Reenergized and ready to go

Well, I have finally found a solution to be able to post again (with pictures!), so I am going to spend a little time this evening catching the blog up. I stopped posting just before Gigi's 4th birthday (9/19/11). We have had a busy fall and are almost at Hanukkah.

Jordan finally learned how to sleep (through the night) when we were in Florida for Thanksgiving. Since then, it has been all down hill. Two nights this week, he not only woke up, but one night he was up at 2:30 am and never went back to sleep and last night he was up between 11:45 and 2:30 am. As he was giggling upside down tonight, I saw two new teeth! To go with the other from a month ago, so now, he has 11 teeth :) Hopefully, the others come soon so that we can get some sleep around here.

Today, we had a Parent/Teacher conference for Gigi at her 3 day/week school. Her teacher raved about her manners (ALWAYS says please and thank you) and how well she treats her friends. She is right on par with her learning and her teacher really enjoys her. She said we should be proud of her, which we are! When I went to pick her up at school, she had drawn a picture for me -- her family. The picture had me, Allen, Gigi and Jordan and at the top of the picture were Mema and Eliza. Wow. Gigi loves doing her homework...she gets her homework on Monday and it is due Friday. She almost alway wants to do it Monday when she gets home from school (even if I don't want to!)

Well, those are a few recent updates....now to posting some pictures of the last few months with more updates...

Two Teeth on 2/2

So much going on this week that we forgot to mention that Jordan has his second tooth!

More Teeth...."Push".....Ready to Cook

I keep forgetting to mention that I have gotten molars and other additional teeth between my front teeth and my molars. Mommy isn't sure how many because I refuse to fully open my mouth to show her.

On another note, lately, I use my word "Push" when Mommy or Daddy are sitting in a chair that I want to sit in. I push on them and say "Push" until they get out of the way so that I can sit there. I also pull on Mommy and say "Push" if I am trying to get her to come with me. I guess I haven't learned the opposite of push yet.

I have also been caught this week putting Os (Trader Joe's form of Cheerios) and kibble from Mystic and Camille's bowls into the toaster oven (that is not plugged in!) sitting in the pantry. I then close the toaster door and start pushing buttons. I think I am going to follow in Daddy's cooking footsteps so that Mommy NEVER has to cook.

Sign Language ... Mimicking Mama...Tooth #8...Closet Design...Dinner with Saya

This weekend, I said the word "More" and signed the word "More" when we were at lunch and one other time. Mommy thought I was brilliant, but truthfully, Nanny G has been teaching me this word and sign together. So, now I think I have 9 words (Mama, Dada, Elmo, More, Up, Hi, Bye Bye, Baby, Ball)

On Saturday, Mommy tried to get me to make noise while moving my lips with my finger. I kept touching my lips but no sound came out. On Sunday, I finally "got it".



I got my EIGHTH tooth!! So, now I have 4 on the top and 4 on the bottom :)

My hair looks yellow(!) here. On Sunday, we went to the Container Store to design our closets. Well, it took 1 1/2 hours to design just Mommy and Daddy's closet, so Daddy was entertaining me by riding me around the store in a cart! It was fun!

Here we are at Target...(Mommy and Daddy were looking for an Elmo pan to bake my birthday cake, but didn't tell me)

On Sunday, we had dinner with my friend, Saya, and her parents. Saya treated me like her baby sister. I think she wants one!

Newsflash! My 6th and 7th teeth are in!

So, there isn't much eating going on over here. Only drinking. And, Mommy and Daddy are going to start drinking heavily if I become much crankier from my teeth all coming in at the same time. In reality, I really am doing okay for so much going on in my mouth.

Climbing...

Crawling up... Almost there...

Made it!

I am teething on EVERYTHING!

My 5th tooth! and I am "walking"

My 5th tooth came in today. So, now I have three on the bottom and two on the top. The funny thing is the second one on top is not the other front tooth, but the one next to it. My teeth are growing in so unusually (which Nanny G says fits me because I am not usual).

Here I am "walking".

Milestone: My FOURTH Tooth Has Arrived!

Mommy noticed that one of my top teeth (the one on my right) is starting to come through. I didn't cooperate enough for her to get it on video, but I thought I would let you all know!

Farmer's Market - My THIRD Tooth

This morning, Mommy and Daddy walked me to the Santa Monica Farmer's Market. I slept along the way, but then was surprised when we got there with Rebecca (my neighbor) and her family who were also there. Daddy had me climb a tree and I crawled in the grass and played with Rebecca.

I also met another little boy who has the same stroller as me. His Mommy noticed that I have three teeth on the bottom just like her baby. Can you believe neither Mommy nor Daddy nor Nanny G noticed that my third tooth popped through?





Here I am with Rebecca.

My two teeth...

Mommy took many pictures today to get my teeth on film. Here I am upside down....not great, but the best we have! (Hint: If you click on the picture, it gets bigger and you can actually see my teeth!)

Old News, but forgot to report....

I have TWO teeth!! I got them when we were in Florida....just in time to start eating solids! Maybe you can see in this picture that I am a drooling maniac. Today, we went to the Duck Park and I went on both the slide and the swing. We also went to Spanish storytime and Grandma learned a few Spanish words. Daddy came home tonight! I was wearing a t-shirt that said "My Heart Belongs To Daddy" all day but he didn't see me in it because I was asleep by the time he arrived.

P.S. Irene -- sorry it took me so long to put up a picture of Grandma and me, but my photographers weren't cooperating!



My friends, Julie and Steven, came by to visit late this afternoon. I'm not sure what Julie was doing while I was a busy girl on my exersaucer (see my slide show because I can't seem to upload it here), but I am really glad they came by.