20 months already

Watching for the birds to come out

Hopefully new house to come

Yes it is hard to believe we are quickly approaching having a 2 year old for a child. Analise has grown up so much in the last few months. The last few months have been rather busy, I took a fall in early April which hurt my back enough that I could not walk for a few weeks. So Jesse took Analise and I to Eugene first to be cared for by my grandparents and then they took us onto Salem and there we stayed for about 6 weeks. It was a long time to spend away from Jesse and home but was so grateful to have family willing to help out and take care of Analise for me so I could rest. We quickly were spoiled by the fact of having so much family near by and Analise always had a cousin to play with. Her cousins also taught her how eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, which I am thrilled about. She would never touch one before which made quick lunches not so quick.

Since I have been home settling back into regular life we have bought a house (pending the final inspections this week) and so will be finally moving around July 5th into a real home where I can finally unpack boxes and Analise can have a yard to run in. It has been a long year in this tiny apt with most of our things being stored still in madras. We do still have the house in Culver also but have great friends renting it so we are just going to wait and see what happens there.

Some changes for Analise, she talks constantly and has a mind of her own. My dad thought it funny while we were in Salem saying I am getting paid back for my behavior as a kid. She is a go getter which is sometimes a bad thing. Such as last night she was ready to brush her teeth while I was still picking up her bedroom so she went into the bathroom got her toothbrush and started brush. Now normally I would love that she took the initiative to get ready for bed herself if I did not walk into the bathroom and realize she was dipping her toothbrush into the toilet and sucking it off since the sink was not on :o)

Summer weather is finally here so we have been spending most of our time at the park and feeding the ducks at Klamath lake. Jesse is still loving his job. June 1st will be his first year done so he has been busy testing on various subjects, and getting lots of overtime lately also. Well hope this gets everyone caught up a bit. Blogging will be much easier now as Jesse got me a laptop for mother's day so we finally have a working computer at home.

18 month's

Analise had her 18 month old well child check yesterday. We are finally caught up on shots after getting behind while moving. There is a lack of doctors in general for klamath falls so we were on a waiting list for quite awhile but we found a great pediatrician who is fantastic with kids. Her current stats are 34.75 inches tall (98%) and 25.2 lbs (50%). Analise has actually been consistently losing weight since she turned 1. We expected a bit as she is a lot more active now but something the doctor wants to keep on eye on. And we do feed her tons for those who are wondering, she can eat all day long and and is blessed with her father's metabolism.

Analise is a bit behind on talking but I guess kids that are around more then one language take a little longer to start putting words together. She still uses a bit of Spanish (from her old daycare) and sign, and jibberish. Our most common word right now is "whats that". Everything gets pointed at and asked what it is. She also loves turning lights on and off while saying bright/dark.

When Jesse is at work she will get my cell phone and call da da many time a day to keep him up to date on what we are doing, whether of not she actually dials him doesn't slow her talking down at all.

Analise has also learned to climb out of her crib. We were expecting this some day just not at 14 months old. It was quite entertaining though to be mostly asleep then here Jesse yell as Analise was trying to climb up on his side of the bed at about 2am. So nighttime is a daily struggle since she is still too young to understand to stay in bed.

New videos

Jesse got a joint Christmas gift of a video camera so we can record all the wonderful things that Analise does and says.

Christmas Pictures

Its a BABY!!!!!

The ever so helpful boys showing her how to pose for a christmas picture

Ready for church with cheesy smiles

Sleding in madras

We spent Christmas with both sides of our family. First we went to madras and stayed with Dana and Aaron for 5 days. We had a great time catching up with everyone and spending lots of time playing in the snow. Then on Christmas day we went to eagle crest to join my parents, Ryan, heather and their 3 boys for a few days. Analise still in not into unwrapping presents so her daddy helped on most. So far I think her favorite toy was the baby that we carry around all the time saying "shshsh baby". Here are some pictures of both gatherings.

Way too long of time off..

So I seem to have forgotten to keep up with this blog. Or maybe the fact the every time we get snow/rain/wind here the Internet does not work which would be everyday since we moved here in October.
Things are going great, Jesse still loves his job and I love the fact there is so much overtime right now, not to have him gone but for our saving for a house project. Analise and I stay at home and play all day. We have our daily schedule set of going to the gym every morning for 2 hours, Analise loves the playroom/daycare there and I get some alone/workout time each day. We also attend the story time at the library once or twice a week. On Saturday's they bring the "canine angels" dogs so the kids can play with the dogs and the dog owners read stories.

We are still looking for a house. We originally had bought one in December only to find out a few weeks later that the bank had lost some important paperwork such as the deed so now we are still waiting for that to get figured out. We had looked at lots of other houses but none that fit our style, family and ability to have guests come and visit so for now we wait.

Our new house

Thursday was my last day of work and Analise and I moved to klamath Falls to join Jesse. Our new apt is very small around 700 square feet so not a whole lot of room for our things. Analise is loving the stairs to climb up and down, having her crib and toys back and most of all being with her Daddy. I have spent the last few days unpacking and trying to find room for some things most will just stay in boxes as there is no closets here. Jesse got off work this morning and we went exploring around town, to the library, and of course Walmart for the odds and ends things. Here are some before and after pictures of the apt. I would say come and visit us but I have no idea where we would put another person :o)

Beach Trip

Also during our week in Salem we took advantage of my parents new beach house and went to Lincoln city for a few days. Our time there was so relaxing and we walked the beach a few times, went to the outlet mall for some shopping, and our to lunch for Jesse's birthday. Analise did not like the sand at all. She was fine sitting in it until she went to crawl and her hands touched the sand then the screaming began.