MORE HOUSE RENOVATIONS!

Nevaeh ....you are a lucky little girl.   Mommy and Daddy's home remodel is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!  I know you will not remember living through this, so I thought I would capture this time in pictures.  (I posted both bathrooms and your bedroom makeover in earlier posts).

Kitchen before....

Kitchen after!!!

The dining room was beautiful to begin with!

The dinning room after!

The TV/Living Room, before!

TV/Living room, after!!!!

Front Room, before!  As you can see, already beautiful but with blue walls and red carpet on the stairs.

After!!!!  Victorian furniture was chosen to stick with the time period of the home.

Alexis' Bedroom, before!

Alexis' room, after!

Laundry Room, Before!

Laundry Room, After!

Jordyn's bedroom, before!

Jordyn's Bedroom, After!

Master Bedroom, before!

Master Bedroom, After!

RSV :-(

Poor Nevaeh is sooooo sick.  She has RSV.  At this age, she is monitored for complications while the virus runs it's course.  :-(   One thing I am impressed with.....Nevaeh has become a professional nose blower!  She uses kleenex and gives nice strong blows through her nose! A pretty good skill for her age!

ALMOST 23 MONTHS-SPENDING THE NIGHT!

Getting her to look at the camera and smile is impossible!

22.5 M0NTHS- CUTENESS!

Today, Nevaeh walked out on the front porch with Mommy and said, "Hey, Mommy it's warm out here!".....She was right....61 degrees on February 1st!

Mommy said that Nevaeh definitely knows the difference between a diaper, a pull up, and panties.  Mommy started to change Nevaeh's diaper and the conversation went:
N- I want a Dora pull-up!
M- Go get one.
N- Went upstairs, to her bedroom, to her closet, to the exact drawer they are kept in and pulled one out.  She looked at it and said, "Nope- that's not Dora".  She put that one back and pulled out a different one.  She looked at Mommy and asked, "Just One? "
M- Yes, just one.
N- OK....then she pushed the drawer shut with her hip!  LOL!

The other day, Nevaeh ran into the room to tell Aunt Kelly that "It's smoking",  Kelly said, "What is?"
Nevaeh said, "Abby's breathing machine is smoking!"  Everyone got a little chuckle out of that one!

Here's another cute comment....Mommy broke glass in the laundry room and she yelled at Nevaeh to get out of the room (afraid that Nevaeh would step on glass)....Nevaeh ran to the door and started bawling....Mommy asked what was wrong and Nevaeh said, "You hurt my feelings!"  When Mommy told me this over the phone, Nevaeh overheard the conversation and thought Mommy was crying on the phone....She went over to Mommy and patted her back and said, "Don't cry!"

Her communication skills continue to impress us on a daily basis!

22.5 MONTHS- CUTE!

This is cute.....Mommy shared that an old high school friend came over for a visit earlier today.  Neveah sized her up for some time.....after warming up to the strange lady visiting with her Mommy, she decided to go back and forth between Mommy and the friend giving hugs and kisses.  At one time, Neaveh even said, "I think I like you now".  HaHa!

22.5 MONTHS- TALKER!

The other day, Courtney, Jordyn, Nevaeh and I went shopping.  Between stores (while in the car), Jordyn announced that he had to go to the bathroom.  Courtney asked him to hold it until she found a bathroom and he said OK.....A good 5 minutes or so passed until we found a store with a bathroom.  Courtney and Jordyn got out of the car and I stayed back with Nevaeh.  A few minutes passed and Nevaeh said:

N:  Grandma?
Me: What honey?
N: I got to go potty, too!
Me:  Honey big girls go to the potty and don't wear diapers.
N: I go potty in my diaper. I no big girl.
Me:  When will you start going potty like a big girl?
N: I don't know! (Hands in the air). Jordyn go potty.  Bubby a big boy.

There was silence for a short time until I said out loud:
Me: What is taking your Mommy so long?
 N: They went potty!  COURTNEY, COURTNEY (shouting)....hurry up!
Me: She's not Courtney, she is Mommy!
N:  I know!   (With a huge smile)

22 MONTHS- IT'S OFFICIAL...NEVAEH HATES SNOW!

Well....It's official, Nevaeh HATES snow.  She refused to move.  Grammy Baker tried to get her to play in it, but she refused and cried most of the time.  She even said "Ewwww, It's YUCKY!"  In the last picture (above), Grammy tried to show her how to make a snow angel....as you can see, Nevaeh wanted nothing to do with it.  The picture below, shows the only smile they got out of her the whole time.  Uncle Andrew (whom she ADORES), threw a tiny snow ball at/to her....ahhh finally a smile was caught on the camera!

BIRTHDAY SHIRT!

Nevaeh's Dora birthday shirt came in the mail today!  Isn't it cute?!

22 MONTHS- MOMMY'S HELPER!

Helping Mommy with dinner and eating like a big girl!

22 MONTHS- PRETTY PINK TOES!

Nevaeh sat still long enough for Grammy Baker to paint her fingernails and toenails a pretty pink color!

22 MONTHS- FUNNY!

Tonight after I put Nevaeh's diaper on, I smelled something foul! I said, "Nevaeh....Did you poopy".  She looked at me and said, " No, I farted!"  LOL!

22 MONTHS- VISITING

Spending time with Aunt Caitlin and Uncle Joey!

2nd Birthday Party Planning!

 Pinterest.com is my new favorite website. I love collecting ideas in one spot.  As you can see, my latest hunt is for Nevaeh's 2nd birthday. She is having a Dora theme! These are a few ideas I am sharing with Courtney.

I just ordered this Dora personalized t-shirt from an Etsy.com shop  http://www.etsy.com/shop/sewcutecreations. Can't wait until it comes in!  I honestly don't remember getting excited about the mini mouse birthday party theme last year, but I think it's because Nevaeh had no clue!  This year, she knows and loves anything Dora!  What fun!

22 MONTHS!

Dear Nevaeh,

Tomorrow you are officially 22 months.  Mommy and Daddy have started planning your 2nd birthday party.  You love Dora so I think this will be the theme of your party.  I will have to search the web for Dora party ideas and pin them to Pinterest and share it with Mommy!  From the pictures above, you can see that I have officially surrendered my iPad when you are here visiting.  You love, love, love to watch the nursery rhyme videos on youtube.  You clap at the end of each video!  Toooo cute!

As for an update on stats, you seem to be gaining weight finally.....our scales show you at 22 lbs.  Not sure about your height.  You comfortably wear 18 month clothes, size 4 diaper and size 5.5 shoe.   You continue to learn something new everyday and share your new found knowledge with us!  For example, when you counted to 29 the other day out of the blue.  One thing for sure....it has to be your idea to share this knowledge, otherwise forget it.  Other people must think I fib about what you can do, because you will not "perform" when I want you to!

One thing I know for sure.....YOU HAVE GRANDPA AND ME WRAPPED AROUND YOUR LITTLE FINGER!

Love you!
Grandma Dason

21.5 MONTHS -DOESN'T PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS :-(

See that sweet little face at the top of the blog? Behind that cute little smile is a little one with a stubborn streak!..... Especially when it comes to sharing toys with others. She does not share and is VERY bossy (I remember a little girl named Courtney who was just like this....right, Mommy?). Nevaeh finally met her match with her 3 year old cousin, Abby! Mommy and Aunt Kelly found Abby laying on top of Nevaeh while Nevaeh was aiming her hits and kicks in all the right places! OUCH!......All over a Mr. Potatoe Head! :-(

DADDY STARTS HIS NEW JOB TODAY!

 

A new year, brings a new job for Daddy.  Today he starts as a corrections officer at the local prison. We are so proud of him!  With Daddy's new job, Mommy decided to stay at home while you are little.  To be honest, I bet she finds being a stay at home mom a full time job in itself!  Personally, I feel it is one of the hardest jobs.  I am not so sure I would have been a good stay at home mommy.  I found I was a better mommy working outside of the home.  But your Mommy is committed to this new "job" 100% just for you!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012!

Nevaeh,
Happy New Year!  I have been looking forward to 2012 for several years now!  Your Mommy graduated from college (Occupational Therapy Assist) and you were born in 2010.....Aunt Caitlin graduated from college (RN-BSN) and got married in 2011....Daddy graduated from college (Criminal Justice) in 2011 and now it is my turn!  I hope to graduate in August 2012 with a Doctorate in Educational Leadership.  I am done with all of my doctoral course work.  Some call it an ABD degree (All but Dissertation), but I don't plan on stopping here....  I start the dissertation phase in January.  One day, I will be called Dr. Dason! But you can call me Grandma!  :-)  I am looking forward to finishing so I can spend more time with you!  You are a joy in our lives.  Here's to saying goodbye to 2011, which was a great year with careers and new homes for Mommy and Daddy & Aunt Caitlin and Uncle Joey.....and here's to saying hello to 2012!  I wonder what this year will bring for all of us, hopefully GREAT things!
Love, Grandma Dason