Genetics

For the past few weeks Paige has had a strange fascination with her nose and the nostrils that are part and parcel. She's recently discovered that she has two holes in her nose that her fingers nicely fit into. I personally can't stand fingers in the nose, perhaps I'm scarred from my teaching days. 

I'm reminded of a story that my mom used to tell us about our Nana who also had an obsession with her nostrils. As a young girl in England she used to stick all sorts of things up her nose as a form of entertainment. The day she tried to stick banana peels up her nose was an extra special day. I'm just waiting for the day to see an organic banana sticking out of one tiny nostril! :)

I can't help but wonder if your family genes predispose one to obsess over the same things? It may have skipped a few generations, but it appears that Paige has the same interests as her Great Nana: bananas, nostrils and noses. Hmmmm????

(Note: photo taken November 2007, but I thought it was a good nose shot)

Olympic Swimming Trials

The afternoon rainstorms the last few days have left little room for swimming, but we've learned to improvise. Here's to hoping that Paige will be a much better swimmer than her mom and can earn her red laynard at Red Pine Camp with grace and ease.

An Expanding Vocabulary - A Double Entendre?

Time flies when you're having fun! I spent three wonderful days in Islamorada with my sister Krista and some girlfriends for the 3rd Annual Girls Trip. It was the first time that I had left Paige with her daddy. He did an AMAZING job - thank you Jay. Thank you to Heidi, Colleen & her Girls, Mema and Gramps for pitching in while Jay was at work. There is no doubt that I missed Paige more than she missed me.

Upon my return I discovered that a 16 month's old vocabulary quickly expands. Paige's new favorite word is "dirty"(daddy is teaching her to be very tidy and clean). It seems to go with everything quite well. In fact, I think she may be mastering the English language far beyond her years. It just so happens that "birdie" is also one of her favorite words. Perhaps I'm being a little too personal here, but I think this is pretty funny... so, I'll carry on. If you've been reading the blog you know that gone are the days of the solo shower and Paige is a frequent family bather.

Amongst the bubbles and water, an innocent Paige looks up towards her mommy and practices her new vocabulary by pointing with utter pride, "dirty birdie". A double entendre at 16 months, let's hope not! :) Maybe she's just practicing her rhyming words???

(My apologies if this was TMI, but I found it hilarious. A special thank you goes out to Gramps for helping find the appropriate figure of speech).

A Daddy's Love

The Trifecta: Papa, Gramps & Papa

And then there were three...


HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to All of Paige's Grandpa's!

Thank you all for spoiling her with your love.

Potty On The Spot... Carpe Diem!

I'm not really sure when you are supposed to start toilet training your child, but today seemed like as good of a day as any. In full squat position this morning I hear Paige saying, "poopy, poopy". Like a pair of geniuses, Jay and I ask her if she's pooping and sure enough she nods "yes". I ripped off her diaper and held her over the giant toilet. SUCCESS, likely a fluke, but "sucess" nonetheless! Carpe Pooem... I mean Carpe Diem!

Don't Forget To Stop And Smell The Flowers...

Just for the record, our kid isn't totally crazy. She is smelling the flowers that are scrolling across the T.V. Ok, so it's not exactly normal, but at least she's taking time out to stop and smell the flowers! :)

Christmas 2007 & Early 2008

Missing Uncle Dean

It's been about a month since Uncle Dean left and there isn't a day that goes by without Paige mentioning his name. When she woke up from a nap the other day the first thing out of her mouth was, "Dean". I reminded her that Dean wasn't here, but she went looking at the front door anyway...just in case. After realizing that her mommy was in fact telling the truth in her little munchkin voice Paige says, "Dean, bye-bye plane go". We miss you Uncle Dean!

La Look!

Whoa... talk about checking each other out! This is Ella and Paige at Gavin's birthday at the Naples Zoo. Fashionistas in the making.

Paige wants to say a big congratulations to her mommy's cousin Nick Bucci (17 years old) who just got drafted to the Milwalkee Brewers! Go Nick Go! :)

Sunday Snuggle

Today was a very rare occasion for us. Paige started crying this morning around 7 am instead of her usual wake up chatter. I chose to ignore her in my sleepy stupor, but something came over Jay and he retrieved Paige from her crib and brought her to our room. We don't usually bring her to bed with us, but there was something very different about this morning. Paige stayed in our bed for three hours sleeping and snuggling. She took turns snuggling with each of us. At one point I opened my eyes to see her nuzzled next to her dad, if only I had a camera... the image however is imprinted in my mind. It was incredibly sweet to see daddy and his little girl fast asleep.

Wanna Waffle?

(Note: I'm trying to hone my movie skills, please bare with me.)
My parents always told me that breakfast was the most important meal of the day, I guess that's why Paige got up extra early today to partake (before 7 am ugh). Blueberry waffles and milk were on the menu this morning. A little voice across the room always makes sure that I know what's for breakfast, "Waffas, waffas, waffas", as she patiently waits for the toaster to do its thing. Mmmmm.... waffas what a wonderful way to waggle into the weekend.

It was a busy day with Nana Nancy. Three dips in the pool, reading books, playing with blocks and lots and lots of eating (big surprise there) capped off with the usual backyard romp.

I have no idea what Paige was up to yesterday when I was busy working, but she was in very good hands. She spent the day all by herself with her Mema and Gramps and loved not having to share them with her cousins! :)

On Monday night Papa came over to babysit all by himself. She slept like an angel until 8 am the next morning. I don't think Papa is sharing his MGD is he??

Paige At Two Days Old

Video Testing With Roxy

Paige's favorite doggie...Roxy! Woohoo!!! Looks like I figured it out. Now we are really in Blog Business.

So Long To Solo Showers...

As the water begins to fall from the shower heads in our bathroom each morning we hear the pitter patter of little Paige feet coming around the corner to join the party. Feverishly tugging at her PJ's Paige tries her hardest to get undressed. With a little assistance from mom or dad she's in her birthday suit and under the stream of warm water. "Bubbles", pumice stone and "spoofy" in hand her morning routine is under way. Although our new morning routine isn't quite as streamlined as it once was, seeing the excitement on Paige's face each day as she frolicks about embracing the water from up above reminds us how lucky we are to have such a happy, healthy little girl.

Sand Is Good For You Right?

There's nothing like a weekend in Goodland, Florida! We went down to celebrate Chad's 30th birthday with a day out boating. A good time was had by all. Paige was a trooper... her naps consisted of passing out on the boat. She played in the sand, ate handfuls of sand, went swimming, floating with her dad, ate more sand, and played with her Auntie Krista. Thank you to Mimi and Papa for letting us borrow the Pineapple Hut.