Monday, May 30, 2016
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Favorite Spot
Q will never say no to a nap if it means he gets to sleep on top of me. I love that he still loves to do this.
Someone loves yogurt!!
Isla went to the Doc this week for her 1 year check up. She is in the 75th percentile for height at 30 inches and the 34th for weight at 18 pounds. She got 4 shots and took them like a champ!
When we got home, she CRUSHED yogurt.
Littlest Helper
Isla absolutely loves moving clothes from one thing to another. Q had a box of clothes delivered and Isla was stoked. She played with them for 20 minutes!!
Friday, May 20, 2016
To Isla on your 1st Birthday(ish)
Dear Sweet Girl,
I can't believe we've already celebrated your first birthday. And what a celebration it was. Mimi and Bubba, Lindsey, Jon, Rocket and Cruz all came to town for the party. We had over 130 people show up to show you how much they love you. You were late to your own party. It started at 3:00 but you slept in and weren't ready to join until close to 4:00. The best part about this was that everyone was there when you made your grand entrance in your tutu and jellies. You walked into the backyard with the biggest smile, waved to no one in particular and then made a beeline to look at the pool that we had just filled with water.
Lindsey lined what seemed like 50 kids up to break the personalized pink "1" pinata that Luc's niece made for you. Q was the first to go, Ellie Munneke insisted on using the bat backwards and even 15 month old Quinn Gates got into the action, even though the bat was bigger than him. In the end, Cousin Sydney got the first pieces of candy to fly and Daddy quickly broke it wide open with a couple big swings.
You had a smash cake big enough for 8 people all to yourself. I would have bet my bottom dollar that you would have loved it (you have my sweet tooth) but you weren't really that into it. It's probably because all 50 kids were trying to get a lick of the bright pink frosting. We helped you make a mess until you rubbed a bit in your eye and I quickly rushed you upstairs. You got frosting all over my new dress (I didn't care one bit) and Daddy smashed the rest of your cake in his own face.
Everyone enjoyed "Isla de Sangria" white Sangria that Daddy made and pizza. There were pictures of your first year and bright pink/light pink/gold tassles and castles for decoration. Overall, it went by too fast...just like the year.
I am so excited to see you grow but it is bittersweet as I already miss the cuddles and you needing me always. You are fiercely independent (especially now that walking is your main mode of transportation), you know what you want and scream, scratch and wiggle until you get it. You give kisses (which are usually more like bites) to a select few people and say a lot of words such as Mama, that, Bob, agua, dog and owe. You will usually use one word a ton and then we won't hear it again for weeks. We keep trying to get you to repeat it but you just look at us like we are nuts even though I know you know what we want. You love to eat and make a huge mess doing it. You also always share food with Corduroy and crack up as his tongue tickles your fingers. You smile at everyone and make it impossible to run a "quick" errand as you yell sweetly at every stranger until they look at you and then smile at them until they can't help but coming over to talk to you. You don't sleep through the night but to be honest, I love every little extra minute I get with you, even if I'm spinning from exhaustion. You love your baths and get at least one a day. You scream and fight every time we take you out of the bath and keep it up until we are able to get your clothes on -this is usually a two person operation.
You love love love Q. You carry his monitor around when he is still in bed waiting to hear him calling us. You even kiss the monitor as you wait for him. Like most 2 year olds, he tries to take things. You fight back almost always and you usually win whether by might or making Q feel bad -he's a softy at heart.
You are so so so very loved. Thinking about you and your sweet, toothy smile melts my heart day after day. There is nothing like coming home from work and scooping you up. I spend every minute until you go to bed on the floor playing with you and Q, I just can't seem to get enough. I am cherishing every moment with you and thankful every day that you chose me to be your Mommy. I love love love you to pieces.
a billion X's and O's
Mommy
I can't believe we've already celebrated your first birthday. And what a celebration it was. Mimi and Bubba, Lindsey, Jon, Rocket and Cruz all came to town for the party. We had over 130 people show up to show you how much they love you. You were late to your own party. It started at 3:00 but you slept in and weren't ready to join until close to 4:00. The best part about this was that everyone was there when you made your grand entrance in your tutu and jellies. You walked into the backyard with the biggest smile, waved to no one in particular and then made a beeline to look at the pool that we had just filled with water.
Lindsey lined what seemed like 50 kids up to break the personalized pink "1" pinata that Luc's niece made for you. Q was the first to go, Ellie Munneke insisted on using the bat backwards and even 15 month old Quinn Gates got into the action, even though the bat was bigger than him. In the end, Cousin Sydney got the first pieces of candy to fly and Daddy quickly broke it wide open with a couple big swings.
You had a smash cake big enough for 8 people all to yourself. I would have bet my bottom dollar that you would have loved it (you have my sweet tooth) but you weren't really that into it. It's probably because all 50 kids were trying to get a lick of the bright pink frosting. We helped you make a mess until you rubbed a bit in your eye and I quickly rushed you upstairs. You got frosting all over my new dress (I didn't care one bit) and Daddy smashed the rest of your cake in his own face.
Everyone enjoyed "Isla de Sangria" white Sangria that Daddy made and pizza. There were pictures of your first year and bright pink/light pink/gold tassles and castles for decoration. Overall, it went by too fast...just like the year.
I am so excited to see you grow but it is bittersweet as I already miss the cuddles and you needing me always. You are fiercely independent (especially now that walking is your main mode of transportation), you know what you want and scream, scratch and wiggle until you get it. You give kisses (which are usually more like bites) to a select few people and say a lot of words such as Mama, that, Bob, agua, dog and owe. You will usually use one word a ton and then we won't hear it again for weeks. We keep trying to get you to repeat it but you just look at us like we are nuts even though I know you know what we want. You love to eat and make a huge mess doing it. You also always share food with Corduroy and crack up as his tongue tickles your fingers. You smile at everyone and make it impossible to run a "quick" errand as you yell sweetly at every stranger until they look at you and then smile at them until they can't help but coming over to talk to you. You don't sleep through the night but to be honest, I love every little extra minute I get with you, even if I'm spinning from exhaustion. You love your baths and get at least one a day. You scream and fight every time we take you out of the bath and keep it up until we are able to get your clothes on -this is usually a two person operation.
You love love love Q. You carry his monitor around when he is still in bed waiting to hear him calling us. You even kiss the monitor as you wait for him. Like most 2 year olds, he tries to take things. You fight back almost always and you usually win whether by might or making Q feel bad -he's a softy at heart.
You are so so so very loved. Thinking about you and your sweet, toothy smile melts my heart day after day. There is nothing like coming home from work and scooping you up. I spend every minute until you go to bed on the floor playing with you and Q, I just can't seem to get enough. I am cherishing every moment with you and thankful every day that you chose me to be your Mommy. I love love love you to pieces.
a billion X's and O's
Mommy
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Friday, May 13, 2016
Easy Answer
When your almost 3 year old son asks if he can lay on you and take a nap, you say stop what you're doing and lay down for a nap. Hope he's always a cuddler.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Sunday, May 8, 2016
Little Snuggler
Q was too sleepy to get up with Daddy this morning so he stayed in bed and asked for extra snuggles. So so so sweet and the best way to wake up on Mother's Day.
Friday, May 6, 2016
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Monday, May 2, 2016
Conversations with a Two Year Old
Every night before he goes to sleep, Q wants to "talk" to me. I jokingly call it his therapy session. We've been doing it since before he could talk so now as soon as we lie down he just opens up and starts gabbing. He likes to tell me about his day but lately he's been all about the questions. Here's a snapshot of what tonight's chat consisted of... Keep in mind, this was all one night. And he's TWO!
"What kinds of doctors are there?" I named as many as I could think of... Almost every doctor led to follow up questions like "why do feet need doctors?"
"Why does your tummy make noise? What is it doing? Does my tummy make noise? What was that word you said before? No the other one.. Ya, chemicals. What is chemicals? Do I have chemicals? Do boobies make noise?"
"Does chocolate milk have sugar? Why doesn't white milk have sugar? Why don't i drink white milk? Will the baby drink chocolate milk? I just want to have two little holes in my teeth ok?"
"How did you get babies in your tummy? Was the baby in there with me? Is the baby (he means Isla) going to be a mommy or a daddy? Did Corduroy come from a doggy tummy? I don't want the baby to grow up."
"Is Kenna a boy or a girl? Who are her friends? Why is Her slide so fast? Are we going to go to her house again? Will it be hot or cold?"
"Why do they put the lemonade inside in the winter on Catalina Island? What else do they have there? Did you go with me to get lemonade or Daddy? Is there water there?"
"Why did you marry? Is Daddy marry? Who is the baby marry to? I want 5 more babies. I don't want to be marry"
Weekend Tradition
I love taking Isla grocery shopping on the weekends. All the workers adore her. She smiles and talks to everyone and wants to know what everything is. Who knew something so simple could be so enjoyable?
Baby's first M&M
She held onto it for 20 minutes and dropped it before she ate the chocolate. She loved every single blue second.
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