Life as a Cleveland: May 2012

... is a not really a baby any more.

She is growing up right before our very eyes, saying words and climbing onto everything.

She is one of the most independent kids I have ever met,
even the people at at daycare think so too.
She defiantly has a mind of her own.

Once she has her mind set, she will not do it any other way no matter how hard you try to teach her.

Here is a short list of the many things that she wants to do her way.

WALK down the stairs,

(We have tried to get her to crawl down backwards or scoot down on her butt,
but she wants nothing to do with that, and will wait for you to hold her hand so she can walk down.)

Get into her chairs on her own

Climb up on to couches and chairs to get what she wants

Walk without holding my hand (so NOT OK with me)

and so many more...

She has also started to talk, but again it has to be on her terms.

However, she has been signing most of the words she says while she says them so it makes it a little easier to understand what she is saying.

Here is a list of the words she says consistently:

Daad = Dad

Ma=More

Eee=Eat

Sii=Slide
HI -she always says HI to dogs and cats first though

Here is a list of some of the words she says occasionally

Pi tol=Pistol

Wiy =Wrigley

Moooom = Mom

mi = Milk

She is so entertaining, and makes us smile constantly.

All this growing up is making miss the baby stage.

Where has the time gone?

There are so many things that have happened since the last time I posted in our blog. Between, work, Bo being sick, and just everyday life our blog took a back burner. I will try to catch you up, so be prepared to see lots of pictures and videos of what has been going for the last 3 weeks of our life.

Here we go...

We finally put up the growth chart

Bo got hand, foot, and mouth disease, and was out of day care for a week along with 11 other kids from daycare

...and grew a pair of extra large feet


I created the most delicious dip I have ever had (recipe to follow)

Jenn, Ashley, & I went away for a night with our students (first night away from Bo with out Josh)

Bo had chocolate pudding for the first time

We went to Ash's first communion

We celebrated Sawyer's 7th birthday

We watched Max blow out his seven candles

And gave Ash our love for his first communion

Bo started talking on the phone (but only when no one is talking on the other end, hehehe)

Bo also moved to the toddler room at day care last Monday (5/7/12), and she loves it
(sorry no pictures of this milestone)

I was home sick for two days before the doctor called me back to tell me that my negative strep test was actually a positive for strep throat, two amazing pills later (plus ten more days of pills of course), I started to be back to normal just in time to celebrate Mother's Day with our Family.