Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Three Days in a Row





she went pee pee on the potty! We are not officially potty training her, but she started to show signs of understanding, so I sat her on her potty and she went.
She:
-is signing "toilet" when she is going poop
-is signing "change diaper" after she has gone pee or poop
-likes to sit on her potty seat
-likes to flush the toilet and
-likes to pull all of the toilet paper off of the roll (maybe not a sign she's ready, but it is still potty related :) )

And a few pics of her first pig tails.
She no longer looks like a little baby. Sigh.

Saturday, May 09, 2009

We will miss you (Great) Grandpa Baker




Doc Baker passed away on Friday, May 8 and 11:30 p.m. We were able to visit him in October, which was Hattie's first time meeting him. We feel so fortunate that the two were able to meet, and that we have so many photos of them together. Although we miss you...its wonderful to think of you reuniting with Grandma Baker.
Photos taken October 2008 and April 1973

Monday, April 27, 2009

First Ponytail




This weekend Hattie and I were in the bathroom getting ready when she saw me throw my hair back into a ponytail. She said, "Mama" as she tugged on her hair. I pulled her hair back into a ponytail as well, and she looked in the mirror for several minutes smiling. Looks like it's time to go out and buy some girlie rubber bands for her.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Easter Sunday






We spent Easter at my parent's house. John, Jenny, and Nathan joined us. We had a nice time playing with Hattie, watching golf (rolls eyes), and eating (and eating some more).
Hattie's Halloween costume still fit her, so I put it on and took dozens of photos. Notice her foot in the air? Yep, still doesn't like the grass. In the picture with the three of us, she is pointing to the swimming pool at John and Jenny's, and she is saying "wa wa." Randy put her feet in the pool and she was determined to get back in. Looks like we will be signing up for swim lessons this summer. She doesn't have the whole find-the-egg-thing yet, but she did put some in her basket. Next year I'm sure we'll see a huge difference.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Harley Girl





I was at Target the other day, and saw this bike on clearance. Even though I thought it may be too big for her now, I decided to buy it. Randy put it together and we sat her on it. Her feet can't reach the pedals yet, but she loved riding on it. And I know, no helmet. We are horrible parents.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

A Short, but Sweet Visit with Grammy and Grandpa







Two weeks ago Martha and Mike flew in from Boise to visit. We spent time in Palo Alto, Carmel and just hanging around the house here in San Jose. We wish we could see them more often, but every 6-8 weeks isn't too long. We did just buy a web cam and we'll be able to see them more often.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

She Doesn't Like Grass


We took a few St. Patrick's Day photos of her, and while doing that, we discovered that she doesn't like the feel of grass. See her lifting her foot up as high as she can?

Monday, March 16, 2009

When I walked into the family room...




I saw this. She put her cat into her shopping cart and was walking around the room with it. She loves sitting in a shopping cart and becomes very happy when I tell her we are going shopping.
Photos of Grammy and Grandpa Mike's visit from last weekend coming soon.
p.s. She's walking all by herself!

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

A few updates...




Lots going on around here. We are finally all well. Randy and I got food poisoning on Valentine's. I spent most of the night on the floor of the bathroom-so romantic. We also recently purchased a tread mill. Randy has used it several times since last weekend, and I, well, tried it. It's nice. I just have to "find the time" to walk.
Hattie keeps amazing us with all of her skills.
She now has over 40 signs and 12 words.
She is standing up by herself (not balancing on anything). She claps like a mad woman when she does it.
Not walking yet (I'm secretly happy about this).
She loves scrambled eggs and bread.
She is imitating us a lot. When we were sick, we blew our nose often. One day she took a napkin, held it up to her face and blew raspberries with her lips. She held onto the napkin all day and would "blow her nose" every so often.
She "reads." Not really, but when Randy and I read to her, we point to the words on the page. She opens her books and "points" to the words and says, "da da da."
We stopped her bottle about a month ago. Only sippy cups now.
She is still showing an allergy to milk.
Even though she is still sleeping from 6-6, she has dropped her afternoon nap. I so looked forward to that 2:30 time. Sigh.
She is finally growing out of her 6-month jeans!!!
She knows the sounds of the letters z and b.
When she wakes up in the morning, we hear her say, "mama" "dada" over the monitor.
I took her to the doctor today for a weight check, and she weighs 18lbs. 11oz.
She can make the sounds for 5 animals (cat, dog, monkey, cow, sheep)
She knows 3 body parts-mouth, hair, nose (see photos).

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Loved.






Yes she is.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Meet Smoochie



It looks like I won't be sharing Christmas photos by Valentine's Day. We have all been very sick around here. First Hattie, then Randy, now me. I called my mom to come up and help because I just couldn't get off of the couch. Now we are all finally starting to feel better. I have a little bit of a headache, but I am sure that will be gone by tomorrow.
Instead of Christmas photos, I will introduce you to Smoochie. Smoochie was sent to Randy in a care package while he was in Iraq. He has since become our family's mascot. We take him with us whenever we go on a trip and document his adventures. The photos show the places he has been to so far. He was even able to reconnect with a long-lost cousin at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. Keep a lookout for him. You may never know when he'll show up.

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Shedd Aquarium





I'm so behind on photos. I'm hoping to get though Christmas by Valentine's Day. Here are a few photos from our trip to Chicago way back in October. We went to the Shedd Aquarium. It was an amazing place with lots of sea life and very cool fish. Hattie was definitely fascinated by them. It will be fun to go back when she has a better understanding of it.

Friday, January 30, 2009

Tunnel Fun




Yesterday Hattie was invited to Brody's house for a quick play date. Brody has a tunnel from IKEA that the two crawled through. Hattie was hesitant at fist, but Brody was a good role model and soon Hattie decided to follow him. I think a tunnel will be a future purchase of ours.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Captain Brody




Happy Birthday to Brody! He turned 1 on Friday and he celebrated his birthday on Saturday with a pirate-themed birthday party. Hattie and Brody are great friends. Even though Hattie can't keep up with him yet (he's been walking since he was 9 months old!), she sure tries and they are cute to watch together.

Hattie has been giving lots of hugs and kisses lately. She especially loves giving open-mouth wet kisses. We must also have Kleenex around now.

Friday, January 16, 2009

Birthday Celebration








Last weekend in Los Banos, we threw Hattie a birthday party. It was a pink hippo theme. The inspiration came from a book called, "Hattie Hippo" and a pink hippo blanket I found early last year (yes, I have been planning this party since she was about 3 months old). Randy made 2 hippo cakes: one for everyone to eat and another smaller one as a smash cake for her. I wish I had a better photo of the cakes, but I was busy running around. If anyone has one, can you email it to me please?
She was a little timid around the cake at first, but she came around and enjoyed spreading the frosting all over her legs.