PL 2013 - Week 11

 Tuesday: Last year at this time I was wearing flip flops and trying to find some summer maternity clothes. This year it's snowing. I would like to exchange this spring for last spring.

Wednesday: Gracie Girl got an early birthday present in the mail. I think it's one of the cutest things I've seen in awhile. She likes to take the letters out and chew on them.

Thursday: Our big girl helped da-da take out the recycling. She pushed the bin almost all the way to the front door.

Friday: The Easter bunny came to visit the Girly a little early. A basket full of puffs and other toddler treats = one happy munchkin.

Saturday: We were doing some more 1st birthday shopping and met up with Nana and Pappy for lunch out a Five Guys. The Peanut doing awesome with her eating. She shared a hamburger with me and some fries with Da-da No more texture trouble for our Girl.

 Sunday: Someone thinks they are "helping" with the laundry.

Monday: Self feeding may seem like it would be less work for Mom and Dad however, less time spent feeding = more time spent cleaning up afterward.

PL 2013 - Week 10

Tuesday: The Girl is 11 months old! Stats:19-ish lbs. Size 9 month clothes. Size 3 diaper. Size 3 shoe. 8 teeth (all in the front). Eating 3 sold meals / 4 bottles a day. She likes to have caramel rice cakes, chex, string cheese and fig newtons for snacks. Still taking 2 naps, sometimes sleeps through the night.

Favorites: food: anything she can feed herself, toys: stacking cups and activity walker, words: dada and uh-oh. Moved up from the carrier to the rear-facing "big girl"car seat. Went to the chiropractor to get her neck adjusted and hopefully clear up the ear infections she has had.

 

Wednesday: We picked up these tennis shoes at Target a few weeks ago. The girl loves them! She is pretty good about not taking them off and they give her better traction on the dining room floor.

Thursday: The fur on this boy tells us that spring is coming! He is shedding like crazy. There are tumbleweeds in his pup box and all over the floor. We are contemplating a new sweeper to keep up with all of the fluff.

 

 Friday: These pictures of the Girly were taken exactly 1 year apart. What a difference 365 days makes.

Saturday: Happy Birthday Miss Carol! Miss Carol shared her cake with the Girl and let have her own piece with frosting. She said the Peanut needed to practice for her birthday cake in less than a month.

Sunday: When we went to First Christian our Sunday lunch was always Taco Bell. We haven't been eating there a lot but I wanted to try the new cool ranch locos taco. It was pretty yummy.

Monday: We switched our television back to Dish. Pretty sad you have to switch satellite providers every 2 years to save money.

PL 2013 - Week 9

Tuesday: Who needs toys when you have tupperware??? This drawer is the Girl's favorite thing to play with in the kitchen. She empties it multiple times a week (sometimes multiple times a day!)

 Wednesday: Starbucks for the Keurig... Always a treat.

Thursday: We had to add some cabinet locks to the kitchen cabinets. Someone likes to open and close doors. We put one on the television stand too. Thank goodness I can actually open these ones. The clip ones were too tough for my chicken wings. 

Friday: Someone was too tired to finish eating before their nap. Might as well nap at the table. I wonder if she was dreaming of puffs. 

Saturday: Hanging at the car show with my two favorite peeps.

Sunday: Since I take so many pictures of what we eat I decided to take a picture of what the Girly is eating. She liked the carrots and broccoli best.

 Monday: Late night trip to Canton for calling hours = late night snack of Tony Pako's Sweet and Hot pickles.

PL 2013 - Week 8

Tuesday: Someone is on the move! The girly was walking behind her activity walker.  It has been almost exactly 2 months since she got out of the harness.

 

Wednesday: I'm glad that the Girl shows interest in doing dishes. That is my least favorite chore and will probably be one of the first she gets assigned to do for her allowance. Right now she loves to pull up on the dishwasher door and get the silverware out.

 

Thursday: Since more self-feeding has been going on Bevo has learned that the best place for him to hang out is near the girl's high chair. She tends to drop little snacks for him on a regular basis.

Friday: Neither of us were very hungry for pizza this week. We had too much red sauce earlier on in the week so we got chicken for dinner.  Handy was in heaven and the Girly liked the biscuit we let her eat.

 Saturday: Dinner out with Grandpa, Grandma and Great Grandma Fawver. We ordered a pancake for the Girl and they made it look like Mickey mouse. She ate part of it and shared the rest with dada. Mmmmmmm, breakfast for dinner!

 Sunday: Happy Daytona 500 Day! I'm ready to watch the big race with my two favorite race fans! Come on Carl! The Peanut was even sporting her number 99 onesie (it's size 3-6 months but still fits!)

Monday: Eggy loves to watch the Brady Bunch on tv. We have been turning it on while we get dinner ready and she loves to watch the beginning. I don't know if it's the song or the blue boxes but she stops what she is doing to watch.

PL 2013 - Week 7

Tuesday: The Girly's second front tooth is coming in so we are super thankful for all of the teethers we have stashed in the freezer. It gives us a few minutes with no fussing.

 Wednesday: The Girl colored Dada's valentine. This was the first time she used crayons. She did pretty well not eating them but she wanted to throw them more than color.

 Thursday: Happy Valentine's Day!

Friday: I have been trying to get the Girl's baby book done (which really means started). Every time I get it out she wants to see what I am doing. So far I have the pages about before she was born done. 

 Saturday: We went to visit Nanny and Paw Paw. When we got there we found out we weren't the only visitors. The Peanut had a great time playing with her cousins. They need to get used to having littles around since they will both be big brothers soon.

 Sunday: I'm pretty sure it's more fun to throw the toys all over the floor than it is to actually play with them. The sitter calls this age "the stage of dump" as in dump everything out of every container possible.

Monday: We went to Miss Carol's to work on the Girly's birthday invitations with meant play time with Timmy and Gab!

PL 2013 - Week 6

Tuesday: Happy 10 months Girly!

Stats: 18-ish lbs (just a guess), size 6-9 and 9 month clothes, size 3 diaper. Eating about every 2-3 hours and sleeping almost (half hour less than) through the night. She still takes 2 naps a day.

She loves when we play on the floor with her like a human jungle gym. She has been pulling up but not taking any steps on her own. She has 3 teeth (the second top one is almost through) and is eating more big girl food (applesauce, biscuits, crackers, roasted potatoes). She loves to feed herself cheerios. She can open cabinets and go up stairs. 

Wednesday: Napping for an hour an a half all day = a fussy baby. She screamed when we put her in the high chair so we ended up eating dinner on the floor. Some times you just have to do whatever it takes.

Thursday: We went to Dwight's book signing at church. There were so many people we spent 2 hours and 40 min.  waiting in line. We took the girl and she did pretty well our arms were exhausted after holding her for that long.

 Friday: Someone likes cheese-its. Da da was eating them and she got him to share with her.

 Saturday: Happy Birthday Camden! We took the Girl to her first kid birthday party. It was baseball themed so we dug out her Indians onesie. It was size 3-6 months and still fit her!

Sunday: This shape sorter basket has become the Peanut's favorite toy. She loves to open and close the door on the top and she smiles when it sings. I have heard the songs so many times I have them memorized.

Monday: Time to start working on the invitations for the Girly's first birthday. We didn't want to spend a ton of money so we decided to make them ourselves. I borrowed this paper cutter from school to trim them down. It was so much faster than scissors!

PL 2013 - Week 5

 Tuesday: A warm afternoon = taking this boy for his first strut of the year. The Girly had fun riding in her stroller too.

 Wednesday: I've been loving this dry erase calendar I made. I don't know what I like more. Keeping track of what we have going on or being able to look back at the month and see all the stuff we did.

 Thursday: Someone is starting to feed themselves... but only on bath night because it's exceptionally messy! Her favorites are puffs, o's and gerber cookies.

 Friday: We haven't had a diaper blow-out like this in months. Changing it took both of us and she ended up with an impromptu bath in the kitchen sink.

 Saturday: We went to see Jacob's team play in their tournament. He had 8 points an they won the game. They play again next week. Hopefully we will spend next Saturday watching them in the championship game.

Sunday: Super Bowl Party at Miss Carol's! She had fun playing with the Girly. We had fun eating all the good food.

Monday: Someone learned how to go up the stairs. We now get to keep a gate at the top and the bottom.