Do the Potty Dance

Celebrate with us!!!

Today, Emelia peed and pooped in her potty... TWICE!
I can't believe this. Seriously! I was teaching music today while Mammaw was watching Eme. I came home to the excitement. And while my grandmother was still here, she got her to do it again! Either she's a baby whisperer or Emelia is just too darn smart for her britches!

I refrained from posting the picture I took of the result, because that's just gross... but I did take a picture to save for her album.

What a cool day!!!!

Valentine, Valentine will you be mine?

Today was a rather eventful Valentine's Day in the Kreitzer household.

Mark has been carrying Vera up and down the stairs the last day or so. She must have slipped on some ice and hurt her front, left leg. She's favoring it and will not get up unless she has to. Meanwhile, Duncan wants to play. So you can imagine how busy we've been keeping him occupied and her comfortable.

Emelia also had a doctor appointment today. It was her "9-month" checkup that they pushed to 10 months because of our moving. Welp... this is how it went.
She is 20lbs (60th percentile) and 29.5 in (90th percentile). Though we were told that infants do not receive shots at their 9-month appointment, she did have to have two shots today - which I was NOT at all prepared for. She had a 2nd flu shot and the 3rd hepB shot (which they never told me she didn't have at 6 months old!!)... Oh! And they also pricked her big toe to test her hemoglobin - not sure why that was necessary. Needless to say, I had a screamer for the greater part of 2 hours. She cried so hard boogies poured out her nose, and she wouldn't even let me put her down for a nap.

As for the rest of the day? It was pleasant. Mark made a great dinner while Eme played with Duncan. Then we took some pictures with Emelia in her adorable monkey 1st Valentine's Day outfit. She was in a MUCH better mood at bedtime than at lunch. Kisses goodnight and a little TV and cuddling time for Mommy and Daddy while the dogs are passed out on the floor.

Mark and I exchanged cards this year for Valentine's Day. No chocolate. No flowers. No gifts. Instead, we got a new mattress with a small portion of our tax return. Our old mattress was from when I was in 7th grade, and it was DEAD! The new one will be delivered tomorrow afternoon!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Did you know?

In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who would be their Valentine. They would wear this name pinned onto their sleeves for one week for everyone to see. This was the origin of the expression "to wear your heart on your sleeve."

10 Month Mish-Mash

Today Emelia is officially 10 months old... or young depending on the way you look at it. Though neither of us can believe how quickly the time has flown by, we are in agreement that the last few months have been the best of our lives.

Can't believe she used to fit in my arm instead of on my lap... 

Pretty soon she'll be reading this to me instead of the other way around...

So what does it look like in our house with a 10 month old??? A little something like this...

Vera and Duncan are her best friends. In fact, her first word (other than Mom and Dad) was DOG! She absolutely loves to climb on them, and they love to lick her.

Other words she can also say are... Shoe. Sock. Uh-Oh. E-I-E-I-O. Whoa Whoa. Eye Eye.

And probably funniest of them all... Butt Paste!! No kidding. She says it plain as day. What a comedian!


She also takes big girl baths in the tub. She can sign "Please" and "All Done." She can find her cars, ball, 'Frankie' phone, dogs, puzzles, and more. She can bounce a ball, shake a toy, share, give kisses, wave hello and bye bye, turn the light on and off, pull herself up, dance, open and close lids, drink from a sippy cup, Skype, make a mess, and SO much more!

Her favorite things to eat are sweet potatoes, yogurt, bananas and Puffs.