She is growing growing growing!!! up Up UP!
Chris and I have been trying this new thing with our big girl to ease her frustrations of mommy leaving every morning to go to work. Chris tells her that they are going to get the newspaper and walk mommy to her car. So off we all go, me to my car, them to fetch our morning newspaper. River picks up the paper, Daddy picks up River and I blow kisses from my car.
We have only been doing this for maybe a few weeks. It really seems to be working. Before this she would cry for quite a while and be really terrible the rest of the day. Now, she waives and doesn't cry at all. The other day I was gathering my things and Chris says to her "Time to go get the newspaper!" To which she responded "Bye bye Mommy," with a smile on her face, waiving her little hand! We hadn't even gotten to my car. :)
Potty Time:
Last night River was diaper-less. She began to tinkle a little so I stopped her and said, "River, we use the potty when we pee-pee. Run to the potty!" She loves running. So off she ran with mommy in tow to sit on her potty and for the first time, she peed in her little potty. We still need to work on what Toilet paper is for, but what a start!
Things we do together on Mommy's days off:
Eat Breakfast/brunch at Whole Foods. Her favorites are bow tie noodles and blueberries
Music Together classes every Saturday morning
Watching Elmo and Abby on the Kindle
Playing in her new room! We decorated it with Hello Kitty wall decals and curtains. Now when she wants
to play in her room she just says "Meow meow!" and points down the hall.
Farmer's Markets
We attended the Zoo Boo with some of her friends
Visit friends and her Nonnie and Grandpa
River's new words:
Run/running (and she will run while saying it)
One
boot
water (pronounced watey)
uppy (up)
shoot (thank goodness I had my mommy mouth on when I dropped that nail on the floor!)
And this is what she was saying when I couldn't find my keys today.
hopper (grasshopper)
Potty
Poopy
I know I'm missing some.
Last but not least, and her favorite of the week:
Money...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012
The Day we pierced our Daughter
First we put her in a hat, because of course, every kid hat should have ears and/or horns!...and then we decided to get her ears pierced....but only if we could ride the "Nay nay" with a lollly. :)
Downtown Grower's Market
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| She was really interested in the giant pumpkins. I had $6 so I bought a pretty good sized one. She tried to take it from me and carry it, but alas, it was too big for baby girl. So the vendor was so nice that he gave her a little one to carry on her very own! But then we had to take a rest! |
She kept calling it an apple. And then she tried to eat it....
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Sunday, October 7, 2012
Heading into 1 and a 1/2!
She isn't quite there yet! October 30th will be her true one and a half birthday! But I haven't done a River update in quiet a while. It's long overdue so we'll do it now.
Since I got a third job, things got very crazy there for a minute. Once I stopped working on weekends things have been MUCH better! This weekend was really great. Wednesday we are planning to take her to her first Balloon Fiesta! Exciting.
River's words (new from the last list):
Milk
Elmo
Abby
Apple
beans
beads
shoes
eye
nose
no
duck
nonni
juice
house
snack
up and down
moon
wow
beep
mine
uncle
ball
bull
baby
walk
more
toes
bath
Bee/bees (she saw one outside)
Ra (rabbit)
butt
knee
Yuck (this has been a favorite lately)
Nasty (this one too for some reason. I think she finds it funny)
Meat
daddy
book
mice
nice
Phrases:
Hi mommy/ hi daddy
No mommy/ no daddy
Oh nonni!
It's a.......
How she identifies things she doesn't have words for:
Rawr! (Lion/tiger/bear)
Nay nay (horse)
Oo! Oo! Oo! Ah ah! (monkey)
Hoo Hoo! (owl)
Meow meow (cat)
Woof (dog)
beep beep (walking backward
Mah (nursing)
Brrrrummmmm (car/truck/motorcycle)
Airplane noise w/arms either flailing or motioning like a flying airplane (airplane)
num num (food)
What River has been:
Somersaulting
Dancing ;)
Keeping a beat
Coloring
Running a lot!
River has been working really REALLY hard on:
Jumping (she can finally jump! 10/15/12)
River is very helpful with:
Sweeping
Taking things to the trash
River doesn't know it but is looking forward to:
Getting new shoes
Snow/tobogganing
Being a bee for Halloween
Misc.:
We were driving down Montgomery turning onto the street next to my parents' house and I asked her where we were. She responded, "Nonni!!!"
Since I got a third job, things got very crazy there for a minute. Once I stopped working on weekends things have been MUCH better! This weekend was really great. Wednesday we are planning to take her to her first Balloon Fiesta! Exciting.
River's words (new from the last list):
Milk
Elmo
Abby
Apple
beans
beads
shoes
eye
nose
no
duck
nonni
juice
house
snack
up and down
moon
wow
beep
mine
uncle
ball
bull
baby
walk
more
toes
bath
Bee/bees (she saw one outside)
Ra (rabbit)
butt
knee
Yuck (this has been a favorite lately)
Nasty (this one too for some reason. I think she finds it funny)
Meat
daddy
book
mice
nice
Phrases:
Hi mommy/ hi daddy
No mommy/ no daddy
Oh nonni!
It's a.......
How she identifies things she doesn't have words for:
Rawr! (Lion/tiger/bear)
Nay nay (horse)
Oo! Oo! Oo! Ah ah! (monkey)
Hoo Hoo! (owl)
Meow meow (cat)
Woof (dog)
beep beep (walking backward
Mah (nursing)
Brrrrummmmm (car/truck/motorcycle)
Airplane noise w/arms either flailing or motioning like a flying airplane (airplane)
num num (food)
What River has been:
Somersaulting
Dancing ;)
Keeping a beat
Coloring
Running a lot!
River has been working really REALLY hard on:
Jumping (she can finally jump! 10/15/12)
River is very helpful with:
Sweeping
Taking things to the trash
River doesn't know it but is looking forward to:
Getting new shoes
Snow/tobogganing
Being a bee for Halloween
Misc.:
We were driving down Montgomery turning onto the street next to my parents' house and I asked her where we were. She responded, "Nonni!!!"
Friday, October 5, 2012
She's a Keeper!
Side note: I promise to get more pics up soon. I think we've taken some good ones lately. Just have to get them off of my camera!
No Need for a Key Beeper
This morning I had to get River ready to take to my parents house as well as get myself ready for work. Of course, it took longer than normal but she was in really good spirits. I think it really helps her to see me before I leave for work rather than to wake up without me there. As I was leaving, I realized I had no idea where I had put my phone. Like all mornings, I just had it and then it was gone. So I turned around and said, "Hmmm, I wonder where I put my phone, I just had it!" As I'm looking around, I see River run toward the kitchen table then run toward me with my phone!!! This girl is a keeper :) Lol.
Attachment Babies
I usually don't like categorizing myself...especially since everything is on a spectrum. Being an "attachment parent" is exactly the same. It's not an all or nothing thing. You can subscribe to a far East or West vision of what it means or, like most of us, you are somewhere in the middle. I use the label "attachment parent" to describe both Chris and myself, even though the roles are kind of reversed right now since I have two jobs and he is her primary care giver. It isn't ideal, but what in life is? All I can say is that we do a lot of attachment-y things. Anyway, even though I don't do some of these things I'm about to list, they are considered shibboleths of attachment parenting.
When you see or hear the following things, you know that mom/dad is an attachment parent to some degree:
1. Baby has a baltic amber necklace
2. Baby is wearing soft leather momo shoes.
3. "Cod liver oil...."
4. Kiddo has a bike without pedals or training wheels
5. Kiddo is 2-3 years old and is still rear facing in the carseat.
6. Kiddo is breastfeeding her/his dolly
Not all attachment parents do all of the above, but if you see one of these things, most likely you are in the presence of an attachment parent.
One day I was thinking about River playing with her dollies. She has never breastfed them, nor do I care if she ever does. However, she is so sweet with them. She kisses them and puts them to bed, and feeds them and carries them around in a little stroller, etc. That same day we sat down to nurse and she had one of her dollies in her arms. Suddenly she pops off and puts the dolly's mouth to my breast. She let her dolly have a turn! It was hilarious! And so sweet. She's such a keeper.
No Need for a Key Beeper
This morning I had to get River ready to take to my parents house as well as get myself ready for work. Of course, it took longer than normal but she was in really good spirits. I think it really helps her to see me before I leave for work rather than to wake up without me there. As I was leaving, I realized I had no idea where I had put my phone. Like all mornings, I just had it and then it was gone. So I turned around and said, "Hmmm, I wonder where I put my phone, I just had it!" As I'm looking around, I see River run toward the kitchen table then run toward me with my phone!!! This girl is a keeper :) Lol.
Attachment Babies
I usually don't like categorizing myself...especially since everything is on a spectrum. Being an "attachment parent" is exactly the same. It's not an all or nothing thing. You can subscribe to a far East or West vision of what it means or, like most of us, you are somewhere in the middle. I use the label "attachment parent" to describe both Chris and myself, even though the roles are kind of reversed right now since I have two jobs and he is her primary care giver. It isn't ideal, but what in life is? All I can say is that we do a lot of attachment-y things. Anyway, even though I don't do some of these things I'm about to list, they are considered shibboleths of attachment parenting.
When you see or hear the following things, you know that mom/dad is an attachment parent to some degree:
1. Baby has a baltic amber necklace
2. Baby is wearing soft leather momo shoes.
3. "Cod liver oil...."
4. Kiddo has a bike without pedals or training wheels
5. Kiddo is 2-3 years old and is still rear facing in the carseat.
6. Kiddo is breastfeeding her/his dolly
Not all attachment parents do all of the above, but if you see one of these things, most likely you are in the presence of an attachment parent.
One day I was thinking about River playing with her dollies. She has never breastfed them, nor do I care if she ever does. However, she is so sweet with them. She kisses them and puts them to bed, and feeds them and carries them around in a little stroller, etc. That same day we sat down to nurse and she had one of her dollies in her arms. Suddenly she pops off and puts the dolly's mouth to my breast. She let her dolly have a turn! It was hilarious! And so sweet. She's such a keeper.
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