One Year!

We had her party in Erie.. it was good too! Mostly family, and a few friends, we ate, opened gifts, and not much else, but it was nice! She got lotsa books, and lotsa beach stuff! When we gave her her piece of cake this time, she stared for a sec, then was trying to eat it with just her mouth, bending her head down to take a bite, it was hilarious! Then she used her little fingers to get some icing to lick, then Finally picked the whole piece up and ate, it was great! Of course, there are pictures on my myspace page, in the Birthday Party album :) myspace.com/katherine_inaweofyou

A few new foods she likes... macaroni salad, goulash, hotdogs, and juice! She's getting to be a little more like she'd rather just eat whatever everyone else is eating... but we're hoping she still does well with more 'kid' stuff like cheerios n stuff...

She says "up" when she wants to be held, yay! Ahna helped her learn this one! And she's finally got the sign for 'more' !!! So she can use her manners when she eats, More & Please!! She also sits down on command... like if she wants a snack, I ask her to sit down, or she doesn't get any until she does... and she's been doing very well sitting when I ask her to!

I was sitting in the living room today, she was in the dining room, and could see her in the mirror... keeping an eye on her... I look in, and she's STANDing on the chair at the dining room table! So I go in to stay close, then eventually take her down & bring her in with me... few mins later, she's Right back in there... on the chair within seconds... so I go in, and only a few more seconds and she's up on the dining room table! So no more letting Diella play on her own! I gotta watch this little climber constantly now!

Diella and I have been in Erie for 5 nights now, and she has been sleeping SO much! The last two days, TWO 2 hour naps! And luckily she's still doing 10 hours at night, woke up once each night, but fell back asleep... I think it's a combination of not being at home, and probably growing... I just hope she continues to sleep well at night, thats what matters to me... and even the past 2 days she's been eating alot! Probly for the same reasons... like this booster chair thing that attatches to a big chair & has a tray, she sits in that to eat, and today she kept going up to it and whining until I put her in it to eat... she wouldnt eat alot, but just alittle, then sign all done, then get down & restart the cycle... so hope this doesnt keep up either, lil piggy! hehe

We also took a walk down at the lake with Ahna, Papa, and her cousins Jeff, Jazz, & Caeden... looking for beach glass & treasures... and earlier that day we had blown up the pool that she got, all 5 of us went in it... the big kids enjoyed it more than Diella... plus afterwards, Ahna helped Diella get on and ride this little bike and Did she Ever love that!.. but there are pix of all these exciting events on my myspace page, in Family album, and Diella Album the Third

Last thing... my dad made goulash tonight, he makes it the best! So I dished myself a Big bowl, cuz I knew Diella would want some... so we're in the living room on the floor, sharing it, and the bowl is empty, so I set my glass of milk on the side of the couch, hoping that when I walked in the kitchen to get more & she didnt follow me, it would be hidden from her... but she DID follow me, so then we're back in the living room, sharing... in between bites, she sometimes walks away to play and the returns for another bite... so after I take a few more bites, I go to reach for my milk and remember that I put it by the couch... so i gasp! Thinking, 'oh no, has she been playing in the milk!?' And I look over, and she has poured it INTO her Bumbo chair! It was funny! And I was surprised she didnt make MORE of a mess out of it! Funny Girl

~Kat