Thursday, January 17, 2013

18 Months Old


 Doctors Visit: 1/22/2013
Height: 32 3/4 inches
Weight: 22 1lbs 2 oz-17.6 %
Head circumference: 17 1/4 inches

This morning Sydney woke up throwing up the Milk I had fed her at 2:30 AM. She had her wellness check up today so we took her to the doctor, but they didn't really do the wellness check because she was throwing up. So they took us to the part of the office where they treat sick children. We just had a couple of things quickly checked for us. She also threw up at the doctors office, 3 times before that at home, and then twice in the evening. The last one woke her up and covered her bed and stuffed animals in puke-and since Jake was at work, I cleaned her up, gave her a bottle of water and set her on the couch while I worked at cleaning up her room. I am going to have to go to the Laundry Mat tomorrow. I cleaned up her room enough that I could put a clean sheet on her bed and put her back to sleep in her own room (thank goodness, since she doesn't sleep well with others)... (After I gave her a pill the doctor gave me for her, half of which she got earlier in the doctors office, that is supposed to help calm the stomach down so it doesn't throw up.)

Things you do:
-Cry-if I don't give you attention right when you want it you start crying
-Dance-anytime there is music on from anywhere you start walking in circles, moving your feet, and bouncing up and down
-You love to eat as long as you can eat off mommy's plate-you don't eat nearly as well when you're eating in your high chair
-Help mommy in the kitchen-you have a bag full of kitchen items that you play with
-You play with your hand down your pants all the time. You will be walking around and playing with your diaper.
-You throw a temper tanturm every time your dad or I say no.
-Get upon your stool that I have out for you when we are in the kitchen
-You love Altoids. If you are cranky or throwing a temper tantrum, Altoids can usually calm you down. 


Words you can say:
-Banjo: ajo
-I love you: i wub u
-Dad: yad
-Night Night: usually done with a wave: Ni Ni
-Bye Bye: with a wave: ye ye
-Kisses: "Mmwaa" sound
-Vroom Vroom-car sound voom voom or she does raspberries with her lips
-Thank you: ank u
-uh oh
-No
-Yeah
-All Done: al duh
-Hi


Big moments the last few months:
-first hair cut
-You opened your own presents this year at Christmas
-We were asleep when the new year rolled around
-You can walk and run
-You can talk
-You eat pretty much anything



My dearest daughter,
You are growing up so fast. Getting a personality of your own. Trying to do everything I do. Today I was looking back on pictures of you as a little tiny baby and I couldn't believe how big you have gotten. All the hair you have now. I am so happy and proud of all you are learning to do.

Love,
Mom
Head butting Banjo

Dancing to One Direction

Calling Banjo in from outside

Dancing to Train
Rough Housing on the couch



First hair cut. You didn't cry once.

Time Out chair
This is your whiny, temper tantrum face.


you love to stand up on the shelf so you can reach onto daddy's desk

Driving your Sesame street car that you got for Christmas. You are pretty good at it now. You can push yourself forward and backwards.



At the laundry mat. You were fascinated by the spinning of the washing machines.

I bought you new snow boots, and after I put them on you and told you to smile and this is the pose and smile you gave me.

We have been swimming a few times in the last couple weeks, and since your swim suit didn't fit you I bought you a 24 month one. Isn't it cute.

This is one of your more favorite spots to lay down. Right under the desk, next to the chair, where I can always watch you. 
You get better every day at taking off your clothes. 

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Christmas 2012

Our Christmas started on Saturday the 22nd.
 We cleaned the house and opened up our stockings. It was so much fun to watch Sydney be involved and be able to open her presents this year. We started our own tradition when we got married-which is we each spend ten dollars on each other at the dollar store and thats what goes in our stockings. We have kept that tradition with Sydney but now we each spend 15 at the store-ten on each other and 5 each on Sydney. The crappy gifts the dollar store offers is so much fun to play with for the few minutes while opening up our stockings.













perfect for my laundry money, I also got pop rocks-which Sydney loved, chicklets gum-which Jake ate, and some coloring stuff.


Sunday the 23rd.
Lydia, Scott, Lyndsey, Josh G., Josh, and Ashley came up to our house to celebrate Christmas since we would be up in Salt Lake on the day. We got so much more than I expected we would. Sydney got the most out of everyone. They stayed for a few hours, we ate KFC and talked.

Our tree with all the presents we wrapped this year

Grandpa Scott and Sydney

Ashley and Lydia

Josh, Lyndsey, Josh


Kitchen from Grandpa Walt

Pink pony that she can ride-From Grandma Moss

Jake pranked Josh by giving him a wrapped present which ended up being dog bones-this was his reaction (his real present was a gun with foam darts)

Alligator that shoots the yellow and blue ball -From Jake and I





From Grandma Lydia-its a pink pony that Sydney can wear as the back legs-She hated it. (Maybe for Halloween next year)


Our gift to Scott

Our gift to Lyndsey-Black socks.

Josh got white socks from us

and we also gave them the Assassins Creed 2 game

10 bucks for Ashley

Jake got a snuggie from me, the blue shirt from Sydney, a couple shirts and a jacket from his mom, a Walmart gift card from his dad, and some kitchen stuff from his grandma

Jake gave me some books for Christmas, I also got the grey jacket I am wearing from my In-Laws, and a beautiful necklace with a family pendant from my mother in law.



Sydneys toys



Another shot of the pink pony

opening her gift from "Santa"-its a Sesame Street ride on activity


toy cell phone from Great Grandma Mendoza

Toy laptop from Gr. and Gr Mendoza

opening the box of clothes



From Jake and I-you pull the lever and it makes animal noises

Once she got the hang of it, she would pull the lever several times in a row really fast-it was really cute and the clothes in the picture we given to her by Gr. and Gr. Mendoza



A box of 5 sets of puzzles given to Sydney by Gr. and Gr Mendoza


We gave Lydia some more Christmas Village pieces



 After we finished here and everyone left, I made Jake go take a nap and I packed up everything for our trip up north. We left home around 5:30 PM and got to my parents around 10:30 PM. We made a few stops along the way. We also turned Sydneys car-seat around so she was facing forward-which she still isn't used to. There was so much for her to see that she screamed and cried trying to put herself to sleep in the car.



Monday, the 24th-we didn't do much. We watched Sydney run around getting entertained by my parents and siblings. They really wore her out. Later that evening, we opened our Christmas pajamas just like every year. We of course had Sydney open up Jake's, mine, and her presents. Easiest way to keep her entertained.








Tuesday, December 25th: Christmas Day
Sydney didn't wake Jake and I up til almost 8:30 AM. I was so happy. We got up and did our morning routine. My dad didn't wake everyone up til a little after 9 AM. We opened up our stockings and Santa gifts. Mom wanted to have breakfast first, but Sydney decided she would open up all the presents with or without us, so we divided up all the gifts and started opening. Sydney opened all her gifts and a couple of Jake's and mine before she decided she wanted to go down for a nap. By that time it was only 11 AM, but it gave Jake and I a chance to open our presents at our own pace.
After all the kids finished with their gifts, it was time for mom and dad to open up all of theirs.
By the time we were done it was almost noon. So everyone showered and then ate breakfast pizzas. Then we got ready to head to Grandma Harvey's house.
We got to Grandmas house a little late, but there was only a few people there so we were "on time" comparatively. Grandma took a vote on who wanted to eat first and who wanted to open presents first. The vote came in and we opened presents first. The family's exchanged their gifts first, starting with Doug and Audrey then going down the line to Jason and Tami. Then grandma gave all the grand-kids (except for the 4 youngest) their gifts and we opened them at the same time to find a box of chocolate and $20 bucks each.Then Grandma gave the 4 youngest kids: Savannah, Alex, Issac, and Sydney their gifts. Sydney got a pink wagon that she can pull around.
Then Grandma gave all the adults there individual gifts and then a "couples" gift. The men got a screwdriver set, and the women got a food chopper. Then as couple each of them got a red wagon that folds to store it.
Once that was done, everyone put the gifts away and sat down to relax and eat some delicious food. Somewhere during all that Sydney went down for a nap and we didn't wake her up til it was time to leave for the Arnolds house.

At Grandma Arnold's house we got there while just my Aunt Jeannette, and Aunt Andrea and Uncle Travis were there. Sydney followed Kaden around while he was showing off the new bowling set he got. Grandma and Grandpa opened up their gifts. And then everyone just talked for 2 hours before it was time to head back to my parents house.
We didn't get back to Heber til after 11 PM.


Opening stockings on Christmas morning


I think she is a bit overwhelmed






Christmas at Grandma Harveys






Sydneys wagon gift from Gr. and Gr. Harvey


The mens gift from Gr. and Gr. Harvey

The womens gift from Gr. and Gr. Harvey



Sydney and Kaden at Grandma Arnolds


opening presents at my parents house






Sydneys gift from my parents



in the top right corner of the picture is all the stuff our family got while at my parents house. Sydney got her farm house and the stuff in her stocking. Jake and I got books, clothes, he got shoes and I got snow boots.


Grandma Arnold opening her present

Sydneys gift from Gr. and Gr. Arnold

Sydneys gift from Gr. and Gr. Arnold: it is a flashlight that sings when the orange button on top is pressed

Wednesday: December 26th:
We left my parents house at 10 AM, it was snowing all through Provo Canyon all the way to Filmore-maybe past it, and so it took us 2 hours longer to get home because the going was slow and we took a couple breaks. Christmas was great this year and we want to thank everyone for their gifts. Everyone was very thoughtful this year. I hope you enjoyed the season as much as we did.