Happy Friday

Happy Friday everyone! Yes, we're back. We haven't been doing much, so that's the reason for the lag on the blog, but we are happy to be back with some fun new things to report.

Hopefully this awful weather is finally gone for good, because we have been stuck inside and I cant take it anymore. Josie is starting to go nuts as well. Well...I think the day she hit 15 months, the tantrums started. EVERYTHING is a huge deal these days. Try and give her a broken graham cracker? Forget about it. Say no to her hauling around and opening your 3lb water bottle? Melt down on the way. Tell her no when she wants to put her fingers in your cereal? She will scream in your face. I knew this "stage" was coming, but for some reason I thought, "Oh, it won't be so bad, nothing seems to bother her." Wrong. Again. She literally launched a magazine at Nick's face the other day. It was so hard to try and not laugh, because we needed to discipline her and tell her that was bad. As soon as we told her no, we just busted out laughing. Thankfully, it hasn't happened again.

On the bright side she is learning and understanding more each day. The last two weeks she has really started to repeat words and tries really hard when you ask her to repeat new ones. Right now she loves to tell us "no" and Simba "no". And when she is walking around with a cracker she tells Simba to "go". She can say, "all gone", "Elmo", "sit", "out" and she loves to tell me "bye" every morning accompanied with a hug, kiss and a wave. I'm trying to teach her to say "more" when eating instead of screaming. She doesn't seem to want to say it, so she'll just smile and clap her hands when I ask her if she wants "more".

I also started a new bedtime routine with her- teeth brushing. She always has really stale breath in the morning, not going to lie. She eats so many cheerios that's what her breath permanently smells like, so I thought a nice brushing before bed would help. She loves to brush her teeth and tries to do it herself. We are using a special Piglet one the dentist gave us.

anything seem off in this pic?

new do do

she ate 2 meatballs and a whole plate

of pasta. happy girl

she did not want to get up yesterday

                                           

wild ass's

We don't have much planned for the weekend. Probably do some major cleaning, watch the super bowl and bust out our bathing suits because its going to be 40 degrees. 

Have a great weekend!

xoxo

Happy Friday

Happy Friday Everyone! Sorry I didn't update throughout the week. Simba hasn't been feeling too well so its been real busy around here.

So, first update on him. He definitely has Cushing's Disease which is I believe an adrenal gland disease and his is over producing steroid and its throwing his body completely out of wack. Hence the weight loss, spotty coat, weakness, and extreme thirst. We are going to start medication either today or Monday and hopefully he will improve immediately.

Next, Josie's 15 mo check-up. She is a healthy, happy, growing girl and hitting all her milestones. She weighs 27lbs and is 33in tall  (99-97th %). Dr. Niland said she is a "big girl" so we are really trying to watch how many snacky things she eats and aren't giving her as much milk- just at breakfast, lunch and dinner.

She has some diarrhea this morning so I hope she isn't getting sick :(. We have a lot going on today, carpet cleaners coming, maybe taking Simba back to the vet, going to the mall, cleaning the house...busy day ahead.

she has some moves

                                         

Monday we went with Dada to get his haircut, and visit with Kyong, and decided on whim to finally trim her bouffant in the back. She was starting to get a mullet and woke up with a bad case of bed head every morning. Kyong didn't cut much, and Josie was a little unsure (didn't like the feel of the comb), but we got the job done. Her precious little locks are in an envelope for safe keeping.

trying peanut butter for the first time!

my sweet thang

Hope you all have a great weekend. Stay warm!

xoxo

Happy Friday

Happy Friday everyone! It has been another cold, long week, but we survived and are glad the weekend is here! It was so cold this week, my office was closed on Tuesday! This is what the inside of the doors to our building looked like on Monday.

It's been so miserable, I am actually looking forward to the rain this weekend and 40 degrees. We didn't leave the house all weekend or week, so hopefully we wont be inside for too much longer. Even though we were cooped up, Josie managed to have a great time! 

mmmm snack pack 

one of my favorites

our special breakfast (lunch) on our cold day off

trying on Mom's hat

playing downstairs at Jen's 

with the big kids

We head to the doctor this afternoon and I cant wait to see what Dr. Niland has to say. Hopefully she can give me some tips on getting her to eat more. I will say she is getting better. She likes it when I put food on her little turquoise plate and will at least put food in her mouth. She doesn't always eat it, but we will take anything at this point- baby steps. 

She is alllllllllllll about giving kisses these days. To me, dada, simba, all her stuffed animals and baby dolls. She loves yelling "poo poo" ( simba's nickname), and yells "boo" when we are playing peek-a-boo, and now knows where her nose is. Oh, and she randomly walked up to me over the weekend and gave me a pat on the back. So funny. 

I am also taking Simba to get an ultrasound this morning, so keep him in your prayers. Trying to figure out what is wrong with him and hoping for the best. 

Have a great weekend all!

Happy Friday

Happy Friday and Happy New Year everyone! I can't believe its 2014- time is flying by. Nick, Josie and I celebrated the new year, by eating some Italian food, and going to bed at 10 pm. Pretty amazing if you ask me.

I have basically been off work for the last 3-4 weeks and have loved every minute spent with Josie. She is growing so much and understands EVERY little thing we say. When its time for bed, I tell her to go say goodnight to Dada, and she goes over to Nick gives him a kiss and then crawls upstairs. She then picks out two books for me to read. Her favorite right now is the new one Aunt Jessie got her for Christmas! Also, she is really into giving kisses at the moment, so we are taking full advantage. Even Simba gets a few.

We go to the doctor for her 15 mo check-up next week so cant wait to see what her stats are AND she'll get to try peanut butter!!!! Big item to do this month.

Its about 15-20 below zero this morning, so needless to say, we will not be venturing out and running errands. Nick and I were able to take down all the holiday decorations on new years day, so our house looks about twice the size.

she wouldn't move from that spot- 

neither would Simba :)

giving kisses

Have a safe and warm weekend everyone!
xoxo

A Very Merry Christmas Wrap-Up

Well, we made it though Christmas in one piece and all have lots of goodies. Josie is one spoiled and very lucky girl.

Aunt Jessie arrived early Christmas eve and the festivities began. Nick made an Italian feast that night and once again, I didn't take a picture of the food- too much going on. Josie remembered Aunt Jessie right away and they picked up right where they left off- having a blast together. They didn't leave each others side all week!

Christmas morning came and Josie woke at her normal time. We waited for Aunt Jessie to get up and then we started opening presents. Dada and Josie opened their stockings first. 

what she had been waiting for- her new car

                                              

                                              

After we finished we put Josie down for a nap and drank about 3-4 mimosa's each and had some cream cheese coffee cake! We figured Josie wouldn't get a nap that afternoon, so we ate lunch at the house and then headed to Mansfield for the rest of the evening. Every year we say we aren't going to buy many gifts, and then the living room looks like this...

Then we tried to get a picture of the three kids

there she goes...hahaha

Then it was time to open! Nick played Santa and handed out all the goodies. 

Josie loved her baby doll from Aunt Keri

and Uncle Frank. She played with it all night 

 Early the next morning we headed to NY. This was the worst drive we've had in 6 years. The weather was terrible and a total white out for most of the drive through OH. Once we hit PA it let up, but very nerve-wrecking with a baby in the car. We were a little behind schedule, but still had to stop in Buffalo to get some wings. They hit the spot, and it was nice to stretch our legs for a bit. Josie only napped for 30 minutes going up and then fell asleep on the short drive to Lewiston.

It took Josie a few minutes to warm up to her new surroundings, but once she started sharing ornaments with Great Grandpa, she was good to go. Grandma Betsy made a special mac and cheese dinner just for Josie, but she wasn't too hungry. Too many new things to see and explore.

Grandpa also gave me a very special ornament. I've

been eyeing this for years. 

Friday was Daddy's 32nd birthday! We planned a special get together at Aunt Marsha and Uncle Bills house  that night and had a great time. A little earlier we had to make a pit stop and take a very special picture for Great Grandpa. There is a bench in town, dedicated to Great Grandma in front of the house they got married in. It's very rare when all the grand kids are in town together, so we had to get a picture of everyone. We were missing Karen and Phil and wished they were with us. 

At first we tried to take a picture of just the great grand kids, yea that didn't work out so well. The boys were very sweet to Josie, she was just really overwhelmed and nervous. She hung close to Dad all night long. And monkey of course.

I don't think Dad was too thrilled with his I.O.U

singing happy birthday 

Round 2- fail

all the grand kids

Liam was helping blow out candles

We had a very blessed Christmas again this year. It's always nice to get together and celebrate with family.