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Love Letter: Month 18

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11-Nov-2008 19:37
18 months already! I can’t believe it! You really are a toddler now with no resemblance of a baby anymore. That’s okay though because we are having so much fun right now.

The biggest fun we had in the last month was your first trip to Walt Disney World. That’s right, you did great on the flight to Orlando and were ready to hit the parks when we got there.

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11-Oct-2008 15:18

We went to Epcot first and this is where you had your first character greeting. I have to admit that Daddy and I were a bit nervous to see your reaction, as at this age we knew you’d either love them or go screaming and running the opposite direction. We were so excited to watch you meet Tigger, Pooh Bear and Eeyore. You literally stopped in your tracks and just stared at them. Then you looked at the two of us and had a big smile on your face. Daddy was in charge of the camera and he got lots of great shots of you seeing your ‘friends’.

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11-Oct-2008 15:19

After the initial shock you went over to them and gave them each a high five. You weren’t too sure what to do after that so I picked you up for some more photos. After your time was up and we were walking away you were doing all you could to keep them in your line of sight. You kept waving to them because you didn’t want to leave them.

We knew it was going to be a fun trip at that point. You developed your own character greeting after this. You would give the character five and then you’d bop them on the nose. It was cute. We did make the decision to keep you away from the princesses though as they would have no protection for their faces.

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16-Oct-2008 10:03

Chip and Dale decided to grab you and tickle you after they were bopped on the nose. We have some great photos of you laughing while they played with your belly.

We stayed at the Animal Kingdom Lodge and really enjoyed seeing the animals from our balcony. You weren’t so impressed with the animals, but you did have fun running around on the balcony. We think that next year you’ll enjoy the animals much more. We had a great time there with our friends Justin & Lea.

You really had a lot of fun at the shows we saw. You would clap the whole way through because you thought they were so neat. Another thing that you really enjoyed was all the music. And the best part is that when you hear music, you can’t stay still. So most days you managed to dance you way through the parks. The most fun was when we saw Off Kilter in Epcot. I think the crowd spent more time watching you dance than they did watching the band.

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31-Oct-2008 17:32
After getting home from our trip it was time to get you a Halloween costume. I really did wait till the last minute, but it paid off because I got your costume for a mere $4. You made an adorable Tigger too. You just had zero desire to put the hood up and really complete the look. You only went out trick-or-treating to a few houses, as we don’t know too many folks in our new neighborhood. We did you back to the old neighborhood to see Kayla though. The two of you had fun going to one house together. For you the most fun was the kids who came to our house. You sat on the bottom step just inside the front door waiting for the doorbell to ring. When it happened you would jump up, run to the giant bowl of candy and pretend you were going to pick it up. Once I grabbed the bowl you went running to the door to see what fun was waiting for you. After I gave the kids their candy I couldn’t close the door until the kids were out of your line of sight. Then you would close it and sit and wait for it happen all over again. You were in your costume so the kids had fun seeing you too.

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31-Oct-2008 17:49
Two weeks ago Daddy painted the nursery so that we can start getting things ready for Squirt’s arrival. You still don’t have a clue that there’s a baby on the way or what it means for our little family. There are times when you will pat my belly and give the baby hugs. I guess something is starting to click for you. I’m thinking that once we get the nursery set up you might start to understand a bit more.

We are once again looking forward to a fun holiday season with you. I think this Christmas will be full of fun and craziness.

Love,
Momma

Love Letter: Month 8

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Rylee, I cannot believe that I’m a day late posting this month’s letter to you. It has been one crazy month so I really have to sit and think about what all has happened for you.

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25-Dec-2007 07:55
I guess the most exciting thing was that you had your very first Christmas and that meant a bunch of Christmas celebrations. When you have such a big family part of the fun is spreading the holiday fun out as long as possible. The fun for me this year was watching you play with the bows. Holy cow all those bows and so little time to see that they were all covered in baby drool. You got some very nice gifts and this year your favorite toy is this. 
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23-Dec-2007 16:32
You love to hold a ball in each hand and bang them together, and you have discovered that you can turn the little flower on the front with your feet when your hands are busy banging the balls together. It’s a lot of fun to watch you play with this toy. Thanks so much to Aunt & Uncle Sun for getting it for you.

The neatest thing for us was that on Christmas day you rolled from your tummy to your back, on your own, for the first time. We have been working with you on this for quite a while and all of a sudden you decided to give us a treat and do it on your own. You were mighty proud of yourself too.

You also got to spend some time with Bobbi & PaPa as well as with Uncle Danny, Aunt Lorrie, Maiah, Zoie and Evan while Momma and Daddy took a much needed vacation. We went to see Mickey Mouse and his friends. We did promise you that the next time we go you will be going with us so you weren’t too upset this time around. You had a lot of fun hanging out with everyone while we were gone. Momma and Daddy did miss you lots which had to be evident by the fun stuff we brought back for you.

You have become much more vocal in the past month. You sometimes sound like you’re saying “Hi!” and other times you just like to make as much noise as possible. To be fair, you come by it honestly. Your father likes to make noise often as well.

Your sleeping habits are really great. I only have to get up about once a night, some nights, to “re-bink” you. I’m out of bed less than a minute to give you your binky and tuck you in again. Not bad when you consider how many nights you sleep through the night. I’m really enjoying getting more sleep!

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15-Dec-2007 11:06
I’m thinking the sleeping so well may have something to do with you eating three meals a day. Your typical day is a bottle around 7:15am, cereal around 9:00am, lunch around noon which is usually one or two containers of stage 2 veggies and/or fruit. You’ll have your second bottle about 2pm and dinner with Momma and Daddy. Dinner is usually cereal again (you just love your cereal) and usually a stage 2 dinner like turkey & rice or chicken & apples. You have your last bottle between 8m and 9pm and then it’s off to dreamland for you. You are such a great eater, you are even a not-so-mess eater which makes Momma and the ladies at daycare very happy.

I am looking forward to the next month because we are hoping that our training will continue to pay off and you’ll figure out how to roll from your back to your belly and perhaps figure out the whole crawling thing as well.

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25-Dec-2007 08:10
Your personality is really starting to come through. You are such a happy and content baby who everyone loves to spend time with. Especially me.

Love, Momma