Annelise 15 months old

It's that time again for another 'Well-Child Check-up'. 15 months old and quite a big girl. At the doctor today Annelise weighed 28 1/2 lbs and was 35" tall. She even was weighed on the 'big-girl' scale, not the baby scale. (Everybody.....oooohhh!) All in all the appt. went well, only 2 vaccinations and a flu-shot. Not happy about any of it but recovered quickly and received her sticker. The highlight of any doctors appt. Skylar was not with today, she was in pre-school. Should've had Annelise pick a sticker for Skylar since Sky always picks one for Ani.

Other highlights for Annelise include she now has 12 teeth and I think more are on the way. We've had the tell-tale drool and crabbiness for a few weeks now. She can say, 'mama' 'dadda' 'all-done' 'bu-bye' and knows what a cat, sheep and duck say. She can sort of say Skylar, but is sounds more 'i-ler'. It's a two-syllable sound that she says when she's looking at her. So it counts. :-) Also likes to play outside and will run to the door if you ask her if she'd like to go out and gets very upset if you don't get out there in short order.

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Without comparing the kids too much, Annelise is very active and no non-sense. She knows what she wants and gets very frustrated if you don't let her do it. We've had numerous tantrums, which is new territory for me since Skylar never really has thrown any. (We've been blessed in that aspect.)

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So that's the scoop on Annelise. I will have some new pictures posted soon. Just have to download them from the camera. Until then I'll post one of her from our vacation since I still haven't gotten around to posting about that. Sorry. I think it's appropriate that it's a picture of her eating, since most of my other pictures of her are in a highchair. The girl does love to eat.

Say What?

Skylar has been saying some funny stuff lately. Stuff that usually has me rolling at the time, but I can never recall it later. I really need to get more organized and write this stuff down. Until then, here's a small example of her humor.....

We had just pulled in the garage from a shopping trip. I went around to her side of the van to open her door and undo her seat belt. I told her to grab her blanket (which now accompanies us everywhere, but must stay in the car while were out) and head into the house. As she's 'sliding' out of the car she says, "Thanks for the ride home Mom!" As if I had any other choice. At least she's polite and made my day. Oh, she says the darn-dest stuff.

Family Photo

I know it's been forever since I've blogged. I think I just need to get back on the horse, so to speak. There's a few blogs in the making that I felt like I needed to finish before I publish 'new' stuff. However if I wait for that to happen I'll be so behind, I'll never catch up. So here we go with new stuff......

Skylar has really come a long way in her artwork lately. It's been fun to watch her learn to draw 'people' with faces, arms and legs. No bodies yet, but that's the typical developmental pattern. So no worries. This is drawing of our family. I'm not quite sure what all the 'blobs' are, but if I remember correctly, one was even Walter, the cat.She's so proud. So cute.

First Dentist Appointment

It was a week filled with first. Skylar also had her first dentist appointment. She did well, however all they were able to do was count her teeth. She's a little nervous about people putting things in her mouth. No cleaning or x-rays. Maybe next time.

(I know I'm "back-blogging". We are here. Haven't fallen off the earth. Just busy. I will post about our road trip/vacation, trip to the zoo, and state fair soon.)

Skylar's First Haircut

Yes, you read the title right, FIRST haircut. She's almost 3 1/2 and could never bring myself to get her haircut until now. Up until 1 yr old she really didn't even have hair.

Here she is at 14 months, asking "Where's my hair?"It's been getting long and wispy so I figured it was time. We drove to Kid's Hair where they have TV's for the kids to watch while the get their haircut. Of course Skylar chose D-D-D-D-Dora the Explorer! Here she is strapped in the chair, already watching the TV. 'Bat cape' on, haircut in progress.For a first-time haircut she did very well. The only trouble the stylist had was trying to get her to keep her head in the right position and not watch the television! Annelise was there too, she waited patiently in her stroller. Unlike her sister however, she has hair and will most likely need a haircut by her second birthday. We'll see. Bangs are already getting a little long.Here Skylar is all done and calmly getting her hair dried. Which floored me because at home she is terrified of the dryer. (Still watching Dora. It was "Little Star" for those all too familiar with the episodes.)And this is the 'After' picture. Looks a little bit like the 'Before' picture. It's a little shorter on the sides but you can really tell in the back. (Still think she's trying to watch Dora.)It's a cute cut and she got a certificate and a little envelope with a lock of hair. Her first ever haircut!

Happy Birthday Becca!

This past weekend we went to Becca's house for her 30th birthday! It was fun visiting with friends while the kids played in the swimming pool/sprinkler/swing-set! And of course the best part of all birthdays.....CAKE!! It was yummy! (Melissa is hidden behind Sam.)Becca even made "Skylar friendly" cupcakes so she could join in the goodies! Thank you again Becca and Happy Birthday! We had a great time.

Rain Storm

We had a brief rain storm this past weekend. It only lasted like 15-20 minutes. They were big, fat raindrops though and lots of fun to watch. So I openend the blinds on the patio door and both girls stood there for a little bit watching the rain. Too cute = picture.