Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Better Post Now Before It Turns Into a Novel

  • Better Post Now Before It Turns Into a Novel

    I always plan on getting things done way before Christmas but then never seem to get around to it! The last couple weeks have been full of busyness and it only seems to continue! I have been really slack in the photo department and need to put my battery in the charger for Christmas morning and Christmas Eve!

    Delphia loves to look at her scrapbooks and she does look at them a little but mostly loves to turn the pages and occasionally lay on it and look at it.

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    We had bought a gingerbread house and were planning on decorating it Sunday evening but it never got done because Phia was tired and not in a very good mood. She managed to tear open a candy pack and spill across the floor. We haven't found a minute to finish our house so it sits on the ledge all put together but without any decoration. Maybe it will have to be our New Years house eh?

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    Here's a few Phia funnies from the last couple weeks:

    1) Shane and I were headed somewhere with Phia and she hadn't pooped all day so when we got to the first stop I turned around and asked her if she pooped and she put her hands on her chest and said, "Meh?" It cracked us up!

    2) Shanes mom watched her last Friday while we went to the Alpine party in Layton. Earlier in the week I had asked her if she was going to be good for Grandma Freeman. She grinned so I asked her if she had something up her sleeve and she pointed to her sleeve and repeated the word.

    3) My mom was telling me how irritated she was over something one morning while we were over and I looked at Phia and told her Grandma was really irritated. Phia said, "Ear" and pointed to her ear. Smart girl!

    4) One night we were waiting for Shane to get home and I thought I had heard the garage door open so I told Phia daddy was home. She got all excited and headed for the door. When I opened it he wasn't there and she was pretty upset.

    5) This morning I was wrapping all the presents and she was really good playing with cousin Emma's gift for quite awhile. After she was sick of that she wanted her blocks we got her for Christmas so I opened them up and let her have at it. Boy did she love them. She sat on the floor and played with them for 45 minutes and only stopped because it was the last thing I had to wrap.

    6) She loves the advent calendar and thinks she gets a piece of candy everytime she sees it. We generally pull her candy up so she can grab it and she is so delighted when she gets to pull it out. The other day she got Smarties and Shane set her on the couch and was opening them for her and she spread her legs out and patted between them on the couch so he knew where to put them. Anoother day she got swedish fish and then I let her pull Shane mini candy bar out. I told her she had to give one to dad because she thought they were both hers. She very willingly dropped the swedish fish and Shane had to swipe his candy bar later on.

    7) We stopped at Maverick to get gas one night and Phia had been asleep about 30 minutes and Shane shut the car off and Phia woke up, pointed at the window and said, "man, man, man" There were snowmen in the window and that's what she calls them. If you ask her to say snow she will say man.

    8) We gave her a sucker on the way home in the car and she ate it and then started to cry because her hands were sticky. Shane handed her a wipe and she wiped her hands and face and was happy again.

    Other interesting things she has started doing:

    1) Loves playing in water of any sort.

    2) If you ask her what a cow says she will moo.

    3) She walks a lot but her preferred method of movement is still crawling.

    4) She knows where her tongue, belly button, ear, toes, arm, and hands are. She knows where other peoples nose and eyes are but she has yet to point to her own.

    5) She has discovered her nostrils.

    6) She will only walk to you if you hold your hands out to her. If you don't she will put her hands out showing you thats what she wants you to do.

    7) She is pretty steady on her feet but loves to stand and fall and have people catch her.

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    This was the result of the sucker in her advent calendar. What a sticky mess but boy did she have a good old time. She had to show me her tongue and her blue mouth. And of course she didn't just eat it, she passed it from hand to hand, set it on the table and put it in her hair. What a girl!

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    I had a big long post here and Xanga went down and I lost all of it. Next time I post, hopefully tomorrow I will write about work parties, family parties, Shanes birthday, fevers and diarrhea, wrapping presents, colds and all that fun stuff!

  • Thursday, December 4, 2008

    What A Week!

    Thanksgiving morning Phia needed a snack so I peeled her a Clementine which was completely disgusting so we decided an apple would be good. She wanted to hold the plate the apples were on so I made her sit on the carpet and then she wanted a whole piece of apple with the peel. I figured I would just watch her and make sure she chewed it really well. She did great and was a happy camper because she had her own apple piece!

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    We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Shane had to go see 2 patients that morning so we got to my mom's about 7:30 and spent the morning there. Shane got back and we played a game of Ticket to Ride which Phillip won. I think it was beginners luck even though it was his second time playing. Later we started to get dinner ready and Shane was mixing up the drink. It's a concoction of Fresca and white grape juice. My mom didn't know exactly how to make it so we were totally winging it! Shane dumped part of the mixture in a pitcher and started to mix it and it all started to foam up because air was being pushed into it! It was yummy once it was all doctered up though.

    Phia wasn't real hungry at turkey time because she had bites of the cottage cheese jello and a whole roll shortly before dinner. She did really like the yams my mom made also. She isn't much of a potato girl, which is very unlike her daddy! She does love anything that is bread though which she gets from Shane.

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    That evening we went to Emma's first birthday which happened to fall on Thanksgiving this year. It was fun and Phia loved eating the M&M's from the Bingo card. She won a set of markers, after I made Shane let her choose and had him put the candy back that he had chose. We have so much junk at the house the last thing we needed was more candy!

    We got up to go shopping the next day at 4:00 am to pick me up some dresses the had at JCPenneys. I love them! I got 3 skirts and 3 tops to match! We also went to JoAnns to get flannel for Christmas pj's for Phia and there were tons of ladies! They had been open 20 minutes when we got there and we were B87. They started at A1-A100. YIKES! Shane had to go see patients so I couldn't wait in line and was disappointed because they had the cutest owl fabric for pj's. Shane got back right before I headed to Tremonton with my dad's family and said he would head to Joannes before he went to work. Apparently he got there and the thing said 81 so he asked what letter they were on and they said B. It had been 3 hours since we were there so he lucked out. People were buying bolts of fabric and had cartfuls.

    Saturday Shane was off at Costco so we decided we would go visit his family and then go see the lights at Temple Square. We stopped at Walmart on the way for some buttons and elastic for her pj's. I also got some fabric for her a dress. While we were in line I saw blue fabric with frogs and santa hats and the same fabic in pink. So, I am making pj's for us that match for Christmas Eve! I better get a move on it! We went to Shanes parents and visited for awhile and had dinner there and headed to see the lights. They were beautiful! While we were trying to park there was a fire dancer and Phia got all excited and started to say, "Pretty, pretty!" She had said it the night before when she was looking at her pj pattern. She kept pointing and saying pretty over and over. It was pretty cute!

    We stopped at Maverick for hot chocolate which Phia enjoyed! She kept wanting sips of it all evening.

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    When we were at Shanes parents we kept asking if she was ready to go see the lights and she would look up and point at the light in the living room.

    We got home from Temple Square about 10:45 that evening and Phia was out in her carseat! I got out and heard a beeping sound. Shane asked what it was and I told him I didn't know so he went in the house to check while I sat with Phia. He went in and found our CO2 alarm going off. We decided it was just the battery and proceeded to change her and get her in her pj's. I was reading the back of the alarm and it said to call 911 if it went off. I told Shane and he said he would call. I went in to rock Phia and Shane called and they told us to get out of the house. We went outside and sat in the car because it was pretty cold. Phia was still out like a light. A fire truck pulls up and then a Sherriff and an ambulance. They had their spotlights on and Shane had gone in with them to check. They were getting readings and told us we could stay but he wouldn't if he were us. So we called my mom and asked her if we could come spend the night. Shane headed in to pack stuff up and Phia contined to sleep! We got to my mom's about 1:30 Sunday morning and headed to bed. We spent Sunday with them becuase we weren't going to call anyone to out until Monday. Shane went and saw his patients on Monday and the called Neerings. They said they could come out between 10 and noon. Shane ran out to our house and they were waiting but they didn't get any readings anywhere in the house and were thinking maybe the firemen didn't know how to use their machine. Shane came back and went to Costco and we headed home that night.

    Yesterday Phia had her 15 month appointment with Dr Erickson. She weighs 21.08 lbs, she put on a pound from her 12 month. She is 28.5 inches and grew almost 1 1/2 inches and her head stayed the same size. She usually doesn't cry until they have given her shots but she immediately started to cry when we layed her on the table and continued to cry the whole time the MA was in the room off and on.

    When we were at the MD I was telling him she wasn't walking. She was walking and then starting on Thanksgiving she wouldn't walk. You would put her down and she would lean back or sit. He wasn't real concerned but told us if we were that there were things they could do and just to give him a call. Today she just starts walking when she need to get somewhere and she just goes! I guess she just has to want to do it herself!

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    She had fun playing in her chair at Grandma's. My mom has gotten puzzles out and we have had fun working on them. On Monday we got one out and Phia wanted up. She turned around and saw the puzzle and said, "WOW!"

    We went birthday shopping for Shane and we can't wait to give him his present on Monday.

    This morning Shane had to see patients and then had the day off. He is usually home by 10:30. He called from the office at 11 and said he was just leaving. By 12 he wasn't home and then the phone rang. He had gotten a flat tire on the freeway and it blew the sidewall out and then after he put the spare on the car overheated so he stopped to let it cool. I guess if it's not one thing it's another! Luckily he got his patients covered for tomorrow. His mom is going to follow us up in the morning and then we will just hang out at my mom's till the car is fixed. We were planning on getting a ton of stuff done and Christmas stuff put up but it took almost until 4:30 to get everything worked out for tomorrow. All I can say is that it's a good thing days like this are rare!

    Phia loved her mac & cheese at lunch and enjoyed feeding herself even though she had a hard time getting it on the spoon. She didn't want any help so we let her do most of it herself. I stood on the chair to get a picture and bonked my head on the light so she was looking at the swinging light.

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    Shane and I decided to get Phia a cat for Christmas. The cat is actually one that Shanes mom found and has had since late June. We are excited and I am excited to have a pet around again!

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    We got tickets to the temple open house in Draper for February 23rd at 4:40. I am really excited to go! I thught it was weird though because on the site it says that you meet at a church and watch a movie and you the are bused to the temple and bused back for light refreshments and to ask further questions. Kind of different from other open houses I have been to.

    Last night we stopped at the library to get some books and Phia was out but she still helped Shane pull books off the kid shelves while he tried to keep up with putting them back. We got home and she was asleep, in a deep sleep. I held her while Shane put stuff away in her room. When he opened the drawer to put her books away she was wide away and started saying book so we read 2 books and then she started crying when she had to get in bed.

    Last Friday she fell down my mom's stairs and scraped her littlr nose up but within minutes she was back to the stairs going up and down. It's only the second time she has fallen and the first time it was only down a couple stairs and she caught herself. Today she has been silly and is acting afraid of the stairs. She will go down 1 step and then fuss and head back up and then attempt going down again.

    Christmas stuff that is put up so far.....

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    Tuesday, December 2, 2008

    What Have You Done

    Here is a list of things to do. Those ones in bold are the ones I have done. Just a little about me to share:

    1. Started your own blog
    2. Slept under the stars
    3. Played in a band
    4. Visited Hawaii
    5. Watched a meteor shower
    6. Given more than you can afford to charity
    7. Been to Disneyland
    8. Climbed a mountain
    9. Held a praying mantis
    10. Sang a solo
    11. Bungee jumped
    12. Visited Paris
    13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
    14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
    15. Adopted a child
    16. Had food poisoning
    17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
    18. Grown your own vegetables
    19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
    20. Slept on an overnight train
    21. Had a pillow fight
    22. Hitch hiked
    23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
    24. Built a snow fort
    25. Held a lamb
    26. Gone skinny dipping
    27. Run a Marathon
    28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
    29. Seen a total eclipse
    30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
    31. Hit a home run
    32. Been on a cruise
    33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
    34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
    35. Seen an Amish community
    36. Taught yourself a new language
    37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
    38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
    39. Gone rock climbing
    40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
    41. Sung karaoke
    42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
    43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
    44. Visited Africa
    45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
    46. Been transported in an ambulance
    47. Had your portrait painted
    48. Gone deep sea fishing
    49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
    50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
    51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
    52. Kissed in the rain
    53. Played in the mud

    54. Gone to a drive-in theater
    55. Been in a movie
    56. Visited the Great Wall of China
    57. Started a business
    58. Taken a martial arts class
    59. Visited Russia
    60. Served at a soup kitchen
    61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
    62. Gone whale watching
    63. Got flowers for no reason
    64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
    65. Gone sky diving
    66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
    67. Bounced a check [not on purpose]
    68. Flown in a helicopter
    69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
    70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
    71. Eaten Caviar
    72. Pieced a quilt
    73. Stood in Times Square
    74. Toured the Everglades
    75. Been fired from a job
    76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
    77. Broken a bone
    78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
    79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
    80. Published a book
    81. Visited the Vatican
    82. Bought a brand new car
    83. Walked in Jerusalem
    84. Had your picture in the newspaper
    85. Read the entire Bible
    86. Visited the White House
    87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
    88. Had chickenpox
    89. Saved someone’s life
    90. Sat on a jury
    91. Met someone famous
    92. Joined a book club
    93. Lost a loved one
    94. Had a baby
    95. Seen the Alamo in person
    96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
    97. Been involved in a law suit
    98. Owned a cell phone
    99. Been stung by a bee

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