15-Month Family Photo Shoot & Your Crib is a Toilet???

Today we had our first family photo shoot!!! It was kind of a disaster, but luckily, the pictures turned out great!!! We went to a place called Portrait Innovations. I was in a bad mood because we left the house late for our appointment. Daddy was frustrated because he doesn't like to do pictures, and you...you are a 15-month old crazy girl that LOVES to run around, and JUST had all of your bottles taken away from you!!! :) Put all that together, and it was an utter mess!

However; somehow through all of the chaos and frustration, I walked away with FABULOUS pictures!! :) This place was really cool. Your pictures are ready 20 minutes after your shoot!!!!

When we got home, I thought you'd take a nap immediately, but you had other plans. Normally, when I put you down for a nap, but you don't go to sleep right away, I usually go into your room and can smell the reason why! :) This time was KIND OF similar except that when I walked into your room, you were sitting pantless/diaperless in the corner of your crib, and your diaper and doodie balls were sitting in the middle of your crib!!! You had also peed in the crib, too!!!!! Grandma told me that when I was little, I used to smear doodie on the walls/bumper...you didn't do that yay!!

Let me just add that this is day 2 of NO bottles!!!!!!!!!!!! You have done REALLY great with it. This is the 2nd night that you have fallen asleep with a sippy cup. I also went out today and bought you a glow seahorse that plays lullabies. I thought that might help you go to sleep, too.

Tomorrow, we may go to visit Auntie Jill at her pool! Daddy has to study, so what better way to spend the day if we can't be at home! :)

15 month check up

Today you went for your 15-month check up. You weighed in at 23lbs and grew to 31.25 inches. Dr. Warner wants me to throw away your bottles - she told me to do that at your 12 month appt. IS SHE NUTS????????? I'm not ready to do that to you, and I know you're certainly not ready to give them up.

You had to get 2 vaccinations, and an anemia test. You're negative on Anemia - YAY!! Dr. Warner said that with the MMR vaccination, you may develop a 102-103 degree fever in about a week. She said this is normal. Hopefully you don't get this because fevers are NO fun!!

You're napping right now. Hopefully you wake up energized and ready to play!!!!

Love you!

Your 15-months Old Today!!!

Today you're 15 months old! I just cannot believe it, but it hasn't been easy...these last couple of weeks. The past 8-9 days or so you've almost entered what I am hoping is just a phase...if this is what the "Terrible Twos" are going to be like, whoosh............

Daddy had to work this weekend, but we had fun yesterday. I bought one of those blow up pools, and you had a ball.

I blew it up while you were taking a nap, and then I sat in it for an hour! It's fabulous!!! When you woke up, you got right in it, and played with your toys. Honey even jumped in!!!! Then, we went to dinner with Uncle Tim and Aunt Mandy. They love you so much...they were fighting on who would sit next to you. :) Such a lucky girl...I hope you know that.

OOOPS...I forgot to add that you also said "Ny Ny" for night night today! It was sooooo cute!!!!!! You don't really know that it's for when you go to sleep, but it's so cute when you say it!!

Maybe We'll Just Bypass the Sippy Cups!!

Last night (6/8/11), you were so funny. We have been trying to get you to transition from the bottle to sippy cups more, but man do you love that bottle!! :) You've actually done pretty well. You're now drinking chocolate milk in a sippy cup for longer periods of time, which is great, and Michelle has you drinking in sippy cups at her house, too.

Last night, daddy was drinking ginger ale out of a small square glass. You climbed up on the ottoman where it was sitting and took all the ice cubes out, and started drinking from the cup. Though you dripped all over yourself, you absolutely know what you're doing with it.

SO...maybe we'll just bypass those sippy cups and let you drink out of cups - SUPERVISED though! Ha!

Shingella

SO...the Northern Kentucky Health Department just made a new (stupid) rule...babies that are not yet potty-trained cannot be in any public pool, which means no waterbabies for us this weekend. :( I'm really sad because I was really looking forward to taking you back to swim lessons, but doesn't look like that can happen because of this disease called Shingella. It is apparently caused by poop!!! Well, better safe than sorry I suppose. Looks like mama's gonna be buying you an inflatable pool this weekend!!

On a better note, mommy's friend, Callie, came over with Kian & Chloe.
You were really quiet, which is not like you at all. Maybe you were overwhelmed, or just tired.

Oh...sidenote...I read on babycenter.com that just because you may throw temper tantrums doesn't mean you don't love me! :) I'm feeling really insecure these days as a mommy. Hoping you'll start cuddling with me again. :( I miss it!

Taste of Cincinnati & More Visits to the Zoo

Grandma Betsy had to go home on Memorial Day, but don't worry...you'll see her in a few weeks because we're driving to Buffalo in July!!! That night, we took you to the Taste of Cincinnati downtown. You got to try lots of different foods, including a YUMMY soft pretzel stick, falafel and Ocean Spray juice! You were SO good, even though is was SOOOO hot outside.

Later that week on Friday, we went to the Zoo.
I forgot to bring the stroller which was a giant disaster because you wanted to walk EVERYWHERE! You're so quick that I had to rent a stroller - thank goodness! You did great in it! We saw all sorts of animals like a giraffe, flamingos, monkeys and you even touched 2 snakes!!!!!

On Saturday, our new king-size bed was delivered. YOU LOVE IT!!! So much more space for you to jump on!

That night, we took you to Skidaddles to play because we went to the movies with Uncle Tim & Aunt Mandy. For the past couple of days, you have been acting so strangely towards me, but when I put you down to go to Skidaddles, you didn't want me to leave (which made me feel sooooo good, but sad because I did have to leave you). Not sure what's going on with you, but you definitely aren't really diggin' me these days. You prefer daddy over me, which is fine (I guess...)...it makes me sad sometimes, though. When we picked you up, you were having such a great time! It made me feel better about leaving you there. They said that you were definitely trying to communicate. This isn't news to us - you are quite the jibber jabber!

Sunday was a mommy day! Like I said earlier, you had been acting a little strange towards/with me. I thought maybe if I went out for a little bit by myself, when I came home you'd be excited. You were...for a second...but my goodness, do you love your daddy! :)

Hoping you snap out of whatever funk you're in because my feelings get so hurt when you don't want to be with me. OR maybe, I need to just snap out of it and realize that you're a 14 month old kid who loves her mom and dad, but just shows it differently. Aren't I the paranoid mama!!!

I hope you know I love you more than anything! Sleep well, baby!!