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Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted by Chelsea on Monday May 10, 2010 Under Toddler

Here are the Lucy Masterpieces that we sent to Gram and Mimi:

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Mimi’s:

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Gram’s:

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Lucy did all the painting except the stems.  Mommy helped her with that.

They were a big hit!  Both for Lucy to make and for Mimi and Gram to receive!

We had Mother’s Day weekend it seemed.  We went to the zoo on Saturday and then had a more relaxed day yesterday.

At the zoo, there were Zebras!

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Giraffes!

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Lucy! (Saying WOAH!)

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Gorillas! (My favorite)

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There was a baby gorilla but he was camera shy.

More Lucy taking it all in.

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Lions!

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No Tigers…

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And BEARS-OH MY!

Brown:

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Sad Polar:

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Grizzlies!

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The bears where the only animals that really looked sad and made me sad.

There were also, smelly penguins:

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Snow Leopard!

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Rhinos!

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A happy Lu and Daddy.

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A cute, but blurry, picture.

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Up close and personal peacock.

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Kangaroos!

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Come and knock on my door….(Shaun had NO clue what I was referring to when I started singing that):

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Overall, it was SO fun and Lucy had a great time.  She was such a good girl. 

Yesterday was a chill day.  Mommy did get some presents.  “Flowers” and a handmade picture frame from Lu.

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(She’s eating in that picture-QUITE appropriate)

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And Shaun got me some more of my perfume.  I had just run out so it was perfect timing.

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He got me the BIG bottle.  I got the smallest bottle last time and it lasted 2 years!  I be this will last me at least 3.

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In the afternoon we went to the park, to Talbots for some more Duplos, and then out to Indian food for dinner.  It was a nice day.

The Duplos were a huge hit.  When I took them out of the package Lu cheered and then started showing me the blue, yellow, red, and orange ones.  There are 2 blue tinted clear ones and she calls them “bubbles”.  You should see the towers she can build now!!!

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Are you ready for this?

Posted by Chelsea on Sunday May 2, 2010 Under Toddler

It’s pictures galore people!

 

Lucy LOVES her Legos.  She used to only be able to take them apart and then about 6 weeks ago she started stacking them about 3 high and then about 3 weeks ago she started making TALL towers and then last week she started making THINGS with her Legos.  We got a car and a sort of building thing last week!  INSANE.  Here she is making a tall tower.

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Last weekend, I was BBQ-ing some chicken for lunch and Lu decided the plants needed watering.  She made her Daddy proud.

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Lucy is a great eater.  She LOVES food and can throw it down.  This week she got a little TOO excited by her rice and got it everywhere.  I feel like overnight she turned into this kid:

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We had her Spring Gala this week and she did a bit better than the Winter Gala where she ended up crying in her teacher’s lap.  We didn’t get the best seats but we still got pictures and video.

Here’s Lu walking in.

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Noticing all the scary people.

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Still noticing.

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Then she see’s Mama! (I stood up) She smiles!

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Daddy took video of the first time they sang The Itsy Bitsy Spider but didn’t keep it rolling for the second time when we got a smile.

 

     

Afterward the performance Lu and Daddy planted some seeds:

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And then we went to the park:

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And then, dinner:

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Today we rode the train up to San Francisco and went to a baseball game.  It was a beautiful day for a game!

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Check out our views!

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Lu LOVED it and despite missing her nap, did FABULOUSLY.  She even started cheering with everyone by the end.  Too bad the Giants lost.

Watching the game:

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Best seat in the house!

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Tonight I finished up our craft project that we started yesterday.  It’s Teacher Appreciation week and we made Lu’s teachers some cards.

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As for new developments, Lu’s character is developing more and more.  She’s one funny girl and loves to giggle.  Her vocabulary is just taking off and she can say “Hi” and “Bye Bye” on the phone now.  Some of the words that come out, Shaun and I just look at each other like, “WOAH”.  She LOVES beets and while chowing down on them last week, she kept saying “Moe Beets Pees!”  “Moe Beets Pees!”  My other favorite?  When Daddy is gone she points at the picture of him with his bike (Yes we have one) and says “Dada. Go. Bike.”

Smartie pants!

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We’ve Been Keeping a BIG Secret from You!

Posted by Chelsea on Monday Apr 19, 2010 Under Toddler

We are MOVING TO BOISE, IDAHO at the end of June!!!!

Why? You ask.  Well the main reason:

We’ve actually been talking about moving for a VERY long time-WAY before we even had Lucy.  Living in the Bay Area is great but it’s EXPENSIVE and not sustainable.  Even more so now that we have Lucy.

We have a list of what’s important to us and when I went to Boise in February for Tessa’s birthday in dawned on me that Boise fit our list.  Before that, we had always said that we would move to Pennsylvania by Shaun’s family but the fact that we couldn’t find a town near his family that fit our list always stopped us.

Here’s the list.  What’s highlighted in purple is what Boise has that is much harder to find in Pennsylvania near Shaun’s family:

-Family (Pennsylvania actually wins out here since Shaun’s ENTIRE family is there and his brothers live within 3 miles of each other)
-Affordable
-4 seasons
-Good public schools
-Good place to raise a family with lots of young families (Something the Bay Area IS NOT!)
-Walk-able downtown with nice houses nearby
-Access to ethnic food-Thai, Indian, Japanese, Mexican, Vietnamese, etc.
-College Town-think major college
-Mountain biking nearly year round
-Very outdoorsy community
-Natural grocery store where I can easily get Gluten Free food and organic, grass-fed meat
-A nice gym where I could imagine working out
-Jobs! That PAY!
-Short commute

Another thing Pennsylvania had but that Boise does not is a big city within driving distance.  In PA we would have been close to New York City, Washington, DC, and Philadelphia.  In Boise?  Not so much.

When we were making the decision, we first did a pros and cons list for staying vs. leaving and the pros WAY out weighed the cons.  But then when we were deciding between Idaho and PA we sat down and PA almost won out.  Shaun and I were willing to overlook all of the things that Boise had that PA didn’t because of his family.  Shaun REALLY misses his family (as do I) but then we sat down and did a budget and looked at housing.  It turns out that it is SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper to rent a nice house in Boise than it is in the Wilkes-Barre-Scranton area.  When we were comparing Shaun said “This isn’t fair-there’s no comparison.”  Add to that our projected heating bill and gas bill (for a long commute for Shaun) and the decision was made with the stipulation that we visit PA at least once a year and for at least 2 weeks per year-it got built into our budget.

So Boise it was!  Before we could move forward though I had to see if I could work remotely.  The only way we were willing to make such a huge life change was if I could keep my job.  I was SO nervous going into that meeting to talk to my manager BUT she gave me a resounding YES!  She fully supports this move and come July 1st I will be working from home!  Shaun will be a stay at home Dad while he looks for a job in Boise and we’ll be sharing a baby-sitter with my sister for about 20 hours per week.

When we went out earlier this month, it was to scope it out and make sure that this was the right decision.  We went to look at neighborhoods to see where we wanted to live, I went grocery shopping, Shaun went mountain biking (everyday), we went hiking.  We did things that we would do if we were to live there.  And, even though the weather was absolutely miserable, we LOVED it.

While out on our neighborhood scouting trip, we came upon a house that was for rent and Shaun called.  The property manager said that he was having a open house and that we should come to meet him and tell him what we like so that he could look for properties for us when we came out.  We were planning to go back in June to secure housing.

Well…we went to the open house and we fell in love.  Shaun kept looking at me like OMFG.  When we got back in the car, my super conservative, hates to waste money, husband said, “We’re renting that house and just swallowing the 2 months that we can’t live there.”

Before I agreed to that, I said that we had to look at EVERYTHING in that price range (inside and out) and if we still thought this house was the one, then we would get it.  That house was still the one.

We sign our lease TODAY!

Welcome to our new home:

It’s set off the street and the street is not very busy.  It’s half a block from the mountain biking and hiking trail heads (yes! HALF a block!), 2 miles from my sister, 1 mile from downtown, and 1/2 mile from the Greenbelt-which is a running/biking path that runs along the river.  It’s also about a mile and a half from the Y and I’ll be riding there with Lucy in the bike trailer A LOT!

The upstairs has been recently remodeled. And the kitchen is BEAUTIFUL.

Large living room:

Master bath with a deep tub with JETS!

Master Bedroom (which has a walk in closet):

I didn’t get pictures of the down stairs but there are 2 bedrooms down there, a den, an OFFICE, and a laundry room.

The other thing it has? A HUGE backyard (that needs some love and care 🙂 ) and 2 car garage with extra storage:

And an AWESOME deck that is right off the kitchen.  This house is PERFECT for entertaining.

Goodbye 1200 square foot condo with almost no storage, NO yard, and NO family around.  Hello 1700 square foot house with an additional 2 car garage, HUGE yard, and Lissa, Tessa, and Willy 2 miles away.  I love you!

Needless to say, we are VERY excited.  I wish we could move now but Shaun is working through the beginning of June and then his brother and nephew are coming to visit (which we are VERY excited about) and THEN we drive to Boise, Idaho to start our new, less hectic, more family oriented life.

YIPPEE!

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13 MOMs!

Posted by Chelsea on Sunday Apr 18, 2010 Under Toddler

When I was pregnant with Lucy, I joined an online board for Mommies who were expecting in October 2008.  Over two years later we’re still going strong.  We talk about the triumphs and trial of having kids.  These are the ladies that I turn to whenever I have an issue, question, or something exciting to share.  We’ve becoming incredibly close over the years.  Remember Kelli and Jessica from Hawaii?  I met Kelli “on the board” and we had such a great time in Hawaii.  Kelli is originally from Salt Lake City and was coming over to the mainland to be with her sister while she gave birth.  Kelli planned to stop in San Francisco for a long weekend on her way back to hang out with Lu and me.

When she posted that she’d be here, MANY Moms decided to come and visit as well.  There were 13 Mommies from the board here over the last few days.  One from Hawaii, 2 from Ohio, 1 from Arizona, 2 from Oregon, 1 from Nevada, 2 from the Los Angeles Area, 1 from Sacramento, and 3 from the Bay Area (including me).  It was a fun but HECTIC weekend!

The first night I had 6 babies and their parents over.  We tried to get a group picture before Lu went to bed (notice the jammies) and here’s what happened.

Aiden, Sophia, Aiden, and Lucy:                       Lucy Sandwich with Aiden bread!

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Look at this heartbreaker:

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Lu and VV:

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Lu basically sat there and everyone took their turn.  Jessica (from HI) was here but she wasn’t feeling picture friendly :).

The next day, we went to the Aquarium but had lunch over at my place first with those kiddos who were staying in San Mateo.

Lisa with her daughter, Aviya (VV) and Lu:

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After the aquarium it was time to try for a group picture again.  See if you notice a theme.

VV, Becklyn, Sasha, Lucy, and Aiden

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Here comes Amy!

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Don’t miss him, there’s the other Aiden!

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Becklyn and Lu.

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Oh there’s Jessica!!!

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Once again, Lu sat for the entire thing.  She really likes to sit on benches and couches!!!

The last day some families went to Alcatraz and then we met at the park for a picnic.

Sophia and Aiden:

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Sophia REALLY likes Aiden 🙂

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Group picture again!

Jessica, Becklyn, and Lu

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Add a Sasha!

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And an Aiden!

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And a VV!

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An Olivia and a JORDAN!  One of the Mommies didn’t bring her October baby but did bring her September baby-from 20 years ago or so!

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Add a Sophia (take a way a Jordan):

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Oh look-there’s a Lucas!!

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Almost all of them!

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Lucas and Jessica have had it!

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Minus a Jessica and add an Amy!

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The whole group (minus Stacy and Aiden from Marin because Stacy got a migraine 🙁 )

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Top Row (L to R): Jen and Olivia (Sacramento, CA), Kelli and Jessica (HI), Brandi and Aiden (OR), Lisa and VV (OR), Tamara (OH), Diana and Sasha (AZ), Laura and Lucas (Orange County, CA)

Bottom Row (L to R): Jen and Becklyn (OH), Chelsea and Lucy (San Mateo, CA), Rachel and Amy (Orange County, CA), Amanda and Aubrey (NV), and Laurin and Sophia (San Jose, CA)

Looking at that picture makes me tear up a little bit.  That is a bunch of really amazing friends and mommies.  We have about another 100 that need to be in that picture!

Here are the Crappers!

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And our last dinner.  One tired Lu.

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I miss everyone already.

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Reunited and it Feels SO GOOD!

Posted by Chelsea on Wednesday Apr 7, 2010 Under Toddler

We just got back from Boise and we had SO.MUCH.FUN!  The weather was awful (it snowed almost every day we were there) but we made the most of it.  Shaun still mountain biked 3 times and we went on walks and hikes-we just bundled up!

Onto PICTURES!

There was lots of this happening:

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Anytime I picked up or held Tessa, Lu got jealous.

There was also LOTS of eating.  Yes, my daughter is shirtless.  She was “hot, hot, hot”.

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She was still hot after dinner when she took Tessa’s bike for a spin.

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Riding in Tessa’s wagon on the way to the park.

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At the park:

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How cute is Tessa??!?!?!

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Lu went down the slide all by herself with NO injuries!

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Later that night, a bath was had!

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With the requisite crazy hair pictures!

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On Easter, the Dads took the girls out on a hike while the Easter Bunny did her magic.  It was a cold hike and Lu had to borrow some clothes from Cousin Tessa.  If you didn’t already notice, Tessa is a colorful dresser.  This is what happened when Lu visited her closet.

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OH but it gets better!

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She’s stylin’!

The Easter Bunny did, in fact, do her job.

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Lu’s garden boots:

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And Tessa’s:

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Mimi sent rolling backpacks with horsies.

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Mimi also sent some bunnies to be taken care of:

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Lu’s face upon seeing the loot!

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Checking it out.

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Lissa’s crazy Mom face in this picture cracks me up.

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The backpacks were a HUGE hit.

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Then we headed over to Grandma Sandy’s (Tessa’s Grandma) for an Easter Egg hunt and brunch.

On the way to the hunt:

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EASTER EGG HUNT!

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Lu LOVED IT!  She went running around saying “Egg? Egg? Egg?!?!?”  She totally got it.

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Tessa was more interested in that blue plate of water you see in the lower right hand of the picture.

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Lucy almost got ALL the eggs.

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The basket got so full it started overflowing. 

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Once inside, we gave Tessa half and Lu half and they discovered what was in them.  STICKERS!

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Later in the day, Lu discovered that Tessa’s toy box (that Papa made her) was a great “boat”.

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They were quite proud of themselves:

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Uh-oh, Daddy picked up Tessa.  This resulted.

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On our last night, the girls got a bath and wrapped in hooded towels that Mimi made them for Easter.

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We flew home today and Shaun got a bug in his butt to go get Lu a “running bike”.  Shaun’s brother sent a very generous gift certificate for the local toy store for Christmas and Shaun earmarked it for a Strider.  He decided today was the day.

We tried it out.

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LU LOVED IT!!!  We got her pink.

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We didn’t take her helmet to the store (though we should have) but from now on she WILL be wearing a helmet!!!

Today, Lu got to wear her Easter outfit.  It was too cold on actual Easter to rock it.

 

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And, showing Mommy her tummy:

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She’s also at the stage where she likes to lift MY shirt up to show me MY tummy.  I’m pretty sure the plane full of strangers didn’t want to see that!

Lu has started saying things like “Help, please.” and “Up, please.”  And she LOVED Cousin Tessa’s dogs.  Oh my-Mommy and Daddy may be in trouble in the dog department!  The cousins were again-SUPER CUTE.  I can’t wait until they get to see each other again.  It should be SOON!

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Monterey Bay Aquarium + 18 Month Stats!

Posted by Chelsea on Monday Mar 29, 2010 Under Toddler

Wow was this weekend ever busy!  We had a blast though.

Saturday was pretty warm and we discovered that Lucy needs some clothes for warmer weather.  I put her in a dress that her Aunt Kelly and Uncle Ricky got her.  How cute is she?!?!?!

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Shaun’s comment was that she just melt his heart everyday 🙂

Yesterday we went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.  It was pretty cool.  It wasn’t as big as I was expecting but we still had fun.

Some cool pictures:

Jelly Fish!

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Seahorses!

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These aren’t plants-they’re sea horses!

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No, really!

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Feed time!

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Hello shark!

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Lu just kicking back:

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Cute Lu pics!

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She went around yelling “FISHIE!!!!” It was very cute.

Daddy and a very tired Lu:

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Here’s Lu this morning playing with a new toy I got her.  It’s magnets and it sings the ABC’s.  When you put the letters into the big thing you see there it says “B goes buh, B goes buh. Every letter has a sound, B goes buh”.  She played with it in the cart yesterday at Target and listened to the ABC’s about 100 times.

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This morning I woke up to Lucy singing “A B C D” hum hum “G” hum hum hum hum “L M N O P” hum hum hum “T” hum hum hum hum hum “Z!”  I about crapped my pants. Seriously.  The letters that she did remember were said in the correct place!  That was INSANE!  I have a kid-she’s no longer a baby!

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Her 18 month appointment was this morning and here are her stats:

Height=30 3/4”-25th percentile
Weight=19 pounds 8 ounce-Less than 5th percentile
Head=19.25”-95th percentile

She’s trending exactly where she was at 15 months. She’s a peanut but she’s a just right peanut. She’s still pretty advanced in terms of language and talking and HOPEFULLY the tantrums will start to subside as she can communicate more.  All in all, it was a great visit.  She only had 1 shot and she cried briefly and then was okay. She was VERY proud of her sticker that she got.

In short, she’s awesome 🙂

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Kissy Face

Posted by Chelsea on Thursday Mar 18, 2010 Under Toddler

Lucy has learned how to REALLY kiss.  In the past she would lean her head in with her mouth open to “kiss” you.  She now knows how to pucker up and really give a kiss!  We spent 5 minutes before bed tonight kissing Mommy and Daddy.  It was about the sweetest thing that I’ve ever experienced.

 

We had a big weekend this past weekend.  We went to Lu’s first swim lesson of the year (minus the bonus swim lesson with cousin Tessa), we went to the beach and then we went on an organic farm tour.  We had TONS of fun.

 

Playing with Daddy:

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Swimming:

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At the beach (I LOVE the next 4 pictures):

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Pictures from the farm:

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Of Lu at the farm:

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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Sick, Sick, Sick

Posted by Chelsea on Sunday Mar 7, 2010 Under Toddler

Wow!  Mommy, Daddy, and Lucy have been sick the last 2 weeks.  Daddy probably the worst but it has hit us all hard.  Both Mommy and Daddy have missed 3 days of work over the last 2 weeks dealing with all the sickness.

We think it has passed us finally.  Lu is now getting some teeth (we think the bottom canines-if it’s not that then it’s the 2 year old molars) and so she’s now grumpy, feverish, and tired.  It never ends!

Here’s some healthy pictures!

Daddy and Lu playing with a green bean before dinner:

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Lu in shoes and clothes that Mimi got her (thanks Mimi!):

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Eating?

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With her first fat lip :( 

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We were at the park and I encouraged her to go down the big slide by herself and without laying down.  Normally when she goes by herself she lays all the way down on her back.  Last weekend she wanted to go down while sitting up and I totally encouraged it.  Everything was fine until she got to the end and her shoe got caught on the slide and she face planted.

Thank god I was wearing a dark pink fleece because I got a lot of blood on me.  She only cried for about 30 seconds and the bleeding stopped after about a minute or so.  She did end up going down the slide multiple times after that, so she wasn’t too scared.  It was still traumatic (for me) though :(   She recovered much more quickly than I!

In her new Spring dress!

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2 good shots of her GREEN eyes:

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Sick Lu:

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She’s still working on talking.  Tons and tons of new words. “sick” :(, “sit”, “cuddle”, “up please” just to name a few.

She’s also mastered nodding YES and NO all.the.time.  Today I asked her if she liked it that she could tell Mommy what she wanted by nodding.  She nodded YES.  It was pretty funny 🙂

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Cousin Tessa Turns 1!

Posted by Chelsea on Sunday Feb 21, 2010 Under Toddler

I know, I know, it’s been 2 weeks.  Lucy and I went to Idaho last weekend for Tessa’s birthday and when I got home I was too exhausted.  I’m equally exhausted this week-but I won’t make you wait!  I got great pictures in Idaho-the two cousins were SO incredibly cute together.

Here are a few of my favorites-more to come soon!

Uncle Willy pulls Tessa and Lu in the wagon!

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Tessa had a swim lesson and Lu and I got to crash it-it was a blast.

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The girls got a bath together and then got changed into matching PJs.  They thought it was pretty cool.

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The night before the party, Lissa, Papa, Mimi, and I slaved away on cupcakes and goodie bags.

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Then it was time for Tessa’s tea party!

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The birthday girl has her (cup)cake!

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Lu developed a new skill.  She can now walk with her hands behind her back.  She thinks this is fabulous and does it any chance she gets.  Daddy and I call her “Inspector”.

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Lucy really didn’t want to take a picture with the whole gang!

 

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She’d rather ponder what life is all about.

 

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Wha? Mom?

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A sure fire way to get Lucy cuddles?  Hold cousin Tessa!

 

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The girls played.

 

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And Lucy ate!

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Lucy’s vocabulary has just taken off!  She has some 2 word sentences and says thing that just amaze us.  On Friday, Shaun went to pick her up from daycare and she pointed at the driver seat in the car and said, “Dada seat”.  Um okay, little mite!  I think my favorite word of hers so far is “Aquaphor”. We put it on her in the morning and the evening (it’s like vaseline) and apparently we talk about it quite a bit because she says it! 

Here’s a list of some of her words:

-Dada
-Mama 
-Up
-Down
-Daycare
-Banana
-Ball
-Teeth
-Shoes
-Socks
-Feet
-Brush
-Cheese
-Cracker
-Cookie
-All Done
-Nigh-Nigh
-Birdie (while signing it as well)
-Kitty cat
-Woah!
-Uh-Oh
-Papa
-Tessa
-Lucy
-Here you go
-I do it
-I got it

There are a ton more but I need to start writing them down when I hear them.

As I mentioned above, she can now walk with her hands behind her back but she can also walk backwards!

She got 2 new teeth while we were in Idaho-her upper canines came it on the 13th.  She now has 14 teeth and loves to brush them.

Here she is yesterday with her beloved banana:

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And today, “helping” Mommy and Daddy fold:

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“My Ball”

Posted by Chelsea on Sunday Feb 7, 2010 Under Toddler

Those were words that I heard tonight, coming from my sweet daughter.  No, the ball wasn’t hers but she sure wanted it to be!  We went to our friend’s house who have a lil’ one who is a month younger than Lu.  Sophia LOVED hugging Lu.  Lu wasn’t so sure:

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Yes, I did say that Sophia is a month YOUNGER than Lu.  She’s 5+ inches taller than Lu and about 6 pounds more.  Despite that picture, they really did have a good time together.

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I didn’t get many pictures this week.  We did go on a beautiful hike yesterday.

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Lu’s personality is REALLY starting to emerge.  She’s a silly girl.  She LOVES to be chased and LOVES to dance.  She can GET DOWN.  She’s got both her Mommy and her Daddy (especially her Daddy) wrapped around her little finger.

Earlier this week, I was wearing a headband and she really liked it, so I let her wear one too:

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Pretty soon, we were in an episode of Star Trek:

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She’s awesome.

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