Monday, November 26, 2007

So Advanced!

Did I mention how advanced she is? I’ll get to her momentous achievement in a moment. smile wink

Earlier this month I was traveling to Winnipeg, Canada on business. Yes, Winnipeg in November. Brrrr. Gene and Amelia smartly stayed home while I wondered if she would notice I was gone for four days. A few nights into my trip, Gene told me she dropped a toy that made a loud crashing noise. This tripped the glass break alarm on our home alarm system. It’s just a quick ‘beep beep’ and is the same sound each door makes when it’s opened. After hearing the two beeps from dropping her toy, Amelia ran toward the front door looking for me to walk through it. Yep, she missed me. smile wink

OK, now for her two firsts for the day.

1) After 15 months, she finally got her first ear infection. This diagnosis followed a weekend full of fevers, runny nose, and SIX new teeth. Thanksgiving this year was not fun at our house.

2) You already heard a few weeks ago about peeing in her new toilet just a few days after we bought it. Well, tonight, I’m proud to say she pooped in it! Now that’s cool!

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Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Time?

First Birthday at Green Lake
Long Beach Kite Festival
Picking Tomatos in Mom's Garden
Running Through the Pumpkin Patch
One Happy Pink Octopus for Halloween

Not sure what happened to the past few months? Since Amelia’s first birthday, we’ve been at a constant sprint. It seems even busier than the first year. Here are a few pics of what we’ve been up to.

She walks 100% of the time, except when she throws herself on the department store floor while throwing a tantrum.

Last night she opened the lid to her new potty AND actually peed in it. We’ve only had it two days. We were amazed and are convinced that our almost-15-month-old is the most advanced child in the world.

She eats all table food; basically whatever we’re eating. No special meals are prepared in our house.

She’s read every board book in her library at least 100 times. She’ll just sit down in the middle of the floor, grab four books, and look intently and laugh at each page. She also does this in her crib in the morning while I’m getting ready for work. Did I mention how advanced she is?