Getting Away from Me

Time is simply going way too fast. It's been about a month since the last post. Nothing too exciting has been happening. We're just gearing up for the fall and of course Chris is watching football. he he. Just wanted to say hi to all the readers and I promise I will post something of more interest soon!!!

Success!!

So we got her new potty on Thursday....and it paid off. Today she actually went on her little potty!! Hooray!!! A wonderful day =) I'm so VERY proud of her.

Potty Time

So we have begun potty training. We decided it was time after Alissa keeps taking her diaper off to go to the bathroom. Don't leave her alone for one minute because she'll find a way to take that sucker off. After a HUGE poopie mess in her crib this week, we trotted off to Babies R Us in search of the "perfect" potty. I had done my research on parent reviews and such and we opted to go with the Baby Bjorn potty. We had Alissa sit on it in the store and she was all smiles. Upon leaving we thought about Elmo stickers as a reward. The guy working there mentioned an Elmo potty. We thought...she LOVES Elmo, so why not combine the two? So we bought the Elmo potty with her saying "mo-mo" all the way home and pointing. We have tried her on the potty several times and it's a great concept...but HORRIBLE design. The hole on the potty practically encompasses her whole little bottom. It's all she can do to keep from falling in. And there's an Elmo on the front right where the legs go. This doesnt' work too well for Alissa either because it sticks out an additional 2-3 inches. She has to sit spread eagle in order to even be on there without Elmo digging into her. So...with the crying and such of even attempting to sit on the potty...we have decided Elmo must return to the store. We are going to try the Baby Bjorn potty next.... We'll keep you posted.

Alissa's Vocabulary Dictionary

Alissa is quite the talker. She has created her own dictionary of words. Here's some I thought I would share.

Elmo- "momo"

Grandma- "Nana"

Grandpa- "Papa or Grumpa" depending oh her mood

Shoes, slide, swing, cereal...there's an issue here. These are all "SSSSS" So we have a hard time deciding on what she wants. Good thing she's beginning to shake her head "yes" and "no" in response to our questions.

No- "nuh"

Cookies- "kuh"

Fishes- "shhh"

Birds- "Caw" She associates all birds with the sounds that crows make

Ducks- "Quack Quack"

Dogs- "buh buh" We have a dog that has a nickname of "Butt Butt" (don't ask). So all dogs are "buh buh" This is also the name for our cat Bubby. So basically all animals in our house are buh buh.

There are the usuals..mama and dada.... Then of course she does sign language. She signs please, baby, eat, more, hurt. We're working on help and thank you.

She's getting so big. I'm sure this list will be expanded beyond belief in a couple weeks.....

Busy Bees

I haven’t had much time to update this it seems, even though I sit in front of a computer all day. So the happenings as of late…
Well I can finally reveal the surprise! Awhile back, Alissa was given a ballerina outfit from her third set of grandparents. So, we recently went to the studio and had some pictures taken for them. I didn’t want to post any on here for them to see before we had a chance to give them the gift! It was too funny. Alissa isn’t much of a ballerina type, but I still think she looks darling!!! Thanks to Denyse from D’Marie Photography for taking such wonderful pictures!! She also took some family shots as well. Here’s some from what I had on my work computer.





I have also had another big surprise come my way lately…a piano!! I’ve been wanting one forever, since my mom’s was given away. My in-laws gave me an early birthday/Christmas present!! I don’t have any pictures here at work to post, but I will update this posting with one soon.

Other than that, things on the home front are going well. Alissa is getting super big. She’s beginning the temper tantrum stage, which is oh so fun!! We’ve begun time outs to start setting boundaries and discipline. It’s definitely more challenging each day, but that’s parenting, right? Her teeth are coming in like mad men. She went from none to popping them all out at once. Poor Chris is going bananas with her home all day. Eventually our goal is for me to be able to stay at home and Chris get a day job, in addition to UPS. I would like to be able to take pictures or something to bring in some supplemental income when I stay home. But for now, until Chris can go full time at UPS, we’re stuck on this yucky schedule.

Fourth of July Happenings

We had a nice 4th of July. In the morning Chris's dad and I fixed the rose bush in the front because the rain had weighted it down. It ended up snapping the trellis it was on. The poor thing was a mess.

In the afternoon, we took a ride out to Irondequoit to go to the festival. It was nice to walk around and see all the craft vendors.

We weren't planning on going to fireworks because Alissa is still too young. But, we got a surprise visit again from Nana and Grandpa so Chris and I could go! It was a nice date night to end my favorite holiday!!

Trip to the Zoo

So this weekend, Chris and I took Alissa to her 1st trip to the zoo! She wasn't too thrilled at first because the stroller was eye level to all the wood "keep out" beams. It wasn't until we decided to pick her up that she could really see all the animals. She had a few favorites. She LOVED the baboons!! They were all over everywhere and kept getting into trouble with each other. Her other favorites were the bald eagles. Uncle Mike & Aunt Trish would be VERY proud! We had a really great time. :) I only have 1 picture here with me at work that I thought I would post.


Also, you may notice a new profile picture. It was taken by D'Marie Photography. There are more pictures to share, but I have a suprise for 2 VERY special people that I don't want to spoil it until they have a chance to see it! :)

More zoo pictures later!! ***updated 7/5 with a couple more pictures***