Nellie Louise - 10 months

took her first trip to visit her cousins Megan and Michelle in Omaha 

while in Omaha, got to experience all the animals at the zoo

has 5 cute little chompers 

took a nasty fall from the kitchen counter that ended up with a trip to the ER but other than a few minor injuries she was O.K. - thankfully

still a roller, not a crawler

waved her first flag on the 4th of july

not a huge fan of the fireworks

experienced her first drive in movie - despicable me 3

loves playing with her daddy and big sis 

is sleeping in her crib now at night for most of the night but not sleeping through the night yet

says: dada, cat, and something that sounds a little bit like dog but dada and doooche are her most frequently spoken "words"

Nellie Louise - 9 months

this sweet chickadee gained a whopping 7 oz over the last month weighing in at 15.14 lbs

she is 28 inches long

prefers rolling to crawling 

but can officially sit up like a big girl 

has 4 pearly whites and quickly working on more

was dedicated to the Lord this past month alongside her big sister

nani came for another visit

helped us celebrate her sister's 6th birthday

cheered her daddy on during his 3rd 1/2 marathon

granny and grampy came to visit for a weekend

loves bubbles

took her first trip down the slide on her big sister's lap 

started sleeping in her crib for naps and is doing well so far

still sleeps in the co-sleeper at night though

 giggles the sweetest giggle while in the swing

Nellie Louise - 8 months old

 

weighs 15.7 lbs

one of her top teeth have finally broken through, now just waiting on the other one

gets around by rolling although has recently started testing out the crawling pose

had a uti this past month and it was awful, poor girl

still sleeps in the co-sleeper

can sit up on her own for the most part, still tumbles from time to time

enjoys getting out in the sunshine

tried some of my re-fried beans on Cinco De Mayo and ended up eating most of them herself

still is a less than ideal napper/sleeper

got to spend lots of time with her gramps during his visit

vocabulary still consists of mainly "da-da, ba-ba, pssst" and baby babble

loves to wrap her arm around my arm when we lay in bed together

Nellie Louise - 7 months old

 

weighs 14 lbs

she is working hard at cutting those top too teeth

battled her first cold

likes to roll and is always rolling off her play-mat

still practicing her sitting up skills

still co-sleep in our room

uses her voice often and started becoming very vocal in the middle of the night

says "da-da-da" and then all sorts of other baby babble

we started to practice some baby sign language and she gets a big smile on her face when I sign "milk"

naps are still touch and go with a few decent ones from time to time if I am lucky

wore her first pair of baby shoes, hand me downs from her big sis

started eating baby food

Nellie Louise - 6 months old

 

weighs 13.12 pounds and is in the 11th percentile 

is 26" in length and in the 60th percentile

still just a little peanut of a gal

she now has her two bottom pearly whites

still sleeps next to momma in the co-sleeper

has blessed me with a few decent naps lately

went to her first mardi gras party 

has the sweetest little giggle & is always laughing at her big sis

says "da-da-da-da"

enjoys playing with her baby toys

drools all the time

celebrated her first valentines day

met some of her extended family in Kansas

My sweet Nellie Belly, Nellie Bean, Peanut Pie, Little Bit ... you have so many fun nicknames that we like to call you! I can't believe you've been apart of our family for 6 months, it seems like it's gone by so quickly but at the same time it feels like you've always been with us. You bring so much light to our family sweet girl. Your smile makes my heart melt over and over again and I love how incredibly cuddly you are. You love your momma and you love to nurse and we have such a special bond, I want to hold onto every moment we have because you seem to change a little each day. But as the saying goes, "babies don't keep". Your big sister is head over heels for you and is always so concerned for you. You are the first person she wants to see in the morning and when you cry, she is always informing me of your needs, she says she understands all your baby babels and I am quite certain to some extent she may! She is great at entertaining you and is the best at getting you to laugh and she loves to pick out your clothes and splash with you in the bath. You definitely love you some Daddy time and he adores his precious girl, he is a great "girl dad", so you and your sister and certainly blessed. Happy 6 months to you my precious Nell, we love you so!

Nellie Louise - 5 months old

she cut her first tooth

rolls from her tummy to her back on occasion 

rolled once from her back to tummy

weighs 13lbs

still co-sleeps in our room

thinks her sister is super funny

pro at 20 minute cat naps

second flight on an airplane 

went to colorado for the third time with just mommy

was diagnosed with allergic colitis

now that my diet has been drastically adjusted her eczema is better

still loves her snuggles

finally getting the hang of a pacifier 

baby babbles all the time

Nellie Louise - 4 months old

blows raspberries all day everyday 

currently weighs 12lbs

went on her first & very long road trip to colorado ... won't be doing that again anytime soon

got lots of love from everyone in colorado

 had her first christmas and new years

met the hagen boys for the first time and they love her so

her eczema is out of control right now

dreaded sleep regression is upon us

still sleeps in mom and dad's room

first belly laughs 

 almost always has a smile on her sweet little face

can roll from her tummy to her back with little assistance