Monday, September 30, 2013

September

Our baby is growing up! Page had her first overnight without Mommy,  sleeps with a pillow, and now has a 529 college savings plan! She is showing less anxiety with other people, has been sitting quietly through church, was super brave with her flu shot, can carry on a pretty good phone conversation, is able to focus on projects and activities, is really understanding the world around her, is getting really good at pushing off bedtime, and amazes us with her communication skills! Page loves jumping and climbing these days and is doing really good with following directions. We can thank her coach at Sportsball for this! Lots of falling and owes this month too ;)

We tried pull-ups but Page showed no interest in using the potty. We will try again in a couple months. We did go about a week without the Pediasure before bed but Page wasn't sleeping well. What can I say she's a creature of habit and likes many small meals throughout the day. She's not quite ready for potty training, so we decided to not force the issue. We are doing the Pediasure before we brush her teeth though :)

Its been another eventful month! Page went to the Splash Pad twice, Rory's 4th birthday party, Aunt Casey's birthday celebration with the family, the CMOP, and the zoo with Andrew. We have also spent lots of time at the neighborhood parks and are loving the fall weather!!

Page is finishing up her fall classes this week and got her first ribbon from Sportsball today! She is very proud ;) Next session dance and a pre preschool class! Bring on October :)

September pictures coming soon...

Monday, September 2, 2013

Recent Artwork...

Page is loving her art class and getting more and more interested in each project.
 
Page did most of this one all by herself!
 







August

It's been a good month! Here is what's new...

Page puts her finger over her mouth and says "shh" when we need to be quiet, puts her finger over her mouth and says "hmm" when she's thinking (both are super cute), loves to be naked so getting dressed is often a battle, loves to play on the big beds and close doors, has a great imagination and loves to have tea parties, is starting to understand directions and says things like wait, help me, and come here, thinks its super fun to sit in the front seat and pretend to drive mommy's car, often repeats what we say, can crawl to the top of the McDonald's toy structure, has started to color objects when coloring, can name the primary colors and shapes, said her first real sentence "Daddy is in the shower," has a new dislike for being wet or dirty (output), and loves water play! Page also tried peanut butter, got a toddler bike from Ma and Pa Hickman, and ate popcorn!

Page has been having weekly play dates with her friend JJ or J as she calls him, spends lots of time in the pool, started her fall classes Sportsball, Gymnastics, Art, and Story-time! She also went to the Phoenix Children's Museum, celebrated GG Lu and GG Tony's wedding anniversary at Nando's, celebrated Auntie Sommer and Ma's birthdays, went to the Splash Pad three times, went to GG Lu and GG Tony's pool party, saw her first movie Planes, went to GG Marion and GG Warren's for a family dinner, watched "Grandma" (a new word) Donna and Grandpa Dave's dogs, and went to the Sea Life Aquarium!

Page had quite a few medical appointments this month: her 2 year well check, her GI appointment, and her first dentist appointment! The Zantac wean was not successful :( Page started throwing up her Pediasure, having trouble going to bed, and not wanting to lay flat after being on two doses for a week. We have an EGD scheduled for October to find out more. Not looking forward to Page going under general anesthesia, but I requested the best doc around so she will be in good hands! And my Child Life girls will be nearby :)

Some Random Photos...

 Our silly goose!
 
 Puddle Fun!
 
 Water Play with Grandma!
 
 Page LOVES beds!
 
 Big girl Page!
 
 Coloring the sun ;)
 
 First PBJ, Page wasn't too impressed ;) Only ate the jelly side!

 So cute :)

Driving Mommy's Car!
 
 Love this sweet girl!!

Looking forward to all September will bring!