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PAINTING
GOT PAINT ON HER FACE!
THE GIRLS TRYING TO CATCH A DUCK
Sucking on her first lolipop that she won!
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Oktoberfest 09
Last night, the 3 of us and Jammie and Guiliana went to the Oktoberfest at Tempe Town Lake. It was a ton of fun! The girls jumped in the jumpies (along with the Mommy's), painted, danced to the live music, and ran around. The weather was spectacular outside! I figured we should celebrate Isabella's and Daddy's partial German heritage :) As Bella was playing at the ball station, a photographer from KTAR asked if she could take a picture of her for their website. I said sure, and today I checked out the website and there she was! So far in her short life, she has been in the paper, on an invitation website, and now a radio station website :)She is a superstar! The address to the slideshow is http://ktar.com/?nid=237&sid=1216547&pid=1
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PAINTING
GOT PAINT ON HER FACE!
THE GIRLS TRYING TO CATCH A DUCK
Sucking on her first lolipop that she won!
PAINTING
GOT PAINT ON HER FACE!
THE GIRLS TRYING TO CATCH A DUCK
Sucking on her first lolipop that she won!
Resort Time
I have been so busy lately, I have had no time to update our blog. In fact, I started this post last month, and I am just now getting to adding some pictures! Some changes have since occurred: I am now only working half days on Thursdays and Fridays because Isabella was having some negative reactions to me working full time. She had her first real temper tantrum, the sitter said she was asking for me, and she has just had an overall grumpy nature. So Aunty Jen took over my Thursday and Friday afternoon work load and now Im home with her by 12:30! Since I started working less, the old Bella is back and she is not grumpy or sad.
Last month, we packed up for a night at the Pointe Tapatio Resort. Jammie and Greg came over to join us at the pool. We had a fabulous time. Us adults went down the waterslide, had drinks, and layed in the sun. Bella had a great time in the pool and just hanging out with us. It was a celebration for Eric making budget at work, and working so hard. Here are a few photos of Bella....
Getting ready to go swimming!
Ordering a drink w/ Aunt Jammie
Last month, we packed up for a night at the Pointe Tapatio Resort. Jammie and Greg came over to join us at the pool. We had a fabulous time. Us adults went down the waterslide, had drinks, and layed in the sun. Bella had a great time in the pool and just hanging out with us. It was a celebration for Eric making budget at work, and working so hard. Here are a few photos of Bella....
Getting ready to go swimming!
Ordering a drink w/ Aunt Jammie
Saturday, September 5, 2009
15 Months
Bella is officially 15 months old as of August 28th. It is so crazy that we now have a toddler, well I guess we have for a while.It's just so hard to believe she is such a big girl! I was not able to take her to her check up on Thursday, as I work all day and just took 2 days off when she was sick. Daddy was in charge, which made me nervous because he really hates when she has to get shots. Plus, I'm her Mommy, I wanted to be there! Anyway, of course Eric did great, he is a great daddy! Here are her stats for the month:
She is 32", which is in the 90th percentile for height. SHe is one tall girl!
She is 24.6 lbs, which is in the 75th percentile for weight. She continues to move down in this department. She started in the 95th percentile and has made her way down to the 75th. She is losing those chubby legs that I love so much! Her Dr. said her gums were swollen and she has molars coming in. Poor munchkin! She also gave Bella her first prescription, as she still has a runny nose after 2 weeks. She was pleased with her sleeping patterns,language, and overall appearance. Go Bella!
At 15 months, her favorite things:
-books: she still loves to read and read and read. My mom and I continue to buy her books all the time , as she loves to look and "read"them.
-playing with Sadie. When we get home, Sadie runs around everywhere out of excitement and Bella thinks its the funniest things she has ever seen. She laughs SO loud. She also just likes to lie on the floor on Sadie's tummy. THey are great pals.
-Eating: she is a super eater, and eats mostly everything. We have had some trouble lately with some veggies, but she loves fruit(raspberries and bananas are her fav) and will eat some veggies if I get creative at hiding them. She will eat spinach, eggplant, and broccoli. She is also eating with a fork and spoon. Albeit, not fantastic at it yet. However, I do give her a fork or spoon at every meal, whether she uses it or not is her choice. She has gotten pretty good at it. IF she can't get a piece of food on her fork,she will use her other hand and put it on the fork and then eat it. So cute! When I ask her if she wants to eat she yells "YAHHH".
-She loves to color with crayons or pens. She can sit forever and color.
-She loves the pool and water.
-She still adores Blues Clues.
-Pasta is her favorite type of food.
-She loves spending time w/ her Nino, Nana, Grandparents,Jen on a regular basis.
-She gets a kick out of being at our weekly "Girls Night" meetings. She always comes with me and soaks up all the attention from Jen, Deb,Meg,and Amy(Aunties) who all adore her. SHe is usually the center of our ladies nights.
-opening and closing doors. closing doors to keep her out, no longer works. She loves to open pantry door and take everything on her shelf out and then put it back. She also does this with our pull out drawer where I keep the tupperware. She will put it all back when I sing the "clean up song" and will clap when she is all done picking them up.
-She loves going on her walks with daddy to the dog park.
-She loves to snuggle. She has to be near me or daddy when we are home alone. She is a super snuggler. She will go back and forth to each of us to get hugs and kisses.
-Loves, and I mean Loves to dance! IF there is music on, she is getting down. I will definitely be enrolling her in dance classes.
-she loves her sleep. She will sleep 3 hours during the day and 10-12 hours at night.
-pushing her lawn mower around the house (thanks Auntie Fran and Frank).
-banging on drums, or anything that she can use as drums.
-singing. Because I work with little kiddos, I sing while doing everything, and I mean EVERYTHING! As a result, Bella loves music.
Developmental milestones:, this is like the checklist I have to use for every kid at work, so thought I'd do one for Bella :)
SPEECH & LANGUAGE SKILLS-uses many words expressively. She will try and imitate every word that we say, but Some of her favorites that she will use on her own: up, Mama, Dada, Tata, dog, Nana, bath,ball, diaper, boobie (don't ask!), duck, push, juice, baby, blue clue,shoes, beep-beep,papa (food), no, yes,pee-pee,poopoo, bee,bunny, more, walk-walk,wash-wash,book, thank you, yummy,jump, knock-knock,no.
Of course she doesn't say each word with every consonant, but you can understand what she's saying. She loves those P's, B's, M's, N's, D's sounds, which is typical for her age.
The average for 15 month old babies is to be using 10 words expressively so, Bella is doing great in this area.
-her receptive vocabulary is fabulous. I cant list all the words that she understands.
-She can follow simple instructions like "go get your shoes", "give this to daddy", "give daddy kiss", etc.
FINE AND GROSS MOTOR SKILLS-
Her fine motor skills are pretty good. She can hold small things in her hand as well as pick them up. She can hold crayon and pen in her hand well, and seems to show a left hand preference thus far.
-Her gross motor skills are great as well.
- She tries super hard to jump
-walking and running skills are really good.
-Great at taking off her shirt and shorts, as well as help put them on.
-she can throw and kick balls
-can crawl up stairs.
SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL SKILLS
-she is very independent. She can play by herself for long periods of time. She prefers to do everything on her own.
- She loves people and wants everyone to pick her "UP". In fact, her and I were at the store, and she asked some random woman "UP". That is her favorite word and I'm wondering why I taught it to her as she will say it a million times a day :)
-she likes other children. She is doing fabulous in the church and gym nursery, no more crying!
-she will use phone and pretend to talk.
-she smiles at everyone.
-blows kisses.
-she knows that with Mommy, Daddy, and her sitter she has rules. She knows "No" means "No" pretty well . I know this won't last though, as she is getting closer to 2 yrs old. She knows she can get away with more with certain people :)
-if she gets upset because she she doesnt get what she wants, it's very short-lived. She has realized her whining isn't going to get her anywhere.
-if we say NO in a too stern voice for her, she will pout her lip and sometimes cry.
-she has been known to swipe her hand at a kid if they take her toy.
-she will throw her head back and do a fake cry if she doesnt get her way! It's kinda funny to watch!
Overall, our little munchkin continues to do very well. She is such a joy to be around, and Eric and I, as well as Grandparents, Godparents, and friends are doing our best to raise Bella with a happy and fun spirit. We love you Bella!
PICS OF BELLA EATING SPINACH:
She is 32", which is in the 90th percentile for height. SHe is one tall girl!
She is 24.6 lbs, which is in the 75th percentile for weight. She continues to move down in this department. She started in the 95th percentile and has made her way down to the 75th. She is losing those chubby legs that I love so much! Her Dr. said her gums were swollen and she has molars coming in. Poor munchkin! She also gave Bella her first prescription, as she still has a runny nose after 2 weeks. She was pleased with her sleeping patterns,language, and overall appearance. Go Bella!
At 15 months, her favorite things:
-books: she still loves to read and read and read. My mom and I continue to buy her books all the time , as she loves to look and "read"them.
-playing with Sadie. When we get home, Sadie runs around everywhere out of excitement and Bella thinks its the funniest things she has ever seen. She laughs SO loud. She also just likes to lie on the floor on Sadie's tummy. THey are great pals.
-Eating: she is a super eater, and eats mostly everything. We have had some trouble lately with some veggies, but she loves fruit(raspberries and bananas are her fav) and will eat some veggies if I get creative at hiding them. She will eat spinach, eggplant, and broccoli. She is also eating with a fork and spoon. Albeit, not fantastic at it yet. However, I do give her a fork or spoon at every meal, whether she uses it or not is her choice. She has gotten pretty good at it. IF she can't get a piece of food on her fork,she will use her other hand and put it on the fork and then eat it. So cute! When I ask her if she wants to eat she yells "YAHHH".
-She loves to color with crayons or pens. She can sit forever and color.
-She loves the pool and water.
-She still adores Blues Clues.
-Pasta is her favorite type of food.
-She loves spending time w/ her Nino, Nana, Grandparents,Jen on a regular basis.
-She gets a kick out of being at our weekly "Girls Night" meetings. She always comes with me and soaks up all the attention from Jen, Deb,Meg,and Amy(Aunties) who all adore her. SHe is usually the center of our ladies nights.
-opening and closing doors. closing doors to keep her out, no longer works. She loves to open pantry door and take everything on her shelf out and then put it back. She also does this with our pull out drawer where I keep the tupperware. She will put it all back when I sing the "clean up song" and will clap when she is all done picking them up.
-She loves going on her walks with daddy to the dog park.
-She loves to snuggle. She has to be near me or daddy when we are home alone. She is a super snuggler. She will go back and forth to each of us to get hugs and kisses.
-Loves, and I mean Loves to dance! IF there is music on, she is getting down. I will definitely be enrolling her in dance classes.
-she loves her sleep. She will sleep 3 hours during the day and 10-12 hours at night.
-pushing her lawn mower around the house (thanks Auntie Fran and Frank).
-banging on drums, or anything that she can use as drums.
-singing. Because I work with little kiddos, I sing while doing everything, and I mean EVERYTHING! As a result, Bella loves music.
Developmental milestones:, this is like the checklist I have to use for every kid at work, so thought I'd do one for Bella :)
SPEECH & LANGUAGE SKILLS-uses many words expressively. She will try and imitate every word that we say, but Some of her favorites that she will use on her own: up, Mama, Dada, Tata, dog, Nana, bath,ball, diaper, boobie (don't ask!), duck, push, juice, baby, blue clue,shoes, beep-beep,papa (food), no, yes,pee-pee,poopoo, bee,bunny, more, walk-walk,wash-wash,book, thank you, yummy,jump, knock-knock,no.
Of course she doesn't say each word with every consonant, but you can understand what she's saying. She loves those P's, B's, M's, N's, D's sounds, which is typical for her age.
The average for 15 month old babies is to be using 10 words expressively so, Bella is doing great in this area.
-her receptive vocabulary is fabulous. I cant list all the words that she understands.
-She can follow simple instructions like "go get your shoes", "give this to daddy", "give daddy kiss", etc.
FINE AND GROSS MOTOR SKILLS-
Her fine motor skills are pretty good. She can hold small things in her hand as well as pick them up. She can hold crayon and pen in her hand well, and seems to show a left hand preference thus far.
-Her gross motor skills are great as well.
- She tries super hard to jump
-walking and running skills are really good.
-Great at taking off her shirt and shorts, as well as help put them on.
-she can throw and kick balls
-can crawl up stairs.
SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL SKILLS
-she is very independent. She can play by herself for long periods of time. She prefers to do everything on her own.
- She loves people and wants everyone to pick her "UP". In fact, her and I were at the store, and she asked some random woman "UP". That is her favorite word and I'm wondering why I taught it to her as she will say it a million times a day :)
-she likes other children. She is doing fabulous in the church and gym nursery, no more crying!
-she will use phone and pretend to talk.
-she smiles at everyone.
-blows kisses.
-she knows that with Mommy, Daddy, and her sitter she has rules. She knows "No" means "No" pretty well . I know this won't last though, as she is getting closer to 2 yrs old. She knows she can get away with more with certain people :)
-if she gets upset because she she doesnt get what she wants, it's very short-lived. She has realized her whining isn't going to get her anywhere.
-if we say NO in a too stern voice for her, she will pout her lip and sometimes cry.
-she has been known to swipe her hand at a kid if they take her toy.
-she will throw her head back and do a fake cry if she doesnt get her way! It's kinda funny to watch!
Overall, our little munchkin continues to do very well. She is such a joy to be around, and Eric and I, as well as Grandparents, Godparents, and friends are doing our best to raise Bella with a happy and fun spirit. We love you Bella!
PICS OF BELLA EATING SPINACH:
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Play date at Enchanted Island
This past Saturday, we went to dinner and to Enchanted Island at Encanto Park with our pals the Tortora's. The girls did fabulous at dinner and they split their pasta meal, while the Mommy's split theirs too :) We then headed to Encanto Park where there is a whole lot of fun things to do (especially for kids a little older than the girls). I had been there as a kid, and I have been wanting to go for a long time. Anyway, we took the girls, and they both absolutely LOVED it!
We rode on the train around the park, ate churros, sat at the duck pond and fed them, ran around in the grass, and the best part was playing in the water area. Everyone knows Bella loves water, she wasn't as excited at this one, maybe it was because she liked the one at LegoLand so much, but nonetheless had a great time! For some reason, she just likes to stick her face in it, it's so cute. Guiliana on the other hand, ran around in all the pods and had a blast. These girls are too cute! Like all toddlers, they didnt play WITH each other, but really just next to each other. However, everytime they passed each other in the grass, they'd stop to give a kiss. IT was the cutest thing I've ever seen. It's much more fun to take them out now that they are both walking and can stay out a little later. We are hoping to plan another fun outing soon :)
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We rode on the train around the park, ate churros, sat at the duck pond and fed them, ran around in the grass, and the best part was playing in the water area. Everyone knows Bella loves water, she wasn't as excited at this one, maybe it was because she liked the one at LegoLand so much, but nonetheless had a great time! For some reason, she just likes to stick her face in it, it's so cute. Guiliana on the other hand, ran around in all the pods and had a blast. These girls are too cute! Like all toddlers, they didnt play WITH each other, but really just next to each other. However, everytime they passed each other in the grass, they'd stop to give a kiss. IT was the cutest thing I've ever seen. It's much more fun to take them out now that they are both walking and can stay out a little later. We are hoping to plan another fun outing soon :)
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Irony
So this week is my first week back to work after 6 weeks home with baby Bella. So wouldn't you know, she gets her very FIRST fever illness in her 14 months of life?? Ironic I know! IT's like her own way of telling me, "stay home mom!". SHe was exposed to a viral throat infection from one of the boys at the sitters last week. The sitter called me to tell me her son had a fever, but by that time, she had already been exposed. To tell you the truth, I really was expecting it because I knew she could only dodge the sickness bullet so many times :( She had yet to have any sort of sickness besides a cold. Anyway, Sunday afternoon she developed a 102 degree temperature, and I freaked out! I knew that the boy had a virus and mediciation was not required, but I was still so scared. Mainly because my sister had severe reactions to fevers growing up and in to adulthood. I have seen her seize many times because of a fever, and it just freaks me out! Anyway, I called the Dr. and she told me not to worry, just keep her fever down and if it goes up any higher or she does not eat or drink to bring her in. I was able to keep her fever down w/ Ibuprofen and she slept fine through the night. She has been in pain for the last few days and it just kills me. Thank GOD Eric had the last 2 days off , so he has been able to be home with her, as I am now a full time working woman! I just started back working full time since I am looking to put Bella in a school a few days a week all day so she can be with other kids her age. Anyway, Im really hoping that she gets better in the next few days as we have a fun playdate planned with the Tortora's on Saturday and a family day on Sunday as well :) It's been so hard not being home with her to take care of her, especially since she wants mommy right now, but I know she is in good hands and she is getting better! Let's hope work week 2 goes by more smoothly!! :)
Monday, August 3, 2009
Day 4-Pacific Beach
We had planned to go to Mission Beach this day to walk around and get in some more beach time.But,once we got there, there was absolutely NO parking. So we went a little further down to Pacific Beach. Me,Bella,Eric,My dad,&Rhonda had lunch outside facing the ocean. We walked around and took a trip down the pier. Again the weather was gorgeous and we could not have asked for more! We headed home, and Cas and I made Rhonda a birthday dinner of chicken parmesan and meatballs. We were all stuffed. It was a great ending to our vacation. WE had such a great family vacation, it was the best time ever. I was so sad to come home to 115 degrees! Thanks again to our family for making this the best vacation. We can't wait to get there again!
All ready to head to the beach. Don't they look tan?
All the people at Mission and Pacific Beach
Walking along the pier
A California Girl!
All ready to head to the beach. Don't they look tan?
All the people at Mission and Pacific Beach
Walking along the pier
A California Girl!
3rd day in San Diego-Coronado Beach!
I was so excited for this day.. taking Bella to the beach! Coronado is my favorite spot in San Diego. The day was another beautiful 78 degree day, with a breeze. We packed lunches, beer, and all our beach equipment and headed to the beach. As I imagined, Bella was in heaven. She loves being outside no matter what, but being on the beach was so fun for her. She played in the sand most of the time, but loved the waves. She put her feet in the water and loved it. Me, Eric, Cas, Dad,and Rhonda took turns walking out to the water with her. She would get so excited as soon as one of us got up to walk with her. Eric built sand castles w/ her. We all got a little too much sun, but the day was amazing. We can't wait to take her back again!
Heaven!
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Eating macaroni salad in the beach tent
She is loving the beach!
Playing w/ Tata
Where we parked our car, it's a sign we need to move to San Diego :)Isabella and Ocean AVe
After a few hours on the beach
Heaven!
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Eating macaroni salad in the beach tent
She is loving the beach!
Playing w/ Tata
Where we parked our car, it's a sign we need to move to San Diego :)Isabella and Ocean AVe
After a few hours on the beach
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