Poor Julia....
Daycare called about noon yesterday and said Julia would have a black eye when I picked her up and they just wanted to warn me.
I guess Julia was trying to climb up the slide while another kid was coming down it. Julia ended up with a foot in the eye. It was not as bad as I was expecting. She has a cut on her upper eyelid, a red area below her eye, the entire eye is slightly swollen, and yes, it is turning into a black eye.
It looked about the same this morning. The cut looked a little better, though. Still all red and slightly swollen. It had not turned into a true black eye yet.
Then when I was combing her hair this morning, I noticed another bruise right at her hairline in the middle of her forehead. I bet that is where the other foot made contact. I did not notice it last night, so it must have appeared overnight.
Daycare said Julia was a real trooper about it. She got over it really quickly and was back to playing in no time. She is one tough kid!
BUT, this does nix the family photo I was planning on doing next week. I wanted to do it over a month ago, but Julia fell at daycare and ended up with this awful, ugly bruise on her cheek that is just now finally going away. I might have to just have a photo taken anyway. There is always going to be some bruise or cut.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
Elmo
Julia very rarely watches TV. She might see Sesame Street on Friday's when the IL's watch her. But somehow she has become enamored with Elmo. She would point him out and shout his name anytime she saw him. Julia also has this big Elmo that SIL got her last summer that lives at the IL's house. This Elmo was as big as she was last summer. It scared her then. Now all of a sudden, she LOVES this Elmo.
Sunday morning MIL bought Julia a smaller Elmo that can stay at our house. Well, this Elmo has not left her side since then!! She carries it around, she sleeps with it, she puts a diaper on it, she wraps it up in a blanket, etc.. Tonight, she even decided that Elmo needed to pee on the potty so she put her potty seat on the toilet, put Elmo on it, and then told me that Elmo needed a MnM for sitting on the potty (Julia gets a MnM for sitting on the potty and trying to go), I gave her the MnM and she proceeded to put it in his mouth.
I did manage to keep Elmo in the car when it came time to drop her off at daycare this morning.
Julia has NEVER shown an interest in baby dolls before this. So it is so weird to she her treating it like a real person, like her baby! It is funny that she became so attached to something so fast!
Sunday morning MIL bought Julia a smaller Elmo that can stay at our house. Well, this Elmo has not left her side since then!! She carries it around, she sleeps with it, she puts a diaper on it, she wraps it up in a blanket, etc.. Tonight, she even decided that Elmo needed to pee on the potty so she put her potty seat on the toilet, put Elmo on it, and then told me that Elmo needed a MnM for sitting on the potty (Julia gets a MnM for sitting on the potty and trying to go), I gave her the MnM and she proceeded to put it in his mouth.
I did manage to keep Elmo in the car when it came time to drop her off at daycare this morning.
Julia has NEVER shown an interest in baby dolls before this. So it is so weird to she her treating it like a real person, like her baby! It is funny that she became so attached to something so fast!
Getting old
I don't consider 30 old, but apparently my body does. My joints have really been bothering me lately. It is mainly my hands, wrists, shoulders and hips. My hips have always hurt me, but the other joints are a fairly new thing in the last year. It almost feels like I am getting the beginnings of arthritis.
Ugh, it sucks to be old!!
Ugh, it sucks to be old!!
Sunday, November 9, 2008
The van
Here are some pictures of my new van.
It has an unusual console. Jerrod really loves the computer and all the info it will give you. (the computer is the big black square, the van was off in this picture.)
I love the fact that it sits so high up. I no longer have to bend over and break my back getting Julia in and out of her carseat. Julia also loves how high it sits because she can see so mouch more now!
It has an unusual console. Jerrod really loves the computer and all the info it will give you. (the computer is the big black square, the van was off in this picture.)
I love the fact that it sits so high up. I no longer have to bend over and break my back getting Julia in and out of her carseat. Julia also loves how high it sits because she can see so mouch more now!
Trick or Treat pictures, FINALLY!
Finally got my home computer fixed so I finally was able to download the pictures off of my camera.
I think Julia had fun ToTing.
The kitty with her personalized ToT pumpkin!
We don't stand still long....
"YEAH, MnM's, my favorite!"
With all of her cousins.
I think Julia had fun ToTing.
The kitty with her personalized ToT pumpkin!
We don't stand still long....
"YEAH, MnM's, my favorite!"
With all of her cousins.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Cats need read to also.
Julia LOVES books and we read her multiple books each night. We probably read her favorite book 3-4 times each (I read it, than she wants Jerrod to read it, then has me read it again, etc) each night too.
One night this week I had just finished reading her a book when she took the book, walked over to where the cats were sitting, and sat down between them and she started reading them the book. We would occasionally look at us and say "Kitty, book", letting us know she was reading the cats the book.
I guess she felt the cats needed read to also.
One night this week I had just finished reading her a book when she took the book, walked over to where the cats were sitting, and sat down between them and she started reading them the book. We would occasionally look at us and say "Kitty, book", letting us know she was reading the cats the book.
I guess she felt the cats needed read to also.
Climbing and class picture
Our steps to the upstairs (where the computer loft and our bedroom is), are really steep and tall. They are also hardwood. It would hurt really bad if Julia fell down them.
Once Julia showed interest in climbing them, we bought an X-pen to wrap around the bottom of the steps (the bottom 3-4 steps are open so a regular baby gate would not work. You can kinda see the set-up in this picture:
This has worked great until last night!
Jerrod went upstairs to work on his computer, I was in the living room cleaning up Julia's mess. We both hear what sounds like Julia climbing the steps. We both run over to look, and sure enough Julia is halfway up the steps already! How she do that??? So after she got upstairs and played a little in the computer loft, I carried her back down the steps and outside the gate and said "Show Mommy how you did that.". She immediately climbed on the toybox and flopped over the gate! She looked at me with such a proud look on her face!
I guess the gate can come down now, it won't be doing any good now that Julia knows how to get over it. Julia is actually really good at climbing stairs and I have no problem letting her do it on other steps that are not so steep. Our steps are just so steep that when she goes down them, if she is not paying attention or tries to go to fast, she slips. That would be a pretty painful fall for her!!
In other news, I received Julia's first ever class picture yesterday. The daycare had someone come in last month to take pictures. Julia's turned out great and we got them about 2 weeks ago. Yesterday when I went to pick Julia up, there was an 8x10 picture in her cubby of her entire "Baby Bears" class (what they call the young toddlers). All 10 of them plus the 2 teachers/caregivers. I hung the picture on the fridge and Julia spent 15 minutes last night telling Jerrod and I the names of everyone in her class and the names of her teachers. It was so cute!
Once Julia showed interest in climbing them, we bought an X-pen to wrap around the bottom of the steps (the bottom 3-4 steps are open so a regular baby gate would not work. You can kinda see the set-up in this picture:
This has worked great until last night!
Jerrod went upstairs to work on his computer, I was in the living room cleaning up Julia's mess. We both hear what sounds like Julia climbing the steps. We both run over to look, and sure enough Julia is halfway up the steps already! How she do that??? So after she got upstairs and played a little in the computer loft, I carried her back down the steps and outside the gate and said "Show Mommy how you did that.". She immediately climbed on the toybox and flopped over the gate! She looked at me with such a proud look on her face!
I guess the gate can come down now, it won't be doing any good now that Julia knows how to get over it. Julia is actually really good at climbing stairs and I have no problem letting her do it on other steps that are not so steep. Our steps are just so steep that when she goes down them, if she is not paying attention or tries to go to fast, she slips. That would be a pretty painful fall for her!!
In other news, I received Julia's first ever class picture yesterday. The daycare had someone come in last month to take pictures. Julia's turned out great and we got them about 2 weeks ago. Yesterday when I went to pick Julia up, there was an 8x10 picture in her cubby of her entire "Baby Bears" class (what they call the young toddlers). All 10 of them plus the 2 teachers/caregivers. I hung the picture on the fridge and Julia spent 15 minutes last night telling Jerrod and I the names of everyone in her class and the names of her teachers. It was so cute!
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Must buy yellow clothes
Julia just about went to daycare today in just a diaper because REFUSED to wear anything that was not yellow. (Yellow has become her favorite color and obsession!) Unfortunately, Julia no longer has any yellow clothes. I would pull out an outfit and ask her "How about this?" and she would reply "NO.... Yea-yow". This went on for a number of minutes until I knew she was just not going to be happy.
So after a lot of whining from Julia and begging and being "mean mommy" from me, I finally got Julia dressed for daycare.
Now I am on the hunt for yellow clothes. Unfortunately, yellow is more of a spring color, not a winter color, so it might be a bit of a struggle.
Who knew she would feel so strongly about a color so young?!!
So after a lot of whining from Julia and begging and being "mean mommy" from me, I finally got Julia dressed for daycare.
Now I am on the hunt for yellow clothes. Unfortunately, yellow is more of a spring color, not a winter color, so it might be a bit of a struggle.
Who knew she would feel so strongly about a color so young?!!
Kisses make it all better...
I think this is so cute and sweet.
Julia, being a typical toddler, has her share of spills, bumps and bruises. Most are very minor and barely cause tears on Julia's part.
In the last couple of weeks we have discovered that Mommy and Daddy kisses have magical powers to stop the owie from hurting.
So now when she gets a bump and starts whining/crying, I ask her "Do you want Mommy to kiss it and make it better?". She replies with a half crying "Yea" and points the hurting part of her body to me for the kiss. After the kiss she stops crying and goes back to what she is doing like nothing ever happened. Daddy has the same power to make the owie go away with just a kiss.
I love this so much. I really hope these magical powers don't go away for a long time!
Julia, being a typical toddler, has her share of spills, bumps and bruises. Most are very minor and barely cause tears on Julia's part.
In the last couple of weeks we have discovered that Mommy and Daddy kisses have magical powers to stop the owie from hurting.
So now when she gets a bump and starts whining/crying, I ask her "Do you want Mommy to kiss it and make it better?". She replies with a half crying "Yea" and points the hurting part of her body to me for the kiss. After the kiss she stops crying and goes back to what she is doing like nothing ever happened. Daddy has the same power to make the owie go away with just a kiss.
I love this so much. I really hope these magical powers don't go away for a long time!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Started Christmas shopping
I started Christmas shopping last night. I think I have it figured out in my head about what I am going to get most everyone. I will be doing most of it on-line, so that makes it even easier. I also have Julia's and Jerrod's birthdays to buy for (Jerrod's is 11/28 and Julia's is 12/28). I already know what I am getting Jerrod, I am just putting off buying it until closer to his birthday.
I really hope to be almost completely finished in the next couple of weeks.
I really hope to be almost completely finished in the next couple of weeks.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Growing and Changing
Julia certainly is growing and changing.
When Julia was a little over a year old and we decided to put her in a daycare, she was extremely shy. She would cry and scream when I dropped her off everyday. She had a hard time being comforted by the daycare workers, because to Julia they were strangers and strangers scared her. Even outside daycare she would only really allow me, Jerrod, Jerrod's parents and occasionally my mother hold her. If anyone else tried, she would scream from fright. She could not stand being around more than a couple people at a time.
Now, less than a year later things have really changed. She is still really shy around new situations and lots of people, but it is like she is a different child. She eagerly goes to the daycare workers and cannot wait to play (although she is just as eager to see me when I pick her up). She is constantly giving the daycare workers hugs and lovings. She still plays a lot by herself, but she has made friends and talks about them often (She is always talking about Brooke and Ayla, two of her friends at daycare).
Julia is also getting better at entertaining herself. It used to be that if she was wake, I had to be right next to her. She did not wait me to leave her sight. It went even farther than just me being next to her, I had to be actively engaging her at all times. I could not get anything done while she was awake. Well she is finally starting to play by herself some. I can now take a quick trip to the bathroom or just sit on the couch for a few minutes while she plays on her own in the living room.
Last night we were driving home from daycare I hear Julia playing. She was playing Peek-A-Boo by herself. I would hear her put her hands over her eyes and say "Where Julia go?". She would then remover her hands and say "Peek-a-boo, there she is!". It was just too funny to hear!!
When Julia was a little over a year old and we decided to put her in a daycare, she was extremely shy. She would cry and scream when I dropped her off everyday. She had a hard time being comforted by the daycare workers, because to Julia they were strangers and strangers scared her. Even outside daycare she would only really allow me, Jerrod, Jerrod's parents and occasionally my mother hold her. If anyone else tried, she would scream from fright. She could not stand being around more than a couple people at a time.
Now, less than a year later things have really changed. She is still really shy around new situations and lots of people, but it is like she is a different child. She eagerly goes to the daycare workers and cannot wait to play (although she is just as eager to see me when I pick her up). She is constantly giving the daycare workers hugs and lovings. She still plays a lot by herself, but she has made friends and talks about them often (She is always talking about Brooke and Ayla, two of her friends at daycare).
Julia is also getting better at entertaining herself. It used to be that if she was wake, I had to be right next to her. She did not wait me to leave her sight. It went even farther than just me being next to her, I had to be actively engaging her at all times. I could not get anything done while she was awake. Well she is finally starting to play by herself some. I can now take a quick trip to the bathroom or just sit on the couch for a few minutes while she plays on her own in the living room.
Last night we were driving home from daycare I hear Julia playing. She was playing Peek-A-Boo by herself. I would hear her put her hands over her eyes and say "Where Julia go?". She would then remover her hands and say "Peek-a-boo, there she is!". It was just too funny to hear!!
Another poop story
Who knew I would be doing post after post about Julia's bathroom habits!!!??? Years from now she is going to be so embarrassed when she reads these.
This the the following conversation Julia and I had last evening:
Julia - *face scrunches up and gets a little red*
Me - "Julia, are you pooping?"
Julia - grunts out a strained "Yea", her face gets even redder and pained looking
Me - "Is it hurting?"
Julia - almost crying now "Yesss"
Me - "Well push it out then"
*Julia's face suddenly relaxes and returns to it's normal color*
Me - "Finished?"
Julia - almost sighing "Yeaaaaaa"
*I almost bust a gut laughing*
Me - "Let's go change you then."
*Julia goes running off to her room to be changed*
I really think Julia is her father's daughter in more ways than we know!!
Oh, my family thought it was hilarious that Julia will take off her wet diaper in her crib on the mornings I don't get to her minutes after she wakes up. Sure, it's all funny and cute until she pees again then I am the one stuck changing all the crib bedding! Do you know how HARD it is to put a fitted sheet on a crib mattress?
This the the following conversation Julia and I had last evening:
Julia - *face scrunches up and gets a little red*
Me - "Julia, are you pooping?"
Julia - grunts out a strained "Yea", her face gets even redder and pained looking
Me - "Is it hurting?"
Julia - almost crying now "Yesss"
Me - "Well push it out then"
*Julia's face suddenly relaxes and returns to it's normal color*
Me - "Finished?"
Julia - almost sighing "Yeaaaaaa"
*I almost bust a gut laughing*
Me - "Let's go change you then."
*Julia goes running off to her room to be changed*
I really think Julia is her father's daughter in more ways than we know!!
Oh, my family thought it was hilarious that Julia will take off her wet diaper in her crib on the mornings I don't get to her minutes after she wakes up. Sure, it's all funny and cute until she pees again then I am the one stuck changing all the crib bedding! Do you know how HARD it is to put a fitted sheet on a crib mattress?
Monday, November 3, 2008
At least she is honest!
Julia woke up from her nap one day this weekend and was still dry. So I asked her if she wanted to sit on the potty. (I try to put her on the potty if she wakes up dry because we will occasionally get her to use the potty that way) She told me she did not want to sit on the potty, so I just let it go. She wanted to play in her crib for a bit yet. About 2 minutes later Julia gets this strange look on her face, I ask her if she is going pee. She looks me right in the face and cheerfully goes "YEP". The little stinker!
Last night we were at my parents house. The kids were playing and the adults were sitting in the living room. Julia walks in front of everyone, pats her butt and proclaims "I pooped!". Sure enough she had and she ran to go get her diaper bag.
Hopefully soon she will be able to tell us these things BEFORE she actually goes in her diaper!
Last night we were at my parents house. The kids were playing and the adults were sitting in the living room. Julia walks in front of everyone, pats her butt and proclaims "I pooped!". Sure enough she had and she ran to go get her diaper bag.
Hopefully soon she will be able to tell us these things BEFORE she actually goes in her diaper!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
RIP Stan
I did not want to say anything until everything went though and it was "official", but I am driving a mini van!
Jerrod's car, Stan, was a 1991 Nissan Stanza with 205,000 miles on it. It has been a very good car for us, but he was finally dying. It was time to let him go.
So Saturday we went to the Nissan dealership and found a used 2005 Nissan Quest mini van for a great price. The Quest was probably the only mini van I would consider driving. We bought it that day and drove it home, leaving poor Stan behind. But since the banks were all closed, it would not "officially" be ours until Monday. On Monday I get a call that there was some issues with the paperwork/bank and that we needed to come in and re-sign all the loan paperwork. Everything stayed the same as far as interest rate and payment, but they went with a different bank instead. So I did not want to say anything about the van until the papers have been signed again and it was officially ours. We signed the papers last night after work.
I am now driving around a mini van. I feel like such a hypocrite since I always said I would never, EVER drive a mini van. Being a mom changes your perspective.
Poor Stan got laughed at by everyone. When we told the dealership what we were trading in, the salesman said to us "How much would you pay US to take it?"!!! They did not want it. But they took it and gave us a $100 trade in for it. What a sad ending for Stan.
Like I said, we got a good deal on the van, the finance guy said the dealership actually lost money on the deal. I guess nobody is buying cars and they would only loose MORE money on it if they took it to auction.
I will have to get a picture of it soon.
Jerrod's car, Stan, was a 1991 Nissan Stanza with 205,000 miles on it. It has been a very good car for us, but he was finally dying. It was time to let him go.
So Saturday we went to the Nissan dealership and found a used 2005 Nissan Quest mini van for a great price. The Quest was probably the only mini van I would consider driving. We bought it that day and drove it home, leaving poor Stan behind. But since the banks were all closed, it would not "officially" be ours until Monday. On Monday I get a call that there was some issues with the paperwork/bank and that we needed to come in and re-sign all the loan paperwork. Everything stayed the same as far as interest rate and payment, but they went with a different bank instead. So I did not want to say anything about the van until the papers have been signed again and it was officially ours. We signed the papers last night after work.
I am now driving around a mini van. I feel like such a hypocrite since I always said I would never, EVER drive a mini van. Being a mom changes your perspective.
Poor Stan got laughed at by everyone. When we told the dealership what we were trading in, the salesman said to us "How much would you pay US to take it?"!!! They did not want it. But they took it and gave us a $100 trade in for it. What a sad ending for Stan.
Like I said, we got a good deal on the van, the finance guy said the dealership actually lost money on the deal. I guess nobody is buying cars and they would only loose MORE money on it if they took it to auction.
I will have to get a picture of it soon.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Funny way to wake up.
Today was one of those rare mornings where I woke up before Julia did. So I tried to hurry up and get ready before she woke up.
I was just about done, when I hear movement over the baby monitor. Julia is waking up. Next thing I hear is her singing her ABC's! Yep, she woke up singing her ABC's. What a silly girl.
Also, I ended up being late for work on Monday because Julia and I both over-slept. I had gotten up with Jerrod at 5:45am, then turned off my alarm, figuring Julia will have me awake by 7:30am, per usual. She almost never sleeps past 7:30am. So when she finally wakes, which wakes me up, I look at the clock and see it is 8:45am!!!! WHAT!! She NEVER sleeps that late! Why can't she sleep that late on the weekend?
One other tid-bit. A several mornings now I have gone in Julia's room to get her to she that she has removed her pj's and wet diaper. She will hand me the wet diaper saying "phew", which is her term for all dirty/wet diapers. Not a big deal except that sometimes she pee'd again after removing the diaper, so now the crib bedding has to be stripped. If she hates a wet diaper that much, maybe she should learn to use the potty? Every morning is a surprise as what I will find when I go into her room. I am just VERY thankful that she does not poop overnight.
I was just about done, when I hear movement over the baby monitor. Julia is waking up. Next thing I hear is her singing her ABC's! Yep, she woke up singing her ABC's. What a silly girl.
Also, I ended up being late for work on Monday because Julia and I both over-slept. I had gotten up with Jerrod at 5:45am, then turned off my alarm, figuring Julia will have me awake by 7:30am, per usual. She almost never sleeps past 7:30am. So when she finally wakes, which wakes me up, I look at the clock and see it is 8:45am!!!! WHAT!! She NEVER sleeps that late! Why can't she sleep that late on the weekend?
One other tid-bit. A several mornings now I have gone in Julia's room to get her to she that she has removed her pj's and wet diaper. She will hand me the wet diaper saying "phew", which is her term for all dirty/wet diapers. Not a big deal except that sometimes she pee'd again after removing the diaper, so now the crib bedding has to be stripped. If she hates a wet diaper that much, maybe she should learn to use the potty? Every morning is a surprise as what I will find when I go into her room. I am just VERY thankful that she does not poop overnight.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Baby "boof"
Julia is all about boofs (dogs to you and me) lately. She still freaks out if an excited dog gets too close, but is talks about them all the time though.
This past week she has been talking about baby boofs. Like she wants a baby boof!! Why it has to be a baby boof, is anyone's guess.
This has caused Jerrod and I to start discussing again on when would be a good time to get a dog. We both miss having a dog in the house, but we know how much work they can be and any dog we get will have to be great with kids and cats. That can be a tall order to fill. (For those of you that don't know, we had to put to sleep our last dog because she ruptured a disc in her back and went paralyzed. Since I was 7 months pregnant with Julia at the time, we thought getting a new dog with a baby coming would not be smart.)
Someday, Julia. Someday.....
This past week she has been talking about baby boofs. Like she wants a baby boof!! Why it has to be a baby boof, is anyone's guess.
This has caused Jerrod and I to start discussing again on when would be a good time to get a dog. We both miss having a dog in the house, but we know how much work they can be and any dog we get will have to be great with kids and cats. That can be a tall order to fill. (For those of you that don't know, we had to put to sleep our last dog because she ruptured a disc in her back and went paralyzed. Since I was 7 months pregnant with Julia at the time, we thought getting a new dog with a baby coming would not be smart.)
Someday, Julia. Someday.....
Friday, October 24, 2008
No swimming tomorrow
Julia is going to be so sad. Saturdays mornings are when her swim classes are held. Since she still has a bad cough and runny nose, I don't think it would be wise for her to go swimming.
I feel bad for her since she loves it so much. Hopefully she feels good enough next week!
I feel bad for her since she loves it so much. Hopefully she feels good enough next week!
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Bad evening
Poor Julia had a bad evening.
She was being whiny when we got home, nothing in particular wrong, just whining over the little things. I read her several books. She then tried to bite my leg. I told her no and explained again (for the 1000th time), how we don't bite. She looked at me like she understood and then bent over and bit my foot!!! That did get her yelled at and punished. When I finally get her settled down, I can tell she is pissed! She starts kicking and stomping on things. I tell her to stop or she gets a "time-out". She looks at be defiantly and keeps at it. So now she earned herself some time in "time-out". Being the mean mommy I am, I made her sit in time-out even though she had the big alligator tears streaming down her cheeks.
After time-out, I try to settle her down and take her into the kitchen with me so I can work on supper. She likes to sit on the counter while I work. So she was sitting on the counter and I was getting the pan ready. She leaned over to get something and slipped right off the counter. I manage to grab her arm right before she hits the ground, but it scared her pretty bad. (But not bad enough since she wanted back up on the counter a few minutes later.) Not hurt in anyway, just scared.
We make it through supper and her bath without any major problems. After the bath it was time to get ready for bed. Since she was still coughing pretty bad (not croupy, thankfully), I wanted to rub some Vick's on her feet. I have never done that before on Julia and she did not like it at all!! It is very difficult to rub Vick's on her feet, then get socks over said feet without getting Vick's on everything when she struggling to keep her feet away from me the entire time.
Hopefully tonight is much better.
She was being whiny when we got home, nothing in particular wrong, just whining over the little things. I read her several books. She then tried to bite my leg. I told her no and explained again (for the 1000th time), how we don't bite. She looked at me like she understood and then bent over and bit my foot!!! That did get her yelled at and punished. When I finally get her settled down, I can tell she is pissed! She starts kicking and stomping on things. I tell her to stop or she gets a "time-out". She looks at be defiantly and keeps at it. So now she earned herself some time in "time-out". Being the mean mommy I am, I made her sit in time-out even though she had the big alligator tears streaming down her cheeks.
After time-out, I try to settle her down and take her into the kitchen with me so I can work on supper. She likes to sit on the counter while I work. So she was sitting on the counter and I was getting the pan ready. She leaned over to get something and slipped right off the counter. I manage to grab her arm right before she hits the ground, but it scared her pretty bad. (But not bad enough since she wanted back up on the counter a few minutes later.) Not hurt in anyway, just scared.
We make it through supper and her bath without any major problems. After the bath it was time to get ready for bed. Since she was still coughing pretty bad (not croupy, thankfully), I wanted to rub some Vick's on her feet. I have never done that before on Julia and she did not like it at all!! It is very difficult to rub Vick's on her feet, then get socks over said feet without getting Vick's on everything when she struggling to keep her feet away from me the entire time.
Hopefully tonight is much better.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Vacation pictures!
As promised, here are some pictures from our weekend vacation.
All excited to be leaving and in the car!
I thought this would be a really pretty picture, but Julia was not into smiling.
All excited to be leaving and in the car!
Waiting for supper.
I thought this would be a really pretty picture, but Julia was not into smiling.
We did manage to get her to smile for a family picture!
Julia thought vacation was GREAT!! Laying on the bed, watching TV, eating junk food!
At Smoky Mountain National Park. It was cold and windy. Once again, Julia refused to smile for the camera.
Mimi and Bap-pa with Julia.
We bought this little Explorer back back at the park store. Julia loved it. It contained a play whistle, flashlight, little play hatchet and Swiss army knife (it looks just like the one daddy has), etc.
Julia was so fascinated by the waterwheel, that she refused to turn around for a picture!
Jerrod's family had a tradition that every vacation they would have to stand in front of the park sign for a picture. Here we are continuing the tradition with our family!
And their tradition continues on now with grandkids!
Some pictures of the mountains.
This one restaurant we went to had a carousel in it. Since Julia has a recent fascination with horses, MiMi thought it would be neat for us all to ride it. Julia hated it and the rest of us all got motion sick from it!! LOL
Obsession
Julia is OBSESSED with the color yellow. I think it is going to be her favorite color. She has to point out everything that is yellow. Only Julia cannot say her "L's", so it comes out "yea-yo". SOOO cute.
Even though she knows most of her colors, she will tell you something is yellow just because she likes yellow, regardless of what color it actually is. Honestly, I think she really just likes saying the word yellow.
Julia is also picking up and repeating everything we say. MiMi has taught her two news sayings without even knowing it. Many times this weekend, Julia would do something only to have Debbie laugh and say "Oh, Julia". So for the past two days Julia has been walking around the house saying "Oh, Gee-Ah" (Gee-Ah is how she pronounces Julia). I also noticed Debbie said "well, geesh" or "oh, geesh" a lot. Apparently Julia noticed it too, because she is also saying "oh, geesh" a lot lately!
The funnest part is that she actually uses these phrases in the proper context!
In daycare news, Julia bit once last week, bit once yesterday, AND had another attempted bite yesterday that the caregiver was able to catch in time before she actually bit. Julia has not bit in a couple MONTHS! Not sure why she is doing it again. She knows she is not allowed to bite. Daycare pictures also came back yesterday and they turned out GREAT! I ended up buying the whole package. Luckily, they were not too expensive.
Even though she knows most of her colors, she will tell you something is yellow just because she likes yellow, regardless of what color it actually is. Honestly, I think she really just likes saying the word yellow.
Julia is also picking up and repeating everything we say. MiMi has taught her two news sayings without even knowing it. Many times this weekend, Julia would do something only to have Debbie laugh and say "Oh, Julia". So for the past two days Julia has been walking around the house saying "Oh, Gee-Ah" (Gee-Ah is how she pronounces Julia). I also noticed Debbie said "well, geesh" or "oh, geesh" a lot. Apparently Julia noticed it too, because she is also saying "oh, geesh" a lot lately!
The funnest part is that she actually uses these phrases in the proper context!
In daycare news, Julia bit once last week, bit once yesterday, AND had another attempted bite yesterday that the caregiver was able to catch in time before she actually bit. Julia has not bit in a couple MONTHS! Not sure why she is doing it again. She knows she is not allowed to bite. Daycare pictures also came back yesterday and they turned out GREAT! I ended up buying the whole package. Luckily, they were not too expensive.
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