Another New Car

Shelby has another new car for the spring. Can you tell we are itching for warmer weather! We are just playing with it inside for now since I am not a big fan of the cold outdoors. I keep telling Shelby to sit up straight when driving and keep both hands on the steering wheel. Does she listen? No!


Here is Shelby watching Daddy shovel the walkway.


That's it for now.

11 Months!

Can you believe it? Shelby is 11 months already!

Shelby has been taking steps. Not fully walking yet but it probably won't be long. She is getting more active by the day. Shelby loves to run around in her walker, walk laps around in the circlular gate in her play area or walk around the inside of her crib. She has been doing lots of practicing! Remember when I couldn't get her to smile for the camera? Now I can't even sneak a serious picture of Shelby! She is such a ham for the camera now.

Shelby is becoming a messy eater. Here she is after she cleaned her hands off in her hair!

Nana and Papa Gifford visited from Vermont. Shelby had great fun showing off her latest skills.

Practicing her fall!

Here is Shelby practicing her fall. This is all she wanted to do one night!

Look! No Hands!

Shelby is pulling herself up on anything she can. Mostly the coffee table but also her little musical table. She is progressing so quickly. She just figured out how to pull herself up on things and within a couple days she is walking around it. She walks around the edge of the coffee table or the inside of her crib. Within a couple more days, she is testing standing without holding on. It is happening so fast! We can't leave her side for even a second and are scrambling to make everything safe.

Shelby showing how she can stand without holding on.

She is getting into everything now! Here she is peeking through the coffee table-where we used to have baskets. The baskets were moved downstairs because little pieces of wicker were coming off and we were nervous she would eat a piece.

Shelby's newest toy! Her first car! A red beetle.

She loves being pushed around in it (don't be fooled by the photo!). Mostly just in the house since it is January. We love it because it has a nice long handle so you don't have to bend over!

10 Months!

Can you believe it?! Shelby is 10 months old now.

Shelby's new favorite game is: I'm going to get you! We say "I'm going to get you" and pretend to chase her and Shelby runs as fast as she can (in her walker) and giggles. It is so funny.

She has 6 teeth now. Two fully in on the bottom and one in on the top. Three more are about half-way in on the top. They are coming in fast and don't seem to bother her too much.

She loves to stand in her crib and jump.

She is scooting off the playmat now and pulling herself up on the coffee table. She is getting more and more curious and mobile. I am nervous!!

Snow Baby

Shelby went sleding today. After getting over the fact that she couldn't move with all the layers of clothes and her snowsuit, she got a kick out of sledding down the driveway. Don't worry, we didn't let her go alone as this first picture makes it look!

Josh pulled Shelby and I around on the sled.



More teeth for Shelby soon. We noticed this morning that 3 more teeth started poking through her gums. All three upper, front teeth coming through at the same time.

Shelby Gets a Visit from Ella and Learns to Clap

Aunt Maryann and Ella visited for my birthday! We had a lot of fun. Ella greeted Shelby when she got up from her nap with a big kiss! They had fun playing together. Aunt Maryann made yummy stuffed pancakes. I only have a couple of pictures. It was hard to get a picture with both of them in it and looking.

Also, Shelby learned how to clap yesterday! She was pretty excited about it.