okay so I will start with the update on Afton- She went to her doctors last week and the doc said Afton is doing great! She is 9 lb 9 oz which puts her in the 85%ile, 29 inches - 95%ile, and her head is in the 90% - I don't remember how big it was. I can now feed her anything I eat except for drinking cow's milk, peanuts, shellfish, honey, or egg yolks. She LOVES yogurt and cheese. Not so sure about meat. I am going to blend up some taco soup today for lunch and see how she does. She's not too fond of anything with grainy or chunky texture so the beans may be a little much.
Bailee is still amazing and funny. She loves to play with our neighbor, Kylee, from 4-8 every day. At first Kylee wasn't allowed to come in our house and we were always outside. But Kylee's mom has now let her come inside and she helps make dinner, clean Bai's room and Afton loves another little girl to play with. Afton will follow them around the house as much as I let her go and watches every move they make. I was also able to bring Kylee to the library with us last night and that was pretty cool for Bai. I enjoy that she is getting attention and play time, but also feel sad that she would rather play with Kylee than with me.. yeah so I am crazy.
Well as for Dan and I.. I am trying to get motivated to get the house ready to sell and am constantly writing to-do lists on how to get it ready as soon as possible. The main thing holding us back is our back yard.. we definitely let it go too far. I keep telling Dan that we bought it with the backyard being worse and saw the potential, so maybe someone else will do the same, but we will see if we stick to our plan, we should have it ready in about a week.... hmmmmm .
We also have been the receivers of some very generous help. Some I know for sure who it was and some I have a pretty good idea, but to whoever it is THANK YOU. I feel awkward being a receiver of any sort of help, especially financial and I think a lot of it is because I don't think saying Thank You expresses enough of the gratitude I feel and I can't do anything more. I don't know if that makes sense, but - we are so blessed with family that is an inspiration to me and I hope I can become at least half of what they are. Well there is the novel of the blog.. so tah tah for now!
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My pretty little butterfly
sorry it is not at all centered...
cleaning out the closet
It was so fun for her to find old things in our closet that had been "missing"
You've gotta love her!
Bailee-isms
- 12/20/08 We were at the annual Case Christmas party. Grandma Betty and Grandpa Dwayne were nice enough to buy us Sizzler lunch and then had a program at their home. Before I tell the story, I need to clarify that Grandma Betty is from England and still has her accent - which I love! Bailee wanted to ride in Grandma Betty and Grandpa Dwayne's car from Sizzler but we told her no since her car seat was already in ours. Bailee: "I just want to go with them because I love them so much." Grandma Sue : " I know, and they love you, too." Bailee: "But Grandma Betty says it weiood" (wierd without the "r" sound)
- 11/10/08 We were "puppy sitting" for Dave and Sue overnight so they could spend a night in Midway. Part of Bailee's bedtime routine is that she gets to have "snuggle-wuggles" right before bed every night. Snuggle wuggles started as being a Backyardigans show but has evolved to being a choice between playing make believe with toys, a show, or something else she really wants to do before bed. Well this particular night I gave her the choice between Dragon Tales or going to the store with me and she chose the show. When it was over and I said it was time to brush teeth and go to bed, she started to cry and throw one of her tantrums. She said she wanted to go to the store with me, I then reminded her that she chose the show over going to the store. She replied very seriously that when she chose the show, she was just teasing me. Very smart response.. it didn't fly and she was not a happy girl going to bed that night
- 11/12/08 We were driving home from Dave and Sue's and Bailee said "What does 'age' mean?" Dan and I weren't quite sure what she said, so we asked her to repeat it and she did. We still weren't sure if she said "H" or "age." Usually she can explain what she is saying by thinking of another word or saying it in a sentence. We asked her to say it in a sentence or tell us when and how she heard it. She stammered a little, then said "You know, like my feet are big." Dan and I tried very hard not to laugh and she finally said "Like I am a big girl." So then I said.. "Okay, you mean 'age'. That is like how old you are, so your age would be 3. When someone asks you what your age is, you would say 3." So Dan said "Yeah. It is like someone asking you how old you are. What are you going to say when someone asks you what your age is?" and Bailee said, "That I am a big girl!" Maybe you had to be there or it was pretty late, but it was very funny.
- Grandma Sue bought a doctors kit for the grandkids. It came with a couple of cards that showed what to do with the "tools" - kind of like directions. When we were cleaning up all the parts to it, Bai couldn't find the cards and she was saying over and over.. "where are the indirections? " I think she was mixing up the words "instructions" and "directions." It is very cute that her vocabulary is growing so fast that she just has a ton of information to sort through. I am biased, but I definitely think she is a smartie!
- Bailee was trying to get Dan to fill up her aqua-doodle pen with water so she could color on her mat, but apparently Dan wasn't jumping on the task. He continued to get ready for work and gather his things when Bailee said very demandingly "Dad, when you are all done with this world stuff, will you please fill this up with water?!" It definitely got his attention and he filled it up with water and she went on her way.
- Bailee was talking with her cousin, Aliyah, and her grandma Packer about places they have been and things they have seen. My mom brought up that Aliyah was in a whale's mouth at Storybook land and Bai was in a shark's mouth in Disneyworld. They were laughing about that and my mom said, "Weren't you scared in the mouth?" and Bailee looked at my mom with her index finger pointed at her and said, " Remember grandma, those things are just PRETEND!" My mom thought it was very cute how Bailee was trying to comfort her on the scary pretend things that are out there.
- Bailee is pretty much a vegetarian and refuses to eat meat - except for chicken nuggets and taco soup). In colorado, they took out a lunchable jr. and she wouldn't eat the meat. Well, someone told her that the meat would make her jump higher. She had a couple bites of the meat and walked away. Sue asked "Did you like it?" and Bai said "yeah, I am going to see if I can jump higher now, though." She jumped and everyone cheered - Maybe she will continue to eat meat and end up in the olympics!
- Bailee was riding home from a dinner in the back seat of papa Dave and grandma Sue's car. Her uncle Andy was sitting next to her talking to her when the sun came shining into the car all of a sudden and her grandparents both burst into song "Here Comes the Sun, do do do do.." Uncle Andy then whispered to Bai "Grandma and Grandpa are getting old." and bailee replied, "Grandma's not old, but Papa is."
- Being the great English buff that he is, Bailee's uncle Jason was trying to enhance Bailee's vocabulary by teaching her some new words. One of the words was "plump." He told her about having a nice, big, juicy, plump apple. Then he went on to explain that it meant "big." Bailee then was able to catch on and said, "Like you, uncle Jason?"
- When Bailee says prayers, she really lets Heavenly Father into her heart. She has said things like, "please bless that I can watch a movie tomorrow. Please bless that I can get tinkerbell makeup at the store. Please bless I can sleep the whole night in my bed. Please bless we will grow up healthy and go to heaven."
- Bai was helping grandma Sue wrap some baptism gifts and asked her what they were for. Sue said that they were for her primary kids who were going to be baptized and when Bailee turned 8, she would also be baptized. Bai looked at grandma like she was out in the night and said " Oh, no, grandma, I am going to be a doctor when I grow up!"
- We were leaving grandma Sue and papa Dave's so Bai went and hugged grandma and said "I love you, grandma." Dan told her to go and tell grandpa the same thing so she went and hugged grandpa and said " Papa, I love grandma."
- Bailee thought her pee would be pink after she drank her strawberry milk. After I told her it would still be yellow or clear, she still had her hopes up. When we got home, she ran to the bathroom to go potty and we heard her disappointed voice come from the bathroom saying "Yep, it's still yellow."
Sweet Afton
She was such a trooper during the trip- she really is such a good baby!
What happens when a 3 year old is holding up a 6 month old for pictures...
She's still doin okay...
wooops !!!
making the cake
well I guess she is not quite in the process of making it here - more posing
making/eating the frosting
and eating the cake
I think they purposely smeared it on their faces - i dont see how else they could have gotten that messy
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Janelle & Dan - I hope you guys know that you are so inspiring to everyone. YOU are so generous to everyone you know and I'm sure everyone can name AT LEAST one thing that you guys have done for them in their time of need. That country song "You Find Out Who Your Friends Are" is about people like you guys. Thanks for letting others help you for once! We love you guys!
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