Tuesdays with Amelia

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Weekend Wrap Up

Grandma G flew up from Florida on Thursday evening for a quick weekend visit!

On Friday we ran quite a few errands, and Amelia had a lot of fun browsing through the sale racks!

On Saturday Amelia and I took Grandma G to the Gray Fossil Site. Amelia spent more time pushing her stroller than riding in it!

On Sunday we headed up to Roan Mountain, so we could show Grandma G some snow. The weather was beautiful, and even though there was at least a foot of snow in some places, it really was quite warm. We had a great time and took tons of pictures!

We had a lovely visit with Grandma G, and we are really looking forward to seeing her, Grandpa D, Uncle Dan and Uncle Erik in a few weeks!

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Tuesdays with Amelia

Amelia loves “helping” me in the kitchen, and she is so glad to have her very own cabinet!

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Weekend Wrap Up

On Friday Amelia started to get a little cranky. Because she’s been sick, I’ve kept her inside all week – I think she was getting cabin fever!

Trying on my glasses seemed to put her in a better mood. She’s always trying to grab them off of my face  – I don’t think she knew what to do once I put them on her! Later in the afternoon we built a tent in the living room – so much fun!

On Saturday I went with Grandma B to a large consignment sale and got quite a few things for Amelia – two items were brand new with their tags still attached!

On Saturday afternoon Amelia watched the Tennessee vs. Kentucky basketball game with her daddy while she was taking her nebulizer treatment. I think she’s almost better – just a little bit of a cough left.

On Sunday morning Amelia caught up on her reading while I made pancakes for breakfast. We just finished watching Canada win the gold medal in hockey, and we will probably watch the closing ceremonies in a bit.

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Tuesdays with Amelia

I took Amelia to the pediatrician yesterday and it turns out that her cough & cold is actually RSV. They gave us this fun penguin nebulizer, and we will be giving her breathing treatments every 6 hours for the next few days. Despite the look on her face, she really doesn’t mind them! She cuddles in my lap and gets to watch TV while I hold the mask over her mouth & nose. I hope she gets better soon!

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Month Fourteen

Dear Amelia,

Today you are fourteen months old, and you are such an amazing little girl! You fill my days with joy and I am so thankful that I have been blessed with such a wonderful daughter. You have such a great personality, and it is so fun to watch you grow and develop into such a unique and independent little girl. Watching you explore the world is a staggering reminder of how often I take the littlest things for granted.

I took you to the doctor today – you are acting just like your normal self, but you have a pretty nasty cough. It turns out that you have an infection called RSV. We left the doctor with a really neat nebulizer that looks like a penguin, and Daddy and I will be giving you breathing treatments every 6 – 8 hours for the next few days. Hopefully you will start to feel better soon!

You are a very attentive little girl – you tell us when something beeps (phone, oven, microwave, etc.) and you alert us to any strange noise that you hear. You fuss and start to cry if we don’t tend to it right away! You also love puppies – if you see a magazine with a picture of a dog or a bag of dog food (or really anything with a picture of a dog) you point and say “Puh/pup”! We also have a calender in the kitchen that has puppies on it and you love looking at them. In the mornings when you are nursing you’ll stop and call for your puppy, and then giggle when Shelby comes prancing in.

You love crawling around with treasures in your hands. Grandma B gave you some small books that fit perfectly in your hand, and you almost always have one of them nearby. This month you learned how much fun it is to push the dining room chairs all over the house, and how much fun it is to sit in the glider all by yourself. Daddy installed childproof latches on almost of the cabinets in the kitchen, because you found out how fun it was to open the doors and get into the garbage can. He left one cabinet open, though,  just for you – it will soon be filled with all sorts of non-breakable kitchenware so you can help me cook and bake!

You have a lot of fun putting things inside of other things these days. You empty and fill your toy baskets all the time! The basket you empty most of all is your shoe basket – you LOVE your shoes, especially the gold shoes Grandpa B gave you for Christmas. We keep your shoe basket in your room and you will crawl all the way back there and grab a pair of shoes, then bring them out to the living room so I can put them on your feet.

Your eighth and ninth teeth popped through this month, and the most exciting thing of all is that you took your first steps! Two days ago we were at Grandma and Grandpa B’s house, and you walked from Daddy to me. We were incredibly excited and are very proud of you – our baby girl is growing up, and is now officially a toddler!

You are incredibly energetic, and hardly stop moving all day long. I love chasing after you and making you laugh. What touches my heart even more, though, is when you calm down and cuddle close to me. I treasure those still times with you, and savor the soft feel of your hair against my cheek.

I love you,

Mama

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Weekend Wrap Up

On Friday afternoon Amelia and I played outside for a while to enjoy the warm weather . . . it was still a little chilly and Amelia DID NOT want to keep her hat on!

Once I got her to keep her hat on, we went down to get the mail. Amelia held onto my finger and walked the whole way down the driveway and back up again – she is getting very steady on her feet!

While I was making supper Amelia went off to play by herself. Things were suspiciously quiet, so I went to investigate. What a funny girl!

Saturday was another beautiful day, so we all spent some time outside. It was so nice to get a break from all of the snow!

When I came in from taking Shelby outside on Sunday morning, this is what I found:

Those two had so much fun playing with Mark’s 3D glasses!

Later in the day we had lunch with one of Mark’s close childhood friends, and got to meet her adorable newborn son! I can’t believe we didn’t get a picture with them – they’re hopefully coming over on Tuesday, so we’ll try to get one then. After lunch we dropped by Grandma and Grandpa B’s house, where Amelia amazed us all by taking her first steps!

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