New Skills

Sienna has a lot of new skills that she would like to share!

She learned how to clap! It's sooooo cute. I had been trying to teach her the "more" sign by bringing her hands together. Well, she doesn't do the sign yet but she started clapping! Grandma came over and she just started doing it.

She's also learned how to give kisses! She already knows how to give hugs (she's a hug-a-holic) but now we get wet, slobbery baby kisses too! It's really funny, she makes a sound and everything. The only part she doesn't know how to do is close her mouth, hence the slobbery part. It's nice to know she can express her love for us.

Sienna also drew on her chalkboard wall for the first time! She only tried to eat the chalk a few times too. She also did a nice scratching sound to make our ears bleed.

I like this picture because you can also see her fangs. Too bad she's not Fang anymore! She's got 5 teeth now, with the 6th about to come down any day now. When Grandma was over we tried getting pictures of the fangs.

But back to the new skills.. Sienna can also now open plastic baggies! I know, suffocation hazard, we definitely watch her when she's playing with a bag. I put some toys in a gallon size bag and she has a lot of fun opening it and taking the toys out.

Hmmm, I thought there was something else but I can't remember it right now. In other news, Sienna has officially made the switch to 12 month clothes. I put a pair of 12 month jammies on her last night and they were tight! I'm going to have to stretch everything out so she can wear them.
We have two birthday parties to attend this weekend, fun! We're going to be very busy.

Picture update soon to come on her Gallery in 41st and 42nd week. Keep an eye out for new July videos as well!

Toilet paper girl

Yesterday Sienna had her 9 month well check. I know, she's already almost 10 months, but her doctor wasn't available until yesterday. It was not a fun appointment. She cried almost the entire time. For a minute she was acting like she wanted the doctor to hold her and then she decided that it wasn't what she wanted. Definitely stranger anxiety!
She said that Sienna was ahead of the game developmentally, she was surprised to hear that she's already standing and climbing-- we may have an early walker! I keep thinking that any day now she's going to take her first steps. She really seems like she wants to but loses confidence at the last minute. I don't want her babyhood to end yet, but I'm excited for the new adventures having a toddler brings.
She is 17 lbs 11oz, and 28 inches tall, so we get a little extra time before we have to buy a convertible car seat. She cried so much when she was on the scale, she even tried to jump out, it was crazy.

Later yesterday evening I started feeling sick. I think Eric brought something home from work because he was complaining about a sore throat and then I got it. I hope Sienna doesn't catch it because it could set off another ear infection. There is some leftover fluid in her right ear, but it is clear so we aren't treating it just yet.

You might be confused with the title of this blog post. Toilet paper girl? That sounds a little weird. I'll tell you what's weird. A baby with an obsession with toilet paper. She crawls in the bathroom, tears off some squares and eats it. Several times a day. Sometimes she goes in and unrolls the whole thing. Today I was doing dishes and she comes up to me with something white hanging out of her mouth, and lo and behold! A fat clump of toilet paper. I try and keep the bathroom doors closed, but I've been in and out a lot lately flushing fleas down the sink. I don't know why she likes to eat it, but she does. I don't think she's swallowed any yet, but you never know. As Eric says, I don't really want to know what kind of stuff she's eating when we're not looking.

Silly baby.

There are new pics uploaded to her gallery under 39th, 40th, and 41st week. Soon there will be videos as well, we just need to convert them to flash!

Tomorrow is a picnic potluck to celebrate the end of baby sign class in PB. Fun!

Hanging out with Gramma

This past weekend was very big for Sienna- her first sleepover! She stayed over at Grandma's house Saturday night and Eric and I were able to go on a date. It was nice that we could eat dinner unrushed and without distractions, but it was also a little lonely without the baby girl. We both were sad when we got up in the morning and she wasn't there. Sienna wasn't very happy about it on Saturday night, but she was happy and herself on Sunday morning. I picked her up in the afternoon and she was playing with Grandma, Charlie, and lots of toys!

A few days before that we were over at Grandmas to go swimming! It was a very hot day so we didn't get the pool set up until the late afternoon. It was quite the scene putting it up. I had Sienna on my back in the Ergo and she didn't appreciate me bending over or the pine needles prickling her head. We were trying to hold the sides up but they kept collapsing. Finally we got in, and Sienna didn't like the cold water! She was ok sitting on my lap though, so that's what we did until.... Sienna fell in face first! Bad mom moment of the week right there. She was ok though, hardly freaked out at all.

Sienna in the pool with Grandma!

Sunday we went to Sienna's friend Joanna's first birthday party! It was a lot of fun, Sienna enjoyed the pool a lot more, although everyone else was done swimming by the time she got in.
Yesterday Grandma came over again and we hung out at home. Sienna loves her Grammy!

so pretty!

There are new pictures on Sienna's gallery under 39th week, so check it out. There's more to come soon when I upload pics from my camera as well!

Standing and Holiday Weekend

Sienna decided it was time to stand on her own. She can only do it for a few seconds, but it is SOOO cute! It seems like she falls down on her bottom as soon as she realizes what she's doing. A few times she's stood up by herself, but mostly she pulls herself up on something and then lets go. Pretty soon she's going to be taking her first steps, sniff..

We decided not to go see fireworks this year. Sienna goes to sleep at 8pm so she missed them all. Next year maybe we'll go down to the park, or at least out on the street to watch them. We were able to see them from our bedroom window though.. kind of. Our neighbor's roof was right in the way. Argh!

That's pretty much it. We got some much needed relaxing in.

Soon I will update about our trip to grandma's, but I need to get my camera back first!