk of time to get things done (or take a nap).

Likes: Peek A Boo is a new favorite!

Dislike: She will SCREAM when her mommy leaves the room!



Check out the crawl position!
Sweet and rare cuddles with momma! 

Sawyer loves holding his Baby Blakely!

Snow Day fun with mom and dad, and look at that tongue :)

Watching Daddy shovel the driveway

Pancake, YUMMY!

Loves being a big girl in the tub!

Watching Olympics with Momma

Fun with Dad

Love sneaking in a watching her sleep

Big Brother Max babysit while I get ready in the morning

She loves to eat! 

Reading her new book from Auntie and Uncle

Improvement: has figured out to keep arms straight.
Goal for next month: get feet moving with it!



WE LOVE YOU BLAKELY MAE WELLS! 




Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day! Love, Blakely!

We had a wonderful Valentine's Day. Mommy had the day off and got to spend the day with Blakely at home. Then Daddy came home and hung out with us til Baby bath and bed time. When baby went to bed Mommy and Daddy had a romantic candle lit dinner at home. On Saturday Blakely spent the evening with Nana and Papa while her parents went to dinner and movie. A great time had by all!








I mean, is she not the cutest Valentine EVER!

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Snow Girl

Although this wasn't Blakely's first official snow (we had a snow storm in May after she was born) this was her first HANDS ON experience with snow. I think she liked it :) Good thing her Daddy loves to play in the snow because her Mommy does not!











 
 
Even Max had a bowl of fun!
 

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

39 Weeks...



Last time I post by the week, I looked like this. 
So Big. I mean seriously, look at how swollen my feet were.
Blakely was born just a few days later.
The picture didn't even make it to face book initially.

Now, WE look like this. 
So big. She has gotten so big. 

Crazy how fast it has gone. Just Crazy. 
Crazy how much life has changed since 39 weeks pregnant.
Crazy how much love we have for you.
Crazy how blessed our lives are because of you.
Crazy, Just Crazy.