Sunday, March 2, 2014
9 months old
Happy 9 months old Abby!
I took away the 9 month circle label... needless to say she was not happy....
So then I gave it back....
And then it went STRAIGHT to the mouth!
And she was happy again....
*She is still breast feeding. She nurses every 4 hours, 5 times a day. She is eating breakfast, lunch and dinner. She has started eating more finger foods and that has made meal time easier for when I am also eating. She likes just about everything I make her; I make all her baby food still.
*She usually goes to bed around 7. If I wake her to eat around 11 she will sleep until 7 the next morning. If I don't wake her, she usually wakes around 3:30ish to eat and then sleeps to around 8 the next morning. So she is getting at least 8 hours of straight sleep each night (waking only briefly to eat) and then sleeping 4 more. She sleeps with her Elmo doll and birdy blanket. She has yet to build an attachment to anything. She can put herself to sleep easily; usually after no more then 5 minutes of fussing/whining.
*She sometimes takes 3 naps but most of the time takes 2. They range from 30 minutes to an hour.
*Puts EVERYTHING to her mouth. She has her two bottom teeth and her two top ones are about to erupt through the gums.
*She has attached her "mama" to when she sees me and her "dada" to when she sees daddy.
*She can throw and roll a ball.
*She is pretty good at giving 5's
*She isn't crawling yet but she is super close!!!!! She is rocking on all fours now and can easily go from sitting on her bottom to the crawling position. She also scoots on her bottom to get around.
*When I put her down to sleep she rolls over on her side. I more often then not find her sleeping/waking up on her belly.
*She is really figuring out things. She pulls on strings to get toys. She also puls on blankets and rugs to move toys/objects closer.
*Loves flipping through books.
*Loves to do "SO BIG" and does it whenever asked!
*She got her own sippy cup and can almost drink it on her own.
*She is super ticklish. Her arm pits, belly and sides make her giggle SO hard!
*Her favorite toys are the play house, play table, water bottles with toys in it, ELMO dominos and ANYTHING she can put her mouth on.
*Loves peek a boo
*She is always smiling. Seriously the HAPPIEST baby ever! She is so content with a huge smile just sitting and watching everyone move around her.
*Although she is a happy baby, don't take things away from her- she will let you know just how mad and unhappy she can get!!!! She is definitely learning to voice frustration.
Much Love,
Jenny
*She is still breast feeding. She nurses every 4 hours, 5 times a day. She is eating breakfast, lunch and dinner. She has started eating more finger foods and that has made meal time easier for when I am also eating. She likes just about everything I make her; I make all her baby food still.
*She usually goes to bed around 7. If I wake her to eat around 11 she will sleep until 7 the next morning. If I don't wake her, she usually wakes around 3:30ish to eat and then sleeps to around 8 the next morning. So she is getting at least 8 hours of straight sleep each night (waking only briefly to eat) and then sleeping 4 more. She sleeps with her Elmo doll and birdy blanket. She has yet to build an attachment to anything. She can put herself to sleep easily; usually after no more then 5 minutes of fussing/whining.
*She sometimes takes 3 naps but most of the time takes 2. They range from 30 minutes to an hour.
*Puts EVERYTHING to her mouth. She has her two bottom teeth and her two top ones are about to erupt through the gums.
*She has attached her "mama" to when she sees me and her "dada" to when she sees daddy.
*She can throw and roll a ball.
*She is pretty good at giving 5's
*She isn't crawling yet but she is super close!!!!! She is rocking on all fours now and can easily go from sitting on her bottom to the crawling position. She also scoots on her bottom to get around.
*When I put her down to sleep she rolls over on her side. I more often then not find her sleeping/waking up on her belly.
*She is really figuring out things. She pulls on strings to get toys. She also puls on blankets and rugs to move toys/objects closer.
*Loves flipping through books.
*Loves to do "SO BIG" and does it whenever asked!
*She got her own sippy cup and can almost drink it on her own.
*She is super ticklish. Her arm pits, belly and sides make her giggle SO hard!
*Her favorite toys are the play house, play table, water bottles with toys in it, ELMO dominos and ANYTHING she can put her mouth on.
*Loves peek a boo
*She is always smiling. Seriously the HAPPIEST baby ever! She is so content with a huge smile just sitting and watching everyone move around her.
*Although she is a happy baby, don't take things away from her- she will let you know just how mad and unhappy she can get!!!! She is definitely learning to voice frustration.
Much Love,
Jenny
53 months old
Happy ALMOST 4 1/2 Anna Banana!
*The highlight of this past month would be centered around emotion. There must be something about 4 1/2 because Anna has been uncharacteristically sensitive, whiny and uncontrollably emotional. She will break down in tears at the slightest fear of letting us down. She will also break down in tears if I just tell Ashley I am proud of Ashley and not mention the same to Anna. She will break down in tears sobbing and saying, "I just love my family so much" and other sweet things like that. And if these breakdowns happen after dinnertime, it's a huge power struggle with mommy. This month has been spent on both mommy and Anna working on those power struggles.
*I have also noticed Anna coming more out of her shell when she is around her friends. This makes me super happy to see the Anna I see at home, the Anna I see with her friends. She just LOVES her friends!!!
*For the first time I saw Anna stick up for herself. A boy was chasing her at McDonald's playland and she did not like it. After about 5 minutes of it, she stops while he is chasing her and says loudly and confidently while looking right at him, "Stop chasing me. I don't like it. Please don't do it anymore." I couldn't have been more proud of little Anna. We have been working on this skill since the beginning of preschool (there is a boy who sometimes kicks/hits Anna) and was SO proud of her.
I love you so much! You are my best Anna :)
Much Love,
Jenny
*The highlight of this past month would be centered around emotion. There must be something about 4 1/2 because Anna has been uncharacteristically sensitive, whiny and uncontrollably emotional. She will break down in tears at the slightest fear of letting us down. She will also break down in tears if I just tell Ashley I am proud of Ashley and not mention the same to Anna. She will break down in tears sobbing and saying, "I just love my family so much" and other sweet things like that. And if these breakdowns happen after dinnertime, it's a huge power struggle with mommy. This month has been spent on both mommy and Anna working on those power struggles.
*I have also noticed Anna coming more out of her shell when she is around her friends. This makes me super happy to see the Anna I see at home, the Anna I see with her friends. She just LOVES her friends!!!
*For the first time I saw Anna stick up for herself. A boy was chasing her at McDonald's playland and she did not like it. After about 5 minutes of it, she stops while he is chasing her and says loudly and confidently while looking right at him, "Stop chasing me. I don't like it. Please don't do it anymore." I couldn't have been more proud of little Anna. We have been working on this skill since the beginning of preschool (there is a boy who sometimes kicks/hits Anna) and was SO proud of her.
I love you so much! You are my best Anna :)
Much Love,
Jenny
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Anna Scheibel's Birthday Party
Today Anna went to a birthday party for one of her classmates, the other Anna. It was a Sophia the First Royal Tea party and the girls were supposed to wear princess dresses. Anna, of course, chose to wear the Princess Elsa dress. And boy did she turn heads with that outfit... all her friends were admiring it and even the parents! All she did was smile and say that Santa brought it to her :)
This party was only the second party that Anna has gone to without me staying and she did great! When I picked her up (and her friend Kendall) they gave me the full report in the car. Down to which princess each of their classmates dressed as, what they ate (pizza, hot dogs, cupcakes and lots of candy), what they did (balanced books on their heads in an attempt to become a princess (they all passed!), watched a magic show put on by Anna's dad who learned all his tricks from a 30 min youtube video, did freeze dance) and finally their favorite part (the magic show). They couldn't believe that Anna's dad knew how to juggle 3 balls (Anna has been trying lots since she got home), make pennies disappear and make a pencil go up through his nose and out his ear! They were pretty impressed!
We just love birthday parties!!! (And I just LOVE birthday parties where the mom's go crazy like me and this was definitely one!!!!)
Anna's mom Katie even emailed me some pics! Enjoy!!!
Much Love,
Jenny
This party was only the second party that Anna has gone to without me staying and she did great! When I picked her up (and her friend Kendall) they gave me the full report in the car. Down to which princess each of their classmates dressed as, what they ate (pizza, hot dogs, cupcakes and lots of candy), what they did (balanced books on their heads in an attempt to become a princess (they all passed!), watched a magic show put on by Anna's dad who learned all his tricks from a 30 min youtube video, did freeze dance) and finally their favorite part (the magic show). They couldn't believe that Anna's dad knew how to juggle 3 balls (Anna has been trying lots since she got home), make pennies disappear and make a pencil go up through his nose and out his ear! They were pretty impressed!
We just love birthday parties!!! (And I just LOVE birthday parties where the mom's go crazy like me and this was definitely one!!!!)
Anna's mom Katie even emailed me some pics! Enjoy!!!
Much Love,
Jenny
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