4-30-13

Juliana loves Anna Claire and will cackle out loud at her for no apparent reason.  I have to EARN every little laugh, but Anna Claire can make her crack up without any effort at all! HAHAHA!!

Juliana is also getting up on all fours - even in a push up position now.  She's strong.  On all fours, she will rock back and forth and is scooting backwards.  She will be mobile before too much longer!!  My baby is growing up!

If she would just sleep through the night...... :(  Maybe before she goes to college......

4-28-13

Potty training is going AMAZING.  Truly, Anna Claire is doing it herself....I do not feel like I've been much help at all - she just finally "got it" and decided to "get with it!"  It's funny though, when she first pee peed in the little child's potty, I screamed and did the wild indian dance and was yelling "yay yay yay yay!!" all the way down the hallway, then we went to get candy as a reward.  She was stunned at first but LOVED the "Yay yay dance" and has insisted on doing it every single time she goes!  We have to hold hands and yell "Yay yay yay" while jumping up and down in a circle, then we RUN to the kitchen for candy!

SO CUTE!  What a great memory!  Wish I could video it, but alas, it's hard to video while Yay Yaying....

Yesterday we had a picnic outside and Anna Claire had to be JUST like Daddy:

And is this a cute little face or what??!!  :)

Tonight we had square dancing for the youth SNAC - how fun!

4-26-13

Today we went strawberry picking!

Funny things Anna Claire is saying:

"Buddha" for flower (no idea where she got that!)

Last night we point out the moon and say, "God made the moon" and she says, "God made the moon stars" - so cute-- she's listening!

Someone on the bus on our vacation said something using Jesus name in vain, and she says "pray ah Jesus" (pray to Jesus) :-) haha!!

She wanted to put her stuffed kitty in our decorative ficus tree--then she says, "I doot doot!" (Her name for Mr. Incredible!) at the beginning of The Incredibles, Mr. Incredible saves a kitty from a tree....

She's saying "what's his name?" For no apparent reason.

She's biting.....grrrr......bit someone Sunday, then at school Tuesday, and tried to twice at school yesterday. :-(

Juliana is getting around - and getting stuck!

4-22-13

Juliana woke up at 2:30 (again) tonight. But tonight you could tell it was teething--her little gums are hurting. Poor sweet baby. It's inconvenient and surely messes up my rest, but I can't be upset tonight--rarely do I get to hold her the way i would like--just because of time constraints, obligations, chasing Anna Claire and simply because she is at a busy age and doesn't want to rock and be held a great deal.

Tonight, though, she snuggled right up against me and found her fingers and went to sleep. I just rocked her, enjoying her little soft head and how perfectly she fits right in the crook under my chin. She's sweet and soft and precious and I love her so much.

I'm still sleepy. And I still want her to start sleeping through the night. But tonight I'm glad she didn't....

4-19-13

Anna Claire first time on short motorcycle ride!! Just from the end of the road back to Nani's house. She loved it--said "nuh-gin!" (Again)

4-18-13

Junia did great and slept all night! I hope she can keep that up!! :-).

4-17-13

4-17-13 - Juliana stayed away from me for the first time - with Mama and Papa  - I missed her!! She's so precious to me and adds so much to our little family!

4-12-13

Today Junia tried guacamole for the first time! She LOVES it--totally her daddy's daughter!! :-)

We went to Spring Park for a while and let Anna Claire play. That is seriously the best park. Ever.

And check out the squirrels!! Me and Andy were SHOCKED at how unafraid they were!!

4-10-13

Junia got her ears pierced today! She did great! Her little "diamonds" are so cute!

She also used a sippy cup with pear juice for the first time!! Totally did awesome! Not a problem at all! What a great baby!

4-8-13

Oh so many things I need to record!! Precious times with my sweet family!

Anna Claire is talking more and more and more!! She's starting to notice Juliana and interact with her. For the most part, she is an excellent big sister! This morning she had to "check on junia" and so she runs off to see about Junia in the office where the crib is for right now....we hear her talking on the monitor "hello, Junia!! I check on Junia.....Junia.....Junia!" So cute! And Juliana just coos back at her--grinning and kicking her little legs!

Juliana loves her feet --likes finding them AND eating them! She's working on her top teeth right now, I believe. She's ill and fussy which is EXTREMELY unusual for her. She will smile anytime Anna Claire is around though.....so cute!

She's started solid foods--so far green beans, carrots, peas, rice cereal and oatmeal. No problems as of yet. :-) yay