Mother of the year? ;)

This weekend, Chad was out of town for work so it was just Emy and me. It was beautiful outside so I had the door to the deck wide open! Emy was having the time of her life running outside, then back in, then back out. I was in the kitchen, when Emy came inside and looked at me with a disgusted face and her tongue sticking out. She had found a piece of TORQUE'S POOP and put it in her mouth!!! She started gagging (who can blame her?!) and I put my finger in her mouth and swept it out the best I could. I then brushed her teeth several hundred times and she downed about 16 ounces of liquids. Poor girl. I think she is still traumatized. I have no idea how she found poop on the deck!! This story is definitely one for the history books!

18 Month Update

Here is Emily's 18-month update (She hasn't had her 18 month appt yet, so I'll update the weight/height at a later date!)
Eating Habits: Her new favorite is craisins! She continues to love pasta, bananas, ham, Cheerios, oatmeal, and goldfish. She is beginning to want to take over the fork/spoon- I will put the food down on her highchair, and she will pierce the food with the fork and put it in her mouth.
Language: She is a babbler. She hasn't really said many words, although she points at things and says "itsat?" so I think she is getting curious. She knows some sign language so we usually know what she wants.
Naps: Her napping schedule is a bit erratic right now. She used to go down at 9-10a and then again at 5:30 or 6, but we think she is ready for just 1 nap a day. The problem is that I leave for work at 1:15 every day- so we're not sure what would be the best time for a nap. This is something we're working on!
Teeth: 6 on the top, 6 on the bottom.
Clothes: She is starting to outgrow her 18-month clothes. Some of her 24 month clothes fit- and even some 2T, but all of the pants are a little big around the waist. So I guess you could say we're in an awkward in-between stage!
Favorites: Her new thing is she loves for us to open the pantry for her and she "rearranges" all the food. She also continues to love to go outside. She finds her jacket and boots and wants me to help her put them on. It breaks my heart to have to say no sometimes because (even though it's March) it's still too cold most days! She also continues to love her baths/water. Her new favorite movie is Frozen, and thank god because I'm starting to get a little sick of Lion King and Bolt! She is getting very good at petting Torque nicely, and continues to love anything dogs! Her favorite toys right now are: "Fisher" the dog, (the one here), her Lovey, anything she can push/pull, the box from her new carseat, and she continues to try to get our remotes/cell phones.
Personality: She is just the sweetest little girl. She is packed full of energy. She is very curious, and so smart. Overall, she is like a dream child.

Also, today will be my 1st day back to work after my whooping cough "incident"! I am SOOO excited to get back to work!

Emily tries chocolate...and loves it!!

Dad bought her a chocolate bar while at Menards today. The results were epic. She could've eaten the entire thing if we had let her!

Sick mama :(

When Emily got her ear infection, she and I both started to have a bad cough and cold as well. For Emily, she got her antibiotics and got better, but never really got back to normal. A few days after her Amoxicillin ran out, I noticed right away that she had pink eye. We took her in for that, and she got eye drops to clear that up. Her (and my) cold and cough still hadn't gone away as of Sunday, so I brought her in again on Monday. Turns out, her ear infection hadn't gone away, so they put her on Zithromax. It seemed like she started feeling better instantly after that. My cough, however, was getting worse by the day. I would have coughing "spells" where I literally couldn't stop coughing. Twice it happened at work, right as I was in the process of doing a venipuncture on a person. Not good. Yesterday night, I had a coughing spell so bad that I threw up. I called in to work sick today and went in to the doctor- for ME this time! Turns out, I have pertussis (whooping cough)!!! Even though I got vaccinated, there is still a small chance that a person can get it- I happen to be one of the lucky ones! ;) So I started taking Zithromax for me too. We're a sorry bunch here at the Stroh household.

We've got a toddler on our hands!

The first time I officially thought of Emily as a toddler was on Tuesday, when she climbed up onto the coffee table (normal) and then proceeded to try to jump from the coffee table to the couch (NOT normal!). I believe that Emy now views our living room as a jungle gym. True, Emy has officially been a toddler for a while now, but that doesn't mean that I wasn't thinking of her as a baby until now! She has been eating and sleeping like there is no tomorrow, so I think we also have a growth spurt on our hands too. The other day, I made a batch of dish of plenty (a dish from my mom's side of the family), and put it in the fridge so that Chad can heat it up when he got home. When I got home from work, Chad told me that there was no more left for me, because Emily literally ate half of the dish (my half, of course).  Darn.

Here she is looking all mysterious...

This past weekend, she spent the entire time attached to her dad's hip. It was really fun seeing them bond. I honestly think she misses him during the day, and she is starting to understand weekends.

Next up, a cute story about Emy's fish- affectionately named "ish". Emy won it at the fair this past summer, and I bought it a tank and some gravel. Chad hardly knew this fish existed since I kept it in Emy's room. I brought up the fish for a tank cleaning a few months ago and decided to keep it upstairs. Chad suddenly took notice to "Ish". He became increasingly concerned about the size of it's tank. "Bettas can survive in puddles," I said, "They prefer small tanks," I said. Nope. "Ish is not getting the full fish experience. He needs a bigger tank," said Chad. Fine. I went to the pet store and bought a 2½ gallon tank and a plant. Chad came home very pleased. But Chad's wheels were still turning. He wasn't done yet. "Ish needs a friend. He's lonely." Whoa. Wait a minute. It's a fricken betta. They hate all other fish. I draw the line. I tried explaining to him the aggressive nature of bettas. "Get him a goldfish friend then." Ugh. So there I go to the pet store, again, for a stupid free fish that is costing me more than a fish should. Luckily for me, the pet store clerk agreed that any type of fish that I put in the tank will get eaten. Crisis averted. So it looks like "Ish" is going to enjoy the rest of his life in first class.  

That's "Ish" living a life of luxury.

Here is a cute shot of Emily in the tub. Just like always, she loves her baths!