TEN Months

Jayden turned 10 months old the day we left for the beach. Her very first beach trip, how exciting! Let me just say I thought I packed a lot when it was just me..umm no..it's nothing compared to everything you need for a baby. My Mom went with us and we four barely fit in my little Mazda with everything we took! I will admit that Stephen & I were both thinking it would be a rather difficult or should I say exhausting trip. BUT let me tell you Jayden did ahhh-mazing! She never fussed the entire car ride nor did she ever cry or get fussy when we were out & about or at a restaurant. The only time she ever cried was when we would get back to the condo & she would be exhausted & ready for bed or a nap. So far this kid has been exceptionally easy on us...that should continue into "toddler-hood" right?  Right??? I almost forgot to mention we got her an airbrush shirt...oh my word it's the cutest thing ever. Sadly I don't have a pic of her wearing it yet because the smallest they had was a 2T & it's rather big. However, Mom bought her a shirt that said "cute & crabby" with Destin across the bottom & it's also is a 2T but way smaller. Weird.

Jayden is definitely a water baby! She was weary of the pool at first but quickly got comfortable in it. She loved sitting on the steps with me or her Nana & on the side of the pool splashing. As far as the beach goes she did well with it but it was just too hot for her. We had gotten her a baby beach tent(best $25 ever spent!) & would go to the beach @5pm but after about an hour her lil cheeks would be bright red & she would be getting restless. We even had a battery operated fan for her AND this was at the end of May so I can't imagine taking her mid summer. We would just pack up & take her to the pool to cool off.

This month we switched Jayden to a big girl carseat which she loves. She is up higher & can see better out all the windows & I'm sure it's a lot more comfortable than her infant seat. She also had a 6month check up with her ears...which was a 10 minute visit with a $60 copay for them to tell me she can hear. Yeah, kind of knew that already. She for the first time ever threw a small fit while at the doctor because I wouldn't let her down in the floor. Stephen worked that day so I was by myself and she was kicking my booty! She is a nonstop ball of energy! When I didn't put her down she while yelling "momma" slapped me! Mmhmm you read that right...ol girl up & slapped her Momma! She's young so I know it's not like when a toddler slaps but still she did it out of frustration because she didn't get her way. So, the only thought I had was, " omg, what are we going to do when she's two" haha! She is a ball of energy & attitude. On another note she is hilarious!! I know, I know, every parent thinks their kid is the funniest thing ever but we can't help it. She keeps us laughing. It looks like she got my crazy gene, poor kid. She's loud, she makes funny faces ALL the time & she constantly comes up with her own funny way to do things. I assure you she was not mad in the pic below...I would make a face at her & this is the face she would make back at me, haha!

 I love her little personality & we can't wait until she starts talking more. We've been working with her on naming her body parts & she can now tell you where her hands, toes, nose, & belly are. Though for the nose she grabs mine since she can't see hers. It's funny how the smallest things they do can make you the happiest & proudest. Her Nanny(my mom-in-law) has taught her how to "gripe" at people/things. She will wave her hand up & down at you or point while waving. It was cute until she did it to me one night after I told her no...ok it was still cute even then. She started crawling the other night (June 21st) though it seems she would still rather army crawl everywhere. What ever way she wants to do it is fine by me. I now regret having zero carpet in the house because I know it hurts her little knees. Plus, I'm going to need a never ending supply of xanax when she starts trying to walk! I've already tossed around the idea of putting bubble wrap on her but that might be a tad bit too overprotective...just a tad.
Stephen got to celebrate his 1st Father's Day & I know if you asked him he would say he had a great day. This pic is from that day & it's not hard to tell these two adore eachother!

Here are some various pics from 10 months:)



NINE Months

Nine months came with 2 new teeth for Jayden. She cut her upper front teeth within two weeks. This go around seemed to be a lot more painful for her as we had many, MANY sleepless nights. I was a walking zombie for a week straight. I felt so bad for her knowing she was in pain, she would wake up @ 6 times a night screaming. Sometimes for 5 minutes & sometimes for 45min.  She cut the 1st top on April 30th then the 2nd one came in on May 8th. After that she was back to her normal self & she looks adorable with her 4 little teeth!
She had her 9 month check-up to which she weighed 20lbs and was 26 1/2 inches tall. He said we were doing a great job & that she was perfect! Finally he didn't say she was too skinny or too chubby just perfect. She was 9 months old and still not crawling & I was surprised he never even asked if she was. When I brought it up he said it was completely normal & that girls take longer than boys & also the 1st born can take longer to crawl or walk. I don't know if she will ever crawl because she rolls & scoots herself to wherever she needs to be. She does get up on all fours and rocks but then drops down and scoots or rolls. She does what she wants to get the job done & that's fine with us. I read a blog once where the mom of 4 kids was saying she regretted pushing her 1st born to do so much before he was ready just because she felt that's what she was suppose to do. I never want to push her before shes ready..I'm actually enjoying her taking longer to crawl because that means she stays my little baby a while longer. Honestly, I don't think we're ready for her to be mobile yet...we're already exhausted haha!
I got to celebrate my 1st Mother's Day in May. Usually I'm not a fan of holidays like that because there's so much pressure for it to be "perfect" & that always annoys me but it was a really great day spent with family & having Jayden actually did make it "perfect".
Here are some pics from 9 months...

Happy Mother's Day!

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  One of my fav pics!

        

     So sassy!