July - 7 mos old

Growing up so fast. She can sit on our own for the most part. She is trying so hard to crawl, she gets up on all fours  and rocks. She is still pretty mobile though, she scoots backwards and rolls to get into things.  Oma & Opa just visited over the 4th of July. She is eating a variety of baby foods now and seems to really enjoy mealtimes.

We got her to sleep in her room in her crib at night, but hates to be in it any other time it seems. Wakes up some at night though. Really likes a bath just before bedtime, and I think that calming lavender baby soap seems to work. 


She has started to stay awake during church, so we will have to try the nursery soon but she doesn't like being held by other people, so that should be an experience. It took a week for her to let her grandparents hold her.


She loves her playtime with Daddy. She loves to knock over her toy basket, the basket is just another toy to her. She babbles all the time, sometimes it even sounds like words. We got a stroller, so that when it gets cooler we can head to the neighborhood park.

June 4th - 6 mos old

Took longer to get around to this post because we have been busy. Not as many photos for 6 months because we opted to do professional photos.

New this month we are working on staying sitting up on our own, still very wobbly but we are doing better and sitting for longer. We like to sit up in our cradle and rocker instead of leaning back. We are starting to scoot backwards, which can be dangerous when our playmat is at the base of daddy's recliner. Might need to start more babyproofing soon and be more careful about what we leave on the floor.

We got our new high chair and are started on food, we started on baby cereal just after Mother's Day and just after turing 6 months we starting adding carrots. I think sweet potatoes are next on the list to try. We like to have our high chair moved to the kitchen to watch Mom cook or do dishes.

May 4th - 5 months old

This little one is getting more and more mobile. Rolling well, first back to front and then front to back, mostly to just the left. During tummy time we turn around our belly button to reach for things. The playmat just wont contain us if we roll more than once or twice. Starting to try to pull herself forward on her elbows and other times she is pushing her bottom into the air. Wonder how long it will be before we are fully mobile. Toes are the newest, greatest toy. We are working on sitting up. Love to sit in mom's lap, but sitting on our own we turn into a tripod that slowly falls over.

Looking to start rice cereal soon, need to pick up the high chair first. Working on using a bottle so dad or others can feed her too. Takes the bottle but seems unsure of the situation, and it makes her much more burpy. Loves to try and hold the bottle or any glass mom and dad have. Tries to help use her own spoon. She seems ready to start food and maybe it will help her weight gain.

p.s. still updating theBump website with growth info and a few pics: http://megan-patrickbaby.ourbabychannel.com/  and all the newest pics will go up on Shutterfly and/or Snapfish soon

April 4th - 4 mos old

Nicollette turned 4 months old just before Easter. She is really playing with her toys and during tummy time she can push herself up onto her hands. Still working on turning over, it is more like falling over. She did it once when she was mad though.

3 mos - Mar 4th

It has been a busy few weeks with a move from WA to Nebraska.She did better than expected with all the car riding and hotel stays. She is 3 months old now.

2 months old - Feb 4

She is growing up so fast, still small, but getting bigger. She has likes and dislikes. For example, some noises are soothing and some are distressing. Washing machine, dishwasher, running water all soothing. The blender, however,  is scary and the first time she heard the electric mixer she hated it but the second time she tolerated it. She seems to like classical music, or maybe it is just that it is soft, calm music. She is starting to try to play with some of her toys like her Taggie ball and loves the mirror with the spinning ball we attached to her changing table.



One month old - Jan 4th

We had a great doctors appointment today, weight is up. The doctor suggested starting tummy time now that she is one month. I have been updating my Bump website with each of her weigh-ins on the growth chart page.