Petting Zoo

My neighbor Jessica and I took the kids to the Deanna Rose Homestead petting zoo this afternoon. For those of you that don’t know, our neighbors have a son who is 6 months younger than Jenna.

 

The weather was great and although there were a lot of students on fields trips, we still had a fun time and the kids got to pet a few animals.

 

Here’s my favorite picture of the kids – they were checking out the chickens.

So glad someone has figured out how to open doors...

Just in time for attic fan season, Jenna is now a master at opening doors. Have I mentioned that she LOVES to go outside? Luckily we only have one storm door that has a handle within reach and she's only been able to unlock it on a fluke. Of course it won't be long at all before she's able to open it...trouble!

Somebody's Ready For Summer

Last night when I was giving Jenna a bath, she kept putting her face in the water. I think she's ready to swim! She swallowed a little water a couple times, so I told her to blow bubbles when she was underwater. She did really good, although once forgot to lift her head before taking a breath. All was good though, silly girl laughed in the middle of her sputters!

The Easter Bunny has already stopped by Jenna's

But she doesn't know it yet (and hopefully won't know it until after 9!). We had a fun filled night celebrating our friends Garrett and Megan's wedding. Jenna had a lot of fun early in the evening chasing around the big kids outside and then later in the evening dancing and dancing and dancing. She was so cute. Sometimes she was even out there dancing by herself, but she didn't mind as long as there was a beat to bounce to.

I hope everyone has a nice Easter day tomorrow. It will be fun for us this year since Jenna's able to get around and look for eggs. Plus she will get to play with some of her older cousins - she's been missing Faith since her visit over Spring Break.

Uncle Brad's Home!

Who knew I'd ever be so excited to see my pesky little brother, but a year apart will do that to you!

Brad made it home yesterday. I had to work, but Jenna went to the airport with Mom and Dad to pick him up. Jenna has Skyped with Uncle Brad for months and months, but hasn't seen him since she was less than 3 months old.

 

Welcome home Uncle Brad!!!! We've missed you!!!

15 month check-up

Jenna and I just left the doctor's office for her 15 month appointment. She did really well and charmed the doctor. When he came in he informed me that 15 month olds usually get really upset at their appointments. She did get a little scared and clung to me (and honestly, I didn't mind). But he said she did really well comparatively, so I was glad to hear that. When he opened the door to leave she waved and said bye-bye and blew him a kiss. You'd think it would happen all the time, but I guess not because he went on and on about it and went to grab his nurse out of another office to get Jenna to blow her a kiss. Of course Jenna ate up the attention. :)

The details: she weighs 28lb 4oz and is 33.5". I forgot to see what her head circumference is. Her weight and height track well and off the chart. Dr Grossman asked if her dad is tall, so I guess he thinks she might be tall. She has a pretty strong short gene to overcome though! Doctor said to expect that she will start dropping on the chart at her 18 month appointment or maybe a little later.

She had to get 3 shots and screamed through them all, but when the nurse left she blew her a kiss through the screams, so I wasn't too worried. She was happy within a minute or two. We scheduled another appointment for late May and just got a special treat for doing so well. It is a Tinkerbell wand. She has been waving it all around in the backseat.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine’s Day yesterday.  I had a great day!  Much like every Sunday I got to sleep in and Aaron made me breakfast – biscuits and gravy (yum!!).  Jenna was napping when I got up and when she got up we exchanged cards and gave her a gift.  After Christmas I found a great deal on small stocking stuffer like toys at Target and thought that one of them would be a fun gift to give her for Valentine’s day.  It was a whistle that you blew bubbles from.  I didn’t plan on letting her blow the bubbles herself until she’s older, but thought she’d enjoy seeing them and blowing the whistle even without the bubbles.  Aaron opened it for her and filled it with the bubbles then went to blow it.  The soapy mixture blew right back at his face and a few small bubbles floated through the air. He tried a few times to make it work and it ended up disturbing Jenna. She made a funny face and sat on my lap as far from him and the whistle as possible.  So FAIL on the Valentine’s day gift! Her card does have stickers though and although she doesn’t quite get the concept, she still loves stickers, so all is good!

Portia and Jenna checking out the malfunctioning bubble whistle.

Reading the card from Mom and Dad.