10 Months already?

We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. (1 John 4:16)

Time Flies! I can't believe that it's been a month since I last blogged. I've been so busy going back to work and just wanting to hang out with Mimi every chance that I get. Lots has happened in the last month including celebrating the first birthday of cousin Weslee and having her first Valentine's Day (which is also Grandma Lily and Grandpa Rally's anniversary).

From Happy Heart Day

Now that Naomi goes to "school" everyday, her development has come a long way. She is officially a crawler! There is a cool tunnel that Ms. Adela puts out every now and then and Mimi used to just scoot into the entrance. Now she can go all the way through and does it several times in a row =)





Now that she's super mobile, we set up some soft foam mats in the living room so that she can crawl around on top of the hardwood. Even though she crawls around, she still seems to prefer to stand up and hold onto her activity table. Now the only problem is that she doesn't like to sit in her high chair for very long. She used to eat a whole meal sitting down... now she'd much rather play while she dines. I can't really complain though because when she's in the chair she clamps her mouth shut but when she gets to move around, she opens her mouth wide and smiles while she eats. =) Looks like she still sits in the chair at school though... at least long enough for a picture:

From Daycare is Fun!

Speaking of which... she's kinda over the baby food. Now we mix her babyfood with our good eats and she's good to go. Also, she is definitely Richie's baby because little girl LOVES her crunchies! Richie loves chips and Naomi loves those little cheetos and recently has fell in love with Veggie Sticks. She chomps on those like there's no tomorrow!

Unfortunately, Naomi got another ear infection since Super Sick Sunday. Apparently it was her right ear at first. Then a couple of weeks ago, she was fussy again at night and had a low grade fever. When it was her turn to see the doctor, she began tugging on her left ear... sure enough, that was the side that was infected! More meds and ten days later, she's back to normal.

Well, yesterday Baby Ganda turned 10 months old and today, Daddy brought her to see Dr. Tracy. She now weighs a nice 16 lbs. The doctor said that she is kinda on the petite side, but as long as she's still gaining weight and is eating well, there isn't anything to be concerned about. This was the first time that Richie was taking Mimi to get her shots and as usual, Naomi was a champ!

We're going to LA this weekend to celebrate cousin Arabella's first birthday. It's gonna be lots of fun. But there's still one more day of school to play with her new best buddies!

Happy "Sweet Potato" Day!

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting. (Psalm 118:1)

Naomi woke up on Thanksgiving Day in a wonderful mood! It was as though she knew that it was a special day =) Now that she knows how to roll over in both directions, she doesn't fuss when she's on her tummy. Mimi smiles and holds her head up high. She's probably going to be crawling very soon. I dressed her up in her cute lil "Jack and Janie" floral dress and we were ready to head off to South City for lunch.

Naomi and Meleia have been getting to know each other a lot more because we go to South City on Thursdays when Grandma takes care of Mia. I can't believe that Meleia can walk already!!!!


Naomi enjoyed her first Thanksgiving feast... not with turkey - but with sweet potatoes! We have been feeding Mimi solids since November 1st and introducing new foods to her very slowly. Before Thanksgiving, she tried green beans, peas, carrots and squash. I decided to give her sweet potatoes for the first time in the spirit of the holiday =) She really liked it!

From Happy Turkey Day

I wanted Naomi to enjoy the tastes of vegetables before diving right into fruits because babies tongues are 10x more sensitive to sweets. I didn't want her to reject her veggies because they taste rather bland. I tried giving her some bananas the following day and she actually made a yucky face! It must have tasted waaay sweet, so I added some rice cereal and she ate it hesitantly. That evening, I gave her peas and brown rice for dinner and she ate it much more quickly - and with pleasure =) Naomi really likes her veggies! Now if only she would love that darn bottle, too... Pray for her, please!

Sit - Mimi - Sit..

You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. (Psalm 139:2)

Don't take this the wrong way, but sometimes, I feel or sound like I'm trying to teach a dog a new trick... or in Mimi's case - a cute, cuddly baby with puppy eyes =)

Sit, Mimi, Sit...
Siiiiiiit...
Good Girl!

Okay, now Roll Over...
Roll Over?...
Roooooll Over...

Good Girl! Good job Naomi!

From Sitting

HA! Shame on me! As you can see, Naomi can now sit up, unassisted =) She's actually been doing so for almost two weeks. The weekend of Mimi's Christening, she was hanging out with her cousins... it was mostly Weslee crawling, Bella sitting and Mimi laying on her tummy. Or I would hold her up while she sat. The following day, I tried to sit her up again, and she began balancing on her own! They must have gave each other lessons, because Bella began crawling soon after, too! Now, I get a thrill out of showing other people how she sits. Here she is on the couch, sitting for Grandma Lily:

Another thing that she does a lot of lately is touching her feet. The funniest time has got to be when she was sitting for Richie on the bed. She ended up falling over onto her back. That's when we discovered that not only does she like to touch her toes, but she's been trying to taste them, too!



EVERYTHING goes into her mouth now! Naomi chews on her security blankies and her sleeves. It seems that she enjoys eating the toys on her activity center the most. Lately, she's been trying to eat my hair.

Now if only we could get her to eat/drink out of her bottle! We've finally been able to get her to tolerate it in her mouth. She'll actually reach out and grab the bottle and put it in her mouth, but she makes a funny face and doesn't actually drink. The milk will drip into her mouth and most of it ends up dribbling down her chin! She only really swallows the milk when she's frustrated and crying... and that only seems to get her more upset that she actually had to ingest some of it!

Naomi is already 5.5 months old and pretty much ready to have "solid" food, especially now that she'll be able to sit up in a highchair. We tried giving her rice cereal one time for Auntie Leia and she did fairly well, but we will officially be feeding her solids starting next week. Should be lots of fun!! Here's a sneak peek of what's in store: