The word I hear most about Emily is “Fearless.” She loves to jump & climb, and has no thought of the consequences! I found her ON the kitchen table after just a quick trip to the bathroom! She is also very girly - we have started having tea parties, playing with baby dolls and trying on clothes. We counted that she has at least 100 words and will repeat anything you say. Emily hugs Joshua when he cries and will fake cry with him. She will point and say “cry” every time she hears someone crying. Emily LOVES strawberries!! She was so mad at me when I told here there are no strawberries in the Cheerios box, even tho they are on the picture on the front. She is a good eater and will often eat her food and then Joshua’s too! Emily gives kisses now. She likes to push Joshua on his trike, but gets mad that she can’t steer and push it herself. She still loves the carousel and this time threw her head back, trying to ride upside-down! She copies everything: she taps her leg to music in the car b/c she sees me do it. I was sitting with one leg out and one leg in putting sunscreen on her. She had both legs out, saw mine and picked up one leg to put it in like mine. She imitates Shawn when he coughs. Emily was copying Joshua when he said yes or no and Joshua got upset and said “No copy me, Emily!“ She is a good sleeper and will tell me “bye” or “night-night” before she falls asleep in the car. She likes to help - she’ll put her cup in the sink, and likes to put things “back”, tho they may or may not stay there… She loves to play chase; she and Joshua will chase each other around the circles downtowns. She’ll say “get you” and then run. She thinks it is so funny to put things down your shirt and then look for them to come out the bottom. She is good on the stairs now and can come down alone. Emily likes books now and will make up words as she’s reading them. Shawn got her a baby doll that talks when you feed it, and she loves to give it cereal, it’s bottle as well as her food and drink. She also wants to put clothes on it. She is getting much better with her fork and spoon, but is still pretty messy. She often says “no” for everything, even when she means “yes”. She loves to do raspberries! I came in and said good morning and she gives me a big raspberry and laughs! She thinks it is funny to pinch me b/c she laughs at my response and then loves getting tickled. Her right eyetooth broke thru this month. She is good at stacking blocks, putting mega blocks together and using the shape sorter. She can undo zippers. She likes to choose her own clothes and will say “no” if I pick something she doesn’t like. She loves Mickey Mouse and Elmo, and will carry the Mickey Mouse around the house with her. She loves hats and her new Mickey Mouse sunglasses. She loves bags and putting things in and taking things out of them.
Her words: apple, banana, yes, no, belly button, hair bow, shoes, socks, clothes, Joshua, mama, daddy, bunny, paci, mouse (Mickey), Elmo, duck (Donald), meow, woof, yogurt, waffle, cup, coke, juice, milk, book, I love you, eat, night-night, hi, hello, bye, shake, hat, glasses, cookie, sticker, flower, bath, water, more, please, burp, excuse me, beep-beep, thank you, c’mon, again, wait, stop, choo-choo, baby, peek-a-boo, again, papa, strawberry, up, upstairs, outside, bear, giraffe, here you go, where go?, there it is, tickle, backpack, get you, hide, get it, okay, back.
Joshua’s thought processes and reasoning skills are improving. He likes to call us an “ankle bot” to get the response of being chased or tickled. Shawn asked once if Joshua wanted a knuckle sandwich, so Joshua asked him later if he wanted an “ankle sandwich.” Joshua loves his new trike and rides it all around downstairs. He also loves to hide things in the bucket in the back. He won’t put his feet on the peddles yet, but can go pretty quick just using his feet. He also loves it when Emily pushes him around on it. Joshua looks out window and says “look mama, a skyscraper!” He’s also learning shapes like sphere, cylinder. He also repeats me: “are you listening to me, mama?” He has loved seeing all the birds that are coming to eat birdseed. There were some bunnies that came into the yard and Josh said, “Bunnies no have wings, no fly! Bunny hop!” He likes to say “Amazing!”, even to random things - the garbage truck coming, birds flying. We went to the bookstore and I asked Joshua what we should get for Emily & Dad. He said a little and pink book for Emily, and a big cars book for Dad. Joshua loves Emily! He thinks it is funny to tickle her neck, and chase her. They both go around making dinosaur noises. Emily was in her pack-n-play while I was in the shower and he told her “night-night” and prayed “no hit, love, thank you God.” He also is starting to test the limits and will ask “like this? Like this? Like this?” when asked to do something. He also likes to comment: “Good idea!” He picks up a lot from his cartoons - he told me “thanks, helping hands!” (from Mickey Mouse clubhouse) and “I cannot believe it!” (from Little Einsteins) He has started saying things are his “favorite”. He is still a tease - when reading a book, he said a t-rex was a “cute bunny”.
We got both kids “puddle jumper” life vests, and they both love the freedom of being able to float around the pool on their own! Joshua can paddle around, but I still stay close to Emily. They both will jump in the water alone and go down the slide without fear.
We also got some new music Cds that are Scripture. Both kids love them and both will do the motions to them. Joshua has favorites, (Think about Phil 4:8, and Go, Go, Go Matt 28:19) and will ask for certain songs (play one about trouble and heart - Take heart, in this world you will have trouble), and will just start singing them on his own (true, right, noble).
Monday, August 15, 2011
Monday, July 4, 2011
4th of July
We had a parade around the neighborhood lake this morning. A friend let Joshua borrow their trike. He would pedal as long as he was pushed, but as soon as we stopped, he'd ask to go again! The solution? Emily started pushing him! = perfect! :)
This afternoon we went to a BBQ at a friend's house with a pool. Both kids are still fish and love the water, but Emily is just fearless! She loves to jump into the water and doesn't mind going under. The only thing that got her out was her desire to eat. Joshua decided to forgo eating and just played the whole time!
This afternoon we went to a BBQ at a friend's house with a pool. Both kids are still fish and love the water, but Emily is just fearless! She loves to jump into the water and doesn't mind going under. The only thing that got her out was her desire to eat. Joshua decided to forgo eating and just played the whole time!
Catching up...again
April - Joshua & Emily both had their pictures taken professionally. Joshua was pretty shy, but we got a few good smiles out of him. Emily was all over it! She strutted her stuff right onto the backdrop, plopped down and turned a huge smile to the camera! We all laughed, so she just kept hamming it up! Needless to say, I bought alot of pictures!!
Joshua turned 3 this month and we decided to have a party for him this year. We had it at a bounce house and he, along with about 20 other kids, loved it! He also had fun coming home and opening all the presents! Since then, he thinks every present is for him!
May - Emily is getting her molars and has been a bit cranky and not sleeping well. No wonder, tho - her gums are swollen and bloody, poor thing! We had a vacation to Orlando, and visited Disney and SeaWorld. Joshua loved the dinosaurs at Animal Kingdom, and had a great time meeting Buzz and dancing with Woody at Magic Kingdom. Of course, his absolute favorite was the monorail, the train and the tram! :) Emily loved the carousel at Magic Kingdom. They both really had a great time at SeaWorld! So much, that we ended up going back for a second day. Joshua loved seeing the animals in the dolphin and whale shows, while Emily enjoyed the music and people dancing. Joshua was enthralled by the sharks! We all had a blast feeding the stingrays! If you ask Joshua was we saw in Orlando, he'll start by telling you: sharks, Orca whales, and dolphins. If you ask Emily about whales, she'll tell you they "splash".
June - We did Vacation Bible School and both Joshua and Emily had a great week. I think their favorite was the "water day", where they got to play in little pools and splash pads. Joshua had fun in the big group watching the kids sing and dance. All Emily's molars are in - Yay!! She is talking alot now. Her words include - apple, splash, Joshua (tata), paci, bunny, no, please, stop, I love you, c'mon and banana. She still enjoys eating and we found she loves strawberries! Joshua is still working on counting to 10. He gets stuck after 4 and jumps to 7. We started working on a preschool workbook, where he used scissors and glue. He did really well! He is great at matching and patterns! His imagination has taken off! There are imaginary people and things all over, all the time. He is very interested in what everything is called, why and how it works. He loves to build things with his legos, and most often it is either a plane or some kind of shooting weapon. He has fun "shooting" me and then kissing me to revive me. :)
Joshua turned 3 this month and we decided to have a party for him this year. We had it at a bounce house and he, along with about 20 other kids, loved it! He also had fun coming home and opening all the presents! Since then, he thinks every present is for him!
May - Emily is getting her molars and has been a bit cranky and not sleeping well. No wonder, tho - her gums are swollen and bloody, poor thing! We had a vacation to Orlando, and visited Disney and SeaWorld. Joshua loved the dinosaurs at Animal Kingdom, and had a great time meeting Buzz and dancing with Woody at Magic Kingdom. Of course, his absolute favorite was the monorail, the train and the tram! :) Emily loved the carousel at Magic Kingdom. They both really had a great time at SeaWorld! So much, that we ended up going back for a second day. Joshua loved seeing the animals in the dolphin and whale shows, while Emily enjoyed the music and people dancing. Joshua was enthralled by the sharks! We all had a blast feeding the stingrays! If you ask Joshua was we saw in Orlando, he'll start by telling you: sharks, Orca whales, and dolphins. If you ask Emily about whales, she'll tell you they "splash".
June - We did Vacation Bible School and both Joshua and Emily had a great week. I think their favorite was the "water day", where they got to play in little pools and splash pads. Joshua had fun in the big group watching the kids sing and dance. All Emily's molars are in - Yay!! She is talking alot now. Her words include - apple, splash, Joshua (tata), paci, bunny, no, please, stop, I love you, c'mon and banana. She still enjoys eating and we found she loves strawberries! Joshua is still working on counting to 10. He gets stuck after 4 and jumps to 7. We started working on a preschool workbook, where he used scissors and glue. He did really well! He is great at matching and patterns! His imagination has taken off! There are imaginary people and things all over, all the time. He is very interested in what everything is called, why and how it works. He loves to build things with his legos, and most often it is either a plane or some kind of shooting weapon. He has fun "shooting" me and then kissing me to revive me. :)
Saturday, March 12, 2011
March 10 - Joshua
What people tell me about him: "He's so serious." "He's such a thinker." When I picked him up from nursery the other day, they told me he told the other kids to "Stop laughing! It's not funny!" Then on the way home he kept saying, "Joshua say: 'Stop yelling!'"
He was playing chase with Shawn and then sat in the windowsill and said: "Daddy run, Joshua watch." I don't think so!! He LOVES to play hide and seek! He likes to pull the blanket off our bed and cover himself in various places around the house and then shout out "Mama find Joshua?" or "Myee find Joshua?"
He was awake in his crib and I went in to check on him. He showed me one foot, then said "there's the other one", then went on to tell me one was small and one was big, and wouldn't be convinced they are the same size!
He loves to spin in circles until he gets dizzy, and then lays on the floor laughing. (Emily copies him, and laughs too.)
He told me at the table "look at me, mama, Joshua growing. Joshua getting big!" He sure is!
Shawn calls Emily "little mama", and so Joshua was doing the same, but then, to get my attention, shouted out, "big mama!"
He was stirring butter in his rice on his own and started asking for help. I didn't come quickly enough because the next thing I heard was "Mama, Rescue me!" (too much Diego & Backyardigans!!)
He absolutely adores Emily. He's been wanting to help, so he has fed her mac-n-cheese. She loved his attention, and he was so excited that she ate the noodles off the spoon! He loves to give her anything off his plate, tho I try to stop that! (She would eat all her food & then his too, if I let her!) I heard him telling her, "like this, Myee; like Joshua." as he showed her how to play with a toy. He asked for Emily to sleep in his crib with him the other night. He loves to give her hugs - tho he usually squeezes all the air out of her, so she doesn't enjoy them quite as much as he does.
I hold Emily's milk cup for her still, just b/c I like to, and I usually put my cheek on her head while she's drinking. Joshua snuggled up to me while she was drinking, and reached out to hold her cup. I gave it to him, and he leaned over and put his cheek on hers. Her eyes were so big and sweet, and he was just adorable! It was one of those moments I think I'll remember forever!!
She fell & hurt her toe. While I was cleaning it, he kept asking to see it, and if she was "all better now". She was still crying when I knelt with her to show Joshua that her toe was better. He took his prized train sticker off his shirt and said, "Myee crying, need sticker" and put it on her shirt!
His nose was bothering him, and he asked for the "pink medicine" (Motrin). I told him he'd already had medicine for his nose - Zyrtec, and asked if he wanted me to put medicine in his nose. He said no, paused and then said, "mouth hurts, mama, medicine in mouth?" !Smart kid!
He was playing chase with Shawn and then sat in the windowsill and said: "Daddy run, Joshua watch." I don't think so!! He LOVES to play hide and seek! He likes to pull the blanket off our bed and cover himself in various places around the house and then shout out "Mama find Joshua?" or "Myee find Joshua?"
He was awake in his crib and I went in to check on him. He showed me one foot, then said "there's the other one", then went on to tell me one was small and one was big, and wouldn't be convinced they are the same size!
He loves to spin in circles until he gets dizzy, and then lays on the floor laughing. (Emily copies him, and laughs too.)
He told me at the table "look at me, mama, Joshua growing. Joshua getting big!" He sure is!
Shawn calls Emily "little mama", and so Joshua was doing the same, but then, to get my attention, shouted out, "big mama!"
He was stirring butter in his rice on his own and started asking for help. I didn't come quickly enough because the next thing I heard was "Mama, Rescue me!" (too much Diego & Backyardigans!!)
He absolutely adores Emily. He's been wanting to help, so he has fed her mac-n-cheese. She loved his attention, and he was so excited that she ate the noodles off the spoon! He loves to give her anything off his plate, tho I try to stop that! (She would eat all her food & then his too, if I let her!) I heard him telling her, "like this, Myee; like Joshua." as he showed her how to play with a toy. He asked for Emily to sleep in his crib with him the other night. He loves to give her hugs - tho he usually squeezes all the air out of her, so she doesn't enjoy them quite as much as he does.
I hold Emily's milk cup for her still, just b/c I like to, and I usually put my cheek on her head while she's drinking. Joshua snuggled up to me while she was drinking, and reached out to hold her cup. I gave it to him, and he leaned over and put his cheek on hers. Her eyes were so big and sweet, and he was just adorable! It was one of those moments I think I'll remember forever!!
She fell & hurt her toe. While I was cleaning it, he kept asking to see it, and if she was "all better now". She was still crying when I knelt with her to show Joshua that her toe was better. He took his prized train sticker off his shirt and said, "Myee crying, need sticker" and put it on her shirt!
His nose was bothering him, and he asked for the "pink medicine" (Motrin). I told him he'd already had medicine for his nose - Zyrtec, and asked if he wanted me to put medicine in his nose. He said no, paused and then said, "mouth hurts, mama, medicine in mouth?" !Smart kid!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
March 8 - Emily
What people tell me about Emily - "she's so happy!" "what beautiful blue eyes!"
Emily is becoming much more expressive. If you say "I love you" or "night-night" she will blow kisses; when we pray, she says "men" (amen); if you say "good job" she claps; when she hears the microwave beep, she says "du,du,du"; if you say "where is it?" she puts both hands up. She said "shoes" - an appropriate "first word" (after mama, dada and hi) for her! She started saying "ssss" after I blowed on Joshua's food to cool it down. She said "love" today when I told her I loved her. When I picked her up from the nursery last week, I was told she was giving everyone hugs! She has found the cabinets, and loves to take everything out. She loves to stir, and especially likes to play with my plastic bowls. She loves to be outdoors, and isn't afraid of the grass. She really likes to ride in the little red car, and climb on the slide. She is the star of her swim class - the teacher frequently uses her for examples. She loves to kick and splash and isn't afraid to go under water. She likes to play hide and seek with a towel, blanket or even a washcloth. The light was off in our bedroom, but she wandered in anyway. Shawn followed her to see what she was after. He found her at the shoe rack, carefully deciding which pair of shoes she wanted. When she'd chosen, she grabbed them and headed back out the closet! :-)
Emily is becoming much more expressive. If you say "I love you" or "night-night" she will blow kisses; when we pray, she says "men" (amen); if you say "good job" she claps; when she hears the microwave beep, she says "du,du,du"; if you say "where is it?" she puts both hands up. She said "shoes" - an appropriate "first word" (after mama, dada and hi) for her! She started saying "ssss" after I blowed on Joshua's food to cool it down. She said "love" today when I told her I loved her. When I picked her up from the nursery last week, I was told she was giving everyone hugs! She has found the cabinets, and loves to take everything out. She loves to stir, and especially likes to play with my plastic bowls. She loves to be outdoors, and isn't afraid of the grass. She really likes to ride in the little red car, and climb on the slide. She is the star of her swim class - the teacher frequently uses her for examples. She loves to kick and splash and isn't afraid to go under water. She likes to play hide and seek with a towel, blanket or even a washcloth. The light was off in our bedroom, but she wandered in anyway. Shawn followed her to see what she was after. He found her at the shoe rack, carefully deciding which pair of shoes she wanted. When she'd chosen, she grabbed them and headed back out the closet! :-)
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
March 2
I'd been warned about kids taking off their diapers in their crib and smearing poop all over, so was rather anxiously awaiting when it would happen to me. I have to wait no more: Emily did a great job on Saturday!! She is on her second round of antibiotics, which are tearing up her stomach. When I went to get her from her nap, she was sitting in a pool of poop. She still had her diaper on, it had just leaked all over. She had splashed it, so it was all over her onesie, her hands, her face, the bumper, her toys, ... everywhere!! Needless to say, we went straight to the tub! We've had many more messes this week - I sure hope her ears have cleared, because we're ready to be done with antibiotics!!!
On a more fun note - we went shopping for sandals, and Emily cried when I tried a pair on & then put them back b/c they didn't fit. When we found a pair that did fit, she was so excited! Today she proudly showed them to Shawn, and then strutted around in them when he put them on for her. :-)
Also, she's had another tooth break thru - on top, to the right.
Joshua has several new words, including "amazing, cool & maybe." He's also been calling Emily "lil punkin". He says everything in the past happened "yesterday" (sounds like: yes-daaaay.) And if he wants you to read he'll say "mama talking". The English language is so hard! say, talk, speak... He imagination is growing as well. We will drive his truck to the imaginary mailbox & he'll put a key in and take out imaginary toy books, and boxes with toys in them. Then we go to the imaginary grocery store to get milk and bread, and we have to put the imaginary milk into the real fridge!
He wanted a diaper on his lovee bear, but at the same time said that bear doesn't potty because he doesn't eat anything. Interesting equation there...
On a more fun note - we went shopping for sandals, and Emily cried when I tried a pair on & then put them back b/c they didn't fit. When we found a pair that did fit, she was so excited! Today she proudly showed them to Shawn, and then strutted around in them when he put them on for her. :-)
Also, she's had another tooth break thru - on top, to the right.
Joshua has several new words, including "amazing, cool & maybe." He's also been calling Emily "lil punkin". He says everything in the past happened "yesterday" (sounds like: yes-daaaay.) And if he wants you to read he'll say "mama talking". The English language is so hard! say, talk, speak... He imagination is growing as well. We will drive his truck to the imaginary mailbox & he'll put a key in and take out imaginary toy books, and boxes with toys in them. Then we go to the imaginary grocery store to get milk and bread, and we have to put the imaginary milk into the real fridge!
He wanted a diaper on his lovee bear, but at the same time said that bear doesn't potty because he doesn't eat anything. Interesting equation there...
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Feb 26
Joshua - wanted to see elephants at pet store. driving by golf course, "daddy work here?". wants to see singing horses again (rodeo parade). can open safety gate at top of stairs. "why" becoming more common. Says "two minutes, mom" when wants to play longer. Sat on couch sing/saying "oh crap, oh crap, oh crap." - wonder where he heard that?!? loves to sing. loves to hide.
Emily - eats pizza! 2nd round of abx for AOM - was falling down b/c dizzy. signs for daddy all day, also signs all done, & milk. likes to push stroller, lawn mower... Knows how to get on & off "ride-ons". Plays in sandbox, altho eats too. loves swing & slide. sits & scoots to go down stairs. "not girl play" per Dr Ramsey b/c drives car complete with noises. but still loves "bling". Will be our athlete dressed in pink decked out with jewelry... ;) loves music - will sing & dance.
Emily - eats pizza! 2nd round of abx for AOM - was falling down b/c dizzy. signs for daddy all day, also signs all done, & milk. likes to push stroller, lawn mower... Knows how to get on & off "ride-ons". Plays in sandbox, altho eats too. loves swing & slide. sits & scoots to go down stairs. "not girl play" per Dr Ramsey b/c drives car complete with noises. but still loves "bling". Will be our athlete dressed in pink decked out with jewelry... ;) loves music - will sing & dance.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Jan 29
Joshua loves apples! I usually cut them into slices and cut the peel off. On Thursday, while we were trying to get ready to go out, he asks me if he can "hold" the apple. He said he didn't want me to cut it up for him, so I thought, sure, why not, & gave it to him. A few minutes later, I looked over at him & he'd eaten a quarter of it, just taking bites right out of it!! He ate pretty much the whole thing, down to the core! Yay!
Thursday was our 10 year anniversary. We ate a quick lunch outside at the course before we played golf. We had a great time! The weather was perfect, and Shawn says I played better than I used to! (The last time I'd played was the day before Joshua was born, so almost 3 years ago!) Shawn surprised me with a beautiful earrings & necklace set, but what I really enjoyed were the notes he gave me after each hole that had something he loved about me or was thankful for about me! :-) (My favorite: "You let me play golf... ALOT") Then we went out to dinner and a movie. = A very fun and memorable day!!
Thursday was our 10 year anniversary. We ate a quick lunch outside at the course before we played golf. We had a great time! The weather was perfect, and Shawn says I played better than I used to! (The last time I'd played was the day before Joshua was born, so almost 3 years ago!) Shawn surprised me with a beautiful earrings & necklace set, but what I really enjoyed were the notes he gave me after each hole that had something he loved about me or was thankful for about me! :-) (My favorite: "You let me play golf... ALOT") Then we went out to dinner and a movie. = A very fun and memorable day!!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Jan 25
Emily is talking alot! She says, "thank you" (de-doo), "here you go"(ee-u-go), and "peek-a-boo"(kikah-bah). And her favorite is "go, go, go!" She blows kisses, waves bye, & puts her hands over her eyes for peek-a-boo (facing in, Joshua always did it with his palms facing out). She signs "more" & "all done" but she doesn't always mean it. She likes to go around either clicking or making kissing sounds. She also does raspberries well now. She cut her 6th tooth on the 18th - the bottom left. Now she has 4 on bottom & 2 on top, & it looks like a 3rd is on it's way on the top. She loves to climb & will attempt anything! She is doing alot better at being left in nursery - the last couple times she has only cried for a minute or two and then started playing! Emily took all her milk from a cup just like Joshua's this morning - a first! I guess we can finally put away all the bottles - Yay! One lady told me the other day that Emily looks like she's doing the jitterbug because she walks around swinging her arms in front of her. :-)
Joshua had a great time at the library last week! He would go around stacking books on the stroller & then he's sit and read each one to himself while I kept Emily entertained. The only way we were able to leave after an hour and a half was to take a stack of books with us to read at home!
He also loved the train yard on Sunday with Shawn. He's been asking where the train is every time we cross the tracks, & we started telling him the train was at the train yard. So, of course it follows that he asked to go to the train yard... He loved it! He has a whole progression of train sounds that he does, starting with chug-chug, then choo, then a horn, then a puff-puff ... It sounds just like the train videos we've watched on you-tube!
He is starting to verbalize more of his thoughts now. He asked Shawn a "why?" question last week - and so it begins... :-) His two favorite questions right now are: what does it say, and what is it carrying. For "say", it could mean what sound does it make, or read it to me. He repeats the exact sounds Emily makes and says "Mayee says 'bababa'". For "carrying," he wants to know what's inside - especially mack trucks, buses, cement mixers, ...
Joshua had a great time at the library last week! He would go around stacking books on the stroller & then he's sit and read each one to himself while I kept Emily entertained. The only way we were able to leave after an hour and a half was to take a stack of books with us to read at home!
He also loved the train yard on Sunday with Shawn. He's been asking where the train is every time we cross the tracks, & we started telling him the train was at the train yard. So, of course it follows that he asked to go to the train yard... He loved it! He has a whole progression of train sounds that he does, starting with chug-chug, then choo, then a horn, then a puff-puff ... It sounds just like the train videos we've watched on you-tube!
He is starting to verbalize more of his thoughts now. He asked Shawn a "why?" question last week - and so it begins... :-) His two favorite questions right now are: what does it say, and what is it carrying. For "say", it could mean what sound does it make, or read it to me. He repeats the exact sounds Emily makes and says "Mayee says 'bababa'". For "carrying," he wants to know what's inside - especially mack trucks, buses, cement mixers, ...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Jan 11
Catching up -
Jan 6: Emily was hilarious with food tonight! I was eating a slice of bread while feeding her, and when I popped the last piece in my mouth, she started screaming. I got another slice and offered her some, and she lit up in smile and ate almost the while thing! She also did the sign for "eat" and "more" when she noticed her cake on the counter!
We enjoyed the beautiful weather by going to the playground. Joshua wanted to go down the slide standing up. And he successfully climbed the OUTSIDE of the tunnel slide several times. Emily loved the swing, and had fun going down the slide too. Joshua likes to go down holding Emily, but she's not always as excited about it, since he usually squeezes the air out of her...
Jan 8: Emily definitely knows names. She knows her own, Joshua's and momma & daddy. Joshua loves to play "hide & seek" and his favorite is when Emily comes looking for him. He takes all the pillows off the couch and hides under them. Just his eyes peek out and when Emily spots him, she starts squealing, jumping and laughing!
On our walk, we were watching some cement mixers in action, including a pumper. One of the drivers spotted us and invited Joshua over. He let Joshua sit in the cab and even pull the horn! Joshua had a blast!! It sounds like he's calling them "cupcake mumers," but he's actually saying "concrete mixers."
Jan 10: When Shawn came home, Joshua yelled out "Hi, dear!" I guess that's what you're s'posed to say when he comes home, since that's what we both say to each other.
Emily makes appropriate noises for both dinosaurs and trucks. She was walking around holding Joshua's T-Rex and roaring. She will also wave cars around and make a humming noise. She is pretty good at the shake'n'go cars - she stands and shakes them up and down and then even sets them on the track - sometimes in the right spot, and loves it when they speed off! She still loves chasing balls around the house.
Jan 11: I started a little bit of potty training with Joshua today. The other day, Shawn had told him he has to go in the potty if he wants to go to school. I think he really just wants to ride the school BUS, but it is a great motivator for him. He used the potty every time I set him on it today, which was every 30 min, but he still doesn't tell me if he needs to go. He did ask me at one point if he could go to school now. :-)
Jan 6: Emily was hilarious with food tonight! I was eating a slice of bread while feeding her, and when I popped the last piece in my mouth, she started screaming. I got another slice and offered her some, and she lit up in smile and ate almost the while thing! She also did the sign for "eat" and "more" when she noticed her cake on the counter!
We enjoyed the beautiful weather by going to the playground. Joshua wanted to go down the slide standing up. And he successfully climbed the OUTSIDE of the tunnel slide several times. Emily loved the swing, and had fun going down the slide too. Joshua likes to go down holding Emily, but she's not always as excited about it, since he usually squeezes the air out of her...
Jan 8: Emily definitely knows names. She knows her own, Joshua's and momma & daddy. Joshua loves to play "hide & seek" and his favorite is when Emily comes looking for him. He takes all the pillows off the couch and hides under them. Just his eyes peek out and when Emily spots him, she starts squealing, jumping and laughing!
On our walk, we were watching some cement mixers in action, including a pumper. One of the drivers spotted us and invited Joshua over. He let Joshua sit in the cab and even pull the horn! Joshua had a blast!! It sounds like he's calling them "cupcake mumers," but he's actually saying "concrete mixers."
Jan 10: When Shawn came home, Joshua yelled out "Hi, dear!" I guess that's what you're s'posed to say when he comes home, since that's what we both say to each other.
Emily makes appropriate noises for both dinosaurs and trucks. She was walking around holding Joshua's T-Rex and roaring. She will also wave cars around and make a humming noise. She is pretty good at the shake'n'go cars - she stands and shakes them up and down and then even sets them on the track - sometimes in the right spot, and loves it when they speed off! She still loves chasing balls around the house.
Jan 11: I started a little bit of potty training with Joshua today. The other day, Shawn had told him he has to go in the potty if he wants to go to school. I think he really just wants to ride the school BUS, but it is a great motivator for him. He used the potty every time I set him on it today, which was every 30 min, but he still doesn't tell me if he needs to go. He did ask me at one point if he could go to school now. :-)
Monday, January 3, 2011
Jan 2, Emily's First Birthday
Emily had a great time with her birthday cake! We showed her the whole cake, and she got a handful of icing, which she promptly shoved in her mouth. Then we cut her a piece and she ate the whole thing! She was a beautiful mess by the end, but she loved every bite!!
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