Seriously, I think I might have missed 14 too. I can't remember at this point. All I know is the past two months have been a blur. Or maybe more like smokey. But we are all settled now so let's hope there will be more pictures of Pumpkin.
Largely because I finally found the camera.
I am still holding on to the hope that I can take a few pictures of Aubrey Kate with her favorite tiger, Aubie. But girly is on the move. Running mostly. So I'm not entirely sure it's safe to even try and take the pictures. She might just dive head first off the chair. And doing it on the ground would just mean she wouldn't sit at all.
She LOVES to walk. Outside. Inside. In church. In Target. In Lowes. On the trail. Off the trail. She doesn't really care. As long as she gets to wear her blue crocks, she is pleased as punch to walk. I let her walk from the apartment to the car every day. She carries all her animals (Lambie, Spots and Stripes) along the way. We don't go anywhere without them now. She drops them once or four times in the process so if I need to actually leave at a certain time, I have to plan for the additional "walk" time.
Totally worth it.
Because we are in a much smaller space now, we have to get pretty creative with our play. She is in love with her Sesame Street blanket (thank you Aunt Linda!). We spread it out and she walks on it like it's a red carpet in Hollywood. She loves to say "Oscar". Or at least try to say it. I'll put things in various rooms and then we "collect" them on to the blanket.
Maybe that's not creative at all. But she loves it.
And since we don't have a spot in the closet or the bathroom for the laundry hamper, Pumpkin has easy access to laundry. This makes for some...interesting...play. This afternoon, for example, she pulled my tank top out. And wore it as a necklace.
Awesome.
She's worn a sports bra as an apron. Socks over her shoulder. Pretty much, you name it, she's found a way to wear it.
The best part is how she shows it off. I can say, "Show me your pretty necklace, Aubrey Kate!" and she'll stick out her chest and turn side to side with the biggest grin on her face! It. Is. Awesome.
I don't know where she gets this stuff from.
I'm kidding.
Chris does the exact same thing when he has a new tie.
Every Tuesday and Thursday, Pumpkin goes to Parent's Day Out at church while I go in to the office. She LOVES it. The teachers are so sweet. And she has a little friend.
May-may.
She's an adorable little girl in her class. Aubrey Kate said her name for the first time last week but this Tuesday, she got adamant about it. Her teacher said Aubrey Kate yelled "MAY-MAY" from across the room and then went straight over to her. All day today, she's been talking about May-May. When I asked her if she wanted a cookie, she said "Yeah! May-May!" Apparently, they must eat snack together.
Or maybe I'm reading too much into that.
At this point, I can ask her if the world is going to end tomorrow and she will say "Yeah! Diaper!"
She is significantly more verbal just in the last two weeks. She will try a word if you ask her to. Before she wouldn't do that at all. Here's our favorite word list:
Momma (she says it emphatically)
Daddy (still says "Da-thy" but that's better than "Th-athy" which is what she said first)
Nana
Noah
Puddin'
Diaper
DOG!!! (after "Thathy" this was our first word. And no, we don't have a dog.)
Cat
Lion (more "Ion" but I know what she means)
Horse ("Orss" and she makes a big "O" with her mouth)
Cheese
Keys
Please
More (and the sign with it)
Down ("Dow")
Up
Baby
And by far our favorite:
I love you! But really it comes out "Wuvu" and is all one syllable.
Ask me how much I care about HOW she says it!
She's started giving hugs in addition to her "love pats". My kid is not a snugly kiddo. She never has been. She started patting us on the shoulder when we were holding her several months ago. But she never would give hugs. Still can't get her to give kisses. Even blowing kisses is out. I'm working on it though.
She still loves music. We clap our hands when we're happy and we know it. We thoroughly enjoy doing the Hokey Pokey. She dances when we sing our bath time song (which is the old school Batman TV show theme song...Dahna, Dahna, Dahna, Dahna, Bath time!). I sing to her when I'm changing her diaper. Jesus Love Me calms her right down. If she's ever fussy in the car (since things are much further away now, she spends far more time in it some days that I would like), I can give her my iPod and she snuggles it up on her shoulder. She'll grunt in between songs because she thinks it's gone off.
Overall, she's flippin' amazing. There are some days when she wears me slap out. Tuesday and Thursday after we get home are not the best because she usually only sleeps 30 - 45 minutes at school but won't take a nap once we get home. But then there are days like today that are pretty much perfect. We played hard. Giggled so much. Slept well. Ate well. Even did some dancing.
These are the days when I feel like I am living a dream. Even better than a dream because there's no way I could have imagined how much I would love her or how much fun she would be.
Largely because I finally found the camera.
I am still holding on to the hope that I can take a few pictures of Aubrey Kate with her favorite tiger, Aubie. But girly is on the move. Running mostly. So I'm not entirely sure it's safe to even try and take the pictures. She might just dive head first off the chair. And doing it on the ground would just mean she wouldn't sit at all.
She LOVES to walk. Outside. Inside. In church. In Target. In Lowes. On the trail. Off the trail. She doesn't really care. As long as she gets to wear her blue crocks, she is pleased as punch to walk. I let her walk from the apartment to the car every day. She carries all her animals (Lambie, Spots and Stripes) along the way. We don't go anywhere without them now. She drops them once or four times in the process so if I need to actually leave at a certain time, I have to plan for the additional "walk" time.
Totally worth it.
Because we are in a much smaller space now, we have to get pretty creative with our play. She is in love with her Sesame Street blanket (thank you Aunt Linda!). We spread it out and she walks on it like it's a red carpet in Hollywood. She loves to say "Oscar". Or at least try to say it. I'll put things in various rooms and then we "collect" them on to the blanket.
Maybe that's not creative at all. But she loves it.
And since we don't have a spot in the closet or the bathroom for the laundry hamper, Pumpkin has easy access to laundry. This makes for some...interesting...play. This afternoon, for example, she pulled my tank top out. And wore it as a necklace.
Awesome.
She's worn a sports bra as an apron. Socks over her shoulder. Pretty much, you name it, she's found a way to wear it.
The best part is how she shows it off. I can say, "Show me your pretty necklace, Aubrey Kate!" and she'll stick out her chest and turn side to side with the biggest grin on her face! It. Is. Awesome.
I don't know where she gets this stuff from.
I'm kidding.
Chris does the exact same thing when he has a new tie.
Every Tuesday and Thursday, Pumpkin goes to Parent's Day Out at church while I go in to the office. She LOVES it. The teachers are so sweet. And she has a little friend.
May-may.
She's an adorable little girl in her class. Aubrey Kate said her name for the first time last week but this Tuesday, she got adamant about it. Her teacher said Aubrey Kate yelled "MAY-MAY" from across the room and then went straight over to her. All day today, she's been talking about May-May. When I asked her if she wanted a cookie, she said "Yeah! May-May!" Apparently, they must eat snack together.
Or maybe I'm reading too much into that.
At this point, I can ask her if the world is going to end tomorrow and she will say "Yeah! Diaper!"
She is significantly more verbal just in the last two weeks. She will try a word if you ask her to. Before she wouldn't do that at all. Here's our favorite word list:
Momma (she says it emphatically)
Daddy (still says "Da-thy" but that's better than "Th-athy" which is what she said first)
Nana
Noah
Puddin'
Diaper
DOG!!! (after "Thathy" this was our first word. And no, we don't have a dog.)
Cat
Lion (more "Ion" but I know what she means)
Horse ("Orss" and she makes a big "O" with her mouth)
Cheese
Keys
Please
More (and the sign with it)
Down ("Dow")
Up
Baby
And by far our favorite:
I love you! But really it comes out "Wuvu" and is all one syllable.
Ask me how much I care about HOW she says it!
She's started giving hugs in addition to her "love pats". My kid is not a snugly kiddo. She never has been. She started patting us on the shoulder when we were holding her several months ago. But she never would give hugs. Still can't get her to give kisses. Even blowing kisses is out. I'm working on it though.
She still loves music. We clap our hands when we're happy and we know it. We thoroughly enjoy doing the Hokey Pokey. She dances when we sing our bath time song (which is the old school Batman TV show theme song...Dahna, Dahna, Dahna, Dahna, Bath time!). I sing to her when I'm changing her diaper. Jesus Love Me calms her right down. If she's ever fussy in the car (since things are much further away now, she spends far more time in it some days that I would like), I can give her my iPod and she snuggles it up on her shoulder. She'll grunt in between songs because she thinks it's gone off.
Overall, she's flippin' amazing. There are some days when she wears me slap out. Tuesday and Thursday after we get home are not the best because she usually only sleeps 30 - 45 minutes at school but won't take a nap once we get home. But then there are days like today that are pretty much perfect. We played hard. Giggled so much. Slept well. Ate well. Even did some dancing.
These are the days when I feel like I am living a dream. Even better than a dream because there's no way I could have imagined how much I would love her or how much fun she would be.
Amazing! She's really growing. It seems like I do remember a 14 months post! Thanks for catching me up.
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Oh my gosh your little pumpkin is SOOO cute!!! Don't worry about missing the other two months - you've had a ton going on with moving and everything and you are a busy, working Mama - it's totally forgiveable:) Love reading these adorable updates! Hope you're settling into your new life well!!
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