20 Months

Lily is 20 months old today. Wow! Really? No really! It amazes me even writing it. But alas she is. Her biggest accomplishment at 20 months old is her language explosion. She can repeat anything. I mean anything! She just goes on and on. Most long conversations I cannot understand, but I sure pretend I do and she will just go on and on. mmmmm does anyone else know anyone like that?

She saying simple complete sentences

-I fix it

-Mommy fix it!

-I help it

-I love you Mommy

-I love you Daddy

She is giving clear and concise demands

-Open please

-Eat please

-Stuck Mommy

-Up please

-MINE!!!

-Hurt! (with finger stuck out ready for a kiss!)

She has started talking on the phone to people

-HELLLLOOOO!!!!!

-I love you!

-Bye Bye Mommy, I love you!

-Mimi?

-Renee?

-Morgan?

She always seems to be talking to cousin Renee on the phone. Which is odd since she has never talked to her on the phone!

Her favorite toy is her Zhu Zhu pet that she simply puts in and out of its hamster ball. The ZhuZhu is "mouse." Sometimes the mouse gets stuck in the ball and Mommy needs to "open please" to free him or some other poor unsuspecting toy she has trapped in there. She carries the ball around putting things in and out and "fixing it"

She has also started getting potty introduction. We have yet to get a pee pee in the potty but we sing about it and watch Elmo talk about it. Now I am looking for a doll that pees in the potty before we dive head, or should I say butt, first into learning.

I can tell she is getting taller and taller everyday because her pants actually fit her now! Some are even getting too short. Maybe she won't be of midget status like her Mommy. There is hope. But I have started looking ahead and all clothes are in 2T and 3T from now on.

All I know is that when I see her now she is a big girl. Not a baby. From her personality and appearance to her expressions, she is big all the way around.

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Nearly Wordless Wednesday

A sick family led to some silly pictures this weekend.....

Curled up in our chairs watching TV, because that is what sick people do.

And sick people pitch fits for no apparent reason.....

But by Sunday Lily was feeling better so she entertained Mommy and Daddy while we laid on the couch.

Silly faces mixed with silly hats!

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McFatty Monday Week 5

One day late! Sorry....I mean in snowed in NC! The city shuts down as does McFatty Monday.

Whhhooohhhooo I lost two pounds. That is impressive after being snowed in and eating pizza for an entire weekend! Why do we always crash and burn on the weekends. If I had the will power I exhibit during the week on the weekends I would be a size 2. Okay a size 10...but who is counting. Seriously the weekends kill me.

As does the Papa Johns they just opened next to my house. Stephaine, you do not have to make up for five years of not having Papa Johns in the first month it is open. I promise it will still be there when you are twenty pounds lighter.

I even exercised twice this week. Now I know you are like twice? Seriously she is excited about that? What a loser. I sit on my arse all week! This is an accomplishment for me. Most days I am too tired to watch TV on the couch and I just go upstairs to pass out. So WHATEVER!! I am pumped.

Now my goal was to exercise way more than that. But small steps, small steps. I am getting there.

I increased my water a lot this past week. A lot. I am limiting my soda (so only three a day-ha!) and chugging water the rest of the day. My goal is to have one soda in the morning and then switch to water all day until I get home. That is a compromise, right? I can't give up EVERYTHING I LOVE!

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5 Things that happen on 2 hour delay days....

1. We get to sleep a total of eight hours during the week (well at least Mommy and Daddy do!-Lily always sleeps at least ten hours.

2. We get to read books and play!

3. We get to say goodbye to Daddy before a business trip :(

4. We get to relax and not feel so rushed...there is a change

5. We get to take pictures of all the fun!

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Baby Bauer Weekend

This weekend I traveled to Gtown to help host a baby shower for my lovely friend Brooke. Now anyone that lives in NC knows that we had a major snow storm this weekend. So needless to say the days leading up to the shower were extremely stressful. Do we cancel? Do we move it? Do we continue on? Well little did Brooke know that her best friend Erin and Erin's cousin Emmy were flying into to Charlotte for the weekend. Hence canceling was not really an option.

After a little convincing and a bribe of driving her to Gtown myself we pushed on. We left early Friday to avoid the storm, and her husband was coming up later in the night (right in the middle of the storm!). We made it safe and sound (as did Scott later that night) and even detoured to get Meg (yet another hostess from Winston). After a lot of back and forth we decided to move the shower to Brooke's Mom's house, and away from the ice house that was the original location.

First can I say that we invited about eighty people to this shower, and as of that morning we were expecting about eight due to the weather. This was a massive shower that was threatened by crazy NC weather. A little disappointing but we knew Brooke seeing Erin would make up for any sadness she had over the weather effing with her weekend.

Well the shower was a hit. We had a little over TWENTY show up, and Brooke cried when she saw Erin. Win-Win! Can I just say our friends are the most awesomest of all friends. Everyone of our circle showed up and braved the weather. Every one of them. How freaking great is that. It even made me a little emotional to see how great everyone was to come out. It was definitely unexpected and showed how we all stick together.

I don't think anyone could have been happier. It was the perfect sized shower and I think the perfect people were there to share in the celebration of Baby Bauer. She got some ADORABLE stuff, and it was all so tiny. (:Sigh: this is not helping my baby bug. Thanks Brooke!)

We still had enough food for fifty which was our pre weather number attending and I am sad to say we devoured most of it! But it was so yummy. Erin made these Cake Pops that were a huge hit. I mean it is cake mixed with icing and dipped in candy. What is not to love?

After the shower some of us headed back to Jenna's to hang out since we were all going a little stir crazy from the snow. I unsuccessful tried to talk everyone into night sledding. This just proves how old everyone is! What party poopers.

Jenna made a fab chili and we turned in early (for us anyway!)

A good weekend for a Baby Party! See I don't care what anyone says....the weather can't hold us down. We never miss an excuse for a party. And baby Bauer will be the same, and that is an order, sir.

We made it back Sunday as well. It was not easy and the four wheel drive on the Pathfinder blew threw more than a few tanks of gas but it was so worth it to see Brooke so happy and spoiled! We dropped Meg off in Winston and headed home to play in the snow. It was nice to come home to a winter wonderland. Even if I did have to go to work the next day!

Note: the adorable baby is my friend Mandy's little girl Molly....how freaking adorable is she?

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