Catch Up

Not much to report lately, but I figured I'd post a few pictures from the last couple weeks!

Momma and Jade

"Helping" me with the dishes

Lovin' on her stuffed bunny 

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Little troublemaker can open the pantry now 

Four year Anniversary. Got to celebrate with dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, Wildfire!

16 days until Jade's first birthday! Eek!!!

11 Months

I can't believe Jade will be turning one in just one month! This past year has flown by! I get sad when I think about this upcoming milestone, but at the same time I am excited to see Jade continue to grow and transition from baby to toddler! 

Here are a few pictures and a few facts about Jade at 11 months!

- She walks more than she crawls

- She loves pushing her toys around and knocking them over/flipping them upside down

-  She can break through just about any barricade we put in front of her

- Wake up time is 7:30 a.m. and bed time is 8:00 p.m

- Naps in the morning for about an hour and forty five minutes and in the afternoon for about two hours

- Eats 3 solid meals a day (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and still has 3 bottles a day (morning, afternoon and before bed)

- Has 7 teeth (a front top tooth just broke through, finally). Her teeth rarely show in pictures, but are definitely visible when she's smiling big and laughing

- Loves to give her stuffed animals hugs and kisses, Charcoal too

- Smiles at everyone she meets

Little Bookworm

Jade continues to love her books! We read them so much so can successfully identify just about all of them. Here is a quick video I shot before her nap one afternoon identifying all the books that were within my reach.

Happy Valentine's Day

We spread the Valentine's day love over two days! Good thing because miss Jade was much less cooperative for pictures today!

 

Jade loves taking pictures on my phone!

Trying to figure out what she is wearing!

Happy girl!

 

Lovin' on the puppy!

Jade got a stuffed valentine themed Minnie Mouse doll! She was super excited about it!

Please, no pictures today!

No really mommy, I'm not gonna smile for you today!

 

LOVE LOVE LOVE my family. Couldn't ask for a more hardworking and loving husband, sweet and adorable daughter, or playful and loyal dog!

10 Months

Little Miss 10 months!!

 

Best buds!

 

 

I'm blown away each day by the new things Jade is doing. At 10 months old she is using most of her toys for their purposes as opposed to just chewing on them. She loves to read books, and will bring them to you or stand/sit by them and look at you and smile, indicating she wants you to read them to her. She loves to eat! Her current favorite foods are macaroni and cheese, broccoli and graham crackers. She understands the word "no" and doesn't like it. She will get down on her tummy to look for a toy that has rolled under something. She still has four teeth, but a fifth one just poked through. Oh yeah, and she can pretty much walk when she wants to! Check out her video from yesterday! :)

 

  

 

 

New Shoes

Last Thursday my mom and I took Jade to Nordstrom to get fitted for her first pair of shoes! Unfortunately, they were out of stock at the Woodfield store but were believed to be in stock at the Woodfield Stride Rite. So we went to pick them up and they were the wrong ones! The Woodfield store called over to the Oak Brook Stride Rite and they said they had them! So I went over during my lunch break on Friday and surprise surprise, they were the wrong ones again! Luckily they were able to order them for me and they FINALLY came in the mail today!

 

 

 

 

Jade wore them around the house all evening! They are a little big on her right now but she somehow still managed to take two consecutive steps in them! :)

 



A bit of Jade

My sweet little angel!

Jade has a new found interest in this baby toy. However instead of looking at the flashing lights, she puts it up to her ear to listen to the music. SO cute!

This girl took one tiny step today and both mommy and daddy witnessed it! She looks pretty happy about it! :)