The joys of parenthood

So tonight Jeff is giving Jenna her bath...she "toots" and the hilarious bubbles appear- yes, that still makes me laugh and likely always will. She looks up and says "Poo Poo."I laugh it off...

A few seconds later she points to her butt and says "Poo Poo."

Me: Yes, that is where poo poo comes from.

Her face then gets red.

Me: Jenna, are you pooping?

Jenns: No.

Me: If you are going to poo poo, let's get on the potty.

Jenns: No.

Short pause.

Jenns: "All done" - stands up.


Yup, there are 2 baby turds in the bathtub.

Nice.

Onnnnneeee....Twwwwoooooooo. Three!

I snuck up and got some video of Jenna and Daddy practicing counting during Jenna's bath tonight!

I love these two so so much :)

Reading to herself

I HAD to get this on video even if you can't see Jenna. She reads to herself now and it cracks me up! I took this video when I was up in NC and I had put her down for her nap, but I let her take a book in the Pack N Play with her. We heard her through the monitor and she kept this up for like 35 minutes straight.

Here is a small sampling and you may have to turn the volume a bit...

Hi, Mr. Giraffe!

We used our annual zoo pass this weekend to enjoy the weather and some outside time with Jenna. We got there right when it opened and were able to walk around essentially alone and go see the "best animals up close and personal.

Jenna loves the giraffes and was saying hi to them all for quite some time...!

Gymboree rules!

Jenna had too much fun at Gymboree today - here is an example of a fun activity :)

Parenting a Toddler

So I know being the parent to a toddler is not always easy and it is a phase and we will get through it but I would like to list a few reasons why maybe this phase is...challenging.

1. Fighting diaper changes. As fun as it is to change a wiggly 19 month old when she is standing up, I would prefer she just lay down or better yet learn how to use the potty.

2. Hating bath time. I dread it. Jenna HATES to get her hair washed so it makes for a not so pleasant experience.

3. Refusing to get in her car seat.

4. Throwing food off her hair chair.

5. Filling her mouth up with milk and then opening her mouth so the milk pours all down her face and clothes

6. Taking her shoes on and off 67 times at inappropriate times

7. Becoming a "TV" monster. She will point to it and start yelling TV? TV? Funny? Yes. Good? No.

8. Yelling "Color" every time I use any sort of writing instrument and then melting down when I do not have a full on art kit with me for her to color with.

9. Insisting on eating in the car. I let her have a snack a few times and now she yelles "More CRACKERS" as soon as I put the car in drive. Sigh.

10. Wanting me to READ to her while I DRIVe and getting really pissed when I won't.

11. Wanting to walk every way even if it is in a crowded parking lot with cars zooming by.

12. not wanting to hold my hand in said parking lots.

13. Not allowing us to trim her nails. It is like WW3 every time we do.

14. CLimbing and standing on everything

There are others but I think I will stop here for now. I do love my daughter!! :)

Running with friends!

Here is Jenna playing with Maddie and Nathan at Tanglewood Park!

Drawing with her toes

This freaks Jeff out but I think it is super cool! haha

Dancing Queen

Jenna now does this adorable thing where she "asks" people to dance. She comes over, puts her arms out and says "daaaaance?"

Here she is dancing with Jeff's parents :)

Shake It!

Jenna dancing it up to Kidz Tunes

"Reading"

First phrases!

Jenna has now said "More crackers" and just today "No more crackers."

It is crazy how fast she is changing. So much fun :)

Wearing Mommy's slippers

Our little soccer star? :)

First trip to the zoo!

Today was our first trip to the zoo with Jenna. She had a lot of fun - liked seeing the manatees, the giraffes (even though the super close encounter made her a bit nervous!) After Jeff fed the giraffe, Jenna said "All Done!!" Quite funny. She also went to the petting zoo and said "Woof Woof" to the goats and called a couple of them Ramsey!

We went ahead and bought the annual pass, so we will be heading back for sure!

Our high maintenance dog

As most of you know, poor Ramsey has many many health issues, from severe allergies, to chronic UTIs and a back back / neck. Oh adn she is hypothyroid. She is on a lot of meds. She is also on supplements to help block the effects of all those meds. Sometimes I forget - today I took a look at her little medicine area and shook my head. Poor thing. She has a day of the week pill holder even!

Me and my coffee

I love my coffee! My Keurig one cup coffee maker and my new Mr. Coffee Frappe Machine are fixtures in my kitchen. I am trying to not do the Starbucks thing as much but man their whote chocolate mochas sure are good!

Jenna likes to hang with the guys!

2 of my fav pics from the hlidays...Jenna with her grandfathers...she loves the hang with the guys!

Stealing an idea (in a way)

My friend Kristen is doing this cool photo blog where she is taking a photo every day and blogging about it. Such a cool idea and while I do not trust myself to be able to do that every day, I think I may steal her idea in a way and try to take some random shots of things that may seem mundane but are significant in our daily lives. Might be a cool way to document things for Jenna :)

So, thanks Kristen for the idea...!

Moving up to the next class

Jenna is moving up to the next room in day care this week and so far she is LOVING it. I am so glad she is going over there bc I think she is just ready to be around older kids again. She learns so much by watching and mimicking. I literally could not get her to leave school when i went to get her yesterday. She was playing with the hats, washing dishes in the little fake kitchen, trying out all the new chairs, you name it.

I am SO thankful that we are able to send her to Primrose. I trust them completely and know she is not only safe but is learning, truly learning. The sign language has been a huge help and they are working on manners too! They HAVE to sit while they eat and say or sign please and thank you adn the bigger kids help to "clean up". So cute to watch.

This room is the older toddler room and i cannot believe it. I honestly remember walking out of that building the first day I dropped her off as an 11-week old in the infant room.

People do not kid when they say time flies once you have babies...