Showing posts with label Etta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Etta. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Monday, January 7, 2013
Etta Update- 4.5yrs
Etta has said and done SEVERAL *new* things lately and I wanted to be sure to document it!
New phrases!
"Here you go!"
"See you!"
"What are you doing?!?"
"You OK?" (to Daniel when he falls)
"Come on!"
"Be right back"
When we came out of Target the other evening, it was dark out (when we went in, it was still daylight). Etta exclaimed "NIGHT!" Until that moment, I had no idea that she even knew the concept of day and night! She has told me again a few times since then that it is "night!"
She recently (maybe six months ago?) got the concept of "hot" and uses it appropriately (most of the time. Sometimes she tells me that really cold water is "hot".).
She has been doing a great job with potty training lately! She still doesn't usually tell us when she needs to go (though *sometimes* she will say and/or sign "potty"), but she will usually hold it until we take her every hour and a half or so. I basically take her every time I feel like I need to go (which is fairly frequent since I'm pregnant). If she has an accident, she will say, "uh oh! WET!" She has even been pooping in the potty! She doesn't like to use the child potty seat, but instead prefers to balance on the regular toilet seat. Because of this, I usually squat in front of her and put my hand on her knees to help her balance. She says the words "potty" and "wipe" and "flush". Since, I usually sit on the potty after she does, she has started pointing at me as she finishes up and says, "your turn". Then, while I'm going, she will sometimes squat in front of me and put her hands on my knees. It's pretty cute!
The other night she scolded Whiskey because he was bothering her while she was laying on the floor watching her iPad. She jumped up and yelled "no" at him, saying his name (her version of it, which sounds a little like "Izkee") and pointing to the chair that we usually tell him to go lay in and saying "chair"... Wonder where she got that one... Hahaha.
She likes to watch America's Funniest Home Videos and gets mad when a commercial comes on. :D
She has branched out a *little* in her food choices. I'm pretty sure this is because Daniel will eat (almost) anything you put in front of him. She's watching him a little and has started eating some foods that she had been refusing (like eggs! yay!). She is still generally quite picky and some of her foods have to be presented in just the right way or she won't eat them (like, she won't eat a NutriGrain bar unless you cut it into bite-size pieces).
She's been watching Blues Clues more lately (she's always enjoyed it, but had a strong preference for The Fresh Beat Band). She sometimes talks to the show and shouts when she sees "a coo!". She also waves goodbye to "Joe" or "Steve" (usually "bye Joe") when the show ends. Since we gave her the Blues Clues Handy Dandy Notebook ("Oht-Boo") at Christmas, she's been walking around (with or without the notebook) talking about "coos". She even found one in our bathroom!! (In the show, the dog named Blue leaves a blue paw print as a clue on three items throughout the show and at the end of the show they try to figure out what the three clues meant)
She just seems more growny lately. She shows a greater understanding of what's going on around her. While she isn't *always* cooperative, she will help clean up her mess and put things where they go. She likes to help when I go get Daniel up from his naps. I tell her, "it's time for Daniel to get up" and she takes off for his room, opens his door, flips on his light, and climbs up his crib to tell him "hi!". Then, she waits for me to change his diaper, flips the light back off and we head back out the door!
She likes to follow our housekeeper around and "help" her with the cleaning. When she did this the other day, it reminded me of this old video of her from two years ago.
She also recognizes when we arrive somewhere familiar. When we got to my parents' house in Alabama, she exclaimed "Nana!" as Keith was parking the car. This was without ever seeing my mom. She just recognized their house as we pulled into our parking spot outside the carriage house. AND when we arrived at Keith's parents' house for our most recent visit a couple weeks ago, she said, "Grandmomma!".
She also looks bigger! Don't get me wrong, she's still mini, but she's a little taller! I think she had a growth spurt over the summer. She's wearing a 3T in pants now! Her shirts are either a 3T or 4T, depending on the fit (4T sleeves are always too long on her). For those of you who don't understand toddler sizing, the size *generally* corresponds with their age. So, an average three-year-old would wear a 3T and an average four-year-old would wear a 4T...
Well, that's about all I can think of for right now! I'm sure I'll think of something else to add as soon as I hit the "Publish" button...
New phrases!
"Here you go!"
"See you!"
"What are you doing?!?"
"You OK?" (to Daniel when he falls)
"Come on!"
"Be right back"
When we came out of Target the other evening, it was dark out (when we went in, it was still daylight). Etta exclaimed "NIGHT!" Until that moment, I had no idea that she even knew the concept of day and night! She has told me again a few times since then that it is "night!"
She recently (maybe six months ago?) got the concept of "hot" and uses it appropriately (most of the time. Sometimes she tells me that really cold water is "hot".).
She has been doing a great job with potty training lately! She still doesn't usually tell us when she needs to go (though *sometimes* she will say and/or sign "potty"), but she will usually hold it until we take her every hour and a half or so. I basically take her every time I feel like I need to go (which is fairly frequent since I'm pregnant). If she has an accident, she will say, "uh oh! WET!" She has even been pooping in the potty! She doesn't like to use the child potty seat, but instead prefers to balance on the regular toilet seat. Because of this, I usually squat in front of her and put my hand on her knees to help her balance. She says the words "potty" and "wipe" and "flush". Since, I usually sit on the potty after she does, she has started pointing at me as she finishes up and says, "your turn". Then, while I'm going, she will sometimes squat in front of me and put her hands on my knees. It's pretty cute!
The other night she scolded Whiskey because he was bothering her while she was laying on the floor watching her iPad. She jumped up and yelled "no" at him, saying his name (her version of it, which sounds a little like "Izkee") and pointing to the chair that we usually tell him to go lay in and saying "chair"... Wonder where she got that one... Hahaha.
She likes to watch America's Funniest Home Videos and gets mad when a commercial comes on. :D
She has branched out a *little* in her food choices. I'm pretty sure this is because Daniel will eat (almost) anything you put in front of him. She's watching him a little and has started eating some foods that she had been refusing (like eggs! yay!). She is still generally quite picky and some of her foods have to be presented in just the right way or she won't eat them (like, she won't eat a NutriGrain bar unless you cut it into bite-size pieces).
She's been watching Blues Clues more lately (she's always enjoyed it, but had a strong preference for The Fresh Beat Band). She sometimes talks to the show and shouts when she sees "a coo!". She also waves goodbye to "Joe" or "Steve" (usually "bye Joe") when the show ends. Since we gave her the Blues Clues Handy Dandy Notebook ("Oht-Boo") at Christmas, she's been walking around (with or without the notebook) talking about "coos". She even found one in our bathroom!! (In the show, the dog named Blue leaves a blue paw print as a clue on three items throughout the show and at the end of the show they try to figure out what the three clues meant)
She just seems more growny lately. She shows a greater understanding of what's going on around her. While she isn't *always* cooperative, she will help clean up her mess and put things where they go. She likes to help when I go get Daniel up from his naps. I tell her, "it's time for Daniel to get up" and she takes off for his room, opens his door, flips on his light, and climbs up his crib to tell him "hi!". Then, she waits for me to change his diaper, flips the light back off and we head back out the door!
She likes to follow our housekeeper around and "help" her with the cleaning. When she did this the other day, it reminded me of this old video of her from two years ago.
She also looks bigger! Don't get me wrong, she's still mini, but she's a little taller! I think she had a growth spurt over the summer. She's wearing a 3T in pants now! Her shirts are either a 3T or 4T, depending on the fit (4T sleeves are always too long on her). For those of you who don't understand toddler sizing, the size *generally* corresponds with their age. So, an average three-year-old would wear a 3T and an average four-year-old would wear a 4T...
Well, that's about all I can think of for right now! I'm sure I'll think of something else to add as soon as I hit the "Publish" button...
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Sunday, March 4, 2012
In Like A Lion
March comes in like a lion, like a lion, like a lion.
March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.
March comes in with a great big wind, Great big wind, great big wind.
March comes in with a great big wind, And goes out with a breeze.
Everybody is sick. Well, I'm not convinced that I actually caught it. My crud could simply be seasonal allergies, but the rest of them... they're sick! Etta had it first, she caught a new cold on the tail of her Valentine's cold. She was out of school most of last week. This one was worse than the last and it involved sporadic low grade fevers, a cough, and an awful lot of snot. One by one, they fell. Keith was next with his "man cold", though he seems to be on the mend already. Then, today, my worst fear... four-month-old snot bubbles. Daniel had a cough for a couple days, but I believe that was the tail end of the first small cold Etta gave him. No fever yet, but he can't sleep because he can't breathe (through his nose) and he just cries and cries because he's sick and sleepy. He falls asleep in my arms for 5 to 15 minute intervals, only to wake up crying again... Poor guy! I'm hoping my "teacher immunities" keep it to the minimum sniffles for me cause there is nothing worse than sick kids AND a sick mom!
My mom and Bill came up on Thursday for a long weekend. They were given fair warning about the sickies, but they chose to come anyway. They hadn't seen the baby since Christmas two months ago and he seems to have doubled in size since then.
That morning, my mom and I took Etta to the pediatrician because her cough sounded deep (Bill stayed home with Daniel). I'm not one of those people who rushes their kid to the pediatrician every time they're sick. I know with most colds, "you just have to ride it out". So, I use my best judgement, or I call and ask the Phone Nurse at the pediatrician's office. I really didn't think E needed to even go this time, but it was Friday and that cough didn't sound good and I didn't want to have to take her to a walk-in clinic if it got worse (even though our awesome pedi practice holds limited weekend appointments for sick kids). So, we went. And............ it's a cold! And........... we just have to "ride it out". The doctor went ahead and wrote a prescription to hold on to. She told me that if the snotty nose was still there IN A WEEK, then I am to fill the Rx to treat a sinus infection. E's actually feeling much better today. Still a bit of a runny nose, but I'll send her back to school tomorrow.
So, after we stopped to get Etta her french fries for "French Fry Friday" (and as a post doctor treat), the girls headed back home to hunker down with the rest of the family for the afternoon storms. We had the news channel on all afternoon/ evening and I had our bathroom set up so we could dive in there if a twister decided to blow us away. The tornado sirens went off a couple of times, but the suspected tornado was up on the north side of the county (turns out it was a small EF1 tornado that did some damage, but thankfully did not cause injuries/death). So, while we did get some stormy weather, the scary stuff went to the north and to the south of us. Whew! (Thoughts and Prayers to those who were not so lucky in Kentuky and Inidana)
That evening, Etta helped her Nana V and Grandfather chop ingredients for dinner.
There was also some dancing involved.
Oh, and this was when Keith started to feel sick. :(
We spent the morning Saturday just hanging around the house. Etta was still so amped about helping cook the night before that she wanted "help" "please" with the step stool that was "stuck" next to the fridge. I got it for her and set it up at the counter, even though there was not any cooking going on. The pre-k teacher in me grabbed some bowls and measuring spoons and measuring cups and a wooden mixing spoon and a little dry rice and let her go to town scooping and pouring and stirring and generally making a mess. She was a good helper with the sweeping up afterwards.
That afternoon, after the kids went down for a nap, my mom and I got out for some one-on-one time. We went shopping, of course! We went up to the TJ Maxx HomeGoods store in Brentwood and seriously lost track of time. It was fun.
When we got home, we sat down to a home made chicken noodle soup that Bill whipped up to help Keith feel better. It was really good. Reminded me of Panamanian Sancocho.
They left this morning to head back home. We miss them already, but I'm sure they'll have a little something to remember us by when it's done incubating in a couple of days...
***It generally takes a GOOD part of a day to write and put together one of these posts. It's worse now, with two. I started writing this post at about 1:00 this afternoon. It is now 6:56. I said earlier that he had not run a fever yet. The update is that around 3:45, he had a little fever. :( It was 101.4. I dosed him with Tylenol and was pretty liberal with the nasal sailene spray. Poor kid thought he was drowning. He's asleep now, but I fear we're in for a long night...
March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.
March comes in with a great big wind, Great big wind, great big wind.
March comes in with a great big wind, And goes out with a breeze.
Everybody is sick. Well, I'm not convinced that I actually caught it. My crud could simply be seasonal allergies, but the rest of them... they're sick! Etta had it first, she caught a new cold on the tail of her Valentine's cold. She was out of school most of last week. This one was worse than the last and it involved sporadic low grade fevers, a cough, and an awful lot of snot. One by one, they fell. Keith was next with his "man cold", though he seems to be on the mend already. Then, today, my worst fear... four-month-old snot bubbles. Daniel had a cough for a couple days, but I believe that was the tail end of the first small cold Etta gave him. No fever yet, but he can't sleep because he can't breathe (through his nose) and he just cries and cries because he's sick and sleepy. He falls asleep in my arms for 5 to 15 minute intervals, only to wake up crying again... Poor guy! I'm hoping my "teacher immunities" keep it to the minimum sniffles for me cause there is nothing worse than sick kids AND a sick mom!
My mom and Bill came up on Thursday for a long weekend. They were given fair warning about the sickies, but they chose to come anyway. They hadn't seen the baby since Christmas two months ago and he seems to have doubled in size since then.
Friday was a STORMY day! Well, I take it back. It didn't storm the WHOLE day. A storm rolled in and out first thing that morning. Our power flickered, but nothing serious. The day actually turned nice after this. partly cloudy skies with a high of 81! But the air was really unstable. You could feel it. We had been hearing in the news about the possibility for tornadic storms in the afternoon. They said Nashville would be in the "bulls eye". They closed schools early and many businesses sent their employees home early in anticipation of the severe weather.
That morning, my mom and I took Etta to the pediatrician because her cough sounded deep (Bill stayed home with Daniel). I'm not one of those people who rushes their kid to the pediatrician every time they're sick. I know with most colds, "you just have to ride it out". So, I use my best judgement, or I call and ask the Phone Nurse at the pediatrician's office. I really didn't think E needed to even go this time, but it was Friday and that cough didn't sound good and I didn't want to have to take her to a walk-in clinic if it got worse (even though our awesome pedi practice holds limited weekend appointments for sick kids). So, we went. And............ it's a cold! And........... we just have to "ride it out". The doctor went ahead and wrote a prescription to hold on to. She told me that if the snotty nose was still there IN A WEEK, then I am to fill the Rx to treat a sinus infection. E's actually feeling much better today. Still a bit of a runny nose, but I'll send her back to school tomorrow.
So, after we stopped to get Etta her french fries for "French Fry Friday" (and as a post doctor treat), the girls headed back home to hunker down with the rest of the family for the afternoon storms. We had the news channel on all afternoon/ evening and I had our bathroom set up so we could dive in there if a twister decided to blow us away. The tornado sirens went off a couple of times, but the suspected tornado was up on the north side of the county (turns out it was a small EF1 tornado that did some damage, but thankfully did not cause injuries/death). So, while we did get some stormy weather, the scary stuff went to the north and to the south of us. Whew! (Thoughts and Prayers to those who were not so lucky in Kentuky and Inidana)
That evening, Etta helped her Nana V and Grandfather chop ingredients for dinner.
There was also some dancing involved.
Oh, and this was when Keith started to feel sick. :(
We spent the morning Saturday just hanging around the house. Etta was still so amped about helping cook the night before that she wanted "help" "please" with the step stool that was "stuck" next to the fridge. I got it for her and set it up at the counter, even though there was not any cooking going on. The pre-k teacher in me grabbed some bowls and measuring spoons and measuring cups and a wooden mixing spoon and a little dry rice and let her go to town scooping and pouring and stirring and generally making a mess. She was a good helper with the sweeping up afterwards.
That afternoon, after the kids went down for a nap, my mom and I got out for some one-on-one time. We went shopping, of course! We went up to the TJ Maxx HomeGoods store in Brentwood and seriously lost track of time. It was fun.
When we got home, we sat down to a home made chicken noodle soup that Bill whipped up to help Keith feel better. It was really good. Reminded me of Panamanian Sancocho.
They left this morning to head back home. We miss them already, but I'm sure they'll have a little something to remember us by when it's done incubating in a couple of days...
***It generally takes a GOOD part of a day to write and put together one of these posts. It's worse now, with two. I started writing this post at about 1:00 this afternoon. It is now 6:56. I said earlier that he had not run a fever yet. The update is that around 3:45, he had a little fever. :( It was 101.4. I dosed him with Tylenol and was pretty liberal with the nasal sailene spray. Poor kid thought he was drowning. He's asleep now, but I fear we're in for a long night...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
All is Merry and Bright
We arrived in Headland on Thursday afternoon after a seven-and-a-half hour car ride. It was a fairly uneventful ride with two stops to feed Daniel and one tornado warning. Etta did well this trip and was mostly content watching DVDs. Daniel slept most of the way, but screamed for the last hour and a half. We were ALL ready to be out of the car when we finally pulled into the carport!
We spent that evening relaxing and introducing Daniel to his Nana May, Uncle Adam, and cousins, Whit and Kessler.
Christmas Eve Eve
On Friday, Keith and the kids and I went to Mama Rosa's to meet up with my friend Melissa and her family for lunch. Lissa and I go WAY back. We met online years ago (really can't pinpoint how long ago, but I became a member of that fertility site back in 2005). We both wanted babies and we were both struggling to get pregnant. We both (along with a group or other bitter and snarky infertiles) watched as people got pregnant and then had their babies. I was even lapped a couple of times. But Lissa.... Lissa and her husband, Tony tried for seven years before they finally got pregnant. FINALLY! And guess what!?! She got a twofer! TWINS! Identical twins! Our group rejoiced! Her beautiful daughters were born in July and they have the biggest blue eyes EVER!
Lissa and her family live about 35 minutes outside of Dothan. We have both known for a while that she lives there (and that I'm from there), but we haven't been able to manage a meet-up. I was thrilled that we were able to make it happen during this trip!
Abby
Soon after we got home from lunch, Deanne and Todd arrived! :D
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
coming down the stairs on Christmas morning:
The Day After Christmas
We left Monday morning and headed back to Tennessee, but not before we got one last picture of all four cousins!
Hope everyone had a happy Christmas and Hanukkah!
We spent that evening relaxing and introducing Daniel to his Nana May, Uncle Adam, and cousins, Whit and Kessler.
Christmas Eve Eve
On Friday, Keith and the kids and I went to Mama Rosa's to meet up with my friend Melissa and her family for lunch. Lissa and I go WAY back. We met online years ago (really can't pinpoint how long ago, but I became a member of that fertility site back in 2005). We both wanted babies and we were both struggling to get pregnant. We both (along with a group or other bitter and snarky infertiles) watched as people got pregnant and then had their babies. I was even lapped a couple of times. But Lissa.... Lissa and her husband, Tony tried for seven years before they finally got pregnant. FINALLY! And guess what!?! She got a twofer! TWINS! Identical twins! Our group rejoiced! Her beautiful daughters were born in July and they have the biggest blue eyes EVER!
Lissa and her family live about 35 minutes outside of Dothan. We have both known for a while that she lives there (and that I'm from there), but we haven't been able to manage a meet-up. I was thrilled that we were able to make it happen during this trip!
Hannah
That night we had a GREAT time building and decorating a gingerbread house
Christmas Eve
Keith made his famous Christmas Eve Chili (it's become a tradition)
I love when both holidays overlap!
Dirty Santa
(gifts are wrapped in paper grocery bags as a nod to my Papa, who always wrapped his gifts like this)
Poor Nick always ends up with something crappy... He went through two other gifts (both stolen from him, one mercifully) before he ended up with this awesome fish! :)
Son-in-law gifts
After Dirty Santa was over, Pops called everyone back to the living room to say they had a special gift for Todd and one for Keith. At first, some of us thought it might have something to do with this funny unofficial "Son-in-Law of the Year" competition, but instead it was a couple of pretty hilarious gifts.
Todd was first at bat. His gift tag said, "don we now our gay apparel" and this is what was inside:
Well, as you can imagine, Keith was just a little nervous about what he'd find in his box. He didn't really want to open it for fear that it might be something very embarrassing.
but as it turns out, this was the most hilarious thing to happen all weekend (I don't think I've laughed that hard in months!)
I laughed so hard I cried!
Christmas Day
coming down the stairs on Christmas morning:
Guess what Santa brought!
Etta racked up on musical instruments!
Keith's big gift from me! A GPS!
Dueling Drums
Whit also got a drum set (and Kessie enjoyed playing it too!).
That evening we lit the candles.
We left Monday morning and headed back to Tennessee, but not before we got one last picture of all four cousins!
Hope everyone had a happy Christmas and Hanukkah!
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