I haven't been into the blogging routine lately. Things have been busy around here, but I won't bore you with all of the details. Nothing too exciting, just life's busy times.....work, softball games for Mitch, meetings, weekends out of town, Shana and Chad moving, etc. I haven't documented many things on camera, so this will be a wordy update.
Mother's Day was last weekend, and it didn't go as planned. Ansley woke-up Sunday morning with the stomach virus, so we missed church and both family celebrations. Thankfully, Mitch and I were spared this time around from the virus. (Thank you Lord!) My dad generously watched Ansley for us on Monday so Mitch and I could go to work. Ansley returned to her sitter on Tuesday, but it took until about Friday before she really started eating well and acted like she felt better. Although my Mother's Day wasn't as planned, I am so thankful that I was chosen to be a mom. Being a mother is truly a gift from the Lord and something that changed my life. You definitely appreciate your own mother and the sacrifices she made when you become a mom yourself. Ansley is back to her normal self and feeling great.
We had our 18 month appointment this week, and Ansley weighs 20 pounds. She was actually 21 pounds the last time we weighed her, but I'm sure the stomach virus had something to do with her losing a pound. She checked out great though and is showing a lot of progress. She's just now starting to talk, and I LOVE hearing her talk. She FINALLY says "mama". She's been saying, "dada" for a while now, so I love hearing her say my name. She also knows a few words that she says regularly. Some of them sound clear and others not so much. She says the following words: please, ut-oh, cookie, juice, Toby, bye, hey, Nonny, Pappy, SuSu, nana (for banana), shoe, eat, paci and thank you (although they don't sound like paci or thank you!). She knows a lot more than she can verbalize though. She understands a lot of what we say, and she will do just about anything you tell her to. We love to give her her milk cup in the morning and tell her to go sit in her chair. She goes right to her pink chair in the living room and sits down. It's so cute. She loves to point to things, especially pictures in one of her favorite books. She can find several things: shoes, bottle, banana, ball, brush, bathtub, strawberry, airplane, and kitty. Sometimes she's really in the mood to find things, while other times she just wants to flip the pages. We've also started a few fit throwing, which is always fun to be around! :)
School will be out soon, and I can't wait. We have swimming lessons scheduled starting in June and possibly a mommy-and-me class at KidsAmerica. I'm looking forward to being able to hang out with my sweet Ansley each day. I promise to document more of our summer life through pictures!
Here are a few pictures that Mary Jane Kinnas took. My friend, Mallory, owns the Sugarplum Tree in Perry and asked Ansley to be a "model" for their website. She gave me the CD with the prints, and they were precious! :)
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| Obviously this was pre-mullet haircut. :) |
