Baby Mowgli

Here are a few cute pictures of Jordan (with her Elvis curl, it's always better before she goes to bed, right after her bath, and a little messed up by the time she wakes in the morning.) and a video of little Mowgli cub walking around on her hands and feet with her Jungle mates, Kasha, Mousse and Diva.

The latest and greatest

Ok, so I am extremely sorry, I have not been doing the best job of keeping everyone up to date. Jordan is now almost 10 months old, so hard to believe. She says Dada, all the time. When I try to get her to say Mama, she just comes back at me with Dada. But, the winner is when she wants something, she always says Mama. My heart be still. :) She plays patty cake, patting her hands together, and when you get to Rolling it, she tries so hard to roll it. She waves hello and bye bye, and we are currently working on some signs with signing time. My favorite thing she has learned though, is "Dancing Baby". Anytime music is playing, she will kick her little leg, and if she is standing up, she will bounce her little butt. And, I say "Dancing baby, dancing baby" I think she even says num num when she wants food or more food. It really amazes me how smart she is. She has a total of 6 teeth that are broken through the gums, and seems like they just keep on coming. Her new nickname is Mowgli, due to how she will crawl around on the balls of her feet and hands. Name really fits, considering our house is a bit of a jungle in itself. Diva is getting bigger, and Bryce and Justin gave her a little cut to tie us off until we can get her groomed after her 2nd set of shots. She looks like a little lion. Misty and I bought a membership to the Zoo. We have already been a couple times, and are planning to go again as soon as the weather warms up. I can't wait. It is so nice to be outside, especially since Jordan loves being outdoors. I promise to post more pictures as soon as I get more time.

The scrapbook

My very first scrapbook, EVER!

I know, this sounds crazy, but I have never scrapbooked in my life. My pictures are stored away either in lame picture books, photo envelopes or files on my computer. I went to a party for Heritage Makers on Saturday, and loved it. I know I have tried things in the past, that didn't work out so well, but I really do want the opportunity to try this one out. I am sure most of you have heard of them, but I am still a little bit in the 20th century, trying to catch up. So, here is my very first scrapbook for you all to see, and for you all to comment on, hopefully. Let me know what you think, and hopefully I can talk Bryce into letting me do the consultant part of it. It seems awesome, and much easier that what I have tried to consult for in the past.

Jordan and a visit to Diva

My poor baby was diagnosed with a bladder infection last Wednesday. But thank goodness we figured out what the problem was, and are treating it. Although because she is under a year old, Dr Montgomerie wants to have an ultrasound of her kidneys done. So, on March 11th, Bryce and I will be off to PCMC to have the ultrasound done. I am hoping they can give her something to at least "calm" her down a little before they get to all the nasty stuff. She has a 3rd tooth coming through, and it looks to me like another one on the way. She has started to eat the graduates yogurt melts, and little crunchies, and she absolutely loves them. Anything that doesn't seem like baby food, she is totally into trying. The weekend of Valentines, we were doggie sitting for the in-laws. So, we had 4 dogs. It was a lot of fun. I tried to get a picture of all the dogs sitting together, but there was always one who wanted nothing to do with it. Also, Bryce put up all the cute things I had bought and painted for Jordan's room as a Valentines gift to me. Honestly, I cried a little, I love it. And, biggest news of all, I got my BRACES OFF. Yeah. I am so happy with it. Love love love it. For the most part, Jordan is in either 9 month or 12 month clothes. I can't believe how big she is getting. She has also started to crawl up on her hands and knees, rather than the "army crawl" as we have named it. We went to see the cute baby, Brandon, of our friends Patrick and Trisha, he was 5 weeks early, and still so tiny at 3 weeks old. But, it almost makes me want another baby. I said ALMOST! We went to visit Diva after not seeing her for a few weeks. I can't believe how big she has gotten. Luckily Jordan still isn't afraid of the puppies, like the kitten incident. She is now 5 weeks old, so it won't be very long, and she will be coming to her new home.

It's FINAL.....

at least I think. We have pretty much decided to take the puppy, and I have even been to visit her twice. We are going to name her Diva, but I still haven't really picked out the rest of her name for her registration. If anyone has a cute suggestion that would go with Diva, let me know, please. Jordan seems to be ok with the puppy. She didn't completely melt down like she did with the kitten at my parents house, so at least I know she can get used to it. She acted like she wanted to pick her up like a toy and play with her. Also, I know it is naughty, but Jordan had her first taste of Ice Cream today. (At least to my knowledge, you never know what Bryce has let her try when I am working and he is watching her.) She LOVED it. She got very angry and screamed at Ariane when she took it away so I could pick her up to put her down for her nap. Jordan is learning new things everyday. Her newest is sticking out her tongue, all the time. I am assuming it has something to do with teething, but who knows. It is hard to believe that she is already 7 months old. I can't believe how fast time has gone, and how much she has grown. I am grateful for having her everyday, and I love her more than I ever could have imagined.

Jordan's Walker and maybe a new puppy

We bought a walker for Jordan last week, and she has already figured out how to cruise. I think she loves being on the same level as the dogs. She just squeals, and tries to chase them around. When I put Jordan on the floor to play, Kasha will walk right on over, and lay down on the blanket next to her. I think she really does love Jordan, and is becoming protective of her. I took Jordan over to Grandma and Grandpa Ashcrafts house on Thursday, and they have a kitten. Not really sure of her name, some call her Boots, some call her Socks and some call her Mittens, but Jordan is scared to death of that cat. It blows me away, that she just loves Mousse and Kasha, 2 80 pound dogs, and she is so terrified of a little kitten, that weighs 4 pounds, tops. I was contemplating taking the kitten home, because as much as I know my mom reallly wants to keep her, she keeps trying to give her away to Misty or I, until I saw how scared Jordan is of her. No cats for me, at least for now. Also, the puppies were born yesterday. Misty used her miniature Schnauzer as a stud for her sister-in-laws mini Schnauzer. So, she gets pick of the litter as payment. Bryce and I have been contemplating taking the puppy. We even have a name picked out for her, Diva. If we do take one, I already have decided which one I want. Hailee had 3 puppies, all females. 2 black and 1 black and tan. With a name like Diva, she has to have cool hair, so the black and tan is the choice. Jordan can now say Lalalala as well as Dadada. As hard as I have been working on getting her to say Mama, it just isn't happening yet. Hopefully soon. She is so much fun, that I am actually kind of grateful my hours have been cut back at work, I get to spend all that much more time with her.