LITTLE MAMA

Ari is a lover not a fighter (well maybe just a little).

She loves to give hugs, be held, and blow kisses.

Reading books and dancing are her favorite things to do.

Food with flavor is key and variety lots of variety!

She is very independent love to do everything on her own.

When she's tired its all about our ears and cuddling up close to us.

Her smile can light up a room and anyones heart.

Beyond adventurous getting into literally anything she can, from her easter basket, cardboard box, to my heels.

If it's up she will try and climb her way to the top although stop at the first step.

Throws herself on the floor if she doesn't get her way.

Loves to try on our shoes.

Five words to sum up Ari:

Wild

Adventurous

Loving

Fun

Did I say Wild? ;)

It's Ari's 2nd half birthday today!

*Sigh*
Here we are again at her 2nd Half Birthday and again I am in ow how fast its gone by. Ari is becoming her own little person always on the go and genuinely just loves life. She has a beautiful smile and a beautiful soul. Life with her is amazing and although as parents we do get tired, there is nothing more rewarding than looking at your child and having them give you the biggest smile and hug - its their way of saying 'I Love You.' my heart skips a beat and all problems disappear. :)

Whats Ari Up To These Days?

Can officially climb on the couch by herself.

Tried salsa for the first time and loved it. 

She loves food with lots of flavor.
Knows how to throw away trash in the trash can.

She says I love you but it doesn't sound like it and only happened a few times but I know thats what she's saying lol.
Knows how to say please sounds more like 'peez' lol so cute!
She also says all done and shakes her hands when she is done eating.

Obsessed with dancing to everything.

Loves to give hugs and kisses.

Ari loves books and having us read to her.
She loves to wedge herself in between us and the counters when we are cooking or washing dishes & cry to be picked up.
She pushes the light switch on and off when we get home and helps close the garage by pushing the button too.
She knows where her nose, belly, and toes are.
She is super independent and loves to do everything herself.
She just started to peel her own clementines she sits down with a little bowl and concentrates so hard and peels it and puts it in the bowl.
I don't know why but she is obsessed with our ears she has to be touching them at all times and right before she goes to bed.
We are trying to ween her off the pacifier with her new stuffed animal she got at daycare called Freckles (photo below) a mini cheetah beanie baby its the cutest - its still a work in progress.

I just LOVE LOVE LOVE this girl so much she's amazing.



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17 MONTHS ☺️ 2/26/16

Our sweet baby girl is 17 Months today, she is a little fireball and I can't get enough kisses and snuggles from her. I love this month because of Valentines Day & my birthday, I turned 30 last week and can't believe how fast time has gone. I celebrated with my two favorite people in this entire world, Ari and Ryan. It was by far one of the best birthdays ever. 

WHATS NEW:

She's adventurous loves to stand on her toys, pull the DVD's off the shelves and step on them, play with the tupperware and pots and pans, she can reach and grab things off the counter now, she loves to turn on and off the light switches, push the garage door button and door bell, obsessed with touching our ears, and grabbing her squeeze packets all by her self and shutting the drawer and she also likes to close the refrigerator door when it's open ☺️ Likes to throw things in the toilet (SMH). She is also trying to jump it's the cutest thing ever! Pretty sure she says 'all done' now and does sign language for 'more' and 'finished' with her food. 

FOODS:

Loves squeeze packets, animal crackers, tortilla chips, cheese, bananas, oranges, hummus & carrots, PB & apples, and bread.

LOVES:

Dancing, Elmo, Sesame Street, Eating, To be held all the time, Kisses.

To say this has been the funnest month yet would be an understatement.

Ari is changing so much by the day it really is amazing to watch and know that there is so much more to come.

LOVES Sesame Street like so much that she will actually sit still and watch it! lol. Elmo is her favorite and she just started saying "LMO" its the cutest. She dances to the songs and gets up and throws her hands in the air. 

FOOD I don't know where to start with this category as she literally will eat anything you give her. She is still a vegetarian which I love and she likes to steal my food which is mainly sad for me :( lol. She loves the "greenie" drink from Nekter she loves mac and cheese, carrots and hummus, apples and pb - she even dips them and eats it! I might be more impressed with this than anyone else haha. Oh and she is very independent she likes to eat by her self and must hold all food. 

MUSIC is her passion I can tell - she likes to dance to anything with a good beat especially hip hop and rap (I know). 

HAIR I am so excited its growing out more she likes to brush it and also mine and dada's. I can put her hair in a top pony tail or two pigtails and she is still rocking that baby mullet quite nicely these days.

KISSES oh this is just the best she gives kisses now! She will kiss me then dad then me and him and back and forth till we stop. I LOVE IT! Sigh I will miss these kisses when she's older so for now I take full advantage she's just the cutest. 

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

FACTS ABOUT ARI AT 15 MONTHS:

WORDS: Up, Wee, Buh Bye, Bah Bah, DaDa, MaMa, Tank You, Delo (hello) :)

FOODS: Everything, literally everything! She has not had a thing she doesn't like yet! Still Vegetarian.

TRAITS: Being carried all the time, likes to sit on you no matter where you are, loves to eat 24/7, likes playing in the bathtub, brushing her hair & her teeth, wearing her cowgirl boots.

COUPLE CHRISTMAS HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS MONTH: