Parent-Teacher Conference

Tonight we had you 1st parent-teacher conference with Miss Lauren! Basically you're absolutely on target, and actually advanced for your age in gross motor skills. Miss Lauren had a portfolio of some artwork that you had done, and some pictures. She told us that you have a friend named Jack who is almost 2. We need to meet this Jack fella!!! :)

After your conference, we went to get sushi and soba noodle bowls. You had some rice, egg and soba noodles! :)

When we got home, you were very cuddly with daddy - he loves when you give him hugs, as do I! Now we're going to Skype with Aunt Heather!!!!!

Can't Believe How Much You Understand!

At just barely 19 months old, I can't believe how much you already understand. It's really like you nearly understand everything I'm saying, and can respond with action, but not yet with clear words.

So, you still have this yucky cough! Daddy is convinced that we all have bronchitis, which is highly possible. I had you use the inhaler a few times this afternoon and evening. I hope that will help break up some of your cough. If worse comes to worse, we'll go to the urgent care. Today you've been coughing less, but when you do, man it sounds bad! :( You didn't sleep very well last night. You woke up coughing about 1am. I went in there and held you for a little bit. I thought maybe if I brought you back into our room, you'd fall asleep, but nope. You got your second wind. It was kind of funny because you crawled over to daddy's pillow and said "that's daddy!" You woke him up! Haha! I ran to get you a bottle, and you slept another 6-7 hours! :)

Just gave you some cough meds. Hopefully you'll sleep tonight!

Love you!

3rd Cuspid & "Put Your Hands Up!"

Just before we took you to Skidaddles so mommy and daddy could have date night, I noticed that another little white point was coming through - this is on your top right. At least it seems to be coming in with the top left one! Now it's just that bottom left we're waiting on, which I imagine will be any day now.

After we picked you up, well, first let me brag a little. When we picked you up, one of the girls at Skidaddles said "...She is just so cute. She really is beautiful" of course in reference to you!!!!!!!! We already know all this about you, but it's so nice to hear from other people. :) We stopped for ice cream - Pumpkin ice cream! You liked it, but only wanted a few tastes before sipping on the rest of your milk. :) YOU LOVE MILK!!! Haha! Guess it could be worse, right??? When we got home, I was playing around with you, and took your hands with mine and raised them in the air. I was giggling and said "put your hands up" and soon after, you followed!!!! It's so cute! I think you might have started learning that in tumbling class because before we do a somersault, you have to put your hands way in the air, then squat down, put your hands in the air and tuck your head down.

I love that you're really starting to understand commands. One of my favorites is when you offer us food. Yesterday you were offering daddy cheese crackers, but he didn't want anymore. SO...we said, "give it to bunny" and you did just that! I can't remember if I mentioned this in my previous entries, but you're starting to refer to Honey as her own name..."Honey" rather than "di di." You still say both, but it's so funny to hear you said "Honey!"

You still have a nasty cough, in fact, it almost sounds worse! I hope it's not Croup! We all actually have bad coughs, but it's easier for us because we can push through it, or take tylenol, etc. I've been giving you Honey Elixir, Night-Time Cough Syrup and/or Advil because you've been a little warm. It's funny, I have to call everything "honey" to get you to take medicine. Maybe that's why you're saying "honey" so much! :)

Hoping you sleep well, and feel better in the morning. If this cough continues, I'm going to have daddy take you to see the doctor on Tues.

Love you!

In & Out of your Booster Seat!

I forgot to add this yesterday, but yesterday I noticed that you were able to climb into your booster seat at the table! Normally when I put you in there and strap you in, you can't be in there for more than a few minutes, but I think you like it more now that you put yourself in there and can take yourself out.

We really have to watch you...you're all over the place. Someone I know actually had to put their kitchen table chairs on the table because their child was climbing on the chairs and onto the table. You have done this before!!! Eeek! WILD CHILD!!!!!!

19 Months Old!!!!

Today you are 19 months old! As I always say...I CANNOT BELIEVE IT!!! Tonight we skyped with Aunt Heather, and guess what!?!??! You blew your first kiss on command!!!!! It was so cute. You put your hand to your mouth and made the pucker sound! You did it a few times! I bet Aunt Heather was so excited!!!! And then when we had to go, you walked away and waved bye bye!!!! It was so cute!

You just took a nice hot bath, and are now in bed! I'm hoping your cough goes away soon - no fun!!!!

Sweet dreams birthday girl!! LOVE YOU!

2nd Cuspid Tooth & a Blogging Decision!!

Well, days shy of your 19 month birthday, low and behold, another cuspid tooth seems to be rearing itself. This time, it's on your top left, which is making you mucho fussy!!! Last night, I heard you wake up a few times, but then you went right back to sleep...I couldn't though. :( I was up every 15-20 minutes or so because I feared you'd wake up again.

Hopefully this tooth, and the other 2 will come thru soon!!! I can't tell if it would be easier for all 4 to come in at once, or to do this staggering thing that your teeth are doing (and most teeth do). :)

I have been toying with continuing your blog, or ending it at 18 months. I can't get myself to stop blogging. I have this guilt thing keeping me from stopping, but I know at some point I have to stop - I can't blog about you forever...or can I??? My decision RIGHT NOW is to blog until your 2nd birthday!! I think you're going to be doing new and amazing things between now and then, and I want to document it all!!!!

Grandpa Howard Comes to Visit!!!!

After tumbling on Saturday (10/8), we went to pick up Grandpa Howard at the airport. He's in town for business on Wednesday, but wanted to come visit you for the weekend!!! We went to lunch at yummy Skyline, where you, as always, threw cheese on the ground! Ha! Then we went to Kinman Farms, and you got to pet the animals, go on your 1st hayride, and pick out a pumpkin!! You had a blast!!!!
After the hayride, we came back to the house and you took a GREAT nap and woke up when daddy got home! You were so excited to see him!!

You have REALLY enjoyed having Grandpa at the house. You LOVE to climb on him and give him random hugs. I know he LOVES it!!!

"You're Special!"

Today when I picked you up from Skidaddles, Miss Tammy brought you out to me. She is so sweet. Her mother, who also works there sometimes, just LOVES you. Miss Tammy says that whenever her mom comes in, usually on Tuesdays and Thursdays, she, you and Miss Tammy do a GROUP HUG!!! Any way, she brought you to me and said that if ever there is a time that we need a babysitter and Miss Lauren isn't available, she would "love, love, love" to babysit you! She said that you are just so special.

I love when people say such sweet things to me about you. It really makes me feel good because I'm sure that there are kiddos that they wouldn't offer to babysit!! :) Skidaddles ladies might end up being our extended family!!

Okay, I just put you to sleep, or so I thought. I hear you chattering about who knows what! GO TO SLEEP LITTLE MAMA!!!

Love you!

1st Cuspid Tooth!!!

So, you're very 1st cuspid (incisor) tooth is coming through and things are a little rough right now. Soon after your 18 month check up, I noticed a rash near your private area. It suddenly turned to diaper rash with a yeast infection!!!!! You started running a fever about 5 days into having the rash, and I had to come get you early from Skidaddles. SO...I took that opportunity to bring you into Dr. Warner. She prescribed you a cream, and after a few days, things definitely seem to be looking better. Now we're waiting for your tooth to come all the way through. I hope all of your cuspid teeth aren't like that, or we're in for a rough ride of LOTS of Motrin, Baby Orajel, frozen treats and whatever else I can find!!!!!!!!

Oh, tonight (10/4) was so funny. After I picked you up from Skidaddles, we went to Kroger. Daddy knew that we were going there because I had told him, so I kind of suspected that he might meet us there. We were walking around the vegetables, and all of a sudden you were leaning, pointing and saying "there's da da!" At first I thought you were just calling random people "da da," but then I turned and sure enough, daddy was there trying to surprise us! You ratted him out!!! Haha! It was so funny!!!

Sleep tight buttercup!! I put a plug-in humidifier in tonight, so I hope it helps you sleep - you still have a little cough left.

Love you!