Priceful Memories: One and One Half

Thursday, April 16, 2009

One and One Half

At her 18-month check-up, Kelsey weighed almost 25 pounds (11.26 kilos) and measured 31 inches (79 cm) tall. She is a bit chubby compared to some of her friends her age and I asked the doctor if I should take her off Vollmilch or whole milk. He said it would be okay so I'm going to try it and we'll see some of her rolls fade. I love those rolls so much though! Anyone have advice about this? What do doctors in the states recommend? I thought she'd thin out once she really got walking, running, etc. but so far that hasn't been the case. Maybe she will now that the weather is warming up and we'll be outside more. Either way, I think she's adorable the way she is. I just want to set her up for a healthy future, just like any mom does.

She's wearing size 18-24 months in clothes ('m planning to buy 2T for Fall stuff) and a though she still fits in size 4 shoes, she's more like a 4.5. Her size 5 sandals are a little big still, but I'm hoping she grows into them this Summer.

Kelsey says Yes (with an emphasis on the "s" sound) and Nein (no in German). I don't know where she picked that up from seeing as I say No to her more than I should. Since she was 16 months, she has been going to nursery very happily. I started it one Sunday when I was feeling so pregnant sick and she did so well that I didn't want to mess with it! Luckily we have great nursery leaders. They are both Swiss and teach the kids little Swiss nursery rhymes. Maybe she picked up saying "Nein" there? It's funny because just last month she was saying "uh-uh" for everything. As I post this, she's saying "NO" - sometimes very dramatic, sometimes playful, other times to be disobedient.

Words she can say:
happy
bye-bye
hi
yes
no
mama
dada
baby
Emily (Emma-dee, her friend)
apple
ball
bum (sounds like ball)
please
eye
eyebrow
hat
bath
dress
bow
nein
gruezi
danke
bitte
tschuss (chews, means bye)
ciao bella (sounds like chow birdie)

It seems like everyday she is starting to say new words, so it's hard to list them all. Most of the time, she will repeat words if you ask her to.

UH-OH. I love how she makes a perfect O with her lips when she pronounces the "Oh."

Here she is looking bored

And now mad

Kelsey is very polite and says Thank You to me and others when she gets food, when I finish putting her clothes on, give her a bath, etc. It surprises me still and I love how sweet she is.

She loves Barney and Dora right now. She likes to sing along to this Barney music CD that Oma gave her - you should see how happy she gets when I put it on. It has ABC's, If You're Happy and you Know It, Mary Had a Little Lamb, etc. She can say "Dora" and recognizes her in shop windows and things.

She likes to hide things in her shirt: bows, lens covers, etc.

And doesn't like it when you ask for them back. I call this the Tally Junior face.

A couple from her brushing her own teeth. She likes to be independent and feed herself, brush her own teeth, carry her own backpack, pick out her nighties, etc.

We just got her a pair of Crocs since her feet are a size 4 (that's the smallest they make) and warm weather is coming. She LOVES them and puts them on every chance she gets. She showed them off to Jac & Elizabeth and Tally when he got home from work.

Her hair is also long enough now to put in a ponytail

Not too long ago, my girlfriend and I took our friend Jenna out for her birthday. Nothing ended up working out as planned, but we had a blast. We ended up going up the Felsenegg mountain, going to the Lindt Factory, and making a stop at the farm for some fresh milk. How random!?

Kelsey loves Jenna's girls Lexi & Mia and Elisa's baby, Eden. In fact, after I took this picture of Lexi and Kelsey, I asked Kelsey if she wanted to hold my hand. She said "NO," and wouldn't leave Lexi's side!

Eden doesn't look to happy about this, but Kelsey is in heaven!

5 comments:

likeschocolate said...: I wouldn't worry to much about her weight. She will thin out. Look at her parents she isn't going to be fat. As long as she is eating foods from every food catagory you are good to go. I love the pick crocs. The Lindt factory is one place we didn't get to see and I wished we had.; 4/21/2009 7:43 PM
Chelsea F. said...: Kelsey is too cute! I saw your mom on Sunday and it made me sad that she didn't know the next time you would be coming to the states ;(.; 4/22/2009 5:56 AM
Steve and Steph said...: I think Kelsey is a perfect size! Coop still has a double chin and a HUGE belly but I couldn't imagine those disappearing! What a cutie! We LOVE crocs! They are the best kid shoes ever!; 4/22/2009 11:00 PM
Brittney Paul said...: Jessi, it's so funny how similar Kelsey and Mackenna are. She was 30pounds at her 18 month check up and in the 90th percentile for height and weight. Her doctor was super happy with her weight and percentiles, so you have nothing to worry about. I also thought Mackenna would "thin out" but she's staying my cute little chub and I love it. I think Kelsey looks darling, don't worry about it at all! I wouldn't change anything you're doing:); 4/23/2009 4:55 PM
J-Dub said...: Jess, she looks just like you! You guys have so many cool adventures.; 4/27/2009 4:20 PM

Kelsey Speaks

April 14: Advertising works, even for kids. Kels just came up to me with my iPhone and the app "Team Umizoomi" ready to purchase. I asked her how she knew about it and she said, "this mom put team umizoomi on for her kids and it teached her kids and he did it all by himself!" I've seen that commercial too, but never realized how much she soaked in! I'm a sucker, I downloaded it.

March 14:

We were having a new babysitter come and Kelsey wanted her to play a game but wasn't sure she'd know how. "What language does she speak?" I said, "English." Kels said, "Oh no!" I said, "Kelsey, did you know that YOU speak English?" She looked surprised, "I do!?"

October 17:

We had our carpet pad replaced today and the carpet guy was using a heavy duty iron that smelled like burning. Kelsey came in and said, "Mom, is that dinner I smell?" Thanks Kels, thanks. Says a lot about my cooking!

October 11:

So I'm on the phone and the Kelsey does soemthing that makes Aiden cry. I tell Kelsey, PLEASE make it better, say your sorry and make him stop crying. She starts singing, "Flower gleam and glow, let your power shine, make the clock reverse, bring back what once was mine..." I started cracking up. I think she's a little too obsessed with Tangled.

February 19:
Family prayer
"Thank you that Aiden is incredible and that he could watch Incredibles with me. And thank you that mommy can change things."

February 9:
Family prayer tonight by Kelsey: "Thank you that mommy could be a good listener (?), thank you that mommy can be so stretchable...in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen." I laughed and asked her what stretchable meant. She said it meant that I can read Aiden books and change his diaper, put us to bed, play with us, and wiggle us and throw us, stuff like that. Does that mean she's grateful I can do mommy stuff?

January 5:
While at my mom's house in California, she said, "I want to stay at Mimi's forever!" I asked, what about your toys and our home in Utah?" She replied, "I like Mimi's toys downstairs." "But what about your friends back in Utah?" She replied, "they can get in the car and drive really, really far and come see me!" She has it all figured out.

January 4, 2011:
Tally read aloud a sign as we passed a church, "Jesus is making a list." She said, "No, Santa is making a list, and checking it twice."

December 20:
She was sad after I scolded her for taking her brother's food. I asked her why she was sad and she said, "My life hurts right now."
"With Christmas just a few days away?" I said. She perked right up.

December 13:
Tal was going to bed early and we all jumped in bed to give him hugs and say goodnight. Kelsey said, "I like it when our whole family is in bed together. Dad, you're hot. But I like it hot. You're the hottest."

December 9:
I had made a big effort to go to the gym and literally had 30 minutes to work out and then be back before everyone came over for play group. I get Kelsey out of the car and walk around to get Aiden. Kelsey says, "Mom, you can't wear THOSE shoes to the gym!" I looked down and sure enough, I was wearing my Crocs. I'm so glad she saw it before I'd gotten Aiden out of his car seat, gotten the kids checked into day care, and stepped on the treadmill. 10 points for trying, right?

October 22:
"Mom, I don't wanna have a baby in my tummy. I don't want to have a baby doggy come out."

October 3:
"Mom, you shut up and I'll shut down." (playing around with the word shut up to get a reaction from me).

September 30:
"Aiden, you have pretty eyebrows."
August 15
While sitting in our master bathroom, Kelsey said, "You guys have two sinks."
Us: "Yes, we have two sinks, isn't that nice?"
K: "No, I don't like it, you need to take one out. I need more room to sit."
Tal: "When you get married, you can have one sink in your bathroom."
K: "When I marry Aiden?" (who she said she wanted to marry when we were talking about weddings the day before).
Tal: "You can't marry Aiden, he's your brother."
K: "I want to marry DADDY!"
Jess: "He's mine, darlin. Daddy is already married to mommy."
K: "My cousins?"
Us: (Laugh, gave up...we'll have this talk one day when she's ready) She is constantly playing with my bouquet of silk flowers in my room and saying, "I'm getting married mom." I guess she picked that up on her own...I don't think I've ever talked about the flowers with her!

August 11:
As I'm putting her to bed I said, "Kelsey, your little body is so tired because you didn't take a nap today and little bodies need naps."
"And sometimes big bodies do too?" she said.
After the gym today, we caught her doing her hand clasp thing. Tally said, "Don't do that, you're doing it so hard you're getting sweaty."
She replied, firmly, "Well I just back from the gym." (which is true, but she was at the play place at the gym)
May
(While shutting herself inside the kitchen pantry)
K: Alright Aiden, I'm going bye-bye to Lily's house, 2 seconds, and when I come back, I'm going to Zoe's house. Okay? Okay, see ya later.
(about 2 seconds later, she opens the door)
K: Oh, hi Zoe's house!
She has been cracking me up (mixed with a little worry) with her imagination. If you ask her what she did today, she'll say she played with her cousins. We don't play with cousins everyday, but she does, in her imaginary play. She'll tell Libby and Zoe to come downstairs to the playroom or come outside with her. Then I'll hear her telling one of them to go hide or that this doll is for them or that they are nice. She will also throw in Lily and Edie, and an occasional Colton, Carter or Spencer. But that's more rare. Maybe because she sees them the most? Or because they are boys.
She also loves to pretend she's mommy and I'm Kelsey. She'll ask me, "is your pee-pees coming, mommy?" (No, is yours?) She'll also say, "you want a treat Kelsey? Okay. " Or my favorite, "You go in time out mommy, no-no." When I ask what I did wrong she'll say it's because I hit Aiden. Shocking.
She is also such a good sister. When I was reading my friend Mary's blog today who just lost her baby girl and bawling, she came over and gave me a big hug and said, "it's okay mommy." Then, because I wasn't paying attention to the fact that Aiden had run out of Cheerios and was "asking" for more, she fed him her Cheerios. Then she came up to me and said, "mommy, Aiden wants more Cheerios." She's a great little mommy.
5/?- (while Tal is at work)
K: Mom, I want to tell dad I had fun at the doctor today - daddy, I had fun at the doctor today - oh you did - yeah, dr. M was really nice. Yeah? Yeah.
She has little conversations with herself as she imagines the conversation she had or will have. These crack me up. She does it all the time, I just need to remember to write them down.
5/29 -
K: Mom, don't let Swiper come swipe our new house, okay?
M: Okay, I will. I'll tell him, Swiper no swiping, okay?
K: Yeah!
She's on this kick where she says "everytime" or "everday" with almost every sentence. I guess she's learning how to tell time/days?
She also sings all the time, usually "I am a Child of God." How can I ever get mad at that sweet little thing?
February 1, 2010
J: "Kelsey, get up on the stool so we can wash your hands."
K: "Mommy, you need to pull my pants up first."
J: "Okay, sorry"
K: "You don't need to say sorry mami."
She's been saying sorry to EVERYTHING and so I think she's heard that a lot lately from me. It's funny to hear your own words come from the mouths of your little ones.
January 28, 2010
K: "I want to be baptized."
J: "You do? How old are you?"
K: "TWO! Aiden wants to be baptized too."
J: "You have to be 8 to be baptized."
K: "Oh, I EIGHT!"
A little boy was baptized last Sunday and she started noticing it more in her books about Jesus and we talked about it a few times this week. But the subject hadn't come up this day - she said it out of the blue.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

One and One Half

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