.: July 2009

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

15 month Dr. Appt

Savannah had her 15 month check up yesterday. She weighs 24lbs and is 33 inches long...still trucking in the 90th percentile for height. We knew this because the girl towers over other babies her age. And she's in 75th for weight (lay off the mac n cheese savannah...ha ha j/k). She didn't mind the shots too much, she had a fleeting breathless scream but what really ticked her off and kept her attention was the care bear band aid they gave her when they pricked her finger. When they did it she gave a hard look to the nurse like "what was that lady?", and when she saw the band aid she got even more mad. "come on the care bears?" I could hear her thinking..."at least give me Dora the Explorer, or Diego, or my favorite Blue's Clues, I'd even take Barbie...but the care bears? What is it 1980?"

Until next time...

Monday, July 13, 2009

She's going to hate me when she gets older...

I realized I haven't been telling funny stories about Savannah lately, and since I'm printing these blog posts on Blurb and she'll have them to reflect on when she's wise and old like me (ha!) I want to capture all the moments whether they are funny, embarrassing, or just record her favorites at the moment. SOOOO...I had to post about Savannahs favorite thing to play with! TAMPONS...ha ha yep! I know it seems crude but its true! I have a bottom drawer in the bathroom with safe items that she can play with in the mornings while we're getting ready for work. Tampons found their way into the drawer, and well I figured hey they are harmless. Little did I know they would be her favorite toy! I had to get pictures of it today to show her pure joy. She likes to take them out of the box...then put them back in. Then she likes to hand them to people...or put them in odd places. Who would have thought?? We always play in the kitchen for the first 30 min after I get home so I can get her dinner ready, clean up breakfast dishes, unload the dishwasher...all those "I can't believe I have to do this after a full day of work" things. But I look at my perfect little baby girl, and think its all worth it. Thats when she discovered that its fun to put tampons in the dishwasher...ah ha! Of course! This entertains her forever!

Her faves of the moment for food are ham, scrambled eggs, boiled eggs, still cheese (even gouda), hot dogs, watermelon, mac n cheese (again finally! She was on a strike with it for awhile), peaches, meatballs, bananas (still and to hear her say banana is priceless. if your ever in the grocery store with her and you pass them in the produce section...good luck making it out of there without getting her one to eat), still loves beans, frozen yogurts (the only way she wants to eat them at the moment, I think she thinks its ice cream) I think I could go on forever. Her fave are Eggo Pancake mini's with a tiny bit of syrup. I'm lucky to have such a good eater.

She loves to say "bye bye" in the most southern way while she waves, she gives kisses all the time, she's just a love. Through and through.... So these are our updates about Savannah bug!

Love always, the Palmer Fam

Enjoy the funny pics!

She loves to pull the dish towels off and lay all over them

How many come in a box??

Happy girl with her box of tampax

They go in the dishwasher of course!

Friday, July 10, 2009

Beach Trip to Watercolor, FL!

We had an amazing vacation at Watercolor Florida this past week! We went with our friends the Whelchels (Lee and Kristen and their two kids Emme and Jackson), and the Willis's (and their son Brody who all you know well if you read the blog often) The resort was fabulous, the house we rented was gorgeous, and the company was delightful as always. We really couldn't have asked for a better week! The resort is a "bike community" so the resort and amenities are built around this. We rented two beach cruisers and a bike trailer to tow Savannah and our beach/pool gear. It was so nice to not have to get in the car! The resort had 5 pools, each one better than the next! I think our fave was the frog pool where there are 3 ceramic frogs that squirt water into the pool! Savannah loved getting in and out of whatever pool we were at including the baby pool. She is truly a water bug! They had also built a new pool right by our house, with a built in gas grill and a baby pool. It was nice to have a spot to cool down 2 minutes away. We went to the beach several times, and she just loved it. Whether she was sitting in the sand playing with Brody, Emme and Jackson or just wading in the waves with Daddy. Savannah really enjoyed all the play time with the kids. She showed everyone her running abilities, as she ran UP and DOWN the hallway probably 1000 times. I think she might be a runner like her momma! Emme and Jackson were so helpful with the babies, reading to them, blowing bubbles, telling their mommas when they were getting into trouble....it was like extra hands! We also found out that Savannah and Emme's favorite foods are the same. Eggo Pancake Mini's!! Brody took to hugging Savannah and the other kids, it was so cute! He just wanted to cuddle! I think they really bonded this trip. The time with our friends was wonderful too, we'd stay up after the babies (most nights...lol) and chat on the porch. It's been awhile since we'd had that much time with friends. So needed! I did a tennis clinic one morning and had an amazing massage. Kevin and the boys fit in a workout everyday as well. The place was really wonderful. We're already planning our next trip!! Now that we know the place we can't wait to go back. We had professional beach pics taken on Thursday, the rain almost squashed our plans but we raced to beat the rain and the overcast/sunset skies made for an amazing background!! We really couldn't have asked for a better week. Hate to head back to the office tomorrow...do you think they'll let me have a glass of sangria at 2pm?? Ha ha! Enjoy the pics from the weekend...I posted a lot! I couldnt resist!

XOXO The Palmer Fam