A fevered/coughy/stuff baby

This week we have had a fevered baby, which turned into a coughy baby, which turned into a stuffy nosed baby. Which resulted in a lot of interrupted nights for mommy, daddy, and baby. Hoping that she is on the mend and back to her normal temperatured, normal breathing self soon!

Little chatterbox

At 21 1/2 months we have a little chatterbox on our hands.  She is also known as a little parrot! 

Our newest sayings are "Where did daddy go?" (her first sentence! Mommy was proud!.... and just so you know, daddy was at work).  Now she thinks it's hilarious so she'll be playing around the house and say "where did daddy go...." even if he is in the room.

Another saying she has picked up is "ohhh man" (which I think is something that Swiper says on Dora).

When she's hungry, she likes to tell us by saying the word hungry.  It just so happens that her version of hungry actually sounds like she's saying "horny".  hahaha

Most of the time when she is thirsty, she will do the sign for drink, but sometimes she'll actually say the word, which sounds like "dink".

She knows the names of all of her friends and realatives and enjoys talking (on speakerphone) to her grandparents everyday.

It is so much fun listening to her chat!  I can't wait for the conversations to come!

Second try

 

We did it once, and we were quite successful.  Then we had a moment of panic and went back to the old habits.  But we have done it again.  We have taken away Kennedy's "eecee" (her soother).

 

In September after many trips back and forth to the cottage and shuffling around, we decided that it was time to take Kennedy's soother away.  The soother, which she calls her eecee, was something that she only had in the car or in the crib.  We felt good about our decision and we were thrilled when the transition went so smoothly.  

 

Fast forward a month and all of a sudden we had a little girl sucking her thumb in order to go to sleep.  With the fear of having a teenager still sucking her thumb, we decided to give her back the soother, with the thought that you can always take a soother away, but you can't take away a kids thumb. 

She instantly fell back in love with the soother.  She was thrilled to have one (actually, quite often there were two or three in the crib at night for the times when it fell out between the bars).  Mommy and daddy were okay with it too as she only got her soother at specific times. 

 

However, we started to wonder when it really was time to be done with it.  So last night mommy decided that it was the night to say bye bye.  We took the soothers to the living room and gave one to her baby and one to Elmo, then off to bed we went.  After a longer than normal amount of time to fall asleep (and lots of tears), she finally crashed.... and we didn't hear from her again until 7am.  Night one was a success!

I sit here typing this as I watch her playing in her crib for our first nap.  Although she isn't asleep yet - there has been no crying.  Knock on wood.

A new year



The holidays are over and we are enjoying our family time together before I go back to work on Tuesday.  Our little lady is not so little anymore - 21 months old now!  She has so many new words, it amazes me to watch her play each day and actually hold conversations with her!

 

I'm afraid that I'll forget some of the cute moments or her favourite things, so of course, it's always best to write them down and lock them in the "memory bank" of the internet for future reference!

• looking out the window and seeing "nooo" (aka snow) like she didn't see it the day before
• pushing her babies around in the stroller, putting blankets on them, and giving them "ee-cees" (aka their soother)
• eating her milk and cereal in the morning with her spoon and then drinking the milk from the bowl
• wearing her hair in a full ponytail
• being obsessed with daddy's bellybutton and tickling him
• having people chase her
• calling grandparents by name
• pretending to talk on the phone and having it sound like a real conversation
• putting hats on her head and walking around the house forgetting that they are there
• whenever we drive by her babysitters (and we aren't stopping there), she shouts out her besties name
• when she hurts someone she rubs their cheek and says "soweee" (and sometimes when someone hurts her she still says sorry to them!)
• sitting at her little table and colouring in colouring books (and it was also found on the stove and the wall....)
• running into her tent and knocking it on her side
• finding a soother (which she is only supposed to have at bedtime) and hiding somewhere to put it in her mouth so she doesn't get caught
• splashing and blowing bubbles in the tub
• her first sled ride down a big hill (she giggled and squealed the whole time)
   

I look forward to the upcoming year and all of the cuteness and fun we will have!

 

Expiring June 2012

We are thrilled to share that the little lady will soon have the title of "Only Child" expire. 

Baby #2 is expected the end of June :) 

 

another session done

It finished today.  Another session is done.  I can't say that I am sad to see that it's over.  I take her because I know that she likes it and that she has so much fun, but I am not a fan. 

Swimming lessons.  They are finally done.

I'm not afraid of water and I am actually a fairly decent swimmer (having completed my Bronze Medallion, I can actually say that with confidence), but I just don't love swimming like some people do.  The pool is always cold... the change rooms are always freezing, and my daughter loves to splash.  People who know me, know that I just don't like to get wet.  Not in the rain, not in the lake, and definitely not in a cold pool 

Of course, that is part of the mommy-role.  To offer new experiences, introduce her to new people, and allow her to play and build confidence in new situations.  I am happy to do it as I love to see the big smile on her face as she blows bubbles in the water, plays with the toys, and jumps into my arms from the side of the pool.  However, 9 weeks is lots for this mommy.

Until next time....

Enjoy the ride

The first little bit of snowfall came.  Our little lady stood at the window saying "nooo" (meaning snow).   So daddy bundled her up, and out they went to play.  It seemed like daddy had to do all the work as the princess got to sit back and enjoy the ride.  Life is good, wouldn't you say? 

 

 

 

November already

We've had a busy few weeks since my last post on Halloween.  It's become quite a bit cooler so we had to break out the warm clothes for a play outside :)  It was quite a hunt to find Kennedy a winter snowsuit this year as they all seemed so huge on her.  I finally hit the jackpot by buying her a separate piece where I could buy small (size 12 month!) snow pants and a larger (18 month) winter coat.  It's amazing how many people tell us how tiny she is.  When compared with other little toddlers her age, she is on the short side, but we know that good things come in small packages!

We had a nice weekend away with a bunch of friends at an indoor water park.  Kennedy loved splashing in the water and watching all the people.  The adults had a great time too!  We will definitely be going back in a few years when she is older to experience different attractions as it was a fun place for all ages!  When Sunday came, and it was time to go home - the daddies packed up the kids to take them home and the mommies hit the road to go on an overnight shopping trip. 

It seemed like it came out of nowhere, but our hometown Christmas was this past weekend.  All of the stores downtown were open late, with the main street being closed down for all the shoppers.  Horse drawn rides, reindeer, and other little attractions were on the street - including the one and only Saint Nick.  Kennedy was happy as a clam waiting in line saying "ho ho" when she saw the big man. However when daddy went to place her on his knee, she clung to home saying "noooo" and starting to cry... she sat there for about 5 seconds for a quick picture before daddy saved her again.  I guess I would be scared too if I was stuck on a strange man's lap.  I know in years to come we will laugh at this photo (heck, we're already laughing!).  I just hope she isn't traumatised. 

Halloween

This year Halloween was on a cold rainy night.  It was also on a Wednesday, which means a work day for mommy.  Luckily for our family, daddy was off that day so he was able to come around with us to enjoy the festivities for the evening.  We started right after work (we were on the road by 4) and hit up a total of 8 stops.  We made a stop at the grandparent's houses (which are pretty spread out!), two aunts, and the next door neighbours.  It was enough for our little butterfly and we made it home for supper, a bath, and bed!  A perfect little Halloween night!

 

 

Our little butterfly flapped her arms to show everyone how a butterfly flies.

 



Kennedy helping to sweep on our stop at Grandma's.  I guess she thought she had to work for her treats. 

I YOUUUUUU

I remember a time when I was excited to have Kennedy lay her head on my shoulder and give me a hug.  When the day finally happened we were thrilled to finally feel those tiny arms around our neck - on purpose.  Recently, we have been over the moon excited with her newest melt-your-heart comment.  She's saying her very own version of "I love you".  As adorable as it is, she is missing the most important word (the love word) but she oh-so-cutely says "I.... Youuuuuuu".  We know what she's trying to say and get all giddy each time she does it.

The words are pouring out of her and she has started to say two at a time.  "Up please" is a common one we hear.  She is also obsessed with her babies right now.  She carries them all over the house and makes sure that if we go up or downstairs, the babies come too.  She pushes them in her baby stroller (best $8 Walmart purchase), rocks them as she walks around, and makes sure that everyone shushes when they are sleeping in their crib. 

She also loves our babysitter's youngest daughter.  Every time we get into the car to go anywhere, she says her name with hopes that she is going to the babysitter to see her.  When I drop her off in the morning, it's a quick kiss and off she goes to see her little friends.  I love that she is so happy going there when we are working. 

At almost 19 months, we have all kinds of firsts happening each day.  Today, it was our first code brown in the tub.  Although not the cutest moment, we still have a good laugh.