Happy Halloween!

Okay, so daddy didn't quite get the video on when I first started crawling, but he really tried. Here's my monkey outfit from Halloween. I can sign "more", "eat", "play" and say "bye bye" and wave right now. I'm working on the rest of it, but it's hard to get a word in with my brother around. =)

Scarlett Crawls!

Hooray!  I did it.  I crawled for the first time.  Watch out world, here I come!

Scarlett at the Pumpkin Patch and other stuff

Scarlett went to the Pumpkin Patch with her big bro and the Kenney Family today.  She's signing "more", "eat" and "play" and she's started cruzing and pulling up on things.  Mom and Scarlett started Gymboree and go one to two times a week.  Tomorrow she'll be 8 months old!

Everything's Alright

Scarlett recently had numerous doctor's appointments, starting with her 6 month well-baby check-up.  She is a whopping 18 lbs. (80th percentile) and 27 1/2 inches long (95th percentile).  The doctor cleared her to begin eating meats and pieces of cereal.  Well, she really can't get cereal into her mouth by herself yet but she is picking up pieces and eating them when one of us puts one in her mouth.  She also recently had her tongue clipped due to a short lingual frenulum.  It really wasn't that tight but we opted to have it done now when it was a simple office procedure instead of having to sedate her if it did eventually effect her speech.  

The big news was that Scarlett's ventricular septal defect (VSD) has closed on it's own!!  Scarlett was born with a small hole in the tissue that separates the two ventricles of her heart and at our recent follow-up visit to the cardiologist all tests showed that the hole had spontaneously closed.  We do not have to go back again (for this problem, and hopefully forever!).

Our little overachiever is already commando-crawling everywhere, and quickly, at the detriment of her big brother to get to his toys.  She is just now sitting up without support but she can already stand while leaning against the back cushions of the couch.  She has begun screaming, I mean singing loudly.  It's really fun at restaurants :)

Scarlett in her rounder

Scarlett tries out her new rounder yesterday!

Scarlett's Five Month Update

I want to apologize to anyone who actually checks this blog.  I haven't updated it in a very long time and Scarlett has changed so much.  Here are all the things she is doing.  At Scarlett's most recent doctor's appointment she was in the 70th percentile for both height and weight (which I'm sure you can tell from her pictures), which just means that she is in proportion, and the doctor told me to start her on solid foods.  She has now eaten cereals, veggies, and most of the fruits.  She loves fruits and veggies but, like her brother did, hates cereals.  We can't even get her to eat them mixed in with bananas.  She pushes the entire bite out with her tongue and won't eat until she gets formula.  Which leads me to her tongue.  She's "tongue-tied" and we're going to have it clipped...sometime.  She vocalizes all the time (Jerry swears she is saying "Mama" when she wants me but I know better) and has this pattern of singing very loudly right before she falls asleep, especially when we are driving in the car.  She is rolling all over the place so leaving her on the floor to play with toys is out!  Scarlett is also "creeping", so between that and the rolling, who knows where she is going to end up.  She is reaching for everything and when she gets it it goes right into her mouth.  Scarlett already has two teeth (both lower center on the same morning!) and more on the way, telling from the way she is mouthing toys and drooling!  Best of all, Scarlett LOVES Sawyer!!  She will watch whatever he is doing and laugh, which Sawyer loves.  All-in-all we have a very happy easy going baby.  Who could ask for anything more?  

Check out Sawyer signing "more" to her in picture three.  A future SLP?  

Grandparents

I have recently visited with both of my Great Grandmothers and my Papa.  Here are some of the photos that were taken of us.

Scarlett smiles...

My First St. Patrick's Day

This was my first St. Patrick's Day.  Though it was more fun for my parents, I got all dressed up in clothes from Mary and Bryan.  I don't really understand why my daddy loves this holiday so much.  I thought it would be fun to spend the day drinking but I hit the formula too hard and this is what happened.

Sleepy Mornings

These are some of the sweetest moments we have had with our family.  

Scarlett is doing well.  She is sleeping up to 5 hours at night, which mom and dad appreciate, and eating all the time.  Mom finds it the most challenging to balance feedings with keeping Sawyer occupied.  Scarlett is having lots of tummy pain and cries a lot until she toots.  She is starting to enjoy her baths, especially getting her hair washed.  Today Scarlett is 5 weeks old.

Sweet Girl

This is how I spend most of my day.  Ain't life grand?

Our little glow worm

Our first week home has been pretty good. The biggest problem has been balancing Scarlett's needs with Sawyer's. Jerry and I take turns napping so we have the energy to play with Sawyer. I'm still really sore and have lots of restrictions with moving, bending, and lifting. Not to mention I feel like I'm constantly breast feeding Scarlett.

Well, the jaundice continued to get worse and when we were discharged from the hospital we went home with a billiruben light. Actually, it was more like a long rectangle attached to a vacuum hose. It gave Scarlett a blue glow and the necessary light for her to process the billiruben and return her skin color from yellow to normal.

More visitors!!!

Little Scarlett has had tons of vistors so far.  Trisha and Josh sent us some pics they took while they were here.  Things are going well and we'll be out of the hospital today or tomorrow.  The jaundice seems to be okay at this point and no other issues (knock on wood).  More pics when we get home!

Update on the echocardiogram- looks good

Got the results of the echocardiogram today.  Looks like what they call VSD, which is a very small hole between the two ventricles of the heart.  It's just something the doctors will keep an eye on, but most of the time they say these close up on their own.  Scarlett will go for a follow up in 6 months.  For now, nothing to worry about. =)

Update on day three

Baby Scarlett is doing well.  The pediatrician (Dr. Austin) just came by to give her a check up.  A little bit of jaundice we need to keep an eye on.  They also noticed a heart murmur, so they just took her down for an echocardiogram.  Once they get the results back, we'll know if its the type of thing that will close on its own or if there's something more serious.  The pediatrician said she wasn't too worried, but wanted the echocardiogram just to be safe.  We'll post updates as we have them. =)

Scarlett is here!!!

Here she is!  Scarlett Carolyn Nevins, born Feb 6, 2008.  She's 7 lbs 10 oz and doing great.  More pics and vids to come soon.  And yes, Sawyer is excited to have a baby sister. =)