Our baby is 1 year old now! She is getting SO close to walking, Feb 25 she let go of the couch and took 2-3 steps to me and since then she decides sometimes to stand there not holding onto anything and take a step or two and other times it's like she says "hmmm I'm good at crawling, I'll just do that". The other day she took at least double the usual to get to me and I keep thinking, any day now! A few days after her first steps she ended up with an ear infection. Her first one surprisingly considering how many Logan had when he was a baby! Although she didn't have any fever or pulling at her ears, she was just acting really clingy and wouldn't even let me sit her in her high chair to eat, that's definitely a sign from her that something is up, Girl loves to eat! She's been super talkative lately and finally pointed to me and said Mama (March 6), woohoo finally! She just recently started to say Maya too, but she says it for everything, sometimes for the dog and sometimes just because she's blabbing. On March 7 we went up to Estes Park to the cabin to stay one night for the first time with Fiona. It was a nice sunny weekend even though there was still plenty of snow on the ground. We needed a break from a stressful week and Estes Park is always a good place to unwind! Inside the cabin were a lot of pictures on the walls of bears and Fiona loved them, anytime she looked at them she'd make her growling sound (she started doing this for lions, tigers and bears...oh my!). While we were in town we walked the down town for a bit, ate dinner and went back to the cabin and to bed early (at least I did ;) The next morning we drove through RMNP to check it out in the snowy winter, we usually are there when it's nice and warm and green. We got lucky and spotted a bunch of elk so Logan, Dom and I got out to take some pictures and watch them for a little while. Fiona was asleep in the car the whole drive, but a good nap for her is always a nice thing. The park was beautiful snow covered and it was a nice drive. On the way back to the cabin we also saw some big horn sheep grazing on the side of the road, I was excited to see those since we have never seen them there before. After the park we checked out of the cabin, headed to downtown for a bit then drove home to get ready for Paige's birthday party. It was at the community pool (indoors!) and Fiona's first time swimming. She LOVED it. She was just talk talk talkin the whole time and very excited. Plus she got to try out her cute new swim suit she got for her birthday. Logan enjoyed splashing around the shallow end and going down the slide they have there. He still is NOT a fan of water splashing him in the face and stays away from going under the water that sprays down from the fun splashing part. But he had a good time! March 15 weekend Dom went to Tucson to help celebrate Nancy's 30th birthday and me and the kids stayed home. Saturday both kids woke up with fevers so we stayed at home and played and rested. I let Logan stay up late and watch Big Hero 6 with me (it was so cute, I loved it!) and we ate cake :) Then Sunday they both woke up fever free (yay) Logan still has a cough but otherwise they were good to go, so I took them out on this beautiful sunny and 70s plus degree day to go for a short kid friendly hike. We hiked Pines to Peak trail and it was only about a mile loop so the perfect length for Logan's little legs and me alone with them both! Fiona rode in the front carrier and she was happily talking to the trees along the way. Some parts were really snowy and Logan was slipping and sliding around while other parts were nice and clear. It was a good hike and a perfect day for it! Afterwards we ate outside on the patio at Turley's and enjoyed some more sunshine. After naps we headed to the Orchard to walk around and play on the new playground there and explore the toy store. Fiona kept teasing walking while we were at the play ground, she's just so close! We had a nice weekend together and are ready for daddy to come home!
Since Fiona is 1 year, I wanted to list some of her favorite things so we can remember :)
Favorite foods: peaches, cheese, yogurt, meatballs, scrambled eggs, turkey, pizza and strawberries
Favorite songs: if you're happy and you know it (she will clap along and put her arms up in the air for 'hurray'), itsy bitsy spider (she tries to do the motions for this too) and Welcome to New York by Taylor Swift (thanks Logan) she loves to "dance" to this in the car, it always makes her move along.
Favorite toys: baby dolls, balls, things that make noise when you shake them, her farm puzzle pieces to just carry around the house, anything of Logan's. Things that aren't toys- stinky socks, shoes, tupperware, Logan's kid silverware, mommy's phone.
Favorite books: Pat the Zoo, Bobby Bunny, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, Animals picture book, A bug counting book.
Favorite things to do: give hugs, open mouth kisses (these just started this month), standing at the back door and watching Maya outside, loves seeing Logan come into the room she always gets excited, sleeping on her belly (she's FINALLY consistently sleeping through the night now, woohoo! the daytime naps got way thrown off after her ear infection but are on their way back to being longer and consistent), holding her breath when she cries, doing her "no" sign (shaking her arm back and forth in front of her in a hurry I'm upset fashion haha) and telling you what she does not want, screaming when you take things away from her (she's starting to get sassy ;)
*pics to come
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Happy 1st Birthday!
Our baby girl is 1! 1 year already, it really did fly by. It's in all those moments, big and small, that made up this first year that Fiona has brought us such joy. She has made us all complete and we had a lot of fun celebrating her on her special day!
On her actual birthday we woke up to snow, a big change from the sunny day last year when she was born, but that's Colorado for you! It was also President's day so Logan had the day off of school. We played and had our usual morning, with the addition of some balloons in her crib for her to play with. Then when daddy got home from work we went out to dinner at 95A. Fiona devoured some tater tots, pesto pasta and a little from everyone's plate. Then we went next door to Indulge bakery to pick out a special treat for the kids to eat for her birthday. We got Fiona a sprinkle cookie and Logan chose a cookie in the shape of lips (since it was just Valentine's day ;) and we took them home to eat. We sang Fiona happy birthday and let her and Logan devour their cookies. Fiona wasn't shy, it practically never left her mouth, she just shoveled it down. I understand, cookies are my favorite too! It was a nice day with just the family to celebrate together. Then the rest of the week was spent prepping for her birthday party Saturday.
Saturday the 21st we threw Fiona a "sprinkles" birthday party in the morning. We had Uncle Erick, Jenny and Bo, the Valania's, Tobin's and Christian's over with all their kids and Granny Mo flew into town that morning too! We had lots of breakfasty desserty foods covered in sprinkles and some morning drinks too :) Fiona loved looking at the pictures of herself Dom had taped to the wall in the shape of a "1" and watching the slideshow of our pictures from her first year on the tv too. She was talking to them and pointing. She enjoyed eating pancake muffins, fruit and yogurt. The big kids helped entertain her with some bubbles from the bubble machine and she had fun watching all of them play. We let her open a few presents, which really was Logan opening them and Fiona inspecting the gifts, before we let her dig into her cake. Once again she got a lovely birthday song from everybody then we handed over the cake. She was reaching for it before it even landed on her high chair but once it was there she was very lady like in her approach. She needed a little help getting started and once she did she had fun with the frosting and sprinkles. She was sad to see it go when she was all done. She had fun and so did we! She got a lot of cute clothes to wear in the coming months and some good new books too which she is enjoying. She got a stroller walker and babydoll from Granny Mo which she had fun pushing around her baby on walks around the living room. Mommy made her a tie blanket with hot air balloons on it and we got her a Belle baby doll, Logan picked out a purple squishy ball that lights up for her. Among all her lovely gifts, she carried around the Doc McStuffins fork and spoon from the Valania's the entire rest of her party. She would not let you take them away haha she was attached ;) And a few hours after her party she was gifted another snow storm from good ol Colorado, this one lasted a few days, we say it was because Granny Mo came into town. We will have to wait and see if this is a Fiona birthday yearly event of snowfall or not ;) We had a great party and lots of fun celebrating this special little girl of ours. Happy birthday to our "baby chocolate sprinkles" (what Logan wanted to name her ;) We are excited for all the new fun moments we get to share together in your second year and all the rest to come! We Love you!!
On her actual birthday we woke up to snow, a big change from the sunny day last year when she was born, but that's Colorado for you! It was also President's day so Logan had the day off of school. We played and had our usual morning, with the addition of some balloons in her crib for her to play with. Then when daddy got home from work we went out to dinner at 95A. Fiona devoured some tater tots, pesto pasta and a little from everyone's plate. Then we went next door to Indulge bakery to pick out a special treat for the kids to eat for her birthday. We got Fiona a sprinkle cookie and Logan chose a cookie in the shape of lips (since it was just Valentine's day ;) and we took them home to eat. We sang Fiona happy birthday and let her and Logan devour their cookies. Fiona wasn't shy, it practically never left her mouth, she just shoveled it down. I understand, cookies are my favorite too! It was a nice day with just the family to celebrate together. Then the rest of the week was spent prepping for her birthday party Saturday.
Saturday the 21st we threw Fiona a "sprinkles" birthday party in the morning. We had Uncle Erick, Jenny and Bo, the Valania's, Tobin's and Christian's over with all their kids and Granny Mo flew into town that morning too! We had lots of breakfasty desserty foods covered in sprinkles and some morning drinks too :) Fiona loved looking at the pictures of herself Dom had taped to the wall in the shape of a "1" and watching the slideshow of our pictures from her first year on the tv too. She was talking to them and pointing. She enjoyed eating pancake muffins, fruit and yogurt. The big kids helped entertain her with some bubbles from the bubble machine and she had fun watching all of them play. We let her open a few presents, which really was Logan opening them and Fiona inspecting the gifts, before we let her dig into her cake. Once again she got a lovely birthday song from everybody then we handed over the cake. She was reaching for it before it even landed on her high chair but once it was there she was very lady like in her approach. She needed a little help getting started and once she did she had fun with the frosting and sprinkles. She was sad to see it go when she was all done. She had fun and so did we! She got a lot of cute clothes to wear in the coming months and some good new books too which she is enjoying. She got a stroller walker and babydoll from Granny Mo which she had fun pushing around her baby on walks around the living room. Mommy made her a tie blanket with hot air balloons on it and we got her a Belle baby doll, Logan picked out a purple squishy ball that lights up for her. Among all her lovely gifts, she carried around the Doc McStuffins fork and spoon from the Valania's the entire rest of her party. She would not let you take them away haha she was attached ;) And a few hours after her party she was gifted another snow storm from good ol Colorado, this one lasted a few days, we say it was because Granny Mo came into town. We will have to wait and see if this is a Fiona birthday yearly event of snowfall or not ;) We had a great party and lots of fun celebrating this special little girl of ours. Happy birthday to our "baby chocolate sprinkles" (what Logan wanted to name her ;) We are excited for all the new fun moments we get to share together in your second year and all the rest to come! We Love you!!
sprinkeled cones with fruit inside, pancake muffins with sprinkles and yogurt granola parfaits with sprinkles on top
donuts rolled in sprinkles on a stick, Logan's favorite ;)
baby girls pictures
cupcakes for the kids to decorate, sprinkled animal cookies and popcorn with white chocolate and sprinkles
Fiona's first year pics
opening her favorite gifts, the spoon and fork haha
ready to sing her happy bday!
gimme, gimme, gimme!
enjoying her cake (and her pics on the wall shaped as a 1)
frosting and sprinkles is awesome :)
yummy!
after the cake destruction
wait, you're taking it away now?!
Logan blowing bubbles for sister
note the spoon still in hand...and mouth
family picture
kids being silly ;)
with the blanket mommy made
playing with her new babies and stroller/walker
she loved watching her pictures on the slideshow :)
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