Thursday, June 15, 2006
Picture Perfect
Hello Everyone! My Aunt Michelle took these pictures of Mama and I when we were visiting her a few months ago. The second two in sepia were entered into two photo competitions - and they both won!! Thanks for the wonderful pics Aunt Michelle!! ~ Love Helena Grace
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Bigger by the day...
That's me - bigger by the day! Only 1 month and 1 day until my very first birthday. It has only been a week since my last post on here and already I can do all sorts of new things. I have figured out how to remove the kitty cat from her little toy house and put her back in again. I can say "peace" - my version of please and "ayu-pain" for airplane. I also tried to say "Where is it?" to Mama when we were waiting for our luggage in the airport. If you listen really carefully you will hear me tryng to repeat all sorts of things these days. Mostly I just try them out very softly sorta under my breath.
Well we had lots and lots of fun at Grammie's house! I really like my Grammie. She has these two stuffed bunnies sitting in her kitchen that are so soft and fun to play with. I gave them lots of hugs. She also has other bunnies and birdies in her house and she helped me to know what they all were. I also got to see some moving animals - horsies and chickens. I liked
the horsie until he lifted his head up above his corral. He was much bigger than I originally thought and I was a bit frightened. That didn't last very long tho. As for the chickens, they were kinda fun to watch, but I think I would like to pet one next time. However, I did not like their eggies. Ucky! Grammie fed me one and I was suspicious of what she tried to give me after that. She didn't make me eat it tho, and once she made me some yummy squash and other things I decided Mama was right and she was a good cook after all.
I got to see my cousins Annaliese, Andrew and Aiden and new baby Ella who is littler than me! She is only one month old! And I got to see my Aunt Hannah and Uncle Sean and Aunt Kt too! I really liked them all a lot and can't wait to be seeing more of them really soon. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see my Grandpa. We always play it by ear when we will all be free to get together with him, but this time that backfired on us. We drove all the way up in the Adirondacks to his camp where he lives - but he was down the road at a neighbors! It's a good thing we will be back up in 6 weeks because I want to see my Grandpa!
Mama will put on some pictures so you can see how big I am now.
Love U ~ Helena Grace
Well we had lots and lots of fun at Grammie's house! I really like my Grammie. She has these two stuffed bunnies sitting in her kitchen that are so soft and fun to play with. I gave them lots of hugs. She also has other bunnies and birdies in her house and she helped me to know what they all were. I also got to see some moving animals - horsies and chickens. I liked
the horsie until he lifted his head up above his corral. He was much bigger than I originally thought and I was a bit frightened. That didn't last very long tho. As for the chickens, they were kinda fun to watch, but I think I would like to pet one next time. However, I did not like their eggies. Ucky! Grammie fed me one and I was suspicious of what she tried to give me after that. She didn't make me eat it tho, and once she made me some yummy squash and other things I decided Mama was right and she was a good cook after all.
I got to see my cousins Annaliese, Andrew and Aiden and new baby Ella who is littler than me! She is only one month old! And I got to see my Aunt Hannah and Uncle Sean and Aunt Kt too! I really liked them all a lot and can't wait to be seeing more of them really soon. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see my Grandpa. We always play it by ear when we will all be free to get together with him, but this time that backfired on us. We drove all the way up in the Adirondacks to his camp where he lives - but he was down the road at a neighbors! It's a good thing we will be back up in 6 weeks because I want to see my Grandpa!
Mama will put on some pictures so you can see how big I am now.
Love U ~ Helena Grace
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Helena Grace
I am so excited!! Tomorrow we fly on an airplane to go visit my Grammie! I haven't seen her since Christmas which is entirely too long. I can't wait to see her so she can see how cute and smart I am. I am very cute and smart you know....
Today I took my first pee pee on the potty and I'm not even quite 11 months old. I've been doing poo poos on the potty for quite some time already. Yesterday Mama and I went to Target and I got my very first pack of undies. I couldn't get character ones because they were too big, but the Hanes ones were not too too big. I wear them around the house when I'm practicing to be a big girl and to go on the potty. Sometimes I make puddles on the tile floor (I told Mama not to write that part), but we are making progress.
Early this evening Mama and I went to the beach where I went for a long walk. I walked the length of 4 or so houses up and then down the beach. Some of it I was walking in waves and all of it was walking in sand. Mama says I am sure to sleep well tonite after all of that exercise! I also played in the sand and some nice big girls (about 8 or 9) let me touch their "pet" sand crabs that they were catching. They wanted me to hold it and they wanted to hold me, but Mama said no.
We came home absolutely covered in sand and during our bath I got a lesson about faucets. I kept pointing to the shower head and sorta asking a question in my own little way - Mama always knows what I mean. So Mama explained to me how cold water comes from one faucet and hot from another and if you turn the middle one the water comes out of the top - and she demonstrated a bit for me. I paid very close attention, interjecting comments here and there, as all this was quite fascinating to me.
Yesterday while eating my oatmeal with applesauce and cinammon I decided I'd like to try to feed myself with the spoon. I haven't done this since the very first time I had solids on my 6 month birthday. I had a tiny bit of trouble scooping up the thick oatmeal, but mostly I was an old pro at it. Hardly spilled or made any mess at all! Mama says I have excellent fine motor skills. I can even pick up a hair off the floor and then give it to the other hand!
Speaking of picking up little things, yesterday I found where Mama keeps the onions in the cupboard and pulled them out and made a big mess and then Mama had to pick up all the little bits of onion skins while I tried to get to them first. It was like a race and so much fun! Another fun race we have is when Mama is sweeping the floor - to see if I can get to the dirt pile before she's cleaned it up. Only thing is, if I start to win, Mama puts me in my swing. I think that's not fair! It's cheating don't you think?
Well, it's almost my bedtime and Mama has written enough I think. I want her to hold me. Oh, one last thing I must add is how independent I am. Mama holds me lots and pays lots of attention to me so I am very secure. Last week at LLL I crawled right over to the group of babies and played there with them for 20 to 30 minutes without even looking up to see where Mama was! I know she will be there when I need her!
Love to all ~ Helena Grace
Today I took my first pee pee on the potty and I'm not even quite 11 months old. I've been doing poo poos on the potty for quite some time already. Yesterday Mama and I went to Target and I got my very first pack of undies. I couldn't get character ones because they were too big, but the Hanes ones were not too too big. I wear them around the house when I'm practicing to be a big girl and to go on the potty. Sometimes I make puddles on the tile floor (I told Mama not to write that part), but we are making progress.
Early this evening Mama and I went to the beach where I went for a long walk. I walked the length of 4 or so houses up and then down the beach. Some of it I was walking in waves and all of it was walking in sand. Mama says I am sure to sleep well tonite after all of that exercise! I also played in the sand and some nice big girls (about 8 or 9) let me touch their "pet" sand crabs that they were catching. They wanted me to hold it and they wanted to hold me, but Mama said no.
We came home absolutely covered in sand and during our bath I got a lesson about faucets. I kept pointing to the shower head and sorta asking a question in my own little way - Mama always knows what I mean. So Mama explained to me how cold water comes from one faucet and hot from another and if you turn the middle one the water comes out of the top - and she demonstrated a bit for me. I paid very close attention, interjecting comments here and there, as all this was quite fascinating to me.
Yesterday while eating my oatmeal with applesauce and cinammon I decided I'd like to try to feed myself with the spoon. I haven't done this since the very first time I had solids on my 6 month birthday. I had a tiny bit of trouble scooping up the thick oatmeal, but mostly I was an old pro at it. Hardly spilled or made any mess at all! Mama says I have excellent fine motor skills. I can even pick up a hair off the floor and then give it to the other hand!
Speaking of picking up little things, yesterday I found where Mama keeps the onions in the cupboard and pulled them out and made a big mess and then Mama had to pick up all the little bits of onion skins while I tried to get to them first. It was like a race and so much fun! Another fun race we have is when Mama is sweeping the floor - to see if I can get to the dirt pile before she's cleaned it up. Only thing is, if I start to win, Mama puts me in my swing. I think that's not fair! It's cheating don't you think?
Well, it's almost my bedtime and Mama has written enough I think. I want her to hold me. Oh, one last thing I must add is how independent I am. Mama holds me lots and pays lots of attention to me so I am very secure. Last week at LLL I crawled right over to the group of babies and played there with them for 20 to 30 minutes without even looking up to see where Mama was! I know she will be there when I need her!
Love to all ~ Helena Grace
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