More pictures at the bottom...Here we are, once again, in Redding. It seems that if we have more than three days off from school we have to make the 7 1/2 hour trek across the border. I guess I should be grateful that the people at CVS want Dusty to work for him any chance he can, but still...
Quite a lot has happened since our last post. Bella passed one more milestone, 18 months! and she's already nearing her 19th month. So instead of doing a post for each I'm going to combine them because, let's face it, I might not ever get around to doing a 19 months post. So we went to the Doctor for Bella's Well Baby check up and so far so good. She's weighing in at 22 pounds and 10 ounces and she's reaching 31 inches in height. We are so glad that she's been able to catch up to other kids her age, she's hovering around the 25 percentile. That's a big improvement from where she started, off the bottom of the charts. She has definitely hit that point where she remembers people, places and things (probably more than we know). One example of this occurred when we walked into the doctor's office. She was fine in the waiting room, but as soon as I stepped through the door of the exam room she flipped out. I think she only stopped crying for about 5 minutes of the hour that we were there. And that was only when the doctor and nurse were both out of the room. She didn't want to be weighed, she didn't want to be measured, she didn't want to have her heart,ears, or eyes checked and she certainly didn't want her shots. The nurse told us that 18 months is probably the worst check up and that most kids do that, but it's still heartbreaking to listen to your kid scream bloody murder even if you know nothing is really wrong with them. Bella continues to grow by leaps and bounds, this kid is always amazing me. She is talking up a storm now, you can only understand about 5% of what she says, but she loves to be heard. She knows what she wants and doesn't let up until someone figures it out. She is always on the move. It seems the only time she sitting still is when she's eating or sleeping (or getting into something that she knows she shouldn't be getting into). She likes to say "no"... a lot. If you try to give her something that she doesn't want she will flat out tell you "No!" We were driving in the car the other day and she was sitting in the backseat saying "Nnnnnno! Nnnnnnno! Nnnnnno!" over and over. She really likes to draw out the N. It's pretty funny. She loves her daddy and asks for him repeatedly throughout the day. She will say "Daddy" on command. She won't say Mommy on command yet, but if I do something she doesn't like she is quick to say "Mommy, No!" I think this may be because I find myself saying "Bella, no" multiple times during the day. She says please (peas) and thank you (taku) unless she's just asked for food and then says peas and then shoves it in her mouth. She loves dogs, cats and cars and will point them out to anyone within earshot. She loves going outside (quite possibly because this is where the dog, cat and cars are), but winter in Oregon (and lately California) don't allow for too much outdoor time. She loves playing with her friends, even the ones that push her around a little ;) and asks for them daily. She loves to eat and eat and eat. If it were up to her she would eat snacks all day, but every once in a while we sneak a real meal in there. She definitely loves to eat anything anyone else is eating. She loves using utensils to eat. Most of the time she won't start eating until you get her a fork or spoon. She still takes one afternoon nap everyday. If we're home she'll sleep for 2 to 3 hours. It's fantastic! That's for our Bella update. There are a million more things that Bella does, but you know...
Quite a lot has happened since our last post. Bella passed one more milestone, 18 months! and she's already nearing her 19th month. So instead of doing a post for each I'm going to combine them because, let's face it, I might not ever get around to doing a 19 months post. So we went to the Doctor for Bella's Well Baby check up and so far so good. She's weighing in at 22 pounds and 10 ounces and she's reaching 31 inches in height. We are so glad that she's been able to catch up to other kids her age, she's hovering around the 25 percentile. That's a big improvement from where she started, off the bottom of the charts. She has definitely hit that point where she remembers people, places and things (probably more than we know). One example of this occurred when we walked into the doctor's office. She was fine in the waiting room, but as soon as I stepped through the door of the exam room she flipped out. I think she only stopped crying for about 5 minutes of the hour that we were there. And that was only when the doctor and nurse were both out of the room. She didn't want to be weighed, she didn't want to be measured, she didn't want to have her heart,ears, or eyes checked and she certainly didn't want her shots. The nurse told us that 18 months is probably the worst check up and that most kids do that, but it's still heartbreaking to listen to your kid scream bloody murder even if you know nothing is really wrong with them. Bella continues to grow by leaps and bounds, this kid is always amazing me. She is talking up a storm now, you can only understand about 5% of what she says, but she loves to be heard. She knows what she wants and doesn't let up until someone figures it out. She is always on the move. It seems the only time she sitting still is when she's eating or sleeping (or getting into something that she knows she shouldn't be getting into). She likes to say "no"... a lot. If you try to give her something that she doesn't want she will flat out tell you "No!" We were driving in the car the other day and she was sitting in the backseat saying "Nnnnnno! Nnnnnnno! Nnnnnno!" over and over. She really likes to draw out the N. It's pretty funny. She loves her daddy and asks for him repeatedly throughout the day. She will say "Daddy" on command. She won't say Mommy on command yet, but if I do something she doesn't like she is quick to say "Mommy, No!" I think this may be because I find myself saying "Bella, no" multiple times during the day. She says please (peas) and thank you (taku) unless she's just asked for food and then says peas and then shoves it in her mouth. She loves dogs, cats and cars and will point them out to anyone within earshot. She loves going outside (quite possibly because this is where the dog, cat and cars are), but winter in Oregon (and lately California) don't allow for too much outdoor time. She loves playing with her friends, even the ones that push her around a little ;) and asks for them daily. She loves to eat and eat and eat. If it were up to her she would eat snacks all day, but every once in a while we sneak a real meal in there. She definitely loves to eat anything anyone else is eating. She loves using utensils to eat. Most of the time she won't start eating until you get her a fork or spoon. She still takes one afternoon nap everyday. If we're home she'll sleep for 2 to 3 hours. It's fantastic! That's for our Bella update. There are a million more things that Bella does, but you know...
Dusty finished his last ever fall term, two more terms to go! He got done almost two weeks ago and to celebrate we drove up the Mt. St. Helens. We've been up there one time before, but the weather was so bad that you couldn't see the mountain. This time it was so clear. It was neat to watch it get bigger and bigger the closer you get. You get a few sneak previews as you drive up the windy road and then you get to the top and it's like "Ohhh, Ahhh" It's great. It was very cold that day and Bella didn't want to get out of the car, so we pretty much just drove up there and drove back. But it was still pretty cool.
We got some pretty good views of Mt. Hood right after a wind storm blew through Portland. These are from the hill where Dusty's school is. Since I couldn't wait to get out and take some pictures with our new camera, this is where we went and what we took.
We went to my parents ward Christmas dinner. The dinner was a disaster and so was Santa. Not a very productive night. If there was audio on this picture you would have to cover your ears.
I took some pictures of Bella in her new Christmas dress.
She wasn't having too much fun until... 
...She got a cookie.
Yummm.
She kept trying to sneak away. Like we weren't going to notice.
My mom found this in LA for Lily, but it was too small so she brought it back to Redding for Bella. I still cannot believe that she put it on since she hated her Finding Nemo costume so much.
Ghetto booty.
3 comments:
You should have seen Lily in that thing. It gave her a wedgie.
What a great post. I wish we were closer so we could get together more often. You pictures are looking really good... you'll be pro in no time! ;)
That's such a pretty xmas dress on Bella! I hardly recognized her... she looks so mature. Have a Merry Christmas!
Great post! Bella really is turning into such a kid now. Maybe she tolerated the elephant costume because it reminded her of Horton?
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