Growing Up!

Allison loves to carry around big baby dolls. She rocks and feeds them, and will make a great mommy someday! :)

The other day we asked Kaitlynn to share her french fries with Allison, hoping to tide her over until we could get her some "real" food at home. When I looked back to check on her, Kaitlynn had given her a little more than a fry!

Messes are a constant part of my day anymore. Now that Allison is able to reach items on a table, she has access to a whole new world! This is the yogurt mess that I faced the other day...

Where is time going? I simply cannot believe that it is almost April 2009, and we are well into the 4th quarter of the school year. Each day brings me new blog material, but doesn't always provide me with the extra time necessary for making it happen!

There has been a lot of sickness in my world since convention. Several of my students missed most or all classes last week. One went into the ER last night and was diagnosed with pneumonia. Others have had various forms of viruses, the flu, and head colds. So far, I have eek ed by with a nagging cough and sinus headache. I had to take Allison into the dr a couple of days ago. She has double ear infection, but is recovering nicely with the help of an antibiotic.

Allison is 16 months now, and such a little doll these days! She weighed in at 25 lbs. this week, and has 6 teeth. Her communication skills are amazing. "Mama" and "dada" have now become "mommy" and "daddy", and sometimes even "mom" and "dad" (sniff, sniff). Her command words include "up", "down", "hold me", "go", and "snack". She occasionally uses "please", "thank you", and "excuse me". Yesterday I was taking her to bed, and she was saying "night night". When I laid her down, I said, "Night, night, Alli." She responded, "Night, night. I yuv you." Talk about melting a mama's heart! I love it when they say those words without a prompt!

She loves her brothers and sister, and trails around after them like a little puppy. She calls herself "Alli", although she can say "Allison" if she feels like it. She mostly refers to her brothers as "boys" (wonder where she hears that?), and Kaitlynn is "Kate". It is cute to hear her running around the house looking for "Kate". I wish I had kept a list of all her funny sayings and doings to date, but like any typical, busy mom, I have failed to do it. Enjoy the pics of her!