Monthly Archives: November 2015

Brushing them teeth 

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I just had to share this pic. Hubby caught a sweet moment I was having with my little bunny… Just two gals maintaining good oral hygiene together. 

By the way, how cool is C’s toothbrush? It’s a specially designed toothbrush for toddlers so they don’t choke on it or jam it down their tiny throats. We got ours for free from our pediatrician, but here’s one that looks the same.

And yes, that’s a giant bowl of candy in our bathroom. The candy has become a solid distraction for Charlotte. She doesn’t necessarily know it’s edible, but she loves to take pieces out, put them somewhere else, put them back in the bucket, try to rip the wrapping off, etc. So yeah, we moved it to the bathroom to help ease the morning “getting ready struggle”…

My Favorite Visitor!

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This weekend my absolute most favorite house guest came to see us. My sweet (and quirky, hilarious, sometimes clamy) cousin, Stef. Our Cali girl.

She flew in on Friday and I sadly dropped her at the airport this morning. Those 4 days were filled with a lot of family time and a lot of fun! Or as my husband would say, “adventuring.”

On Friday, I picked her up at the airport and drove her directly to dinner with my parents. The restaurant had live music, which was hilarious… not because the music was funny or bad – it was great – but because Charlotte was OBSESSED. Immediately upon hearing the end of any song, she would start signing “more” and making hollering noises. Oy. Can’t take that child anywhere.

Also, Stef gave C the BEST gift ever. I’m not even going to mention anything more because they deserve their own post.

  
On Saturday, we went to the Children’s Museum (SO FUN!!)! It was a blast, as always. Man does Charlotte love that place.

   
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
 Saturday evening, we had the entire fam over (my grandpa, parents, sis and her fam, and bro and his girlfriend) to hand out candy to the trick-or-treaters, get together and celebrate three birthdays (mom’s 62nd, Grandpa’s 90th!!, and Gabby’s 4th). We decorated amazing skull cookies that I made using this recipe and these cookie cutters. I must add that we didn’t end up taking Charlie out for trick or treating. We had planned to, but it was so rainy and cold, that we just let her hand out the candy.

   
    
    
    
     

  
On Sunday, we had my niece’s 4th birthday party! It was a blast!

   
    
    
    
   
Sunday evening, we picked up some delicious Vietnamese food and had dinner at my parents’ house.

Then yesterday, Stef and I took C for a walk and then left her with my Milly (mother in law) so we could go explore the city. I took her to the Milwaukee Public Market, we walked around the third ward, sampled some Milwaukee-famous Purple Door Ice Cream, and played around. That evening, we had a nice leftovers for dinner meal and went to visit Grandpa! All in all, SO much fun.

We all got very used to her being around… I’m thinking we should probably head to LA to capture her.

15 Month Check Up

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On Friday, we took Charlotte to her 15-month check up. To no surprise, she checked out wonderfully! Although, I do think it’s a bit weird, but supposedly, she didn’t grow at all. I think her weight went up a little… she weighed in at 21.5 lbs, but her height stayed the same at 31 inches. They said it was likely just a measuring error either last check up or this check up, but of course, I’m a little put off by it. BUT, I’m following the advice of my husband, which is to ignore it.

Our doctor told us to work on words. Charlotte can learn a sign in 5 minutes flat, but isn’t all that verbal. She has some words, but sometimes I feel like she calls everything ma or some form of it. I don’t know. Again, I’m not going to be overly concerned, because the doctor said her comprehension is just great!

I should remember this, althoughI’m sure I’m going to forget, but she had three shots (poor babes)… flu shot, tdap booster and Hep A I think… Now I’m thinking maybe there were 4?

Regardless, Charlotte was a champ. She bawled her mini eyes out, but still managed to wave goodbye to the nurse after she administered the shots. So polite 🙂

All in all, a successful visit.

Our little tough girl after her appointment (shots and all)!

Our Little Swimmer

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Charlotte started her very first swim class on Wednesday! And not to be that mom (but I am…), she did SUCH a good job! And by that, I mean that she happily participated, had fun, didn’t cry when the teacher held her and didn’t cry even after being DUNKED under water.

The class is 30 minutes and is intended to teach young tots basic water safety, including, how to exit the pool, the importance of waiting for an “okay” before entering the pool, how to flip to your back instead of panicking, and so on. And the best part, you get to end with a speedy slip down the water slide!

Mark took C and gave her a good old fashion whiplash on the way into the pool… but our little champ didn’t seem to mind too much.

 

 
First swim class = success!