Doctor Appointment

Daniella had her 12 month doctor appointment last week. She takes after her dad and is tall and skinny. She weighed almost 20 lbs (25th percentile) and was 31.5 inches tall (95th perecentile). She lost a few ounces since she was sick a couple weeks earlier.

We are now trying to get her to eat more, and to eat a larger variety of foods.
Dani has recently discovered her belly button. If her shirt is off, she has to touch it. Every time she touches her belly button her tongue comes out. We have to watch her now when she wears certain outfits in public, because she sometimes gets the urge to pull up her shirt or dress just to make sure her belly button is still there.

Braid

Daniella's hair is now long enough to braid the top. Such fun!

Updating blog

Many people have noticed that I generally blog in spurts. I have just completed a few entries, but instead of placing them in order of occurence and releasing them all at once, I have decided to schedule them one day at a time. They are in no particular order. There are still more I need to write. I just thought it would be fun to spread the fun out for those who check my blog regularly. I may eventually change their dates after they have been up for a while to make them chronologically correct, but that is only if I feel it is worth the time.

Happy reading!

Daddy's shoes

Daniella has discovered a new "toy". At first it was fun to just carry them around by the laces as if she caught a big fish

Then it was fun to place the laces inside the vessel and then outside the vessel and repeat. This "toy" is on the same level as her dolls in that it is allowed to sit on her chairs.

She loves to hide things and this is the perfect vessel to start hiding new favorite things. . . What to put in it? A toy french fry, or maybe a sippy cup, or a toy spoon.

As we were getting ready to leave the apartment today, Daniella threw a mini tantrum because Daddy stole her new "toys" and put them on his feet. She tried very hard to pull them off of his feet by the laces, but to no avail. She was NOT happy about this but we made it up to her by going to the store.

Daddy!!!

Last week we were watching an episode of House. Dani was walking around playing and glanced up at the TV only to see Dr. House walk by the screen. She got really excited and pointed at him and said "Dada!". So, I guess it's not just random people at work that think Trent looks like him, but it is also his daughter.

Let it Rain!

We celebrated our Friday the 13th by preparing for Valentines day and running errands. While we were out at the stores it started to pour. When we got home, it was still raining and I realized that Dani had never had a chance to play in the rain. So we put on her raincoat from grandma and went outside to look at the "waterfall" on the sidewalk. Dani had tons of fun walking up and down the sidewalk yelling and squealing her excitement.


She especially enjoyed touching the wet pavement. I loved how her hair curled after the storm.

After the fun in the rain we went inside to make chocolate covered strawberries. Another new experience for Dani. She tasted strawberries for the first time and LOVED them. She kept asking for more.

That night I cooked some macaroni pasta for Dani while we had spaghetti. She thought this was fabulous and ate much more than I expected. Dani is a very picky eater and so I am thrilled when I find a new food she likes.

Flowers

Lately, every time we go walking Daniella finds flowers that she wants to carry with her. Yesterday on our walk, she stooped down and picked one herself. Luckily, she only picks the wild flowers (aka weeds) in our complex.