"I see you."
"I got it!"
"I got it." (a different one)
"I caught you."
Baby Love
That's all for now!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
One-and-a-half
I start most days when I hear my 18-month-old rustling in her room. Big, flat-footed steps plod on the carpet and soon a cute little girl with some serious bed head is standing beside my pillow. Her first words are usually either, "mama, woobie" (mama, Ruby), "moh wawa/eet" (more water/eat), or "dah-deee" (daddy).
A few fun places we've visited lately (mostly organized by Bethany, oh wonderful mother that she is):
I drag myself out of bed, scoop her up, and head off to the kitchen. If I set her on the ground while I make lunches she will invariably implore, "up, peees!" (Up, please!). She much prefers to supervise from her counter-top perch. If daddy gets PB&J in his lunch, then Siena will repeat "pah-bee" (peanut butter) until I indulge her in a few spoonfuls. Of course, after pah-bee, everyone needs "moh moot." (more milk) The "k" sounds eludes our sweet baby, but "t" is apparently the new "k." It works for useful words like: tat (cat), tow (cow), tiss (kiss), tah (car), tatch (truck), boot (book... or boot), otay (okay), waht (walk), tum (come), taytee (katie), Teetee and Tuch (Kiki and Chuck Warne), and many more.
Siena is getting to be such a talker! It's fun to watch her language develop, and just this past week she has been putting more words together. This morning, for example, Shiloh was trying to sleep in (because he stayed up 'til 2:00 a.m. doing our taxes!) and Siena was standing by HIS pillow saying "dahdee" over and over and over. I tried to coax her out by suggesting a walk, but this only gave her bigger ideas: "Dah-dee! Moh dah-dee waht!"
Siena has officially graduated from the stage of not liking Daddy. She had a long stint there where daddy could do nothing right, but now she is (almost always) excited to see him walk through the door at the end of a long day and hopes that he is ready to play. She will rush up to him, then shriek and run away shouting, "I wun!" (I run!). She'll turn a corner out of sight then wait silently. If daddy is slow in looking for her, she'll prompt, "Wheah Seena?" Then she'll burst out of the room, full of giggles.
Siena is also in love with "toon" (tunes) and whenever Shi is sitting at the computer, she'll scurry in and request "moh toon" (more tunes) and then bob to whatever pandora.com has to offer. In the evenings when Shi sits down at the piano, she will state, "pah-nee" (piano) and climb up beside him. If he sings, she will "seen" along, in baby gibberish, of course.
DANCE
I WILL RISE
Woobie used to be #1 on Siena's list and still gets lots and LOTS of "tisses," but recently she has become a fan of her "beebee" doll. She will find the baby, give it a hug over her shoulder (complete with pats of affection) and then shove it into the stroller to push around the house.
BABY
However, she still loves her "Woobie."
(T-shirt courtesy of Nick Akl and Shannan Sams!)
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday we drive over to see "mommy" (Grammy), "Poppy," and "Rahree" (Sarah)'s house to play with "woo" (Luke) and "see" (Zeke), while Bethany and I get a child-free hour at the gym nearby. It's great socialization time for us mommies, and Siena has sooo much fun that she often cries when I try to take her back home.
In February I started coaching soccer at Woodland Christian High School, which has been pretty fun. I'm glad that it's warming up because Siena does NOT like to be out in the rain and cold while I coach the girls. She isn't a huge fan of me playing with the girls, so I hold her for much of the practice. Sometimes she'll get down to "titch" (kick) a ball and last practice she spent about 30 minutes "driving" my car while I was on the field. (Please don't call CPS. I asked her about every 5 minutes if she wanted out, but she shook her head defiantly!) The "tah" is another new favorite thing. Who needs toys when you can drive?
Oh, and "bum!" How could I forget bum (gum)? Siena LOVES it. If you even look like you're chewing it, she'll point an accusing finger in your direction and yell "BUM!" Then, her demeanor will turn sweet and she'll ask, "moh bum?"
Folsom Zoo - Jen and Emma Jarvis were there! Aren't these bears scary?
The Dentist (our friends!) the Foresters!
UCD's Dairy Cows - testing out a Fun Field Trip Friday possiblity.
And that's about it for now... more to come later!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Seventeen Months
Today, Siena turned 17 months old, and it couldn't have been a better day. The sun came out, right smack in the middle of February! We biked to church, ate out for lunch, took too many pictures of our baby girl in overalls, and ended the night with Bible study/cookie decorating/eating. A great day!
Yesterday, Shiloh and I dropped off Siena at the Armstrongs and went out to dinner to celebrate the end of the DHS JV basketball (winning) season!
Last week I started coaching WCHS soccer.
Beyond that...
My memory is not great, so I rely on pictures to summarize anything farther back than last week. Here you go!
January 25 - Despite lots of rain in Davis, Siena and I took lots of walks sporting her "new" rain coat.
January 31 - I promised Shiloh I would squeeze oranges if he would pick them for me, so we have been enjoying lots of fresh-squeezed OJ!
February 1 - This has become Siena's new favorite perch.
February 1 - Mary Holleman and I like to get our Starbucks fix and then "bob" our babies and walk around campus while they sleep. We often sit awhile to enjoy the first sips while Ollie and Siena play in the should-be-playground of the old Gottschalks entrance.
February 2 - Fashion faux pas: Siena and Hannah Robbins showed up to the WOW nursery wearing the same pants. Redeeming fact: neither of them noticed. (Here, Hannah wonders what on earth Siena is doing. Siena is taking a short nap after retrieving abandoned cheerios from under the table.)
February 3 - The last DHS home game. Can you find Shiloh on the bench? Luke is veeeery into basketball these days. Siena is more into harassing her cousin.
February 5 - When I try ignoring Siena at home, for the sake of my poor husband who has to live with a fairly messy house and frequent dinners of cold cereal, I often find her busying herself with emptying drawers all over the floor. Paper, pens, clothes, q-tips, etc.
February 7 - I was rooting for the Colts. They lost. However, I was so busy shoving my face with tasty food made by Ben and Katie Reece or rescuing babies from Hamlet and Jacoby that I didn't shed any tears for the losing team.
February 8 - Shiloh gets up early every day to drive an hour to get to work. Some days he gets up WAY early to go meet some guy friends for hot beverages and conversation. Sometimes, Siena and I get up to push daddy out the door. On this particular morning, I was amused by Siena's hair and felt a need to document Ruby's growth.
February 8 - This same day, Mary and I drove out to Folsom where Jen had planned a fun craft for the kiddos to do: Valentines! It didn't go as smoothly as planned (the babies thwarted our plans), but we still had a lot of time with our friends!
Febreary 12 - This was a big day. Friday. A Fun Field Trip Friday. (Bethany, amazing lady that she is, organizes weekly fun field trips for all her mommy friends.) Siena couldn't decide what to wear. First she opted for her birthday suit. When she realized it was rain/misting, she tried on her boots. In the end, she stuck with comfort.
February 12 - FFTF: Bus Ride to PetCo and Jamba Juice. We had a blast! See photosobello.smugmug.com for more pictures.
February 14 - Overalls. Handmade by Grammy (Kim) Sorbello when Sarah (Shiloh's big sister) was young enough to wear them. She took a cute picture in them and it became a Sorbello family tradition to take a photo shoot in the overalls, which are now ~33 years old! Shiloh's picture is below, followed by Siena's turn wearing the overalls!
February 14 - After the photo shoot, we crossed the street to the Armstrongs'. Shiloh gave Luke a hair cut while Siena played in the sandbox with Zeke.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Yesterday, Shiloh and I dropped off Siena at the Armstrongs and went out to dinner to celebrate the end of the DHS JV basketball (winning) season!
Last week I started coaching WCHS soccer.
Beyond that...
My memory is not great, so I rely on pictures to summarize anything farther back than last week. Here you go!
January 25 - Despite lots of rain in Davis, Siena and I took lots of walks sporting her "new" rain coat.
January 31 - I promised Shiloh I would squeeze oranges if he would pick them for me, so we have been enjoying lots of fresh-squeezed OJ!
February 1 - This has become Siena's new favorite perch.
February 1 - Mary Holleman and I like to get our Starbucks fix and then "bob" our babies and walk around campus while they sleep. We often sit awhile to enjoy the first sips while Ollie and Siena play in the should-be-playground of the old Gottschalks entrance.
February 2 - Fashion faux pas: Siena and Hannah Robbins showed up to the WOW nursery wearing the same pants. Redeeming fact: neither of them noticed. (Here, Hannah wonders what on earth Siena is doing. Siena is taking a short nap after retrieving abandoned cheerios from under the table.)
February 3 - The last DHS home game. Can you find Shiloh on the bench? Luke is veeeery into basketball these days. Siena is more into harassing her cousin.
February 5 - When I try ignoring Siena at home, for the sake of my poor husband who has to live with a fairly messy house and frequent dinners of cold cereal, I often find her busying herself with emptying drawers all over the floor. Paper, pens, clothes, q-tips, etc.
February 7 - I was rooting for the Colts. They lost. However, I was so busy shoving my face with tasty food made by Ben and Katie Reece or rescuing babies from Hamlet and Jacoby that I didn't shed any tears for the losing team.
February 8 - Shiloh gets up early every day to drive an hour to get to work. Some days he gets up WAY early to go meet some guy friends for hot beverages and conversation. Sometimes, Siena and I get up to push daddy out the door. On this particular morning, I was amused by Siena's hair and felt a need to document Ruby's growth.
February 8 - This same day, Mary and I drove out to Folsom where Jen had planned a fun craft for the kiddos to do: Valentines! It didn't go as smoothly as planned (the babies thwarted our plans), but we still had a lot of time with our friends!
Febreary 12 - This was a big day. Friday. A Fun Field Trip Friday. (Bethany, amazing lady that she is, organizes weekly fun field trips for all her mommy friends.) Siena couldn't decide what to wear. First she opted for her birthday suit. When she realized it was rain/misting, she tried on her boots. In the end, she stuck with comfort.
February 12 - FFTF: Bus Ride to PetCo and Jamba Juice. We had a blast! See photosobello.smugmug.com for more pictures.
February 14 - Overalls. Handmade by Grammy (Kim) Sorbello when Sarah (Shiloh's big sister) was young enough to wear them. She took a cute picture in them and it became a Sorbello family tradition to take a photo shoot in the overalls, which are now ~33 years old! Shiloh's picture is below, followed by Siena's turn wearing the overalls!
February 14 - After the photo shoot, we crossed the street to the Armstrongs'. Shiloh gave Luke a hair cut while Siena played in the sandbox with Zeke.
Happy Valentine's Day!
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