That Shelby

Shelby's Prayer

2010-06-07T23:48:00.001-07:00

"...please help me to be whatever I want to be..."

3 Shots = 5

2010-05-12T21:36:00.000-07:00

Shelby got some shots today. Three, to be exact, but in total they contained five vaccines. She took them amazingly well for a 3 yr old. For the first two I didn't even see her flinch. The last one in the other arm made her tense up so it hurt more than the others, but still she barely made a sound. She is so amazing! She got treated to her very own fruit smoothie afterwards - she didn't know she would but was so happy she did.

Classic Shelby

2010-03-29T21:46:00.000-07:00

On Sidney's 7th Birthday

2010-02-23T19:41:00.001-08:00

Shelby to Sidney: Happy birthday, Sidney. I'm four now!

Shelb in Orlando

2010-02-19T12:33:00.001-08:00

Here is my baby girl posing off! lol

What kind of sand is that?

2010-01-07T14:34:00.001-08:00

Yesterday Shelby (and I) had a shoot at Sugar Sand park. Today she asked me, "Sidney didn't get to go to Ragu Sand park?"

Scrabble has a new name

2009-10-25T18:00:00.001-07:00

Shelby: "Mommy, I wanna play scribble scrabble with you guys."

Shelby Ready For School

2009-10-01T08:48:00.000-07:00

Shelby is 3, see?

2009-09-18T20:26:00.001-07:00

Some Pix of the Girl

2009-09-05T17:00:00.000-07:00

Forgot this one

2009-09-01T08:49:00.001-07:00

After I flat-ironed my hair recently I decided to give it a try on Shelbs. Here's the result:

You don't say.

2009-08-28T14:26:00.001-07:00

Shelby spent three hours at daycare this past Wed morning. Three hours! By yesterday afternoon she was watery-eyed and snotty.

Shelbs

2009-08-20T18:31:00.000-07:00

It's Gravy

2009-08-17T21:02:00.000-07:00

While we were waiting for K and C to return the rental car, Shelb and I watched cars drive past. In an effort to teach her some colors once I again, as each car passed I would tell her what color it was - white, red, blue, grey, etc. When I thought it should be her turn I asked her, "What color is that one?" She replied, "That's a gravy one." :D

BEFORE The Crack o' Dawn

2009-08-16T17:51:00.000-07:00

What on earth was I doing up so early this morning? I had to force myself to go sleep at midnight last night, a Saturday night! So not fair. But, it had to be done because I had an engagement sunrise shoot at the beach scheduled. Sid stayed by my mom's last night but Shelby refused to let me leave without her. "I wanna go wit you," she kept telling me. So home she came and to the beach we went. After the shoot I let her play in the water a little...in her pajamas. I took her to the stroller to change her and after she took off her diaper she took off to the water. THAT was a sight to see, lol! Anway, here is proof that I really did get up when I should have been sleeping!

I didn't have a towel for her, only a blanket that I brought to keep her warm before the sun came out since she was sleeping. After she bathed in the ocean I wrapped her in the blanket. She had a tough time walking in it though and fell over.

Shelbs

2009-08-12T10:35:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago at a friend's house after church. She'll be three on Sept. 18!!

Shelb Today

2009-04-12T21:04:00.000-07:00

2009-03-01T09:13:00.000-08:00

Shelby had a plastic duck on her head and when it rolled off she said, "I felled it off!"

2009-02-21T19:04:00.000-08:00

2009-02-17T06:12:00.001-08:00

I asked Shelby to do something for me and she said, "Sure."

She is so proud of herself

2009-02-08T22:20:00.000-08:00

Shelby wanted a granola bar but it was in the pantry on a shelf that she couldn't reach. She asked me to get it for her but I told her to use her stool. She pulled and pushed it until it got where she needed it, and then she climbed up and got the granola bar. She was so happy - she was too cute. For the rest of the day she used any excuse to use her stool to climb to reach something - the box of macaroni, a cup, whatever.

Looking Innocent

2009-01-01T11:50:00.000-08:00

Wearing Lip Balm AND Lip Gloss

2009-01-01T11:46:00.000-08:00

Her Locks and Lost Chocolate

2008-12-30T07:44:00.000-08:00

Shelby's hair is getting long. When I'm washing it I tell her, "Flash your locks!" and she shakes her head from side to side splashing water everywhere. If I had a water-proof camera I would have a picture of it by now. As for the lost chocolate, I have a bunch of lip balm/gloss in my purse that Shelby loves to after. Since she killed her Burt's Bees that I gave her whenever she needs some she says, "My lip balm is dead?" and she proceeds to go towards my purse to get mine. I let her have some but it can't stop there, can it? She knows about the minty lip gloss I bought at Bath and Body Works because she helped me choose the flavors. Anywho, after the Burt's Bees it's time for the "minty" of which there are two: peppermint and chocolate mint. Shelby needs both. Next goes on the peppermint and lastly the chocolate mint. Last night, after the usual ritual of three layers of lip treatment Shelby went off about her business, played a bit, climbed onto the facing couch smooshing her face (and lips) in the seat (it's a good thing it's leather). She came back a few minutes later declaring that her "chocolate fell off!"

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Shelb's Bday

2008-10-01T21:19:00.000-07:00

Yesterday

2008-09-19T17:58:00.000-07:00

Grandma: Happy birthday, Shelby!

Shelby: Happy birthday, Grandma.

Shelby the Viking (at the grocery store)

2008-09-17T09:43:00.001-07:00

Shelb has a bum ear

2008-08-27T07:54:00.000-07:00

Sidney does this thing where he sits on his bike and then he puts Shelby on the seat with him, seated in front of him. Then he drives her around the house. She loves it. Well, the last time he did that he never took her off of the bike, he just left her up there - stuck. Poor Princess couldn't get down. I didn't even realize what was going on. I looked at her and continued what I was doing. (Bad mommy!) Next thing we heard was a crash and a scream and then crying. Shelby was trying to get down by herself but the bike fell down with her all tangled in it. She said her knee hurt but later I noticed that half of her right ear was bruised. That was Sunday. It's still bruised but getting better. If you say anything to her about her ear she'll respond with, "Fall off the bike?" Aww. Send her kisses when you can. She's worth it.

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2008-07-15T11:37:00.000-07:00

Update

2008-07-07T12:07:00.000-07:00

Shelby ended up with a UTI apparently. So she started with the throwing up, then the diarrhea had to run its course, and now this. I took her to the doctor's Saturday evening. He told me that if we couldn't get any pee in a cup then they would have to use a catheter. Oh no. You better believe I put Shelby on that toilet and got her to pee in that cup. I was so proud of her. I asked her to pee and before I was ready she started. I had to fight with that cup and was afraid I didn't get enough but the doc said it was good. *phew* Now only ten days of antibiotics.

Shelby has the squirts

2008-06-26T14:11:00.001-07:00

I don't know what it was but last week Shelb threw up a couple of times. Once was scary because she was asleep on her back. Hubby and I were thankful that we haven't kicked her out of our bed just yet. I heard the first sputter and immediately grabbed her and rushed her to the bathroom. Anyway, since she's been throwing up her #2 stuff has been getting softer and softer until finally, the day before yesterday, she was squirting. Ewww. I know. We took her to the doctor yesterday. As far as she can tell she's fine. No fever, no lack of appetite, still playing, still her usual diva self. We've modified her diet and hopefully that will help to firm her back up.

Pre-Picture Day

2008-05-07T08:11:00.000-07:00

I used Shelby as a model to take some test pictures at the school and she very cutely and obediently sat on the stool and posed for the camera. After the first pic I told her to smile and you see what she gave me. She had me rollin' with laughter!

My Princess

2008-04-17T07:46:00.000-07:00

Shelby Lately

2008-03-05T06:26:00.000-08:00

I Know You Can't Enough of Her

2008-01-28T10:08:00.000-08:00

No lighting experiments here - I was too tired. I barely finished ironing the sheet I used as a background.

No, I Guess She Doesn't Smile So Much

2008-01-22T06:51:00.000-08:00

Shelby

2008-01-17T12:40:00.000-08:00

Shelby in Red & White

2007-09-24T12:01:00.000-07:00

If you say she's not the cutest baby ever, you're LYING!

Shelby is 1 Year Old!

2007-09-19T07:48:00.000-07:00

Here are some pix of the Shelbster. Get your fix now because who knows when I'll post again!

Her birthday is in two weeks!

2007-08-27T13:30:00.000-07:00

At the beach...again

2007-06-25T07:48:00.000-07:00

See my babies!

See Shelby. She is half buried in the sand!

Better View of the Teeth

2007-06-11T11:27:00.000-07:00

Took Shelby to the Beach

2007-06-11T09:13:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was such a beautiful day we couldn't let it go by without taking an impromptu trip to the beach with the babies. Shelby didn't like the waves coming towards her but she enjoyed being in the water with daddy. TELL me she doesn't have her daddy's eyebrows and hairline!!

First Teeth

2007-05-31T07:03:00.001-07:00

Shelby's first tooth came in last week and she bit me! Her second one came in this past weekend. Now she thinks she's really grown.

Shelby at her cousin's graduation

2007-05-19T12:40:00.000-07:00

Grandma bought Shelb the cutest all pink stroller with a canopy...see!

Shelb in the Grass

2007-05-14T13:29:00.000-07:00

(Click the picture for the large version.)

Shelb in a Highchair

2007-05-10T06:58:00.001-07:00

Pix of Shelb

2007-05-09T10:53:00.000-07:00

See the progression from bad to worse and then calm (on a different day, of course).

That Shelby

2007-04-30T08:19:00.000-07:00

This morning I took some pix of the babies at Shelby's daycare. Here are the two pix I took of Shelb.

Poor Shelb can't catch a break. This past Saturday she threw up (projectile vomitted) three out of four feedings. She didn't have a fever and she wasn't cranky. She would just gag and then puke. And, actually, Karl and myself were both sick this weeken too.

Shelby at the Doctor's

2007-04-25T08:23:00.000-07:00

Here is Shelby, all smiles at the doctor's office this morning. She had a re-check appointment to see if her ear infection is all gone. The infection is gone apparently but there is still some fluid in her right ear. No antibiotics again though. We'll have to watch and wait and hope it doesn't get re-infected.

Of course, the smiles didn't last because she got three shots today - two in one leg and one in the other. Poor baby cried and through her tears and screams she was looking at me like, "Why are you letting them do this to me??!!" I felt so bad.

The smile pic was supposed to be a before pic. I felt so bad afterwards I forgot to take the after pic.

Shelb and Auntie SP

2007-04-24T17:07:00.000-07:00

Proof that Auntie SP came to visit.

Shelby Swinging

2007-04-24T11:55:00.001-07:00

Sorry about the poor quality. I recorded this with my cell phone.

At the Park

2007-04-22T20:28:00.000-07:00

Shelby in Action

2007-04-17T11:04:00.000-07:00

See Shelby climbing over the side of the couch. I had to snap this pic fast so I could catch her before she fell over onto the table. Too funny.

On the way to school this morning

2007-04-17T08:15:00.000-07:00

2007-04-10T07:26:00.000-07:00

Girl cuz came to visit. We met for dinner and this is Shelb licking her glass.

My Funny Bunny

2007-03-26T07:31:00.000-07:00

This was Shelb at school on Friday. Don't ask me why she had bunny ears on.

She's so big now - 6 months old! And what a personality. She's getting good at moving around too. What a gorgeous smorgeous (yes, yet another nickname). She loves to stare and touch things. She likes crumpling paper and then eating it. Poor booby has a bad cough still. I have to take her back to the dr's this week for a follow-up exam from last week's visit.

She's Eating Solid Food

2007-03-19T09:23:00.000-07:00

I guess you can call peas and carrots 'solid' even considering the fact that they are pureed into mush! Shelby didn't care so much about the peas, but the carrots she loved. I couldn't get them in her mouth fast enough. She kept pulling my arm and sticking out her tongue. I think I'll tape an episode....

As usual, Sid was my photographer (he's getting some great experience). His first attempt to catch her eating didn't work though cause he obviously missed her mouth altogether. That day she was eating peas.
Sunday she was eating carrots so I had Sid retake the picture.

My Girl

2007-03-15T08:58:00.000-07:00

That's my girl!

Found Some Pix On My Camera

2007-03-08T09:52:00.000-08:00

I think her hair is finally beginning to grow back - she went almost bald!

Well, these last two I didn't "find," I actually took them last night.

You know, I can't get enough of this girl

2007-03-02T10:15:00.000-08:00

My mother took this pic a couple of weeks ago.
We were car-shopping and we test drove this Tundra for the fun of it. (No, Shelb didn't stay in the front seat for the ride.)
Cute pic 1 of Shelb in Sid's new basketball hat.
Cute pic 2 of Shelb in Sid's new basketball hat.
Cute pic 3 of Shelb in Sid's new basketball hat.
My mother brought this outfit back from Jamaica so here is Shelb representin' for Jamaica.

Aren't these the cutest little sneakers! The grandma of another little girl gave them to us. When she bought them she didn't realize that they were too small for her granddaughter.

Pix I Owe You

2007-02-19T08:59:00.000-08:00

Shelb sitting on the couch when Spiderman came to visit.

Little Miss Attitude

2007-02-07T20:42:00.000-08:00

I think Shelby was mad at me yesterday, probably for sending her to daycare. We had her all strapped into her carseat and her father was getting ready to take her to school when I leaned in to kiss her. She looked at me and turned her head away from me. Oh, no she didn't! When I stepped away she resumed her previous position of looking straight ahead. I leaned in again for another try and she turned away from me again! I couldn't believe it! I did get my kiss though I had to take it.

Pix From the Museum Trip

2007-02-01T08:13:00.000-08:00

Shelb went with me on Sid's field trip to the Museum of Discovery and Science yesterday. Here's the proof.
Shelb with an alligator
Shelb by the water fountain
Shelb and one of Sid's old teachers

Pix

2007-01-27T17:57:00.000-08:00

Miss. Pukey
Head looking over the bassinette.
Shelby showing her Canadian pride! No sooner did I bathe her and put on her pj's than she promptly puked on it.
Sid trying to read to Shelb.

Tons of Pix!

2007-01-21T08:28:00.000-08:00

All eyes here
Shelb and Grandma Norma
On Daddy's back
Sitting up

Laying over my leg
With Sid's old hat
With Grandpa Joe

Jean Skirt Pix

2007-01-16T20:27:00.000-08:00

Trying to hold her up and take a picture at the same time is not easy. I wanted to snap a pic of her in her jean skirt.
Nevermind me in these pix, just notice the expressions on Shelbyla's face!

Shelb's Schedule

2007-01-10T19:35:00.000-08:00

In the morning Shelby is the happiest baby! She coos and she smiles and she laughs. In the evening she likes to hear herself talk. I'm sure she's trying to communicate. Sometimes we dialog - I talk to her and she talks back to me.

Pix From Daddy's Day

2007-01-10T19:24:00.000-08:00

Shelb and Grandpa at Daddy's BDay Dinner
Shelb in a warm outfit
Shelb in the same warm outfit

What She's Doing Lately

2007-01-08T20:43:00.000-08:00

If you put Shelb at one end of the couch she will push her way to the other end...all while lying on her back, pushing with her feet, and tilting her head backwards.
She is much more interactive. She has sounds that she uses to call for attention and she'll reach out and touch now. She's discovered her hands and to a lesser extent her feet. The other day she tried to get her pacifier into her mouth. At least she got it near her face.

Experimental Pix

2007-01-08T20:37:00.000-08:00

Experiment with perspective.
I have a pic of Sid's feet. Here are Shelb's.
Up close and personal.
It's hard when you have a moving subject.

Random Pix

2007-01-07T18:40:00.000-08:00

Me and Shelb about two months ago.
These are the tokens I gave out at Shelby's blessing.
Here is Shelby asleep on me during church service (Jan 6, 07).
See Shelb's pout! She's here with her biggest brother, K Jr. (a pic taken sometime in Jan 07).
She's getting better at holding her bottle (Jan 7, 07)!

Shelby is a Blessing

2006-12-31T21:47:00.000-08:00

Shelby was blessed this past Saturday. She is such a blessing in my life for so many reasons.

The days leading up to the blessing were so busy. After the blessing we had planned to have a lunch for our family and close friends, so there was a menu to plan, food to buy, a place to secure, cleaning to be done, decorations to pick out, balloons to blow up, wardrobe to decide on and have ready; all of this on top of our regular every day tasks. By Friday evening we were nowhere near finished. Saturday morning my mother still had cleaning to do, we had the decorations to put up, balloons to blow up, and we had to be at church by the latest 11:00 am. We made it there with about 10 minutes to spare which was great cause it gave me a chance to sit and breathe...sort of. Shelby had to be dressed and every few minutes I was looking around for my invited guests - BdaB, some other friends from college, and, of course, Mocha. Most of the people turned up. When it was almost time to go down to the front there were at least 19 of us. I didn't want to be the first to walk in but Shelby was main attraction and I had her so down I went with everyone else following closely behind in single file. The pastor took Shelby and prayed for her and for us after giving the church a little preamble about myself and hubby, then when it was all done we filed back out to the foyer. I had really wanted to stay and hear the sermon but I had to leave - we still had preparations to do if we wanted the room and food to be ready when everyone got there with their empty stomachs. Of course, when I left most of my guests left with me. Hubby had to stay to videotape the rest of the service.

When we got to the place we immediately started blowing up balloons and putting out peanuts. My newfound family was there to help which made things go a lot faster. By the time church was done hubby came home with Shelby and the food was almost ready. We ate, we talked, we laughed, we had a great time. Some friends didn't make it...I was disappointed about that but that's life sometimes.Regardless, overall it was a wonderful day.
Of course, the cake. It was vanilla cake with raspberry filling and whipped topping.
The colors were pink, purple, and white.

Here is a pic of the food when it was almost done. There was oxtail, fish, veggie meat, bbq chicken, salad, potato salad, and rice and peas.

Reponse to 'Anon' Comment

2006-12-25T06:17:00.000-08:00

In response to nyabg's 'anon' comment on The Best of Times, The Worst of Times.

...i couldn't leave your 2 brothers home alone... Man, I would have said they're coming with! ;-)
It wasn't a big deal. I knew I had hours before Shelby would arrive, so why disrupt the whole household. It would have made everything so complicated.

And you'd never had unrelievable pain in your life before? wow! You just went straight for the biggest imaginable pain.
Uh, yeah, cause it pretty much was.

Did you ever wonder (i'm sure you must have) what Sid must've been thinking seein 'Mommy' in pain and acting strange? Did he ever comment or you explain to him?
I did wonder. I looked at him through the sideview mirror. He was watching me. I don't think I explained in detail but I'm pretty sure I told him my stomach was hurting cause the baby was coming.

Again, lol at the image of you, 'wheeling' youself into the hospital and then nurses asking you to sign things! Glad i live up here! Then all i'd have to do, is hand over my health card (if that).
We have health cards here too. And, as a matter of fact, they had me on file from the last time I was there giving birth to Sid. But I still had to resign waivers and stuff like that.

So i guess you're all healed now?
When you made this comment I'm sure I was healed by then, but there's no doubt that I'm all healed now!

And I'd like to hear about your hospital roomies too. How long did you stay?
My roomies, yeah, they were special. I had the bed by the window which was fine by me. (It seems so long ago now, I should have remembered to respond sooner cause now I hardly remember anything!) I do remember that my roomies came and took over the rest of the room. The curtains were up between our beds but that was about it. That meant that everytime I had to use the bathroom I had to walk in front of them (and whoever happened to be visiting) cause they didn't close the curtain at the foot of their bed. They also didn't close the curtain on the other side of their bed where the sink was, so everytime I came out of the bathroom to wash my hands I was again in their 'area'. They weren't considerate that way. Also, the husband stayed very late at night - as late as he could hide from security. I was glad when the nurse who checked on the lady went and told security he was in there and they told him to leave. When you're in a semi-private room you're supposed to consider the privacy and feelings of your roommate. They didn't. They were trying to get a private room but they were all full so each day they were supposed to leave they couldn't. One time I heard the lady say they may as well stay cause it wasn't so bad staying with me! Of course it wasn't bad staying with me cause I was the one staying with them!! Anyway, I liked being in the hospital and being waited on, but the inconsiderate roommates were trying. I had Shelby Monday morning and I was out by Wednesday midday.

Shelby Laughing

2006-12-24T22:12:00.001-08:00


This is the first time I've heard Shelby laugh so much.

2006-12-24T21:56:00.001-08:00

Shelby is a grabber. Whatever she can get her hands on will stay in her grasp. She particularly likes to hang on to my hair.

More and More Pix

2006-12-22T10:53:00.000-08:00

Uncle BdaB and Fam bought this gift for Shelby. See how intently she's watching it! (Taken yesterday)
She's starting to learn how to hold her bottle. (Taken yesterday)
This is an upside-down view of Shelb. (Taken today)

Reflux

2006-12-19T12:33:00.000-08:00

Shelb has some serious reflux. She must spit up at least half of her food. The doctor says that since she's gaining weight he's not worried about it but we could try gripe water if we want. That was a month ago. I just got some this past weekend and gave some to Shelb Sunday night. She almost choked on it! It's more syrupy than she's used to I guess. And since the other bottles are, um, asleep in the grave we bought her some new fancy shmancy bottles called Dr. Brown's which supposedly reduce the amount of air she takes in. She's still spitting up but we're watching to see if the colic is reduced. At least the gripe water brings up the excess air which seems to help.
Here is a pic of Shelb. She's lying next to my leg as I type this post.

2006-12-19T12:27:00.000-08:00

This is some of us walking to the truck on Monday morning after being smoked out of our home the night before. We stayed at hubby's mom's house.
Hubby's mom needed a ride so I sat in the back seat between Sid and Shelb. This is the view of Shelb from my seat next to her.

Its Called Improvisation

2006-12-19T12:19:00.000-08:00

Sunday morning we all went to church for a funeral (again). Hubby was asked to video tape so the rest of us tagged along (we're friends of one of the deceased's sons so it wasn't like we were rubbernecking). While we were there wouldn't you know that Shelb did a load. I took her into one of the back rooms to change her only to find that there weren't any diapers left in her bag. I happened to have a safety pin holding part of my skirt together where the button uesd to be and she had a couple of large burp cloths that double as cloth diapers. I wrapped that girl up and covered the pin in case it came loose (plus I had it facing outward so if it popped open it would stick her, only the person holding her if at all). Then I found a plastic bag that had the mini DV tapes that I bought to tape the service, ripped two holes in the bottom, and tied it on to her. I took a pic of the final product but somehow I didn't save it in my phone. :( That was supposed to be my Sunday pic.

Sad Face While Awake

2006-12-16T22:07:00.000-08:00

Pic taken by sister Alex.

Daddy's Girls (Almost)

2006-12-16T11:32:00.000-08:00

Here is Shelb and Alex - daddy's two youngest girls.

Cloudy Day

2006-12-16T09:50:00.000-08:00

Usually Shelb is my Morning Sunshine. Not so this morning!

At the Airport

2006-12-16T09:45:00.000-08:00

Yesterday Shelb and Sid and me and hubby took grandma (my mother) to the airport. She left for Jamaica. She was nervous about the turbulence and esp the air pockets but she made it with little of the first and none of the second. Anywho, here are pix of them kids seeing her off!
Sid and Grandma
Shelb and Grandma
Shelb waiting in line

More of Today - Eating Lunch

2006-12-14T10:09:00.000-08:00

Daddy just had to be in the picture!

Beginning of Something Great?

2006-12-14T07:13:00.000-08:00

Here are more pictures (hopefully the beginning of more and more and even more pictures)!

This picture was taken Dec 5 when my sister asked me to take one and send it to her phone.

Here is a collage of this morning's pictures. See, here she is pushing herself up off the bed.

Her Life

2006-12-13T07:12:00.000-08:00

Shelby's life is just not that interesting. It would be nice to chronicle "major" events daily but I won't make any promises. I will at least try to take pictures every few days with even my cell phone. I would take one now but she's not here, she's on the road with her father.

My Sunshine

2006-12-11T12:31:00.000-08:00

What a pleasant baby Shelby is first thing in the morning! And she's talking so much more - it seems so sudden, this drastic increase in cooing. I would tape it but you never know when she's going to start/stop.

Today I gave her my finger and she opened her hand and wrapped her fingers around mine! Coincidence? I think not! :)

Pix From a Few Days Ago

2006-12-11T12:20:00.000-08:00

Yesterday's Pix

2006-12-11T12:18:00.000-08:00

Have To Get Her Started Early

2006-12-11T12:15:00.000-08:00

Some Pix for the Nosey Ones :)

2006-11-30T20:55:00.000-08:00

Because Auntie Nyabg ~~nagged~~ reminded me about posting pictures, here are some taken about 15 mins ago.

And another...

And yet another...

2006-11-29T23:00:00.000-08:00

Shelby is getting bigger and more beautiful with each passing day!

She's getting more control of her hands now. She grips things, she can sometimes push her pacifier back in her mouth, and she even tries to prop up her bottle with a closed fist.

She's so pleasant. She loves interaction. She loves to be talked to and played with and kissed. She also loves being bathed. That's an easy way to calm her down when she's having her usual late-night fussiness.

She's really the sweetest!

Shopping Spree

2006-11-23T08:29:00.000-08:00

This cold weather has given me reason to go on a shopping spree for Shelby. (It helps that I had a $200 gift card for Babies R Us that I got from my co-workers.) The past few days it has been near-freezing weather and poor Shelby didn't have much to wear in the way of warm clothes. So we took that gift card, left Shelb at home with grandma, and braved the biting wind to go buy my baby some clothes. It was fun though. That was the first clothes shopping I've done for her. Girls' clothes are the cutest. We spent $170 on outfits. Some fit now, some are slightly bigger, and a few she won't be able to wear for a while. But at least for now she'll be warm. We bought long-sleeved bodysuits, tops, pants, jumper-like outfits, and even two hats. If you could see her now!