13 Months Old

 

Here is a nice phone instagram picture of Clare Anne. It is impossible to catch a good photo of her lately. For one, she does.not.slow.down EVER! If she does stop to give me a cheese, she's too fast and my poor camera can't keep up. I tried desperately tonight to grab a good picture of her (besides the one on my phone), and this is the best I got...

This last one clearly shows what a mess she is. :) I totally think she thought she was being funny.

Some things about Clare at 13 months:

1. She still takes a bottle at naptime. She's a good eater -- I would say at the moment she's loving bananas and peanut butter.

2. She jabbers a lot and says some things that I think sound like words: mama, dadda, Lila, dog (and will do a little oo,oo for the sound of a dog), what's that, bye-bye and night night. She waves hi, but doesn't say it.

3. She plays very well independently, but loves to play with her sister too.

4. She's a little territorial and I can already see sharing as an issue. She's not above trying to shove Lila away from a toy if she wants to play with it.

5. No new teeth this month.

6. Still a mama's girl, but is starting to branch out a little bit more.

7. She CLIMBS ... everywhere. She is so hard to keep up with and to keep her out of stuff. She is into everything. The word "no" isn't in her level of comprehension yet, I suppose, because I say it a lot and she just grins. She's a persistent little lady.

She's getting too big, too fast ... both my girls are! Wish time would slow down just a little bit! :)



Lila has a Sleepover

Lila got invited to a sleepover tonight ... to say she was excited is an understatement.

She was excited because she was getting to spend the night at her Sissy's house with her sweet friend, Emory,

and these ladies ... who she adores.

I've gotten a few phone pictures throughout the night ... I think they're having fun. :)

Little Miss got to be an only child for the night. She doesn't know what to think in this quiet house. She's also at the pony-tail sportin' age. This child's bangs hang way ddooowwnnn in her eyes. She refuses to wear a bow, so I must resort to the ponytail. I think she looks pretty stinkin' cute!!

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1st Trip to the Dentist

Lila had her first trip to the dentist this morning. We didn't do a pediatric dentist -- I just took her to where I go, and she did great. I had an appointment a couple of weeks ago, and she tagged along to see what it was all about. I think that helped her. She went back to the chair without me, and basically went through the whole deal by herself. She wasn't afraid and was super excited about her little goodie bag and Ariel toothbrush. I was very proud of her!

3 and a Half

My big girl turned 3 1/2 today! I feel like half birthdays are as fun as the real thing. We even do half-birthday presents -- she got a new bookbag for school next year. I'm not a sucker -- as least not suckered by her. She didn't even know what today was ... I woke her up and got her all pumped for 3 1/2 and might of mentioned a little present in there. :)

Some things about my little sassy girl at 3 1/2.

1. She is a girly-girl. She loves pink, purple, dresses, painted toenails, make-ups, princesses, and pretty things.

2. Her sleeping habits aren't that great at the moment. She really just prefers our bed ... we'd really like her to prefer her own. She's a bit of a night-owl, and it takes a lot to get her to sleep unless you're laying with her. She's a lot better about going to sleep on her own for a nap. Most nights, she will wake up in  the middle of the night and crawl in bed with us. And Lawd, does she kick!!

3. She loves movies and cartoons. She also likes to swim and loves to jump off the side of a pool.

4. She loves Clare and mothers her a lot. She's also gotten to the tattling phase of sisterhood, and lately it's pretty evident that Clare can get on her nerves a little bit. The two of them will fight a little for attention, and I find that Lila wants to be held more and more.

5. She still loves her bunnies and sleeps with them all the time.

6. She is still interested in writing and can write her name and Clare's name by memory, and knows how to write a lot of letters too.

7. She is sassy, sassy, sassy. The things she says and mimics are hilarious. She will toe a line, but she has a very sweet and repentant heart. She wants very much to do the right thing. She's also very loving and caring of her friends/family. She talks about them all the time, and asks how they are doing and if they're going to be somewhere.

8. She loves chocolate milk and fruit and would drink/eat those things all the time.

9. She continues to be a healthy little girl and rarely is sick. I think she weighs about 33 lbs, but that's a guess.

10. She is very social...will talk to anyone.

11. She loves her Bible class and loves to sing her Bible songs. She also likes to make up her own songs and stories...they rarely make sense, but it's the imagination that counts!

12. She's gotten better about her pronunciation of words ... the one thing that stuck around for awhile was that she would say "b" for "v," but she's grown out of that I think. I very rarely hear that anymore.

 I can hardly believe she's so big! We love you very much, Lilabug!!

Busy Week

Josh has been out of town all week, and I'm not quite used to being the one and only for a whole week. I decided my best strategy would be to go, go, go. We missed Daddy a lot, but we made it just fine and I had fun having such quality time with my girls. Thankfully, he is on his way home though -- we're excited to see him!!

One day this week, we headed to Frog Legs. It was crazy busy, but we managed some fun for a little bit. We actually made some new friends -- a family with two girls the same age as Lila and Clare -- and we all managed a lunch together at Chappy's.

We've had a few lazy mornings. Clare has gotten into shoes lately ... she is a complete and total mess!!

My sweet big girl has snuggled (ahem, kicked) with me all week long, but I sure do love her!!

This is Clare's "cheese" face. Crack.me.up!

Today we headed to the Splash Park to play with Leah and Hannah and our new friends from Frog Legs. All 6 little ladies had such a good time splashing and playing in the water. Very thankful for a fun morning with sweet friends!

Carly, Hannah, and Clare

Leah, Lila and Aubrey

My girls

Storytime

June was a super busy month for us ... July is much slower. We are now on the hunt for things to keep us busy. We headed over to the library this morning for storytime. Lila thoroughly enjoyed the story and the coloring time afterwards.

Clare was much more interested in playing peek-a-boo in the little house they have there, which is for quietly sitting and reading a book, I'm sure.

Lila was even able to get her very own library card this morning! 

4th of July Celebration

Today was a super low-key day for us. We hung around the house, ran a few errands and ended up at Chik-fila for dinner. Nothing says Happy Birthday to the U.S.A. like dinner at the local Chik-Fila! ;-)

Last night we headed with some friends to the local fireworks show. The girls had a blast running around with thier little girlfriends and the fireworks were really pretty and bright! It was a great night! :)

Lila and Leah ... these girls did it all.

Sweet Hannah and Clare Anne

A FUTILE attempt at a group picture.

Waiting on the fireworks to start!!

Guess the flash caught my eyes by surprise?? Clare was definitely intrigued by the fireworks, but she certainly hung on to mama.

These girls ate.it.up. They had something to say after each.and.every.firework went off.

Happy Birthday America!!

Clare's Check-Up

Clare had her well-baby visit today ... along with that visit came two shots -- one in each leg. Bless her bones, these shots hurt her feelings worse than previous shots. It took a bit for her to calm down, but once she did she was a-ok.

Her weight was 22 lbs., and her height was 30.25 inches.

Baby's getting big!!

Water Baby