Duh-duh-duh-DUCK

Today was supposed to be a lazy day for Nevaeh and me. We couldn't go to church because Nevaeh was displaying cold-like symptoms (coughing, a horrible runny/stuffy nose that made a mess all over the both of us all day long, and a low fever at times), which is a no-no for the nursery. So instead, I tried to experiment again with the one-nap (no morning nap, but rather one nap from about noon to 2:30ish) concept. It didn't go as well as the 3-hr nap last weekend. In fact, it failed miserably and I missed out on a nap myself because as soon as I was ready to lay down for a few minutes, Nevaeh was awake from hers. Boooooo. So then I was trying to play with her as best I could from the couch in a semi-conscious state. I'm sure you can imagine how well that went over with a 10-month-old.

After supper, we went for a walk to the neighborhood "lake" (I use that term loosely as it's more of a man-made pond). Tonight was probably the warmest night we've taken a walk and I'm not sure how many more I can tolerate in this heat. We didn't leave the house until about 7 but it was still plenty warm. Imagine sitting in the sauna with a hair dryer blowing on your face. That's what it felt like with the "breeze" tonight. So anywho... once we made it to the lake, we (ok, mostly me) enjoyed sitting on the grass and watching the ducks swim or toddle about on the "shore." As I pointed to the ducks tonight and tried to get Nevaeh to say "duck," she actually got out the "duh" part and kept saying it over and over while pointing at the ducks. Hey, maybe she does listen to me after all! It's only a matter of time until she's ready for Duck-Duck-GRAY DUCK.

10 months later...

Well, it's been a ridiculously long time since I've posted, but no surprise there. I wish I would post more often because Nevaeh does some hilarious things and the stories would be welcomed by all, I'm sure.

Anywho, a quick rundown of where we're at... Nevaeh turned 10 months old this past week. She's about 30 inches long and weighs just under 27 pounds. After struggling for months to find shoes that will fit her fat and wide feet, I finally brought her in yesterday to be fitted for her first pair of shoes and she measured in at a size 6 extra wide. Yep, extra wide. Not just wide. EXTRA wide. So basically, the only shoes that fit her are the $42 ones that she'll hopefully be able to wear for 2 months. 3 months if I'm lucky. Ouch on the pocketbook.

Nevaeh has been walking for about a month now and loves to explore. She will find everything she's not supposed to. Recently I realized that she really only had a few toys besides all the rattles and stuffed animals. I hit up a secondhand kids store and found a number of toys that would normally retail for $10+ apiece and I only paid $5 or less for each one. But even those toys don't hold her interest for more than a minute at a time. For whatever reason, her favorite "toys" seem to be (in no particular order):

• Bathroom scale
• Phones
• Remotes
• Wires/cords
• Plastic bags
• Wet wipes
• Mirrors
• Keys
• Toilet paper
• Bottles of lotion, shampoo, water, etc
• Shoes
• Anything in the dishwasher, especially sharp items

Those are all safe to play with, right? ...

Well anywho, she's definitely active and into something new everyday, but I love her curiosity and chasing after her keeps me from being too lazy.

Time to go play and wear this munchkin out. It's Gracie's first birthday party today during Nevaeh's normal nap time, so I'm hoping to get her down for an early nap this morning instead. Sean & Clayton came over for a visit last night, so Nevaeh was up until 10:15...but still wide awake at her normal 7 am. Gotta love it! :-)