tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094970930177729112024-02-06T21:46:47.860-08:00Carter'sblogChelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.comBlogger1071125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-44033523464036051842015-07-01T21:05:00.001-07:002015-07-01T21:05:10.948-07:00Ellie at 20 monthsI can't believe Ellie is getting so close to 2! Time is going by tok quickly. She is growing and changing so fast! Here are some things about miss Ellie at 20 months!<div>*he verbal abilities blow me away. She is able to tell me what she is thinking most of the time. Some of my favorite things she says are:</div><div>-hold you</div><div>-baby sleepin- she loves to play with dolls and put them to sleep and gives them bottles. The other day her pajamas had monkeys on the feet with their eyes closed and she pointed and said "monkey sleepin"</div><div>-all done</div><div>-here!!! And wants to hand you something</div><div>-sleepy- and she will want to go to her bed and sleep</div><div>-buckle me (when she wants unbuckled)</div><div>- Ellie do it</div><div>-llllllaynie- I love the way she says colts girlfriends name- she does her tounge so funny</div><div>-*she is obsessed with the movie frozen and loves Anna and Elsa. She loves to sing let it go and knows the last word of every verse and the hand gestures.</div><div>*she can identify all the basic body parts as well as hew knee, shoulder and fingers.</div><div>*we are working on colors. She used to day everything was pink, but now she is much better. She almost always gets yellow right, and sometimes blue and purple.</div><div>* she is so affectionate and will pay your back, initiate hugs and kisses and say "love you" all on her own. If I say I love you sooooooo- she will say much </div><div>*at Disneyland she didn't like the characters unless she was waving "bye bye" to them. </div>Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-82885197323704320122015-06-21T20:29:00.001-07:002015-06-21T20:29:54.764-07:00Little chatterboxEllie's vocabulary just blows me away! She is always talking! She loves to refer to herself as "Ellie" and if she wants something she will point to herself and say "Ellie" or "Ellie have it" <div>Tonight she saw a picture of Kristen with a bird on her shoulder and she pointed to her shoulder and sit "bird, shoulder" she loves to do everything Abby does and loves to sing. She loves baby dolls. When she is tired she will tell me "sleepy"</div>Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-72119708834858120902015-05-26T16:04:00.001-07:002015-05-26T16:04:08.164-07:00Whoo hoo!Ellie went tee tee in the potty tonight! :)Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-13050376066759723582015-05-15T19:32:00.001-07:002015-05-15T19:38:44.856-07:00Ellie at 18 months18 months is one of my favorite ages. I love to see the new things Ellie leans and picks up on every day. Here are some things about Ellie at 1.5 years old.<div>*she loves Elsa- she used to say it "All-ah" but in the past few days she has started to say it right. The other day at the store she saw an Elsa dress and she got really excited and said "Elsa" and the stated singing "goooooo".</div><div>*she wants to do everything Carter and Abby do. She will follow behind them and try to copy what they say.</div><div>*she loves to swing. She loves for me to push her back in the swing and I saw "one" and she says "two" then I say "three" and I let her go and she shrieks!</div><div>* she talks alllll the time! Some of my favorite things she says are:</div><div>-buckabee (unbuckle me)</div><div>-hold you</div><div>-whyyyyyy- when you ask her to do something often times she says "why??" Even will</div><div>Use the hand gestures.</div><div>-yes!!! Very excited </div><div>-no! Said her authoritative </div><div>-roni ( her favorite food macaroni and cheese)</div><div>-nack (snack), wadoo (water)</div><div>-love you</div><div>-brush teeth</div><div>-ummmm- when she is trying to decide something- like picking out a paci- which she calls her ni-ni)</div><div>-love you</div><div>-wet (when she spilled water on herslef)</div><div>-pants, shoes, sock, bow, diaper</div><div>-hands, feet, nose, head, hair, eye (she was sick a few weeks ago and kept telling me her "eye hurt" turns out she had strep and prob had a headache)</div><div>-Abby, Ellie (looks in the mirror and days Ellie and tonight she wanted something and she kept saying Ellie to let us know she wanted it), bubba, mommy, daddy, hampbell(Campbell) huddy (Hudson) colt,</div><div>Cody, pops, ma, Meemaw, wig-wee (wrigley)</div><div>She says so many words I couldn't write them alll down and communicates ber well.</div><div>*she can open doors and does</div><div>It all the time!</div><div>-she loves to go up and down steps, the big slides at the park and to climb. She is cautious yet brave.</div><div>- she loves to color and draw/write on things. </div><div>*she knows her way around the iPad and IPhone. For about 2 months she has been able to turn the phone on and find the icon for pictures and look at them. Now she can also turn the camera on and point it and say cheese and take a picture. She also can find the music icon and then the frozen soundtrack on. Her favorite game on the iPad is "Find My Fish" and if you tell her to she cab scroll though the apps just to find it.</div><div>*she is really good at simple puzzles.</div><div>* she still loves to read and will sit in that chair and look throug books for a good 20 minutes and read to herself.</div><div>*she is getting bigger! At her 18 month allpointent she was 31.5 inches long and 21.8 pounds. She wears a size 5 shoe.</div><div>*she can stack 8 blocks</div><div>-she puts fee clothes in the hamper after bath every night. She also looooves to throw things away in the trash.</div><div>She is a funny little girl and always a hot</div><div>To be around!!</div>Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-70407230386643064662015-04-27T06:07:00.001-07:002015-05-15T19:34:13.779-07:00Ellie says- at 17 months<div>One day I friend to write down everything Ellie said....here is what I got!</div><div>Sit down</div>Brush teeth<div>iPad</div><div>Bye, see you</div><div>Help<br><div>Ride (while sitting on riding toy)</div><div>What</div><div>Mine </div><div>Baby </div><div>Pleeeeease</div><div>Thank you</div><div>No</div><div>Mommy</div><div>Daddy</div><div>Bubba </div><div>Abby</div><div>Sissy</div><div>Boo</div><div>All gone </div><div>Hat</div><div>Belly but</div><div>Hurt (bad points to what hurts, the other day she had strep and she was pointing to her eye and said "eye hurt" dr thinks she had a headache)</div><div>Book</div><div>Nana</div><div>Water (wadoo)</div><div>Open (op-dee)</div><div>Please</div><div>Snack</div><div>Hair</div><div>Hat</div><div>Meemaw</div><div>Pops</div><div>Ma</div><div>Cody</div><div>Autin (Austin)</div><div>Hampbell (Campbell)</div><div>Colt </div><div>Huddy (Hudson)</div><div>Wigg-wey (wrigley)</div><div>Bath</div><div>Snack</div><div>More</div><div>Dog dog </div><div>Nice (when he is scared of something-like dresses up character- she said nice in a scared voice)</div><div>Happy</div><div>Eye</div><div>Hair</div><div>Head </div><div>Mimmie (Minnie)</div><div>Allah (Elsa- or really any princess)</div><div>Ball</div><div>Birthday</div><div>Love you </div><div>all gone</div><div>All done</div><div>Here (said when she having you something)</div><div>Hold me</div><div>Stuck (when she can't get out of somewhere) </div><div>Chelsi (call me this!)</div><div>Ice cream</div><div>Pizza</div><div>Nana (Nana)</div><div>Turkey dog</div><div>Rasins</div><div>Hot (loves to turn on bath water and say hot)</div><div>Cold</div><div>Ice</div><div>Bath</div><div>Dog dog </div><div>Bunny </div><div>Hi (said hiiiii- esp when pretending to talk on the phone)</div><div>Bye bye</div><div>Olaf</div><div>Bevo </div><div>Baby (looooooves babies)</div><div>Yes</div><div>Hair </div><div>Bow </div><div>Eye</div><div>Shoes</div><div>Diaper</div><div>Nose</div><div>Wig-wey (wrigley)</div><div>Kittie cat</div><div>Pig</div><div>Hurt</div><div>Bye, see you</div><div>Buckabee (means unbuckle me- like from the car seat)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-41401847684191591292015-04-07T15:48:00.001-07:002015-05-15T19:36:53.489-07:00Ellie saysMe: "Ellie, do you like to take a bath?"<div>Ellie: "dirty"<br><div><br></div></div>Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-67115808086429934522015-03-17T08:42:00.001-07:002015-03-17T08:42:50.476-07:00"Chelsi!!"Yesterday at the store, Ellie was sitting in the shopping cart trying to get my attention saying "mommy". I was busy trying to shop so I wasn't addressing her. After a few minutes she started yelling "sha-si" (Chelsi) instead! Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-32829464027344300012015-03-17T08:40:00.001-07:002015-03-17T08:40:18.770-07:00"Vacations"<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Abby was soooo exacted to bring her "vacations" to her birthday party to her class!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwH3hPxxeOLUJ3m-CF69hX6E3DErTk1miJQKfFzBFeZ7ZNPKxMUUsbiZyuvJvhq1cDroQKksnjGNd37RB2k3qNpVHQZh_FJGJ0x2QDTkeru4H_dF27fkpmdSjJ6OYAueG4pqJ_E-tR4c/s640/blogger-image-1878558392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwH3hPxxeOLUJ3m-CF69hX6E3DErTk1miJQKfFzBFeZ7ZNPKxMUUsbiZyuvJvhq1cDroQKksnjGNd37RB2k3qNpVHQZh_FJGJ0x2QDTkeru4H_dF27fkpmdSjJ6OYAueG4pqJ_E-tR4c/s640/blogger-image-1878558392.jpg"></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRgngHZugeZ8YF8ZFP7EYIr_pnX-2PcPIVGzLJR-QAbJPBND8_wXMaHyEifuUnBZ74MnB6Mma3zGeNrlN1m2vCMtA74SzEdljXhilTMfy_fzRvcSD78ejnNVix7vaNNYbnT05ROk_ek0/s640/blogger-image--730379942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRgngHZugeZ8YF8ZFP7EYIr_pnX-2PcPIVGzLJR-QAbJPBND8_wXMaHyEifuUnBZ74MnB6Mma3zGeNrlN1m2vCMtA74SzEdljXhilTMfy_fzRvcSD78ejnNVix7vaNNYbnT05ROk_ek0/s640/blogger-image--730379942.jpg"></a></div>Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-4595230326876081402015-02-18T07:13:00.001-08:002015-02-18T07:13:28.946-08:00Abby says<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">"I have brand new hair!"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83BduFACTTeoaEr-0Hju9iFCESHTP8ios_0RI4tmpIzJID8v0vAiOYW7RHCfmCmGXo0Qk67qwGB8PgSAI0PsWedca-yQZ3rjnSoPc8skYAC9VhkLVRB7otqlMoms2Fx6VTuvy592RpS8/s640/blogger-image-1199564542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83BduFACTTeoaEr-0Hju9iFCESHTP8ios_0RI4tmpIzJID8v0vAiOYW7RHCfmCmGXo0Qk67qwGB8PgSAI0PsWedca-yQZ3rjnSoPc8skYAC9VhkLVRB7otqlMoms2Fx6VTuvy592RpS8/s640/blogger-image-1199564542.jpg"></a></div>Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-50735331496989629332015-02-14T23:04:00.001-08:002015-02-14T23:04:01.861-08:00Dinner prayer by Carter"Dear God,<div>Thank you for our food and our family........and put natural habitat. "</div>Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-73302235100099462992015-02-11T19:27:00.001-08:002015-02-11T19:27:04.287-08:0015 months<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ellie is 15 months and is growing and changing so quick! It seems like every day she is doing something new. Here are some things about Ellie at 15 months. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">* she loooooves to eat!! Her fav foods are: green beans, blue berries, cottage cheese, yogurt, cheese, chicken, mandrian oranges, gold fish, hummus- just about anything! She loves to eat with a fork and spoon. She is really good at using a fork too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*she is so verbal! She is even putting wods together here are some words and phrases:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I drink water</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Baby nini</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">No no sissy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Up</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Down </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Book</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Bear</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Water</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Milk</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">More</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">More book</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">No</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Yes </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Carter</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Abby</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sissy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Daddy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mommy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Pops</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Meemaw</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Baby</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Bottle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Swing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Slide</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ball</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Dog dog</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Animal</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nana</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Bow</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sock</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Shoe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Bear</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Booty </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mimmie (Minnie)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There are so many more- she really says everything! Repeats everything- and uses words on her own.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*she can identify: nose, hair, bow, eye, hands, feet, booty, mouth </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*animals sounds: monkey, dog, cat, lion *she loves baby dolls. She loves to pretend to feed them a bottle, cover them up, push them in a stroller, put the in their highchair, and put them in her bed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*she is very Independant. Loves to go down the big slide in the playground by herself and loves to swing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">* at her 15 month appointment she cried when the nurse and then the doctor came in. She was 19 pounds (40%) and 31 inches (70%).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*she has been throwing all sorts of fits! Hates getting her diaper changed and taking her coat off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*she loves to read! Loves to look at each page and loves me to read to her! She picks what book she wants me to read and will back herself into my lap to be read to! She says "more" to hear the same story again and again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ellie is at such a fun age and we just love her!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNuELxjg_0wg0m07EYQeVU_gE2UMNS2cEfJCPiyQ03Jzi4AhjfX37-UO7TGAqJI_l5JF2xo4swLcszp8xQjoSfjqILJv2o8QgWsEzuvHMQP9b1IbUK9lO6-gVxdQEmg4QY9kSty0x8GEg/s640/blogger-image--1649131925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNuELxjg_0wg0m07EYQeVU_gE2UMNS2cEfJCPiyQ03Jzi4AhjfX37-UO7TGAqJI_l5JF2xo4swLcszp8xQjoSfjqILJv2o8QgWsEzuvHMQP9b1IbUK9lO6-gVxdQEmg4QY9kSty0x8GEg/s640/blogger-image--1649131925.jpg"></a></div>Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-48472019465222570802015-01-30T05:14:00.001-08:002015-01-30T05:14:35.696-08:00Abby says"When I grow up I want to be a teacher because I like to talk a lot." <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFiKV-Zidd_pAfLSC4dl1zh1Awz54L1tE8OmZNCKlp9wyrdn99oyjMP1BmZWdV_RW1j4XUwJqvPQZyNDVDpK68-9UQ5xI8Z8hOKJM7PFuueSqEZ6hEEnHK3s5TuMwqFD4xKe6OEdVR-Bc/s640/blogger-image-922651385.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFiKV-Zidd_pAfLSC4dl1zh1Awz54L1tE8OmZNCKlp9wyrdn99oyjMP1BmZWdV_RW1j4XUwJqvPQZyNDVDpK68-9UQ5xI8Z8hOKJM7PFuueSqEZ6hEEnHK3s5TuMwqFD4xKe6OEdVR-Bc/s640/blogger-image-922651385.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-2668262021376025052015-01-25T17:52:00.001-08:002015-01-25T17:52:45.103-08:00Opposites are confusing!Ellie is talking so much and sometimes she has been getting a bit consisted with words. 2 different opposites in particular have gotten her a little mixed up. They are:<div>-Down/up- she knows to say down when she wants down, but was also using it when she wanted up in my lap. After some correction I think she has figured it out.</div><div>-hot/cold- she knows to point to the stove when it's hot- but sometimes when things are cold, says hot too. For example, tonight I gave her a bite of ice cream and she said, "hot" I had to correct her and tell her it's cold and she said "brrrr",</div><div>This is such a fun age! I'm trying to remember it all!!</div>Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-47959698179758449642015-01-16T06:15:00.001-08:002015-01-25T17:53:24.076-08:00My chatty 14 months oldEllie's speech has really taken off! She says so many things regularly and with meaning. She talks all the time! Here are the everyday words she says.<div>Dog </div><div>No no</div><div>Brrrr- she we got outside and it's cold</div><div>Side (slide)</div><div>Wing (swing)</div><div>Nana (for banana)</div><div>Boon (balloon)</div><div>Hot (when points to the stove)</div><div>Water (calls any liquid this)</div><div>Bath and goes to bathtub and says, "bath, water, bath, water"</div><div>Bubba</div><div>Bellybutt</div><div>Dance</div><div>Sissy</div><div>Baby</div><div>Bed</div><div>Night night</div><div>Apple</div><div>Uh oh</div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Shoe</span></div><div>Sick</div><div>Poo poo</div><div>Diaper</div><div>Tee tee</div><div>Abba (Abby)</div><div>Ma</div><div>Pop</div><div>Bear</div><div>Dolt (colt)</div><div>Mmmm-ma (mee ma)</div><div>Book</div><div>All done</div><div>Thank you</div><div>Up</div><div>Duck</div><div>Mama</div><div>Dadda or daddy</div><div>Uh uh - for no </div><div>Santa</div><div>Hi</div><div>Bye</div><div>Bird</div><div>Bubble</div><div>Ball</div><div>There are all initiated and used by her- not things she just repeats. </div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">She also tried to repeat anything we say. It's so fun to watch her grow and learn!</span></div>Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-20253167720436124852015-01-04T21:07:00.001-08:002015-01-04T21:07:46.668-08:00Dog dog!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ellie loves dog dogs! Especially Chole!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpn8xOWqciB4_67Bs20mn8IxPKyLa1wdFo06roMB_azlWnKBg7vjcpkKSzq_n-Yl_LujSxxa2k3B1_u6R4uU8SVpmoiKhlXzj6V0TKqcWtsCHZGyYC6MorUg5vBXXIB7TE-a0L5qzzGxk/s640/blogger-image-1271612025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpn8xOWqciB4_67Bs20mn8IxPKyLa1wdFo06roMB_azlWnKBg7vjcpkKSzq_n-Yl_LujSxxa2k3B1_u6R4uU8SVpmoiKhlXzj6V0TKqcWtsCHZGyYC6MorUg5vBXXIB7TE-a0L5qzzGxk/s640/blogger-image-1271612025.jpg"></a></div>Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-42045116317421778032015-01-04T21:06:00.001-08:002015-01-04T21:06:33.421-08:00Ellie at 14 monthsHahaEllie turned 14 months on theist day of 2014. She is at such a fun age! She is learning and doing new things each day. Here is airtime about Miss E!<div>*she is very verbal. Her list of words include:</div><div>Mama</div><div>Dada</div><div>Bubba</div><div>Sissy</div><div>All done</div><div>Uh oh </div><div>Dog dog ( says whoof whoof when you ask what they say)</div><div>Shoe</div><div>Water</div><div>Bath</div><div>Bottle</div><div>Poo poo (has even been telling me when she goes) </div><div>Baby</div><div>Book</div><div>Sock</div><div>Nana</div><div>Apple </div><div>Uh uh</div><div>Santa</div><div>Diaper</div><div>Ma</div><div>Pops</div><div>Mmmaw (Meemaw)</div><div>Calls colt bubba- haha</div><div>And that's all I can think of off the too of my head but there is prob more. She tired to repeat everything we say as well as babble her one sentences. One day I need to write down evey thing she says. She also puts words together. When I said we are going to take a bath, she says "bath, water, bath, water" she likes to repeat herself a lot!</div><div>-she loves books. I will often times find her sitting with a basket of books looking through each one intently. Slowly turning each back and carefully looking at each picture. She loves to point at pictures in the book. She also loves me to read to her. She will bring me a book and let me know that she wants in my lap and wants to read.</div><div>*she loves the iPad and my phone! That's another word she said- "phome" when she gets my phone she knows how to slide her finger to turn it on and also knows how to click on aps. So funny. She loves to go to the camper and take picturs of herself like this: </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXK8QNOsIHNcCtE1exZJckdpiK2tsWRh8dnL0jsdS0hLF1RlTGqZpnulFL6zVJjbslzGiJTOUE33dCql65HVgHe6u0p_DNKSaW6AkKIg2fhrqyTlbzmw5AlfgmaFpWZe3wuLhZUGCznfo/s640/blogger-image--704942477.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXK8QNOsIHNcCtE1exZJckdpiK2tsWRh8dnL0jsdS0hLF1RlTGqZpnulFL6zVJjbslzGiJTOUE33dCql65HVgHe6u0p_DNKSaW6AkKIg2fhrqyTlbzmw5AlfgmaFpWZe3wuLhZUGCznfo/s640/blogger-image--704942477.jpg"></a></div>Haha!</div><div>*she loves to eat! Her favorite food are: blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, applesauce, green beans, Mac&cheese, cottage cheese, bananas, strawberries, turkey, pizza and anything we are eating!</div><div>*she loves her bubba and sissy, though I can already see her trying to pick on her sissy....she tried to copy everything that they do!</div><div>*she is still a petite thing. I think she has even gotten slimmer since she's been on the move so much. He size 3 diapers are still pretty big on her. She is wearing 6/12 month clothes mostly. She is getting more hair and it is crazy hair! :). All never and scraggly- I think I need to get it cut to even it out!</div><div>*she is very aware of what is going on around her and doesn't miss much! Wheni tell her we need to change her diaper she will go in her room and lay down. I feel like she understands just about everything we say. She san follow commands like " go get me a book"</div><div>*she has a lite temper. She knows what she wants and she will throw a fit if she doesn't get what she wants.</div><div>*she is very Independant, but she has also started to be a mamas girl lately x. If</div><div>I am not around she will say mama and look for me. I know this will change soon so I am trying to appreciate it. :)</div><div>It is so much fun to see her grow and develop. I can wait to see what next month has in store!</div>Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-33106496604732008772015-01-04T20:40:00.001-08:002015-01-04T20:40:21.601-08:00Loss<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our family experienced a huge loss that I never blogged about. It happened during the peroid of time that was was taking a blog hiatus....a crazy busy time. We lost Kris' dad in a horrible car wreck May 27, 2013. My kids lost their Pop pop who thought they hung the moon. The thought of this loss still takes my breath away and leaves my in shock. Leaves me wanting to scream to God, "why??". I hate it. I hate it so much. The weekend it happened was the perfect weekend. Kris, the kids and I went up to the lake to see kris' parents because they were in town for Labor Day. We had an awesome weekend with them. It rained all weekend- which seemed like a nuisance, but was a blessing as it kept us all in the house together. Kris' dad wasn't able to do all the projects he normally kept busy with, but was able to relax. I remember seeing his sitting out on the porch, drinking his coffee, reading his bible. The kids would come out there and visit. All weekend I remember his calling Abby "Miss Priss" and complimenting her pretty pink dress. I remember the way she giggled at him and loved him to tickle her. It was a weekend of no fighting and quality time . I remember getting ready to leave and telling pop pop that I liked his blue shirt and him telling her he got it at Academy. I remember his help buckle the kids in the car like he always did and I remember Carter being sad we had to go. As kris pulled out, I remember pop pop tickling Carter through the car window and I can still remember waving to him as we drove away. All the other details....I don't want to remember. The horrible call from Kris' mom as we were diving home from a fun swim....and the horrible days and weeks that followed. I do want Carter and Abby to know how much Pop pop adored then. I want Ellie to know what Pop Pop already knew she was going to be a girl- he told me so that weekedb. There are so many things I want them to know. People say that time heals all wounds- I wouldn't say it heals them, because I still feel just the same when I think of the terrible loss. I have this time hop app on my phone and this was the one today....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I remember that pop pop took Carter to the mall that day and he picked out that hat. He also took him to get a watch fixed of pop pop that he gave him. Such sweet memories. I know this rambles and doesn't make the most sense, but I wanted to wrote down my memories....for my kids to see.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNxaY86b__Pl_mp6e45gy2LbprcQ7LLfXlN2Q9gLZymwVzcKlw0Q2aDp7Zxq43sOtiEN1lQCV8NaBBDjC3Kcep3cLgwLH2YpKJoaFLw_iH7Vj0ozByWAbYQ8qHyY6rEtRq__DGw_80So/s640/blogger-image-1599278078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNxaY86b__Pl_mp6e45gy2LbprcQ7LLfXlN2Q9gLZymwVzcKlw0Q2aDp7Zxq43sOtiEN1lQCV8NaBBDjC3Kcep3cLgwLH2YpKJoaFLw_iH7Vj0ozByWAbYQ8qHyY6rEtRq__DGw_80So/s640/blogger-image-1599278078.jpg"></a></div>Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-37520450197824524412014-12-19T06:19:00.001-08:002014-12-19T06:19:06.850-08:00Santa's (not so) big fan<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ellie is still terrified of Santa. Poor thing was literally shaking!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfWQvRWUBL1nqcQl6hrTC0G8tZhEgi7Nymt5ieSIHZ4onVVjxi23NqPBzaLXLZ8BjfQabQIpeFx4vislqnURlKb47dUapY3GxB2k3EoQr6ymDWjhXgn5Ort4Wybvf0s_MyN4GwMuP5l8/s640/blogger-image-1622284800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfWQvRWUBL1nqcQl6hrTC0G8tZhEgi7Nymt5ieSIHZ4onVVjxi23NqPBzaLXLZ8BjfQabQIpeFx4vislqnURlKb47dUapY3GxB2k3EoQr6ymDWjhXgn5Ort4Wybvf0s_MyN4GwMuP5l8/s640/blogger-image-1622284800.jpg"></a></div>Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-3499894079979461482014-12-19T06:17:00.001-08:002014-12-19T06:17:14.045-08:00Ellie at 13 months!Ellie is growing and changing so fast! She is such a chatterbox and tries to repeat everything we say! Her fav words she says on her own are:<div>Mama</div><div>Dada</div><div>Bubba</div><div>Sissy</div><div>Dog</div><div>All done</div><div>Bath</div><div>Thank you</div><div>Book</div><div>Uh oh </div><div>Baby</div><div>Nods head no- says nuh uh</div><div>Muddy paws- her favorite book</div><div>She loves to play in the playroom sign Abby. She loves the kitchen and the babies. Today I saw her get a baby, put it in the high chair, walk over to the kitchen and get a baby cup and walk over and pretend to feed it to her baby. She also loves to push the stroller about. She is very opinionated and will let you know if she doesn't want something by screaming, arching her back...she holds her own! She is very curious and a good listener. She is busy, but I wouldn't say hyper. She loves to look at books and will sit it a basket of books looking through them by herself for at lease 15 minutes, maybe longer. She loves to eat! Her favorite foods are: oranges, blueberries, watermelon, cottage cheese, veggie straws....and anything we are eating. She is not the best sleeper still and still doesn't always sleep through the night. She is such a little joy and charms everyone everywhere we go!</div><div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmFeFCby8Y-DnH0n_wYV2zlHM10Dx4Ra_jy5KWl011Ol7CM5g5vlWu4cNYIy-9n4W8SPqPtB07wuesliDoNeo4LW5PVpA9ZN9upJn_lJpDMXvxwBZ6EPv24zbdhFemxAii04btrbqh18/s640/blogger-image-590223154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmFeFCby8Y-DnH0n_wYV2zlHM10Dx4Ra_jy5KWl011Ol7CM5g5vlWu4cNYIy-9n4W8SPqPtB07wuesliDoNeo4LW5PVpA9ZN9upJn_lJpDMXvxwBZ6EPv24zbdhFemxAii04btrbqh18/s640/blogger-image-590223154.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzz25fIgrHFnIH21v7p7gs-muwcVI-ODQKI2g314mebVlydzATUzR8WEWl0R8TbDiANZRvoJCrou0tOvOK7P6v7qlP3nG9nYUenxj_deDZrPk5IuygX7wDPipDqRG7T0eP-XuaCWjgECw/s640/blogger-image--396519982.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzz25fIgrHFnIH21v7p7gs-muwcVI-ODQKI2g314mebVlydzATUzR8WEWl0R8TbDiANZRvoJCrou0tOvOK7P6v7qlP3nG9nYUenxj_deDZrPk5IuygX7wDPipDqRG7T0eP-XuaCWjgECw/s640/blogger-image--396519982.jpg"></a></div>Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-78624901425303141122014-11-13T21:36:00.001-08:002014-11-13T21:36:00.092-08:00Someone please freeze time!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWc19PIkl_TzhgX9KuTje1A4B1BbF6hCaT-ii-SsyDhs9TfAt6jjEHhmqkLuq3Mj-yuDuwW3IJ1RKs2oC-eeFtA0enVYb-IMd986UwWbJoaf78B8RWh1vm1YC9g669A9cu_4K-Tdunj4U/s640/blogger-image--772903575.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWc19PIkl_TzhgX9KuTje1A4B1BbF6hCaT-ii-SsyDhs9TfAt6jjEHhmqkLuq3Mj-yuDuwW3IJ1RKs2oC-eeFtA0enVYb-IMd986UwWbJoaf78B8RWh1vm1YC9g669A9cu_4K-Tdunj4U/s640/blogger-image--772903575.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This boy is getting big way too fast, but there are still so many moments when I see my little boy. The other day we were at build a bear and he wanted to build this Spiderman bear. He was so cute picking it out and fixing it all up. He even chose a cotton candy scent to put on him, and named him spider bear. He was so happy to have him, and I absolutely love that he did! He has been sleeping with him every night and wants to take him places with him. I know these days will fade so fast, and I am treasuring this time with my little boy. Gosh I love him!</div>Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-68232555385493465462014-11-13T21:32:00.001-08:002014-11-13T21:32:04.671-08:00Ellie Cate at one year old!I can't believe that my baby is one! My last baby will soon no longer be a baby....but she will always be my baby!! She is such a joy. She is always happy and wide eyed taking everything in. Here are some things about Ellie at 1 year old!<div>- she is doing good waking. She is so funny. She is very cautious when she walks. It's like she is thinking it through in her head. She can go from sitting to standing. </div><div>- she loves dogs! When she sees a dog. She starts panting like a dog. She loves the book "that's not my puppy" and "muddy paws"'she pats the dog on auxh page. She will sit and listen to the whole story,</div><div>- she loves to eat! She loves green beans, blueberries, oranges, strawberries, turkey....and anything else we are eating!</div><div>-she is like houdini in shopping carts and highchairs. She can slip out of the straps and stand up so quickly!</div><div>- she loves people! She loves to wave at people (opening and closing her hand) and stare with her huge eyes!</div><div>-words she says-ok context: mama, dada, bubba, dog, baby, uh oh, all done, thank you, there-it-is (said as one word)She does like to drop things on purpose and say uh oh.</div><div>-she is tiny! At her 1 year app she was 18.9 pounds. 29 1/4 inches.</div><div>- she copies everything her big bro and sis do. The other day she was walking around with a brush, brushing her hair. </div><div>-she loves to have anything she's not supposed to have... Her favorite thing is the TV remote and my phone. She knows how to work my phone. She uses her finger to move things on the screen.</div><div>-she loves other babies. When she sees them she says "baby" and will go up to them and try to hug them. </div><div>- if you tell her to be sweet, she will say "ahhhh" and lay her head on your shoulder. She also gives big open mouthed kisses.</div><div>- she is a girl who knows what she wants and she will get very mad if she doesn't get her way- kicking her legs and all. Fortunately she's pretty easy to sway the other way.</div><div>She is a sweet girl and I am trying to soak up every moment!</div>Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-65161631404290887272014-11-05T01:21:00.001-08:002014-11-05T01:21:56.876-08:00My sweet one year oldI can't believe my sweet baby is one whole year old! I have been trying to soak up this time because I know after they turn one they quickly go from seeming like a baby to being a toddler almost overnight. She is at such a cute age and I love it. Here are some things about Ellie at one year.<div>- she has 6 teeth. 4 on top and 2 on bottom, but at the moment she is getting the other 2 bottom 2 and mee top back 2. Teething has been rough for her and has led to some sleepless nights.</div><div>-she seems petite to me. She wears a size 3 diaper and 6/12 months clothes. She wears a size 3 shoe.</div><div>-she loves to eat! Her favs are green beans, any fruit (bananas, strawberries, blueberries) oranges are her fav, veggie straws, turkey, cottage cheese, string cheese- really anything we give her! She still nurses a few times a day.</div><div>- she loves animals. Anytime she sees an animal she pants like a dog. I think she thinks all animals are dogs.</div><div>- she is very Independant. She will crawl away from me and bit worry where I am.</div><div>-she has quite a few words: all done, thank you, mama, dada, bubba. Uh oh. She waves good bye, claps on command or any time she hears the word yay and nods. She knows where her hair is and where her bow is.</div><div>- She is a girl that knows what she wants when she wants it and gets mad if her demands aren't met.</div><div>- she loves her big bro and sis and they can always make her laugh.</div><div>- she loves to dance (and really seems drawn to music) and will dance any time she hears music.</div><div>She really is a joy! We just love her!</div>Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-44771855714009408392014-10-23T21:48:00.001-07:002015-01-04T20:41:52.300-08:00This moment in timeI feel terribly guilty that I have let this blog go. I love looking back and it and I feel so bad that I let so much time go between posts. So, for now, in this random moment in time, here is a bit about my loves....<div>Carter is 7 years 5 months. He loves Minecraft, non fiction books and Colt. He is the sweetest guy and loves to please. He is the sweetest with his baby sister and is easily annoyed by Abby. He still loves to make believe and will play with Abby. Today they were pretending like they were driving first to</div><div>Colorado and then to California. When they arrived, they went into Carter's room because it was their hotel room. I came in and Cartee had on his baseball cap, watch and was sitting down having a picnic with Abby. At school he says he plays with Cartee Harrison and that they girls chase them. Sometimes he says they play soccer. </div><div>Abby at 3 years 6 months is totally</div><div>Into imagining. You will find her talking to herself and in her own world. She loves dolls and stuffed animals. She is totally girly and loves to wear dresses. She loves to go shopping and will say, "Oh my gosh, this is so cute" when she see something she likes. She wants to be like her brother and does everything he does...she is jealous of her sister. She loves to go go to school and wanted to go every day.</div><div>Ellie at 11 months is a mess! She loves to walk around with her walking toy. I say she looks like one of those old ladies with their walker. She is very verbal and says: dada, mama, all done, uh oh, thank you, thereheis, will pant if you ask what the dog says, claps on command, can pony to her hair and will find her Bevo if you ask where it is, she will also find her baby doll. When you say "be sweet"!she lays her head oh your shoulder and says awwww. She also gives open mouth kisses. </div><div>These days are precious and I am so thankful I am able to stay home to see them. I feel so blessed!</div>Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-25465516083315762122014-08-16T20:24:00.001-07:002014-08-16T20:24:15.148-07:009 monthsEllie is at such a fun age! I just Love this age! Here are aome things about Ellie at 9 months!<div>- she ha super inquisitive! Since she has mastered crawling she is in to everything! She especially loves to get to things she knows she's not supposed to get to like the dog bowls, Abby's night light and my scent plug ins. She is also able to find an tiny object that may be on ground (paper, hair bands etc) and puts them straight in her mouth!</div><div>- she is super into giving wrinkly nose smiles to everyone. It's so cute!</div><div>-she says dada with meaning. When kris comes in the room she will shout "daDA" she also tied to say cracker (ta-ter), dog, good girl. When you tell her to shake she will shake whatever she is holding. She dances on que and if you say "be a sweet baby" she will lay her head on your chest.</div><div>- she is the exact same size Abby was at this age, 18 pounds (45%) and 28 inches (75%).</div><div>- she has a temper- she can turn it right on and off.</div><div>- she's a bit of a mamas girl right now...she lives her daddy though.</div><div>-she loves to pull up on anything and everything</div><div>- she sleeps about 12 house at night (-7-) abs loves to take a long morning nape around 9. </div><div>-she is still nursing every 3-4 hours. She loves to eat all kinds if other food: crackers, yougurt, applesauce, bananas, strawberries, avocado, Cheerios, nutra grain bars, green beans....and pretty much anything we are eating....</div><div>- she has 2 teeth on the bottom and is getting all 4 top<font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"> teeth at the same time.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">- she loves anything musical. She loves to play her little xylephone and pat her drum. She uses all sort of things to bag the drum...toys, balls etc</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">-she loves to play peek a boo- cover her head and she loves to uncover it.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"> She is such a sweet, go with the flow baby. She gets drug everywhere and she pretty much just goes with it!!</font></div>Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809497093017772911.post-49407277936557928262014-08-11T11:49:00.001-07:002014-08-11T11:49:17.167-07:00Abby says<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">"Mommy, something's wrong with my tiara, I look like Santa Claus!"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVV5h2S2QQc7m_yRipahIQs8qUCeQRO-m7vk2ZjiDHjJEV2Msgcf8fog7tGSQxhoakDyEg8qBbXiYExO99LEVj1IIUfpsPlph0Aux8bP2Z-WR1Hy_pqEoHfq9OeepicfmJEPEjPzsVkvM/s640/blogger-image--529001208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVV5h2S2QQc7m_yRipahIQs8qUCeQRO-m7vk2ZjiDHjJEV2Msgcf8fog7tGSQxhoakDyEg8qBbXiYExO99LEVj1IIUfpsPlph0Aux8bP2Z-WR1Hy_pqEoHfq9OeepicfmJEPEjPzsVkvM/s640/blogger-image--529001208.jpg"></a></div>Chelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433438674763446103noreply@blogger.com0