Now It Really FEELS Like Spring!

Yesterday might have been the first day of Spring, but I think today really should have been. It was so warm outside...so Mommy and Daddy AND my doggies and me went out on the porch for a long time. I had lots of fun playing with my toys and all the other stuff I could find.

I found this really fun string thing hanging down from the wall. Mommy says its from the blinds that keep coming down when it gets windy, and she keeps worrying I'm going to get tangled in it or something. So I tried to make her feel better by taking them away from the wall, but it didn't work out too well. That string is really strong!

Once I got tired of that, I rode my horse for a little bit. And then I got a great idea. My doggies kind of look like little horses, and Annie was down low, like she was just ASKING me to try out my idea, so I did. She makes an even better horse than my horse!

Happy First Day O' Spring!

One Year Anniversary
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Today is the first official day of spring. That means Rita's Italian Ice gives away a free Italian Ice all day to it's customers. After we left Aunt Julie's place, Mommy and I went to get free Rita's. Daddy stayed at Aunt Julie's to play cards with Uncle David.

If you recall, it was one year ago today, I not only had my first Rita's Italian Ice but it was the first solid food I ever had. I have loved it ever since. What's not to like? I got banana last year but they didn't have that this year. I got vanilla tonight. It was just as good as I remembered it.

Mommy wouldn't let me eat the whole thing. When we got home, she put the rest of mine in the freezer along with the one we bought for Daddy. I really wanted some more because I liked it so much, I found Mommy's empty Rita's cup and carried it to her and put it on her lap. I can't talk yet, but I let her know I wanted some more RITA'S! She laughed and laughed but she went and got it out of the freezer and sat down and fed me some more. I ate two-thirds of it and Mommy said I could have the rest tomorrow. I can't wait till tomorrow! Mmm!!!

Party Girl

Cousins
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Today I slept in because I felt like it. Mommy and Daddy were very happy to get some extra sleep. Daddy made me scrambled eggs like he usually does and then went back to bed because he's still not feeling well. He's got a bad cold.

Mommy and I stayed up until about noon when she put me down for a nap. When I woke up Daddy told me I had slept for three hours and that Mommy went over to Aunt Julie and Uncle David's house. He got me dressed and gave me a snack and we were on our way.

I had a big time over my cousin Shawn's place. They have a bunch of new stuff for me to explore. I had sweet potato fries, crab meat, mac-n-cheese, chicken nuggets and a little piece of brownie. Mmm.

It was fun to see my cousins and play with them. I haven't seen them since Christmas. They're getting so big. In the picture you see, Shawn, age 3 (4 in May), Verity, age 3 and Bianca, almost 14 months. What a fun group of kids we are. Each of us very unique. And we all know how to have a good time.

I Could Get Use To This

The Little Supervisor
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Today was another beautiful day. I got to play on the porch this morning. I like being out on the porch. I can hear the birds and feel the breeze and I can still play with my toys. Mommy brought a couple of my toys outside. It's fun to play with them in a new space.

Later tonight, after I had dinner, Mommy and Daddy took me to Gramma and Grampa's house where I played while Mommy and Daddy went out to eat. Gramma and Grampa even gave me a bath just for fun. I like bath time so I don't mind putting on a show, a big splashing show.

Then Mommy held me until I fell asleep. They wanted to stay and watch basketball with Gramma and Grampa. The next thing I know I was being put into the van to come home. I was not happy about being woken up so I cried almost all the way home. Daddy changed me into my pj's and went right out. It was a good day.

Oh the Weather Outside is....GORGEOUS

Evening Goofiness
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After we left the doctor's office, we went to visit Mommy's old school. We saw a lot of her friends and former students. I got to meet another little girl my age. She can say all kinds of words like "high hat" and "Chik-fil-a." I'm still taking it all in and not ready to talk yet.

Then we came home and I played for a little bit and then took a nap till Daddy got home. After I ate dinner, we all went out in the backyard to play and enjoy this beautiful weather. I am really liking this being outside thing. I really HATE going inside even when the sun is gone and the birds are sleeping. I am still pushing on the door to the outside trying to escape.

Mommy said there will be many more days like this to play outside. I hope so because I can't get enough. Check out my new videos for more fun!

Doctor, Doctor Give Me the News

Peekaboo
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I got a...bad caaassssse........of not being able to sleep through the night. The thing is I can't tell Mommy what's bothering me. I'm still not talking yet and not at all interested in sign language. So, that leaves Mommy and Daddy playing the guessing game.

What they do know is that almost always I have bad gas. I have gas during the day, too, but for some reason I have no problems passing it then. But at night, I wake up squealing in pain from the gas bubbles. I'm not eating anything weird. I'm careful about what I eat...like I never eat veggies much to my parents' dismay.

So today, the doctor wanted me to come get a weight check to make sure I'm still growing like I'm supposed to. I weighed 20lbs finally. A lot of kids my age weighed 20lbs almost a year ago. Mommy was very happy to see the nurse finally move the big scale thing up to 20lbs. I thought she was going to embarass me in front of everybody and dance or something. Thankfully, she kept it together.

Then she met with the doctor about my not sleeping and they have agreed to take me for tests. I have to get an x-ray of my abdomen to make sure everything is hooked up right. I have to get some blood work done to make sure I don't suffer from celiac's disease and Mommy has to give them a stool sample so they can check my poop to make sure I'm digesting things properly.

All I know is, my tummy hurts and every night between 11:00 p.m. and 1 a.m. I wake up with terrible pains and Mommy and Daddy take turns coming and giving me medicine and massages to help me expel the gas. The doctor said there's too many reasons for me to be building up gas in my system to trying and figure out why. For now we're just going to work on a solution.

I thought he was going to poke me with a needle like he did last month. Mommy thought I forgot all about that but NO WAY. I remembered and even tried to escape out the door a couple of times. But this time there was no poking. Thank goodness.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

That 10 min walk around the neighborhood wore us out
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This week the weather has been getting nicer and nicer outside. I am a big fan of going outside. Mommy decided to take me for a nice walk around the neighborhood with my dogs. When we got back, she thought she'd try and get a picture of all three of us and she kept trying to get us to look at the camera.

After about 20 tries we all just gave up. There were just too many distractions to get us to look. Maybe next time, ma.

Then we went around back to play. I found my usual rock treasures and I love to throw them into the normally empty dog pool. Well, we had gotten some rain over the weekend so it had lots of fun muddy water in it. When Mom wasn't looking I got in the dog pool and had fun throwing my rocks in it and splashing about.

Eventually, mom brought me inside which I wasn't too happy about but she gave me a bath "to get the stink off." I love baths so it was a good trade-off. After a yummy dinner of corned beef and cabbage, I happily drifted off to la-la land. Don't worry, woke back up in a couple hours. I still can't seem to go to sleep and stay there. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow to try and figure that out still. Keep praying for me.


Well, when I got back up, Mom-mom was here. She came to have dinner with Mommy and Daddy. It was nice to be able to see her again. Mom-mom said she thought I might be hungry and sure enough, this time that helped a lot! Mom-mom had to go home but I stayed up and played for a little while to burn off some extra energy. Once I got back to bed around 10:00, I stayed asleep for the rest of the night. Maybe I just need a late bedtime. You think my parents will go for it? Yeah, me neither.

Since I did it last time with the swing, let me remind you of how things were for me last year at this time. Yes, I know I'm cute. I can't help it!

Warmer...Warmer...

Treasure
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The weather outside is definitely getting warmer. Yesterday I had to have a jacket on. Today, I probably don't even need it. Mom decided since she was feeling better and it was nice out, she'd take me to the park. We have a great little park near my house that has some swings and some ball fields. It's great for me because I just like to run around and pick stuff up. Don't worry, Mom watches me the whole time to make sure she saves me from things like dirty bottle caps and the like.

Today I found these really neat spiky balls. I liked to pick them up like I do my rocks and just carry them around. I look for the best one and then if I see another one, I pick it up and study the two of them to see if they are the same or different. After I chose the one I like best, I go on the hunt again for an even better one. There were lots of these neat things at the park. It was a fun time.

I even did a little swinging but I'm not as much of a fan as I used to be. Remember then? It was a year ago.

Recouperation

Okay, Mom, thats enough
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So lately, I haven't been sleeping well, Mommy's been sick and Daddy is holding it all together until Mommy feels better. I let Mommy sleep until 11:00 a.m. Truth be told, I needed the sleep, too, since I've been up all night, two nights in a row. But what Mommy and Daddy didn't know at the time was that I grew in FOUR MOLARS at once! It hurts!

When Mommy did get up, I was happily playing in my crib and I had a diaper full of presents for her. She said it would be easier to clean me up if I just got a bath. I don't mind. I love bath-time.

We had a great day of playing together, eating lunch together and then Mommy put me in my crib to play and she laid down till Daddy got home. Then she slept and Daddy took care of me. He's such a good Daddy. He takes great care of Mommy and me.

Daddy-Daughter Time

Modeling
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The last couple of days Mommy has been sick. She got the stomach bug Daddy had last week. Daddy's been doing a great job of taking care of me. Yesterday, he took me to swim class. They want me to blow bubbles in the water but I'd rather drink it and then I drink to much and start coughing. Even though I don't do what they want me to do, I still have a great time splashing in the water.

Today, Mommy stayed home from church so she couldn't get anybody else sick. I was up two times last night with bad belly aches. Because of me, Mommy didn't get to sleep until 5 a.m. so it was good she stayed home anyway. Daddy took me to the early service and then we stayed at church through Sunday school and played with another child named, Keely. She's almost 10 months old. She's crawling everywhere and she loves to follow me everywhere I go. It's like I'm a big sister.

After we got home I took a big nap to make up for losing an hour last night and for being up so much. Then Daddy took me on a long walk around the neighborhood. After we got home and played for a while, I had a little dinner and got a bath. Daddy washed my hair and I normally don't mind that but tonight I decided that I don't like it at all. I let Daddy know it.

Mommy and Daddy sat down to dinner and Mommy gave me a piece of tomato. Being the scientist that I am, I had to squish it in my hands. And then I got Daddy back by rubbing it in my freshly-washed hair. Yep, I'm a stinker but I know my parents love me anyway.

Rock On

A Rock and A Swing
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Today, I wasn't feeling well and Mommy called Aunt Jocie to ask her not to come over. She didn't want my cousins possibly getting sick. Mommy thinks that it might just be from me teething. I was super whiny all day. Mr. Jeff came by for a visit around 2:00 and I wasn't too sure about him. But after awhile I got comfortable with him being there I started giving him my best flirty eyes. He and Mommy were talking about something called, "insurance." I don't know what it means but Mommy said it has to do with taking care of me somehow.

After Mr. Jeff left, we went outside to play and I got to dig in the dirt. I loved spring and being outside. It was warm enough that I didn't even need a coat. I walked all over the yard picking up rocks. Don't worry, Mommy made sure they were rocks and not dog nuggets. Since the doggy pool was empty, I would take the rocks over and throw them in. Then I got in and would pick up the rocks and "chunk" around the pool holding my rocks. Then I would get out and go look for more rocks, better rocks. I have a whole rock collection.

Everything was going great until Mommy said the worse thing I have ever heard in my life, "It's time to go in." Let me tell you, I didn't like that part one bit and I let her know about it. She said that she has my rocks all put away in a safe place and that I'll be able to come back out and play with them again soon. I hope so because it's only been a couple of hours and I already miss my rocks.

A Visit from Pop-pop

Pop-pop came to my house today and Mommy went to the gym! I wasn't sure what to make of Pop-pop at first. He's really tall like Daddy. I was clinging to Mommy's leg until she left me with him. I was a little fussy but Pop-pop took me to see the birds and stuff outside. That instantly put me in a better mood. Once he changed me, I was happy from there on out. I was talking to him and playing with him. I showed him the books I like to "read." It was like we've been best friends forever. Then Mommy came home and he had to go home.

Mommy made me a really yummy lunch. She grilled chicken and I had some slices of an orange. They were so good. I took a nice nap but I had a bad diaper that woke me up. Mommy came to my rescue and changed me and then we had a nice time in the rocking chair. I let her hold me and rock me to sleep, something I normally never let her do. She loves it and every once in a while I tolerate it. It was a nice afternoon and when Daddy came home he made dinner for us outside on the grill. We had yummy pork chops and I had my new favorite, macaroni and cheese! Mommy tried to slip me some green beans but rest assured, they quickly hit the floor. Nice try, Mom.

Under the Weather

Daddy was really sick last night. We had to take him to the hospital. Gramma came and got me in the middle of the night and took me back to her house. I got to spend the night and play with her all day today.

I had big fun at Gramma's house. I did lots of basket sitting and exploring. She has lots of neat toys that I only get to play with when I come to her house. She and I had lots of fun. Grampa's with Great-grampa fishing in Florida.

Mommy came to get me late tonite. I was so excited to see Daddy that I was kicking with excitement even though I was super sleepy. I saw how sick Daddy was and I was worried about him. I'm so glad to see he's feeling better.

Let the Sunshine In

Crawling
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This morning Mommy took me to early church. I got to play in the nursery with Miss Kathy. After church Mommy took me home to see Daddy. He was dressed to go to the later church but said Gayla was feeling sick so he had stayed behind to take care of her.

After my afternoon nap, we went to the community center park and I did big climbing, big swinging and big playing. It was such a nice day today that I only needed a jacket and not a coat! We took Annie with us to the park because Gayla still wasn't feeling well.



After I got tired of playing there we went to the playground out by the police station. I had fun showing Daddy how I can climb up to the top all by myself. There were lots of kids there today that aren't there during the week and the equipment started to get crowded so we didn't stay very long. It was just long enough for me to demonstrate my skills.

I love being outdoors and I can't wait! C'mon, spring!

Family, Fish and Fun

Travelling in Style
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Today, Gramma and Grampa came and picked us up and took us to the Baltimore Aquarium. We had a good time together. We went to see the Australian section that we have never seen before. I liked seeing all the fish, turtles and snakes. I started to get tired so Daddy went and got a carrier for me to ride around in. I really liked it. I could see up high and I could put my head down when I wanted to.

We went up to the rain forest and I got to chunk around. Then went down to see the sharks and stingrays. Afterwards, we went to see the Dolphin Show. I got to see the Dolphins jump high in the air and do all kinds of tricks.

After we left the aquarium, Grampa drove us down to Cetrones where he bought us a yummy lunch. I fell asleep in the van on the way there but woke up just in time to eat. I had chicken, fries and other yummies.

Once we got home, Mommy took a nap, I played quietly in my crib and then later, Daddy took me outside to play on my play equipment. I had a great day.

My Buddy and Me

Miss Jen, Save My Drink from Elaina!
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Today, Caleb came to visit me at my house again. I like it when he comes over. It makes me realize how important all my toys are to me. I get this jealous feeling inside when I see him playing with my toys. I also like to steal his sippy cup. It doesn't even matter if it's empty, I just like it. Mommy sometimes makes me sit in my room or my crib to give Caleb some space every once in a while. But today I took a three-hour nap. It's been a busy week and I just needed a rest.

Tonight we went to Cactus Willies for dinner. They have a nice buffet and I get to eat free! And boy, do I ever eat. I love, love, love their macaroni and cheese and their jell-o is oh so delicious. Today I even ate a whole slice of pizza and Mommy gave me a whole chicken leg to hold and I bit off a big chunk and chewed it up. Don't worry, there's a ton of eyes on me at all times. The people that work there all love me and the all come visit me at some point during the meal. Even if the waitresses aren't assigned to our table, they still come over and talk to me. I'm just that cute. I like buffets especially because they have a lot of variety and I can eat as much as I want. And I do.

A Budding Friendship

buds
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Today, Mommy and I went over the bay bridge to visit Miss Jamie and her family. Her youngest daughter, Jessi, is my age. Well, I'm three weeks older but she's more advanced then I am. She's a fellow climber, too.

While I was there I got to play with her toys. She has a Violet the Talking Dog like I do but I couldn't figure out why he wouldn't say my name, she kept saying, "Jessica." Silly Violet.

I got to play with Jessi's brother's toys, too. John was nice enough to share his toy trucks and cars. I had lunch there and Mommy even let me try soda for the first time. Don't worry it was diet and caffeine free. Mommy says she shutters to think how I will act with caffeine in my system.

Jessi is a big hugger like you see here in this photo. One time she went to hug me and I lost my balance and we fell over. I bumped my head on a toy car and it hurt. After I cried a little, I got up and started playing again and then I started to get tired. Mommy noticed I was rubbing my eyes and knew I needed a nap.

I slept on the way home. We stopped by my doctors and they took a look at the bump and said it was just a scratch and that I'd be fine. To help me feel better, we stopped by Starbucks and Mommy got me a Strawberry Frappachino and poured it into my sippy cup. It was GOOOooood.

Later that night I didn't want to go to sleep right away so I found Mommy's swiffer. I had a good time playing with that thing. I tried to get Daddy's badges down from the hook on the door. I also ran around with it and tried to put it in my car but it was too long. Mommy said she can't believe how much effort they have put into buying all these developmentally appropriate toys for me to turn my nose up at them and play with the house mop. Someday, they'll learn.

*Special thanks to Miss Jamie for catching this picture! You can read more about her and her family here: A Day At the Zoo

Whatta Wednesday

This morning Mommy dropped me off at Gramma and Grampas. I had a rough night sleeping last night. I woke up around 2:30 am and didn't want to go back to sleep. Mommy tried to get me to go back to sleep but by 4 am it was Daddy's turn. He played with me for a little while and then he figured I might be hungry so he made me some breakfast. By the time I fell back to sleep it was after 5 a.m. so he decided to just go get ready for work. At least he'll get home earlier. I know he's not happy with me right now but he'll thank me later.

Mommy went to a meeting around 11:00 and I stayed with Gramma and Grampa. Later we went to Cetrone's and met Mommy there. I had all kinds of yummy food and I showed everybody how good of a climber I am that I climbed up in the bay window there!

Gramma and Grampa took me back to their place and Mommy went home to do some chores. She said it's a privilege to clean with me not at her feet. So I stayed with Gramma and Grampa the rest of the day and played with Tammy and climbed the stairs (with supervision, of course) and I did some basket-sitting, they actually have a basket! It's always fun going to Gramma and Grampa's house.

Tuesday's Headache

Mommy had a bad headache today. Mom-mom came to visit me so Mommy could take care of herself. Daddy would have liked to stay home but he had big stuff to do today. Mom-mom and I played and played. She showed me how to use some of my toys, she read to me, she made me fish sticks in the oven. We had a grand time. I just hope Mommy feels better soon.

Monday, Mommy and the Gym

Mommy did it. She had such a great time Saturday shopping for new clothes and new shoes. She went back to the gym for the first time in a while. I got to go back to the child care room. The last time I was there, I couldn't even crawl yet. This time I did a lot of basket-sitting. I climbed into a big white crate, I climbed into the lego bin with the legos still in there, they weren't bothering me, and I climbed into the dress-up trunk where they kept all the dress-up clothes. I had a great time climbing and basket-sitting. I hope Mommy keeps going back to the gym. It's good for her and it's super fun for me.