jameson-isms

 I decided to make a new type of entry for this month called, "Jameson-isms". She has done some of the most hilarious and ridiculous things in the past few weeks that I never want to forget. I think I will just list them. Jameson.......

Jameson in "monster mode". This is her out of control part of the night between 7-8pm...

Chased Lady Cat around the entire house then fell straight on her face. Just when I was sure she would be crying with blood pouring out her mouth...she looked at me and found the tiny cat food nugget she dropped, picked it up, and continued to chase the cat with her enticing gift.

Picked up a not-quite-dead water bug and handed it to me like it was a piece of candy. So so gross.

At school a ladybug landed on her arm and after staring at it, picked it off her arm, and tried to eat it (this is via daycare so I'm suuuuure she actually ate it before they could stop her...no judging...)

Learned to let me know she used the restroom by tugging on her diaper and saying, "eww?". So cute.

Picked a half-eaten cheeseburger off my plate and took a huge bite out of it like she knew what she was doing. "She thinks she is grown", as Miss Sherell would say.

Walked over to her boyfriend at school (Owen) and gave him the biggest hug and then walked to the playcenter to get them matching fedoras. He loved it. Then they went and sat in the reading center together. 

Learned to yell "ewwww" (with the most judge-y face ever)when anyone burps, sneezes, hiccups, or makes any sort of noise out of the ordinary. 

Found a Trouble Doll in my jewelry box and ripped it's head straight off it's body. For those that don't know what one is (Trouble Dolls or Worry Dolls). That is some serious bad luck J-mo....

Ran away from me inside QT while lifting her shirt and doing the aforementioned "diaper tugging"...all while yelling "EW" and then simultaneously ran out of her shoe so was barefoot for most of the chase. I was holding a sweet 32oz diet Dr. Pepper without the lid while I chased her and a family judged me while picking out their tacquitos so I judged them back....that was a low point for the week. 

Anyway those are only a few of the hilarious things I could remember. And even though I didn't capture any of those things on camera (thank goodness)...here are some photos for your viewing pleasure.

month 18

It never sinks in how old my BABY is until I start to write these posts. I can't believe my precious angel is a little girl! Don't believe me? Check out this pic:

this baby loved her new romper 

Just within the last few weeks she has learned so many new things. Her vocabulary grows daily. Here are her list of words she can "say":

Daddy (alllllllll the time)
Mommy (only once in a blue moon)
Nose (she loves pointing to her nose and saying it)
Meow (can't really say kitty but meows when she sees one)
More! (she does this with the sign...sooo cute)
Where'd he go? (this is more of a noise but I know what she means)
What is it? (same as above...mostly mumbles)
No
Oh noooo!
Teeth
Ball (pronounced daw)
All done (after meals and anytime she doesn't want to do something)
Eat! Eat! (she means sit in a chair)
Go-go (this means go outside or in the car)
I do (we think that is what she is saying at least...)

Such a big girl. Other things she can do now are wash her hands, sort-of use silverware, color, drink out of a cup with straw, climb, and 100 more things I can't remember right now. Jameson is in the phase where we can't really go to stores or restaurants for more than 20 mins. She doesn't want to be in the stroller, grocery cart, or carried...she wants to walk and touch things (I DO!!). So bad in public. I think it is cute but Will is mortified when she breaks free and terrorizes other babies or small animals. It makes doing much of anything a challenge. I RARELY take her anywhere by myself except on the weekends. Tag-teaming seems to work best...that or staying at home. 

As most of you already know, we had a rough March this year. I had a miscarriage at 16 weeks from a virus called CMV. Total fluke according to my doc...she said it was seriously a 1% chance of something like that happening. Will and I had a few sad days but have bounced back and are excited to move forward. We had a lot of time to reflect and know that we are so lucky to have things like a healthy daughter, good jobs, and a home. It almost made us feel silly for being upset. Crazy how something like that makes you put things in perspective. That being said...we decided we needed a change and put our house on the market! Houses are selling so quickly in Charlotte right now! If all goes well we will list on May 1st! Spread the word people :)

Right around the same time that I was sick, Jameson got sick too and had SHINGLES!! It looked so gross and painful. No one could really explain to us how a toddler can get shingles but we think we just had a terrible virus going through our house and got us really sick. That is the best explanation we got. It really is the most random thing that could have happened. Thankfully, shingles isn't painful to toddlers and babies. After day one of meds she already started looking much better. I am so thankful that it wasn't worse. I feel so awful when she gets sick. 

Here are some pictures of our last 2 months! This is hardly everything...we did lots of stuff but I rarely get my camera out in time. I am majorly out of phone storage (once a month) and never can take pictures when I really want to! But this is what I have handy for now:

This picture kills me. Her face plus Rose's face are the best. Valentine's Day treats. She was telling him "no!" when he tried to share.

Checkin' out her haul from the school Easter egg hunt. Marie and Appleby are never far behind....

Too much

I almost died at how cute this was....and then she looked back and asked me to hold hands too. DEAD!!

There are about 25 different variations of this where at least one of us isn't looking at the camera....

"Eat Eat"

Me, Bubs, and Mimsy

"I do!". Showing Mimsy that she can do it by her own dang self!

K byeeEEEEEE

month 15 & 16

 I'm getting so bad at this! I've decided to change it up a bit this time though. Instead of my old format I'm just going to write about the babe instead of all the little segments. I don't even know where to start though ...she's such a big girl sometimes!! Just within the past month she finally started walking! She had taken 1-3 steps a few times between 12-15 months but this time she is WALKING. She still prefers to crawl sometimes when she wants to go fast but she definitely likes to show off her skills in the kitchen and bathroom (hard surfaces vs. carpet). Other than walking and trying to talk this baby toddler doesn't have much time for anything else! On to the pictures!

Here's Bubs on Christmas morning (it's the only picture we took....terrible parents). It was rather dull holiday for us since both Will and I were fighting off a tummy bug. Jameson was afraid of her teepee from Santa too. Not quite how I imagined her 2nd Christmas but hopefully next year will be more eventful!

Bubs with her long hair. She can pull off pigtails AND ponytails these days. Such a big girl.

Mom and Bubs first adventure to the park. I don't know what took us so long but it was finally warm enough to visit and all she wanted to play on were the swings! I can't blame her. She tried the slide but was not impressed. She walked around a bit but kept going back to the swings. So cute. 

I really can't get over how much she has changed even since 12 months. She definitely likes to test our patience...I think on purpose...but Will swears our angel would never! She laughs in my face when I tell her NO but she will listen to Will. I can't say I blame her since I start laughing 90% of the time I'm trying to "discipline her". Anyway, more to come! I hope to keep this up monthly!

year one

Oh my word I might actually cry as I'm typing this. One entire year! The shortest and longest year of my life. My baby toddler is such a little girl! Even though she is still a teeny-tiny munchkin she is officially a toddler. We have upgraded to a big girl seat in the car, we drink whole milk, and eat ONLY big girl food. Soooo grown up these days. Jameson's birthday party was great! I had lots of good ideas and then I got so busy that I ended up just doing whatever I could come up with in a week. On top of the party we had my grandmother and other family in town for the long weekend. So many things! My friend Jess snapped some pictures of the party (I didn't take a single picture). Thanks Jess! I threw in some Halloween pics too!

Jameson's cake and decorations

Month by month wreath! A year worth of instagrams.

barely put a dent in it but so happy!

she eats soooo daintily...doesn't like dirty hands!

the chili bar

this cool Bubs is about to get her State Fair on

giant pumpkin viewing

not as interested in horses as she was the goats...those were just her size

carousel made out of balloons!

sooo happy to go on a trike ride for Halloween!

the only good one we got with the "hat"

so happy even after 5 shots earlier that afternoon. what a trooper.

Sleep:  Time change is a B...but Jameson seems to be adjusting well! She sleeps 10-12 hours a night with 1-3 hours worth of naps. She is like me. Loves naps. Some days she takes 2 naps and some days it's just the one...those days are fuuuuuuuuuuuuun (eye roll). 

Size: Oh my word she is the teeniest little baby!! She weighed 19lbs 1oz at her visit on Halloween...which puts hers in the 37th percentile. Aaaaaand she was somewhere around 26-27 inches...I actually can't remember because I was so shocked to see that she was only in the 2nd percentile in height. Sooo little. I'm hoping she is just a late bloomer like I was but as long as she's healthy we are okay! 

 
Clothes: Jameson wears 12-18 month clothes most of the time. The 12 month clothes are tight on the bellies but the 12 month pants need to be rolled up. She is in size 12 month shoes (barely). We had the hardest time finding shoes with soles that were small enough for her. The shoes that are measured in months typically seem to be for immobile babes...but we got some sweet Pedipeds that Jameson loves since they come in small sizes.

Diapers: Size 3 all the way. She still wears Baby Dry at night and Swaddlers at school.

Eating: All big girl food now! I'm so proud! She loves all her veggies. She prefers the frozen (fresh) veggies to anything canned. Good for her! She looooves bread and bananas! She can hold a half of a banana and eat right off of it! There isn't really anything she doesn't like as far as I can tell...maybe red sauce?? We will see. When she doesn't like things at school she takes them out of her mouth and drops them over the side of the table so she doesn't have to eat it. Smart cookie. Oh and she is on all whole milk now! We tried soy for fun but she haaaaaaaaaates it.

Likes: She loves being chased! "If You're Happy and You Know it", clapping, Sofia the First, making a weird growl noise, blowing kisses, her orange kitty (real and fake), and I swear she loves waking up and having us come get her. 

Dislikes: Soy milk. Still hates bodies of water. Screams through baths most of the time and even tried a shower which was so-so. I really can't think of anything she has a strong dislike for. She hated the vacuum and broom for awhile but I think she got over it! 

Other: She loves playtime and loves her little walker. She likes to match colors and always wants to be holding matching things. She likes pulling things out and putting them up. At school she got in trouble for going to the laundry basket and pulling out all the clothes. I bet if they left her alone she would have put them all back! She got 5 shots at her last checkup which was so so so sad. At least we got the flu shot out of the way though. 

Milestones: Bubs can "cruise" along furniture and walk with the walker. I think she might figure out how to stand on her own soon! She gets into a downward dog position and then freezes and isn't sure where to go. Jameson has 2 little teeth on the bottom and I suspect some more will be coming in the top. She can "say" some words like "bye", "hi", "dada", "mama", and recently she picked up a toy telephone and said "hello". And when I say "say" I mostly mean that she imitates the sound the words make or the inflection someone uses. It's pretty hilarious. 

Me: I gave up after being only 4lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight. I fluctuate quite a bit but I can deal with it!

Mommy Fail(s): So many things probably. She rolled off the bed on my watch...in my defense she was playing with a giant lumbar pillow and rolled over it and onto the floor. I cried. I felt so guilty allllll day. She even tried to do it again later that day. Crazy baby.

family photos

Better late than never! Our first true "family photos". The best money I ever spent. We used Amanda McQuade photography and she was the best! I can't get over how great these turned out. Hope you like them too! Enjoy!

month 10 & 11

Crusty faced Bubba. So sick but still so cute

Oh my gosh it has been so long! So many things have happened and I feel like I can barely remember them. My precious baby is almost an entire year old. She is still so small...it doesn't make sense that she can be ONE. I can't even. I'm getting emotional as I type this. I didn't even take any pictures with my "nice" camera. We will have to make due with iPhone pics [sigh]. Jameson has done so many new things...and I love all of them! We I struggled with the transition to the crawler's class at school. It was such a big change for me. Jameson went from being the tiniest baby in the infant room (and the oldest)...to being the tiniest baby in the crawlers room and the only one that didn't eat "big girl food". She saw some familiar faces in her new class but they are all boys :( She gets her bow ripped out by them daily. Stay strong, Bubba! AAAaaaanyway, she likes her new room and likes her teachers so we can deal with it. Aside from the worst illness-to-date....month 10 & 11 have been quite enjoyable! Here are some pics:

Jameson and Will getting ready to watch Frozen...we didn't make it...too grumpy.

J-mo at Will's soccer game...clearly interested in other things besides soccer.

Sleep:  Every other week is different! Sometimes she is the most awesome sleeper and then other nights she wakes up...I assume teething or sick usually.

Size: I don't know! She hasn't been weighed since her 9 month checkup. I'm guessing somewhere between 18-19lbs. Still a munch!

 
Clothes: 12 months! The pants are a little long but we cuff them and she's good to go. Her tummy fills out her 12 month clothes nicely. Little Buddha belly. 

Diapers: Size 3

Eating: Thanks to the crawler's class this little bubba is eating big girl food! She can eat mostly carbs...ha! She will eat very small pieces of food with her little gums! Veggie meatballs are a hit...along with bread, cheese, and eggs. Duh. Now she won't even take baby food. My how things have changed!

Likes: Kitties! Jameson is in to matching things...shapes, colors, shoes, and bath toys. This baby will dig and dig until she finds a toys matching piece. She also likes to take things out and put them back in. So organized! Her most annoying "like" is closing doors on people. She gets the biggest smile when she does it too. Sometimes when she won't let me open the fridge because she keeps slamming it shut. She LOOOOVES Sofia the First and music. Music is the best. Especially Sofia's songs...her and Will could jam to those all day. Sometimes they do...

Dislikes: She hates loud things still! The teacher at school said she doesn't like the broom after meal time! Not shocking. Also, I'm pretty sure she doesn't like other babies touching her. I saw her (twice) push two boy babies in the face when they tried to get near her. I think she probably gets "bullied" in her class of all boys. I've seen her fight them off at the breakfast table. They love her puffs. She gets puffs instead of Cheerios...we haven't mastered sucking/chewing those yet.

Other: Sometimes the Bubs still gets tummy problems. Constipation from her formula and her bananas! We still use Miralax every now and then. Benadryl is a big hit with this fam. We try not to give it to her a lot but every now and then I can just hear the snot while she is breathing. So sad. I can't wait until she can blow her nose. I almost forgot our worst illness! We were home sick after Labor Day weekend for a full week. It was so bad. She wouldn't eat solid food and when she did she would throw up everywhere. I always cringed when people talked about "that time their kid threw up everywhere" and it totally happened to me....at least 3 times. EV-ER-Y-WHERE. It was the most miserable I've seen her ever. High fever and barfs. Terrifying. 

Milestones: Bubs is a crawling machine! She is fast too! Pulls up on most things. In the mornings when I dry my hair she HAS to be up in my face. It's so sweet but takes me an extra 15 mins of hair drying. I guess matching shapes/colors is a milestone too??

Mommy Fail(s): I let Jameson have free reign of the house mostly. Big mistake. She is normally fine in any of the carpeted areas but she has been known to wander into the foyer and living area. "I turned by back for one second" story coming up...I went into the laundry room and then it suddenly go really dark and I turned around just in time to see her chubby smile as she slammed the door shut on me. It didn't lock me in but Jameson doesn't grasp to move out of the way and after 10 second of laughing it turned into beating on the door and crying...only I couldn't open the door because she was sitting right in front of it. This lasted approximately 5 minutes but 5 mins of baby tears are an eternity. Crazy little bubba.

month 9

9 months :)

Hey remember that time I called 911 because my baby had croup?!? Month 9 has been quite the eventful month! A week after Jameson turned 8 months old she woke up around midnight gasping for air. I went up to check on her and she made the scariest noise I have ever heard. A barking/seal cough followed by frantically trying to breath. I wasn't sure if I was overreacting so I ran her downstairs to Will and made him listen to her. I went and got her some water (dumb Mom thought she was choking and wanted to pour water right on top of whatever was causing it). I asked Will if we should call 911...thinking he would call me crazy...and instead he said yes. I can't really explain in words what she looked like but she didn't look like herself...almost like she was scared that she couldn't breathe. Not as scared as me though. Poor Bubs. 

I called 911 and told them everything and they said "don't give her anything to eat or drink"...and some other instructions that I can't remember. I almost ninja kicked the water out of Will's hand as he was about to give it to her. Anyway, we ended up taking an ambulance ride to the baby hospital and then Jameson was all better. The EMTs that arrived before the ambulance knew right away that it was croup...which can apparently be helped drastically by standing in front of an open fridge or going into a steamy room....the LAST resort is probably 911. Haaaaa. Also, apparently everyone in the world except me knew to take a baby into cool air or moist air. Duh? At least Jameson had a fun ambulance ride (where she ripped off every sensor and cord and then put them in her mouth). She's a ham even in emergencies. As I am typing this she is making eye contact with me and growling/hissing at me. I don't even know what to say back to her so I'm just laughing. She is out of control. Okay on to the happy things!!

It's time for a "head-wear montage"!

"Le Bub"...not feelin' her beret.

"Hard-knock Life Bub". Instead of kisses she gets licks (from Rose).

"I'm Over It Bubs". This one was snug.

We didn't stop with hats. Yes, those are baby cowgirl boots.

She finally fits in her monogrammed bloomers from Emerson!!

Cranky Pants

She discovered her bow.......

Got it!

And then she found where I hid it.

Sleep:  Every single time I go to say how good she is at sleeping she has the worst night ever. So I'm not saying that...and I'm not, not saying that. 

Size: I postponed her 9 month check up because she was home sick with a tummy bug. I didn't want to add to the misery. I'm guessing around 17lbs. She is a little big for her old diapers so I'm purely guessing off of their sizing.

 
Clothes: We are in some 12 month clothes but can still fit in 9 month for another few weeks I think. So many cute outfits to buy but every time I want to buy something I just can't pull the trigger. Baby clothes are so ridiculous. I could go nuts but instead she wears the same 6 outfits over and over. I'm that lady....she has one or two "special occasion" sassy outfits but usually just play clothes.

Diapers: Size 3 mostly...until we run out of size 2s.

Eating: Well we tried to get a little adventurous and do some jarred-meats...so far it was okay. That was about all we changed besides formula. Jameson is now on A.R. Enfamil which is the acid reflux formula that has a probiotic. This baby has the hardest time staying regular. She was getting Miralax in her bottles but something about giving her a stool-softener everyday made me sad. A.R. seems to be helping. That and regulating her banana intake....As far as food we use Gerber Organic baby food when they are on sale and Earth's Best jars otherwise. I really like the jars for some reason. They are so cute. Plus they are 4oz whereas Gerber's are 3.5oz...that half ounce matters to the bubster. She has 4oz for breakfast lunch and dinner and then 5 additional bottles equaling 26-28oz. I make some baby food for her but she is SUPER picky about textures. It works best if I make a fruit puree and add it to a small jar/cube of food. So far she has liked puree mangoes, strawberry/pineapple/mango, and peaches. I typically mix those with small jars of bananas or pears. Sweet potatoes are another story. Barf-city if they aren't smooth. Diva.

Likes: Naps (she is growing out of naps ON her Dad...he is heartbroken :() She loves kitties, music, and waving. Headbutting stuff is a thing now too.

Dislikes: She hates loud noises (vacuums, blenders, sliding glass doors??, and general loudness). Getting her diaper changed is a new struggle, as well as nail-clipping. Oh and I'm still picking at her cradle cap slowly...that enrages her reeeeeal nice. 

Other: Sometimes she gets eczema...on really hot days. Her hair is out of control...it has to be in a bow. We were never big on headbands but bows are our shiz.

Milestones: Bubs is trying to crawl but mostly scoots backwards or gets her leg stuck. Jameson waves on command but adds her version of "heeeeey" with it. She says Dada allll the time. She has no desire to make anything close to an "M" sound for now. Every now and then she will high-five too!

Me: I finally have a routine. I use my 10k trainer app 3-4 days a week and do some light weights. Arms/legs/abs...nothing serious. Even though I somehow gained weight from working out...I feel so much better. I know it's cliche but it's true. Jameson and I still go on our weekend jogs in the neighborhood when it isn't raining or she isn't sick. She really loves her stroller....she will hang out in there for about an hour before getting too hot. Such a good jogging buddy.

Mommy Fail(s): I am still cramming my chubby-thighed baby into size 2 dipes when she has clearly outgrown them. Those things are way too expensive to waste. And if I decide to save them for Baby #2 I will probably birth a 15lb baby and not need them. Or I will just lose them. So for now this baby can wear some tight panties...it's only fair since she made me do the same when I was pregnant. Dems tha rulz!

Bonus!

I can't stop laughing at this photo. It was the first one I took but I think she must have remembered being blinded by the flash a few other times. Every time I would go to take a picture she would make this face. It was the funniest thing ever. Will is seriously questioning my parenting skills if this is what happens when she sees a camera now. So funny though. She did it 15 times and we would just roll on the floor laughing. Luckily she did it long enough for me to snap this gem!