Eliza

Twenty One Months

Here is my attempt at remembering how amazing Eliza is right now...

She was potty trained at 20 months:  It took a day and a half to get the wetness down.  She caught on so fast it blew me away.  It took a little longer for the stinky..  She was so scared to poop on the potty.  She knew when she had to go and she would tell me- but when I sat her on the toilet she would cry and cry and say yucka!  Yucka!  She finally got it on day 6.  She has been great ever since.  A couple accidents here and there when Mommy isn't listening- but overall I'm amazed!

She's talking in sentences:  And they are funny ones!  Last night I was making dinner and I couldn't see what she was doing so I said "Eliza- what are you doing?".  She said: "I pickin my nose." She likes to add "Me" on the end of sentences.  "I watch show...me, Please."  "Mommy! Blanky... Me... Please".  "I go walk.. Me." "I help you.. me." It's pretty much adorable.

She is eating a little better:  She ate chicken the other night.  Her first meat.  It was a major break through!!  

She's been taking swimming lessons:  She was young compared to the others- but it was soooo good for her!  I was a little worried because we had to take the cast off of her lessons but she seemed just fine and she did really well.  I can't believe how quickly they learn.  (and how long she can hold her breath)  I'm glad I wasn't doing the dunking- I couldn't.

Her new favorite word:  MOM!!!!  Mom! Mom! Mommy! Mom! Mommy! (repeated 28 times)  No matter how many times I say what- it goes on and on and on!  Sometimes it's Mommy! Birdie!  Mommy!  Birdie! (or horsie or dolly or duck or whatever... repeated 28 times)  It's funny but not always funny...

She loves hiding:  She's pretty good at it too.

She loves building huts:  Thanks to her Daddy.

Her most embarrassing public word:  "Frog".. Believe me.. it does not sound like frog.  There is no "r" and the g is pronounced with a very crisp- "ck"-- The first time it happened she was in one of her repeat a million times modes.  I was panicking trying to figure out what she was saying and why it sounded like that and why wouldn't she stop????  Finally figured out there was a frog statue a few feet away.  Ever since then it's happened WAY more than you would think. 

* Hiking in red cliffs... frogs

* Statues in Zion... frogs

* In the pool at swimming lessons... frogs

* On her jammies... 

* In her books...

* At Sand Hallow...

Now we just laugh along with all the strangers who hear her yelling at the top of her lungs over and over and over again...

Her hair is just getting curlier.  When I brush it when it's wet it's almost to her shoulders.  I love the curls though- LOVE them.  I hope they stick around.

She loves her baby.  Feeds her.. walks her.. rocks her... puts her to bed.

She's still tiny.  21 lbs with all her clothes on.  12-18 month clothing.  3T hats.  Yep- her head is still huge.  

I am LOVING this stage.  She's interactive- entertaining- she listens- enjoys movies- helps me "get things"- cuddly- lovey- and no more stinky diapers.

LOVE it.

Springdale

A couple weeks ago we decided ot get out of town and have dinner up in Zion.

It was so perfect.

 {Broken Arm}

04.27.11

We had been housesitting for my parents for a week.  Craig was at school so Eliza and I were home alone.  We were in the middle of dinner (I was sitting at the bar- Eliza was in a highchair to the left of me).

I suddenly heard a loud crash and instantly knew.  I jumped off my chair and turned around to see my baby girl laying face first on the tile floor- food everywhere- glass shattered.

I grabbed her off the floor- and didn't even dare look at her- I knew it was bad.

I gave her some tylenol and then tried to "assess" the situation.

She was holding her arm and crying so I knew it was hurt.  She had a bump on her head but that was all I could see.  I called Craig and told her to come home- I thought her arm was probably broken.

She finally calmed down and acted fine so I thought maybe it would be ok.  I got her down on the ground and told her to crawl- but she wouldn't put pressure on her arm.

We decided to see how she was in the morning.

* Side note... The highchair is really old.  She was pushing really hard on the tray and somehow it popped off and flew off the chair- her momentum took her with it *

I took her into the dr the next morning- he played around with it a bit but thought she was ok.  He told me he would do an x-ray for my peace of mind- or I could watch it for a few days and see if it gets any better.

Of course I decided to save some bucks and wait.

The next morning I really felt like I needed to take her and get an x-ray.

Well sure enough- her little forearm was broken.  They called it a buckle break.  I felt horrible for letting it go a few days without a cast- but the Dr. kept assuring me she was fine.

So four weeks in a cast for us.  We are almost done- 1 week left of the dirty-stinky-bulky-ugly cast.

She's been a little trooper.

Easter Weekend

Easter weekend was so much fun.

We spent a lot of time with friends and family.

Eliza went on 4 Easter Egg hunts... which means Mom has been eating

a lot of candy!

 

{Saturday Easter Egg hunt at Gram's house}

{Easter Sunday}

 {Easter Egg Hunt at our house}

 {Sunday Easter Egg Hunt at Gram's house}

Again...

But this time with Brynlie.

She was completely spoiled.

Keeping It Real.

Busy.

 The Kite Festival

There was no wind at the festival- but we managed to get the kite in the air later at home.

Now every time we mention going outside it's "Fy Kite???  Fy Kite???"

She had her first taste of cotton candy while we were there...

She was not impressed.

Fishing at Baker Reservoir with the Holms.

Hanging at the 

"Holmstead Ranch"

Swimming  

with Cassidy and Kendall

Main Street Park 

With Jaime and Ashlee

(and all the kids)

 Swimming 

with Ashlee and Ellie

She may be a little fashionably unfashionable... Maybe.

 

The Petting Zoo

(At the Lichfield's)

Collecting  

golf balls 

with Daddy in the back yard

I am so behind on blog posts I just needed to unload some photos so I can actually do a real post- 

at some point.