She's Getting Faster!

Shelby is picking up speed scooting! Trying to get to her new toys. Right now, she will only scoot around on her mat. As soon as she gets to the edge she turns around. Not sure how long that will last.

Shelby's First Christmas

Shelby had a wonderful Christmas. She didn't really understand most of it including opening presents but she is enjoying her new toys from Santa and had fun visiting family.

On Christmas Eve, we went to Josh's Aunt Joanne and Uncle Anosh's house in Manchester, MA for the Palermo Christmas party. There were lots of people and we had a lot of fun. Shelby was an angel and enjoyed watching everyone.

Here are some pictures of Shelby opening presents from Santa.

Shelby trying to escape

Shelby tasting all the people on her new bus.

On Christmas Day, we headed to Nana and Papa Wallace's in Norfolk, MA. We had a fun time spending time with everyone, eating good food and opening presents. Shelby had fun playing with Ella and racing her to see who could eat the Cheerios faster.

Shelby with Papa:

Ella gave Shelby her first doll. Shelby tried out the doll's pacifer while Ella held Shelby's pacifier.

While the adults enjoyed a great Italian dinner (Thanks Nana!), Shelby and Ella raced to see who could eat more Cheerios. Shelby even tried to pull some out of Ella's hand as she was putting them in her mouth.

Both were a little tired and their Christmas outfits had been discarded by this point.

But they had fun together.

Shelby's Starting to Scoot

Shelby is starting to scoot. She does not crawl but now when she sees a toy she wants that is a few feet away she will reach for it and slowly scoot to get it. Probably won't be long before she is scooting all over the place.

Thank you Nana and Papa Wallace for Shelby's early Christmas present. Shelby loves her new chair.

We are really looking forward to Shelby's 1st Christmas. It has been a busy couple of weeks getting gifts ready and baking cookies. She has been enjoying all the action in the kitchen and tries to get involved. Usually trying to steal anything she can get her hands on, like the dishtowel. Maybe next year she can help with some cookies but this year she is keeping me company and making me laugh.

Score! Shelby Thinks her Playpen is Fun!

So I haven't been using Shelby's pack and play much. We used to use it for diaper changes but she has gotten a bit big for the changing table part of the pack and play. So I finally set it up to be used as a playpen. I thought it would be good if I have to do something quickly and want her to be somewhere safe. We tested it out and she loved it! She thinks it's a game to stand up and hold the edge. Check out a couple of pictures and a video. The video is a little shaky because I am playing peek-a-boo with her while trying to video tape her but her laugh is so cute. Shelby also loves watching the video of herself. She laughs at herself laughing in the video!



Surprise, surprise-she tries to chew on it!

She's Trouble

Shelby loves her walker. She used to just walk around in it looking around at her toys or following me and Josh. Now she is getting more curious and trying to get into stuff that she shouldn't be touching! Sometimes we will say, "Shelby, what are you doing?!". She will get excited and try to escape with whatever she can get her hands on!


Shelby pulling out her videos after she threw some clean and folded laundry on the floor.


Shelby leaving the mess behind to look for things to get in the kitchen!

Thanksgiving

Sorry but I don't have any pictures to post from Thanksgiving! We had a great Thanksgiving and I completely forgot to pull out my carmera. I promise I will have Christmas pictures.

Thanksgiving was great. Josh, Shelby and I drove to Norfolk to see my parents, Aunt Maryann, Ella, Uncle Joe and Great Aunt Jose. Ella was super talkative and entertaining. We had a delicious dinner. After dinner, to give Nana and Papa some peace to clear the dinner. Josh, Uncle Joe, Aunt Marya, Ella, Shelby and I went for a walk. It was a perfect day for a walk and calmed the girls down.

Josh and Shelby took a nap for awhile. After some tasty dessert we headed back to New Hampshire. Thank you Nana and Papa Wallace for a great dinner. I swear I will help more next year!!

Here's a picture. It is not from Thanksgiving but it's a cute one.

She's a Cheerio Girl

Shelby loves Cheerios! She has been trying out some finger foods. So far she will only eat snack foods like dry cereal, yogurt melts and baby cheese curls. Her favorite is Cheerios. Sprinkling a bunch of Cheerios on Shelby tray allows me some time to eat my lunch or take a couple of sips of coffee. It has also helped her develop her pincher grasp. At first she could hardly pick up a cheerio now we are telling her to slow down and only eat one at a time. We have tried giving Shelby toast, real fruit bits, peas and some other things. She either won't open her mouth to try it or throws it off the tray. We will keep trying but it is mainly just Cheerios for now.

Check out Shelby's teeth! Her two front, bottom teeth are in. Now it looks like an upper incisor is coming in.

Weekend Away

This past weekend was a weekend away for the Ledbetter's. Josh went away to Vermont to hunt for the weekend and Shelby and I went to Massachusetts. We had a girls night with Nana Wallace, Aunt Maryann and Ella. It was tough getting a picture of Shelby and Ella. Either we couldn't get them to both look at the camera or Ella was escaping. Kaliey, Ella's friend and neighbor, entertained the girls and posed for some pictures with them.



Ella escaping:





Saturday we had dinner with Nana and Papa Wallace, Aunt Maryann and Ella, and Uncle Joe. Shelby loved all the attention and unlimited cereal puffs. It was fun watching Shelby and Ella interact. Ella sent Shelby home with a doll stroller. It is already getting Shelby scooting across the floor.

Happy Halloween!

Shelby's was a cute, pink bunny for her 1st Halloween and although she didn't like the costume to much she did have a fun filled day.

Shelby and I met up with Nana Wallace, Aunt Maryann and Ella for lunch. Shelby and Ella were great.Then they came back to the house to play with Shelby's new toys. We got the girls dressed in their Halloween outfits for some pictures.

Shelby as a bunny:

Shelby and cousin, Ella, dressed as a bumble bee:

Ella kept taking Shelby's bunny hat!

Ella escaping with the hat:

Shelby got sick of the costume quickly:

So we let Ella give it a try:

It was a funny day. Shelby and I ended our day sitting on the steps with Daddy and handing out candy to the children. She wore her bunny hat, just the hat, for passing out candy and got lots of compliments.

Shelby's First Cookie

Shelby had her first cookie today! Don't worry it wasn't a pecan sandie or anything naughty like that. It was just a Gerber teething biscuit. Still a cookie, right? She loved it and made a huge mess. The cookie turned into a sticky mess and ended up all over her hands, arms, face and even in her hair. The clean up was worth it because she enjoyed it so much. Although it might stay a weekend treat!

A Look Back

Just wanted to post some of our favorite pictures of Shelby from the past 7 months before I jump into the latest events.

Shelby's First Week Home:

Shelby-1 Month Old

Shelby-2 Months Old



Shelby- 3 Months Old

Shelby - 4 Months Old

Shelby- 5 Months Old

Shelby -6 Months Old

Shelby - 7 Months Old

Better Late than Never

So Shelby is already over 7 months old! I had been thinking about having a blog of Shelby or at least making a baby book of Shelby since before she was born. I finally decided to start of blog to document many of the great moments of Shelby growing up before I start to forget them. What I think is so great about the blog is being able to share these moments and pictures with family and friends. I hope everyone enjoys my posts of Shelby's milestones and adventures.

Susan