We made it. Zach did have to take a sick day or two. We ate more take-out than we have in the last 4 years combined. The laundry and dishes piled up. We made it. The girls became a little more irritable as they were sick and also sensing the additional stress and getting less family time than ever before. Papa and I met each other at the door to pass off the crying, tired baby. Days went by where I felt like I didn't even have time to open the blinds. We made it.
I'm thankful Genevieve's MSPI has gotten to the point where I can eat most anything and she is basically unaffected. She can't eat it all herself yet, but it made getting take-out for the rest of us a much easier endeavor. I'm thankful I have such a hard-working and supportive husband who was a trooper through all of it. He did the dishes (he always does those, thank goodness!), the went to the farmers' market, he did lots of laundry, he made great lunches for the girls, he took them to the park, he never complained. I'm thankful Juni is old enough to tell me what she needs. One morning, while I was frantically typing out some things, she said, "Mama, I think we've had enough getting things done for a while, don't you think? I say we close your computer and go cuddle in your bed for a little while." Well, Juni, I think that's the best idea I'd heard that week!! And so we did.
We've reached the end of the tunnel, and even though it's only been a couple of short days, the veil has lifted and we've had pretend picnics out in the backyard, we've been singing and dancing, Juni and I have made dinner together and made leisurely trips to the post office. Although I truly enjoyed my training the productivity I felt, nothing beats this precious time with my quickly growing girls.
Genevieve is already another month older. She is getting more confident in her steps and last night ate MORE than JUNI!! For those of you who don't know, Juni is a good eater, so that is saying a LOT!! I have a suspicion she is beefing up, getting ready to walk! She cut her 9th tooth!! It's on her bottom right; one of the big ones. And it's a doozy, and still giving her some grief. I can feel another boulder trying to push it's way up on her bottom left. Ugh. I'm sure that doesn't feel nice. ...she might have just eaten all those noodles to soothe her gums! :) She loves giving MMMMMuah! kisses and blowing kisses too!
Juni is such a delightful little girl. She loves to be helpful and is currently loving learning sign language and helping me cook. She communicates so well. I'm amazed the conversations she has with Zach and I, the things she remembers, and the conclusions she makes from things she hears. She is ALWAYS listening, and will bring up something 3 weeks later I didn't even know she heard. Her memory is a steel trap!
standing tall in Juni's first shoes!
cutting Play Doh with Grandma Susie
walking along the fence outside
the play desk we found on the curb
Juni showing us her big muscles with one of Papa's weights
This is not the first time she's done this, and I'm sure it won't be the last. She climbs into Juni's dresser and pulls everything out of the drawer!
Juni showing us her new coloring skills :)
You can't see super well, but she colored all the food, and then made their mouths messy, of course!
Genevs loves to go to the cupboard and dig out whatever snack she is hungry for.
1 year check-up
still tall 89th percentile, I think
mid range for head size 50 or 60 something %
and lower range for weight.... 17 or 19th percentile, if I remember correctly
Juni wanted to sit up by her to help her feel safe
Happy Valentine's Day!
This is her "Ew!" face! :) If she is annoyed or doesn't like something, this is the face we get! Ha! I love it!
Juni playing with her Valentine stickers
Someone found the girl scout cookies!
offered one to me
and then was more than happy to help herself!
Family walk to the beach at sunset on Valentine's Day!
SO excited to open her Valentine's card!
Genevieve too!
I read something about the large dot being Mars and the small dot between Mars and the moon being Venus, but I don't know if that's really true. I just saw it, thought it looked incredible, and then read some things quick, but never followed up :)
We would save ourselves hours a day if we could child-proof this house! I hope this phase is short-lived! At this point I don't feel it's worth the time and money, next week I might disagree.
The girl doesn't even really like her face touched for any reason, so trying to get pictures of her teeth is next to impossible.
hugs!
sleeping beauty
doing yoga in Juni's chair; why not?!
Genevieve's first sucker! I ate most of it first ;)
And her very own chair!! From Grandma Candy and Grandpa Billy
Zach spied her going through my work bag on the kitchen floor. I tried to get pics from the living room but she spotted me. She took my keys out of the bag, stood up, and was touching them to the door handle "unlocking" it! It was so cute. She is always watching.
13 months!
The sun has been out to shine this week so Papa took Genevs outside for her picture! It has been SO nice having the doors open!!
oh my heart melts. look at that smile.
CHEESE!
The "I'm doing something sneaky" face! :)
We had a pretend picnic yesterday so Juni wanted to have a real picnic today with the real versions of her pretend food. We had quite a few... pizza, banana, onion (we didn't actually eat the real onion by itself), lemon (san pelligrino), tea
She helped me make it all!
I have this picture of Juni and I, on our bed, when she was about 4 1/2 months old. I call it our first super successful selfie because we both have this big, real smiles! Well, at 13 months, I'm calling this,
Genevieve and I's first super successful selfie! :) I love it!!
..and the rest of these are pictures from my phone
Juni had been asking for sparkle clothes for WEEKS! When Grandma Susie was here she found her a pink sparkle tutu heart outfit that she begs for nearly daily, and this yellow hello kitty sparkle shirt which she also adores. Her whole mood is just giddy when she gets to wear them! (when they aren't dirty!)
sister love
I can't refuse this cute face!
One night when Papa had class we took baths early and made cookies and wore masks. We were having SO MUCH FUN!
sister love
sweet girl, just awake from nap
getting her Valentine stickers just right!
This girl would dig in dirt all day long if we would let her! She got a little carried away this day!
Juni wearing her yellow Jams!
Juni and I planted a ton of tulip and daffodil bulbs in planted boxes last year. When Grandma Susie came when Genevieve was first born there were just a few bulbs left over, so Juni and Grandma planted them by the sidewalk out front. None of the bulbs in the planter boxes have sprouted like the ones in the ground!
Juni calls these hippy swings, because you swing with your hips :)
Good morning bunny and baby!
I'm training myself! The photos they took of me years ago to use in the training books are still being used at different levels of training. So, throughout my training books, and online modules, I was training myself :) After being at Jamba Juice for so long I knew nearly everything involved in my training, but it was still nice to train with a different manager for a couple of weeks and get a fresh perspective.
playing with her foxy mask from her birthday
sister love, Juni helping her put her mask on
This little bunny wanted to eat carrots just like rabbits do!
This night she at two whole carrots for her bedtime snack and she's eaten many since, always with her mask on! :) Too cute!
