Jordan was iced into home with weekend while her parents had to work a bit. She didn’t seem to mind it a bit. She was content to scoot all over the house and play. Her favorite item to play with: Shoes. There wasn’t a lot of talking for Miss Jordan this weekend. She spent the…

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Teeth troubles

So here’s the latest developments in our world: Jordan is officially one week into the four-tooth world. One of the first things she did with a mouth of teeth was grind them together. It was a horrible sound…. Just quiet enough to hear if you were holding her close. I figured that was the worst…

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Jumped the gun

So school now tells me the move to the big baby room is delayed until they can hire another teach in the 2-year-old room. Why? Because the move out of the little baby room is dependent on a 2-year-old. When kids move into the 2-year-old room, the 18-month-olds can move into the 18-month to 2-year-old…

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Big news

It’s official. Jordan starts the transition into the bigger baby room next week! I’m thrilled because those walking babies are really going to encourage Jordan to walk. I’m sad because the women who have helped me care for Jordan are going to be in a different room… Jordan and I are going to miss them…

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Experimenting with the girl

So we have a push toy that I bought back in the day when Cam was little. It totally freaked out the boy… He never trusted toys that rolled. His opinion changed about a year ago. So I plopped Jordan on this push toy thing to see what would happen. She thought it was SO…

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Talking up a storm

Matching girls Originally uploaded by Jen Reeves. Jordan is picking up words by the minute. Tonight she told her Daddy: “Night night.” Her vocal cadence repeats some of my sentences. And she’s catching a little temper. If she wants Mommy cuddles and I put her down, she is not afraid to throw herself onto the…

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Four teeth!

It’s official. When I walked into school to pick up Jordan today, her teacher was proud to announce the arrival of Jordan’s fourth tooth. Very exciting. SO I gave her a dinner that’s fit for a four tooth chewer — and she took bites out of her peas and beans and pasta. She didn’t eat…

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New year, new tooth

On New Year’s Eve, Jordan’s top tooth finally popped out. It’s amazing to see something other than gums up there! And it’s just another tiny little sign of how my girl is growing up.

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