just an update

I haven't given an update in a while, so I thought I would tonight. Carlee is now 25 lbs! She's getting pretty tall too, but I don't remember exactly the measurements. Her vocabulary is growing everyday. One of these day's I'll have to try to make a list to see how many words she's up to now. She knows a bunch of colors already, blue, red, purple, yellow, green, brown, black, and pink! She knows a few letters and is even starting to learn a few numbers as well. We also just found out that she's really good at puzzles (the kind with the interlocking pieces!) I was really amazed at how fast she picked that up. She's starting to sing when she's playing by herself. She pretends like crazy! It's so adorable. And of course she gets the 2 year old bratty attitude once in a while lol. Will try to post some new pics soon.
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update

So... Carlee's almost a year and a half. Can you believe it? I can't. Goodness. Sorry there haven't been any pictures recently. We haven't been up to much that's interesting. We've been staying busy, Carlee and I, watching a friend's little boy. They get along great. Carlee's next appointment is on Tuesday, so we'll see how much she's grown. Yesterday, we went Christmas shopping for Carlee. (If you don't go now, you don't get anything here...) We bought her a kitchen setup that has food, pans, spoons, etc. It's really neat. We also got her a drum, a Mr. Potato Head, one of those eraser doodle things since she's always trying to write with pens now, and a Doctor play set. So, if you want to get her anything, she doesn't need those anymore. hehe :D She's in size 2T clothes, and size 6 shoes. She has an Amazon wishlist here. Let's see... what else. Oh, she got bit by a little friend for the first time last night. Really hard too. She didn't know what was going on, the poor thing. I'll try to take some pictures today. We'll pretty much be busy until we get back from the trip... then I'll have LOTS of pics. :D

newest words

I forgot to say in the last post that when Carlee does the sign for duck (quacking movement with your hand,) she'll say, "dugkdugkdugkdug" over and over, LOL. Anywho, what reminded me to tell ya'll was that last night she decided what her next word was going to be... Anyone want to take a guess? ah... well... it was.... spongebob. Yeah.. ... ... .. LMAO. She was dragging around her big Spongebob pillow thing, and I said, "Do you have Spongebob?" and she answered with her version: spubaw. It was the cutest thing. Then she was saying it all last night because we kept asking her where spongebob was, or who's spongebob, etc. So, she's not as vocal as a lot of kids, I think because she relies more on expression and hand guestures to get what she wants, but we're up to "momma" "dadda" "more" which comes out like mo mo mo... hehe. She'll say "up" once in a while, "duck" and "spongebob"... She might be trying to say more words by now, maybe we're just not catching what she's saying yet. We definately know she's understanding us more and more everyday though. It's amazing how when we'll say something, like "where's the kitty?" or "look at what's on tv!" or "get the ball!", how fast she reacts and in the right way no less. I swear she's a little sponge herself. :D

helping with the laundry

Today Carlee decided to help me do the laundry.... thank goodness these were clean haha... she stole them from the folded basket and then tried to put them on like a shirt. lol... so I ran to grab the camera and got a few shots, this was the best one. Most of them are of her back, I think she thought I was chasing her to take them away...
Other Updates... Carlee will lay down anytime I say, "Do you need a diaper?" She's been doing that for a few weeks now. I'm so proud of her! and she knows the word PARK. The other day, I asked Daddy, "Do you want to take her to the park?" and two seconds later she was at my legs with her sandals in her hand! hehe. She just used the baby sign for flower today for the first time without being promted to! We were in the front yard coming back from the park, and she sniffed her nose when we were standing by our flowers. Yay! She now uses the dog, duck, fish, more, all gone, and flower signs at the right time without being told to. We've been trying to introduce "scared" "eat" "book" and "drink" into her vocabulary but nothing yet. She's also getting really good at getting dressed, she likes to put her legs and arms in by herself! And she always offers her feet for socks and shoes. The teething is getting a little better. Tooth #5 finally broke through a couple of days ago... Now we're waiting on the other two that we could see right under the gum line... But at least she's not as fussy and obviously not in as much pain. And... I think that's about all that's new. :)

poor carlee

this poor child is teething like crazy. Last night she would not eat dinner! (She hasn't been eating well for a few days).. and we couldn't figure out why. Then we noticed that as she sat in her highchair, watching tv, and NOT touching her food, she was holding her cheek and patting it once in a while. When we changed her into pajamas I decided to take a look at her mouth, which of course made her mad. Her gums are so swollen, pretty much all over. Her whole bottom gums, left and right side are swollen, I can see one already trying to break through, and I can see a tooth on the top front trying to come through, and the back top right gum too! So, it looks like she will have more than four teeth soon... ALOT more... and all at once! Poor thing. Hopefully, the teeth will hurry up, so that the pain will not last too long.
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update

Sorry for the delay in updates or pictures... I'm just now getting over a bad fight with allergies. The olive and orange trees are coming into season, and it hit me pretty hard...

Carlee's been keeping us busy. She's hardly ever in one place long anymore, except when she's eating in her high chair. :) She's growing fast! Her next update is on the 23rd. She's now into 18-24 month clothes and size 5 shoe. She's so big! She's learned to brush her teeth... sort of anyway, lol. She holds the toothbrush against her teeth and shakes her head back and forth. LOL! But it works! She's also learned to throw her diaper away if the trash can is out, and she's learned to wash her hands with a little help with the soap. We just brought out the potty again, so hopefully we'll get underway with that challenge soon. She still won't let me do much with her hair, and I do try... If by chance I do manage to get a ponytail or clip in there, she pulls it out thirty seconds later.

Let's see, what else? She loves taking walks now and doesn't even need mommy or daddy's help balancing anymore. She also has taken to books quite nicely, and will flip through pages "talking" and pointing to things. She loves the playgroups I've been taking her to, and gets along with the other kids really well. The last one was a Playdogh playgroup, and I took my camera but forgot to take any pictures! She mostly tried to eat it though, and only squished it around for a few seconds before wanting down to play with toys. :)

I'll try to take some new pics soon!

overdue update

Hi everyone! I haven't written in quite a while what Carlee had been up to... Well, let's see. She still isn't walking more than a few steps to get to something such as the couch. She's still pretty happy crawling/bear crawling and cruising around. She loves books even more now! She loves flipping through the pages, and she "talks" each time she turns the pages as though she's telling us what she sees. For about the past two months, she's been fascinated by faces. She's constantly poking our eyes, pushing a finger in our mouth or nose, or grabbing at our face. Her balance has improved a lot over the past few months. She can stand for quite a while now, and she can also go from standing to squatting and back again a few times without falling down. She is now eating toddler food that's good for picking up. She loves the gerber toddler ravioli and the shells and cheese. :) I've also been giving her smushed fresh fruit. She really enjoys feeding herself nowadays. She hasn't used her baby signs anymore. I've been trying to teach her some new ones, like fish, hat, eat/food, cat, and dog, but she hasn't made the connection yet. :) Her baby potty training is going okay. She sits on the potty when I put her on, and she'll sit for a few minutes, but she has yet to go potty on it. But it's okay, as long as she gets used to it, and isn't scared of the potty. Her one year check up is on her birthday, so we'll see then how much she's grown. Let's see... I guess that's pretty much all for now. :D

10 months old

ten months..... whoa.
little Carlee is not so little anymore :( she's growing so fast.. she's standing alot more and letting go of everything more often.... exploring all over the house! lol... her top two teeth finally broke through tonight, which made it a fun late night... she's also been trying her hand at eating (gumming/chewing really) new things like pizza crust and rice cakes... fun fun... and messy :) we've also decided to start trying the "baby potty training" method... but I'll give a longer update later. :)

9 month check up

a few weeks late... i know... :) but the Dr. said it was okay.

Carlee is in PERFECT health! yay! from her ears, to her toes! she's up to 21.6 pounds, and I forgot the height already... :( we'll have to measure her ourself I guess. lol... her immune system must be doing really good, considering mommy and daddy are both fighting colds. :( but thankfully she hasn't caught it, and hopefully she won't catch it. She didn't have to get any shots today. The doctor said her top two teeth are just about to break through, which I had thought, but wasn't completely sure of.

She's growing so fast! Learning new things everyday... the other day, she sat on the floor and watched Finding Nemo... the first time she's done that ever! She also made a fish face the other day for the first time, and did it again today. lol, and the doctor saw it! haha. She's been mimicking me like crazy! I did a open mouth face, and she copied it right away, opening her mouth as far as it could go. LOL... i tried to get a picture of it, but the angle is weird. She's also been babbling away all the time with a bunch of squeals and screams mixed in. She's also learned to pass things back and forth between her and mommy or daddy. So we've been having lots of fun. I'll try to take some pictures soon! :)

adding pics

sooo i'm up late tonight adding pictures so that i won't feel overwhelmed with them when we get back to florida. we decided to leave on sunday. after our last visit back on thanksgiving, i promised myself i would take so many more pictures... ugh! but i've failed again! i forgot the camera on some really important dates...

Carlee had her first play date with our friend Sarah's baby, Kailee... they were so cute! playing with eachother's toys and being interested in eachother. Kailee is only 6 months old, so Carlee had to be careful... but they were so cute together, and we had so much fun! :D

I also forgot to take pictures when we very first got here and uncle JJ was here visiting :( I really wanted a picture of Carlee, Brittany, and James... grrr... :(

And Carlee also got to spend the day visiting her Grantip, Granny Jackie, and Uncle Chris too... and I forgot the camera THAT day too! :( booooo to me....

I took some more pics today... but it's almost midnight now, and I'm tired... so those will have to wait. All the others, I'll back date to what they're supposed to be once I get some time, probably after we get home. Next time we visit in May we'll have to definately make up for some untaken pictures! :)

Good night!

9 months

carlee turned 9 months old this past week. wow... it's going by so fast. sorry for so few updates, we've been really busy with our visit in Texas. :) She's learned alot since we got here. She can wave now, shake her head no, and use her new walker like a pro. :) She's cruising alot, crawling like crazy, even trying to stand and push things. She's off schedule right now... waking up a few times a night again. :( and lately she's had a stuffy nose which is making it even harder for her to sleep :( .... but we're dealing. she's enjoying spending time with all her grandparents, great grandparents, aunts, her uncle, and even her great great grandma. She just loves all the attention. She's made out like a bandit since we got here, getting new clothes, new shoes, and toys galore! lol... hopefully we'll be able to shove it all in the car for the ride back home. Hopefully I'll be able to add some new pics soon!
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just an update

Carlee had an appointment this morning, because I thought she had pink eye.... but the doctor said she thinks it's just a viral infection but gave me the medicine for pink eye to use if it doesn't get better by tomorrow. When they measured her she's still 20 lbs, but now she's 28.5 inches long!!! she grew an inch and a half since her last appointment! (I thought her 6/9 mo clothes were fitting small.... well, the pants are short!) geez!!!

Today she got her Christmas pictures taken!!! yay! I'm so excited! They won't be done til the 21st though, but I can't wait to see them. She did so good! and the pics looked great on the computer, so hopefully they'll print out okay. I got as many as we could so we should be able to share some! yay!

6 month update

carlee turned six months on the 22nd, but her appointment was on tuesday the 29th since we were out of town... anywho... she's up to 20 lbs!!! and 27 inches long. W0w! her doctor told us we could start feeding her meat and fruit (since we've only recently started her out on vegetables). he made it sound like she could of been eating all of it for a while, but oh well... he said, "She's obviously not malnourished." haha.... she had to get some more shots... :( but took them fine. She also got some medicine for congestion (we thought she had a cold, but the pediatrician said it wasn't...) and some saline drops for her nose... i think she's finally getting over it, whatever it was. She found her ears for the first time the other day. It was pretty funny. she seemed to be thinking, "what is this on the side of my head?" lol... she's been trying to crawl, but still hasn't figured it out. just seems to rock back and forth on her hands and knees. so, besides the congestion, stuffy nose, and sleepless nights due to that, she's doing great. :) i can't wait for her to get over the congestion, it's hard not being able to make her all better.

4 mo. checkup

yep... carlee had her appointment today... she now weighs a little over seventeen pounds, and she's 26 inches long! she's doing great, very healthy. i even asked if she should still be eating every two hours and the doctor said, "well... she's a big baby, so yeah, you're out of luck. just keep feeding on demand." greeeaattt. lol... this child is ALWAYS eating! lol. that's okay though. she also got her next set of immunizations. this time daddy was there to hold her, but this nurse let him off easy because she didn't make him hold carlee's little legs. she cried a little bit, but was over it as soon as daddy picked her up. let's see... other updates, she's in a size three diaper comfortably now, and her last pair of sandals that we bought her are a size 2!!! already! lol... she's been grabbing at anything and everything, and the other day she grabbed her foot for the first time. she hasn't brought it up to her face yet, but i don't think it will be long. i'll post more pictures later! :D

Latest Developments

Carlee has recently been cooing in double syllables! Her sounds are longer and louder especially when talking to her daddy after he gets home from work!

She's also been trying to pull herself up when in a reclined position, such as in her car seat. And if we support her lower back, she can hold herself up from her upperback and up. She's able to keep her head alot more steady now, and hardly needs support anymore when we're carrying her around. AND she can hold her weight on her legs for a little bit at a time if we're holding her standingup like.

I've been trying to get her to take her naps in her crib... but so far it's been a no go. She'll fall asleep, but then wake up and start crying. She likes to sleep in our arms if it's not nighttime... hopefully she'll get used to the crib soon.