Morning Conversation

I had to go and wake Janna up this morning, which is rare. She slowly wakes up, and as I change her diaper...
I say " Daddy bought you yogurt last night", "would you like yogurt or cereal?"
Janna " no yogurt"
I say "we have green and orange yogurt"
Janna looks at me with a small smile, " green yogurt, no red"

The red, strawberry, has fruit chunks, which she doesn't like. We keep trying different flavors but she loves Key lime pie and Orange Creme.

We go to the refrigerator and I open the door. She pulls out the green yogurt and then says "milk". I point to the milk and pulls it out and waits for me to close the door. She looks up with me and says "spoon mommy". I show her I had already grabbed her spoon and we head to the living room to eat.

She sets her yogurt and milk down and says "I watch Elmo" . We put Elmo in while she eats and gets dressed for school.

I love our little conversations. She is growing up fast right before my eyes. We have numerous conversations like this one above. Janna is really good at communicating.

Song Lyrics

I know this blog is mostly for stories on Janna and family updates but ....
I got the biggest laugh today at lunch when I listen to the lyrics of the Brad Paisley song "I'm still a guy". Here they are below...if you listen to the song it is even better.

When you see a deer you see Bambi
And I see antlers up on the wall
When you see a lake you think picnics
And I see a large mouth up under that log

You're probably thinking that you're going to change me
In some ways well maybe you might
Scrub me down, dress me up
oh but no matter what remember I'm still a guy

When you see a priceless French painting
I see a drunk, naked girl
You think that riding a wild bull sounds crazy
And I'd like to give it a whirl

Well love makes a man do some things he ain't proud of
And in a weak moment I might
walk your sissy dog, hold your purse at the mall
But remember, I'm still a guy

I'll pour out my heart Hold your hand in the car
Write a love song that makes you cry
Then turn right around knock some jerk to the ground
'Cause he copped a feel as you walked by

I can hear you now talking to your friends
Saying, "Yeah girls he's come a long way"
From dragging his knuckles and carrying a club
And building a fire in a cave

But when you say a backrub means only a backrub
Then you swat my hand when I try
Well, now what can I say at the end of the day
Honey, I'm still a guy

And I'll pour out my heartHold your hand in the car
Write a love song that makes you cry
Then turn right around knock some jerk to the ground
'Cause he copped a feel as you walked by

These days there's dudes getting facials
Manicured, waxed and botoxed
With deep spray-on tans and creamy lotiony hands
You can't grip a tacklebox

Yeah with all of these men lining up to get neutered
It's hip now to be feminized
I don't highlight my hairI've still got a pair
Yeah honey, I'm still a guy

Oh my eyebrows ain't plucked
There's a gun in my truck
Oh thank God, I'm still a guy

Janna has...

Janna has....

Daddy's hair.....un-tamable and hard to manage in the morning or after nap time.

Mommy's gift of drama...the ability to make something small a big deal:)

Daddy's gift of voice...she loves to talk and sing.

Mommy's love of shoes, bags, clothes, etc.

Daddy's independence....I don't want help!

Mommy's neatness...she doesn't like to be too messy and likes to help clean.

Daddy's big laugh...when she gets going she has the best belly laugh.

Mommy's gentleness/nurturing...she loves and cares for her baby dolls.

Daddy's love of Water...bath time is a lot fun.

Mommy's shyness

Daddy's friendliness

Janna is a good mix of both of us. Most of all she has all our love and always will.

My little girl...

My little girl who wants to stay in her church dress and gets upset when I don't let her play with my make-up.....slept with her toy cars during her nap on Sunday.

It is so much fun watching her develop new characteristics everyday.

It is a boy!

It's a boy! Our due date is August 24th. Isaac is excited and proud. I am nervous about a little boy. I know what to expect mostly with a girl. Now we get to learn new things all over again. We do not have a name we are still talking/debating. It will be fun having both!

Toy Kitten

For Janna's birthday she got a stuffed kitten. At first she picked it up hugged it and then just put it back in the box. Yesterday she pulled the cat off of the box and put molly's small leash on it. She pulled the kitten around the house for about a half hour saying good girl and stopping to pet it. She even took it out to go poopy as she calls it. A little bit later she put the kitten in the water table (empty of course) that was inside because it is so cold out still. She started saying bath. She got soap out of her doll bag and a blanket. She gave the kitten a good bath then dryed it off. It was so cute how gentle and how she took great care of the toy kitten.

Swim Class

Janna did a great job as swimming lessons last night. She was a really good girl. She kept her ear plugs in the whole time. The only bad thing was she was sitting on the wall ( her favorite thing) and I was holding her legs and turned around to listen to the teacher and the next thing I know she was crying. She had fallen over and hit her head on the tile, I blame the big hopper head. Within a few minutes she calmed down and was enjoying class again. I felt like a bad mommy have not been able to stop her from tipping over but I know that many more falls will come.

Janna is enjoying the swim lessons so I hope she will have a better time in the pool this summer.

Aaaaah

Janna amazes me everyday. Currently we will be out and about and she will see a letter and say Aaah or Bbb. Today we pulled up to daycare like we have every morning for about two years now, she looked at the sign, and said "A - aaah". She also likes to take Isaac's many books and point out letters. It makes me smile to see her learning and happy.

Tonight we have swimming lessons, I am hoping not to have a tantrum and have to leave early this week.

Happy Birthday Janna!

Hip Hip Hooray Janna is two today!

It is crazy to think two years have gone by so fast. It doesn't seem like long ago I had my little baby under 6 pounds that needed everything. Now Janna is independent and wants to learn to do everything on her own. With in the past year she has learned so much. She is running around, talking in three word phrases, showing emotion (good and bad), eating with forks and spoons on her own, and just generally soaking in everything she can. As parents we have also learned a lot over the past two years. From changing diapers to potty training, determining certain cries to determining a tantrum or a sad child, bottles to spaghetti, cribs to futons(toddler bed), disciplining and saying no, and loving someone more than yourself. One thing has remained consist ant is her love for us. She may show it in different ways now. It was the smile or the pat on the back but now we get hugs and kisses and "love you". It is the greatest feeling in the world to feel loved.

God feels the same way about us. His love is consistent and never ending no matter how much we change or how independent we think we have become. We still need to fall back on him just as a child will always need her parents.