Julia’s Blog

The Fall Update
Posted on October 21st, 2008 at 8:30 pm by Derek/Shannon|no comments yet

Despite the abundance of times we have said, “We should put that on Julia’s blog!” it just has not been happening… oops! And of course, my swiss cheese memory is having a difficult time recalling all of those chuckle moments since I have been back to work, but I will do my best to recall some things that have happened…

1. Julia has grown at least 2.5 cm since August. She now even has some pants that are not too long! She is officially a size two.

2. Gymnastics. We have been going for just over a month now, and she has been demonstrating steady improvement. From total fear, and a substantial amount of tears to a girl who can do a summersault on the low (very low) beam, walks on the big beam, does star and pencil jumps on the tramp, jumps in the foam pit, swings from the high bar, and even tolerates the male coach leading the warmup. Believe me, the last one is a big achievement as Julia would not even go near, let alone copy what that particular coach was doing when we first started. She wears a cute pink leotard, and now looks forward to our Saturday morning sessions.

3. Uncle Brad. We have seen a lot of Uncle Brad as of late, and now Julia talks about him, and to him (on her pretend phone) all of the time. If Uncle Brad only knew some of the stories she has been telling him!

4. The new car seat. One that does not jam up in the cold and I can actually tighten up without difficulty. It is very nice, and Julia now sits high enough for a good view out of the window.

5. Miss. Chatterbox. Julia has new words and phrases each day. It is unbelievable how quickly she has gone from one or two words at a time to four, sometimes five, word sentences. And to top it all off, other people, not just us, can now understand what Julia is saying most of the time.

6. Family reunion. Julia recently met about 60 of her near-far relatives over Thanksgiving.

7. The big kid slide. No more baby slides for her! Julia can now climb up the ladders and navigates the playground quite well. She is still very impressed with the fact that she is going down the big kid slide.

8. The dentist… (insert suspenseful music here). Her first appointment is less than a week away. With three of her four two year molars now in, hopefully she will open her mouth for the stranger that is the dentist.

9. Potty training… well not really, but I can always hope!

Finally Photos
Posted on August 23rd, 2008 at 8:16 am by Derek/Shannon|no comments yet

After several failed attempts we have finally posted some photos from August in Julia’s gallery. Today we head to Sesame Street Live, tomorrow is fishing. More photos are sure to follow…