Some days...

She is so funny. Others she is not, she is testing me I just know it.

What I find most entertaining is the start of her tantrums... and her looking at me to see my response! I remember laughing at my sister with one of her kids because all he had to do was look at her and she would smile at him, he is a teenager now but I am getting some payback because there are times I am hard pressed not to laugh, what an actress we have!

She is still very helpful. Will always go and get things for you when asked if she can find it.

She has started to throw things, this is good in way because it is some kind of silly milestone that means she is growing up, bad because she has good aim.

We are having a lot of fun with Peek a Boo around corners lately. To see her little head come slowly around the corner when she is peeking is priceless.

I have been trying to teach her to mount and dismount her horse by herself and the dismounting is working great! She will rock on her own and smile the whole time!

She has her favorite pans she likes to take out of the cupboard, lids that go along...

I gave her Nutella on a piece of toast today, she promptly licked the spread off and left the bread. Smart child.

One of my favorites is when she will walk herself to bed with puppy. It is so much better than putting her to bed before she is ready!

She does not like to wear mittens.

She loves her hat and scarf & fuzzy coat.

She loves shoes, thanks to her aunt she has several pairs!

We have not decided what to get her for christmas. Do you think I can get my husband to take me to FAO Swartz? :)

Busy week

Pieper being busy, she likes to take out some of the toys in her basket and sit in it!
I was in NYC for three days this week. Even drove into Brooklyn again for Thursday. Great meetings will all of the managers but I didn't even know today was Friday until Jeff told me. I am very glad it is Friday. The baby only protested a couple of times but I feel like everything is out of whack.

On top of that Pieper woke up from her nap with spots again. She did have a fever for a couple of days and I am pretty sure it is how it started last time. We did not go to the doctor, needless to say she was not her happy self today. She wasn't itching and I did the spot test the doctor told me about last time, if they don't start fading I will take her to the doctor on Monday.

She had an egg for breakfast, maybe she is allergic. I don't remember what she had to eat last time...

We were supposed to get a big snow storm Sunday. That has changed, looks like it will miss us completely. We just might have a green Christmas.

Stuff

She still LOVES being upside down.
25 weeks and Pieper in her Moose Hat from Harry and David( we have a store on the Avenue)Being silly... anyone see a pattern?

Her first look at the tree before it was decorated. She noticed the Christmas books ( I keep them in the Christmas box) first thing.
Daddy and Doodle...

Baby update

Doctor appointment went well today. Baby is growing as baby should 1 lbs 7 oz. Still looks very squished! All looks well. GD test is in three weeks... dark cloud on the end of December! :)

Starting the 28th I have to go every three weeks instead of every four. Time has flown by....

Being silly

Pieper growing

16 months
15 months

Baby

23 weeks

Pieper love to look at the belly, not that she hasn't always loved to look at bellies...
21 weeks- big belly

Thanksgiving

She had some turkey, this was going from one Grandma to the other.
Playing with her cousin
sitting with Grandpa in the AM

Showing off her belly to her cousins while the moms and Grandma made cookies!

Dog walk on the Avenue for Halloween.

Cindy Lou Who playing in the leaves.

Big dogs dressed like a two headed dragon
Watching the puppies walk by with Dad

24 weeks

I am not sure where the time has gone!

Baby loves to move around. This time I don't have all of the kicking I had with Pieper just a lot of dancing around in there.

Baby loves milk, always moves and grooves after a glass.

Likes me to be on my side, this was the same with Pieper. I know some ladies who have slept on their backs but that isn't an options, baby just goes crazy and not in a comfortable way!

I am feeling pretty good. I feel full all of the time and getting up off of the floor is not as easy as it has been but there are moments, as long as I don't bend over, I don't feel the belly that is sticking out!

Our next appointment is Thursday. Since I ate everything in site for Thanksgiving I am sure my weight will have gone up by leaps and bounds. Still, I do have to get in all of the holiday cookies and fun before I have to take the GD test, I am sure we will talk about that Thursday.

We are having some cool weather, 30's. Strong winds though so it does feel a little cooler. We had some snow but nothing that stuck anywhere...

Pieper 16 months

She is starting to talk a lot more. Words you can understand:

Moo, Duck, Please, Ma ma, Da da, Bottle, Grandpa, Bye-Bye, Moon, Puppy, Banana,

she is becoming a mimic, some words she will try to repeat after you say them but I don't think you can say she knows what she is saying.

She will tell you no when she doesn't want to do something.

She is a climbing machine, on anything she can get her toes into.

She will always get you a towel to dry your hands on after you wash them.

She is starting to become a little picky about what she eats.

She is a true cookie monster. She especially likes the pfeffernusse great grandma made.

She loves shoes, we had to buy a new pair when we were home for holiday, no more baby shoes, and she loves to put them on.

She still LOVES to look outside windows.

She likes to watch airplanes, this must be a baby thing as one of my friends just said something about how much her little boy likes them!

She likes to show you how to jump, she bends her knees and comes up really fast.

She is much faster at running circles around the house, we could walk around to chase her but now we have had to speed up our steps.

She still loves to read.

She likes Micky Mouse Club House, at least when they do the 'Hot Dog' dance.

Speaking of dancing, tonight when I was watching the Grinch she had to dance to the Who's singing. Had to climb down off of my lap to do it. She is a 'Who' at heart! :)

She is starting to help pick out what she wants to wear. Monday she had to have her halloween costume on!