Almost 10 months old!

We can't believe it! Wren will be 10 months old tomorrow! She has been such a blessing to our family and she keeps us on our toes! Here are some of the new things she is doing these days:

• Walking everywhere!
• Drinking out of a cup (milk, juice, and water)
• Clapping for herself when she walks
• Playing peek-a-boo with me by hiding her face behind anything she can find and then popping out from behind it
• Pointing to everything and saying "Da, Da" (we have come to realize she means "What's that?")Feeding herself finger foods (she is pretty much over the baby food)
• Holding her own bottle (finally! Once we weaned, she took over the bottle pretty quickly
• Testing the limits- if I tell her no, she will turn around to do it again after looking at me to see if the answer is still no
• Running/crawling away from me when I try to get her away from the "no, no" (with a HUGE smile on her face, I might add...)
• Napping! Yeah!!!
• Sleeping through the night again! Yeah!!!
• Attempting to climb on things (she hasn't quite figured it out yet, thankfully)
• Biting me with her 6 teeth when she doesn't get her way (this only happens occationally and we are trying to put a stop to it quickly!
• Opening and closing doors
• Taking toys out and putting them back in their container (over and over and over again!
• There are many more but this is all I have time for!

What do doggies say?

Wren knows the answer to that question! She loves to look at the neighbor's dog (or any dog) and now can say "woof." Listen closely!

Fun Times around the House!

These videos aren't super eventful, but I think they are so cute! One is Wren pushing a chair across the kitchen floor (I never thought I would video something like that :) and the other is Wren trying to scale our entertainment center in hopes of taking EVERY DVD off the shelf. She is in constant motion all the time so it's hard to get pictures of her. She is now napping! Hallelujah!!! I have started to let her cry it out and it has been wonderful! She now cries for about 15 minutes and then sleeps for 2 or 2 1/2 hours. Yippee!!! She does this twice a day! She is also walking EVERYWHERE! In the last two weeks she has learned how to turn and walk a different direction and pick up a toy without falling! She is also starting to push up from the ground to stand instead of having to pull up on something. There is going to be no stopping her by the end of the month! She is changing so much everyday! I wish it would slow down, but it's also fun to see her grow and change. I love being a mommy!

Wren's First Swing

Who needs a swing set when you have Dad? Sorry about it being sideways. I don't know how to fix it!

Helping Mom with the Dishes

Wren loves to play in the refridgerator, freezer, pantry, and dishwasher. As you can see, she is a really big "help" when it comes to unloading the dishwasher :).

Crawling to Walking in no Time at All!

I expected Wren to crawl around a little before she tried walking, but no! She crawled for about 2 weeks before she was ready to take off on her own! Brance helped out the process by creating the baby leash. He got tired of holding her hands so he wrapped the blanket under her arms and off she went. She loves doing this!!! I had gotten out the camera to just tape her pulling up, but she decided to cooperate and take her first series of steps for us!!! I hope you enjoy the videos!
Video #1- Wren crawling
Video #2- The baby leash
Video #3- First steps

After Christmas Blues

We went home Christmas night, slept and packed to go to Granbury for a weekend away with just Brance, Wren and I. We love the cabin there and wanted to seize the opportunity to get away. It was fun, but Wren was unusually fussy. I thought it was just her being tired from Christmas and all of the new places. The next day, my friend Gina came in to visit, and Wren developed a bad cough. We went to the doctor the next day only to find out Wren had RSV, a respiratory virus. The next week was spend tending to a sick baby. I was so thankful Brance was home from school to help out. Poor Wren would cough so hard she would throw-up. She was still actually pretty active and happy until New Years Eve. She got a pretty high fever and would just lay on Brance. I kind of freaked out and called the doctor at 9:30pm. They just suggested that I alternated Motrin and Tylenol. It helped so much!!! After about a week of sleeping in the car seat in the bed and suffering through breathing treatments, Wren was finally on the mend! We were glad to have our little girl back to normal!