Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Dancing

I loved this little video of Devin dancing! She loves to sing and loves to dance as shown here.

From June 11

Monday, August 22, 2011

Makeup

Devin loves to put on a little makeup whenever she sees me getting dressed!

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I always give her a little bit of moisturizer to practice with...

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As you can see, she also likes to get my headbands out and wear them too...
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A true diva in training...
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Oh how lucky I am to have a girl AND a boy now!

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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Sharing a drink....

While pregnant, in this extremely hot Summer we have had, I LOVED to get a blended lemonade from Starbucks while I got groceries. I had completely stopped going to Starbucks, but started again for the last month or so of my pregnancy, only to indulge this Summertime treat.

Devin loved it too! I had to ask them for an extra cup each time so I could pour some of mine in for her to enjoy. She always asked for more and usually drank more of my drink than I did!

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Puter Time

I typing on the puter mommy. I not finished yet. Close the door! -my little executive in training! :)




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2 1/2 (30 months)

It has been awhile since I did an update on Devin!

From June 11


*Devin weighs about 30 pounds.
*Devin wears size 3T in a lot of things, but we buy 4T in shirts and dresses since she is so tall and thing get too short on her fast!
*She wears a size 8 shoe.
*Devin has become a really picky eater over the last 6 months. She will put just about anything in her mouth but will spit it right back out if she doesn't want it. Just recently, she is starting to get slightly less picky again, but it might just be a fluke so I am not holding my breath on that one!

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*Devin talks constantly and carries on conversations about anything and everything.
*Devin has been fully potty trained for quite some time, but she rarely has accidents these days. They do still happen from time to time.
*Devin has really been into imaginative play lately and will cook a 4 course meal in her kitchen and serve it and tell you "careful it's hot" and other things like that.
*Devin sings constantly! She comes home singing new songs everyday, and they are all the familiar songs from my childhood so I can sing them with her.

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*Devin also sings a long with the radio constantly which I would expect but I still think it is so funny everytime I notice it.
*Devin has really gotten a grasp on her colors, shapes and knows all of her ABC's. She can't recognize the ABC's yet, but she can say them all in order. We need to start working on recognizing them more.
*Devin became a big sister to Cooper recently and she absolutely adores him. She has been such a good big sister and it is so fun to watch her mommy him. She has also started paying more attention to her dolls since he has arrived. I hope she continues to adore him the way she does now.
*Devin is hilarious and says some of the funniest things to us! I wish I could just record her all the time because we forget so quickly!

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*Devin has also really been interested in the difference between boys and girls lately. She goes through the list of everyone she knows and tells me either "her a girl" or "he a boy". We have also been practicing the proper names for the female and male anatomy. Now that she has a baby brother, she is starting to really understand the difference, so it seems.
*We have been working the last few months on getting Devin to go to sleep on her own again. She did it for about 6 months, but when we got rid of paci, she started making us stay in her room while she fell asleep. We would sit in a chair by the door. We are getting closer and closer to leaving each night without mass hysterics....we still have bad nights though, but we are getting there.
*Devin is so sweet and loving to the people she loves. She will grab both of your cheaks and give you a kiss and when she hugs you, she pats you on the back.

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*In the past month, we finally turned Devin's car seat forward facing and moved her to the drivers side. We spent a few days before Cooper got here practicing entering on the passenger side still and crawling across so that I can avoid having her in the street when possible, as well as have her be getting into her seat while I get Cooper situated, and then i come across and buckle her in.
*Devin is very possesive of her brother as well as her mommy. When I walk into her school, if any other children try to touch me or Cooper, she gets between them and us and tells them "My Cooper" or " My mommy".
*The other night, she was sitting at the bar and she told me "Mommy, I love Cooper. He's my Cooper, not R's!" (R is her friend from school)

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I just want to cry when I look at these pictures and see such a beautiful little girl both inside and out who doesn't have an ounce of baby left in her.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Too cool for her shades...

In another attempt to get Devin to swim, I got her all dressed up in her swim suit, put on her sun glasses and convinced her to sit by the pool while I swam!

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I have to include this picture because it is a face she makes with her mouth when she doesn't want to do something or is being shy. She obviously didn't want to leave the door or get to close to the pool.
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Sunday, August 14, 2011

Helping Diddo Cook

One afternoon when we stopped by my parent's house, Diddo was in the middle of making dinner so he asked Devin to come help him! She loved it!

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Friday, August 12, 2011

A little bath time fun!

While our house was being remodelled, Chris and I had to move out of our bedroom and bathroom. So Devin got to take a bath in the blue bathroom for awhile! It was just as much fun as the pink one!

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I can't believe how much my baby has grown up!

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Car Shopping

Devin did a little car shopping one day while we were at the toy store.

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Look at me mommy!
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I sure am glad she is still ok with looking and doesn't throw a big fit about buying big things like this yet! I am sure that will happen anyday!

Monday, August 8, 2011

First Swim

Back over Memorial Day weekend, I took Devin for her first swim of the season in our pool. She was so so excited about it!

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From June 11


That was the first and the last time she willingly got into our pool this Summer! It was a little too cold for her. Her sissy has gotten her in a few times since, but just on the steps.

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Fun Day!

I am going to be playing catch up for awhile so just know quite a few of these next several posts are from before Cooper was born.

I had been waiting since the day Devin was born to take her to a show at Casa Manana. We planned a day in May and Devin woke up that day with a fever and we gave our tickets to the people we were going to go with. So a few weeks later my parent's neighbor offered us theirs and we took them!

We met up with our friend Raphael and his mommy. Both kids were done before the intermission. The music, the loud thunder and noises and most importantly the witch did them both in!

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They sure had fun bouncing around in the seats and looking at the program before it started though!

Devin and I went to pick up some paint samples since this was still during our remodel and went to check out the little toy store next door. She found a friend there and had so much fun checking out all of the wonderful toys there!

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So Devin and I went and picked up my mom and we all went to the bookstore for a bit. She found another friend there and had so much fun picking out a book and taking it to read in the reading area in the children's section.

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Copying the big kids in that area
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Later that evening we met our friends Lowdon and Gage and their mommy at Mellow Mushroom for dinner. It is such a yummy pizza place! They have these painted cows out front that we had to check out!

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One thing is for sure, we had a fun filled day and I had a worn out little girl by the end of it!