Monday, May 25, 2009

Happy Memorial Day

We are all still sick, but Sienna was well enough to explore the backyard today.

18 month Sienna

Sienna spots bugs in the trees


Sienna and a mouthful of new teeth

Saturday, May 23, 2009

18 month update

I don't have pictures from yesterday (Sienna turned 18 months!) We were both home very sick, and slept most of the day away. Sienna has been sick all week long on top of having more molars coming in. She's been miserable, but today there were a few moments of happy playful Sienna. I'll take pictures as soon as her nose and eyes stop running :(

Updates-

New favorite words: Noooo, pippo (hippo), and nana (banana)

Loves: Stickers! I bought Sienna a small notebook designated for scribbling and stickers. Its a very serious activity for her.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Cinco de Mayo

I can't believe it's already the 5th of May! Here are some photos from April, including Sienna's first Easter Egg Hunt in our backyard, and a picture of her during Petaluma's annual Butter & Egg Festival.

Sienna's big 17th month milestone is opening and closing all the rooms in the house!





Sunday, March 29, 2009

Learning Shapes

I'm finally posting a video! Here is the lastest one from today.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Uh Oh!

This entry covers 15 and 16 month year old Sienna. I've been putting in 50+ hour weeks at work, and hardly had time to do anything else. The crunch will be over soon, but it's sad that I haven't been able to spend much time with the family. :(

Sienna is fearless! She climbs, twirls in circles, learning to jump, and tries to carry things around the house that are way to heavy for her. I think she gets it from the older boys in her class.

She can identify all the animals in her books and a long list of objects now. She knows certain rules we have like getting our jackets, hats, and shoes on before going outside. Sienna knows her shapes (star, circle, square, and triangle) and her new favorite activities at home are drawing with her crayons, and playing with Duplo blocks.

Sienna is a great helper around the house, and she loves to bake muffins. I let her stir, and line the muffin tin. As far as new words: Uh-oh, nana (banana), and all the different animals sounds.

We have more teeth and hair now too! Two molars, one on top and bottom, and another one coming in any day now. Notice the bonk on her head? She got it in Febuary and it's still pretty visible. I wish we could strap a helmet to her head.

Here are pictures from last month and today. ( Remember to click on the image for a larger view!)


16 month Sienna

Sienna is serious when she draws

Sienna loves her monkey from her Uncle Albert (15months)

Friday, January 23, 2009

14 months yesterday!

Sienna is a toddler. She's doing toddler things like shaking her head for "No" and "Yes".
If you ask her "Do you want to eat?" or "Do you want to go outside?" she'll nod her head "yes" and run off to the kitchen, or find her jacket. It's so fun now that we can communicate more and more each day.

Earlier this month, she started walking backwards for about a full weekend. I don't know why she felt the need, but it was a very dangerous weekend. I think the excitment has worn off a bit since I haven't caught her trying it lately.

Here's pictures from last night. All she wanted to do is pull all her books from the shelf and read them. She'll put them back too if you ask her :)



Also, Happy 4th Birthday to my godson Ryan!


















Christmas Photos

It's the new year and I'm already behind! Before I post Sienna's 14 month photos, here's some more from 2008.

At 13th months (around the holidays), Sienna started becoming mommy's little helper. She loves bringing me things like my shoes or her jacket when she wants to go outside. If I ask her for a diaper she goes to where they are in her room and brings one to me unless she doesn't want me to change her.
She knows when it's bathtime that she needs to get a towel and wash cloth from her room, and all her bath time toys. It's really cute seeing her get all excited and knowing what she needs to do while I fill the bath tub.

Here is a few from christmas day and earlier this month when we visited Melinda, Sienna's godmother.

The many expressions of Sienna




I love books


thank you Lola!



I want to brush my teeth



13months