Gift Wrapping

So, tonight I told Z since she woke up at 8pm that she had to help mommy wrap gifts....what was mommy thinking! It started out good I gave her a bow to play with and that seemed to be working and then I brought out some ribbon...after that she was all grabby and I thought her and the cat (Tater Tot) were going to come to fisticuffs. They were actually playing tug of war with the ribbon, it was hysterical. I was going to get the video camera and I noticed Z getting a little too close to the kitty who (hasn't so far but protecting her ribbon) looked like she would definitely invoke the warning nip...which would not have turned out good for Tatie so I stopped the game and tried to get Z involved in another bow.

From there it only spiraled downward. Whatever I gave her she was much more interested in the stuff she couldn't have plastic bags & scissors and she always wanted the bow attached to a present. So we wrapped three gifts and when she pulled a bunch of wrapping paper off the roll and smashed her face in it I decided to give up for a while. (It was still pretty cute too watch, though) I did save the paper she ripped off for one of her gifts since she will never know it doesn't look like it should.

Baby's 1st Christmas outfit from Great Gma & Gpa Penny

These start with the ones that turned out blurry and work it to the good ones. The third one is my favorite.

Dinner or Playtime?...

9 mo appt

oops...I was supposed to update this after her appt on Monday. Here are stats

weight: 18 lbs 9oz

height: 28 inches (they originally measured wrong and the nurse said she was 25 but the doctor said it is not likely that she shrunk since she last saw her and I know I haven't tightened any straps...)

The doctor said she looks great and to keep doing what we are doing. She wants us to work more on the sippy cup to have her weaned from the bottle by 1 year and to up the amount of table foods avoiding choc, honey and too much sugar and salt but beyond that if she will tolerate it she can have it. I need to go buy a bunch of fruit and veggies to a) eat more fruit & veggies and b) have something to share that is healthy. Hopefully by Christmas she will be able to steal whatever is on my plate. She got one shot, her last Hepatitis, it was super quick but still sad to watch.

On another front last night, she decided to wake up at 12:30 and was not going back to bed..She alternated between screaming if we were trying to hold her still and playing when we just went fine do whatever you want until we got our resolve back. Finally @ 330amI held her in the glider and she fussed a bit and quickly fell asleep yay we love the glider although someone needs to stop the squeals...

She is starting to stand so well that you have to be super diligent because right when you think it is fine to sit her down for a minute and walk away she decides she will stand up on something and then fall back to sit down....as you can expect I have had a few heart attacks on this front.She also picks some of the most unsteady things to use as walkers...the diaper bag, her high chair, etc.

Anyway, I am excited for her to walk and I am sure it will be sometime soon since when you put her down there is no sitting it is right to firmly grasping your hand and standing, then forward a few steps. Maybe I should have asked for baby gates for my house for Christmas, along with all the other safety stuff out there.

random photos

Here are some random baby photos that I thought were pretty cute. Tomorrow is Zatanna's 9 month doctors appt so stats tomorrow. Apparently there is only two types of shots this time. They are due between 9-12 months if they want to wait I am ok.

I don't really know what to say about her progress she changes so quickly one day you look at her and just marvel at how much she knows and does.

She is standing up on everything, especially the bedroom mirror which scares me since it isn't hooked to anything which will be remedied shortly. I don't need the problems that foreshadows.

She picks up new sounds every day. She even does a specific baby word that means "I am not happy and here is your warning" similar to a rattlesnake only it sounds nothing like that :) It is more of a "niy, niy, niy" sound.

She can eat puffs and cinnamon maple crunchies all day long. She is not a fan of the cheddar ones but will eat them if nothing else is available. She still thinks that anything I eat should be shared. Unfortunately I eat a lot of chocolate and she cannot have that for 3 more months.

Diaper change has become more and more difficult. I am trying to learn to change her while she is still in motion but right now it is a lot of Zatanna stay!...no don't...here hold these...ugh!! It takes a few more minutes than it used to.

Anyway, she is doing good!

Oh, I found the neatest thing at Babies R Us. It is a Stove guard. It looks like an upside down sneeze guard for a buffet but it keeps babies from being able to reach up and touch anything on the stove. They have so much baby protection stuff it is awesome.

I went because a little girl I know was gnawing on her crib and when I lifted her up she had paint chips on her cheek...not cool!! so now we have the teething rails on.

Lastly, tooth number 4 is present and accounted for!!