Happy Halloween!

Posted by zivney in Holidays October 31, 2010

Adelyn, the peacock, hopes you had a wonderful, spooky, candy-filled Halloween!

She sure did!!

(Post with tons more pics will be coming soon!)

Adelyn is 17 months old.

Our little Texan

She loves her hot sauce!

10/27/10 – Eating chips and salsa at Tele’s Mexican Restuarant.

Adelyn is 17 months old.

Just some faces

Posted by zivney in A day in the life of... October 29, 2010

She’s pensive.

She’s happy.

She’s determined.

She’s spooky.

She’s excited.

And she’s silly.

But we all knew that!

Adelyn is 17 months old.

Let’s go a-pumpkin-ing

Posted by zivney in A day in the life of..., The great outdoors October 28, 2010

We went to a little mom-n-pop plant nursery to find our Halloween pumpkins yesterday. It was *literally* 25 ft from the highway… as in, we got wind-blown by semi-trailers driving by. But we had fun picking out our pumpkins!

Addy liked having the chance to roam free and touch the pumpkins she found interesting.

I like this one...

But I like this one too...

Are you reallllly going to make me choose, Daddy?

I think this one is my favorite.

But then there's this one...

What a lovely model she is. Watch out, Vanna White!

Adelyn found a mini pumpkin that she liked.

And then we went back to look at the big pumpkins again.

We also spent some time smelling (and frolicking through) the beautiful mums.

See? Frolicking.

Our final purchases!

Addy seems pleased

Later on, Addy helped arrange the pumpkins and mums just so.

Here she is, trying to lift the big one. Good luck with that, child, the thing weighs ~25 lbs. That’s more than you do!

(Also, please forgive her mis-matched tshirt and shorts. It was October 27, and 86 degrees out. These were the only clean shorts we had at the moment. )

Adelyn is 17 months old.

Let’s color!

Posted by zivney in A day in the life of... October 27, 2010

Addy loves coloring with Daddy, even though poor Daddy has to fold himself into one of her kiddie chair.

But that’s half the fun, no?

Coloring sure takes a lot of concentration.

Aw, Momma! You're interrupting our coloring time!

Isn’t she an amazing color-er? She’s so talented.

Here Daddy, you can use this one.

10/25/2001 – Coloring fun with Daddy (17 mos old)

Adelyn is 17 months old.

The second time around.

Posted by zivney in Second time around October 26, 2010

Adelyn has something she wants to tell everyone.

I'm going to be a big sister!

It’s true, we’re expecting Baby #2!!!

If you are super observant, you may have noticed a change or two on our blog over the past week, including a change to the blog title (Our Little BlessingS) and a new tab added above the header.

We told our families last weekend and everyone was thrilled to hear the news. While pregnant with Addy, we didn’t tell anyone until I was through the first trimester, but this time around we told them early so I can complain to them about the morning sickness and exhaustion.

Aren’t we thoughtful?? ::wink::

Nah, but really, we told them early so they can enjoy the anticipation of waiting for their second grand baby/niece (or nephew!)/extended cousin, etc.!

So far, things have been going well! I’ve been tired, had a few headaches and I feel like my bladder capactiy has shrunk (oh sorry, TMI?). I’ve felt a bit queasy at times but so far no real morning sickness, which is saying something! I was hit with morning sickness the day after we found out we were expecting Addy (and then all the way into the beginning of the second trimester), so I suppose this begs the question…

Will Baby #2 be a boy?

And on that note, what should we call Baby #2 for blogging purposes?

With Addy, we called her “Baby” or “Baby Z” on the blog. So far, we’ve been calling the new babe “P-Squared” since we call Addy “P” at home (see here for the explanation) and I think it’s stuck. We think it has a nice ring to it!

Adelyn is 17 months old and I am 5 weeks pregnant.

Monthly Update – 17 months

Posted by zivney in Monthly Update October 25, 2010

Accomplishments this month: has 12 teeth; can identify objects when asked (points to her belly button, nose, toes, vent, fan, moon, tree, door, window); quite adept at using a fork (I’d say she has about a 60% success rate of spearing a piece of food and making it to her mouth); moving up to her big-girl car seat!, will go to her changing table when we say it’s time to change her diaper;

Personality: Stubborn as all get out. If she doesn’t get her way, she stomps a foot and/or screeches. Still super lovey and enjoys playing with other kids, particularly those younger than her. She’s very observant and studies things quietly.

Sleep habits: 11-12 hrs a night, and she goes down between 7:30-8:30pm. One nap a day, usually shortly after lunch, ~5hrs after she wakes up. Naps can last anywhere from 1.5-3 hrs long.

Favorite:

Songs: dance hits; nursery rhymes; anything with a good beat
Foods: oatmeal; graham crackers and cream cheese; grapes; apple sauce; squash; pancakes; peaches; plums; bananas; homemade pizza; all cheeses; lasagna; any noodles; tomato; ranch dressing and ketchup; turkey (or ham) and cheese sammiches; toast with jam, popsicles; yogurt; ice cream sandwiches… she tried eggplant and she’s starting to enjoy peas, corn and broccoli now. She likes to chew on green beans, but won’t eat the pods.
Activities: swinging outside; practicing her jumping skills; sweeping; going for walks but not riding in her stoller; examining bugs; pushing her stroller; enjoys working on her puzzle, trying to put the pieces in the right spots; walking to and playing at the playground; dancing alone or with Momma and Daddy; playing with Millie; reading books; going to the zoo; rearranging merchandise on store shelves (at Hobby Lobby, for example); coloring in coloring books; climbing things;
Word: Mama, Dada, ball, moh (Moon), ba ball (the ball… when talking about the full moon in the sky! hehe), Ooo ooo ahh (for a monkey), woo woo (for a dog), maow (for a cat), nana (banana), waer (water), bey bun (belly button); pu pa (pump jack)… she’s figuring out syllables!