Snow, New Room, Potty Training, Bunny Ears

Here are pictures and a little re-cap from the last three months - February, March & April.

We went to the mountains one snowy weekend in February and we were all excited about making a snowman, but unfortunately the snow was too dry to stick together. Guess we'll have to do that next year.

Ivey got big girl bedding for her birthday and so we moved all of her clothes, toys and things into a new room with a twin bed with rails. She decided her new room was great for everything but sleeping. She insisted on sleeping in her "old bed" each night for the next two months. We added a crib to her new room with toddler bedding in April and she calls it her old bed in new room and happily sleeps in it every night.

Ivey got tubes put in both ears in early March. I insisted she see an ENT after her fifth ear infection in February. The ENT said she was a great candidate since the fluid in her ears was not draining in between infections. She was the best little patient and oh what a difference it made in her speech! She is singing songs and speaking in sentences now. She always asks What is that or Who is that? Not looking forward to the Why questions I know are coming soon.

We had potty training boot camp for four days in late March and Ivey is now diaper free! She was more ready than we even anticipated and is doing so well!

Ivey moved up to a new class at school in April and has started going to school four days a week vs three. She had a rough start as this new class has more kids with a wider age spread. She seems to be adjusted now and plays teacher at home with her baby dolls and bears. She says "everybody clean up" and "No hitting, that is not nice". She also sings new songs that she has learned and it always takes us awhile to decipher the lyrics.

Helping Mommy do a puzzle
Mommy is excited I like to do puzzles since Daddy does not!!



Ivey loves to read books & play on her new bed



Ivey pulls out her hair brushes, head bands and bows and pretends to fix her hair

Enjoying some springtime weather on the front porch

Gotta love the boots, purse, bracelet and bunny ears

Is an accounting career in her future?

Helping Daddy get the boat ready to sell! 

Packing her backpack for school

Daddy's silly bathtime hairdo

Whatcha cooking? French fries again?

Hoping she doesn't lose this desire to clean!

Fun at Discovery Place Kids

Aunt Allison, Adam, Jackson & Sarah stayed with us after Ivey's birthday party. Here are some pictures from our visit to the Children's Museum during their visit.

Ivey turns Two!!

It's hard to believe our little girl is already two. We had a Minnie Mouse themed birthday party for her and invited all her favorite people. She had a blast and enjoyed all of the attention. The weather was somewhat of a problem with a wintry mix moving in late afternoon the day before. We had to delay the party by an hour and all was good here in Charlotte several hours before the party, but not so good in Burlington/Greensboro/High Point area. We are so thankful everyone made it safely. After two years of weather issues on party day, we may be celebrating in July rather than January in the years to come.

Goodbye 2012, Hello 2013

We headed to the mountains to ring in the New Year. They had gotten about 6 inches of snow the day before we arrived and it was gorgeous. We tried out our snowshoes for the first time on a trail through the woods that led to edge of the ski hill. Ivey wasn't so sure about the snow at first, but she seemed to enjoy it after she napped a bit on our hike.

Ivey's speech has exploded in the last few weeks and she is talking so much more now. Her most recent favorite phrases are "Ivey do it", "Mama sit", "Help me" and "Daddy Home".  She also has begun singing a lot. She is still quite the little dancer - always coming up with new moves for her songs.

Ivey has stepped up her playing skills a bit and is really into pretend play - she plays Mommy really well. She plays by herself fixing food on the stove or in the microwave. She feeds it to her dolls or bears and then wipes up their messes. She pretends to change their diapers, give them baths and put them to bed. She also still loves to do puzzles and read books.

 

 

Christmas 2012

We had a great Christmas with our sweet little girl this year. She really enjoyed the decorations inside and out - especially our new snowman for the front yard.

Ivey gets a visit from Santa Claus

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