Bath fun

Teagan has a foam play mat that we keep on the kitchen floor. Since it gets walked on and spit up on, I decided it was time for a good washing. Once I took the pieces apart and rinsed them in the tub, Teagan looked like she wanted in on the fun. She needed a bath anyways, so I just put her in with the playmat pieces. She had a great time!

Go Stars!

Paul thought that it was about time Teagan had her first hockey jersey. Now she can match her Daddy when they watch games together.

Teagan's 1st Christmas

Maybe Teagan doesn't want her first Christmas to be over because it is after 8pm and she is still up! We spent the first part of the day at home opening presents and getting ready to go to Duncanville in the afternoon. Daddy kept Teagan busy playing with her new toys while I made rolls. We drove down to Duncanville for dinner and opened presents with my side of the family. The ride home went much better than yesterday since I was able to keep Teagan farily happy until she actually fell asleep for the last 10 minutes. Unfortunately that little catnap is probably the reason she's not in bed now. We still have one more family Christmas to celebrate once her Aunt April, Uncle Adam, and three cousins arrive this weekend.

Christmas Eve

The anticipation of Christmas Eve must have been getting to Teagan because she had a really hard time settling down for bed last night. And she hasn't even heard of Santa yet! Teagan and I got to open some of our Christmas presents early this year, but poor Paul chose a present that is on back-order until January. Paul assembled Teagan's new play table today and we just couldn't wait until tomorrow to go ahead and let her play with it. She really seemed to enjoy it. She also enjoyed opening presents in Duncanville with Paul's family. The paper was really fun! Oh yeah, and the toys were nice too.

I scoot

Well the simple times of setting Teagan down to play while I sew are now over. As of Friday, Teagan is officially mobile. She's not exactly crawling yet, as she hasn't quite figured out the hands part, but she's able to scoot herself around. It's actually quite funny to watch. She'll lay flat on the floor and use her toes to dig into the carpet and push herself forward. Most of the time her hands just move backwards underneath her. It's hard to see in the video, but she actually moved 3 or 4 feet across the carpet. On the to do list for this weekend...vacuum all the floors!

Snow!

Teagan enjoyed her "snow day" today. Paul stayed home from work in the morning and we made cookies. It snowed off and on most of the day, but after Teagan's nap in the afternoon it was really coming down (by Dallas standards, that is). Teagan really wanted to go outside and play, but she doesn't have a snow suit yet. She settled for just watching the snow out the window.

Playhouse

Teagan's playhouse has become a new fixture in our living room. The bright primary colors just blend right in. Teagan loves that she can open and close the door and the window shutters. She has also started pulling up so that she is playing in high kneeling and likes to roll her toys down the slide. When we slide her down the slide she thinks that is pretty fun too.

Funny Games

Teagan's favorite games right now are "Peek-a-Boo" and "I drop it, Mom picks it up." She will play peek-a-boo with whatever she can get her hands on. Her bib, burp cloth, or even her shirt. She also thinks it is just hilarious when she drops toys and we pick them back up. She promptly drops them again to continue the game.

Clapping is also one of her new skills. She smiles when we say "Yay, yay, yay!" while she claps. She also has started patting our back while we hold her. I guess she figures since we do this to her so often, it must be a nice thing to do for others. Teagan is also getting her first top teeth. She has two coming in right now. She's not yet fully crawling, but she sure is trying! "Singing" and "dancing" are two other things she is really into right now. You'd have to see it to fully appreciate her talents.

It's the simple things

Recently Teagan has been having great fun playing with a laundry basket and socks! Even if she is being a little bit fussy and not wanting to be put down, if I set her in front of a laundry basket with clothes, she is just fine with that! I have found that if I don't want her unfolding a whole laundry basket of clothes, she is just as happy to play with socks. I guess it's the simple things!

Peaches!

I gave Teagan peaches today for the first time and she loved them! I typically prefer to buy produce that is organic or local, but when I saw some good looking peaches at Whole Foods today, I decided I couldn't wait until next summer's Texas peach crop. They were conventional and from Chile, but I'll try not to think about the pesticides and the long distance they traveled to get here. I was worried that she might have trouble picking up the slippery pieces of peach, but she had no problems. She also thought it was fun when I used a metal spoon to scrape some off her bib and then fed her from the spoon. Hopefully I didn't confuse her though. She eats a lot of pears, and I kept saying, "yummy, pears!" As much as Teagan loves feeding herself, she also loves drinking from a sippy cup. I usually give her a little bit of water after her meals and have been working on teaching her the sign for "cup." She gets so excited when she sees me get her cup out.