New Puzzle

It seems like we can't leave a store without buying a new toy for Noelle. She got a new puzzle the other night that she is enjoying. She also got an echo microphone that she is getting the hang of. We'll have to get video once she is wailing on that thing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMF5CA811i8

Playing in the Pit!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCeBpv9ioKE

She Can Crawl!

This past week so finally put it together and is crawling normally! She still gets lazy at times and does the commando crawl! At the end of the video she is getting frustrated trying to crawl up on me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSMACLdyw2Q

Smile!

I shouldn't have waited so long to put Noelle in this outfit. The bottoms are more like capri tights now instead of being full leggings! The smiley shirt will fit her for a while and so will her other long pants. We will need long pants on our trip to Sea World and I'm going to have to take a binder clip to hold her in them! They are 6-12 months but skinny butt has at least an inch give that needs to be cinched up!


She loves her foam puzzle!

Standing Up!

Noelle is growing up so fast! She learned to pull herself up this last week and that is all she wants to do! She also wants to climb up onto the couch in the worst way! I imagine it won't be long before she masters that trick!



Such a big girl playing by herself!


She spotted the camera and made a beeline for it!


Her sad, "Why can't I have the camera?" face.

Give Me The Camera!

Now that Noelle is mobile she can't keep her hands off of anything! It all belongs to her! This makes getting pictures particularly difficult as she lunges for the camera! She has learned to pull herself up and is frustrated she can't get those legs moving yet! (This as she is JUST learning to crawl properly on all fours!)




"I'm going to get you," says Noelle.


"Here I come!"


"I'm standing, now give me!"


I took so many pictures, the flash was bothering her. She just randomly started doing this face when I wasn't even taking pictures. She is so silly!

For Allison!

Lounge Baby

Dave and Noey were trying out recliners and lounge chairs at the store. Maybe we should get Noey a mini-seat of her own for the den!

Post Swimming Puffs

Noelle loves Gerber Puffs! She would eat a whole bottle in one sitting I think! We went swimming at the South Point with Grandma and had to have a snack before going home to get cleaned up. I guess with her suit it would have been more appropriate had she been eating some goldfish!

9 Month Portraits

New Chair

I don't know who is more excited about this new seat, Noey or me! I love it! It attaches right to the table so no more fussing with broken high chairs and hoodini Noey. She gets to sit right up at the table with us! (So we can keep a close eye on the little trouble maker!) It will hold her until she is 37 pounds so we have a bit with it!


She loves her daddy! She is all smiles when he comes home from work. He is her little playmate!

Let Down

We are in the middle of monsoon season and little storms have been popping up here and there for the last week and a half. I love the storms. I love the cooler weather. I love the rain and the thunder. We got loaded up and were to meet a lady from the Vegas Tot Swap at the M to get Noey a slide for $15. We were excited. We figured we would go swimming while we were there. The wind started to blow and the sky got dark. But, there was NO thunder, NO lightning. Some big drops of rain fell sporadically for 2 minutes. We sat there for 2 hours and waited. And waited. They would not let us in the water. Now, it's been a while since I lifeguarded but according to the American Red Cross the rule is if you see lightning, clear the pool. If no more lightning is seen within a half an hour it is deemed safe to go back in. I mean seriously, the sky is grey so we can't go in?!? I was mad. I'm still mad. It's not easy getting a 9 month old ready to go swimming. We still lubed her up in sunscreen just in case. Then to haul her home disappointed and have to scrub the sunscreen off is really a pain in the butt. I think I will take her to Miss Joanies' to swim on Wednesday. The poor girl wants in the pool and there we know it's a done deal!!

Looking sexy while she waits for an all clear.



At least she is smiling about the situation. (She wasn't by the end of hour 2!) She did get a slide out of the trip so there is something to be happy about!

Little Cupcake

Our little cupcake was out and about again today. She was trying out her new umbrella stroller. She likes the new found freedom it gives her to reach out and touch things as we stroll by! It is so much easier to handle too!


See, she does sleep. Again though, it has to be that she passes out from sheer exhaustion!

9 Month Stats

She's almost 9 months, so here they are:

17 pounds, 5.5 ounces.
29 inches.

She is between the 15th and 50th percentile for weight.
She is between the 85th and 97th percentile for height.
Her BMI is between the 3rd and 15th percentile. I swear there is not an ounce of fat on her!

She is currently burning off her breakfast in the jumper. I don't know how she uses any of those calories to actually grow!

Another Day with Noey Lynn

She is exhausting me this summer! She refuses to nap and follows me around non-stop! She's my little stalker!! I have not accomplished anything this summer, which is frustrating. I do not have the chops to be a stay at home mom. I love the little bug, but man...she's nuts!

Stalking me. She makes me feel like the meanest momma in the world when I take a break from her in my office.


Noey, clearly not napping.


We took her out to Ihop over 4th of July weekend. The waitress decided that Noey would marry her 10 month old son. Little does she know, her son is against Dave's "rules" for Noey dating. She was nice and gave Noey a balloon animal. I thought for sure her dagger nails would pop it in an instant, but she was more impressed with the ceiling fan.

Compromise

So I decided it would be best to NOT go into major debt for 80s toys on Ebay. I found a Rainbow Brite, Starlite, and Twink set from the anniversary in 2003 that will work just fine. All three for $20. And they are Noey size.


Then I found these! 3-D plastic puzzles! They are so neat! I tracked all three down so she has a complete set. Twink came from the land of William and Kate. Dave is going to make new wooden holders for them. It's just the excuse he was looking for to buy a scroll saw!





They also had Pound Puppy and Snork puzzles too!

Happy 4th!

Noey says, "So much for Independence Day." She was jailed today! The gates went up!She is so close to crawling and has her commando creep down pat!


After a morning of playing, I'd say this is a fine example of utter exhaustion don't you?


We got all dressed up and went to Primm today to shop. Even with the storm last night cooling things down, we prefer A/C to the outside.

Noey looked so sad in her first picture...


So we let her stand up, which was just the trick! :)




Her shirt says "Little Miss USA"

Family Night

We went to Applebee's for dinner and had to go to Fry's for a new garage remote, as mine died. We also stopped at the Pet Shop and asked about a swap for Pierogie. They understood that he is a bully and not allowing Ping Pong to grow. I still feel like an irresponsible pet parent. Such is life I guess.

I'm not sure what is up with my hair here. I look a little "hippie-esque." Noey and I were color coordinated though.


This is her chilling at dinner. She was so exhausted but refused sleep. She kicked me under the table the entire time or had her feet up like she owned the place. She is a stinker!

Dear God, she's almost there!!! Look out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTlRIqT8pko

Loves to Jump!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEIZJrONfqY

Noelle's schedule of choice:

6am-Bottle
6:30an until noon-JUMP
Rest and refuel optional, depending on the day
12:30 until 8:30pm-JUMP
8:30-Bottle
9pm-Bed