Wednesday, July 29, 2009
15 Month Check-up cont... TEETH!!
I forgot to mention in the last post that Guiliana seems to have quite a mouth full of teeth! The current count is 12! She has 8 in the front... 4 on the top and 4 on the bottom. She also has 4 in the back... 2 on the top and 2 on the bottom. I think we have some popping through, she is trying to chew on everything, even her shirts!!!
Saturday, July 25, 2009
15 Month Check-up
Yesterday was Guiliana's 15 month check-up (a few weeks late). We have had a nice break not having to go back to the doctor every 2 weeks like we had done for the past 6-8 months!
Here are the highlights of her visit:
weight: 27.09 lbs (94th percentile)
height: 32.48 in (96th percentile)
Dr. A checked her tubes and said that they are perfectly in place and seem to be doing their job, which we couldn't be happier about!!
I asked the doctor for a print out of her growth chart so I could document it. Now, they took her height/weight every time we went, even for her ear infections. I counted, and we have been there 19 TIMES since she was 5 days old!!! That is awful!! I can't believe it!
Here is a few stats from our Guiliana over the past year:
Weight:
5 days old = 6.81 lbs (her birth weight was 7.3)
1 month = 9.7 lbs
3 months = 16.05
6 months = 20.46
9 months = 23.48
1 year = 24.87
Height:
5 days old = 20.87 in
1 month = 21.26 in (she actually dropped down to 52 percentile)
3 months = 24.61
6 months = 26.38
9 months = 28.94
1 year = 30.31
Our little Fashionista!!
I am proud to say that our baby girl is a real "girly-girl". We were down the shoe isle at Walmart and she kept pointing with a huge smile on her face saying... "shoes, shoes!" She also is very much into jewelry. Her current obsession is with my bangle bracelets and big beaded necklaces. She walks around with her little arm full of them and thinks she is miss thing! She even is starting to get some "play" jewelry of her own. She also is into what she is wearing. When I put a shirt/dress on her she pulls it up from her chest and looks at it and smiles and will comment on the color if she knowsit. She loves to put on mommy's shoes and try and walk!!
Here are some other things Gules is doing at 15 months:
*She loves to watch WALL-E. She will sit and watch almost the whole thing.
*She plays with blocks
*She is becoming very independent, she does not want anyone's help, BUT still wants Mommy to hold her!
*She knows colors: White, purple, yellow, blue, pink
*If we count to 7, she will say 8,9,10.
*She knows how to point out, Tinkerbell, Belle, Ariel, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White.
*She gets crazy/nuts over the intro song to Spongebob Squarepants.
*She loves to push her baby doll in her little stroller. She rocks her little baby doll and gives her kisses.
*Her favorite song (that she will sing some parts to) is The Wheels on the Bus.
*She will stop and dance to any music that she hears. At school she attends music class on Mondays and I swear that is the favorite part of her week!!
*She knows where Grandma and Grandpa live. If either of us has her in the car, she knows when we pull in the driveway and she lights up with excitement!!
*She gives kisses and hugs to other little kids at school.
*She is obsessed with water. She would play in the sink if we let her (which we do! :)
*After bath time, she will put a squirt of lotion on her hand and rub her little hands together (think its from our nightly after bath routine...she must be really catching on)
*She thinks its funny to take something that she knows she shouldn't have, wait for you to notice, and then run and wanting you to chase her!
*She still is VERY MUCH a mommy's girl! If I am in the room... she wants to be with me.
*She blows kisses.
*She still very much likes to sneak food to the dog.
*No more bottles since about 8 weeks ago
*If we chant "Lets Go METS", she laughs and claps her hands.
*If you are sitting on the floor she insists sitting in your lap. She will get close to your legs, turn around, back-up, and sit down.
Here is some of her vocabulary:
Now, Guiliana runs her mouth ALL DAY LONG, which I find adorable. Here are some of the words that we can understand.
*One that we are NOT proud of... "Oh, Shit!" for when she drops something. We have since switched it to "Oh shoot!"
*Waaawaaa = water
*Milk (when she wants it)
*More
*No Mine!
*baby
*here you go (she hands you her sippy cup when she is done)
*please
*dadda
*puppy
*go, go, go
*snack
*Here you go (when giving us something)
*Bye-Bye (and waves)
*cookie
*Where'd it do (when looking for her pacifier)
*Keys
*Car
*Elmo
*down
*Book
*Again (when she wants me to play something again, ie: her Hokey Pokey Elmo doll)
Watching her grow-up has been and will continue to be an amazing sight. Having this little girl in our lives makes everything we do worthwhile. She gives us purpose in life!
Here are the highlights of her visit:
weight: 27.09 lbs (94th percentile)
height: 32.48 in (96th percentile)
Dr. A checked her tubes and said that they are perfectly in place and seem to be doing their job, which we couldn't be happier about!!
I asked the doctor for a print out of her growth chart so I could document it. Now, they took her height/weight every time we went, even for her ear infections. I counted, and we have been there 19 TIMES since she was 5 days old!!! That is awful!! I can't believe it!
Here is a few stats from our Guiliana over the past year:
Weight:
5 days old = 6.81 lbs (her birth weight was 7.3)
1 month = 9.7 lbs
3 months = 16.05
6 months = 20.46
9 months = 23.48
1 year = 24.87
Height:
5 days old = 20.87 in
1 month = 21.26 in (she actually dropped down to 52 percentile)
3 months = 24.61
6 months = 26.38
9 months = 28.94
1 year = 30.31
Our little Fashionista!!
I am proud to say that our baby girl is a real "girly-girl". We were down the shoe isle at Walmart and she kept pointing with a huge smile on her face saying... "shoes, shoes!" She also is very much into jewelry. Her current obsession is with my bangle bracelets and big beaded necklaces. She walks around with her little arm full of them and thinks she is miss thing! She even is starting to get some "play" jewelry of her own. She also is into what she is wearing. When I put a shirt/dress on her she pulls it up from her chest and looks at it and smiles and will comment on the color if she knowsit. She loves to put on mommy's shoes and try and walk!!
Here are some other things Gules is doing at 15 months:
*She loves to watch WALL-E. She will sit and watch almost the whole thing.
*She plays with blocks
*She is becoming very independent, she does not want anyone's help, BUT still wants Mommy to hold her!
*She knows colors: White, purple, yellow, blue, pink
*If we count to 7, she will say 8,9,10.
*She knows how to point out, Tinkerbell, Belle, Ariel, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White.
*She gets crazy/nuts over the intro song to Spongebob Squarepants.
*She loves to push her baby doll in her little stroller. She rocks her little baby doll and gives her kisses.
*Her favorite song (that she will sing some parts to) is The Wheels on the Bus.
*She will stop and dance to any music that she hears. At school she attends music class on Mondays and I swear that is the favorite part of her week!!
*She knows where Grandma and Grandpa live. If either of us has her in the car, she knows when we pull in the driveway and she lights up with excitement!!
*She gives kisses and hugs to other little kids at school.
*She is obsessed with water. She would play in the sink if we let her (which we do! :)
*After bath time, she will put a squirt of lotion on her hand and rub her little hands together (think its from our nightly after bath routine...she must be really catching on)
*She thinks its funny to take something that she knows she shouldn't have, wait for you to notice, and then run and wanting you to chase her!
*She still is VERY MUCH a mommy's girl! If I am in the room... she wants to be with me.
*She blows kisses.
*She still very much likes to sneak food to the dog.
*No more bottles since about 8 weeks ago
*If we chant "Lets Go METS", she laughs and claps her hands.
*If you are sitting on the floor she insists sitting in your lap. She will get close to your legs, turn around, back-up, and sit down.
Here is some of her vocabulary:
Now, Guiliana runs her mouth ALL DAY LONG, which I find adorable. Here are some of the words that we can understand.
*One that we are NOT proud of... "Oh, Shit!" for when she drops something. We have since switched it to "Oh shoot!"
*Waaawaaa = water
*Milk (when she wants it)
*More
*No Mine!
*baby
*here you go (she hands you her sippy cup when she is done)
*please
*dadda
*puppy
*go, go, go
*snack
*Here you go (when giving us something)
*Bye-Bye (and waves)
*cookie
*Where'd it do (when looking for her pacifier)
*Keys
*Car
*Elmo
*down
*Book
*Again (when she wants me to play something again, ie: her Hokey Pokey Elmo doll)
Watching her grow-up has been and will continue to be an amazing sight. Having this little girl in our lives makes everything we do worthwhile. She gives us purpose in life!
Sunday, July 19, 2009
"The Switch"
Ever since Guiliana's 1st ear infection back in November, she has slept with us on and off. As the months went on and she continued to get her ear infections the sleeping with us became ON almost all of the time. She finally got her tubes and has not had an ear infection since. I have to say... I think 8 in 6 months was about all we could handle!! At this point she HATES the crib. We tried that whole "tough love" thing back at the end of May, let her cry for 45 min and then fall asleep. Well, she made herself SO upset that she pooped herself!!! When I found that out, I changed her (her poopy pants woke her up) and then put her back in bed with us, as I was SO upset, and she had been sleeping with us every since! The funny part is.... I swore (ask my friend Sandra) that I would NEVER get into the habit of letting her sleep in our bed. She said, watch, wait till she gets sick, blah! blah! blah! Needless to say... she was right!!
Anyways, Greg and I knew that once she started walking we could do the switch from the crib to the toddler bed. She sleeps in a cot at school for nap time and she sleeps for almost 3hrs some days. Since this was one of our only free weekends till maybe October, we would do the switch this weekend. We ventured out to Walmart Supercenter yesterday to get the goods. On our list, a VERY SECURE gate for the top of the stairs and a toddler bed set. She is so use to our bed that I wanted to do whatever I could to try and replicate that. We ended up picking her out a Tinkerbell Bed set, not the old school tink, but the new movie Tink. Her room is all butterflies and flowers and I thought that this would match the best. Plus, I am a little bias as there is one of Tink's friends who is a sunflower (and we all know I am obsessed!) It was a great choice because she got excited and when I put the comforter and pillow on her bed she gives Tink a kiss.
So, after the pain of the ass gate installation and the crib conversion, we were set! Oh!! I forgot one key point... her current obsession is with WALL-E, so we thought that we would buy that (as our only copy is a taped version on tivo) and put it on for her in her room. We put it on and she got into bed and laid down. I laid by/with, whatever she wanted and stayed with her till she fell sleep. This took almost all of WALL-E but she finally fell asleep. She didn't cry or fuss or move all around, she just wanted to lay and watch the movie. She only woke up once and that was for her pacifier.
Of course, I think that she got way more sleep than I did!!! Every little sound I woke up! I think it was because I know that she can get up on her own now and we are not quite sure how she would handle it. Would she come right into our room??? Every time I checked on her she was sound asleep. She never even made a peep. After the lost pacifier incident, I had to lay by her for a bit and apparently fell asleep and Greg had to get me. She was very comfortable because she slept till almost 8am and this is a kid who is a 6-6:30am kinda gal.
I was a little nervous for nap time today but we did it!!! She didn't cry but did wanna stand up, jump, and play around. After about 30min dedication, I got her to fall asleep. As we speak, that was almost 2 hours ago and she is still sleeping! She woke up about 10min ago, looked around and fell back asleep. She seems to be comfortable. I think it will be a long week of getting her to sleep in her toddler bed but by this time next weekend, I feel confident that she will be a pro at it!!!!
Taken this morning at 7:45am (still sleeping!!)
Anyways, Greg and I knew that once she started walking we could do the switch from the crib to the toddler bed. She sleeps in a cot at school for nap time and she sleeps for almost 3hrs some days. Since this was one of our only free weekends till maybe October, we would do the switch this weekend. We ventured out to Walmart Supercenter yesterday to get the goods. On our list, a VERY SECURE gate for the top of the stairs and a toddler bed set. She is so use to our bed that I wanted to do whatever I could to try and replicate that. We ended up picking her out a Tinkerbell Bed set, not the old school tink, but the new movie Tink. Her room is all butterflies and flowers and I thought that this would match the best. Plus, I am a little bias as there is one of Tink's friends who is a sunflower (and we all know I am obsessed!) It was a great choice because she got excited and when I put the comforter and pillow on her bed she gives Tink a kiss.
So, after the pain of the ass gate installation and the crib conversion, we were set! Oh!! I forgot one key point... her current obsession is with WALL-E, so we thought that we would buy that (as our only copy is a taped version on tivo) and put it on for her in her room. We put it on and she got into bed and laid down. I laid by/with, whatever she wanted and stayed with her till she fell sleep. This took almost all of WALL-E but she finally fell asleep. She didn't cry or fuss or move all around, she just wanted to lay and watch the movie. She only woke up once and that was for her pacifier.
Of course, I think that she got way more sleep than I did!!! Every little sound I woke up! I think it was because I know that she can get up on her own now and we are not quite sure how she would handle it. Would she come right into our room??? Every time I checked on her she was sound asleep. She never even made a peep. After the lost pacifier incident, I had to lay by her for a bit and apparently fell asleep and Greg had to get me. She was very comfortable because she slept till almost 8am and this is a kid who is a 6-6:30am kinda gal.
I was a little nervous for nap time today but we did it!!! She didn't cry but did wanna stand up, jump, and play around. After about 30min dedication, I got her to fall asleep. As we speak, that was almost 2 hours ago and she is still sleeping! She woke up about 10min ago, looked around and fell back asleep. She seems to be comfortable. I think it will be a long week of getting her to sleep in her toddler bed but by this time next weekend, I feel confident that she will be a pro at it!!!!
Taken this morning at 7:45am (still sleeping!!)
Curly hair moment
I love that Guiliana's hair gets curly when it air dries. Wanted to try and see what it would look like with a little "product" help. I have some curl enhancer spray that I tried on her and loved how it came out. The facial expression isn't the best but her hair looks super cute!! I even twisted her bangs back with a bobby pin. What a girly!!
Pizza w/the Patersons
Last Saturday, we met up with one of our favorite families, The Patersons. Joel, Sandra, Violet, and Xavier, met us at Chuckie Cheese so the kids could play. I have to say that Guiliana, the new walker that she is, is still very much intrigued with walking and not so much for the toys. A lot of our time there was spent following her but she was so happy to be getting around that it was well worth it. Guiliana did really like the Stage show that they had and wanted to dance around.
After pizza, the sun had gone down so we thought it would be fun for the kids to play in the water. We took them to the fountains at Desert Ridge and all 3 kiddos had a good time. Guiliana enjoyed it the last time but this time was different. She is walking and she has so much to explore. She felt the need to keep walking in circles and running her hand through the fountains. Violet was a big helper in walking with Guiliana too. Those two got along great. Little Xavier sure is adorable! We haven't seen them since G's birthday party and boy has be grown into one cute little boy!!! We ended our evening with some yummy ice cream from Coldstone. We sure did miss the Paterson Family and look forward to seeing them again in a couple of weeks!
After pizza, the sun had gone down so we thought it would be fun for the kids to play in the water. We took them to the fountains at Desert Ridge and all 3 kiddos had a good time. Guiliana enjoyed it the last time but this time was different. She is walking and she has so much to explore. She felt the need to keep walking in circles and running her hand through the fountains. Violet was a big helper in walking with Guiliana too. Those two got along great. Little Xavier sure is adorable! We haven't seen them since G's birthday party and boy has be grown into one cute little boy!!! We ended our evening with some yummy ice cream from Coldstone. We sure did miss the Paterson Family and look forward to seeing them again in a couple of weeks!
All of a sudden she grew up!
This post is a tad bit late, but now that we have a "walker" in the house my time for blogging has been limited. A week ago last Monday, Guiliana started in her new class at school, Toddler A. This move came after she started walking. Its amazing how much they really grow up when they are walking!! It really hit me when one day that first week when she walked into her class and sat down to eat breakfast with the other kids. She sat in a little chair at a little table and she just looked so grown up! She is having a blast in her new room. The first week she started they had water day, a pizza party, and a special McDonalds lunch party!!! Her new interests are going to the school library, playing in the atrium, and of course arts & crafts. She also has taken an interest in BIG building blocks, so we bought her some yesterday. I have had it in my mind to post this because that moment I realized she grew up, really hit me hard, and the thought has stayed with me ever since. After dropping her off and heading to work I found myself with bittersweet feelings. I was both very proud of my little girl, but sad that she really now is now longer a baby. She has really become an independent little thing, but still insists on needing her Mommy. I am proud of our baby girl!!
Guiliana LOVES babydolls
Guiliana has shown some interest in baby dolls at school recently, so we thought that it was time to put together her baby doll stroller that she got for her birthday. We were saving it till she could walk and we thought now was a perfect time. She likes to hold her dollies and rock them. Oh, and she also tries to get in the stroller too!! Here are some pictures of G and her new stroller.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
4th Of July Weekend 2009
Our 4th of July weekend started off Friday with a girls only shopping day. It was just me, Guiliana, and Grandma. Guiliana and I treated Grandma to lunch at the Olive Garden and it was VERY YUMMY. Then we did what girls did best... SHOP!! We decided to go to PV Mall because they have the kiddie play area and now that Gules is walking we thought she would like to play with the other kids. She seemed to be more interested in walking around than the actual playground. She walked for awhile and we did some shopping. Grandma bought Guiliana her very first pair of VANS and they are so cute!! Monday, Guiliana graduates to the next room at her school now that she is walking full-time which requires all the children to wear shoes. She also got a new pair of sandals for the weekends and a new dress (Grandma is TOO good to her, oh and to me too! She hooked me up with a few goodies too!)
Grandma treated us to some ice cream before it was time to head home. Guiliana spent the evening along with Brooklyn at grandma and grandpa's house while daddy and I went to a movie. It turned out to be a very nice day.
Fourth of July started out with an early breakfast back and Grandma and Grandpa's. Then as usual the day included swimming, BBQ, ice cream sundays, and ended with a nice fireworks show within walking distance. It turned out to be a nice and VERY much needed 3 day weekend!
Watching Fireworks :)
I guess she had a good weekend :)
Grandma treated us to some ice cream before it was time to head home. Guiliana spent the evening along with Brooklyn at grandma and grandpa's house while daddy and I went to a movie. It turned out to be a very nice day.
Fourth of July started out with an early breakfast back and Grandma and Grandpa's. Then as usual the day included swimming, BBQ, ice cream sundays, and ended with a nice fireworks show within walking distance. It turned out to be a nice and VERY much needed 3 day weekend!
Watching Fireworks :)
I guess she had a good weekend :)
Helping Grandma sweep her floors
This video gets off to a rough start but then she gets the hang of it:
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