The Little Lobster

Arlee celebrated her 2nd Halloween yesterday and had a blast being a lobster.  Wayco saw this costume and we had to get it for Arlee.  Once we got it I kept trying to get her used to it since it came with a hat and feet.  She hated the hat and wouldn't keep the darn thing on for more than 5 seconds.  So I just assumed on Halloween she wouldn't wear it but guess what, she wore it all night no complaints.  I have been awfull keeping up with pictures but I managed to get a few while we were out.  We only made it to 4 places and she was passed out, just a little to much.  But hey thats what being a kid is all about.

Here she is with her bag of animal cookies from Great Grandma and Grandpa

Running around

Jayln's B-day Party

Arlee giving Jayln b-day kisses.

15 Month Update

We had our check-up yesterday.  It was the first time that Arlee hasn't had a shot.  There was still needles involved though, she had to have her blood taken to check her levels for anemia and lead and some other stuff I can't remember.  Then they wanted a urine sample, so they had me put this sticky bag thing on her crotch well she never pee'd, I don't blame her.  So we had to take it home and try, well she went but it leaked out, go figure.  So we sat on the potty and after reading about a dozen books finally she went potty!  We got our urine sample.  As far as her growth goes, she was 24.5lbs which is in the 50% range, her height is 33 inches which is 97%, and her head is 19 inches which is 97%.  Tall with a big melon, haha. 

This N That

Arlee is now 14 months old, and I know I have been a bad blogger.  Her and work keep me so busy I just don't have much time to do anything else.  So I will try to put into a few paragraphs what has happened in the past month.  The weather is starting to change, I love fall it is my fav season for sure.  We are taking advantage of the nice weather while its here.  We have visited the park a few times, we had went before she could walk good and it wasn't much fun, but now shes all over the place wanting to do it all.  We checked out Santa Fe Lake, the train, and did some swinging.  The first time we went we couldn't stay long bc I had cold groceries, so when we had to go Arlee started crying! She was having to much fun, so we had to go back later and spend more time playing.  She is really into playing and running around all the time.  Some of her fav things to do are play hide and seek, chase the fake puppy on a leash, swiffer the floors, pretend phone calls, rocking in the chair, running, jumping, and most of all DANCING.  Arlee is a dancing fool! 

Arlee is pretty much able to feed herself most of the time.  She does great with the spoon, she wants to do it herself.  If you try to help her she gets mad, haha.  If its something really runny or if we need her to stay clean we will feed her to avoid making a mess.  We still feed her some baby food and some regular food it just depends on whats going on that day. She is kinda picky, if it looks funny she wont eat it at all.  Her fav food is cottage cheese at the moment, I think she'd eat the whole container if I let her.In the mornings we have a fun routine to start off the day. After I get out of the shower I go get her and she hangs out with me while I get ready. When I brush my teeth she brushes hers, then when I do my hair she waits for me to do hers, and when I put on makeup, she tries to also. Then we dance and head downstairs for breakfast and some Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. It's the little things like that I treasure.

Look at all these toys!! This is now the offical playroom of the house.

Here is Arlee showing Magic how to eat.

This is Arlee laughing while playing hide n seek.

Catching up

It's been awhile since I have posted any Arlee updates.  Ever since Arlee turned 1 it seems like everyday she is learning something new.  My last post was about weaning Arlee off the bottle.  Well that worked pretty good, and it led us up to her going from 2 naps to 1 nap during the day usually between 1:00 and 2:00, and she will sleep for about an hour and a half.  That is really nice because we plan everything we do around her nap schedule.  So back to the bottle issue, I have not taken away her night bottle, only because she isn't drinking enough through the day. My plan is to give her a few months and see what happens. 

Also in Arlee news, she got a potty chair!  She has caught on to the whole potty thing, all of a sudden she decided after watching everyone use the toilet she wanted to give it a shot.  You say "Arlee wanna go potty" and she goes running in the bathroom as eager as can be.  So we decided to get her a potty her size.  So far she has pooped in it everyday and potties in it as well (not every time).  She loves the attention she is getting off this.  We just sit her on it and read a book until shes done.  Now if she could only tell me she has to go, that would be awesome.  Pull-ups here we come!

Alree is walking, running, using her tippy toes, walking backwards, and climbing up the stairs.  I can tell it won't be long til shes looking for a stool to climb on things.  She is talking up a storm mostly just a bunch of random syllables, she can say mom, dad, gma, gpa, duck, cat, bath, backpack, magic, freckles and i'm not sure if i'm forgetting any.  She has started whining and trying to throw fits to see if she gets her way, but i'm not giving in so hopefully that will pass real quick!  She has 12 teeth and a few more on the way, that has been a roller coaster for us.  When those teeth start coming in she gets really cranky fast.

My new favorite thing to do with her now is let her mimic me.  She loves to pretend scrub the floors, vacuum, brush her hair, teeth.  Anything you are doing she wants to try.  Its so cute.  I love the age she is, just watching her learn so quickly is amazing! Ohh one last thing, I can't believe I almost forgot, she can wear pig tails!!  I have never been a fan of pig tails,well now I am they are so cute on babies.  They make her look like a little toddler all grown up!!