The Hancock Hideout: February 2013

Friday, February 22, 2013

10 MONTHS!!

Size: Diapers-3

When I took her for her 9 month check up she weighed: 16.14 (27%) and was 28 inches (66%)

Clothes: some 9 months bust mostly 12 months

Eyes: We've got a blue eyed beauty on our hands

Hair: So much hair! It's getting so long and still has the curl to it. It's a darker blond.

Sleeping: We had a pretty good sleep habit down but guess what?! She got sick...AGAIN!! This poor princess. But, she is feeling better and if she wakes up she will fall back asleep in minutes.Wake up time is at 7:15 exactly almost every day. Apparently I have conditioned her since I have to go to work and that's when I would wake her up!

Eating: Still drinking her formula but is WAY more interested in big girl food. When she is hungry/thirsty she will start smacking her lips together.

Milestones:

She loves to help turn pages when we read
Waves
Claps
Motions for us to "come here"
Points
Starting to blow kisses and high five
Gives kisses (only when she wants to!)
Loves food
She has so much personality! I seriously laugh 80% of the day away with her
Says Daddy, Mommy, and Daisy (our kitty) pretty consistently
I can ask her "Where is Mickey?" and she will look around and squeal then crawl over to get him when she sees her Mickey Mouse stuffed animal.
LOVES MICKEY!!!
Very close to walking. She can do it- just chooses not to because crawling is faster and she is always going!
Very active. Makes church a lot of fun
Shuffles on her knees
Walks now without having to be bribed/coaxed
We freeze dance. She will be sitting in her high chair and I will dance and yell out, "Dance, dance, dance!" So she dances with me. When I yell, "Stop!" She stops mid air and starts giggling.
She is a big "helper"- especially with laundry and vacuuming.
She has an imagination. She loves to play with her toys and drive around anything that will slide on the carpet. She's great at entertaining herself.
Crawls over/through everything! Table legs, chair legs, etc. Apparently we need a jungle gym.
Waves at everyone in passing! It makes grocery shopping a lot of fun. We make friends.
She helps get herself dressed. She will raise her arms and help pull the shirt over her head.
Stands all the time. Doesn't need to pull up on anything, she will just stand.
She follows when we point.
She tends to eat everything she picks up, but now I can tell her to spit it out and she obeys. I was very grateful for this milestone because I was tired of getting bit.
Has nine teeth. Almost ten!
Is actually allowing us to cuddle more
She meows at the cat
Calls the chicken's at Grandma Hancock's house "bock bocks"

Funny moments:

We were outside blowing bubbles and our cat escaped and came outside but I didn't see. Lorelei looked over, pointed, and said "Daisy! Daisy!" (Well really, she said, "day, day!")
Everyday is full of hilarity. We laugh and play constantly. She is so much fun. She loves to make messes and get into trouble. She knows when she isn't supposed to do something. She will look at me and get this mischievous look in her eyes and start giggling.
We love to play tag. She giggles constantly.

Looking forward to: Her first birthday! Walking. More words.

I cannot believe our beautiful girl is 10 months! Two more months until her first birthday?! It seems unreal. But, I still feel like she my little baby. Maybe when she starts walking constantly I will start to realize how old she is. I love her so much. Lorelei is such a light in our life. She came at the perfect moment and has been a blessing ever since. When life gets discouraging and overwhelming, I cherish those few precious moments I have when I rock her to sleep. I look at that beautiful baby in my arms and cannot believe how far I have come in life. I have a daughter. A perfect, smart, beautiful daughter. I am so lucky. I have a wonderful family!!

Out of order pictures. For some reason they upload like this to blogger. Sorry!

helping mommy sort her fabric

she loves to roll and wrestle in the blankets

had a flour fight

we were swinging

and having lots of fun

while daddy was working

he finally came and played!

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

DISNEYLAND!

Paedn and I recently celebrated our 4 Year Date Anniversary. He surprised me with a trip to Disneyland with our best friends. It was such a wonderful surprise. It was nice to have a little escape. I haven't had one in such a long time. I don't know how many of you have read the book, "The 5 Love Languages" by Gary Chapman. ( I completely recommend it!!) I am still in the process of reading it but I have learned that my love language is quality time. I love to spend "quality" time with Paedn. This does not mean sitting next to each other watching a TV show. I have to be doing something active and engaging; anything from a real conversation, a simple walk, playing games, etc. The past year has been very difficult on our family. Paedn's "fiasco", a new baby and every other little thing that has happened- let's just say it has been a new experience. Because of all of this, Paedn and I have rarely been able to go on dates. So, this surprise trip was exactly what we needed! Paedn definitely hit it right on the nose when he took me to one of my favorite places.

Seeing Mickey!

Peter Pan!

We left Sunday at 3AM. We have done this every time when we have gone before. I thought it would be perfect, Lorelei would continue sleeping until we go to Disneyland at 8:30...WRONG! She slept for maybe 1.5 hours. Silly girl. I thought babies were supposed to sleep amazing in a moving car. She has never been on a road trip so this was completely new to hear. So, we had a very vocal baby for the beginning of the trip. We arrived at Disneyland around 8:30 and we were all already completely exhausted. When we arrived at the front gates, it was a little breezy and chilly so we wrapped Lorelei up like a burrito and had her in her stroller, just her little face was poking through. She was so interested in everything that was haper. She has always been so curious. When walked onto Main Street and who did we see right away? Mickey Mouse! Lorelei LOVES Mickey Mouse. He was down the street and there was a line to meet him so Paed n"oohing"! It was precious. Our first stop- Fantasyland. I was not sure how Lorelei was going to handle the rides. The first ride we went on was Peter Pan. I kept a close eye her to see how she would handle the loud music and all the strangers. She did great! She was so interested in all the commotion. She loved watching the ships whisk by. We sat down, Lorelei on Paedn's lap, lap bar in place, she grabbed the bar and we were off! She was oohing like crazy and waving at everything- she absolutely loved it!! I was beyond thrilled.

Next stop, the Tiki Room. I have to say- this was her absolute FAVORITE! She loved all the music and was dancing and singing along. I couldn't stop laughing at her. I tried to take video but the room was too dark.
Lorelei also was able to ride:
Pirates of the Caribbean (she feel alseep during the cannon fights!)

Dumbo (did not like flying up at the highest hight, she tried to crawl onto Paedn's lap.)
We explored Toon Town and Lorelei met Mickey Mouse! Her face was absolutely priceless. (If you don't know- Mickey is her absolute FAVORITE character.) We rode a few more rides and then had to leave so we can get back home at a reasonable hour. Paedn had to go into work the next day. (hehe!)

Disneyland was a very fun, very exhausting trip! Definitely worth it. We are going to go once more before Lorelei is 3. (that's when we will have to start paying for her.) I love my little family and glad we share so many fun experiences.

for some reason my pictures uploaded out of order...but you get the picture ;-)