Another tooth!

So Sunday Nyssa was having a rough day. Nyssa doesn't normally have rough days. At least rough enough for me to notice that it's a rough day. About the 3rd time she started sobbing/screaming (one of our new favorite things to do) for no apparent reason, Momma (smartie that she is) finally tooth opportunity to look in her mouth. What did I see? That second tooth trying to poke through! I have yet to get a picture of the teeth! The first one is really making it's way up now. She loves to chew on Momma's finger!! Ow!

She's crackin' me up these days. This morning she decided to pull herself up to the coffee table again. I snapped a picture with my cell phone. Moved her away and she found her way back! Then I got the camera out and just started shooting. She's really become a ham with the camera! Chuck and I have caught her crawling about 2 hand/knee movements and that's it. It's so just a matter of time!

I went in to check on the little stinker last night? Yup. She was sitting up in bed! She was looking away from the door, so I grabbed Chuck to come in and look. She just looked at us like, "What are you guys doing in here?" She was just sitting there with a pluggie in her mouth while holding onto another one!

Our internet is incredibly slow today, so maybe later or another day I'll get pictures posted of Nyssa & Daddy in their Bears shirts!

Christmas Photos

Hello! We hope everyone had a great Christmas! I know the Samples children made out like bandits! We picked up Julia & Cameron from their Mom's at 1pm and then we headed to Chuck's brothers. Which is about 10 minutes from the kids. We had turkey and all the fixin's! Of course all the kids (The oldest is 6, the youngest is Nyssa at 6 months. There's a photo on here some where.) Nyssa even got to try out baby food green beans with turkey! Naturally, she loves it! So far she has yet to turn her head to anything food wise. They all had a good time! Julia opened her presents, looked at me and said, "Are these for me too?" They were Nyssa's. I told her, "They are Nyssa's but she would love some help!" That made her very happy!

Nyssa and I have been hanging out a lot. This week flew by. I'm so not ready to go back to work! Especially since my little butterfly has been sleeping until about 8 every morning!

We didn't do much of anything today. We did get the laundry done. Which I guess is something. We had to wash Nyssa's new p.j.'s & new outfit! Julia got a cute sweats outfit as well! Cameron got trucks and cars. He was in heaven!

We went to visit friends yesterday. We were there last weekend and Courtney (who's 15) had to leave for volley ball. I told her Nyssa and I would come back Friday. We did. The next thing I knew Courtney was trying to teach Nyssa to crawl! She was saying, "Come on Nyssa. Like this." Then you'd see Court crawling across the floor! I told her to STOP because she isn't allowed to crawl until we get the tree down! That's Daddy's job on New Years Day! Nyssa did pick up on how to go from her tummy or hands and knees to sitting! She loves to pull herself up to her knees now if she has something to grab on to! Momma still doesn't like it very much!

Her little tooth is making it's way up. It kills me. She is a drooling fool. At least the spitting up isn't nearly as bad as it used to be! Now she's just all soaked from drool!

Another thing she has started is trying to pat-a-cake! She ends up slapping the backs of her hands! It's so funny. I caught her doing it while I was changing our 3rd poop of the day!

It's back to work on Monday. At least we are off on Thursday. I'm not quite sure what I'm working on Wednesday yet. Hopefully not too long. We are getting together with a bunch of people that we have game night with at a hotel. Lori (my old roommate) was able to get us hotel rooms at very reasonable rate of $25 a night! It's even a Courtyard Marriott! Lori has the hook up! The Samples Family wishes everyone a safe and healthy new year!

Merry Christmas!

Aunt Dorena & Christina & Tayven gave Nyssa this onesis at her shower in July. It's a 12 month. I think it runs small!

Sporting her sassy robe!

Her first time with Cheerios. By the look on her face? She's not diggin' it so much! At one point she launched that baby onto her tray! It was pretty funny. If I could ever figure out how to put video up here we've got some good footage of the Cheerio action.

After lunch yesterday we gave her this thing with a banana inside. At first she was totally into it, then all of a sudden she started squawking at me. Every time she'd get a little banana she would wince!

The Samples family wants to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! We are hanging out at home this morning and will go to Chuck's brothers house at about 1pm. We'll grab the big kids along the way! (Nyssa hasn't even gotten to open her presents from the big guy yet! Daddy is still snoozing. I emailed Santa and told him that Nyssa needed this year is some more pacifier's. By the looks of the packages I think he agreed! Santa usually leaves something little for the big kids as well. They never end up at our apartment on Christmas because we go to Chuck's family then we are either picking them up or dropping them off at something for Danielle's family. Lucky. I know. We are enjoying it while we can.)

Nyssa is doing fabulous! I was feeling around in her mouth last night and what did I find?? That 1st tooth poking through! It was just a corner too! (Although this morning I think I could feel the top of the whole tooth. She's so going to bite me for stickin' my finger in there. :) So cute. I can't take it. I figured she was teething because she's been drooling like a mad woman. Maybe that explains why the kid has been having 3 - 5 poops a day the last few days? She also had her first diaper rash. It was pretty bad, she would cry when I'd wipe her tushy and put on the butt cream. She's all better now. So far she hasn't really gotten fussy or anything out of the normal for a 6 month old!

The photo's above are all from yesterday. She's still rocking on her hands and knees. Now she likes to mix it up and throw her right hand forward. Sometimes she do the left hand also. She usually belly dives onto the floor after either/both hands! Just let me get the tree down first! We are good to go with gates!

That's about it for now! I'm not sure if I'll get back tonight with Christmas Day pictures or possibly tomorrow! I know we have 2 sets of back up batteries for the camera! I can't wait to talk to Julia and see what Santa brought her at Mommy's house!

Merry Christmas everyone!

***I did get the Christmas Cards put in a mailbox yesterday! So hopefully everyone will get them this weekend or Monday!

Brrrrrrrr!

Holy cow. I'd say winter has arrived. I'm already annoyed with this snow stuff and to add below zero temps? Right now it's minus 6 with a high of 4 degrees today! It does not make for a happy Momma! If it weren't for the big kids out here we'd be south, for sure!

The lovely snow fall we got over night Thursday and in the morning on Friday resulted in Nyss and I not having to go in to work! They were leaving for Colorado that day anyway, so it worked out. Everyone had enough notice that this was coming so Susie stayed after work and did the work she usually does on Friday mornings. Their flight was leaving at 2ish from Midway. Next on the list is to email them and see how they made it out there! I also need to email Zachary pictures of Nyssa because he "won't see her for 8 days." I think most of the week he spent kissing her and hugging her all the time! It was so cute!

So Nyssa and I are off this week! Yay! We would have loved to come back to IA but the retail Gods were not in our favor. I hate retail. There's no way in h-e-double hockey sticks that I'm doing that drive with just Nyssa! I think everyone understands that! It would be one thing if she was forward facing in her car seat and it was easier to reach her to bribe her, but not rear facing! Ugh. It really kind of sucks because we'd love to make it back. On Christmas we will get together with Chuck's family. I think we are doing it on the early side, so that'll be nice. (Last year we got them in the afternoon and good lord were they crabby. So this year we get them early and they get them later!) This is the first year that we aren't going to Chuck's Mom's for Christmas, we are going to his brother's house. It will be nice, but different. We are actually going to go to his Mom's on Christmas Eve and hang out with Sue. That will be awesome. The whole family shouldn't be there all at once, so we can maybe visit with Sue for a change!

Let's see...tomorrow Nyssa and I are going to Chicago to hang out with Teddy and Avery! We will be there Tuesday also. It's going to be interesting with 3 babies! Yikes! Nyssa is pretty easy going and will hang out in their exer-saucer, so that will be nice. I think Sara has one of those jump-a-roo things too. Nyss might need to test it out and see if it's something we will need to find! Chuck is off Tuesday so I think he may go with us then! That way I'll have a photographer to take the pictures while I'm propping babies! Of course there is bound to be a photo shoot!

Last night Chuck (he opened), Nyssa and I all headed downtown to babysit Piper! She's so big now and talking up a storm. Her little voice cracks me up. (I left Piper when I was about to have Nyssa.) Nyssa loves other kids. I am worried she is going to be incredibly bored while we are stuck here without other entertainment!!

I'll try to post some pictures from last weekend when we celebrated Julia & Jimmy's (her cousin) birthdays. The kids also decorated Ginger Bread houses. Julia was totally into it and was so giddy to have presents! Christmas should be fun! Cameron. Cam Da Man. In the car on the way to Chuck's brothers house I asked him, "Hey Cam. What does Santa say?" Julia pipes up, "He's just a baby Jacq, he can't say it." (Tell me the girl doesn't speak for him, maybe that's why we aren't at our 50 words for an almost 2 year old?? Hmmmm.) I said, "Sure he can, you just have to teach him how." So I asked him again, "Cam what does Santa say?" He gets this little troublemaker grin and says, "Moo." I love those kids!

I've got about 4 loads of laundry to get done today and the timer just went off. Good, fun, exciting times when it's below zero outside! If I'm not on here before Christmas we hope everyone has a wonderful day full of memories! (I'm seriously hoping to be back to post some pictures!)

Merry Christmas!

*I'm hoping to get our Christmas cards done today and out tomorrow!

6 month check up

Okay, so technically she will be 6 months tomorrow! My big girl! We went today for the 6 month check up. She's doing awesome! She's ahead of the game as far and sitting getting on her hands and knees and rocking. Duh. (Keep in mind I nanny for our pediatrician so she sees Nyssa pretty regularly when her schedule allows! Our visits with her at the office aren't so long because she pretty much knows what's going on with Nyssa! Convenient, I know.) We get to start giving her Cheerios and stuff! Woo hoo! Susie also said that for the 3rd meal (whichever is convenient) we can start giving her a little of what we are eating -within reason of course. She's already had mashed potatoes, so we'd try a little noodle or something. That mushy kind of stuff. She got her shots, 4 I think. One was a flu shot (Mommy had to get that one too) and I forget the others. All I know is Nyssa was pissed when the 2nd started. At least since the first visit with shots Mommy has learned to dress Nyssa in dark clothes and it helps if Mommy wears a red shirt! I hate that cry so Mommy is quick to cuddle when they are finished!

We actually met Susie at her office this morning. She brought Zachary (who turned 5 yesterday :) along and we took him to school after. Nyssa seriously loves that boy. I think she stopped crying sooner because he was there lovin' on her. I think next fall will be hard on Nyssa when she has to watch Zach get on the school bus for Kindergarten!!

Her stats:

Weight = 16 lbs 8 oz (70 - 75%); Length = 25inches (25%-shorty!); Head Circumference = 43 50-75% I think she got Momma's big melon!)

She's been doing really well at night lately. Sunday and Monday nights we spent at the Shapiro's so they were kinda sucky. Especially Sunday. Monday Mommy put towels under the sheet in their pack n play because it was NOISY! I think that kept waking her up. She was back in her crib last night and did awesome. I have about 5 pacifiers in there and she's been finding them..finally. I think I'm going to ask Santa for more pacifier's for Nyssa. I'll put 20 in there if it will continue to go like this at night! Of course my child doesn't take just any ol' pacifier either, oh no...she's picky.

I think that's it for now! She's passed out in the laundry room at Zach's right now. She was due to eat at 1, but no way in hell am I going to wake her up at this point! She got some Tylenol too so I'm sure that's knocked her out. Hopefully she won't be very fussy!

Random Nyss Pics

Hanging in the kitchen with Mommy. I pointed the camera at her and she totally grinned. I love it.
Yes, Uncle Jeff...she cries.

She put the pluggie in by herself.

Little mohawk action during tubbie.

Nyssa's doing really well these days. She now likes to sleep on her tummy! The last two nights we haven't heard from her at all because she's been putting the pacifier in by herself! Woot woot! Mommy's been waiting for this to happen! I think we have about 6 of them in her crib, and Mommy's tempted to buy some more! Of course she doesn't like any ol' pacifier, she likes a particular one! At least she's not on the soothie pacifier any more!

The other thing the little butterball has been doing is getting up on her hands and knees and bouncing. Momma's not ready for that still. (I may have to edit this because I may have already blogged about it :) Now when she bounces she has figured out that she can lift her head up and look around..before she was always looking down just waiting to fall or something. It's incredibly cute but scares the bejeezus out of Mommy. If the kids' GOT to crawl, then at least wait until after Christmas so the tree is down!!

We go for her 6 month check up on Wednesday. I can't wait to see how big she has gotten!