Wednesday, September 9, 2009
A Few Pictures
Here are a few pictures from Labor Day. Haven't received any pictures from Hannah's first birthday party, but when I do, I'll post those with a synopsis of her big day. Enjoy these pics! (and thanks SO much to Sarah for taking them!!)
Friday, September 4, 2009
Quick Update
So, I don't have any pictures to post and I have a few videos, but not on my computer, so this will just be a quick update. Sorry. :)
Hannah turns one tomorrow. Holy cow! I can't believe it. I've really noticed over the last few weeks that she's definitely maturing and changing quickly. She's developing some great problem solving skills, walking with her little push-walker thing, imitating everything perfectly (did I mention she's a perfectionist?), starting to actually "play" with her toys, loves putting things in their proper location, and has started to be able to play by herself really well. We have a corner in our living room that's basically a stack of books and a bunch of toys, and she crawls over there and pulls out what she wants to play with and just goes to town.
We have this little farm animal puzzle that she really enjoys. Her favorite animal is the duck (one of her first words). She'll pick up the duck off of the puzzle, looks at it, babbles for a second, and then daintily places it back on the puzzle (not in the correct location, but she understands that you put the pieces back in the puzzle). And then she looks up at me with a huge, proud smile on her face, waiting for my applause. Once that ensues, she manages to applaud her self. :)
She has a very cute sense of humor. She says, "Hi", and does her pageant wave with both hands. She's a social butterfly, loves Tim and Jim, loves to play with other babies, and hates it when I pick her up from a social place. Hannah is a rather compliant child--she knows what "no" means, and only occasionally tries to push our buttons. But if we're consistent in not letting her get away with stuff and strategically stern, she responds very desirably. We've had to pop her a few times for copping at attitude and being deliberately testy. The two times I've done it have straightened her out real quick--she lets out a few crocodile tears, but is an angel once she's calmed down. It's amazing how much a change of tone really makes a difference.
I've also noticed that I can get kinda schizophrenic on her--what I mean is that I'll have the meanest tone when I'm reprimanding her for something (but I'm really not mad, just making a point), and then 2 seconds later, back to lovey mommy. Crazy. But, like I said before, she responds to it, so I guess that works?
This week, I tried going to one nap a day to see if that would help her sleep better and longer. Well, she slept longer at night, but when she would finally go down for a nap during the day, she'd only sleep an hour at a time. So, I'd try to get her to go back to sleep however I could, and eventually she'd go back to sleep. But she was so exhausted that I think we'll wait a few months to see if maybe we can make it happen. My concern was that she was only sleeping 10 - 11 hours at night with 2 naps a day, so I didn't know if she was sleeping too much during the day or what. But, she fell asleep on the way home from ACAC this morning, and has been asleep for about an hour and a half or so, so I guess she needed it!
We're looking forward to celebrating her birthday tomorrow with family coming into town. Yay! We'll have some pictures, possibly some videos to post from her celebration, I'm sure. :) 'Til then!
Hannah turns one tomorrow. Holy cow! I can't believe it. I've really noticed over the last few weeks that she's definitely maturing and changing quickly. She's developing some great problem solving skills, walking with her little push-walker thing, imitating everything perfectly (did I mention she's a perfectionist?), starting to actually "play" with her toys, loves putting things in their proper location, and has started to be able to play by herself really well. We have a corner in our living room that's basically a stack of books and a bunch of toys, and she crawls over there and pulls out what she wants to play with and just goes to town.
We have this little farm animal puzzle that she really enjoys. Her favorite animal is the duck (one of her first words). She'll pick up the duck off of the puzzle, looks at it, babbles for a second, and then daintily places it back on the puzzle (not in the correct location, but she understands that you put the pieces back in the puzzle). And then she looks up at me with a huge, proud smile on her face, waiting for my applause. Once that ensues, she manages to applaud her self. :)
She has a very cute sense of humor. She says, "Hi", and does her pageant wave with both hands. She's a social butterfly, loves Tim and Jim, loves to play with other babies, and hates it when I pick her up from a social place. Hannah is a rather compliant child--she knows what "no" means, and only occasionally tries to push our buttons. But if we're consistent in not letting her get away with stuff and strategically stern, she responds very desirably. We've had to pop her a few times for copping at attitude and being deliberately testy. The two times I've done it have straightened her out real quick--she lets out a few crocodile tears, but is an angel once she's calmed down. It's amazing how much a change of tone really makes a difference.
I've also noticed that I can get kinda schizophrenic on her--what I mean is that I'll have the meanest tone when I'm reprimanding her for something (but I'm really not mad, just making a point), and then 2 seconds later, back to lovey mommy. Crazy. But, like I said before, she responds to it, so I guess that works?
This week, I tried going to one nap a day to see if that would help her sleep better and longer. Well, she slept longer at night, but when she would finally go down for a nap during the day, she'd only sleep an hour at a time. So, I'd try to get her to go back to sleep however I could, and eventually she'd go back to sleep. But she was so exhausted that I think we'll wait a few months to see if maybe we can make it happen. My concern was that she was only sleeping 10 - 11 hours at night with 2 naps a day, so I didn't know if she was sleeping too much during the day or what. But, she fell asleep on the way home from ACAC this morning, and has been asleep for about an hour and a half or so, so I guess she needed it!
We're looking forward to celebrating her birthday tomorrow with family coming into town. Yay! We'll have some pictures, possibly some videos to post from her celebration, I'm sure. :) 'Til then!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Laila
I also wanted to share that I just found out one of my friends from college had her baby on Saturday as well! Congrats and welcome to Ms. Laila Patrice. Can't wait to see her and get all the gory details!
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Camryn
I just wanted to say that Hannah's pre-determined best friend was born this afternoon! Ms. Camryn Nicole was born at 3:57pm, 9 lbs. 10oz. (??!!!). Congratulations Craig and Kim!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Drywall, Brick, and So Much More...
Ok so here is the lowdown on the house. We are closing on September 24, 2009 and we have to be out of our apt. on Sept 26, 2009. Ouch...2 days to move. If you wanna help let us know. Here are the most recent pics; yes I did break the rules and go into the house to snag some pics. Drywall went up in a matter of days...amazing or mediocre work? We'll see...
Thursday, August 6, 2009
House Progress and Farrah Update
So the house is taking shape. The latest news is shingles are on the roof ready to be put in place!
Farrah is now 8 weeks old and ready for adoption, but unfortunately we have to wait a few more weeks till the house is done :( Just a note, that is not my facial hair in the shots. I wish.
Farrah is now 8 weeks old and ready for adoption, but unfortunately we have to wait a few more weeks till the house is done :( Just a note, that is not my facial hair in the shots. I wish.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Word # 5 - and crying it out :(
So today, I caught Hannah pointing at things and saying, "Look!" Very cute :)
As for some not-so-cuteness, I'm having to let her cry it out tonight......... breaks my heart. She's been fighting going to sleep (at night and for naps). She'll find anything to keep from going to sleep. Once she figures out that she's falling asleep, she starts scrambling for something else--tonight, her decoy was finding a book to read. Welp, we looked through the book, sang through a song a few times, and I put her in her crib, kissed her goodnight, and walked out. That was about 40 minutes ago. Still going strong.
I went in after she cried--no, wailed, really--for 20 minutes and reassured her that I was still here by kissing her on her head (she's standing up in her crib) and quickly patting her back. So, if she's not asleep in another 10 minutes, I'll go do the same. It sounds like she's getting tired, though, but who knows. Hopefully it doesn't take too many nights of this to sink in.
As for some not-so-cuteness, I'm having to let her cry it out tonight......... breaks my heart. She's been fighting going to sleep (at night and for naps). She'll find anything to keep from going to sleep. Once she figures out that she's falling asleep, she starts scrambling for something else--tonight, her decoy was finding a book to read. Welp, we looked through the book, sang through a song a few times, and I put her in her crib, kissed her goodnight, and walked out. That was about 40 minutes ago. Still going strong.
I went in after she cried--no, wailed, really--for 20 minutes and reassured her that I was still here by kissing her on her head (she's standing up in her crib) and quickly patting her back. So, if she's not asleep in another 10 minutes, I'll go do the same. It sounds like she's getting tired, though, but who knows. Hopefully it doesn't take too many nights of this to sink in.
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