Summertime!!!

I had such a great time visiting my cousins in Ohio. We were so busy swimming, running races and playing. My mom forgot to bring her camera though so we will have to wait to post about our trip till grandma sends us some pictures.

Since we have been back in Colorado my dad has been on summer break and we have been having a lot of fun together. I think mommy really likes having him home for the summer because she gets to sleep in and gets some breaks. We may go camping this next week. Mommy's belly is also growing a lot bigger. Sometimes there isn't enough room on her lap for me to sit. We are getting very excited to meet the new baby. We only have two months left until the my brother or sister arrives. Mommy and daddy think I will be a great big sister.

We have been so busy lately that I have been really bad at updated my blog. We were still having my friend Caden over to play three days a week, but mommy told me that Thursday was our last day. I was really starting to get use to having Caden around and will be sad to not see him as often. I hope we can plan lots of playdates with him this summer. I have also really been enjoying our weekly playdates with Zoe, Dalila and Noah. We usually met every Tuesday to play. We had a great mother's day with nana, aunt shay, aunt lauren and cousin dylan and have had a visit from both grandma and uncle jimmy. Life has been so busy, but also a lot of fun. Mommy took me back to the doctor last week and they said they are no longer worried about my weight and I am now back into the 10th percentile for weight. Mommy also had a doctor's appointment last week and I overheard her saying the doctor may have slipped and told mommy that I am going to have a sister soon! I would love that. I keep telling mom and dad that I want to have a sister. We also got to go to a special party this week for the new baby and all of my friends in the neighborhood were there. Mommy got a lot of great treats for the new baby, diapers, wipes and bath products and I even got a big sister present. This weekend we got to go to a graduation party for Annabella and I got to watch her and her friends do some Irish dancing. They were really good. Grandma is leaving to go home tomorrow, but on Tuesday my mom and I are also going to fly to Ohio to visit my cousins. I can't wait to see Michael, JJ, Caitlin, Emma, and Nate again. Aunt Lori told me they opened their pool today and that Nate really wants me to come to his preschool graduation so I am sure there will be so much to do. I promise to update the blog as soon as we get back!

Easter

We had a great Easter! My nana and auntie Lauren came down the night before with cousin Dylan and we had a sleepover. Easter morning Dylan and I got our baskets filled with all sorts of goodies. We got some sidewalk chalk, books, stickers, bubbles and fun Easter ears. A little bit later(after they recovered from a night on the town), uncle Lee and Eric came over for brunch. We had some quiche, waffles, fruit, bacon-my favorite, and daddy's homemade cheesecake. It was a really nice brunch and so much fun to spend time with family and friends. Everyone left around noon so I could take my nap, but the fun of the day wasn't over! After nap, we headed over to Benji's house for a neighborhood Easter egg hunt and party. Benji has a great yard and there were eggs everywhere! It was hard to stay focused on the hunt though because he also had a great slide and sand table to play with.

Spring Break 2010

I promised I would give the latest stats from my eighteen month appointment so I will start with those and then move on to spring break.

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The doctors were a little worried about my weight because they said I am no longer following one of their growth charts so they wanted to do some more testing on me to make sure nothing was wrong. My mom and dad didn't really want to have them done, but I think they also wanted to make sure I was okay. I had to get two shots and then some blood drawn. My mom said I was very brave. I got some pretty cool band-aids and stickers afterwards, too. I also had to give a urine sample to the doctors so they could do something called an urinalysis. The doctors ended up calling my parents later that night to say that everything looked okay. My mom and dad were pretty sure nothing was wrong with me because I like to eat ALL THE TIME!!! We think maybe being sick all winter long made it hard for me to gain weight. I have to go back in three months to the doctor so the can do a weight check. Hopefully, I will have put on a little weight by then so the doctors will stop worrying.

Luckily, this weekend was so much fun!!! Daddy started his spring break on Friday and on Saturday we go to play all day long. Daddy didn't have to do any grading. On Sunday morning when I woke up, my cousin Michael suprised me by coming out of the basement, then JJ came up, then Caitlin, Aunt Lori, Nate, Emma and Grandma!!! What a great way to wake up. We had a great and VERY BUSY couple of days. On Sunday, we my dad made us his specialty banana pancakes and then we played in the park all morning long. For lunch, we decided to go to Chuck-E-Cheese since it is my dad's favorite place. We had fun playing games, getting our pictures taken and seeing Chuck-E. When we got home from lunch, my uncle Jimmy who I haven't seen since my first birthday-he has been working in Antarctica- came to my house!! It was so great to see him. After that, my mom, dad and I headed to Ft. Collins for my nana's retirement party. It was a lot of fun to see nana, Aunt Shay, Uncle Boris and Eric. We also stopped for ice cream at my mom's favorite place in Ft. Collins called the Walrus. I got some ice cream with banana in it. Ice cream and cookies are my favorite! I think I inherited my mom's sweet tooth. After the party, we had to take my dad to the airport to fly to San Diego. My aunt Lauren and cousin Dylan are moving back to Colorado and daddy flew out to drive back with them. Although I will miss him, I am so happy that they will be living closeby soon.

On Monday we spent the day getting ready for Easter. We played outside, dyed easter eggs and went on a Easter egg hunt!! We also had Uncle Jimmy's friend Kris over for a pizza party that night. On Tuesday, we all drove to Boulder and went on a great hike in the Flatirons. We also got to spend some time walking around Boulder. The weather was beautiful and I didn't even have to nap in my crib- I just napped on the go!!!

I was so sad when I woke up Wednesday morning and all of my cousins were gone. I really miss them. Uncle Jimmy had to leave, too. My grandma stayed for a few extra days. Luckily, daddy came home on Wednesday with Aunt Lauren and Dylan which made things a little bit better. Aunt Lauren and Dylan headed to Ft. Collins after visiting with us a few hours, but we will see them again on Easter.

On Thursday, my mom and dad had to go to the doctor so they could see pictures of the baby in mommy's belly. They said they could find out what they were having a boy or girl, but they don't want to know until the baby is born. I keep telling them I want a sister!

We had such a busy and fun week. I am so glad that I got to spend so much time with all of my cousins.