April

Before we get to the toddler antics of May (night terrors! tomato tantrums!), here's a recap of April in pics. Clara had her 15-month well-visit in April and was 22 pounds (40ish percentile) and 31 inches (60ish percentile). She was no longer anemic, thanks to a near-daily dose of kidney/black beans.  Her language has exploded in the last few weeks, but was still slow-going in April, though she did add "owl." She also had 2 of the 3 hardcore tantrums she's had to date in April, one over having to wear shoes, and one over being forced (by mama) to vacate the driveway of a house where some friendly dogs live that she likes to harass (indefinitely, if you'll let her).  Overall, though, she was still a fun, sweet girl in April :)   Caution: a toooon of pics ahead:

playing in her tent

Easter at my mom's house

my little gardener, playing in the dirt. LOVE this pic of her!

annoying Gracie in the tent

playing "turbo baby" (racing dada down the hill)

she takes the Easter basket everywhere

too cool to ride / at the zoo

checking out the flamingos (her fave)

she saw the flamingos from this far off and went running

trying to climb into the duck exhibit

final goodbye to our old friend

this dirt party went on for awhile :)

at a birthday party at Pump-it-Up

My family has a crazy Easter egg decorating contest every year. (You can read about past entries at my old gardening blog.)   Here's my flamingo from this year:

in honor of old friends lost this year

the other Easter tradition: bunny cake!

Scott's Tiger Woods

Tiger's accessories (mad wife and golf clubs/bag)

reading with Nana



reading to Gracie about her cousins



Have a great week!

G.

PS- I added a couple of videos from March to my last post, so check them out if you're still reading (ha)/so inclined

PPS - Otis' grave-marker came from this shop. We love it.

busy, happy days

are my (non-family) readers still here?! sorry I have been so slack on posting.  some more quickie updates...

Clara and Dada have chik-fil-a every week after music class.  she loves her deconstructed grilled chicken sandwich :)

these little curls kill me. so precious.

my mom is including this pic with her Christmas cards. happy girl :)

being sneaky

I love the next two. these were Thanksgiving pics I forgot to include in my Thanksgiving post. so independent in the airport.

Clara has learned how to do SO MUCH in the last couple of weeks:

• stacking blocks
• nesting objects
• putting her cup back in the cupholder in the highchair tray
• sharing toys with us
• initiates peek-a-boo
• waves bye-bye reliably
• understands how to work (and loves) peek-a-boo books

other randoms:

party-planning is in full-swing for her retro rock-and-roll party in late January.

we got her a nice drum (Remo Kids) and some baby-safe art supplies for Christmas. surprisingly, she hasn't bothered our tree at all.

as soon as I post this, I'm going over to the Breastfeeding page to do an update, so check that out if you're interested.

have a great week!

Ginger



quickie

 a scene from daddy daycare :)

tonight, clara climbed in the dresser drawer and threw out all her clothes. does this mean we have a toddler now? 

she's got personality!

one year ago today, this was (a very flexible) Clara:

scott said the other night "who knew having a baby would be so awesome?"  truthfully, even though we badly wanted a baby for so long, we had no idea it would be so awesome. some snapshots of our sassy girl today:



cramming apples and cheese in her mouth like they're going out of style



I want to smile but my mouth is full...

who are you calling chipmunk cheeks?



I like spending mommy's money...

and tearing up daddy's exercise book

why do they call this a cat door? it's just my size! bye bye!

Hope everyone's having a great week :)

-G