Walk
Pronounced: Wok
Meaning: To move around on foot. Common uses: 1) when she wants to go outside and wander around looking for all our neighborhood animals she will point outside and say, “wa’k.” or 2) when we are at a store and she is in her stroller or shopping cart but would prefer to walk alongside me she will ask, “wa’k?”
This evening Ana was playing with Simeon’s phone and much to our amazement, managed to make a little video. Sure the style is a little “Blair Witch” but I’d say it’s quite impressive for a first try. See for yourself:
This afternoon Simeon, Ana and I attended the MOMs Club Annual Easter Egg hunt. I had been watching the sky all day, praying it wouldn’t rain so Ana could go and hunt for Easter Eggs with the big kids. Its was particularly important that we attend the event because Simeon really wanted to be there to watch Ana “hunt” for the first time (last year the most we got out of her was propping her up next to the Easter basket). He is going to be traveling next week and unfortunately his flight leaves on Easter. He will be able to spend the morning with us, but the big family egg hunt is later in the afternoon so he would have to miss it. Not wanting to miss such an occassion, he decided to leave work a little early and meet us for the hunt. So you can imagine I was getting a little nervous when it started hailing this afternoon. Luckily the rain stopped long enough that we were able to sprinkle the park with eggs and let the kiddo run around collecting treasures to fill their baskets.
Ana sat back at first to watch the other kids run off into the distance and she was happy to slowly sneak up on the first egg she found.
Apparently collecting eggs is something kids are just born knowing what to do because she leaned over and picked it up without needing any prompting.
She was so excited to have found an egg! In the grass! That she would have been perfectly happy to stop at one, but the hunt was divided up so each child got eight eggs so I encouraged Ana to keep looking for more.
We finally found all her alloted eggs and went back to the car to sort out her findings, just as the sky opened up and started pouring down rain. Sim and I huddled under my tailgate (is that even what you call it? That sounds wrong.) to let Ana pick a candy to eat. Unfortunately she hasn’t ever had to deal with wrappers up to this point, so we had to take the candy out of her mouth so she could enjoy it the way it was intended. Ahhh, well. We can work on wrappers later.
All in all, we had a great time. It was the perfect first hunt and Ana did it like a pro. You can see all the pictures here. Enjoy!
P.S. Ha ha, Chloe! I beat ya!
I have been on a mission searching for little toddler rain boots, with not very much luck. The smallest I have found are size 5 at a fancy little baby shoe boutique (read: expensive), while the majority of stores carry size 7 and up. Well, Miss Ana wears a size 4, poor tiny little thing. (But if she takes after me, having small feet will not be a problem she will have in the future. I’m a 9 1/2, thankyouverymuch.) So I have been asking around and one of the mothers at Ana’s playgroup told me that Fred Meyer had some adorable boots and matching rain coats. So today Ana and I went to check them out and she was right! They are the cutest things I have ever seen. Plus they were on sale! We ended up getting Ana a size 5 boot and 2T coat, which are both very roomy, but I figure once we add warm layers and some thick socks she will do just fine. Plus she may even be able to wear them next year too! Score!!
Clue
Pronounced: Klooo
Meaning: Short for Blue’s Clues, the only show Ana will sit and watch for longer than five minutes.
Amy
Pronounced: A-meee sometimes Me-meee
Meaning: Our neighbor and Ana’s baby-sitter.
Note: The timing of this word was perfect as the first time Ana ever said her name was on Amy’s 18th birthday! Happy Birthday, Amy!!!
Once again wishing you a Happy St. Patty’s day from “Dad’s Lucky Charm!”
And just to show how things have changed in the last year, I offer you a side-by-side comparison.
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Funny how some things are totally different yet some are the exact same.
Since the vote for bangs came in as the overwhelming majority (both online and off) Simeon and I took Ana to Kid’s Castle Cuts for her very first haircut. She was excited the moment we walked in the door and instantly wanted down to play with all the toys. Then the hairstylist called Ana’s name and we were escorted to a tiny pink jeep for Ana to sit in for her haircut. Seeing that Ana was a still relatively young she popped in a Baby Einstein video to keep her entertained while she trimmed her bangs. And boy did it work! Ana was enthralled with the video and didn’t even seem to notice someone cutting her hair.
Her bangs turned out a little shorter than I envisioned, but I guess that just saves me the trouble of having to cut them myself in a few weeks. Sim worried that it looked like she had even more of a mullet than before, but once we got home I pulled her hair into little pigtails and he was much happier. Ana was adorable and we didn’t have to brush her hair out of her eyes once this afternoon. Yippee!!
Ana and I were going though her pre-bedtime routine when mid-story she insisted upon saying good-night to the dogs, excuse me, “nigh-nigh puppies” so she slid off my lap and walked over to her door. She pulled it open, poked her head out the door, and bid the dogs a good night. Then she came toddling back to me, but stopped abruptly halfway and turned back towards the door. Thinking she was trying to pull a fast one and flee her bedroom I started to reprimand her, but only got as far as, “Ana-” when she reached her door. Instead of walking through it, like I assumed she would, she actually pulled it almost shut–just like I do every night to keep the animals out of her room while she is trying to sleep. I was so shocked by her responsible behavior and at the same time I was incredibly grateful I hadn’t scolded her. Just when I think I have her all figured out, she goes and flips my world upside down. I really need to come to terms with it: I simply have the most amazing daughter.
Today is officially my fourth year of bogging! Hooray! Thank goodness it’s not a wedding anniversary, or I would have to buy you all appliances! Hey, I would if I could–Kitchenaid stand mixers for everyone!!–but I have a kid to raise and that would definitely cut into her college education (Note to self: start saving for Ana’s college education.) And since I am always planning ahead, I also coincided my blog-o-versary with my 500th post! Double bonus! Yea me!!
All kidding aside, I am so happy that I have been able to stick with blogging for as long as I have. It definitely takes dedication and perseverance to gather my thoughts and put them out there for all the world to see. But the positives far out weigh the negatives. I love knowing that all the important things (whether they seems so at the time or not) are being preserved and cherished in a way I could never have imagined. So thanks for sticking with me all these years! Here’s to many, many more!