To the Zoo!

The weather and temperature couldn't have been more perfect that it was today, so we took advantage of it and went on an adventure to the Point Defiance Zoo. Jacky enjoyed herself very much, and loved looking at all the animals. She took her second ride on a merry go round, which she can't get enough of! Enjoy the MANY pictures!

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Look at that face! She was getting anxious in her pink car seat while waiting in the parking lot, so I let her explore the car for a little while.

note: the car was NOT moving in these next two pictures!

she zonked the whole way home, with her blanket over her head! Big day for the little one!

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What's in a name?

Our names are special and unique to us. Jacklynn's especially. It fits her so well. We couldn't picture her with any different name. Jack is her Grandpa's name, which is where her name came from.

Jacklynn is getting so big, and so smart. She is talking up a storm, loves her please and thank you's, and says them often without coaxing. Even though she is little miss drama and attitude sometimes, she's a good girl, and really, she's almost two. We would be worried if she wasn't a little miss priss on occasion.

At age 19 months, she is nearly 28 lbs, in size 24 month to 2T clothing, and wears a size 6 shoe. Her hair is getting quite long. Hard to tell how long it truly is since it is so curly. She has 12 teeth (four on top front, four on bottom front, four molars [two on top, two on bottom, in the same spot]). She is growing up right before our eyes, and before we know it, she'll be in preschool!

Portrait Special

My sister has a portrait special for the month of June. Click the link to check it out if you live in the pacific Northwest!http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/crs/1195705067.html

Drool baby

Wordful Wednesday

Jacklynn's new favorite word....

MINE

It comes out as "my", but close enough. She whines out the word while bouncing up and down and holding her arm out or pointing to whatever she wants. Thankfully, she substitutes it occasionally with a sign for "more", or by saying more, which is a lot more pleasant than "mine!" by a longshot. We respond to "mine" with a "no, that is not yours", unless what she is saying is hers, actually is hers. If she is being protective of her stuff, then we respond with "you need to share, Jacky." So far, it's not working. But, we'll give it time. She's worked up quite the temper, throwing fits many times per day.

Can anyone help us??

A day outside (more photos to come)

Auntie's first attempts at professional picture taking. Pretty good for just starting out!

Even though there are shadows, this is still a good shot in my opinion!

Pneumonia

It all started when a lady at Jacklynn's day care brought her RSV infected baby in for the day.

She said "Oh, RSV is not contagious..."

BULL! Jacklynn begs to differ.


CRABBY CRABBY CRABBY!

As the week progressed, she got worse and worse, with 10 minute coughing fits, endless screaming...so Britt goes and takes her back to the doctor.

Turns out, she's got pneumonia! The doc sent them home with an albuterol inhalor and antibiotics.

After she finised the antibiotics, she was back to her old self....for a time. Easter weekend, she ran a high fever of 105.4 and was limp and whiny. I put her in the bath to cool her off, and apparently the water was freezing to her because her temp was so high, because when I dumped water over her head she FREAKED.

So I took her out of the bath and dried her off. I stuck her in a diaper and she proceeded to cry for about a half hour after the freakout.





I gave her some baby Tylenol and a teaspoonful of Pepto (doctor approved. We figured out her tummy was bugging her because the next day she had diarrhea), and she stopped crying and ate her dinner. Then after that, I sat with her on the couch, and she just layed there pathetically on my lap, and finally fell asleep after about an hour of staring into space.

I put her in one of my shirts, because my mom didn't come home until 1 at night with her pajamas. I layed her in bed and she went straight to sleep. We are thankful she's an easy sleeper. She used to cry it out, but now she just puts the blanket over her head and drifts without a peep.
The next morning, which just so happened to be Easter morning, she was doing much better. her temp was back to normal, though she was pretty out of it.




Look! A smile!

here are more pictures from the weekend:

I love her morning face!

She can't go forward on this yet. But this is the toy that we give lots of credit to in her learning to walk! (it goes into a pushtoy position. I highly recommend this toy!)

Might as well call her Linus!




Easter Baby

Peek-A-Boo!

She loves to sit on the bottom step and stomp her feet on the wood floor