First Day of "School" 2011

So Hannah started her new "school" last week!  She'll go 3 mornings a week.  So far she loves it and went right in the first day with no crying!

2011

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She's a talkin'

My child's vocabulary has officially surpassed mine.  She is using complete sentences with perfect inflection and she remembers EVERYTHING!  Here are a few of her most recent statements:

-  Pretty much every morning when she wakes up she'll say from her room:  "I would like something to eat Mommy."

-  One time we went and got ice cream after getting her hair cut and so now every time I ask her if she wants to go get ice cream she'll say "I have to go and get my hair cut first though."

-  "because" is pretty much her favorite word and she actually knows how to use it, although sometimes her explanations don't quite add up.  For example "We're going swimming because we eat strawberries."

-  She still hasn't really started naming things, but every time I ask her what something's name is she'll say it's name is "new battery".  The only reason I think she says this is because a few months ago I replaced the batteries on one of her favorite toys and I made a big deal out of it having new batteries.  Lesson learned.

-  She repeat's a lot!  Warning to my family members that have dirty mouths:)  The other day she was acting up and she looked at me and said "I'm killin' you mommy."

-  At night after I give her a goodnight kiss she'll quietly say "goodnight mom."  It literally sounds like she's 18.

Holy cow she's cute.

My friend Karin Curtis took these awesome shots and did an amazing job!  Check out her blog and website at www.rockitblog.com.  Unfortunately for you local folks, she lives in Baltimore and only occasionally comes to town:(

I.Heart.Skype.

Let's Go Swimming!

Hannah is turning into quite the fish. And, since I'm a dork I had to get it on video and put it to music. Todd, I hope you get a chance to watch this!

Potty

Apparently the baby needed to use the potty today. Good thing I looked before I sat down.

Slacker!

So, you may have noticed that I haven't quite been updating this blog as much as I used to. In my head, I have updated it many times. And many times I will sit down with full intention of updating. But, night after night, one thing stops me. No, it's not my child (although she no longer goes to bed with ease and often not until at least one "love pat" on the behind). No, it's not because I'm super busy working on some great book that I am writing (although I have written the first chapter in a book that I would love to one day finish). No, it's not even that I am sitting on Facebook or blog stalking (although I do plenty of that).

The reason I've been slacking and not updating is.... a game straight from the devil himself.

That's right, Majong. This game is sadly addictive.. and I have erased the link on my computer and banished it from my life forever. So, hopefully I can now get some things done.

In other news, this summer has been flying by! Todd was home over the 4th of July so we celebrated with his family. It was a great visit but short but sweet b/c that's the last time he'll see Hannah for quite some time. I'll fly out there in August to see him off as he leaves for Iraq. We are hoping he'll get leave at some point during his time there so he'll come home for a few days. But nothing is guaranteed so we are not getting our hopes up too soon.

Hannah has been thoroughly enjoying the swimming pool and is turning to quite the fish. We have been able to have lots of friends over to swim too. I'm already dreading the winter when we can't swim. Although, she doesn't seem to mind cold water... hum.

One of the friends we have been able to have over is Katie who was born on the same day at the same hospital as Hannah. Todd and I have been close friends with Katie's mom and dad and I can't wait to see these two become friends as they grow up.

Oh, and I'm still training for a half marathon and fundraising for LLS. If you'd like to donate go to www.tinyurl.com/gokimgo !