We Have Cold Air Again!

Daddy and Uncle Shawn worked all day yesterday in the rain and mud, and by 5:00, the duct work was all replaced and we had cold air blowing through all of our vents! Mommy was so happy! I was glad that the banging coming from under my floor had finally stopped. Although I did have lots of fun looking through the vents at Daddy and Uncle Shawn!

Mommy and I were both sick from the water that's been sitting under the house. We haven't been able to run our dehumidifier like we normally do because it puts out a lot of heat and we had no air conditioning. Our noses have been stuffy and running, and our eyes were red and puffy. But we are already feeling a little better today!

Last night, Daddy and Papa spent some more time pumping out more water from under the house, and then trying to pump the water out of the yard so it could flow down the street. While we were all out there working, Daddy noticed that there were two walking catfish about 8 inches long in the water in our yard! We couldn't believe it!

Daddy caught them in the net and put them up on the grass. They slithered back and forth like an eel and made their way back to the water. Mommy said it looked creepy and very strange! We took them down to the end of the road so they could live in the lake where the ducks are.

No Longer Just "Learning"

Mommy says I am officially walking, not just learning to walk. Thursday night, during my grandma's birthday dinner, I practiced my walking for almost two hours. I didn't stop to play or visit with anyone, I just kept walking back and forth from one object to another. And then...I left the room. And Mommy was shocked! So she got up to follow me and I walked from my living room to my playroom! That's complete opposite sides of the house, and I have to make the S turns through the kitchen too! I never stopped to grab on to anything, I just kept walking! Three times I did it, back and forth. Mommy and Daddy were still talking about it after I went to bed. They looked like they had coat hangers in their mouths because they couldn't stop smiling.

And still I keep practicing. Mommy hasn't had to clean my room for two days because I'm not playing with the toys. I'm just walking around! She tried to get some video of me walking through the house, but I wouldn't fully cooperate. I really just wanted to be held. =)

Trying to Stay Cool

Thanks to stinky old Tropical Storm Fay, our air conditioning doesn't work anymore! It is sooooo hot in here! Uncle Shawn let us borrow his window unit to help a little, but it's still pretty miserable. Once I fell asleep in my bed last night, Mommy and Daddy picked up my mattress and carried me through the house into the playroom area, since that was closer to the window unit. It was pretty funny waking up in my playroom!

Mommy says she doesn't know how people do it without central A/C, because it feels like we need a window unit in every room. Papa put a second one in today in the living room, and that helps in that room now, but it's still stuffy in here. I was definitely happy to go to school today, and this is not a great start to a long weekend. The only good thing about all this is Mommy says I have don't have to wear clothes at home!

Crash Up Derby Queen

I bet when Uncle Craig and Aunt Genelle got me my little red car, they had no idea I'd be such a crazy driver!

Watch out Dale Jr, you have some competition on the way! =)

My Weekend

Saturday night I went to my friend Ansley's house for a BBQ. I got to wear the new outfit Mommy bought me, which she said makes me look so grown up. And I got to bring the huge monkey balloon that Daddy surprised me with!

My cousin Rianne came too and we got to play on the swings together!

It was a fun night and it was nice to get out of the house after being stuck inside all week!

Mommy's Heart Attack, Part 2

Poor Mommy...6 weeks pregnant and she can't even go potty when she needs to! (P.S. Click on the above picture to make it bigger and you can see my new shirt!)

Fay, Fay, Go Away...

And don't come back another day! I am bored! Monday was my first day back at school, and I had a pretty good time in my new classroom. I did get one minor injury when I flipped over the rocking chair, but as my teacher said, "The chair has since been permanently removed from the room." But now I've been home all week because of Tropical Storm Fay. School was back open today but Mommy wouldn't let me go because it's really windy and rainy. So I'm stuck inside another day, playing with all my old toys. I deserve some new ones after this. =)

UPDATE:

Never mind! My papa came to play and I am not bored anymore!

Happy Birthday, Rianne!

Yesterday we went to my cousin Rianne's 3rd birthday party. I had lots of fun, there were balloons EVERYWHERE. I just had a hard time deciding which balloons I wanted to play with, because there were so many of them! We had lots of fun climbing on Papa too, just like we did on her birthday last year!

Mommy made Rianne's Tinkerbell cake, and it was very scary driving it all the way to Aunt Tracie's house. But it made it there safely, and it was a big hit. So was the dollhouse that we got Rianne for her birthday. She really enjoyed sharing it with her friends. Rianne was also very funny when she was opening her cards. It's hard for kids like us to sit for the boring old cards, so finally Rianne opened one and said, "Rianne, Rianne, Rianne, Rianne's birthday." And she threw the card aside! It was very funny. Happy 3rd birthday, Rianne! You are officially a big girl like me!

Getting Big So Fast!

Here's another video of me walking! This time I walked from one end of my playroom to the other. That's the farthest I've ever walked, and it was 21 steps! That's twice the length Mommy's been seeing me do, so we just have to keep finding longer distances to practice. Even though I really enjoy it, I'll only walk as far as I have to. I do have to maintain my princess status. (P.S. The video is kind of dark because there's no light in the playroom).



Oh, and Mommy and Daddy keep telling me that I'm going to be a big sister some time around Easter. I'm not sure what that means really, except it says "big" which I'm pretty sure means I'll still be in charge. =)

Celebration!

Today is officially the longest I've ever gone without having surgery!



It has been nine months and 5 days since I had my tonsils and adenoids removed and my ear tubes replaced. That was my NINTH surgery in my four short (sometimes long) years!



Finally, I've had time to just be a kid! I've earned it!

Poor Mommy

Yes, it's now official...

Prepare yourselves for the news...

Mommy is going to have a heart attack before she's 30.

Coolest Shirt Ever!

I don't normally have much interest in which outfit Mommy puts on me for the day. But then I realized I was wearing a new ladybug shirt and it was unlike any shirt I'd ever worn before!

It took me a few minutes to figure out what Mommy was really wanting me to look at! But then I saw it, and it was so interesting, I stared at my shirt for ten minutes!

Pretty soon I figured out that it was lighting up whenever I moved, and I learned how to make it light up whenever I wanted! And then of course, I just got silly. =)