Cool as a Cucumber

Nina helped Daddy make pickles today!






Thanks Uncle Jim for the cucumbers!

7 months

Nina has a pretty good attention span which is awesome for me! When I want to get something done I can sit her in front of some toys and she will entertain herself. She likes to empty her toy basket; pulling each toy out, sucking on it - then dropping it and moves on to the next. She also loves tags - sometimes it looks like she is trying to read them!

Guest Blogger - Tammy

Hi everyone! I'm excited to be a guest blogger today on New Years Baby. My husband, Kevin, and I met Chad and Katy a couple of years ago through our church, St. Mark's. We were new to the Twin Cities (from California, by way of New York), and were looking to meet other young couples in our new home state, and we were excited when we met Chad and Katy. Though it took a few months for the four of us to get together after our initial meeting, we eventually realized that the four of us together = a good time (my 26th birthday party was a particularly memorable occasion). :)

When we heard the happy news that a little West would be joining us all in the winter of 2011, and then when Nina made her fashionably early entry into the world in December, we were thrilled for our friends! Nina, we think, is one of the cutest, sunniest, sweetest little girls, and we think her parents are pretty awesome as well. We love having the three Wests in our lives, as both friends and neighbors (about a year after Chad and Katy bought their home, Kev and I purchased a home only a couple of blocks away from them), and we've really enjoyed watching Nina grow - from her first tiny days in the hospital, to now, a fun and sunny almost 7-month old.

It's such a fun stage of life we are all in --- marriage, house buying, babies, growing families --- and to be able to share in it all with good friends feels like a true blessing. We look forward to many more good times with the West family in the coming years!

Here are some pictures from the 4th of July - Kev and I had hosted a bbq at our house, and then we all watched the spectacular fireworks over the Mississippi, from the Science Center in downtown St. Paul --- it was a great 4th!

Big Day for Nina

Today Nina tried the jumper and high chair for the first time. Thanks to Bridget for feeding Nina in Elsa's high chair and sending pictures!

Youngest Gopher Fan

Check out more videos of Nina on youtube.com (search Nina Suzanne 55105)

whats up with nina

nina has slept through the night 3 nights in a row! she has pretty much weaned herself from the pacifier and is up to 6-8oz of soy formula. she loves kicking her legs and then looking at us to see if we are impressed. she talks and laughs a lot, her favorite word is Gaaa. she has more interest in toys and likes to play in her room. she still puts everything in her mouth and likes sucking on washclothes!