Julia definitely knows what she wants.
On Saturday, we were helping Jerrod's parent's with a few things. At one point Julia, Debbie and I went to Wal-Mart while Jerrod and Jerry went to do something else.
While at Wal-Mart, we migrate to the toy department. Julia is checking out all the toys and is playing with the toys she already had at home. Then we get to the doll section. Julia has just discovered her love of doll babies. Debbie is trying to get Julia to want a baby Elmo, or a baby Abby, or any of the other cute baby dolls. Nope, Julia was not having it. So we continued on, only to have Julia walk over to the shelf and pull off a little infant carrier. She then sat it on the ground and walked back over to the self and picked out a $3 baby doll. She put the baby in the carrier, picked it up and started walking. All the cute and fancy dolls there, and she wants the ugly $3 doll! (I really think she picked that doll because it was the only one that was not in some sort of packaging.)
By that time Jerrod and Jerry were done, so we made our way to the check-out. On the way there, we passed a display of Swedish Fish. Without missing a step, Julia reaches over and grabs a bag and continues walking!! LOL She did not even slow down!!
She walked the entire way carrying the baby in the infant carrier. She in love with this thing! It even had to come into the van with us this morning, even though there was no baby in it!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
"Blue shirt!"
Since Julia is all about "icky bugs" and likes acting like a frog, I bought her a shirt at the Newport Aquarium that had frogs on it. It was a blue shirt.
This morning Julia is still in her crib as I open her closet to pick out her outfit for the day. Immediately Julia starts shouting "Blue shirt, Blue shirt!". She had seen the shirt from across the room and wanted to wear it. I pull it out and she gets all excited saying "Julia's blue shirt". So she wore her blue shirt with frogs on it. She was quite pleased with herself.
The funny thing is that I almost did not buy the shirt because when I showed it to her in the gift shop, she did not take an interest in it. I bought it anyway thinking she will probably love it. I was right. I think she just gets so overwhelmed by new things, that me asking about the shirt was not important with everything else going on.
I really need to find more shirts/outfits with animals and bugs on them.
This morning Julia is still in her crib as I open her closet to pick out her outfit for the day. Immediately Julia starts shouting "Blue shirt, Blue shirt!". She had seen the shirt from across the room and wanted to wear it. I pull it out and she gets all excited saying "Julia's blue shirt". So she wore her blue shirt with frogs on it. She was quite pleased with herself.
The funny thing is that I almost did not buy the shirt because when I showed it to her in the gift shop, she did not take an interest in it. I bought it anyway thinking she will probably love it. I was right. I think she just gets so overwhelmed by new things, that me asking about the shirt was not important with everything else going on.
I really need to find more shirts/outfits with animals and bugs on them.
Facing forward!
We finally turned Julia's car seat this weekend. She can now see where we are going as opposed to where we had been.
Rear-facing is the safest way for young kids to ride in the car, so I purposely bought a car seat that would rear-face for a long time. Well, Julia finally outgrew the rear-facing limits and got turned around.
We really thought she would love it, but I am not sure she really does. She was mad that her feet no longer hit the seat back. She has also not attempted to try to take off her shoes and socks in this position, so it must be harder for her to do that forward-facing. But she is liking watching where we are going.
It is very odd to see her forward-facing after being rear-facing since she was born.
Rear-facing is the safest way for young kids to ride in the car, so I purposely bought a car seat that would rear-face for a long time. Well, Julia finally outgrew the rear-facing limits and got turned around.
We really thought she would love it, but I am not sure she really does. She was mad that her feet no longer hit the seat back. She has also not attempted to try to take off her shoes and socks in this position, so it must be harder for her to do that forward-facing. But she is liking watching where we are going.
It is very odd to see her forward-facing after being rear-facing since she was born.
Morning sickness is weird
First off, whoever named it Morning Sickness must have never suffered from it, because it is more like All Day Sickness. It has been much worse this time around, but it is finally starting to let up some. But this morning is proof that morning sickness is just weird.
I stopped at McDonald's for a Bacon, Egg and Cheese Bagel on my way to work this morning. Normally I really like this sandwich. I get my sandwich and it is tasting really good. Less than halfway through, though, my tummy decided it did not like the sandwich. It was so weird, because it was still tasting so good, but my tummy wanted to get rid of it.
This is part of the pregnancy I could do without.
I stopped at McDonald's for a Bacon, Egg and Cheese Bagel on my way to work this morning. Normally I really like this sandwich. I get my sandwich and it is tasting really good. Less than halfway through, though, my tummy decided it did not like the sandwich. It was so weird, because it was still tasting so good, but my tummy wanted to get rid of it.
This is part of the pregnancy I could do without.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Fun day out!
This morning we went to the Newport Aquarium. It was almost a year ago since the last time we went. That time, we went early afternoon and it was PACKED and Julia fell asleep halfway through! So this time we thought we would go on a Sunday morning soon after they opened hoping to miss most of the crowd. It worked!! We just about had the place to ourselves!! We were able to just put Julia down and let her run tank to tank, where ever she wanted, at her own pace.
Julia absolutely LOVED it!!! She would run tank to tank checking everything out! I did not get many pictures because it was dark and she would only linger at a tank for a few seconds before she would see another one to go run to see. She just had a blast being able to go where she wanted at her own pace.
Her favorite parts of the Aquarium were the 360 tunnels, although the see-through floor freaked her out some, and the lorikeet birds. The loud noise of the birds first scared her when we walked into the exhibit, but she quickly adjusted. She just stared and stared at the colorful birds. When in the 360 tunnels, she would see a fish swim overhead or see the rays and would say they were flying. I guess it does kind of look like they are flying.
Here are the pictures I did get. Julia always looks very somber when she is checking out new things and learning, that is why we could not get any smiles.
Just getting started.
This is how she spent most of the visit. Looking up at all the fish in the tanks.
You were allowed to touch these sea creatures, but Julia was content to just look.
She did really like the tanks that went all the way down to her level. She especially loved this one that had huge sturgeon in it.
Here, her and daddy were watching sharks swim by. You were allowed to actually touch the sharks, but Julia just like watching them and splashing in the water. Jerrod did pull her hand out when a shark swam by.
After we went to the Aquarium, we stopped by Jerrod's sister's condo. She lives in Cincinnati right on the river, so she was really close to the Aquarium. Julia loves her Aunt Ninnie and her cat Aby.
Aunt Ninnie fed Julia chocolate covered marshmallows!
Julia just had a BLAST today!! She was such a joy to watch too. We really need to find more things like this to take her too because she really does enjoy them. She just does not do well with crowds, so we have to find times were it will not be really crowded.
One thing that TOTALLY shocked Jerrod and I both was that as we were leaving the aquarium and walking to the car Julia asked "Where the horses go?". I had to think why she would think there would be horses here then I remembered it. WAY BACK in Oct., we stopped at the levee on our way to The Smoky Mountains to have dinner with Jerrod's sister. The restaurant was right in front of the Aquarium and there were horse-drawn carriages on the street offering rides. Julia commented on the horses then, and now MONTHS later, she remembered them being there and wondered where they went!! Jerrod and I were completely shocked that she remembered that! Makes us wonder what else that brain of hers picks up and remembers.
Julia absolutely LOVED it!!! She would run tank to tank checking everything out! I did not get many pictures because it was dark and she would only linger at a tank for a few seconds before she would see another one to go run to see. She just had a blast being able to go where she wanted at her own pace.
Her favorite parts of the Aquarium were the 360 tunnels, although the see-through floor freaked her out some, and the lorikeet birds. The loud noise of the birds first scared her when we walked into the exhibit, but she quickly adjusted. She just stared and stared at the colorful birds. When in the 360 tunnels, she would see a fish swim overhead or see the rays and would say they were flying. I guess it does kind of look like they are flying.
Here are the pictures I did get. Julia always looks very somber when she is checking out new things and learning, that is why we could not get any smiles.
Just getting started.
This is how she spent most of the visit. Looking up at all the fish in the tanks.
You were allowed to touch these sea creatures, but Julia was content to just look.
She did really like the tanks that went all the way down to her level. She especially loved this one that had huge sturgeon in it.
Here, her and daddy were watching sharks swim by. You were allowed to actually touch the sharks, but Julia just like watching them and splashing in the water. Jerrod did pull her hand out when a shark swam by.
After we went to the Aquarium, we stopped by Jerrod's sister's condo. She lives in Cincinnati right on the river, so she was really close to the Aquarium. Julia loves her Aunt Ninnie and her cat Aby.
Aunt Ninnie fed Julia chocolate covered marshmallows!
Julia just had a BLAST today!! She was such a joy to watch too. We really need to find more things like this to take her too because she really does enjoy them. She just does not do well with crowds, so we have to find times were it will not be really crowded.
One thing that TOTALLY shocked Jerrod and I both was that as we were leaving the aquarium and walking to the car Julia asked "Where the horses go?". I had to think why she would think there would be horses here then I remembered it. WAY BACK in Oct., we stopped at the levee on our way to The Smoky Mountains to have dinner with Jerrod's sister. The restaurant was right in front of the Aquarium and there were horse-drawn carriages on the street offering rides. Julia commented on the horses then, and now MONTHS later, she remembered them being there and wondered where they went!! Jerrod and I were completely shocked that she remembered that! Makes us wonder what else that brain of hers picks up and remembers.
Ice and boo-boo's
Lately, Julia has been really big into her dolls getting boo-boo's and needing ice. I think this is something she sees at daycare. Kids there get an ice pack to hold on their bumps. So now she tells me that Elmo boomed and needs ice.
Then yesterday she fell while clomping around in her play dress-up shoes. She did not fall too hard, but did bump her head on the floor slightly. She was crying and said that she boomed. I asked if she wanted some ice for her boo-boo. (She has never let me hold ice to any injury before.) She replied that she did need some ice. So I got out the bear-shaped ice pack I had bought quite a while ago. She actually held the ice pack to her head! After a few minutes she was fine and holding the ice pack to all of her dolls, since they somehow had all kinds of boo-boos. I think she played with the ice pack the rest of the night!
Then yesterday she fell while clomping around in her play dress-up shoes. She did not fall too hard, but did bump her head on the floor slightly. She was crying and said that she boomed. I asked if she wanted some ice for her boo-boo. (She has never let me hold ice to any injury before.) She replied that she did need some ice. So I got out the bear-shaped ice pack I had bought quite a while ago. She actually held the ice pack to her head! After a few minutes she was fine and holding the ice pack to all of her dolls, since they somehow had all kinds of boo-boos. I think she played with the ice pack the rest of the night!
Friday, January 16, 2009
New addition coming soon!!!
That's right folks, there will be a new addition in our house this summer. I am pregnant!! Julia is going to have to share the spotlight and will become a big sister!
I wanted to wait a little longer before telling people, but my belly was starting to tell for me! I finally told work today, so now it is safe to tell everyone. We told family not long ago.
Jerrod and I are quite excited about it. I am on the same meds I was on for Julia and apparently they did the trick again, because this kid has a strong heartbeat and did not end in miscarriage! How amazing is it that I went from thinking I would never be able to have kids to now being pregnant with my second!!???!! I love modern medicine!
I am 13 weeks today and according to the development info, the baby is the size of a peach!
Due date is July 24th (my dad's birthday), but I figure it will probably be the first week of August before this baby is born. Morning sickness has been much worse this time around. I actually had to get a prescription to help with it because I was getting so dehydrated from the inability to keep anything down occasionally. But luckily, the morning sickness is starting to ease up. My belly has also POPPED much earlier this time!! I was bigger at 9 weeks with pregnancy than I was at 20+ weeks with Julia. I have been in maternity pants since 7 weeks! I only have a few tops that still fit, so I will probably be digging out my maternity tops soon. I did have them double check for twins because of getting so big so fast, but they assure me there is only one in there. And no, it is not weight gain, I have actually LOST 12+ pounds since becoming pregnant.
I will be posting regular updates about #2.
I wanted to wait a little longer before telling people, but my belly was starting to tell for me! I finally told work today, so now it is safe to tell everyone. We told family not long ago.
Jerrod and I are quite excited about it. I am on the same meds I was on for Julia and apparently they did the trick again, because this kid has a strong heartbeat and did not end in miscarriage! How amazing is it that I went from thinking I would never be able to have kids to now being pregnant with my second!!???!! I love modern medicine!
I am 13 weeks today and according to the development info, the baby is the size of a peach!
Due date is July 24th (my dad's birthday), but I figure it will probably be the first week of August before this baby is born. Morning sickness has been much worse this time around. I actually had to get a prescription to help with it because I was getting so dehydrated from the inability to keep anything down occasionally. But luckily, the morning sickness is starting to ease up. My belly has also POPPED much earlier this time!! I was bigger at 9 weeks with pregnancy than I was at 20+ weeks with Julia. I have been in maternity pants since 7 weeks! I only have a few tops that still fit, so I will probably be digging out my maternity tops soon. I did have them double check for twins because of getting so big so fast, but they assure me there is only one in there. And no, it is not weight gain, I have actually LOST 12+ pounds since becoming pregnant.
I will be posting regular updates about #2.
Hot feet!
Julia always has hot feet. I cannot get her to keep her shoes and socks on!! Without fail, if I put her in her car seat, her shoes and socks will be off before we get to our destination. It is really annoying to strap her in, drive the 10 minutes to daycare, only to have to put her shoes and socks on before we can go inside.
The other day I opened the van door to discover she had taken off her shoes and socks and placed the socks over her hands like mittens. LOL Every time hear her taking off her shoes and I tell her to leave them on, she tells me, "no, hot!". The past couple of days it has been so cold, I have been trying to get her to keep her socks on, but when I tell her to keep them on, she just tells me "no, hot feet". Jerrod says his feet are always hot too, so I guess that is where she gets it.
I think I am going to try to find some slippers for her, maybe she would keep those on!
The other day I opened the van door to discover she had taken off her shoes and socks and placed the socks over her hands like mittens. LOL Every time hear her taking off her shoes and I tell her to leave them on, she tells me, "no, hot!". The past couple of days it has been so cold, I have been trying to get her to keep her socks on, but when I tell her to keep them on, she just tells me "no, hot feet". Jerrod says his feet are always hot too, so I guess that is where she gets it.
I think I am going to try to find some slippers for her, maybe she would keep those on!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Must be sick
Julia is always on the go now. The only time I get a cuddle is when she is sick or hurt.
Here she is from when she had the flu two weekends ago. She was actually laying on Mimi's lap all cuddled up with a blanket.
Here she is from when she had the flu two weekends ago. She was actually laying on Mimi's lap all cuddled up with a blanket.
Soup and chopsticks
I meant to post this months ago, but got busy and forgot.
One day we all went to a Chinese buffet. Jerrod and I always eat with chopsticks when eating Chinese. Well, this time Julia decided that if we were going to eat with chopsticks, she was too!! I am amazed at just how good she is with them. She can get a good amount of food into her using them!
During this same trip to the Chinese buffet, I had gotten some soup, but only eat about half of it. Julia said she wanted some. I did not think she could eat soup yet. When we have soup at home, I drain most of the broth off for her. I figured she would be wearing most of it, but the only way to learn is by doing, so I let her have at it. I was completely shocked to see that she did wonderfully with the soup. Hardly spilled any of it. I should never have doubted her abilities. She constantly amazes me. She even knew that she had to lean over the bowl to help prevent spilling it.
So now she has been eating with chopsticks and eat soup for months. She is an old pro at it.
One day we all went to a Chinese buffet. Jerrod and I always eat with chopsticks when eating Chinese. Well, this time Julia decided that if we were going to eat with chopsticks, she was too!! I am amazed at just how good she is with them. She can get a good amount of food into her using them!
During this same trip to the Chinese buffet, I had gotten some soup, but only eat about half of it. Julia said she wanted some. I did not think she could eat soup yet. When we have soup at home, I drain most of the broth off for her. I figured she would be wearing most of it, but the only way to learn is by doing, so I let her have at it. I was completely shocked to see that she did wonderfully with the soup. Hardly spilled any of it. I should never have doubted her abilities. She constantly amazes me. She even knew that she had to lean over the bowl to help prevent spilling it.
So now she has been eating with chopsticks and eat soup for months. She is an old pro at it.
"Julia go to work"
This morning when I was getting Julia up, she told me "No, Julia night-night", and laid back down and covered up. I think she takes after her mother and does not like to get out of bed.
So I told her she had to get up so she could go see Brooke and Ayla (her buddies at daycare). Julia then tells me "No, Bapa's". She did not want to go to daycare, she wanted to go to Bapa's. I explain to her that Bapa is at work and so she cannot go there. This is the conversation we had:
Julia - "Bapa at work?"
Me - "Yes sweetie, Bapa is at work."
Julia - "Bapa work"
Me - "Yep, that is right. Bapa is at work"
Julia "Mimi?"
Me - "Yes, Mimi is at work too."
Julia - "Daddy at work."
Me - That is right, Daddy is at work too."
She accepts this and lets me get her out of the crib and she gets dressed.
Then on the way to daycare Julia says "Julia go to work!". I guess she figured everyone else was at work, that she should go there too!!! LOL
So I told her she had to get up so she could go see Brooke and Ayla (her buddies at daycare). Julia then tells me "No, Bapa's". She did not want to go to daycare, she wanted to go to Bapa's. I explain to her that Bapa is at work and so she cannot go there. This is the conversation we had:
Julia - "Bapa at work?"
Me - "Yes sweetie, Bapa is at work."
Julia - "Bapa work"
Me - "Yep, that is right. Bapa is at work"
Julia "Mimi?"
Me - "Yes, Mimi is at work too."
Julia - "Daddy at work."
Me - That is right, Daddy is at work too."
She accepts this and lets me get her out of the crib and she gets dressed.
Then on the way to daycare Julia says "Julia go to work!". I guess she figured everyone else was at work, that she should go there too!!! LOL
Monday, January 12, 2009
Moo Cows and sunglasses
I had to take Julia to the dr.'s with me on Tuesday morning. So then she had to go to the grocery store with me so I could get my prescription filled. Since it was going to take about 20 minutes and the store was pretty empty, I just let her run around the store where she wanted to go (with me following right behind, of course). She thought it was really neat that she did not have to ride in a cart and SHE got to decide where to go next. She had a lot of fun.
She walked over to the Christmas clearance and they had a bunch of Elmo Live dolls. Julia had to make sure everyone worked (she got an Elmo Live for Christmas, so she knew how they worked).
At one point she ended up in the dairy section and suddenly realized that there is a huge mural of cows in a pasture above the dairy cases. How she never noticed this before is beyond me. But she was just memorized by this mural. She would just stand there, looking up at it saying "Moo cows, mommy, moo cows!". She would go down another aisle, but would come right back to look at the moo cows. That mural just fascinated her. I think maybe because it was just so big.
We walked back to the pharmacy since it was about time to pick up my prescription. On the way there, Julia found a rack of kid sunglasses. Julia LOVES sunglasses. She wears them all the time around the house! Since she was so good at the dr. office and waiting for the prescription, I let her pick out a pair. I did steer her to the ones with rose colored lens, since it is easier for her to see out of those in the house.
I think Julia had a great morning hanging out with mommy. She got to run around a store and got a new pair of sunglasses!! She got to daycare just in time for lunch too!! She did get upset that the sunglasses had to stay in the van though....
She walked over to the Christmas clearance and they had a bunch of Elmo Live dolls. Julia had to make sure everyone worked (she got an Elmo Live for Christmas, so she knew how they worked).
At one point she ended up in the dairy section and suddenly realized that there is a huge mural of cows in a pasture above the dairy cases. How she never noticed this before is beyond me. But she was just memorized by this mural. She would just stand there, looking up at it saying "Moo cows, mommy, moo cows!". She would go down another aisle, but would come right back to look at the moo cows. That mural just fascinated her. I think maybe because it was just so big.
We walked back to the pharmacy since it was about time to pick up my prescription. On the way there, Julia found a rack of kid sunglasses. Julia LOVES sunglasses. She wears them all the time around the house! Since she was so good at the dr. office and waiting for the prescription, I let her pick out a pair. I did steer her to the ones with rose colored lens, since it is easier for her to see out of those in the house.
I think Julia had a great morning hanging out with mommy. She got to run around a store and got a new pair of sunglasses!! She got to daycare just in time for lunch too!! She did get upset that the sunglasses had to stay in the van though....
Ice Cream
Julia is definitely her mother's daughter when it comes to her love of ice cream! I think it is just an Ernst trait.
Lately, we have been letting Julia get ice cream for dessert of she eats her supper fairly well. She does not have to clean her plate, but she needs to at least make an effort at eating it.
Well, when I went grocery shopping Sunday, I found these little individual servings of ice cream that are the perfect size for Julia! They contain probably about 1/2 cup of ice cream. This way I don't have to worry about scooping, or asking for more when the bowl is empty. Once the carton is gone, she is done! The price on them was not too bad either!
Lately, we have been letting Julia get ice cream for dessert of she eats her supper fairly well. She does not have to clean her plate, but she needs to at least make an effort at eating it.
Well, when I went grocery shopping Sunday, I found these little individual servings of ice cream that are the perfect size for Julia! They contain probably about 1/2 cup of ice cream. This way I don't have to worry about scooping, or asking for more when the bowl is empty. Once the carton is gone, she is done! The price on them was not too bad either!
New car seat law in Ohio
The old car seat law in Ohio was that a child had to be in a car seat until they were 4 AND 40lbs. The Governor just signed a new law that children will need to stay in a booster in until their 9th birthday or until they grow more than 4 feet 9 inches tall.
"Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has signed a bill into law that requires all Ohio children to be strapped into a booster seat.The bill states that once a child turns 4-years-old they must be strapped into a booster seat, which is designed to keep a lap belt from causing internal injuries during a crash.Under Ohio law, children will need to keep buckling in until their ninth birthday or until they grow more than 4 feet 9 inches tall."
http://www.whiotv.com/news/18438003/detail.html
I, for one, applaud this new law!!! I am not sure how it will work with school buses and such, but I think it is great that Ohio is taking the extra effort to keep kids safe. I am sure it will be a hassle for some parents, especially having to buy a booster seat, but I hope it does not get too much flack.
(This coming from a mother who still rear-facing her 2 yr old in a expensive car seat especially made for extended rear-facing.)
"Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has signed a bill into law that requires all Ohio children to be strapped into a booster seat.The bill states that once a child turns 4-years-old they must be strapped into a booster seat, which is designed to keep a lap belt from causing internal injuries during a crash.Under Ohio law, children will need to keep buckling in until their ninth birthday or until they grow more than 4 feet 9 inches tall."
http://www.whiotv.com/news/18438003/detail.html
I, for one, applaud this new law!!! I am not sure how it will work with school buses and such, but I think it is great that Ohio is taking the extra effort to keep kids safe. I am sure it will be a hassle for some parents, especially having to buy a booster seat, but I hope it does not get too much flack.
(This coming from a mother who still rear-facing her 2 yr old in a expensive car seat especially made for extended rear-facing.)
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Just need a car up on blocks....
.... and we really could have looked like hillbillies!!
We got a new tub and surround for Christmas. Jerrod and his dad were both off last week, so they worked on installing it. Our old tub was one of those old cast iron types. Very heavy. They got it as far as just out the front door. They then realized they would need the truck to haul it away in. The truck was busy for several days, so for several days we were hillbillies and lived with a bathtub in our front yard!!
The new tub is in (some finish work still needs done), and we are LOVING it!!! It is so much nicer than our old one.
We got a new tub and surround for Christmas. Jerrod and his dad were both off last week, so they worked on installing it. Our old tub was one of those old cast iron types. Very heavy. They got it as far as just out the front door. They then realized they would need the truck to haul it away in. The truck was busy for several days, so for several days we were hillbillies and lived with a bathtub in our front yard!!
The new tub is in (some finish work still needs done), and we are LOVING it!!! It is so much nicer than our old one.
Where she learn that?
I must say, I might have been really hesitant to put Julia into a daycare, but it had been the best thing for her. Both socially and mentally. I am just amazed at some of the things she learns at daycare.
For Christmas Julia got foam animals with letters in the middle that stick to the bathtub when wet. I have worked with Julia on animal sounds for quite awhile, but apparently daycare has taught her even more. Last night in the tub while playing with these animals, Jerrod what asking her what each one said. When asked what an elephant says, she knows and uses her arm as a trunk while she is making the noise. She also knew a frog said "ribbit, ribbit", an animal I have never worked with her on before.
Then after her bath, I asked her again what a frog said. She proceeded to hop around the room on all fours like a frog, all the while saying "ribbit, ribbit". It was so funny and cute.
It does make me wonder just what kind of games they play at daycare. I don't think even I could do as good of a job teaching Julia as this daycare seems to do.
For Christmas Julia got foam animals with letters in the middle that stick to the bathtub when wet. I have worked with Julia on animal sounds for quite awhile, but apparently daycare has taught her even more. Last night in the tub while playing with these animals, Jerrod what asking her what each one said. When asked what an elephant says, she knows and uses her arm as a trunk while she is making the noise. She also knew a frog said "ribbit, ribbit", an animal I have never worked with her on before.
Then after her bath, I asked her again what a frog said. She proceeded to hop around the room on all fours like a frog, all the while saying "ribbit, ribbit". It was so funny and cute.
It does make me wonder just what kind of games they play at daycare. I don't think even I could do as good of a job teaching Julia as this daycare seems to do.
"Elmo puked"
This weekend when Julia had the flu, we used a small tupperware container as the "puke bucket". We must have left it out on the end table.
On Monday night, I hear Julia saying "Elmo puked, Elmo puked". I look over to see that she has Elmo's head in the puke bucket. I guess Elmo got sick too. I told her to go tell daddy that Elmo puked. She walks in the other room where Jerrod was and does the same thing. She then takes Elmo's head out of the container, looks in it, and proceeds to SPIT in it and says "Julia puked"!!! LOL!!!!
On Monday night, I hear Julia saying "Elmo puked, Elmo puked". I look over to see that she has Elmo's head in the puke bucket. I guess Elmo got sick too. I told her to go tell daddy that Elmo puked. She walks in the other room where Jerrod was and does the same thing. She then takes Elmo's head out of the container, looks in it, and proceeds to SPIT in it and says "Julia puked"!!! LOL!!!!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Sickness
Sickness has been running through our house. Jerrod was sick at Christmas time with a bad cold and sore throat.
Then Julia woke up about 11pm Friday night crying. Went in to check on her and she had vomited. She ended up with several baths that night, her crib was stripped so many times that I ran out of clean sheets to put on it. We were up a good chunk of the night. As soon as we thought she was feeling better and put her back to bed, she would vomit again. Jerrod was in charge of cleaning Julia up and I was in charge of cleaning everything else and keeping the laundry going. Poor Julia; her Blankie, Elmo, baby, etc.. all ended up in the wash and she had to make due with just a receiving blanket. Luckily, she understood that they got "puked" on and needed washed. By Saturday night she was getting dehydrated, but still could not keep anything down. Luckily, by Sunday evening, she was doing better and was keeping down the water we were giving her. By Monday morning she was good as new.
Then I started feeling bad on Saturday. Mine was mainly sore throat and achy all over. But it hurt to eat or drink and it would only upset my tummy, so I was starting to get pretty dehydrated too. I finally went to the dr. today to make sure it was not strep throat again. Nope, just a bad virus. They did give me something to settle my stomach so I can drink plenty of fluids again.
Then Julia woke up about 11pm Friday night crying. Went in to check on her and she had vomited. She ended up with several baths that night, her crib was stripped so many times that I ran out of clean sheets to put on it. We were up a good chunk of the night. As soon as we thought she was feeling better and put her back to bed, she would vomit again. Jerrod was in charge of cleaning Julia up and I was in charge of cleaning everything else and keeping the laundry going. Poor Julia; her Blankie, Elmo, baby, etc.. all ended up in the wash and she had to make due with just a receiving blanket. Luckily, she understood that they got "puked" on and needed washed. By Saturday night she was getting dehydrated, but still could not keep anything down. Luckily, by Sunday evening, she was doing better and was keeping down the water we were giving her. By Monday morning she was good as new.
Then I started feeling bad on Saturday. Mine was mainly sore throat and achy all over. But it hurt to eat or drink and it would only upset my tummy, so I was starting to get pretty dehydrated too. I finally went to the dr. today to make sure it was not strep throat again. Nope, just a bad virus. They did give me something to settle my stomach so I can drink plenty of fluids again.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Eating at the table
Ever since Jerrod and I have been married, we have never really ate at our kitchen table. We eat on the couch in front of the TV (bad habit, I know). When Julia got old enough to start eating meals with us, I expressed that I thought we should really start eating at the table as a family. Jerrod did not really see the point and was happy with the way we were doing to. I still thought we should eat at the table, but did not push it for now. So Julia's highchair lived in the living room.
Well, right before Christmas we got a new (used) kitchen table. It was a LOT nicer than the old one we had. I also had a booster seat laying around the house, since I take to to family events so Julia has somewhere to sit at family dinners.
For Christmas morning breakfast, I just put Julia in the booster seat at the table since the highchair takes up so much room. She LOVED it!
Now she REFUSES to sit in her highchair and insist on all of us eating at the table for meals! Jerrod has no problem sitting at the table for meals now. I guess it just took the right person asking him!!
I even bought a placemat for Julia's spot. Meals are messier now, since there is not a highchair tray to catch all of the mess. But Julia loves it and she loves having us all eat together at the table. I also love the fact that we are eating as a family at the table. I just cannot bring myself to put the highchair away yet!
Well, right before Christmas we got a new (used) kitchen table. It was a LOT nicer than the old one we had. I also had a booster seat laying around the house, since I take to to family events so Julia has somewhere to sit at family dinners.
For Christmas morning breakfast, I just put Julia in the booster seat at the table since the highchair takes up so much room. She LOVED it!
Now she REFUSES to sit in her highchair and insist on all of us eating at the table for meals! Jerrod has no problem sitting at the table for meals now. I guess it just took the right person asking him!!
I even bought a placemat for Julia's spot. Meals are messier now, since there is not a highchair tray to catch all of the mess. But Julia loves it and she loves having us all eat together at the table. I also love the fact that we are eating as a family at the table. I just cannot bring myself to put the highchair away yet!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
"I don't like it"
"I don't like it" has become Julia's newest favorite saying. I am glad she is able to express her wants, but it can be a bit embarrassing for us, her parents.
It was especially embarrassing on Christmas at my parent's house. Almost every present she opened, she immediately said "I don't like it" after taking on look at it! Jerrod and I were so embarrassed! We try to teach her to be polite and say thank you, but all she would say is "I don't like it". Sigh...
Luckily, my family thought it was hilarious and laughed every time.
It was especially embarrassing on Christmas at my parent's house. Almost every present she opened, she immediately said "I don't like it" after taking on look at it! Jerrod and I were so embarrassed! We try to teach her to be polite and say thank you, but all she would say is "I don't like it". Sigh...
Luckily, my family thought it was hilarious and laughed every time.
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