Bella has been signing and saying (at the same time) her "magic words", and knowing how to use them in the correct context lately. Here's her practicing:
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Happy Birthday Nana!!
Happy Birthday, Nana! Wish we could be there to celebrate with you. Hope you have a GREAT birthday!
We love you!!
We love you!!
Friday, August 22, 2008
My (not-so-hot) Date with "Fay"
For anyone interested, here's the low-down on my day - and date with Tropical Storm "Fay".
5 am this morning: the wind was so loud it woke me up. I had to turn on the radio to make sure there wasn't a tornado warning or something. Forget the TV - it's been cutting in and out for like a day now.
8 am - wasn't raining at all. some wind, but not much.
11:30 am - checked the Status of Liz's flight home. it's a go.
11:45 am: Left to take Liz to Jacksonville, airport. (still no rain, hardly any wind.)
11:55 am: heading on I-95 toward Jax, wind and rain get worse as we travel south... where did this come from? I start to pray for safety.
12 pm: traveling on I-95 still, going about 50 mph, we see a white truck on the side of the road, somewhat wrapped around a pole.
12:15 pm - exit Duval Rd. stop at a light, and tell Liz "I feel like there should be a person from the weather channel camped out right here, reporting on the conditions..." yeah.. you know how there's usually water on the ground moving almost in waves accross the pavement, rain is making hardly any visibility, and the wind is making the palm trees have characteristics oddly similar to jell-o? yeah.. that was the picture in front of me at that stoplight.
12:20-ish pm: arrive at the airport; drop Liz off.
12:30 pm: pull into the walmart parking lot and contemplate going in for a while to wait out the storm. in the meantime, the storm seems to let up a bit, and I turn around and get back on the highway... I just want to go home!
12:35 pm: Heading north on I-95 at about 35-40 mph, I see a white car on the side of the road, facing the highway, backed into the woods. what's up with the white cars?
12:45 pm: another wreck.
12:50 pm: the car in front of me (blue, not white) swerves a bit. scared the crap out of me. seriously thought they were going to lose control.
12:55 pm: I'm 1 mile south of the GA state line, technically still in Nassau county, FL, when I hear the radio say that there is a Tornado Warning in Nassau County. Great! my day keeps getting better! I continue home - scared out of my mind.
1 pm: exit into town, seems a little clearer, and I don't like the look of those clouds...
1:05 pm: on the street that leads to home. see a police car blocking off the road, starting at my street. either a wreck or a tree down... not sure which one. saw flashing lights.
1:10 pm: arrive home, and Liz calls to say her flight (as well as the rest of the flights) had been cancelled.
1:30 pm: check weather. it's going to be getting worse. wind gusts up to 50 mph.
2 pm: power flickers on and off for about 30 sec. then goes off. tornado warnings dropped.
2:30 - 2:45 -ish pm: power comes back on.
3 pm: consult with Liz. weather isn't supposed to clear up until at least 8pm (wind especially). At least 5 more hours at the airport, or take a shuttle to a nearby hotel? yeah, the hotel was the winner... more comfy, and safer for everyone.
3:15 pm: crash time til 4:30pm. Desperately needed.
5 am this morning: the wind was so loud it woke me up. I had to turn on the radio to make sure there wasn't a tornado warning or something. Forget the TV - it's been cutting in and out for like a day now.
8 am - wasn't raining at all. some wind, but not much.
11:30 am - checked the Status of Liz's flight home. it's a go.
11:45 am: Left to take Liz to Jacksonville, airport. (still no rain, hardly any wind.)
11:55 am: heading on I-95 toward Jax, wind and rain get worse as we travel south... where did this come from? I start to pray for safety.
12 pm: traveling on I-95 still, going about 50 mph, we see a white truck on the side of the road, somewhat wrapped around a pole.
12:15 pm - exit Duval Rd. stop at a light, and tell Liz "I feel like there should be a person from the weather channel camped out right here, reporting on the conditions..." yeah.. you know how there's usually water on the ground moving almost in waves accross the pavement, rain is making hardly any visibility, and the wind is making the palm trees have characteristics oddly similar to jell-o? yeah.. that was the picture in front of me at that stoplight.
12:20-ish pm: arrive at the airport; drop Liz off.
12:30 pm: pull into the walmart parking lot and contemplate going in for a while to wait out the storm. in the meantime, the storm seems to let up a bit, and I turn around and get back on the highway... I just want to go home!
12:35 pm: Heading north on I-95 at about 35-40 mph, I see a white car on the side of the road, facing the highway, backed into the woods. what's up with the white cars?
12:45 pm: another wreck.
12:50 pm: the car in front of me (blue, not white) swerves a bit. scared the crap out of me. seriously thought they were going to lose control.
12:55 pm: I'm 1 mile south of the GA state line, technically still in Nassau county, FL, when I hear the radio say that there is a Tornado Warning in Nassau County. Great! my day keeps getting better! I continue home - scared out of my mind.
1 pm: exit into town, seems a little clearer, and I don't like the look of those clouds...
1:05 pm: on the street that leads to home. see a police car blocking off the road, starting at my street. either a wreck or a tree down... not sure which one. saw flashing lights.
1:10 pm: arrive home, and Liz calls to say her flight (as well as the rest of the flights) had been cancelled.
1:30 pm: check weather. it's going to be getting worse. wind gusts up to 50 mph.
2 pm: power flickers on and off for about 30 sec. then goes off. tornado warnings dropped.
2:30 - 2:45 -ish pm: power comes back on.
3 pm: consult with Liz. weather isn't supposed to clear up until at least 8pm (wind especially). At least 5 more hours at the airport, or take a shuttle to a nearby hotel? yeah, the hotel was the winner... more comfy, and safer for everyone.
3:15 pm: crash time til 4:30pm. Desperately needed.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Rain
Bella wanted to explore in the rain today - and for once, I decided to let her. So here's Bella playing in the rain, and loving every second of it!
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
15 month check-up
Bella went to the Doctor today for her 15-month check-up. Interesting experience to say the least. It's amazing what 3 months does as far as awareness to surroundings. When the nurse tried to take her vitals, she FREAKED out! I can only imagine what she was thinking: "why are you sticking that pointy thing in my ear? why are you putting that cold thing on my chest? why are you stripping me down and laying me on this table? who is this weird lady that is doing this to me? Is mommy going to leave me with her?.... (then for shots...) why is my leg hurting? why is mommy standing there letting this lady hurt me with that sharp thing? oh, the pain!!..."
We did successfully get her vitals, and later on, we successfully gave Bella 2 shots. A pretty traumatic experience, that I'm sure she forgot 30 min. later.
Bella weighs about 23.5 lbs. and is 31.5 inches tall. not much of a difference from her 12 month check-up. I seriously thought she had grown more than that in height. I used to be able to open up her car door without having to move her or have her duck. now, she has to do one or the other - she's too tall!
She dropped down a bit as far as percentages though. at 12 months she was 95% for height and 75% for weight. now she's about 75% for height and about 50% for weight. The doc said not to worry too much about it right now, but to give her a second snack everyday if she wants it.
The kid seriously wants to eat all the time. she's always saying "eat! eat!" and gets really excited about it. And it's not like she's a string bean or anything...this kid is not starving...and she's not fat either... she's actually pretty perfect. I'm not worried about it. She eats when she's hungry - and that's all that matters.
Ok, now development: Apparently, Bella's development is that of an 18+ month old right now. Doc was amazed at her vocabulary... that she's saying 30+ words and that she's starting to put words together, like "love you" and "hi, poppy". And of course there's the potty training thing that everyone is always amazed by (if we were living in the 50's, it would be a pretty normal thing...) And there was other stuff that she mentioned too, but I can't remember everything...
I guess I can't complain about having a smart kid. I'm a pretty proud mama, actually.
...And now that we're back home and back to normal (if you can call it normal) learning time continues...
We did successfully get her vitals, and later on, we successfully gave Bella 2 shots. A pretty traumatic experience, that I'm sure she forgot 30 min. later.
Bella weighs about 23.5 lbs. and is 31.5 inches tall. not much of a difference from her 12 month check-up. I seriously thought she had grown more than that in height. I used to be able to open up her car door without having to move her or have her duck. now, she has to do one or the other - she's too tall!
She dropped down a bit as far as percentages though. at 12 months she was 95% for height and 75% for weight. now she's about 75% for height and about 50% for weight. The doc said not to worry too much about it right now, but to give her a second snack everyday if she wants it.
The kid seriously wants to eat all the time. she's always saying "eat! eat!" and gets really excited about it. And it's not like she's a string bean or anything...this kid is not starving...and she's not fat either... she's actually pretty perfect. I'm not worried about it. She eats when she's hungry - and that's all that matters.
Ok, now development: Apparently, Bella's development is that of an 18+ month old right now. Doc was amazed at her vocabulary... that she's saying 30+ words and that she's starting to put words together, like "love you" and "hi, poppy". And of course there's the potty training thing that everyone is always amazed by (if we were living in the 50's, it would be a pretty normal thing...) And there was other stuff that she mentioned too, but I can't remember everything...
I guess I can't complain about having a smart kid. I'm a pretty proud mama, actually.
...And now that we're back home and back to normal (if you can call it normal) learning time continues...
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