Dirty Little Secrets...

So at dixie's 12 month appointment my doctor asked me if Dixie was still taking a bottle, to which i replied "yes". Then she asked me if I put her to bed with a bottle, to which i Lied and said "No". My doctor. informed me that at 12 months she should no longer be on the bottle, and you should never ever put the baby to bed with the bottle for fear of cavities and the association of milk=bed time.

So anyways, since then I have been living in shame, as we regularily put dixie down for both naps and bedtime with a bottle. She just loved it so much and it soothed her little soul into a nice sound sleep without a single tear shed.

Sean took Dixie to her 15 month appointment, and when asked these same questions, he lied again and said, no shes not on the bottle , and no we definatly do not put her to bed with it! Sheesh, what kind of parents do you take us for?? Hee hee.....

Well, we can finally quit lying to our doctor about our dirty little secret, because Dixie is officially OFF the bottle! No bottle at naps, no bottle at bedtime, and no bottles in between! She pretty much took herself off the bottle though, so I cannot claim any Parental awards for this. For 2 days in a row her bedtime bottles were left untouched in her crib. So we decided to see what would happen if we didn't give her a bottle. There were tears shed for 10 minutes the first night, then 5 minutes the second night and tonight I had a victory, no bottle and No tears! Yippeee! Im so glad she got off before baby Lucy is born.. because I know i wouldnt have the mental strength for a bottle war while tending to a newborn, counting points and not sleeping.

Go Dixie!

Funniest Story Ever…

Ok, so you might want to cross your legs now if you’re preggers, because if you proceed reading without doing so, you might just pee your pants a little bit like I did. Sean and I made a trip to Costco last night (family date night). I was carrying Dixie through the parking lot as Sean yelled “crap, my flip flop just broke”. He then attempted to shuffle along through the busy parking lot, and he looked a little how do you say… “Challenged” while doing so. I made it to a safe place off to the side and I just stood there laughing hysterically with Dixie in my arms. I was laughing so hard that I was crying. I;m sure it looked like quite the sight. Big Fat Pregnant lady holding toddler in parking lot crying her eyes out! So, I finally calmed down a little when I looked over at Sean and he shouted “my other one just broke too!” I completely lost it at this point, the tears (of laughter) were streaming down my face, my pressurized bladder was how do I say “leaking”, and even little Dixie was laughing! (She will often start to laugh when Sean and I laugh… it’s the most darling thing ever). There was another couple who witnessed the whole event, and the lady was laughing out loud as well! It was seriously the funniest thing. So, Sean continued to shuffle through the parking lot on his busted flip flops. In-between breaths, I told him he should just toss them and go barefoot, to which he refused. I guess he’d rather look a little “challenged” then like a bum! So we finally make it into Costco and we headed straight for the footwear sections. Sean then asked me, “Does Costco even sell flipflops?”. I told him that beggars can't be choosers and to just pick out a pair of shoes from their limited selection! Well, that’s the end of the story. I hope you found it at least a little bit funny…I mean who breaks 2 flip flops at the exact same time??

Dixie relaxing on the couch with the remote after an exhausting day

Cute story #2

So I’ve mentioned before that Dixie no longer hates having shoes on, because now she associates shoes with outside, meaning the park, which she loves. This afternoon after she woke up from her nap and had played for a while inside, she grabbed her little shoes and brought them over to Sean demanding that he put them on her. After he did so, she grabbed his shoes (yes, his giant manly shoes), and brought them back to Sean for him to put on. She then walked to the door and started banging her little hands on it, signaling that it was time to go to the park! My baby girl is getting so smart! I love how she communicates with us even without words.

16 Months

My “Baby” girl is now 16 months old. This past month has been huge for emotional development. Our little Dixie Mae is officially a TODDLER! According to babycenter.com, this happened at 12 months, however, at 16 months I see a real difference in her thought and behavior. Dixie has displayed the following Toddler behaviors this past month;

Mini Tantrums

Yes… they’ve already started. Not to a huge degree, but I think they are forecasting the future. When walking with Dixie and forcing her to hold my hand, if she doesn’t want to go in the particular direction we are headed, she will use all of her might to pull her hand away from mine, she stopped walking and sits down on the sidewalk. Yes… I know, its probably pay back for my toddler years, as my dear mommy has so lovingly reminded me.

Memory

Dixie is like a little elephant! She has an amazing sense of direction (which she gets from her daddy, that’s for sure). We were at my work having lunch, and outside on the patio there are lovely water fountains surrounded by café tables. It was a particularly sunny day, so we headed to the fountains to start our lunch time walk. Well folks, this was a terrible place to “start” the walk. We should have finished the walk there, as Dixie did not want to leave the lovely water fountains. She was dipping her entire arm in, and taking drinks of the stagnant water. Luckily I have not seen any signs of diphtheria (yet). Anyways, we carried her away from the fountain (again, throwing a mini tantrum in the process), and walked at least 100 yards away before we set her down, and immediately she turned around and found her own way back to the fountain (which was not in sight). She did this 3 times in a row from different starting points! The girl can find her way back to the water fountains blindfolded.

Sense of Humor

Dixie loves to laugh, and has the cutest little giggle I’ve ever heard (although, I’m biased of course). After she’s done eating, she gives me the quick hand sign for “All done”, and then immediately starts to throw any leftovers onto the ground, and she giggles hysterically while doing so with a mischievous look in her eyes. I usually can’t help but laugh at this… which Sean scolds me for, since laughing only reinforces this type of behavior. I can’t help it though… she’s so darn cute! In this way, I am just like my mom, who has a very hard time keeping a stern (or even straight) face when witnessing misbehaving kiddos. Dixie also giggles when her daddy plays the “monster” game, in which he chases her around “roaring” like a monster. She always comes running straight to mommy. I try to play the monster sometimes, but it just doesn’t have the same effect as when daddy is the monster. She never runs away from me! We finally found a way to brush Dixie’s teeth (which she is fiercely protective of). We had to turn it into a game, otherwise there was just no getting in her mouth and with 2 new molars on the top, I was getting worried about cavities! So, I hold her upside down, she giggles, thus unveiling her pearly whites and I have about 5 seconds of access to her mouth. I know… 5 seconds probably doesn’t cut it…. But it’s the best I can get out of her for now! Any tricks or insights you might have for toddler teeth brushing would be greatly appreciated. Dixie might just end up with a gold grill by by her 3rd birthday.

Books

Dixie loves to flip through books. She brings a variety of books to us all day long, and sometimes she goes through the pile of books to find her favorite book. Her favorite is a counting book. She likes the number nine the best… this is the page with “9 big trucks”. I don’t know why she Loves trucks so much, but she does. Sean thinks that she gets to play with them at her babysitter’s place (who has 2 boys, and thus lots of toy trucks). I should probably get her some trucks to play with too, especially since she’s been stealing trucks away from other kids at the neighborhood park! Anyways, back to books, sometimes I catch her all on her own flipping through the books and just looking at the pictures for a few minutes at a time. A few minutes in toddler time equals an episode in adult time.

Attachment

Dixie is all about her mommy these days. When I am home, I cannot be in another room.. Dixie will find me. She follows me around from room to room, and is usually at my feet asking to be held. This means no sleeping in, no solo showers, gosh I can’t even eat a meal without Dixie tugging at my legs begging to be held! This melts my heart that my little girl loves her mommy so much. Daddy is ok too…. But is always second choice to me J. I wonder if she’ll still love (prefer) me this much when I am home full time while on maternity leave??

We sure do love our little toddler girl. She’s got such a nice little spirit in her, and our lives have been truly blessed since her arrival, 16 months ago.

Dixie's Dirty Dancing

Just a little footage of Dixie dancing with her bunny rabbit in her homemade apron. We need to teach Dixie some simple social etiquette: that you are not to throw, pull by the ears, or violently discard your partner at the conclusion of the dance.

DIXIE'S DAY AT THE AQUARIUM AND OTHER HYGIENIC ACTIVITIES

This past week little Miss Dixie was welcoming in a couple of new teeth. As such, she was a little grump-a-lump who was running a fever, drooling, and basically miserable as her outdoor activities were extremely limited due to the recent rainstorms. A whole Saturday alone indoors with Mommy and Daddy just was not going to cut it. Hence, a trip to the aquarium in Golden Gate Park was in order.

Dixie was ecstatic that this viewing window of the turtle was at her eye level!

Mommy explained to Dixie what was meant by the line "Luca Brazzi sleeps with the fishes".

Dixie checking out the South Afican Penguins

Dixie showing off her athletic prowess and abilities

Testing out this toothbrushing hullabaloo on her baby doll to make sure that it would not be harmful.

Finally convinced that brushing her teeth would not be the end of the world, Dixie Mae attempts the unthinkable.

15 months (and ready to start working off the baby fat!)

Dixie Mae is 15 months! Wowzers! That means only 3 more months until she is a big sister! Unfortunately, Dixie has spent a lot of her 15th month on earth with a runny nose, and coughing herself awake at night. I’ve taken her to the Dr. several times and each time they send me away empty handed. It is times like this I wish I lived in Canada-land, where medicines are much easier to attain through certain sources. However it hasn’t been all bad. Just night time mostly…. which I guess is my “physical training” for Baby Lucy’s big arrival.

Dixie wearing Daddy's shorts like a toga

Here are a few of the fun developments month 15 has brought us:

Dixie knows the sign for “more”, thanks to our good friend Jenny who watched her for a day. She uses this all of the time. We went to Costco and she wanted “more” of everything that was in the cart. Blueberries, oranges and Go-gurts. Let’s just say that she was a sticky mess by the time we got to the register.

Dixie just loves books. She brings us multiple books a day to read to her. She always does her barking dog sound when we read the doggie book, and she always kisses the babies when we read the baby face book.

Dixie spontaneously started using utensils! We were at the Olive Garden enjoying endless soup, salad & breadsticks, and she just grabbed my soup spoon and started feeding herself her kids pasta dish! It was the cutest thing ever, I just sat there in awe. I’ve been giving her utensils ever since at her meals, and while she is a little clumsy, and more things are on the floor than in her mouth, she is totally getting the hang of it! I’m one proud mama!

Dixie climbs into and on top of everything!

Dixie used to hate having her shoes on. She would immediately take them off the moment we put them on her feet. These days though, she associates “shoes” with “outside”, because we usually head outside right after we put on her shoes. So many times during the day now, I will catch her sitting in a corner struggling to put on her shoes. Or she will go get them, bring them to the front door and sit down in front of the door to “put them on”. She hasn’t gotten the hang of actually getting them on her feet, but she knows the concept. Such a little smartie pants!

Finally, Dixie LOVES going down the slide all by herself at the park. She used to love the swings, but now she hates the swings and would rather wander around the park, climb up all the stairs and go down the slide like a big girl. Once she gets to the bottom of the slide she usually claps her hands. Again, a darling girl.

Well, that’s about it. She goes to the Dr. today for her 15 month check up and immunizations.

I’ll have Sean post some recent pics later today.

XOXO
Eve

Auntie Day!

Dixie was lucky enough to spend Wednesday with her Auntie Adrienne and cousins Sam & Ada! Her Auntie took very good care of her and took lots of pictures to share with her mommy (me). I’m so lucky that Dixie is such a well adjusted little girl. She takes to other people pretty easily, which makes going to work everyday that much easier for me. Thanks for the great day Sam, Ada & Auntie Adrienne!

Little Miss Independent

We took dixie to a petting zoo/kids park this weekend, and she showed off her independent side in a big way. She decided that she ONLY wanted to walk around the park, the stroller was just not acceptable. Plus, she REFUSED to hold our hands while walking. Normally she happliy holds onto our hands for security, but this time she decided that she can walk just fine on her own, thank you very much! She also did not look back to see where we were the entire time. She just happliy walked infront of us, deciding on her own direction, and she could have cared less if we were behind her or not. This is a little bit scary to her mommy & daddy, as we know we're in for a really good (or bad) case of terrible 2's ahead! But, its also so cute to see her assert her independance.

XOXO
Eve

14 Months

My baby girl is 14 months old! Here are the highlights:

Her motor skills have developed by leaps & bounds over the last 2 months. She is walking everywhere, although she hasn’t quite figured out a breaking mechanism yet. She goes full speed until she either runs into something, or until she trips and falls. She Loves to climb pretty much anything that appears "climable". I cant keep her away from the stairs in our apartment complex- they are her absolute favorite. This climbing has caused one pretty nasty face plant on the concrete. Luckliy nothing was seriously damaged (I got her checked out at the dr)... all cosmetic scrapes and bruises, but boy oh boy were there alot of tears shed.

She knows where several body parts are and will point to them on demand, including her belly button, her head, her ears, her fingers, her toes, and her nose. Although, she usually points somewhere on her face other than her nose, but I know she knows what it is, because she can point to “mommy’s nose” without a problem. When she shows you her fingers and toes she wiggles them!

Dixie loves to play hide and seek with her daddy. She usually starts the game out by going around a corner, peaking out, and giving her daddy a mischievous grin. This means “game on”. She also really likes Peak a boo.

We have a big box from Costco sitting in our apartment, and we just cannot toss it, bc it is honestly one of Dixie’s favorite toys. She sits in it and gets “rides” from mommy and daddy. Well, mostly from Daddy, as hes a little more energetic that I am these days. She has such an adventous little spirit… I know shes going to love amusement parks once shes old enough.

Dixie really only likes food that she can feed herself. She rejects anything that is spoon fed to her. So I pretty much have to cut up all her food in tiny pieces so she can easily feed herself and swallow without choking. Her favorites are blueberries, strawberries, quaker oat squares (downed in milk until they are soft and squishy), chicken nuggets and well anything else sweet. But, she does accept spoonfuls of Nutella from her daddy as a special treat. I use the term “special” loosely, as it generally happens on a Daily basis.

Dixie has a keen ear. When Sean and Dixie visit me for lunch at work, Sean always buys a rice crispie treat wrapped in crinkly plastic. Sean will unwrap it very carefully under the table, in an effort to hide it from Dixie, but she’s way to smart. The minute she hears a crinkle she spits out whatever food she is currently chewing, ducks her head under the table and sticks out her hand demanding her fair share of sweets. ADORABLE I tell you!

Dixie really loves her stuffed animals. She plays with them for 15-20 minutes in her crib every night before she actually falls asleep. She babbles and babbles with them and it is so adorable to listen to. In the morning she plays with them some more, and when she’s ready for us to come and get her, she throws them out of her crib onto the ground, and then starts crying for us to come rescue her. I’ll bet she’s thinking, I will save you my fluffy friends!!

Finally, Dixie is big into mimicking us. She puts our cell phones up to her ear, she “types” on the keyboard, she is constantly changing the channel on the remote control, she helps us fold laundry (and is always putting everything over her head, in an attempt to put it on, and usually ends up with a pair of undies around her neck), and she loves to help in the kitchen. When I am cooking (a rare occurrence, I assure you!), she begs and pleads for me to pick her up so she can see everything I am doing. It makes cooking rather difficult, stirring and chopping with one hand and 21lb Dixie in the other arm.


We love our baby girl, and we absolutely love watching her grow, learn and develop. She is oh so special to both of us.

XOXO
Eve

Temperamental

My baby girl was sick this morning. Instead of waking up with her usual excited energy, she was all tears and sadness. It’s so sad when your baby is sick or hurt. Dixie had her first major fall on the weekend-she smacked her head on the concrete while attempting to climb something (shes a major climber these days). It felt worse that if I myself was hurt. Poor baby girl. Anyhoo, this morning I just held her on the couch for 2 hours, hand fed her breakfast, watched some Disney cartoons, read a plethora of stories, and played with her toys, all while in cuddle position. It was actually quite nice, as she is usually not a cuddlier, except at bedtime. While I was an hour late for work, I enjoyed every second of my intimate morning soothing her troubled little soul.

DRUNKEN SAILOR SWAGGERS TO THE RAISINS

E*N*E*R*G*Y

Lately I've been wondering where all of my energy has gone? When I was preggers with miss dixie, after the first tri-mester of exhaustion, I was back in the game 99% and I had the energy to work out 4-5 days a week. So... I figured it would be much the same this time around. It Isnt. I barely have energy to squeeze in a workout 2 measly days a week. I know, this is sad and pathetic, and im going to no doubt hate myself for it later.

So, I was murmering this to sean last night, and he set me straight. He pointed out that now I wake up at 5:30am to hang with Dixie, instead of sleeping until 7:30am (+2hrs), plus I play with dixie for a couple of hours afterwork, when before I would hop right on the ellipital after work (+2hrs). So I am essentially 4 hours busier each day than I was in my first pregnancy, which would explain why when 8pm rolls around, i would rather vegetate on the couch for an hour before bed rather than put on my running shoes and work out.

These are not excuses however (I have just been pondering this issue as of late)..... I know that I need to treat my body better. It is afterall my lifelong machine, and I need to ensure it operates smoothly.

Tonight's goal is to do 45 min on the ellipical after I put dixie to sleep. There, now that I've written it, I am accountable and it must be done! wish me luck :)

XOXO
Eve

THE BELLY BUTTON

T*H*I*R*T*Y

Last week i had a milestone birthday- I'm an oldy moldy dirty 30! My BFF Iris tells me that 30 is the new 20, and maybe for her it is... but I dont feel anywhere close to 20.

But I'm not freaked out by this new decade... im actually quite excited. A whole new era has begun... gone are the days of frequent nights out, travels around the world, daily gym workouts and long weekend runs. Well, maybe the running part will come back, but for now, Im building a baby instead :)

Now its time for formulate the next 5 year plan.
Lets see:

1-MOVE OUt of this APARTMENt already! sometimes this seems like a hoop dream , but I think with baby Lucy on the way we are going to quickly outgrow our apartment and need to jump ship.

2- DEVELOP a Hobby. Or shall I say further develop a hobby. My hobby since Dixie was born is sewing, and I'm having so much fun learning new projects. I need to take some more classes to learn the more difficult techniques. In fact... my love of sewing has somewhat taken over my love to do hair. Sean thinks this is because I am really too busy to squeeze hair clients into my schedule but that once I'm a S-A-H-M, I'll get back into my love of hair again.

3- FINISH Having Babies. I am well on my way to this goal. Some people ask me how many we're going to have.... but i like to think one baby at a time. For now it'll be Dixie and Lucy and that fits me just fine. 2 Kids= totally manageable. PLus, its not like i started procreating when I was a fresh 20 YR old (thank heavens), so i really don't have that much time anyways.

4- and after having BABIEs... I am going to get my pre baby body back. No doubt about this one! In between babies I will run a half marathon or 2.. but besides that, there is really no point in losing that last 5 lbs until I'm done. And boy oh boy, I cant wait to look good in a pair of jeans again!

Well, thats all I can think of for now. I'm sure more lofty goals will come up as I begin this decade.

I lovingly say Goodbye 20's. You were fun. I graduated BYU, Got my first real job which turned into a Career, that Im actually really good at, married the love of my life, Travelled all over the place, became a licensed CPA & Cosmotologist, Ran several half marathons, 2 triathalons, ate lots of fancy meals paid for by my employers, and had my beautiful baby girl Dixie Mae. Yes, 20 was a great decade. 30 is going to be completely different... but i love change, and I'm excited.

Cheers to 30!

XOXO
Eve


ps- My actual birthday was Jan 14, and it was the best day ever. I had the day off of work (my employer now gives everyone their birthday off as a PAID holiday!), Sean had the day off, we went for a lazy brunch, a long walk with Dixie, I sweated my butt off at my favorite spin class, and then me and a group of 8 friends feasted on Red Meat at the Sundance Steakhouse. It was soooo yummy. This pregnant girl Loves her some red meat, the juicier the better! Oh.. and i got some great gifts too, my favorite is the tracy anderson perfect design series dvd set... which i probably will come in really hand for goal #4 above. A perfect day. love those!

Dixie's Giggles

BUSTED!

Every time we turn around lil' Dixie is getting herself into the most precarious positions. Her recent climbing escapades are occurring with greater frequency as this little girl unleashes her adventurous side. The following pictures are some of the safer events. Mommy and Daddy did not allow time for the camera to be retrieved during her more dangerous stunts. By the way, the ultrasound tech told us Dixie should be expecting a sister come June (see previous post for further details)!

Preggers again!

Yup, thats right, im preggers again! Im 18.5 weeks right now and just had my ultrasound today to find out the sex.

We were fairly certain going into the test that we were having a boy, as we took the ridiciously expensive $40 Intelligender Pee test from Walgreens, and it unequillivically said BOY! OMG, what was I to do with a little boy????

So anyhoo... the test was totatly wrong. You were right Sandra.. there is absolutely no Science behind it- so dont waste your money. We're actually having another baby girl and Dixie's going to be a big sister! I am over the moon excited, as I really really wanted a little sister for Dixie to play with. Especially after seeing how well my neices Georgia and Ivy were playing together over Christmas. I want the same for my Dixie Mae!

FAQ

We've already picked out a name... I guess we are leave nothing to surprise.. her name will be Lucy Angel Werner. Lucy & Dixie... cute right!?! Lucy because we like it, and Angel as a middle name after SEan's best friend Angel. Angel is actually a guy, but Sean thought the name was too girly for a boy.. hee hee.. sorry angel!

Dixie and Lucy will be 18 months apart. Yes, i know this is close, and yes I know it will be very hard the first year. After that though, I know that I'll be happy i did it!

My due date is June 4. Im planning on working until May 15 unless something changes.

I'm not sure if im going to try to go natural or via epidural this time. I think I'll just play it by ear again and see how it goes. Although im really not looking forward to feeling my body tearing in half from the bottom up again. That was not fun at all!

We have a mini van!

If im not careful we're going to end up with 7 kidlets, as Sean and I are apparently very compatible in regards to Eggs and spermies! We got pregnant immediatly after I finished breastfeeding Dixie, in Sept.

Im feeling great, as im in my 2nd trimester now. My energy is back and the nausea from the 1st trimester is gone. Plus Im so busy with Full time work and Dixie that I just dont have time to focus on being preggers. However, I was extremely tired, and I got a lot sicker in the first trimester than I did with Dixie. Thank goodness that is over.

Im not as good as exercising as I was with Baby Dixie. I try... but lets be honest.. im only doing it like 3 days a week.

Finally, Lucy will also have a cousin born in July, just 6 weeks later!

Well thats all. We are so happy, and feel extremely blessed.

XOXO

Eve

Dixie's 1st Birthday Party

Dixie's first birthday was super fun! She was the perfect little birthday girl. We timed it perfectly so that the party started right after her nap, so she was happy the entire time! She played with all of her friends/cousins, ate almost her entire birthday cupcake by herself and she loved all of her presents. She even wore her birthday girl hat, just to please her mommy. She was pretty tuckered out by the end.



Dixie played really well with Ada and Sam. Sam was probably a little bored, bc all we have are baby toys, but he was a great sport about it anyways. Ada and Dixie played side by side very well!



Dixie and her mommy!



Dixie and her proud papa!



Dixie's first grab at her birthday cupcake. I wanted to give her the chocolate/chocolate combination, bc thats my favorite, but Sean insisted on the Vanilla/Chocolate.



Yummy... she loved the icing the best. (just like her mom).



About 20 minutes later she had devoured almost the entire cupcake. Good work Dixie!



Finally, she had had enough cake and decided to take of her birthday girl hat. She had presents to open up after all!




Dixie got right down to business opening her presents. She loves the things that light up and make noises the best!




Dixie, I remember when you were just a tinee Tiny baby. I'll forever miss our endless snuggles, but i Love watching you grow and learn. You are highly active like your mom, but easy going like your daddy. We love you baby girl! Happy birthday!

Happy 1st Birthday Dixie Mae!



My baby girl is 1 years old! Dixie has been such a joy this last year.

The first 6 weeks of her little life were brutal. I refer to them as “baby bootcamp”. She was breaking us in from being swinging single’s to having a 24/7 responsibility. It was a little overwhelming at first, but luckily Sean took 3 weeks off work, so I was not alone. I’m not sure how the mother’s whose husbands only take a few days off do it. Dixie has the best daddy ever!

Her personality started to really show at 3 months, and it’s been a progression ever since. It’s been so fun watching her learn new skills, and watching the wonder in her eyes when she looks around outside. She loves all of the birdies flying in the sky, she loves touching the different textures of tree bark, and she loves animals of any kind. I think she even likes the spiders. There was a little one crawling on the bathroom floor the other night and she was just watching it in wonder.

Dixie is a social little girl. She plays with her little Friend Graham twice a week while I work, and has a ball. I miss her a lot, but I know she’s in good hands and is having fun.

These are her most recent accomplishments- in her 12th month of life:

1) Dixie is pretty much off of pureed baby food. She much prefers to feed herself over spoon feeding. She LOVES bread. Her favorite foods are spaghetti and pizza. She also loves ice-cream. But don’t worry, we also feed her lots of healthy stuff too.

2) Dixie loves to drink out of a straw. Her big chubby cheeks look oh so cute when she does this, with her puckered lips and button nose. I need to take a picture so I can always remember how cute she looks drinking from a straw.


3) Dixie loves to tear apart the apartment. Her favorites are to take all of the books off of the lower 2 shelves, and emptying out the bottom drawers of the fridge. I keep the apples and potatoes in those drawers, so there are always tiny bite marks. Cutest thing ever! I remember Nunu and Bunny doing this same thing. I’m sure there will always be a tiny bite in my apple for the next few years, but I Love it!

4) Dixie users her pointers all of the time. She points at everything. I should probably start saying the word of whatever it is she is pointing at so she can start to learn words. For now though, she gets along just fine with her little pointers.

5) Dixie has 7 teeth. 4 on top and only 3 on the bottom. I thought teeth always grew in pairs, but I guess not! Hopefully shes not missing a tooth.

6) Dixie is 88% for Height and 35% for weight. Shes currently 19.5Lbs. Cant wait for her to hit 20lbs so i can switch out her carset. Hopefully she’ll be a great volleyball player and can go to university on scholarship!

7) Dixie is smart. Whenever her daddy is eating a treat she crawls next to him, climbs up his legs and points directly at the treat. The girl knows what she wants! The other night he tried to hide his pastry from her and she got so angry. Little girls angry are so cute! Hopefully its still cute as a terrible 2.

8) Dixie has started to cruise along furniture, but no walking yet. I don’t mind though.. I’m sure she’ll be even harder to keep up with once the walking starts. I’m also pretty sure she’ll never let me pick her up once she starts walking, because she loves to do things herself. Very independent just like her mommy.

9) Dixie has the cutest giggle in the entire world. She really makes you work for her giggles though. You pretty much have to think of something she’s never seen before to make her laugh. You can’t just pull old tricks out of the bag, it has to be new!

10) Dixie loves to clap, clap, clap! Whenever there is applause on TV (like at 3pm when she watches Glenn Beck with her daddy), she automatically starts to clap. She also usually claps instead of waves. She knows how to wave…I think she just prefers to clap.

Dixie’s birthday party is on Saturday. Im so excited! We’re getting sprinkles cupcakes and lots of yummy appetizers. I’ll be sure to post some birthday pictures next week.

XOXO
Eve

DIXIE MAE'S BFF

Dixie has really taken to the stuffed panda bear Uncle Angel gave her. When she goes down to bed for a nap or for the evening, the first thing she does is crawl towards Mr. Panda....SO CUTE!