Naomi's Favorite Show

So, Naomi has definitely discovered the TV and loves it.  We record episodes of Willa's Wild Life and 3-2-1 Penguins for her to watch, but really cartoons only hold her attention for a few minutes before she resumes playing with something else.  However, there is one show that she will watch for the whole time, her attention never wavering.  She'll even ignore the kitties that normally make her squeel with glee.  Heck, she can watch multiple episodes in a row even.  Can you guess what it is?  

Her favorite show is.....

WHEEL OF FORTUNE!  

Yes, Pat, Vanna, Wheel and Puzzleboard have been entertaining people of all ages for generations and there is no show that Naomi would rather watch.  Could it have anything to do with hearing it daily in utero?  I don't know, maybe.  We've used it to calm her when teething.  It's become part of her evening routine - after dinner and before bath.  We keep 5 episodes on the DVR just in case.  All those bright colors, letters, numbers, and sound effects are just the bees knees for her.  


Anyway, here are some pics of our little Wheel Watcher!  

Eight Months Old

Stats?
About 16.25 lbs (?%), ? in long (?%), and ? cm head circumference. 
She's in size 2 diapers (soon to be size 3) and her 6 month clothes.  
(As always, we'll have more complete stats in months that we have a well-baby visit.)


How is she sleeping?
She's sleeping well and we successfully converted to an arms out swaddle, so hopefully we'll be just in a fleece sleeper by the time cold weather arrives.  We start her bedtime routine between 7:00 and 7:30 and she wakes up between 6:00 and 7:00.  She usually takes a couple of naps during the day ranging from 1-2 hours and occasionally longer; sometimes she doesn't nap long enough and we have to have 3 mini naps. 


How is she eating?
She still eats solids 3 times a day and nurses close to her regular schedule during the day. We've had a bit of a set-back in feeding as she would only eat cereal for a while (up to 3 oz of formula mixed with cereal at almost any consistency).  We've done our best to be patient but persistent and gradually we have had success with yogurt (3-6 oz) and the previously accepted sweet potatoes (1-2 oz).  While she doesn't mind things (namely yogurt or cereal) flavored with small amounts of fruit, it seems that she doesn't like straight fruit.  In the last two days, we've had success with peas (1-2 oz) at lunch time and I did a victory dance for baby girl's amusement yesterday after she ate.  We've let her play with some Kix and she's managed to get one in her mouth a couple of times, but mostly it's just for exploration at this point.  We're working with her sippy cup and with straws when out.  She's always surprised when water ends up in her mouth, but she's slowly getting it (usually dribbling down out of her mouth and down her shirt).  


Doctor Visit?
None this month.  Just a call where we got permission for some Children's Claritin at night which has helped relieve some of the congestion that was disrupting her sleep.  :)  


What new tricks does she do?
She's mastered sitting on her own completely.  She's working on crawling, so we get a lot of inching, rolling, "squiggling", and getting frustrated.  She figured out how to turn around in the exersaucer now so she's much more into it. Her hands are getting much more dexterous and purposeful.  Verbally, we've heard solid ya ya ya and da da da and some other babbling.  She's definitely ramped up how much she "talks".  Cracks me up sometimes.  


General Observations?
Her two bottom teeth are out on display and we're waiting on the top two. She's still tiny.  
Her smiles and giggles light up my world.  
If you take your girl out in a "gender neutral" outfit, people will assume she's a boy.  I wonder if Naomi is tired of wearing pink yet?
Tiny Tots and Tunes starts this week and I'm excited to see how much more she will get out of it.  
Blogger runs much better in Google Chrome than in IE (nothing to do with baby, but this post was much easier to do).  


Until next time...

One without a bow

See My Two Teeth!

Sticking my tongue out at Daddy!

Penzey's Spices

So, hubby and I love to cook.  A couple years ago my SIL and fab cook, Terah, turned me on to Penzey's Spices.  Their spices are definitely superior to the spices at the grocery store and they carry such a variety of things that they are almost sure to have what you need.  Since I was truckin' it down to Sprinkles to get my free cupcakes (see previous post), I figured I would stop into Penzey's to pick up a couple of things and use some of my coupons (both places are about 45 minutes from my house).  Penzey's sends out a catalog periodically and it includes some wonderful recipes and frequently an awesome coupon for something free or $ off.  Since it's not close to my house, I save my coupons and use a lot on one trip - they are kind enough to let you do that.  Anyway, just want to let my friends know about this awesome product and how you can score some good deals.  


Here is a picture of my purchase.  


My total was $1.29.  (It should have been a little more, but they made a mistake in my favor when ringing up one of my coupons that I didn't figure out until I'd left.  Not sure how to handle that, I figure I'll call and ask).  I actually still have 2 more coupons left over that I'll use on my next trip.  

What I got:
1 - 1/2 cup jar of Italian Dressing Base (free coupon)
1 - 1/2 cup jar of Arizona Dreaming (free coupon) - already tried it, very yummy
1 - 1/2 cup jar of Minced Garlic (free coupon)
2 - 4 oz bags of Black Pepper (reg price) - refilling previous jar
1 - 4 oz bag of Fajita Seasoning (reg price) - refilling previous jar
1 - Gift Set of 1/4 cup jar of spices: Garlic Powder, Black Pepper, Mural of Flavor, and Cinnamon (free with purchase coupon)  - I already use all of these, so score!


Less $5 off of $10 purchase coupon.  


Have a Spicy Day!  :)  

Sprinkles Cupcakes

This past week, I won a dozen free Sprinkles cupcakes on Facebook.  Almost every day Sprinkles posts a "whisper word" along with the opportunity to comment on the post to win free cupcakes.  5 people win a single cupcake and 1 lucky person wins a free dozen cupcakes.  Lucky me!  Also, I had the opportunity to win 1 extra free cupcake by posting about it on my wall.  So it turned into a baker's dozen - yippee!  

So I picked up my baker's dozen and we had a sweet weekend.  One got eaten as soon as both hubby and I were home.  Alex, Terah and Nick came over for a belated birthday dinner for Terah and some UT football (along with the tail end of the TCU game) and we shared our cupcakes with family.  Of course we still had some leftover that we ate on Sunday.  A perfect way to end our little staycation that we'd been having.  :)  

Here's a picture to make your mouth water and your face turn green with envy.  

Flavors:  4 Vanilla/Vanilla (our favorite), 2 Black and White, 2 Vanilla Chocolate Hazelnut (2nd favorite and seasonal flavor), 2 Strawberry, 1 Red Velvet (for Terah), 1 Cinnamon Sugar (for Alex), and (not pictured) 1 Chocolate Marshmallow which was eaten too fast to be photographed

Have a Sweet Day!