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January
2003 Journal
HAPPY
NEW YEAR!!! Boy, another year has come and gone!!
I am growing and learning so much that sometimes it is very
hard to keep this website up to date. I hope that you
all keep visiting me online as well as in person!
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Happy
2003!
January 1
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Happy New
Year everyone! Today was a nice quiet one spent with Mommy
& Daddy. We didn't do anything extra special besides
play with all my new toys that Santa brought me! Plus, it
has been raining HARD all day long! Also, I had been sick
that last few days. It started out with a little flu bug
and fever. Mommy thinks I may be getting some new teeth
because I have been VERY whiny! Sorry, Mommy. We
were to go to a New Year's Eve party but we stayed home and
celebrated before I went to bed! Mommy got us some fancy
hats, noise makers and silly string! That was fun!
Mommy
& Daddy say that this is the time of the year for making
"resolutions". I'm not sure what that is exactly
but you are supposed to list some things that you want to
accomplish in the next year. I'm pretty little to have
those but Daddy said that maybe by 2004 I'll have some more
teeth! HA HA!! The big thing for me will be getting
my kidney fixed. I will be seeing Dr. Hollowell again this
month and we are going to get the ball rolling on that. Especially
now that Daddy's new job has better insurance, we won't have to
wait until I'm two years old! That's another thing I'll do
this year, is turn two. Mommy just said that she hopes
they aren't "terrible"...whatever that means. I
know some things that I'M planning on doing. I'm going to
figure out that baby gate at the bottom of the steps and eventually
get into that refrigerator all by myself!
I don't think
Mommy OR Daddy want to list their resolutions this year....I
guess that they would be too embarrassed if they fail at
them! But it's my website and I'll tell you what they
are! Mommy, of course wants to lose weight and I think
Daddy does too. We'll see how they do. Good Luck!
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I'm
18 Months Old Today!!
January 6
, 2003 |
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That's a
whole year and a half!!! I have been keeping Mommy and
Daddy on their toes! I can reach things I couldn't a few
months ago so I believe some new baby proofing has been going on
around here behind my back!! Anyway, I've been doing some
new and fun things and learning some new words too! Mommy
laughs at me because I like to take all the things out of the
bottom of my cupboard and crawl inside and close the
doors. But then I yell if I can't get them back
open. I will pull all my books out of the basket and take
the protector out (that's Longaberger lingo for the the plastic
liner in the basket) put some of the books back in it and push
it around the house. I will still sit and read my books
over and over. My favorites are The Very Quiet Cricket,
The Very Busy Spider and of course my truck book! I
have been having a blast playing with all my new toys that I got
for Christmas. My remote car that Uncle JG got me, is
probably my favorite. I know how to turn it on and drive
it around, and that I need to pick it up and turn it around if
it gets stuck! My "mostest" fun thing to do is run from it
while Daddy drives it after me!! I laugh so hard sometimes
that I fall down!! I also, like to sit and work my
puzzles. I have my shape sorter one that Jen Hartley got
me for my birthday and I can do it all by myself! I know
how to do the one Daddy and Mommy got me for Christmas and I
will sit and do my fire truck one from Grammy, with help.
I've been
testing the waters, so to speak. My mood has been a little
whiny lately. I've been getting into some trouble with
hitting. So far, only at home. Daddy and Mommy are
helping me to learn not to do that...but sometimes I just get soo
upset. I don't understand why I have to get a new
diaper and lay on that table! I want to be able to play in
the silverware drawer and explore the bathroom downstairs!!!
Bob the
Builder is one of my favorite shows. I'll say "Bob
Ba" for his name. I try to sing it like they do on
TV. Also, I enjoy Blue's Clues and The Wiggles. I
LOVE to dance. I will pull Mommy and Daddy right off the
couch and make them dance with me!! We usually do
"Ring Around the Rosie" but sometimes we dance to some
music on the radio!
Mommy
thinks I am getting some more teeth but nothing has broken
through the gum yet. So, again...I still only have 6
teeth!! That doesn't stop me from munching away on
whatever! Since, Daddy got his deer, I have been loving
deer jerky and deer slim jims!! YUMMY!
I have a
doctor's appointment on Thursday so you will be hearing from me
again and we'll get to see how much I've grown!
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My
18 Month Check-up!
January 9
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Mommy took
me to the doctor today. I had to get weighed and measured
by the nurse. She said I weigh 25 pounds and am 33 3/4
inches tall! I grew a whole inch and gained, almost a
whole pound!! I am still in the 90th percentile for height
and 50th for my weight. Dr. Besselman said I was growing
good. I did NOT enjoy my exam and cried a lot. Even
though I was upset he still gave me 2 stamps on my hands!!
One is a snowman and the other is a "choo-choo".
Oh, I will say that word know too! BUT all that happiness
ended when I had to get TWO shots!! OUCH!! One was
the DPT and the other was the Polio vaccine. I was happy
when that was over.
Mommy
asked Dr. Besselman about my hitting. He said that I'm at
the age where I'm going to test my limits and try to get
attention, no matter if it's negative. I wish he wouldn't
blab all my secrets like that! He and Mommy came up with
an idea to help me stop. We'll see how that goes. I
know that hitting makes Mommy & Daddy sad, so I will try
hard to stop.
I was
glad when the check-up was over. I came home and went
right to bed. Mommy said I will go see Dr. Besselman again
in July. That's okay, he's nice and I know he is doing all
this stuff to me to keep me healthy. The next doctor that
I need to go see is Dr. Hollowell, about my kidney. I hope
we can get it fixed before summer, I don't want to spend those
nice days in the hospital!!
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The
2003 Pennsylvania Farm Show
January
11 , 2003 |
Mommy,
Daddy, Amanda and me went to the farm show tonight. It was
a bit confusing for us at first because they finally opened the
new section of the complex and we didn't know where we were
going! Eventually, we made our way in and first hunted
down the food court. Amanda was hungry for some fried
mushrooms!! I told her she could have all of them...I
don't care much for mushrooms. Daddy says I get that from
Grandpa P. Anyway, Daddy bought me a milkshake and BOY was
it yummy! I drank half of it myself and shared the
rest. Then Amanda got some French fries and shared them
with me!
After we
were done eating we went to the large arena for the high school
rodeo. That was neat! I liked watching the horses
run fast around the poles. Sometimes the horses wouldn't
listen to their owners and they wouldn't get a good score.
I had fun clapping for everyone though.
I got
tired of sitting so we went in search of some animals.
There were a lot around there. I got to pet a cow, deer,
goat and horse. I was a little afraid of the horse but it
was friendly to me. My most favorite were the chickens and
ducks. There must have been hundreds of them. I ran,
dragging Mommy, up and down the rows of cages and had fun
talking to them. They had pens set up too, Daddy said they
were called "incubators", and baby ducks were hatching
out of there eggs. They were soo tiny and sounded like
chicks.
Next, we
walked through the tractor section. Those things were
HUGE...they made Grandpa's tractor look like a toy!
Daddy said we will go back later this week so I can crawl up on
them and get my picture taken.
Before we
left, we joined the large group huddled around the only TV that
was showing the Steelers game and watched them lose. It
was an exciting but sad moment. Oh well, maybe next year
or in my lifetime the black and gold will make it to another Super Bowl!
One last
stop at the food court for some chicken nuggets...yummy, a
couple milkshakes and we were on our way home! I had a nice time,
the crowd was decent and am excited to go back.
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Finally...A
New Tooth!
January
21 , 2003 |
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After months
and months of chewing, drooling and fussing, I finally have a
new tooth that has broken through the surface! It's my
right lower lateral incisor. I bet you didn't know I knew
big words like that! You can barely see it, but it's
there. Mommy thinks that a few others may show up in a few
days. Given my "teething history", I seem to get
more than one at one time. We'll see. I just hope it
doesn't hurt too much. I'll keep you all posted when more
start to "pop" up!
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"NO"
News....is Good News, really!!
January
23 , 2003 |
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I gave Mommy
quite the surprise this afternoon. She asked me if I was
hungry. So, I shook my head "back and
forth". I guess she didn't understand me because the next
thing I know, food is cooking in the microwave and I'm sitting
in my chair. So, when she put it in front of me and asked
again, if I was hungry. I shook my head "back and
forth". Mind you, I was very polite. I stabbed
a piece of dumpling with my fork and just looked at it. I
really wasn't hungry for this. Mommy came back over and
asked me AGAIN (I am beginning to wonder how smart my Mommy is?)
if I was hungry. I shook my head "back and
forth" AGAIN!! This time she got it. We decided
to put my lunch in the fridge for later, probably supper.
I found some yogurt to have instead...it was yummy.
Mommy
"said" she was excited that I can now tell her
"no" but I think she was a little sad too.
Because all she said out loud was, "uh-oh". I'm
beginning to think that this "no" thing isn't all THAT powerful
because I tried doing it again when Mommy said it was time for
my nap! Oh well, I'll keep trying it out in different
situations!
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