November

It's been another great month! Page's verbal skills have really developed this month. She is talking all the time and in sentences! Page is also becoming more comfortable at school, interacting more with the teacher and going up to the board to point out letters. As all 2 year olds do, Page has pushed the limits this month and has thrown some pretty good tantrums. However, she is usually a very sweet girl and has great manors! We love to hear her say "please," "thank you," and "sorry." Page loves to dress up, is developing quite the imagination, and is a little obsessed with cars and trucks. She insists on playing in the car anytime we go anywhere and sometimes just because! Page is such a fun energetic girl, its truly a joy being her parents!

In addition to Page's weight check and GI appointment earlier this month, we have kept busy! This month we had a play date with the Herrera's, went to Jackson's baby shower, Pa's birthday celebration, the HOV movie night, dinner at Aunt Jenna and Uncle Nick's with the family, the Phoenix Children's Museum, and had Thanksgiving with Mommy's family.

We have also enjoyed many bike rides, going to church, playing at all the fun parks, school, and decorating for Christmas! Page is so excited to decorate and play with all her Christmas toys, it's going to be a wonderful holiday season :)

A few pictures from November...

 Page loves her teddy ;)

Princess Page and Mommy in the ice cream truck!

 

Page and her buddy JJ at Jackson's baby shower :)

Such a tall girl ;) She just loves to play!

Park fun!!

 I think she likes her lady bug costume ;) Love that smile!

 

Believe it or not, this was Thanksgiving morning. One of the many dress up costumes!

Page and her Grammy :)

Our sweet girl!

Bike ride fun!!

 

Craft of the month! Makes my heart happy :)

 

Our New Nephews!!

We have two new nephews and they are just 10 days apart!

 

Janelle and Jason adopted Marcus Benjamin! He was born November 21st and they got to bring him home from the hospital last Sunday. He is such a blessing and couldn't have asked for better parents!  

We thought this little guy may never show up, but he decide to make his appearance today 3 days late ;) Melissa gave birth to Eli James this afternoon. Thankful everyone is healthy!

 



 

We can't wait to meet these two. I sure wish they lived closer, so Page could play with her cousins more often :)

Thanksgiving 2013

We had a nice Thanksgiving! We spent the morning not just watching but participating in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. Page dressed up, danced, sang, and even played insturments along with the performers. Probably the most fun I've had watching the parade :) After Page's nap, we enjoyed a yummy Thanksgiving meal with my family. Here is a pic of our sweet girl. We have so very much to be thankful for but she is indeed our biggest blessing.  

Happy Thanksgiving!!

GI Update

Page had a weight check November 1st, weighing in at 27lbs 8oz and was 36.5 inches tall! She then had her routine GI appointment with Dr McOmber on November 12th. She weighed in at 27lbs 11.5oz and was still 36.5 inches tall, which puts her at the 50th percentile for weight and the 85th percentile for height! Dr McOmber couldn't be happier with her growth and we are able to start cutting the supplements! Page also cooperated without assistance with the height, weight, temperature, and exam! Such a big girl :) We will see Dr McOmber again in 3 months. Keep up the good work Page!!

Some early morning fun at the GI clinic :)



October

Page has turned into a big girl overnight! It makes me a little sad to see her growing up. Page likes to walk backwards, sings along to her favorite cartoon theme songs, knows she's 2 years old, says Halloween so sweet, loves to balance by walking lines and curbing, can count to 3, has started repeating the things we say, likes to swing on the big girl swing, asks why, likes to learn new words and point to body parts, has become quite polite with "please," "thank you," & "sorry," says 3-4 word sentences, is organized with her play, and she is becoming very independent!

Page started a pre-preschool class this month and is learning letters, numbers, shapes, and colors as well as doing music, story time, science, and art! She also started a dance class and is loving it!

We kept busy this month with Pa Tony's birthday celebration, a play date with JJ, started a garden, celebrated Grandma Beth's birthday at Sour Dough Pizza, went to Ethan's 1st birthday party at Tumbleweed park, and got to see Aunt Heidi and the rest of the Hickman family!

We also had lots of Halloween fun! We decorated, went to the Pumpkin and Chili Party at Schnepf Farm, walked the neighborhood many times admiring the decorations, went to Boo at the Zoo with Grammy, had fun at the Crane's Halloween party, carved pumpkins, had a great Halloween Party at school, and loved Trick or Treating :) The holidays are just so much fun with kids!!

In other news, little Page had a head cold earlier this month. She also had an EDG with biopsies at Phoenix Children's Hospital. The biopsy results show no allergies but esophageal irritation consistent with reflux. We will continue with Zantac and discuss other options at next months appointment. Page has been refusing 2-3 of her 4 glasses of milk for the last couple of weeks so she will have a weight check tomorrow. She has been eating well though ;)

Never a dull moment at the Hickman house! We love our sweet girl so very much and are so proud of the little person she is becoming!!

A few pictures of our little love :)

 

 

 

Halloween All Month Long!

Boo at the Zoo!

Our Little Princess :)

 



The Crane's Halloween Party!

Monster Cookies for the Party!

 



Page loved the Bounce House!!

 



Our Sweet Cheerleader :) Go ASU!!

 

Page made this cute door hanger in Pre-school! I love it :)

 





Our front door :) Happy Fall and Halloween!

 Another cute project!!

 Love this shirt! Forget the ghost beware of me!!

Page the Bumble Bee all ready for school :)

As you can see, we had lots of Halloween fun this month!! Sad to see October end ;)

Happy Halloween!!

Page had a blast walking the neighborhood as Minnie Mouse! She even did a little Trick or Treating ;) She also loved looking at her candy and giving out candy to the kids who came to the door! We just love this sweet girl :)

 

Happy Halloween!

Page's EGD

On Friday, my friend and Child Life Specialist Sarah gave us a pre-op tour in preparation for Page's EGD (upper endoscopy) with biopsies today. Page hasn't been able to wean off her Zantac, so Dr. McOmber wants to rule out allergies and celiac disease. Page had a fun time seeing the facilities at Phoenix Children's Hospital!

Pizza in the cafeteria after our tour ;) Yep, Grammy came with us!

Sarah also gave us some anesthesia goodies, so we could do medical play this weekend!

Dr. Page :)

I woke Page up at 5:20 this morning, so we could check in at 6am. Luckily she was in a good mood and didn't realizes she was NPO! All the staff were great and child-friendly!!

Page Playing in Pre-op

Our little sweet pea in recovery. As soon as she woke up, she popped up and demanded we take her IV out. She didn't want to drink for the nurse but was ready to go. She wanted to walk but was too unsteady, started to crawl instead ;) I carried her to the car despite her efforts. She is one strong-willed little lady!

Drank her whole cup of water in the car. Got upset part way home because she wanted Mommy to hold her. Good thing Grammy was with us :)

Lots of cuddles this morning. We were home by 9am!

 



Page is doing great! Eating, drinking, peeing, and playing :) Just put her down for her nap.

 

The EGD looked normal, we will get the biopsy results next week. So thankful to the amazing staff at Phoenix Children's Hospital for taking such good care of our little love!!

Fall Fun at the Farm!

Yesterday, we took Page to the annual Pumpkin and Chili Party at Schnepf Farms. We had a blast. Here are some cute pics of our little pumpkin :)

Love her!

 

Page and her Daddy

 

Pony Love!

Riding a chicken on the carousel

Lovin on the goats! Such a sweet, sweet girl :)

Yay, for hot dogs!

 

Happy Fall!!