Wednesday, May 5, 2010
On her way to potty training....
Mark the day--Tuesday, May 4th! According to Anna, Emery did pee-pee in the potty three times! I am so proud of my baby girl!! :)
April Showers and Easter Celebrations!
At the end of March, she got to meet the Easter bunny and take pics and also some professional Easter pic at Skys. On the 27th, we went to an Easter Egg hunt locally. However, it was a little crazy with all the people there. We did do a really nice Easter Egg hunt in Atlanta at Callanwolde though. Very nice setup and beautiful grounds. She had a lot of fun picking up eggs and putting them in her basket. Easter day was great! Went to Grandma Connie's to be with the rest of the family. Aunt Pauline and family and Aunt Lisa and family were in attendance, along with Grandma Anna and Grandpa Peter. We had a egg hunt with Emery finding a good friend in Bryan and Jessica's little girl, Leanna (who is 3years old).
With the warm-up in weather, the fountains at Suwanee Town Center have opened! Visited there one weekend for a walk on the trail and to listen to an Oldies concert. I think Emery has found her new joy in life! She just loved going in and out of the fountains. She would try to drink it and then would step on it, splashing around. She is definately an independent child--she would go from one side of the fountain to the other and I would have to chase her down :) She also enjoyed running around with the bigger kids.
She started swim lessons this month with her friend Sam--every Friday for the next 3 weeks--at Swim Atlanta in Lawrenceville. She loves it! She will put her face in the water and blow bubbles. This makes me super proud of my water child! :) She can be a little mischievious though. One day, at home, it was quiet and I wasn't sure where she was in the house. I had thought she was with her daddy in his office. She came walking out of our bedroom holding a wet pair of socks. Following the drip trail, I came the scary realization that she had put the socks in the toilet! YUCK!!! She also finds it funny to walk around with a yellow bucket on her head saying "hat"! So funny...this makes me crack up! Apparently daddy taught her that in the bath tub one day.
She can now say several words well including: hat, hot, dog, bird and can sign "more" during dinner. We are still working on signing "thank you" and "drink."
With the warm-up in weather, the fountains at Suwanee Town Center have opened! Visited there one weekend for a walk on the trail and to listen to an Oldies concert. I think Emery has found her new joy in life! She just loved going in and out of the fountains. She would try to drink it and then would step on it, splashing around. She is definately an independent child--she would go from one side of the fountain to the other and I would have to chase her down :) She also enjoyed running around with the bigger kids.
She started swim lessons this month with her friend Sam--every Friday for the next 3 weeks--at Swim Atlanta in Lawrenceville. She loves it! She will put her face in the water and blow bubbles. This makes me super proud of my water child! :) She can be a little mischievious though. One day, at home, it was quiet and I wasn't sure where she was in the house. I had thought she was with her daddy in his office. She came walking out of our bedroom holding a wet pair of socks. Following the drip trail, I came the scary realization that she had put the socks in the toilet! YUCK!!! She also finds it funny to walk around with a yellow bucket on her head saying "hat"! So funny...this makes me crack up! Apparently daddy taught her that in the bath tub one day.
She can now say several words well including: hat, hot, dog, bird and can sign "more" during dinner. We are still working on signing "thank you" and "drink."
March's events: Vacation time!
After all the birthday celebrations of February, we decided to hit the road and head to Disney, taking Grandma Orza along for the ride. We were able to visit Sarah Wackerly for her baby shower and get to celebrate baby Colin's soon-to-be arrival. We visited a very cool Petting Farm while in Orlando. Emery got to chase ducks, hugs goats (her fave thing to do apparently!), take a train and hayride around the farm, hold a baby chick (I was more into this than her!), have a pony ride, and milk a cow (I am skilled at this!). It was really a fun place with lots to do! Daddy got to hold a hedgehog which was really cool to see up close. All and all this was one of most fun things to do on the trip! Disney World was fabulous! She was in awe of the parade and the characters! We got to ride several things including: Pirates of the Caribbean, Winnie the Pooh, and It's a Small World. We also got some souvenir ears and balloon. All and all, we had a wonderful time there. We then went to Animal Kingdom. The weather started off a little chilly but warmed up a little as the day went on. She loved seeing all the animals and going on the safari. The parade there was great as well and she got to meet Winnie the Pooh and friends. She loved Winnie the Pooh and gave him a hug :) The next day we relaxed and did some shopping at the outlet mall and the next day, went to SeaWorld. It was pretty fun but I think mommy and daddy had more fun as we got to ride some coasters! Of course, she did love the seals and the penguins though. We had a great time and hope to return next year--maybe this time stay on property or at Celebration.
Recap of February's events...not too good at keeping up with this blog thing!
So time has flown and first birthday parties are now over...we are now officially hitting toddlerhood! Here is a recap of the last few months activities and accomplishments:
February:
Birthday party month! Celebrated with several parties throughout the month--one with her friends as a joint party at the library with all the other Gwinnett Area Mommies babies with birthdays that same month, then her Gymboree party with her friends the weekend of her birthday and then a birthday party at home with just family that Saturday.
The Gymboree party was super fun, however, the weather was not! A winter blizzard came through just as her party was kicking off and as a result several friends were unable to come :( At least daddy and her grandma's were able to attend the Friday party and several friends made the drive out in the snow. Her great-grandparents and great-Aunt Linda also made the drive up from Tampa for her family party in the blizzard! We were sooo happy to see them and spend time with them and have them take part in the birthday celebration!
The family party kicked off Saturday in the midst of the snowy weather (actually made the day super special to wake up and see all that snow!) Great aunt Lisa and Alyssa braved the roads and came over for a late lunch party. However some extended family, including Grandma Connie weren't able to make it due to the slippery roads. So along with Great-grandparents Ballinger, Grandma/pa Orza, Great Aunt Lisa and Alyssa, and neighbors Chip and Amy and kids we were able made it a really fun day! I made a commerative dvd of pictures of Emery's first year with cd's of music as party favors. Great-grandparents and Linda brought with them some really special goodies: she got a play Kitchen for her playroom, dvd's (her fave one is an old school Disney one), clothes, etc. We set up her kitchen in her playroom and she just loves opening and closing all the cabinets and putting stuff inside. She also got some puzzles and a water and sand table from Grandma Connie. She had a special cupcake as we all sang happy birthday but didn't eat too much of it...most of it ended up on the floor and on her! On her official birth-day (Valentine's Day), we took her back to the hospital where she was born. We were even able to see some of the same nurses who were there during her delivery!
She had her one year dr's appt Feb. 18th and everything went well. She is doing great and growing like a weed--literally! She hasn't added much weight since her last appt. so seems like she is going to be like her mama--a skinny-minnie! :) Her next appt. won't be till 15 mos. so we will see how her growth is at that time. Dr. would like her to start weaning off of milk in bottles and that has been a challenge as she doesn't like milk in her sippys. She is also going to half whole milk/half formula now. She is also a picky eater (mostly eats table foods and some jars) so I stress about her not getting enough to eat so I will keep up the milk in the bottles for now.
This month she also started a gymnastics class every Friday. So much fun! The class is held at the Rec center and she gets to practice going down slides, bouncing in a bounce house (still a little wary of it!), balancing on the balance beam and doing somersaults. She gets to go and socialize with her friends: Nick and Sam, too.
See the next blog for March's fun events!!
February:
Birthday party month! Celebrated with several parties throughout the month--one with her friends as a joint party at the library with all the other Gwinnett Area Mommies babies with birthdays that same month, then her Gymboree party with her friends the weekend of her birthday and then a birthday party at home with just family that Saturday.
The Gymboree party was super fun, however, the weather was not! A winter blizzard came through just as her party was kicking off and as a result several friends were unable to come :( At least daddy and her grandma's were able to attend the Friday party and several friends made the drive out in the snow. Her great-grandparents and great-Aunt Linda also made the drive up from Tampa for her family party in the blizzard! We were sooo happy to see them and spend time with them and have them take part in the birthday celebration!
The family party kicked off Saturday in the midst of the snowy weather (actually made the day super special to wake up and see all that snow!) Great aunt Lisa and Alyssa braved the roads and came over for a late lunch party. However some extended family, including Grandma Connie weren't able to make it due to the slippery roads. So along with Great-grandparents Ballinger, Grandma/pa Orza, Great Aunt Lisa and Alyssa, and neighbors Chip and Amy and kids we were able made it a really fun day! I made a commerative dvd of pictures of Emery's first year with cd's of music as party favors. Great-grandparents and Linda brought with them some really special goodies: she got a play Kitchen for her playroom, dvd's (her fave one is an old school Disney one), clothes, etc. We set up her kitchen in her playroom and she just loves opening and closing all the cabinets and putting stuff inside. She also got some puzzles and a water and sand table from Grandma Connie. She had a special cupcake as we all sang happy birthday but didn't eat too much of it...most of it ended up on the floor and on her! On her official birth-day (Valentine's Day), we took her back to the hospital where she was born. We were even able to see some of the same nurses who were there during her delivery!
She had her one year dr's appt Feb. 18th and everything went well. She is doing great and growing like a weed--literally! She hasn't added much weight since her last appt. so seems like she is going to be like her mama--a skinny-minnie! :) Her next appt. won't be till 15 mos. so we will see how her growth is at that time. Dr. would like her to start weaning off of milk in bottles and that has been a challenge as she doesn't like milk in her sippys. She is also going to half whole milk/half formula now. She is also a picky eater (mostly eats table foods and some jars) so I stress about her not getting enough to eat so I will keep up the milk in the bottles for now.
This month she also started a gymnastics class every Friday. So much fun! The class is held at the Rec center and she gets to practice going down slides, bouncing in a bounce house (still a little wary of it!), balancing on the balance beam and doing somersaults. She gets to go and socialize with her friends: Nick and Sam, too.
See the next blog for March's fun events!!
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