Trick or Treat

Here's Niva celebrating her first Halloween...

Cute and fresh-faced in the daytime

Spooky and ghoulish at night

Who am I kidding? I'm still cute!

Santa Comes Early

Niva was going to ask for a Jumperoo for Christmas. Lucky for her, I decided to splurge and buy her one early since she is growing so fast! Also, it's a new place for her to hang out besides the tired Little Lamb Swing and bouncer.

With all the interesting things surrounding her, Niva's favorite thing to look at is still the ceiling fan!

New Poses

Little Eggs and Bakey has discovered a couple of new poses that she enjoys:

In Mama's lap reading books...

I wanna turn the pages!

And trying to stand while looking over her crib...

Hey! There's a whole new world out there!

Yes, Niva's new thing is to stretch and stiffen her legs every time I try to pick her up-- is this how babies start standing or does she just have gas?

Bonus Picture of the Day:

2 Happy Little Sunshines

Niva Gets the Vote Out

Niva had her first voting experience today! Our daily outing on the town was going to Randall's to buy Halloween candy and rock the vote. After Niva had a mysterious baby fit in the car on the way there, I was a little wary of her voting booth manners. Thankfully, she kept it together long enough for me to cast my vote and get a quick lesson in democracy.

I vote for pandas!

Paci Addiction

Today's blog entry is not about Niva's addiction to the pacifier...it's about my own! While at the grocery store, I discovered just how dependent I am on the paci. As I was about to take Sunshine out of the car,  I quickly stuck my hand in my purse to assure myself that I had the paci just in case. It was not there! I vividly remembered seeing it on top of the shelf at home and telling myself to put it in my bag...where was it??? I frantically tore up my purse looking for it while Niva patiently waited for me. I looked again and again, yet it was still missing. This was worse than when I forget my Carmex! (If you know me, I am absolutely addicted to Carmex.) "Okay Niva, let's play a game called Supermarket Sweeps," I tell my Eggs and Bakey. I pretty much kept the grocery cart in motion the whole time, but my worries were unfounded. Niva was great the whole time-- we got our week's worth of groceries and there was no need for a pacifier! Whew, crisis averted thanks to my happy baby!

It's OK, Ma. I prefer my thumb anyway.

Niva's Many Roles

We went to Gammy and Gampy's house this past weekend and Niva was very busy! While there, she took on many roles:

Cowgirl

Supergirl

Singer

CIA Baby Agent

Since this is the last time we will see Gammy and Gampy before the big Jhanko (rice feeding ceremony) in December, Eggs and Bakey had to get all her fun in! It's always a great time at the G-parents...have fun on your trip to Nepal!

Another Milestone

Niva discovers that her hands are thoroughly fascinating...