2/26/2011

I like to eat my foot after bath time, but of course the camera
came out, so I had to take it out to smile!

Well, not a lot to share...but thought I would post an entry so no one forgets about me!  I have spent this last week just trying to get back to normal.  I really am feeling much better these days.  Every once in a while I have a coughing fit, and I have woke up once or twice in the night....but all in all I think I must have got dad's genes because I am a fighter.  I punched that bronchilitus in the face and it has now gone away.  Now mom's weak immune system has caused her to be hacking up 1/2 her lung for the past week.  She may not sound like a dying cat, but it still is nasty.  Dad and I are really getting sick of hearing her...  Anyway...one good thing that came out of being sick...I apparently cried enough to officially open up my tear ducts.  That's right no more waking up with my eyes glued shut.  Yes, the little things make me happy.

Let's see...in other news.  I am eating rice mixed with breast milk every night now, it is good.  Dad agrees with me and so does Marley.  They both get a spoon full at the end of my meal.   My first tooth has popped through.  Mom & Dad seemed all excited when they saw the white poking through....you can just barely see it.  I don't know...I have been feeling this thing coming for a while now, and I don't find it so exciting.  More of a pain if you ask me.  I have also been told that this is just the first of many.  Awesome.

As you can see from all my pics this time around, I have now learned to smile when I see the camera comes out!  Next time I will upload the video of me telling everybody NO.  I love to do it and everyone loves to see me do it apparently.  Amelia OUT!

Napping (and smiling) with daddy!

2/20/11

Hi everyone.  I have had some fun and not so fun times since I last blogged.  We'll start from the beginning...and the fun times.  Actually I don't remember much about the rest of the week where I left off.  What I do remember is the weekend Grandma & Grandpa Steffen stopped for a visit.  I guess they are taking a long road trip to Florida and decided to stop and see me on the way.  Yay!  We had a great time getting caught up all day Saturday.  Mom went dress shopping with Stephanie, so dad, grandma, and grandpa stayed to hang with me.  I felt a bit of a cold coming on, but I tried my best not to show it and be on my best behavior for our guests.  I think I was a hit.  They took off Sunday after lunch and we laid low here at home.

My cold/cough started bothering me a bit more, but I kept telling myself I'm 5 months now...stay strong.  Monday AM, mom took me to school where I was excited to see Miss Martha again...and show off my red heart hoodie.  I was ready for Valentine's day!  Well apparently not entirely ready....I woke up from my morning nap and did NOT feel good.  I quickly let them know by screaming and then vomiting all this gross stuff up.   Needless to say, that was no fun.  I had a fever, so they took off some of my clothes to cool me off a bit.  Then mom showed up an hour or so later to pick me up and take me to the doctor.  All the doctor did was inform mom & dad that I had a viral infection (bronchilitis) and that is why I am so hot and can't breathe so well, but they didn't give us any medicine to make me better.  That's right...apparently I was going to have to rough this one out solo - well with mom & dad's support of course.  The next few days are a bit of a blur to me, I just remember wanting to be held ALL the time.  I know...that is so not typical, but their arms just made me feel so much better and forget about how I was feeling.  I know they love me, because they stayed up holding me every night.  By Thursday night, I finally started sweating like crazy...I guess my fever finally broke.  That made me feel lots better.  I woke up Friday with no voice, apparently all my crying and my sore throat/cough finally caught up with me.  Mom kept saying I sounded like a dying cat all week...very nice I know.    So that was my super fun week.  Sick...the entire time.  I like staying home with mom & dad, but not under those conditions, I really hope that is a one time occurrence.  Apparently I also made mom miss out on her surprise...dad sent her flowers for Valentine's day (not a usual thing)...but since she stayed home with me all week, the girl that sits by her at the office got to enjoy them.  She said that I am prettier than any flower, so she wouldn't hold it against me.  Oh..and as if being sick wasn't already awful...I ruined my chance to see my godmother Sonja again and meet her kids.  I was so looking forward to it, as I haven't seen her since I was a couple weeks old and then I went and ruined it by being sick.  :(  They were only going to be here a short while, as a stop on their way from TX to IA, but still....  Ugh.  Stupid sickness.  I'm told that we will make a trip to Lincoln soon to see Grandma Janice (she is back from the other side of the world...yay!) and maybe - just maybe - we'll be able to sneak in a visit with Sonja, as well as other friends then!

Just hold me please...

We have had a pretty low key weekend trying to recover (oh, did I tell you I gave mom & dad a cold too....my bad). Today I am starting to feel better, and I have even got back into my routine of eating and sleeping (by myself), so I can tell that dad and mom are happy about that.  Speaking of eating, apparently I have been growing enough...because I am now officially wearing size 2 diapers today.  Yeah, the little things excite me.

We just got back from a nice walk, I think the fresh air (70 degrees in February!) did me good.  But I  need to keep on sleeping to get well so that next time I write it will be full of exciting - and not sick - news!!!  So....Amelia OUT!

2/8/10

I think I had the same pose for my 4 month pic!

I picked up the tab at Red Robin

That's right, only 4 days since my last blog.  I have hit another milestone.  FIVE months old, boy does time fly.  I will be 16 and driving before I know it!!  My 5 month birthday was jam packed, we decided the night before that we should celebrate it with a family dinner at a new restaurant.  I guess dad had a gift card he wanted to use so we tried somewhere new.  We went to...get this....Red Robin.  Again, I saw no robin's - red or otherwise - anywhere in the building.  One week teased by a potential Blue Moose sighting and Red Robin the next...where else are we going to go that is going to just let me down?  Dad was saying something about a red lobster.  Speaking of let downs apparently we won't be making a trip there (at least if it's not free) anytime soon.  Mom & dad weren't impressed with anything but the strawberry malt.  I think that is reason enough to go back...but apparently I don't get a say in the matter.  I had a good time there nonetheless...now the car ride home - not so much.

I have officially passed up Marley.  I outweigh her by a 1/2 pound!

Sunday was a new day.  My 5 month birthday!  I woke up, ate, and got dressed like usual.  Then it was time for a quick photo shoot with my signs before heading off to church.  I had a nice time at church and some quick naps on the way there and back.  I was just so happy that I didn't really want to nap I wanted to talk and play my day away and eat!  That's right...I got to eat like a big kid.  With a spoon!  I must say, I don't know what all the fuss is about, it seemed pretty easy to me.  Except it took me a lot longer to eat than per my usual methods.  Also, this rice cereal that was suppose to be super exciting, tasted and looked a lot like the milk i always drink.  Just in a spoon.  Whatever...it's something new so I will go with it.  Of course the camera was in my face every step of the way and I still ate like a rock star - as you can see in this video.  Barely missed a drop!

Me, Ava, Ryder & Violet

The big boys are so scary!

John gave Rennick & Will some fun 'pony' rides

After hanging out and playing some more, we got bundled up and headed out.  I was so amped up on cereal that I hadn't napped much so needless to say I was out in the backseat.  I have no idea how long I slept, but when I woke up I was surrounded by 10+ people looking at me.  And it freaked me out.... once I calmed down I realized we were at the Bodenstab's house and all my friends were there.  Apparently everyone decided to get together to watch the Super Bowl and eat lots of food.  Maybe in the opposite order.  All of my friends were there (we were only missing Ava & Will's mamas).  This is the first time ever that everyone was able to show up...so needless to say mom decided that some photos were necessary.  Us 4 new babies all decided to lay down on the ground next to each other (from oldest - me! - to youngest).  Mom thought it was pretty cool that Ava and I immediately started holding hands.  Of course, we're daycare BFF's why wouldn't we always hold hands?  : )  I was a little disappointed that I didn't get to make any moves on Ryder this time around, but he seemed to have eyes for Violet.  I don't know if he likes the younger girls or perhaps it was her stylin' outfit.  I'm sure it's hard to pass up a girl in a frilly skirt.  That...and all that hair.  How can I compete?   Anyway, they decided to get the big kids (Rennick & Will) in the pic - but they scared me.  Apparently me sharing my fear out loud took off like wild fire, before I know it everyone else started crying.  Ooops....my bad.  We all calmed down in time to start watching the big game.  Mom went to go eat while I hung with dad and my bottle of food.  Good stuff.  I can't tell you much about the game, but I do recall half time.  I don't know why all these people are saying the Black Eyed Peas were horrible.  I had a blast showing off my dance moves to everyone.  Seriously how can you not get down to the BEP's?  Again, I didn't let mom catch me on video...but take my word for it, I've got skillz!  All the dancing wore me out so we headed home for bath and a nightcap and bed!  Maybe next year I will make it past half time....or maybe I will wait till the Chiefs are playing in it.  Hmmm...that may be a while! 

That's right...I may not roll over - but I have about mastered sitting by myself!

Amelia OUT!

2/4/2011



Marley finally gave in and let me ride her!



If you look really hard you can see Marley playing on the deck
before dad scooped out a path for her.

Baby it's cold outside.... Let it Snow, Let it Snow....you get the point.  Lots of cold weather tunes going on about now.  Apparently I have had the privilege to witness one of Kansas City's biggest snowfall in decades, because of that they closed my daycare up for a couple of days.  This meant I have had some extra time this week with mom & dad...and BONUS...we get to stay in pajamas all day.  Sweet!  They have been keeping me warm and entertained here at home.  We have had a LOT of fun dancing,  Of course, I have quite the moves....I take after dad in that way.  I have yet to let mom get these on video, but I'm sure it is inevitable.  I have been doing a ton of talking lately, whenever someone will listen.  Actually, no I take that back, I really don't care if anyone is listening.  I am happy to talk when I am hanging out by myself.  Put the camera or computer in front of me, and I would rather stare at those then keep telling stories.  Yesterday was my first day back into daycare.  I don't know if it was the cold temps or what, but I wasn't in such a hurry to get up.  Mom informed me that I had my timing a bit off as I could have slept in the past couple of snow days when she was home, instead of waking up early at 5.  She just doesn't get that I was super excited to spend the whole day hanging out i couldn't keep sleeping!  Anyway, I thought i would give you some pics from the week so far.  Not a lot...but want to make sure you don't forget me! 

Here is a youtube video of me doing some talking... I know it is sideways but just turn your head!




Amelia OUT

This is my favorite position for a quick 15 min evening snooze.  Dad is not a big fan of my house slippers, but what's a girl to do?  They are warm!

Another video of after a nap.  Not quite as happy as in the morning when dad first comes down to get me...but still full of smiles!