Katelynn's Crib Notes

My Sister

2009-02-26T15:21:00.004-05:00

My new baby sister is here...

Kassidy Camille was born Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 8:22 am in front of me at home! She is 8lbs 5 oz and 19.5 inches long (I was 8lbs 12 oz and 19.5 inches long).

Kassidy came very fast on Sunday. One minute Mommy was talking to me and the next she was groaning in pain (I gave her lots of kisses to help) and she couldn't walk or talk. Daddy made Mommy lay on the floor and he caught sissy. I sat on the couch and didn't say anything. Oma went outside to wait for the men to come. The men came and took Mommy and Sissy away. We visited them at the hospital later. Oma gave me all the chocolate milk I wanted for the whole day!

Mommy's Note (her version):

It was quite an exciting birth experience! Kassidy decided to come very fast - 1.5 hours fast. We live 25 minutes from the hospital and my first couple of contractions were 20-15 minutes apart - then they were very close and very strong. I think I had 15-20 contractions total and 2 contractions to deliver! By the time we realized how fast she was coming we were stuck - we couldn't make it to the hospital and I couldn't make it to the car. She was born in our living room hall and delivered by my husband. Luckily everything went perfectly (thanks to God) and she is very healthy. The paramedics arrived just as she was delivered. :)

There were a few other ways that God was involved in this delivery. My husband is in the medical field (a Surgical First Assistant) and worked about 10 years years ago in Labor and Delivery so he has seen and participated in many deliveries, he also was an EMT and knew what to tell them was needed, AND was a medic in the military - so I was in the best hands possible to deliver at home! He knew exactly where I was and how quickly I was going to deliver and how to deliver. It was quite exciting and I am hoping Katie doesn't remember anything that happened. She sat on the couch the whole time quiet as a mouse - I am sure in shock.

We were the talk of the hospital the entire stay!! The Dr said this happens about once every 12 years. Having had pain meds and no pain meds - I recommend the Epidural. Although I was lucky because the birth was so fast the after care was very unpleasant!! I needed stitches and the clean up wasn't pleasant. Though my recovery has been much faster!! I think 22 hours of contractions vs 1.5 hours is responsible for that!!

We are at home now and I am feeling great! I think 1.5 hours is MUCH easier on the body than 22 hours of contractions, which is why I feel so good. By the way - the Dr has told me if we have another child I will be induced early because the next baby will come faster! That is scary - the only way we would have made it to the hospital would have been if we dropped everything and went to the hospital at the first contraction and probably would have delivered in the ER or Labor and Delivery triage - but still with no pain meds! Although on the other hand I think it's sad that such a fast birth would be stopped because most women would wish for a birth like this (with pain meds of course!!).

We were also very lucky because if she came 2 hours later she would have been delivered at church!! LOL! That would have been something because there are NO private rooms at church - most of them have windows without curtains!!

No Baby Sister - Yet

2009-02-20T02:57:00.002-05:00

Mommy still has a belly. My baby sister was supposed to be born Wednesday but decided to extend her stay. Mommy said she is being induced Monday so I will FINALLY get to see her. : )

I get to spend 2 days with Oma all to myself - I can't wait!! Oma is great because she likes to play with me!

No name for my sister has been selected yet, so I am hoping Two and Elephant are still in the running!

Oh What a Night

2009-02-05T05:26:00.004-05:00

Last night I got into big trouble! I ran across the road without Mommy. It was fun until Mommy caught me - oh boy was she mad! She yelled at me in the parking lot and said I could get hit by a car. I cried.

Today Mommy can not move because her legs are so sore. She sad 8 month pregnant women were not intended to run even a few feet. I think I am going to have to be extra nice to her today.

Also, Daddy taught me how to say "Crap!" It's a fun word, but Mommy is trying to get me not to say it. Daddy was having a hard time getting the van door open and said the word in front of me. I just started saying it after he did...

This is the life...

2009-01-25T08:13:00.003-05:00

Yesterday Mommy, Daddy, and I ran errands. One of our last stops was Costco. I was very tired and fell asleep. So Mommy put a cuddly blanket in the cart, then a blanket on me and I traveled through Costco laying in the cart and falling asleep. Mommy even got a second cart so I didn't even have to have cold food in my warm cart. Daddy said there were a lot of comments from people saying that my way of travel was the best.

Baby Names

2009-01-24T07:10:00.001-05:00

Daddy asked me yesterday what I thought the baby should be named (Mommy's baby not my dolly). I said:

Two and Elephant

I don't think he liked my ideas, because he just laughed.

Belly Babies

2009-01-16T04:50:00.000-05:00

Mommy tells me she has a baby in belly, but I don't really understand. I do know she has a belly!! Here are pictures, but shhh...don't tell I put them here!

Peek-a-Boo

2009-01-15T04:41:00.002-05:00

I like whip cream!

Mommy can only get one picture out of me before I start doing this....I don't like the flash very well...

Oma got me a cheer leading costume from my FAVORITE team Illini!!

Christmas Gifts

2009-01-14T04:31:00.000-05:00

Here are some pictures from Christmas. I got some great gifts!!

Baby Doll - Two

2009-01-13T16:28:00.001-05:00

I have a baby doll who says, "Tickle me Mommy. That tickles." I got her for Christmas and have named her Two. She goes everywhere with me and loves to ride in the stroller. She also likes to sit in the high chair while I eat or we do puzzles together. We also like to sit on the floor and do puzzles together. I also like putting diapers on Two. She also likes getting Eskimo kisses.

Two also likes me to walk around, I pat her back and I say shhh, shhh, shhh to calm her down.

Cooking

2009-01-12T16:25:00.004-05:00

I love cooking! Especially if it involves eggs! I love to crack eggs and Mommy lets me! I am pretty good at not putting them in the eggs. :) Mommy and I eat french toast or eggs nearly every morning, so I get lots of practice.

I also love pouring things and mixing! But my favorite is making brownies, because I get to lick the bowl!

It's been a while

2008-12-14T07:39:00.003-05:00

It's been a while since my last post. Mommy has been very busy and will not give me any computer time. That nasty thing called work is always taking up MY time! But she said I will have more time this week and next because she is taking something called vacation - I am looking forward to it!

Mommy put up the Christmas tree and I helped! I like putting the ornaments on and then taking them off again...rearranging them is fun. One thing I do NOT like about Christmas is Santa Clause - I do not want to sit on his lap. Mommy isn't going to even try to get a picture with me and him this year because she says I will just cry...can I help it??

Potty News
I will peepee in the potty...sometimes. I am starting to realize when my diaper is wet and tell Mommy poo, poo :) She thinks this is funny.

I will try to post more this week since I should have some computer time...and I will insist that Mommy put up some new pictures!!

Hurricane Ike hits Louisville!

2008-09-15T05:42:00.004-05:00

A note from Mommy:

Yesterday Louisville, Kentucky got a category 1 hurricane from Ike. Yes a hurricane in Louisville!! We had 74 mile per hour winds. It was incredible! Here is a link to one of the news stations with video - I also recommend you scroll down and look at the slide show.

Our power went out within 1 hour of the wind starting! We live next to a power substation so our power doesn't go out that often. Louisville lost power to 60% of it's residence - including us. The power was out from 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm. We were some of the lucky ones and got it back! They are predicting that some people won't get theirs back for 1 week.

We went to find some food about 7:00pm and EVERY restaurant was SWAMPED! I mean drive through lines around the building. We were at Taco Bell for 1.5 hours - no kidding! We drove 20 miles around and every restaurant that had power was like this. Cracker Barrell had people everywhere..it was amazing I have never seen anything like this! If it took 1.5 hours at fast food I am sure Cracker Barrell was 3 hours - wait, seating, and eating.

Katie did well with the power outage...although she couldn't understand why the lights wouldn't turn on. She kept pointing and saying "light, light" and hitting the switches (that she could reach). She also didn't understand why she couldn't watch a DVD.

We have large tree branches down - some leaning and some completely uprooted in our complex as well around Louisville.

Also we have lost a lot of shingles on the roof! It took the shingles and tar paper, so part of the roof is down to the ply wood. Luckily we live on the first floor, and the leak is on the other side of the building!

We got some rain last night. But compared to Texas we are lucky and the damage is minor.

Daddy Passes Out!

2008-08-01T15:48:00.004-05:00

Daddy passed out at work yesterday. He is ok. The Dr said he got laughing too hard and then stood up so all the blood rushed to his legs and his head and his brain didn't like it. He hit the floor but luckily his fall got broken by a shoe! So he looks like someone rubbed his face on the rug with a knot on his head. He is ok, but has a few Dr visits in his future to ensure it was just a fluke thing.

I am back!

2008-07-12T09:11:00.002-05:00

It's been a long time since my last post. I just can't get Mommy off the computer!! Here are some new things I have been doing...

Yesterday I helped Mommy make cookies. I got to pour the ingredients into the bowl. But I didn't like the mixer running. Mommy made up for that by holding me when the mixer was on. We made Buttersctotchies...Mommy's favorite. They similar to chocolate chip toll house cookies but with butterscotch chips and oatmeal. Mommy let them cool on the counter, but guess what...I could reach them!! So the doggies and I got to eat a few cookies without Mommy knowing it!! :)

Also last night Daddy brought me home my very own potty. It sings and tells me to flush and wipe. I like playing with it, but I don't know how to put my peepee in it yet. This morning I could take my pajama bottoms off myself and wanted to sit on the potty. I also have big girl panties that I like to wear (but always over my diaper). :) They have Minnie mouse on them...one of my favorites.

Speaking of favorites. I love Minnie and Elmo. I especially like to watch them on TV...and pooh too!

How to Get a Dolly Stroller

2008-05-15T20:28:00.003-05:00

Sorry it has been a while since I wrote. Mommy has been hogging the computer! For some reason the computer is too full to get pictures on it, but when it gets emptied Mommy said she will post some new pictures.

Now for all those of you out there looking to get a dolly stroller - let me tell you how I did it.
1. Stalking - when we were at Market Place Mall in the toddler play area there was a girl with a dolly and a stroller. I stalked her trying to get the stroller until she put it away. Now the key to stalking is to follow and when the person is done playing with the stroller you start to play with it.
2. Making things into strollers - I started pushing my toddler chairs around the house like it was a stroller.

Mommy finally got the hint and yesterday surprised me with a brand new dolly stroller. Look out world! I have a stroller! It is wonderful!! I got a new dolly from Oma and she LOVES riding in the stroller. We take it everywhere! Warning to the doggies - please stay out of the path of the stroller! We will try to get pictures up soon!

2008 Derby Events

2008-04-29T06:23:00.002-05:00

Guess what is going on now?? For anyone who hasn't lived in Kentucky you may not know what a big deal the Derby is here. Now mind you it is ONE race...so approximately 7 minutes, but it has 2 weeks of events leading up to it...yes 2 weeks!

The Derby Festival has something for everyone! Here are just a few of the highlights -
*Largest Fireworks show in the US
*Hot Air Balloon Race and Balloon Glow
*Mattress Races (yes mattresses - Companies in the area make movable beds and race them...Ford Motor Company won this year and has for the last several years - I keep waiting to see their innovation commercials that say they are 5 time champs of the Derby Festival Mattress race!)
*Steamboat Race - sadly this may be the last year of the race. There is quite a debate about restoring the Delta Queen
*Marathon (which is getting very large)

We went to the Balloon Glow, but Mommy was really disappointed in it. After 40 minutes of waiting to PARK we realized that the traffic pattern was a BIG issue. It seemed people parking and leaving were all trying to get around this same circle which meant we were all going in the same direction - no wonder it was taking so long. So we drove by some of the balloons and decided to leave! The winds were preventing people from getting on the field were the balloons were, so people were all clumped together. But by this time I was pleasently sleeping! So we drove out instead of parking! All in all Mommy was very disappointed. Mostly with the inefficiency of getting people in and out. This event happens every year - she thinks they should have parking down by now!

We will miss the Derby though...Daddy is graduating from college Saturday so we are going to Chicago to see him graduate! I am looking forward to it!

A 4 Letter Word You Can't Say

2008-04-23T17:33:00.003-05:00

B-A-T-H...why you might ask? Well anytime someone says bath I run to the bathtub to take a bath. You see I LOVE baths. I love playing in the running water..and then playing in the water. I don't like getting my hair washed, but it's worth it to get to take a bath.

I also help Mommy with her bath by throwing toys into the bath for her to play with. I also like taking the bubbles out of her bath and playing with them.

Whinnie the Phoo

2008-04-14T17:56:00.003-05:00

Phoo is my favorite character! I can say Phoo now too. :) Mommy today found that Disney has My Friends Tigger and Winnie the Phoo and I love it. I have watched the episode 3 times already today! I can't wait to see tomorrows episode.

I also am saying baa, blue, quack, duck, bottle, eye, Hi Ya, and bye-bye. Today I figured out how to kiss and have been kissing everything. I also tried to put a diaper on my stuffed lamb. I don't know how Mommy does it! I ended up just covering him up with it.

I still love puzzles and you can't say bath in my presence or else I run to the tub and get very upset if you aren't filling it with water. It is one of my favorite things! I also like to play in the running water.

Mommy got me a color magic coloring book!! It was great! I liked to eat the finger paint, so she got me markers instead. I haven't tried to eat them. It is lots of fun. I also like to "color" with pencils and pens!

Getting Lost

2008-04-12T15:36:00.003-05:00

I keep trying to tell Mommy when somebody give you directions such as...
Get off the road when the exit looks like the highway -
Take a right when the apartments look like my old apartment -
Go for about 3 miles and you will run right into it....

No street names?? No ability to follow! We were looking for the post office. Mommy had an idea where it was but hasn't been to this one from this direction in over a year. So we had an adventure. We went left and found an unmanned post office - Nope won't work...so then we went right and wound around - found a new road and got to a place that Mommy did remember. Guess what the directions were wrong but we eventually found the post office. Then Mommy FINALLY pulls out the map and guess what! The post office is very close to the library - Doh! That is where we were going next. Anyway - Mommy made it to the library easily with the map! Where was it 30 minutes before I wonder... :) Mommy is going to teach me how to read a map...but not until I can read. :(

We also ate at a new restaurant Bountiful Bread...although the name indicates good bread - which Mommy loves it wasn't that good. Our roll was hard, the soup wasn't good. Mommy's wrap was good (we both ate it)...notice no bread! My grill cheese was just OK. So the moral of the story - at Bountiful Bread order things without bread! Mommy was scoping out a place for the book club meeting next Saturday...though it would be a good meeting place - she is debating on the food. The meeting is 11:30, but if they go there Mommy is getting a muffin or something and coffee...she can have lunch later! Plus Mommy said it was pricey!

Washing My Hands

2008-03-27T15:55:00.003-05:00

Today I went to my kitchen (the play kitchen) and went to the faucet...it makes real water noises. I twisted my hands under it then took a towel and dried them. Mommy was laughing - I am not sure why - she washes her hands all the time!!

Also, just in case I haven't told you...I really like post-it-notes. They are so fun to peel off! Mommy hides them.

Easter is a fun holiday!! The Easter bunny hit eggs around the house (it was cold outside). I had lots of fun finding them and then shaking the egg. They had M&Ms in them. I found out I really like M&Ms. I also like jelly beans!! Mommy was going to take pictures but she said I was way to cranky to cooperate... I said, "Who me?" She said we will take some spring pictures when I am in a better mood.

Feeling Better & River News

2008-03-21T07:36:00.003-05:00

I am feeling better today! No fever! Mommy saw a tooth cutting through but she thinks the fever was too high to be a tooth. She woke up one night drenched in sweat too and Daddy thinks she was running a fever that broke, so maybe it's a weird 24 hour thing!

Today we are going to get ready for Easter! :)

The River is receeding...it creasted last night. It is 2 feet over flood stage!! Yikes!

Louisville Flooding

2008-03-20T06:03:00.005-05:00

The Ohio River is 2 feet over flood stage - oh my!! We have a small creek behind the condo and it is VERY flooded. The other day someone was kyaking down it. Usually you can only wade in it. We even have some little rapids where the trees are in the middle of the creek. It is amazing to see the pictures of the river in downtown Louisville. There is a lot of water. If it is nice this weekend Mommy said we will try to go down and get pictures (she has pictures of cousins Scott and Brendan downtown St. Louis when it flooded when they were little - one of her favorites).

We shouldn't have to worry about the creek. There is a steep hill outside which is about 20 - 30 feet from our back door. We do have a mini lake outside the backdoor. Boy would I like to play in it, but its only 50 degrees! BRR..plus I don't feel too good.

Sick again...

2008-03-20T05:35:00.005-05:00

I am sick. My fever has reached 102.7...I was hot! Luckily it has gone down now. But I have had Mommy up since 3:30am. I can take some snoozes but Mommy has to work. Mommy got me a new thermometer. You see, I HATE thermometers...It goes where? Who's idea was it anyway? Who thought oh my touche has the most accurate temperature?! I don't like it under the arm either...let's face it the touche thermometer has scarred me. It would you too!!

So Mommy got a Temporal Artery Thermometer - you brush it along the forehead and it gives you a temp...just like that!! They used it in the hospital when Mommy had her gallbladder surgery and the nurses told her it was very accurate. So we tried it...I don't like it either. (Note from Mommy: but I am able to get her temp when she falls asleep without waking her! Best $35 I have spent!) Mommy let me play with it, she said she would teach me to use it so I can take my own temp. She said its easy enough for a baby to use!

My fever has broke...so hopefully I will feel better! By the way, I am now a year and a half old!

Gallbladder Surgery Over!

2008-03-18T13:49:00.002-05:00

Mommy's Gallbladder Surgery is over. I spend Friday with Oma while Mommy recovered. Then Saturday Oma and Daddy and I went shopping. Sears was having a really good sale and Daddy let me pick some of my own outfits! It was really fun. All the outfits are for spring so its too cold to wear them yet.

Mommy and I also cheered for the Illini to get into March Madness. Mommy was disappointed they didn't make it, so she said we were going to root for Louisville!

Snow Tastes Good!

2008-03-08T17:40:00.004-05:00

I like snow! We have a lot of snow (Mommy said the news this morning was 10" and it was still snowing). Daddy made me a little snowball and I ate it! It was good! Now when the dogs come in I try to get pieces of snow from them. :) Just in case you are keeping track - Illinois has no snow and KY has a foot.

Mommy said snow is different in Kentucky than Illinois. There are a few jokes the highway the Gene Snyder turns into the Gene Slider...and for every inch of snow some schools have a day off. Mommy said that she thinks most of the schools will be out until Wednesday!

Maybe we will get to go out and play in it! :)

Sage Bath for Chevias

2008-03-08T17:36:00.004-05:00

Yesterday Mommy was making Chili, so she had the spices out. I was able to get my hands on the sage. I got it open and gave Chevias a Sage bath. He laid there and I rubbed sage all over him, and the carpet, and my books, and me! Mommy found me, but all the sage was gone..it was fun. Then Mommy and I got to vacuum!! I am trying to figure out how to get the bigger bottle of spices now. Too bad they aren't in the refrigerator...that is one of my favorite places.

I stand in the fridge and turn on and off the light. It is lots of fun. I don't want anything out of it...I just like to stand there. I have fits when Mommy makes me get out. One I hit my head on the floor and it hurt. So now I gently sit on the floor and then gently put my head down and then scream and kick. Mommy just walks away, so then I stop...it just doesn't have the effect without the audience!

Dishwasher vs Me

2008-03-04T05:31:00.001-05:00

Sunday I was running and fell head first into the dishwasher at Trish's house. I have a shiner on my forehead! Mommy says it's the first shiner. No pictures though - it isn't showing up well in the pictures. It didn't feel very good. So, Dishwasher vs Katie...Dishwasher 1 point.

Poopy Baths

2008-02-07T09:08:00.000-05:00

Well I had my first poopy bath today. Mommy had been considering herself lucky that I hadn't pooped in the bath yet...well today that ended. Oops! How was I supposed to know. So I got to see my poopy go down the potty and Mommy clean the bath tub and refilled. THEN finally I was able to get back in! I wasn't very happy because I thought my bath time was over. And I LOVE my baths! Lucky for me, Mommy let me back in!

Other Pictures!

2008-01-31T10:44:00.000-05:00

Dog Food

2008-01-31T07:45:00.001-05:00

I love dog food. I like to move the dry food into the water bowl and dump the water into the food. I like to dump the water everywhere else too. Mommy and Daddy take the food and water and put it on the counter where I can't reach it.

But that doesn't stop me from getting into the dog bag!! I like to get in the bag of food and throw the food at the dogs for them to eat it. Most of the time they eat it, but Mommy doesn't like it if they don't. She especially doesn't like to step on it, because she says its like stepping on a rock.

Sometimes I like to eat it myself too. If the dogs can eat my food why can't I eat theirs?

Hiding Bottles

2008-01-31T07:38:00.000-05:00

I like to hide my bottles! I have a few places...

Behind the coach...I like seeing Mommy and Daddy try to get the out!! The couch is very heavy so they have to get out a broom and push them to the end of the couch! It's fun to see...and if they don't catch me doing it then its fun to see!
The other day I put a bottle in my play oven...Mommy didn't find it! Later in the night I pulled it out when I wanted more milk and started drinking it. Mommy freaked out and took it away. She gave me a new bottle, but I will try to hide more things there.
I also like to hide things in Bailey's house (his kennel), and
Between the kennel and the patio door.

Mommy says that I need to start drinking out of sippy cups, but I don't see why. I like my bottles! I don't like the sippys but I do like drinking from Mommy's glasses. They are fun, but sometimes I do get wet because I try to pour too fast.

Spaghetti Face

2008-01-31T07:36:00.001-05:00

I just started to like spaghetti. Mommy said that every baby needs pictures with Spaghetti all over there face....so here are mine!

Mommy said this is a food for home only! But mmm...it's good!

Headbands

2008-01-31T07:31:00.000-05:00

I love Mommy's headbands...here are pictures of me wearing them.

Most of the time I get them in right. I especially like to take them out of Mommy's hair and wear them. But Mommy has to watch me closely because I also enjoy stretching them apart and breaking them. He, he, he.

It's a Big Big World!

2008-01-31T07:17:00.000-05:00

Yesterday Mommy and I discovered It's a Big Big World! TV show. It has animal puppets (like a Sloth) living in the jungle. On PBSkids.org they have 1 minute video clips with 4 songs/clips. They are all music clips and I LOVE them! I watch them over and over. You can click here to see the videos...

So now the hunt is on... :) Mommy has found the show on TV and recorded it for me...I like it but I like my music videos better...they are ALL music! No talking necessary. Mommy said that she will look for some It's a Big Big World! toys. It's not very popular so she will probably need to buy them on-line. I will keep you posted.

Getting into Trouble...

2008-01-13T14:45:00.000-05:00

Everyday I learn something new...

We have a book called Moo, Baa, La, La, La by Sandra Boynton it is about the sounds animals make. Except for pigs - it says they sing La, La, La. The next line is "No, No, No, you say that isn't right. 3 pigs say oink all day and night." Well Mommy taught me to wave my finger as a no and now I know where in the book to do it. I have been trying to say Cock-a-doodle-do. Moo is probably easier, but I like Cock-a-doodle-do.

Vaseline makes hands very soft. How do I know this? I played in it. Mommy wasn't looking for a few seconds and I was able to get the jar (it was left on the chair) and get it open. I got it all over my hands...it was gooshy. Mommy got me before I got it on anything else...it was fun. It didn't want to come off when Mommy was washing my hands so she got out the Dawn dish washing liquid and it came off. My hands are so soft now!

Dry oatmeal is the best! Mommy was baking and left the oatmeal container on the floor. I got the lid off (I love taking lids off things) and dumped it in my lap. It was so fun to play in. I even was able to get some in my mouth! It was good! (it is much better dry then with water - I don't like it with water). Mommy took pictures...

Mommy has cake mix in her hair! But shhhh...don't tell her. I was cooking with Mommy...we were making a cream cheese Pound cake from scratch! She held me the whole time and told me what she was doing. She even let me hold a teaspoon (now I know holding means I can't lick it!). I got to taste the batter...it is good. I love cooking with Mommy and Daddy...whenever one of them is in the kitchen I want to be there too. Mommy said she needs a skinny stool with a back that she can strap me into...oh yeah it has to have wheels too. I can't wait to be able to help!

I had another adventure a couple of days ago. He, he, he. I got the dishwasher opened and crawled on the door (it was down). I was in the middle of the dishwasher door when Mommy got me. She said it was lucky the dishwasher was empty...I like to lick the silverware...clean or dirty it doesn't matter. I am going to try it again later!

I love lotion! Mommy gave me a little on my hand and rubbed my hands together. Then she wouldn't let me have more...don't you think lotion would look great on the cat?! So I had a fit...but it didn't work - Mommy wouldn't give me more. Now I can't find it!! I don't know what she did with it.

Do we really have to give Christmas gifts to other people? They are so fun opening! We took some gifts to the Romps...well I like Sabrina's gifts. She got a book that was a frog! Yep a frog that you can put your hand in - like a stuffed animal and it told about what the frog at for a week. She also got an alphabet magnet thing that tells you all the sounds the letters make and sings the ABCs. You can take out the letters and put a new on in. It is so fun! And we had to leave them at Sabrina's house...it is so unfair! Mommy said that we can get one with my Christmas money.

Things I like to do..and new words

2008-01-10T07:29:00.000-05:00

Here are some things that I like to do...

Blow on food - it doesn't matter if it is hot or not and whether it is food or not!
Using a fork - I LOVE to use a fork, I am not very good at it yet but it is fun!
Mommy's food tastes so much better than mine -I like to eat from her plate
I am getting really good at crawling up the stairs...going down - not so good at I don't understand why I can't walk down like Mommy and Daddy
Reading - I LOVE to read books...now I have started reading them out loud to myself (Mommy and Daddy don't understand what I am saying but I do!)
I know the parts in the book and will start doing the actions (i.e. one book says clap, clap, clap and I will do it...one says No, No, No and Mommy points her finger in No, no, no and I do too - now I know where these parts of the books are and do them before the page is turned...Mommy gets a big kick out of this).

Words

Doh, Doh, Doh, Doh...this is said with finger pointing - I am telling the dogs not to bark
oh, oh, oh, ...with arm moving...I am telling the dog to move off the furniture so I can sit there
bye, bye...
Hot (whispered)
I have also found my loud voice and like to use it!

More Teeth...more cranky days...more sleepless nights...

2008-01-10T07:24:00.000-05:00

I am getting TWO new teeth! One is a front bottom tooth and the other is a molar. They have started breaking through but that doesn't stop the pain. Mommy says teething makes me cranky and I don't sleep as well. I was only up at 11:00pm and 4:00am last night...I don't know what she is talking about!

Teeth total 7 + 2 new ones ...lots more to go!

Omnicef is OK!

2008-01-07T20:14:00.000-05:00

Well more allergy tests have determined that I am not allergic to Omnicef...my Dr is going to be so happy! We won't find out for sure until I am on it for a week, but so far so good.

The allergy Doc wanted me to get a CAT scan -whatever that is. He thinks I have a chronic sinus infection and wants to get this test done to see if I did. Mommy said no. She has read that CAT scans cause higher instances of cancer when done on kids. So the Dr decided that if I need an antibiotic in the next month then I need to be on it for 1 month. If I don't need an antibiotic then I probably don't have an infection. Mommy liked this option much better. Plus she thinks that the eye Dr got most of the infection out when she got all the yuckies out of my eye.

I still need weekly allergy shots though...2!! I am not looking forward to it!

Surgery Over!!

2008-01-04T20:54:00.001-05:00

My surgery is over. It went OK. The Dr said it went good...well she didn't have to starve. :) Mommy and Daddy let me sleep until a few minutes before I had to leave. They packed me up and left quickly. They knew that if I stayed at home very long I would be very mad that I didn't get to eat. So off we went. We waited about 1.5 hours and then the nurses put on a blue scrub cap on me (I had on a yellow gown) and went to get surgery. I took my new snowman and my yellow blankie. I cried when they took me away. The Dr told Mommy and Daddy later that I was playing with the nurses.

Once the surgery was done Mommy asked to be in recovery when I woke up. So they let her come back and it was a good thing. I was not happy!! I was crying like Mommy has never heard me cry before and I was all red. But when Mommy held me and gave me some apple juice and I calmed down. Everything is better in Mommy's arms.

I woke up and was very happy once they stopped messing with me (took out the IV and took off the oxygen monitor), but once Mommy and I started walking out I got woozy and threw up. All over the floor - luckily Mommy was standing up and was able to keep it all off of us (Mommy was glad she threw up before we got in the car). I felt SOOO much better after I got sick!

I had a little nap in the car and then some more juice when I got home. I had some lunch an Mommy and I took a long nap and I am now good as new! I have to take eye drops twice a day and need to have an ointment put on my eye once. I don't even have to go back and see the Dr! :)

Sick at Christmas

2007-12-26T10:15:00.000-05:00

Well...it is not fun to be sick at Christmas!! I had a 100-102 degree fever! Yuck. I did have a good day though. I was overwhelmed with all the gifts! Mommy will post some pictures later. I got a lot of books - yeah! And a little kitchen! I also got a back pack from Mike that has Operation Iraq emblem and is a camouflage backpack - it is really cool!
I also got a TMX Elmo - but I am not sure I like him yet. I don't like it when he bends over and moves - he scares me. Mommy said that I will like it in a month or so... I am not so sure. I like it when he laughs though. I also like the "pizza pie" singing Elmo, but he doesn't move much.

Mommy needs a sippy!!

2007-12-20T13:19:00.000-05:00

Mommy needs a sippy cup!! Now Mommy is a "dropsie" person to start with...but now...well let me tell you what happened today.

Mommy had a cup on the floor that she was drinking out of. Well I accidentally put my foot in it and spilled it. On Mommy and the carpet. So Mommy cleaned it up (but I had fun putting my feet in it and trying to eat the ice) and then had to change her clothes. THEN Mommy spilled her own drink!! On the floor in the same place!! So more clean up and another change of clothes!! I am writing a letter to Santa asking him for a Sippy cup for Mommy!

Surgery ...again

2007-12-15T12:38:00.000-05:00

Yes, I have to have surgery again. This time on my eye. I have a tear duct that hasn't opened, so the Doctor said it is time to open it up. The surgery is scheduled for Friday, Jan 4. The Doctor said that this is minor surgery and will only be about 5 minutes...if I was older it wouldn't be as big of a deal...but since I am not it is surgery.

Mommy is really not looking forward to it. She said the worst part of getting tubes in my ears was not being able to feed me before the surgery. You see...I am a morning person and usually get up around 4 or 5 am for breakfast. So not to have surgery until 7:30am makes me very hungry. She said that she is going to wake me up at midnight and try to stuff me then I won't be so hungry in the morning. Last time Mommy cried through the whole surgery...we'll see how she is this time.

First Gingerbread house

2007-12-03T11:54:00.001-05:00

Here are some pictures of Grandma Peggy (Oma), Mommy, and I making a Gingerbread house...my first!!

Mommy took the following pictures and loves them.....She calls the one on the right- NO. Mommy said that she is amazed that I can go from happy to mad in 2 seconds! A lot of my pictures now have a hand in them. I like looking at the camera and the pictures Mommy has taken...can I help it that Mommy takes the pictures too slow and I get my hand in them??? No.

Allergy Testing - Yuck!

2007-12-03T11:40:00.000-05:00

Friday I had some allergy tests done. The Dr wanted them done to figure out which of 2 antibiotics I am allergic to. I got hives when I was getting off one antibiotic and going on another, so I haven't been able to take either. Well it seems that the penicillin testing kit has been recalled, so it's a little bit more involved to get tested.

So the Dr wanted us to go ahead with other allergy testing. It was NOT a fun test (26 back pricks and then 7 arm shots) . It turns out I am allergic to many things: mites, maple trees, grasses - including Bluegrass...hello Bluegrass State!, a few other grasses...and EGGS - yes eggs - yokes and whites. So the Dr wanted Mommy to perform a controlled test to see if I would break out in hives...this just gets better and better. Since I won't eat scrambled eggs or Cesar salad dressing I think Mommy has been sneaking raw eggs into my other foods...like chocolate milk shakes, and some of my bottles with milk look suspiciously yellow! So far no reactions - the Pediatrician said that sometimes the tests are very sensitive. It would be very bad to be allergic to raw eggs - a lot of the vaccines are based on raw eggs so that would mean that either I couldn't take them or I will have to be watched closely for reactions.

The Allergy Doc also thinks I have had an ongoing sinus infection that gets a little better with antibiotics but doesn't go away. So he wants me to come back in to test Omicef (an antibiotic) to see if I am allergic to it...its another 3 hour test - I am not looking forward to it. If I am not allergic to it he will probably put me on this for 1 month. Also, he gave me a decongestant and nasonex that I have to take everyday - PLUS in 2 weeks I have to get weekly allergy shots. With the things that I am allergic to the Doc says that I will have spring and fall allergies.

Hmmm...sometimes ignorance is bliss...

Sick, Sick, Sick

2007-11-07T11:35:00.000-05:00

I am sick, sick, sick. Something sinus with a sore thoat. I am not sleeping through the night and have been sick for a week and a half. Hope I get better soon!! Luckily though I haven't been to school in a week. ;) He, he. Hope you are well!

Front Teeth Update

2007-10-29T17:03:00.000-05:00

My front teeth have cut through!! Now I just have to get the congestion out and I will be great!!

If you give a toddler yogurt...

2007-10-29T16:28:00.000-05:00

A note from Mommy -
I don't know how many of you have read "If you give a Mouse a Cookie" by Laura Numeroff, but I am sure it was written by a mother with a toddler...here is why:

If you give a toddler yogurt...
They will put their hands in it and dump it out...
If they dump it out..
They will get it on their outfits and in their hair...
If they get yogurt in their hair...
They will need a bath...
If they get a bath ...
They will want to play with the toys...
Once they play with the toys they will need new clothes...

You get the picutre... and I wonder why I can't seem to get anything done! Yogurt = laundry, bath, cleaning the high chair...all so I could have 3 minutes to load the dishwasher...big mistake!

Snow White Pictures

2007-10-29T16:21:00.000-05:00

Here is my Halloween Costume. Trick-or-Treat?

Front Teeth

2007-10-25T18:19:00.000-05:00

Well my front teeth are trying to break through. :) They have been trying for quite a while, but Mommy said that she can see them! I also am drooling a lot.

I got my first pair of big girl shoes yesterday. They are pink with flowers. I like them but they feel different walking with them. I am trying to adjust. Mommy said that it's getting cold so I have to wear shoes.

Let me know if you like my blog and if you have any questions!

2007-04-14T06:15:00.000-05:00

Mommy thought I should start a blog to keep everyone updated on me.

Today I am 6 months old and 3 weeks. Next Thursday I will be 7 months. I am sitting up and love playing with my toys. My favorites are glow worm, books (all kinds but especially the chewy ones and the ones that talk to me), Daddy's remotes, Elmo, and all the ones that have batteries!

I don't know what I will write about from day to day...so leave your questions and comments for me! Let me know what you want to know. :)