Thursday, December 31, 2015

ABC's

The ABC's of Being an Awesome Mom

I saw this on Pinterest and I loved it. Lessons to learn and (try to) live by.

A  lways encourage me, especially when I'm feeling down
B  e present when you're with me
C  uddle me close, just because
D  iscipline me when I need it
E  njoy the silly moments we share together
F  orgive my mistakes
G  ive yourself a time out when you feel ready to crack
H  old my hand when I start my first day of school
I  nsist I do my homework
J  oke with me
K  iss me, even when I'm too old to enjoy it
L  isten to me
M  ake up stories to share with me
N  ever stop believing in me
O  order me to help around the house
P  romise me it's going to be okay when a boy breaks my heart
Q  uestion me about my day
R  ead to me often
S  tay with me that little extra bit longer when i'm feeling shy
T  each me to be kind, patient and empathetic
U  nderstand my side of the story
V  alue the good in me and don't dote on the bad
W  atch the stars with me
eX  ite in me, delight in me
Y  ell less, whisper more
Z  ero in on what makes me special, and don't ever let me forget it


Saturday, December 26, 2015

B You

Ariana got a kitty cat piano made by a company called B You.
The tag reads:

B. curious B. pensive
B. loud B. happy and
sad all at the same time
B. generous B. afraid
B. quiet B. wild B. fun
B. open B. scientific
B. poetic B. giddy
B. serious B. smart
B. free B. you

Can't ask for much more than that! I'd say she's on her way! Love it!

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Ariana - 11 months!

We're at 11 months! She's sweet, she's fun, she's playful and she is loud!







She's making great progress. She stands alone! She walks with her walker and along the couches. Her two bottom teeth are poking through and we can make out the words "hi", "hello", "poopy", "ada" (what we call Alexis), "ma-ma & mom" and "da-da"! Shes smiles, laughs and babbles a lot! She knows where to put the phone and waves bye-bye and she likes to turn the light switches on and off. She is often seen holding a sock in her hand or a tampon. She will not keep socks on her feet. She loves to dance and roll balls!

OK, enough bragging!
So much fun we are having!