Raising a Miley and a Zoe: January 2009

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Vocabulary Update

Two posts in one day!?! I'm a bit slow at work and I wanted to posted a vocabulary update before I forgot like the fashion post. At 15 months little Miss Miley can say the following words/phrases and uses then on purpose:

Hi
Bye-bye
No
Ut oh
Bo (this is the term for all dogs)
Get down (means pick me up and now also put me down)
Get out (put me down)
Da Da
Mama
Bup
Baby
Ba (meaning ball)
Elmo (I swear I heard this yesterday)
Two
Nose (then points to her mouth)
baba (then points to her belly button)
doos (meaning shoes)
Mimi
Nummas (any food item or get me a snack) oh side note: Now whenever she's hungry she goes over to her high chair trying to climb it and yells numma numma

Daycare said she can say something close to Miley but I've not heard it.

Fashion at 15 months

I was going to post this last week but I forgot all about it until last night. All week I was thinking "I know I had to blog about something". Well folks, I finally remembered. Below is a series of photos of Miley pre- and post-wardrobe makeover. All and I mean ALL of her 12 months stuff suddenly didn't fit anymore. Case in point the below picture:

Notice the belly and the high wader pants! And just look at that face saying "Mommy, why don't you dress me in something that fits". Poor baby went to daycare looking like that. Well, I bought an insane amount of 18 month outfits. And look at the difference:

Doesn't she look happier without her belly hanging out! And of course somethings are big but she'll grow into them.

Here are some shots of the damage. Oh well, this is why we both work so we don't have to worry about putting clothes on our backs (or in Miley's case her tummy).

Monday, January 19, 2009

No's the word

Well, Miss Miley has a new favorite word....NO! She loves telling me no whenever she deems appropriate. Do you need clean pants...no, no or do you want to go bye-bye....no, no or do you want down....no, no or can I see that book...no, no. The way she says it is so cute I can't help but laugh. She puckers her lips out really far and just keeps repeating no like 4 or 5 times. I always repeat with a yes, yes, yes. She started this last Saturday and was immediately a pro at saying no ;).

The ear infection is gone....how do I know you ask.....SHE SLEEPS ALL NIGHT!!!! We're all so much happier when we get a good night's rest. She's still working on the molars so every once in a while she gets fussy but she's hanging in there. The second week as a frog went well. They only have the nicest things to say about our little angel. She never cries and is a very good helper. On Friday, they asked her to get Hayleigh's cup from across the room and she did! She got the correct cup and walked it over to Hayleigh, I think she's a baby genius. The naps are going well, as soon as they take Miley's lunch plate she gets up from the table and walks over to her cot. They don't have to tell her or drag her over there. She knows it's nap time and she's ready. I would love to see that, let's just say she's not that agreeable with me at nap time. She knows how to play me and she is very good at it :)

Saturday, January 10, 2009

I forgot about the molars

The doctor said that three of her four first molars are coming in. So on top of the new room and bad ear infection, she is also teething. No wonder the poor thing hasn't been sleeping. Hopefully, the teeth will push through soon and we can all get a good night's sleep. Last night she woke up at 3 am, her preferred time, but fell back asleep until 8. She kicked poor Daddy out of bed this morning around 6 because she is a bed hog.

Today she has a pretty rough cough and a leaky nose. She does know who to blow her nose just unfortunately she doesn't always wait for a Kleenex. So today is a PJ day since it's raining anyway. I just hope we have enough food at the house to satisfy her appetite. She had 2 breakfasts this morning and is still asking for some nummies.

Friday, January 9, 2009

Rough first week as a Frog

On Monday, Miley moved to the next class up at daycare, again! She is now a frog. There are some big differences from a bird baby to a toddler frog, below are a few:
They nap once a day in COTS not cribs.
They play outside (weather permitting) twice a day for 45 minutes at a time.
They sit at tables with little pull out chairs.
They have storytime, playtime, and snacktime things a now very scheduled.

The first day, Miley was trying to pickup her little chair and slipped hitting her head on the table. Only a minor bruise but I didn't take it all that well since it was her first day. Yesterday, she was so sleepy before her nap that she fell asleep while walking outside, fell, and scratched her nose on the ground. Other than the few mishaps her new teachers say she is adjusting very well. At nap time, Miley wakes up before the other toddlers and just quietly (yes they said quietly) lays in her cot until it's time to wake up. I would LOVE to see that. When they play outside her class (nicknamed the rough riders since they aren't used to the playground equipment and play kinda rough) climb on the slides and bump around the other kids playing.

We're so proud of her and how well she's taken the new house and class. She also started with new cups so it's like her whole world is turned upside down. She has adjusted well but unforunately has another cold and hasn't been herself the last few days. The last few weeks she hasn't been sleeping all that well and yesterday she was fussy at daycare so I took her to the doc today. And drumroll......she has another ear infection. We've gone 35 days without one but it's back again. I'm sure she's had it for while because she never gets fussy at daycare until it gets really bad. So we'll start our antibotics again then on the 29th go in for a well baby visit. With this new trip to the doctor, you all know what that means, another guess her weight poll. Good luck, everybody. Hint: Last month she weighed 21 lbs 2 oz.