Jayne - 18 months

This little girl of ours is so much fun! She has such a cute personality and we can't get enough of her. She definitely loves to entertain people and is very aware of the attention she's getting. We love her so much!

Jayne's 18 month stats

• Expert on animal noises: elephant, lizard, monkey, cow, bird, lion, dog, cat, snake, sheep..to name a few
• 12 teeth total and more coming. Her mouth is full of little chompers!
• Loves pointing out her favorite things: clocks, windows, flags, trees, rocks...you name it
• Expanding her vocabulary daily. She's starting to say words in context on her own which is great! She's also good at mimicking any words/sounds she hears. Our favorites: "kokokoko" = Koda, "ooooohnoooo = oh no, "uh-oh", "mo" = more, momma, dada, "peeeeas" = please, "baaaa" = bag, "gcho gcho" = (with arms out saying all gone), "blmmlaehailma n' cheeeee" = macaroni and cheese
• Walking and running with ease. She's a little mover! Sometimes she's a little clumsy/distracted with her strides which makes us laugh
• Great at object recognition and will often go get her own items of things seen in books (for example, kangaroo in a book = Jayne bringing you her stuffed kangaroo)
• Keeps an eye on dad up on the stand during church each week giving him big smiles and waves
• Drinks apple juice like a champ. Its definitely her favorite!
• Dances up a storm. She's got some great moves and loves when people watch her groove

Happy 18 months Miss J!

Jayne - 1 year old

Guess who is 1 year old! 

I cannot believe that a year has already come and gone with this little miss in our lives. We love her so much and can't wait to continue to see her grow.

 Happy Birthday Jayne!

Jayne - 11 months

I cannot believe we have an 11 month old! We have loved every second with her, seeing her learn, seeing her personality develop and giving her lots and lots of kisses! :)  With a cute face like hers, how could you resist!?

Jayne's 11 month stats

• Pulling herself up to a standing position on anyone/anything. She's determined to get up and works hard at it!
• Said her first (recognizable) words. She says "Dada", "Mumumumum (mom)", "shhhh" and "bye bye" while waving
• Went on her first plane ride  
• Crawling on all fours with ease, but still sometimes opts for the belly crawl
• Eats just about everything now and says please (signing) to ask for it
• When we tell her no-no, or she knows she's not supposed to do something, she'll shake her head no
• Loves playing with her buddy Koda. We ask where he is and she'll look around for him. She'll do the same when we ask where Mommy/Daddy is.

Wearing her NYC souvenir

I asked her to smile for the camera and she gave me these cheesy smiles. She knows what the camera is!

In NYC, we walked into FAO Schwartz and I handed her this dog to keep her occupied. It was love at first sight and we left the store with the dog still in her arms. She loves him!

Happy 11 months baby girl! We love you!!

Jayne - 10 months

This little mini is not so mini anymore! She's growing so quickly and learning new things every day. We love having her around, seeing her personality more and more, and just spending time with her.

Jayne's 10 month stats

• Such a ham. She gets people's attention and knows it. Her favorite audience is the grocery store baggers-she'll give them a smile and then turn around, then peek back and start over again. She's mastered the cheesy grin.
• Can sit herself up from a laying down/crawling position
• Plays with her toys with her feet. Without fail, she'll get to a toy, roll over gently and then hold it with her feet. Even reads books that way too. She's a little monkey.
• Often shakes her head to dance or to say no, or to be silly (hard to interpret which one she's going for)
• Four teeth total-top middle and bottom middle
• Pulls up onto her knees and straightens her arms mid-crawl but likes her belly for moving
• Loves to make a kissing noise. Sometimes she'll suck in her puckered lips for a long time, really concentrating on getting a good "smacking" noise. Its funny to watch!
• Wants to eat anything and everything including mom and dad's food. She does great with baby cups with straws
• Growing long and tall-94th percentile
• Love textures-she falls asleep continually pinching the tiny fibers on the back of her blankets. She's always brushing her fingers on everything 
• Great at mimicking any sounds we make now-giggling, coughing, clearing our throats. She thinks she's so clever every time and gives us big grins

Happy 10 months Miss Jayne!

 

Jayne - 9 months

 Little Miss J is not looking so little anymore! Its hard to believe that she's 9 months old. She's spent more time in this world now than she did in my tummy...time flies!

Jayne's 9 month stats

• Certainly has her own little personality showing more and more every day. She's a clever little girl!
• Learning signs for milk, more, all done, eat/food. She's successfully signed milk and all done. Its so cute to see. We're still working on the others.
• Definitely recognizes the words "milk" and "cracker". If we say milk, she'll usually make the sign and it better be coming soon! Cracker always puts a grin on her face. She loves to munch on her crackers.
• Cut a new tooth on the top middle-and the other one is on its way. Its cute to see her take little bites of her crackers with her little chompers.
• Plays with Koda. He'll let her grab his ears, face, paws, tail-you name it. We put her on the ground and she often beelines it for Koda. They're best friends.
• Went swimming for the first time. She loved it- until she got a little chilly, or we tried to put a life jacket on her. The life jackets squeeze her cheeks haha! We also took her on  some kiddie water slides and even one bigger one. She enjoyed both and gave us smiles at the end.
• Getting the hang of the crawling motion. Instead of just pulling with her arms and pushing on her toes, her legs actually move by bring her knees up, alternating sides. Let's just say she's QUICK! We love watching her go!
• Mimicks sounds we make. Its a game and she'll blow after we blow, do a goofy laugh when we laugh and cough when we cough.
• Took her first ride on the boat. She napped for the first bit and then blew raspberries and enjoyed the rest of the ride. 
• Loves walks and "chills" in the stroller-meaning she always puts her feet up on the cup holder bar in front of her. We joke that she's just really good at taking it easy!
• Talking a lot! She babbles including dada and mama but we don't think she's associated it with anyone at all.

Chub-bay life jacket cheeks!

Happy 9 months cute baby girl!

Jayne - 8 months

Time flies when you're having fun...and Miss J is full of fun! This month-birthday is extra special as its my first Mother's Day. I am grateful each day for the opportunity I have to be a mother.

I'm loving this stage of life for Jayne because her little personality is so apparent and she's learning to do so many new things. Its really amazing to think of all that babies learn/do in the beginning of their little lives.

Jayne's 8 month stats

• Shakes her head (like she's saying no). Sometimes while dancing, other times, for fun. She doesn't know that it means no. She also dances like crazy-she even dances to the hymns at church. And when I say like crazy, I mean .crazy. Sometimes we joke that she looks "special"...you'll see in the video. :)
• Army crawls and rolls everywhere. She'll chug along, grunt and groan, pause for a break and then keep heading on her way...that's in the video too.
• Loves being out and about-anywhere there are people to watch she's a happy girl.
• We often find her in odd sleeping positions these days when we check the camera-or when we go to get her from naps/in the morning. She likes the top corner of her crib, or even is flipped completely around.

 

And here's the video of bath time fun, army crawling and lots of dancing...may be a bit boring for those not emotionally attached to Jayne :)

(got Phil's singing in your head yet? Jayne dances to that song, especially for Phil. Its the theme song to this show, one of Jayne's favorites!)

Happy 8 months Jayne!

Jayne - 7 months

Our 7 month old cutie!

Jayne's 7 month stats

• Weight: 18lbs 5oz. She's still chunky but is thinning out a bit-meaning I can pull her out of the bumbo without her thighs getting a little stuck :) This is probably because she's such a mover these days. She can get around great on the wood floor by rolling or rotating and pulling herself around while on her belly. She'll push off her toes and pull with her arms which looks like she may be getting close to crawling.
• Eats her solid foods like a champ (cereal, pureed veggies and fruits, pears, bananas & crackers). She loves just about anything we give her. She has gotten much better at chomping lately because....
• Jayne has 2 teeth! They're the bottom, middle teeth. When she smiles and I get a glimpse of them, I seriously can't believe our baby has teeth. 
• Her personality is showing more and more. She'll often play the game of "avoid looking at mom/dad when they're trying to get my attention". Even when we move into her line of vision she'll shift and look another way. She's very aware of what she's doing! The other day I was playing this "game" with her and after a bit of playing she just turned and looked at me and gave me a big, cheeky grin. That girl!
• Sitting up very well on her own. She loves being in high chairs when we're out, and will play with her toys sitting up...until she decides to lunge for something out of her reach-sometimes gracefully, other times, not so much
• Loves to have her tongue hang out, puppy style. All the time, anytime. We joke that she's learned this from Koda. 
• Chuckles to herself when we give her a toy. She's a happy camper.

Loves Tim Tams-like a true Aussie!

 My baby is growing up...

I laid her down right by my feet, did something for a couple minutes and looked back and there she was...

...halfway under the couch. Seriously, this girl has got some maneuvering skills!

"Enough with the pictures already mom!"

That's our girl this month. Seriously, what did I do every day without my little mini around? We love our Miss J!

Jayne - 6 months

How did this happen? We have a 6 month old!

For some reason, 6 months just seems so...old (but still young, but not newborn...well you know what I mean)

Honestly, to say that I have changed since welcoming Jayne into our family would be an understatement. She's not only changed me, but has changed the whole world around me. I love her more and more everyday and I'm still not quite sure how I'm ever going to let her grow up and go...anywhere...without me. People tried to describe motherhood to me prior to birth but I don't think its something you can put into words. Because there aren't words to describe how much I love, admire, and just adore our Jayne.

Now on to the update...

Jayne's 6 month stats

• Miss Roly-poly here! She's rolling everywhere and anywhere these days. If we put a toy on the ground, she'll find a way roll her way to it, even if is not in her direct rolling line. Meaning, I have to be careful where I put her down because one second she's laying vertically with her feet toward the TV, and the next she's laying on the other side of the rug with her head toward the TV. She's movin'!
• Dances up a storm. I shared her dancing movie in her 5 month post and she's still got the groove. Especially when music comes on. She loves music.
• Loving her toes! They're in her mouth a lot. At least its a toy that's always around :)
• Eating cereal and rice crackers. She does ok at the beginning of cereal time but eventually we have to try hard to keep her occupied while eating, but last night she loved her cracker!
• Happy as can be. She's found out how to give us a "half" giggle. I just take that to mean "try harder mom" :) She does a little fake cough too and just grins afterward.
• Still grabbing everything, and she's quick! We're on guard all the time. When she sees something she wants, she gets excited, puts her arms out and kind of shakes them (like she's flexing all her arm/hand muscles). Its cute!
• Sitting pretty much on her own these days but topples over when she's reaching for something she wants, or her toes.
• Loves her bouncer and will grin away while bouncing happily. (see video here)

The other day I was having Koda chase a laser which I was pointing at the floor. When I first started, Jayne gave a tiny chuckle so I turned on the camera hoping she'd keep laughing, and boy did she...

Oh she is just so happy! And we are so happy to have her in our family.


Happy 6 months baby girl!

Jayne - 5 months

So she's put another month down in the books. 5 months today. Miss Jayne is so much fun, so cute, patient, interactive and did I mention cute!? I melt every time her sweet eyes meet mine and she gives me her little chubby cheeked grin.  

It is so fun to see her growing right before our eyes...but then I want to just stop time and spend every minute with my little buddy. We hang out every day together. Me and my girl. Jeez, she just melts my heart.

Jayne's 5 month stats

• Jayne can roll from her stomach to her back. She's almost got the back-to-stomach move down but not yet!
• She loves to "dance". She often is rocking herself back and forth while we hold her. People ask us if we're doing it, but its all her! We can get her to do it by saying "dancing, dancing, dancing". (in movie)
• Still sleeping like a champ. She loves her sleep so much and has become very efficient in telling us she wants to go to sleep. She'll continually rub her eyes and nuzzle into her blanket or mom's hair. She knows what she wants!
• She loves to snuggle her face right into her blanket while sleeping. We put her in bed, give her her binky and she immediately turns her head the the side and snuggles right in.
• Jayne loves to grab things...anything! She loves hands/fingers, mommy's hair, iPods, her blanket and well just about anything we're holding.
• She's a growing girl! This is bittersweet for mom and dad ;). She weighed 15.6 lbs last month at her appointment and was 25.25 in long. That keeps her in the 79% for weight and 83% for height. She's getting big!
• She is very vocal. She loves to squeal and giggle. She has a little chuckle that she'll often give us but when she really giggles it always results in hiccups. Haha. Poor girl got the hiccup gene from momma!

Here's a bit of her dancing...

Happy 5 months baby girl! We love you more than you'll ever know.