jury is still out on if they really truly are "100% loveable".... {smile}
...and my other love as well.....
...and my other love as well.....We had a fun time up visiting Nana Judy and Bapa Ron. Here are some photos from our trip!
Sweet, adorable Grandma Hilda!
Sick Liv...yup, sick again....
Avery...
Uncle DJ and Noah
How cute is Noah?
He is just too cute!
Posing with Nana Judy before church
Bapa Ron and Nana Judy and the girls!
Watching an afternoon movie with Nana and Piper
Pooped after a long, fun day.....all 3 of them!
Sweet, adorable Grandma Hilda!
Sick Liv...yup, sick again....
Avery...
Uncle DJ and Noah
How cute is Noah?
He is just too cute!
Posing with Nana Judy before church
Bapa Ron and Nana Judy and the girls!
Watching an afternoon movie with Nana and Piper
Pooped after a long, fun day.....all 3 of them!
we've been up visiting Nana Judy and Bapa Ron since Friday.
we weren't ready to come back yesterday...
getting packed up here, and gonna be home late this afternoon!
have some fun pictures to share....
Liv is stubborn. She gets that from her mom and her dad.
That doesn't work in our favor in the speech department.
She doesn't want to talk. She is content saying her gibberish. She doesn't try.
I was researching online on some message boards about kids with speech problems.
I came upon these videos, made by Speech Therapists.
That doesn't work in our favor in the speech department.
She doesn't want to talk. She is content saying her gibberish. She doesn't try.
I was researching online on some message boards about kids with speech problems.
I came upon these videos, made by Speech Therapists.
We tried them out this afternoon. They are great for getting babies to make sounds with their mouths. Kids that want to learn, that is... The lady on the DVD would look at us, and say something like "ba ba ba ba ba", and I'd look at Liv and try to encourage her to try. She just curled up in my lap, and said "yey-yev" which is her new "word" for everything....
I'm hoping that with repetition, she'll learn to enjoy watching these,
and someday maybe even try to talk!
and someday maybe even try to talk!
Like, walking around and seeing these beauties lying on the floor....
I guess puppies loose their teeth, too. Pretty nasty, if you ask me...
while searching through istockphoto.com for a client last week, I saw those 2 little girls up there on my new header. I thought they were TOO adorable, and so now, I have turned them into Avery and Liv...Hope you think they're cute as well!
It's been an eventful couple days here at our house! After the post I did last night, I decided to bring up the toddler bed from the basement for Liv. I would have been up all night wondering when Liv was going to crawl out of her crib. Switching to a toddler bed is NOT in my plans, but I guess Liv is ready!
Here is Daddy tucking her into bed.
It didn't work AT ALL....
Liv kept opening and closing her bedroom door. She finally fell asleep on the wood floor in daddy's office. Not a fun night...lots more of those to come I'm sure...
MONDAY
Today was a big day for Avery. She got to go to the dentist!
Today was a big day for Avery. She got to go to the dentist!
She was VERY nervous... Look how tiny she looks in that big ol' chair!
She had a hard time keeping her mouth open for the hygienist.
Mr. Dentist looked at her teeth and said that she needed to have 3 'sealants' done on some back teeth, but NO cavities! He did say that she should see an orthodontist because she has an "under bite"...more on that to come I suppose....
Getting ready for the bright light!
Having the sealants done...
We were so proud of miss Avery! I knew going to the dentist was going to be a very scary thing for her to do, and she did it! YEAH AVERY!
I don't swear often...actually, I could say honestly that I am a person who doesn't swear.
So, when I say this.....
Oh sh*t....Liv just learned how to climb out of her crib tonight....
I REALLY mean, oh sh*t....
life just got a whole lot more complicated.....
Monday: Liv's 1st speech lesson
lice discovered in Avery's classroom
Tuesday: Kept Avery home from school because I am freaked out about lice
Wednesday: Long day...I was a mean mommy, my girls were jumping off the walls, and 8 pm could not of come any faster
Thursday: Daddy and Avery went out for a date to Applebees and Walmart...how lovely
Friday: Liv spiked a temp in the morning but didn't get sick...hmmm....
Mom and Dad had a lovely evening out with friends
Lovely friends came over to house to chat till 1 am
Saturday: Avery and Mommy went to BIG town to do some fun shopping and pick up Liv's photos.
Sunday: church, naps, laundry, family....
Please offer up a few prayers that my girls will be on their BEST behavior Monday-Wednesday. Lots going on, and Mommy needs to not have crabby whiny girls!!!
Liv had her 1st "Speech Therapy" session on Monday. There are 2 women who come to the house for 30 minutes, once a week. The first visit went well. Katie (the intern) played with Liv, while her teacher Megan and I talked. She asked lots of questions, and after assessing Liv, she gave me her "preliminary results".
She thinks that Liv's receptive language (understanding language) is wonderful...actually above average.
But, her expressive language (talking) is around a 15 month old. That is 1 year behind her age of 27 months.
I look forward to seeing the progress that she makes!!!
Before Christmas, I bought a couple "as seen on TV" purchases from Target. They always look so darn enticing on the tv, don't they? After I watch one of those commercials, I often say, "Man...I should have thought of that!"
One of the items I purchased, was the Pedi Egg. How nice to be able to help your feet stay nice and pretty during the summer months (when I am barefoot a lot). So far, so good.
And, when your 2 year old gets a hold of it, her feet are just as smooth as can be!
Oh, the 'other' purchase, was the "pedi-cure" for dogs....so far Piper is a little scared of the battery sound, so I don't have a review of it yet!
I had to finally pack up Bernice yesterday. I have spent the last week stripping her of all her files and photos and videos. She is now bare....ready to go back to Dell.
She got packed really nice in hercoffin cushion filled box...
She got packed really nice in her
and sometime today, Mr. Fed Ex man will pick her up.
Here is my new computer....looks basically the same, but she is a newer model
Sure, she's fancy,
But she's no Bernice.....
goodbyes are so hard....
goodbyes are so hard....
I know the quality is nothing to write home about, but no big deal....the subject is!!! Here are the images we got from Liv's 2 year pictures!!! :) The last one, way at the bottom, is the one we chose for the package! Enjoy!
Here in the Midwest, 30 degrees is a super nice day for January! With temps being at -26 last week, 30 degrees seems like t-shirt weather!!!
With it being so gosh darn cold in these parts, my girls haven't been out in the snow yet this winter. Today, we finally went out. The snow was so very deep in our backyard that we didn't last long. It sure is hard trekking through 16 inches of snow!!!
Remember these outfits???? We got them for "baby" at Christmas...
Look at how adorable Noah looks in it!!!
Just look at how handsome he is....Nana Judy is pretty foxy herself! :)
Aww....kisses from Daddy!
Look at how adorable Noah looks in it!!!
Just look at how handsome he is....Nana Judy is pretty foxy herself! :)
Aww....kisses from Daddy!
Thanks to all who came by to help me celebrate my 2 year blog-0-versary! I wish I could say that it was a glorious day, but it was quite the opposite....
I'd tell ya the whole nine yards about why it stunk so bad, but here's the rundown:
*mommy has strep
*mommy also has a UTI
*mommy wishes her mommy lived closer to take care of her
*mommy has been a crabby, moody, sick mommy...
Sick sick sick....it is just awful. Liv is on meds now too....
Avery is better, Daddy is sick, but won't get on antibiotics....
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Today, between 8 am-9:30 am
Liv woke up with nasty poopy diaper
Liv put hands down diaper, now has poop all over hands and blanket
Avery is late for school, doesn't want to wake up, she is crabby
Daddy tries to take Avery to school, but gets stuck in a snowbank in driveway
While mommy is outside trying to help Daddy, Piper and Liv are inside house alone
Piper poops on carpet, Liv steps in it, and proceeds to walk all over
Mom almost cries and wants to give up....
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good news....my new computer arrived on Monday. I've been busy trying to transfer all the stuff over, and most importantly, trying to think of a new name for this beauty. I'm thinking Bertha, but I could also go for something more normal, like Boomshequa....
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