2025 Recap
9 months ago
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Musical Birthday
Justin's family came over last weekend to celebrate Lainie and Emmie's birthdays. They decided to do a little music theme with their gifts, and I think the girls loved it! Uncle Mick is going to start teaching Lainie how to play the guitar, so they bought Lainie her first guitar for her 5th birthday. Granna and Pops added to the collection! Emmie got a set of drums, and the girls got a band set. Ellie even got in on the action with a set of banjo drums! The girls love all of their things and had a great time with everyone!
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Happy 5th Birthday Lainie Bug!
Five years ago today, Justin and I became parents for the first time. We were blessed with the most amazing, sweet, beautiful baby girl! It has been such a privilege to be Lainie's parents over the past five years and we look forward to all that the future holds with her. She is such a blessing! We love you so much sweet girl! Happy 5th Birthday Lainie Bug!
Thursday, August 18, 2011
All About Emmie - 3 Years Old
The same day that Ellie had her 9 month check-up, Emmie had her 3 year check-up. I told her ahead of time that she was going to see Dr. Ray. When we walked into the office, she asked the receptionist if she was Dr. Ray, and then proceeded to ask every nurse or any office staff person that she saw if they were Dr. Ray. It was so cute! Everything looked great with Miss Em. Her stats are:
Weight: 35 pounds (80th percentile)
Height: 38 1/2 inches (80th percentile)
As her pediatrician said, she is perfectly proportionate. It looks like Emmie might be our tallest child! At this point, she is also our most independent and strong-willed child. However, she is definitely our most loving and cuddly child as well. She is passionate about everything, whether it is stating her opinion or giving someone a hug! When she does something, she goes all out! :)
Emmie is so funny! She definitely keeps us on our toes and keeps us laughing. Some of the things she is doing these days:
* If she doesn't agree with something, she will scream, "I NOT KIDDING!!" Her passion definitely comes out in her responses about things, which can land her in time out quite often!
* She is SO loud. She sings loudly, talks loudly, walks loudly, laughs loudly, cries loudly. She is just plain loud! I feel like I am constantly telling her she needs to be quiet.
* She still will eat just about anything that you put in front of her. The main things she does not like involve bread. No sandwiches, rolls, etc. She will eat a biscuit, but only if it is from a restaurant.
* She loves Strawberry Shortcake right now, but she also loves the Disney princesses, Olivia, her baby dolls, and little figurines.
* When she talks to you, she will get right in your face and look you in the eye with this serious expression. She doesn't do it all the time, but she definitely does it alot. It is so funny!
* She loves the color blue...definitely her favorite color right now.
* She loves Lainie and wants to do whatever Lainie does. This is so hard sometimes, especially when Lainie is invited to do something that Emmie is not included in. Emmie just does not understand why she can't do every single thing that her big sister does.
* She is completely potty trained. Once she was ready, she literally potty trained in one day. She has been trained for about one week now, and she has done amazing! We are so proud of her!
* She knows all of her colors and shapes, knows her ABCs, can count to 10, loves to color and paint, loves being outside, plays imaginative play (especially with Lainie), loves to jump and run, loves to swim, and loves music.
* She can sing the blessing at dinner and say her prayers at night, which will melt my heart any day!
* She is our child who LOVES to go, go, go! If anyone is leaving the house, she is going with them. She never wants to be left out or left behind. It doesn't matter where a person is going, she is going to want to go too!
* She loves to talk on the phone! She will talk to just about anyone, which is so different from Lainie, who will pretty much only talk to Daddy.
Emmie, we love you so much! You make life so fun and so interesting! You definitely keep us on our toes, but you keep us laughing too. You are so fun to watch as you discover new things. You are such a sweet big sister to Ellie and a precious little sister to Lainie. You are our Emmie Lou, our sweet middle daughter, our snuggle bug!
Weight: 35 pounds (80th percentile)
Height: 38 1/2 inches (80th percentile)
As her pediatrician said, she is perfectly proportionate. It looks like Emmie might be our tallest child! At this point, she is also our most independent and strong-willed child. However, she is definitely our most loving and cuddly child as well. She is passionate about everything, whether it is stating her opinion or giving someone a hug! When she does something, she goes all out! :)
Emmie is so funny! She definitely keeps us on our toes and keeps us laughing. Some of the things she is doing these days:
* If she doesn't agree with something, she will scream, "I NOT KIDDING!!" Her passion definitely comes out in her responses about things, which can land her in time out quite often!
* She is SO loud. She sings loudly, talks loudly, walks loudly, laughs loudly, cries loudly. She is just plain loud! I feel like I am constantly telling her she needs to be quiet.
* She still will eat just about anything that you put in front of her. The main things she does not like involve bread. No sandwiches, rolls, etc. She will eat a biscuit, but only if it is from a restaurant.
* She loves Strawberry Shortcake right now, but she also loves the Disney princesses, Olivia, her baby dolls, and little figurines.
* When she talks to you, she will get right in your face and look you in the eye with this serious expression. She doesn't do it all the time, but she definitely does it alot. It is so funny!
* She loves the color blue...definitely her favorite color right now.
* She loves Lainie and wants to do whatever Lainie does. This is so hard sometimes, especially when Lainie is invited to do something that Emmie is not included in. Emmie just does not understand why she can't do every single thing that her big sister does.
* She is completely potty trained. Once she was ready, she literally potty trained in one day. She has been trained for about one week now, and she has done amazing! We are so proud of her!
* She knows all of her colors and shapes, knows her ABCs, can count to 10, loves to color and paint, loves being outside, plays imaginative play (especially with Lainie), loves to jump and run, loves to swim, and loves music.
* She can sing the blessing at dinner and say her prayers at night, which will melt my heart any day!
* She is our child who LOVES to go, go, go! If anyone is leaving the house, she is going with them. She never wants to be left out or left behind. It doesn't matter where a person is going, she is going to want to go too!
* She loves to talk on the phone! She will talk to just about anyone, which is so different from Lainie, who will pretty much only talk to Daddy.
Emmie, we love you so much! You make life so fun and so interesting! You definitely keep us on our toes, but you keep us laughing too. You are so fun to watch as you discover new things. You are such a sweet big sister to Ellie and a precious little sister to Lainie. You are our Emmie Lou, our sweet middle daughter, our snuggle bug!
Monday, August 15, 2011
Happy 10 Months to Ellie!
Little Miss Ellie turned 10 months old yesterday! I honestly do not know how that is possible. 10 Months....really?? Time is flying by with these three girls! Ellie, here is what you are up to these days:
* You are the littlest peanut weighing only 16 pounds, 10 ounces at your 9 month check-up this week. Just as a comparison, Lainie was 20 pounds at her 9 month check-up, and Emmie was 21 pounds!
* You are wearing a size 3 diaper now! You also wear a size 3 night time diaper. You wear 6-12 month clothes. You can wear 12 month clothes, but if it is an outfit with shorts or bloomers, they are huge on you!
* You sleep from 7:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. You take a morning nap and an afternoon nap, and your morning nap is usually your longest. You are a great sleeper!
* You still are eating baby food (2 jars each meal), but you have also started eating table food. You have had cheerios, puffs, yogurt melts, yogurt, spaghetti, tomatoes, cheese, quesadillas, peas, baked beans, green beans, and macaroni and cheese. Basically, if it is carbs, you love it. Otherwise, don't bother. :)
* You nurse around 4 times a day, but you are so curious about everything going on around you. It is really hard to get you to actually drink anything. Morning and nighttime are the easiest times to feed you. During the day is SO hard because there is so much going on!
* You still are not crawling, but you roll and scoot all over the place. You really don't like being on your tummy, so I am not sure how you will ever learn to crawl.
* You learned to clap this month and are so proud of your new trick. It is so cute to watch you get excited and clap.
* You are super ticklish and just laugh and laugh when we tickle you under your chin or on your legs. You always get the hiccups when you laugh, so we can't tickle you for long. :)
* You love to snuggle with your bumper pads when you sleep. You wrap your arms around them like they are a teddy bear. It is the cutest thing.
* You still love bath time and are wild, wild, wild in the bathtub. You splash your hands into the water as hard as you can. The higher the splash, the better!
You are growing and changing so much these days. You have the cutest little personality. We have so much fun with you, sweet Ellie! Love you so much!
P.S. The reason your little head is red in some of these pics is because you had just gotten up from your nap! Since you don't have hair, that little red mark is your "bedhead!" Ha!
* You are the littlest peanut weighing only 16 pounds, 10 ounces at your 9 month check-up this week. Just as a comparison, Lainie was 20 pounds at her 9 month check-up, and Emmie was 21 pounds!
* You are wearing a size 3 diaper now! You also wear a size 3 night time diaper. You wear 6-12 month clothes. You can wear 12 month clothes, but if it is an outfit with shorts or bloomers, they are huge on you!
* You sleep from 7:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. You take a morning nap and an afternoon nap, and your morning nap is usually your longest. You are a great sleeper!
* You still are eating baby food (2 jars each meal), but you have also started eating table food. You have had cheerios, puffs, yogurt melts, yogurt, spaghetti, tomatoes, cheese, quesadillas, peas, baked beans, green beans, and macaroni and cheese. Basically, if it is carbs, you love it. Otherwise, don't bother. :)
* You nurse around 4 times a day, but you are so curious about everything going on around you. It is really hard to get you to actually drink anything. Morning and nighttime are the easiest times to feed you. During the day is SO hard because there is so much going on!
* You still are not crawling, but you roll and scoot all over the place. You really don't like being on your tummy, so I am not sure how you will ever learn to crawl.
* You learned to clap this month and are so proud of your new trick. It is so cute to watch you get excited and clap.
* You are super ticklish and just laugh and laugh when we tickle you under your chin or on your legs. You always get the hiccups when you laugh, so we can't tickle you for long. :)
* You love to snuggle with your bumper pads when you sleep. You wrap your arms around them like they are a teddy bear. It is the cutest thing.
* You still love bath time and are wild, wild, wild in the bathtub. You splash your hands into the water as hard as you can. The higher the splash, the better!
You are growing and changing so much these days. You have the cutest little personality. We have so much fun with you, sweet Ellie! Love you so much!
P.S. The reason your little head is red in some of these pics is because you had just gotten up from your nap! Since you don't have hair, that little red mark is your "bedhead!" Ha!
Ellie's 9-month appt
I took Ellie for her 9-month well visit on Monday morning. She did great, but wasn't really happy when they gave her a vaccine at the end of her visit. Sweet girl started crying before the nurse even started the process. She checked out great, but I was encouraged by her pediatrician to put her down on the floor more so she would start crawling. Ha! The child would attach herself to my hip if she could. Her stats were:
Weight: 16 pounds, 10 ounces (10th percentile)
Length: 28 1/4 inches (60th percentile)
Needless to say, the numbers basically show that she is tall and skinny! She really wants to hold onto her original nickname, Peanut. Dr. Ray was a little concerned with her weight, so she wants me to start her on either formula or whole milk. She also said she needed to eat some fatty foods. Unfortunately, this is easier said than done. I have tried formula and she will not take it from a bottle or a sippy cup. I have also tried whole milk, and she just chews on the sippy cup instead of drinking it. It is a work in progress.
Weight: 16 pounds, 10 ounces (10th percentile)
Length: 28 1/4 inches (60th percentile)
Needless to say, the numbers basically show that she is tall and skinny! She really wants to hold onto her original nickname, Peanut. Dr. Ray was a little concerned with her weight, so she wants me to start her on either formula or whole milk. She also said she needed to eat some fatty foods. Unfortunately, this is easier said than done. I have tried formula and she will not take it from a bottle or a sippy cup. I have also tried whole milk, and she just chews on the sippy cup instead of drinking it. It is a work in progress.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Beach Trip 2011 - Round 2
One of the highlights of the beach trip was swimming. Lainie has always been very fearful of swimming pools, and has never actually gotten in the deep section of one with or without floaties to swim. She has been terrified of any deep water. Our neighborhood pool has zero level entry, so she has always stayed in the very shallow water and just played with her toys there.
The night we got to the condo, my mom decided to take all of the grandkids swimming. On the way to the pool, Lainie said she just wanted to sit with Gramma and relax. I honestly did not think she would even entertain the thought of getting in the pool. However, she completely surprised me! Gramma put floaties on Lainie, and she eventually decided she would try it. She LOVED it and only wanted to swim in the pool from then on. Emmie was a champ swimmer as well! She put those floaties on and never looked back. So fun!
The night we got to the condo, my mom decided to take all of the grandkids swimming. On the way to the pool, Lainie said she just wanted to sit with Gramma and relax. I honestly did not think she would even entertain the thought of getting in the pool. However, she completely surprised me! Gramma put floaties on Lainie, and she eventually decided she would try it. She LOVED it and only wanted to swim in the pool from then on. Emmie was a champ swimmer as well! She put those floaties on and never looked back. So fun!
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