17 Months and Growing...

Today, peanut is 17 months and growing... Favorite words: Elmo, mommy, daddy, Pooh, Moo, Meow, MINE and has started two word combinations- what doing (what are you doing), come on, Hi daddy, Let go (Let's go). She is also full on jabber and loves to talk in her crib when she is supposed to be napping. It's so cute to hear over the monitor. Favorite foods: bean and cheese enchiladas, broccoli, corn, peas, mega noodles from Campbell's, applesauce, oh and anything Andy and I are eating. And did I mention all things chocolate?! The knee walking is finally retired! Peanut is full-on walking now and even likes to run around the family room. She is growing more attached to her blankie and loves having a toy to carry around, aka old cell phones or toy bottles. She still loves reading books and has started to share her toy ba ba (bottle) with her 'babies'. We have been working on body parts- so far she can point out her eyes, nose, mouth, belly and toes. She recently discovered her belly button which brings fits of laughter when she inserts her pointer finger into it. We are working on ears, hair and hands. She loves to look out the kitchen door for 'birdies' and gets so excited when she sees one. She is definitely NOT a morning person and I'm secretly hoping that changes before she starts school. She loves to sleep in and needs her morning sippy of milk before she is ready to start her day. Here are some pics from the past couple weeks, enjoy! Say 'cheese!' Good til the last drop!

CHEESE!

Researching college while mommy cooks dinner~

Bake Shoppe fun with cousin Jackie!

Giving Pooh his baba~

Trying on mommy's shoes~ I see pink plastic dress-up heels in our future.

New BFF- hot chocolate!

Loves her nook and cranny!

xoxo

Wordless Wednesday

Dogs in cars

Everyone has that one little thing... after a bad day, impending road rage, or trying to eat a candy bar while driving and bits of chocolate land in your lap and instantly melts and you think how in the world am I going to get melted chocolate stains out...that just stops them in their tracks and let's you breathe.....

God gave me dogs in cars.

It never fails- after I've had a bad day... feel road rage coming on.... or am eating chocolate in the car and making a mess, I look over and there is ALWAYS a dog in a car, doing their dog in a car thing... and I smile.

Something so little makes me feel so good and calm and at peace.

I love it because they look SO happy. They don't have a care in the world except feeling the wind blow in their face.

What's your 'dog in a car' moment?

Voicemail

"Hey Rochelle...yeah, uh it's me, God. Why don't you go ahead and take today off. I've got this one."

~Let go and let God

Toddler Lovin'

Oh how I love my toddler!

Reagan is learning so many new things each day... it's so fun that we can give her a direction and she can follow through!

Conversations with a toddler:

Me: "Reagan, are you ready to go night night?"
Reagan: *sweet toddler voice while shakes head back and forth* "No."


Me: *reading a book to Reagan, flipping pages*
Reagan: "I do it."

Me: "Reagan, what does a cow say?"
Reagan: "Mooooo"

Her new word this week is 'snack' and Lord knows my baby loves her some snacks! :)

Toddler pics:
Her new 'too cool for the camera' pose~




Huck Finn look~

Spring time is almost here~

Lil Bake Shoppe is now open!

Reagan received a 'Bake Shopppe' for her birthday from her Godparents (thanks Nette and Davy!) and this past weekend was the perfect opportunity for G&G K. to visit so Grampa K. could set up the shoppe! Of course, peanut had to supervise- she was so excited, she couldn't wait until it was done to test it out. I see hours and hours of Bake Shoppe fun in our future!

In progress~

Finished product!

Play time!

Hopefully the early exposure to a kitchen set will cultivate a lil baker in the family!