Seventeen And A Half Months

Brrrr -- It's cold outside.  I think the high for today is 11 degrees.  Good thing Mommy and Daddy are keeping me inside our warm home.

We've done a lot of that this week because Mommy and I have been under the  weather.  Mommy got what she first thought was food-poisoning last Wednesday (b/c it was going in both directions -- oooh yucky!!!).  NaiNai came over on Thursday morning to play with me since Mommy wasn't feeling too good. We had a play date with the Sakaguchis and Volands on Thursday afternoon (which Mommy kept b/c she thought it was just food poisoning - sure hope we didn't get anyone else sick).  Mommy was feeling a bit better by Friday afternoon.  Then when I came down with the same thing on Saturday, Mommy realized it was probably a tummy-bug.   So, I am eating lots of bland foods the last few days and Daddy says to just focus on keeping me hydrated.  Especially since we know that with Mommy it only lasted a few days.  

Although my tummy isn't too good, I am still in good spirits - laughing and playing.  I especially like that Mommy and Daddy let me watch a bit more of  "Little People" on the tv.  There are some perks to not feeling well. :)

Also - Daddy hurt his back last week. I hope that he feels better soon because I miss him throwing me up in the air and catching me.  But, even though he's in pain, he still gets down on the floor to play with me -- I have the BEST daddy!!!

(UPDATE:  Mommy forgot to mention one HUGE piece of news for the last two weeks.  I have now officially dropped my morning nap and am taking just one nap a day.  I am growing up and becoming such a BIG GIRL!! :)

Not too many photos but enjoy the few we do have.  I hope we are all on the mend and have more fun stories to share next time! :)

Enjoying some lazy time on the couch since we're not feeling well

Seventeen Months

So much has happened in the last month:
- I've had numerous colds that range from a runny nose, sneezing, coughing, difficulty sleeping, and I have another one now.  I even shared them with Daddy and Mommy at different times.
- I loved getting to see my Georgia family for Christmas - but Mommy was really bad and did not take any pictures.  Some of my highlights: afternoon walks outside with Poppee, playing with some of my new Fisher Price animals, giving Nana high-fives, my big new stuffed doggy from Auntie Celeste, and family dinners with everyone (Mommy loved the shrimp at BJ's in Darien - hmm - nothing like fresh seafood).
- I did pretty good on the 17-hour drive each way.  It was fun to get to see some of Mommy's friends along the way (the Purifoys in Nashville, the Kerns in Atlanta, and the Hollands near Charleston).  And, I enjoyed getting to run around and use my legs at several rest areas. 
- I now know the sounds of so many animals - cat, monkey, fish, elephant, snake, lion, tiger, sheep, goat, horse, dog, possum, cow, dolphin, owl, duck, and can say "YEAH" with Noah (I can call him by name too) because the flood has ended. :)

Fun pictures of this past month:

I LOVE books!!

So much FUN playing with the Purifoy girls!

Fun to meet the Hollands

You gotta be fast with that camera, because I really want to hold it and play with it:

    

 

Fun at the apartment where we stayed on Jekyll Island:

 

Mommy loves that I am finally getting a little bit ticklish

A few in my Christmas outfit (Thanks, Auntie Janet for my pretty dress!)

  

  

  

This is an old pillow case that Mommy has had for many, many years
- it has traveled around the world with her

Mommy needs to work on her camera skills -
but the shot makes her laugh

Check out my animal sounds:

animal sounds

playing with Daddy

playing with Mommy