March 2011 In Review

March was a whirlwind. It came and went so quickly! Here are just a few highlights of the month:


Julia really got into her ABCs and recognizing them everywhere. She also started putting the letter and its corresponding sound together. She's been spelling her name outloud and one evening during her bath, Julia spelled her name with her ABCs! She was so proud!!

For Spring Break we relaxed and enjoyed some family time, spending some time at the park by my parents' house with the girls. Julia loved running around and even climbed up on the playscape a couple of times.

At school, in March, Julia's class had tricycle day! Julia was so excited to be able to bring her trike to school and wear her princess helmet. It was a bittersweet moment watching Julia out with all her friends from her class riding around. With Julia's low muscle tone, she can't peddle herself on her trike. I was so proud of her for trying to pedal and pushing herself along, but as a mom, it was hard to see her friends "zooming" by on their trikes with such ease. She was so excited and kept trying-- that's my girl!!

Little Stinker!~ 2/4/2011

What a little stinker! Julia figured out that if she is bored in her bed at night that she could take her clothes off and strip down to her diaper. Typically, she does this at naptime and thinks it is cute to put her socks on her arms and put her shirt on like a skirt. Thankfully she kept the diaper on!

Snow Day- 2/4/2011

Brrr! Another snow day! I think Julia has seen more snow since she was born than I have seen in the first 30 years of my life. Julia was so excited to go out in the snow and play! She loves to watch her puppies frolick in the snow too!

Strike a pose!

Even Barney enjoyed the snow...

First Trip to the Dentist- February 22, 2011

Julia had her first dentist appointment recently. Andrew and I were very curious how she would do, but Julia was great! She walked in confidently and climbed up in the dentist chair all by herself. She let the dental hygienist brush her teeth and the dentist counted and looked at her teeth, etc. They tried to polish and clean her teeth, but Julia didn't like the feel of the tooth polisher, so we will try again in six months. I got to floss her teeth and Julia even hugged the dental hygienist when we left. All in all, a great appointment... no cavities and her teeth look great! Can't say we would have had that kind of luck a year ago with Julia's sensory issues. She wouldn't have let anyone near her! Way to go monkey!!

Mommy/Daughter Gardening

This evening Julia and I did a little gardening together. Earlier in the afternoon, we all went to Lowe's to try to pick some flowers out. Not being a person with a green thumb (at all!), we picked geraniums. Once we got home, Jules and I set out to do some gardening and flower planting!

Let's garden, mommy! I'll spread the dirt for you...

Now, we need to shovel the dirt right?

Cheese... our new garden is done... and I helped!

Julia decided the grass needed a little Swiffer!