Sunday, August 26, 2012
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Dan & Sara
We are in the Meixcan Riviera right now, preparing for Dan & Sara's wedding this evening. Sara is Ben's sister and he is officiating the ceremony on the beach. Dan & Sara are an amazing couple and the love that they have for each other is something that many desire and seek out their whole lives but never find. I know, personally, that this has been a long and sometimes disheartening journey for Sara. To see her, now, with Dan is a dream come true for so many in her family.
Was is all worth it? A thousand times, yes.
Ben and I want to wish Dan & Sara a lifetime of love together. May God always bless your marriage. We love you both!
My one year old!
Palmer turned one year old today! It's crazy to think about what we were doing on this day one year ago. I re-read her birth story and I couldn't help but think - again - how amazing that day was.
Oh, what stories we will tell little monkey about her first year of life! Palmer is so different than Linkan - it's been fun to see how their little personalities are unique from each other. She is little miss independent. She wants to do everything on her own...put on her shoes, use a fork and a spoon, walk (although she hasn't totally mastered that yet). She almost completely refuses to eat baby food anymore. I have to distract her by giving her another spoon to try to feed herself while I shovel cereal or yogurt in the hatch...before she notices that I've tricked her. :) She knows some sign language and uses it well. She is a little confused...as she uses the sign for "more" when she wants something. But we know what she means and give it to her so I guess she has us trained!
Palmer is an observer. She studies things and people. She has to have time to take you in before she decides if you are ok. If you are a stranger, you will have to work hard for her smiles...unless you are a girl under the age of 11 and then she INSTANTLY loves you. I'm learning that she wants me to hold her a lot so that she can be right in the middle of the action AND study (so that she can later mimic) whatever it is that I'm doing.
She loves her Linkan so much. The first thing they do in the morning is excitedly greet each other. It's so sweet. Linkan says, "Good morning baby girl!" She can often put a smile on Palmer's face or make her giggle when no one else can. Palmer LOVES to wrestle and roll around with Link. Linkan is still learning how to share and snatches toys from Palmer constantly. I've been surprised to find that Palmer is no shrinking violet. I don't think we will ever have to worry about our flamboyant Linkan bull-dozing Palmy. She stands her ground. And I try not to laugh...
Palmer can say mama, da ("dad"), hi. She waves hello and goodbye, plays peek-a-boo, does the sounds for a fish-owl-tiger-elephant-dog-money-gorilla. She does this fore-head bump thing that we can "bonk". It's the Post universal language for "I love ya!" She can sign drink, more, eat, and all done. She is 17 pounds and 29 inches long. She only gained 1 pound in the last three months which I was totally surprised by because she eats like a horse! She is 60th percentile in height (same as 9 months) and 5th percentile in weight (was 25th at 9 months). Doc isn't concerned. She doesn't have much hair yet but the growth has picked up very recently! She has 8 teeth - 4 on top and 4 on bottom and is currently working on two GIGANTIC molars. And they HURT. :( She is cruising really well and crawls faster than the speed of sound. She took a couple of steps on her own today.I'd give her another month or so before she will be stable enough to start walking.
She is our sweet little baby. We love her little personality and her sweet giggles and funny things that she does every day to make us laugh. Our little world would not be the same without her! Happy birthday Palmy, we love you!
Oh, what stories we will tell little monkey about her first year of life! Palmer is so different than Linkan - it's been fun to see how their little personalities are unique from each other. She is little miss independent. She wants to do everything on her own...put on her shoes, use a fork and a spoon, walk (although she hasn't totally mastered that yet). She almost completely refuses to eat baby food anymore. I have to distract her by giving her another spoon to try to feed herself while I shovel cereal or yogurt in the hatch...before she notices that I've tricked her. :) She knows some sign language and uses it well. She is a little confused...as she uses the sign for "more" when she wants something. But we know what she means and give it to her so I guess she has us trained!
Palmer is an observer. She studies things and people. She has to have time to take you in before she decides if you are ok. If you are a stranger, you will have to work hard for her smiles...unless you are a girl under the age of 11 and then she INSTANTLY loves you. I'm learning that she wants me to hold her a lot so that she can be right in the middle of the action AND study (so that she can later mimic) whatever it is that I'm doing.
She loves her Linkan so much. The first thing they do in the morning is excitedly greet each other. It's so sweet. Linkan says, "Good morning baby girl!" She can often put a smile on Palmer's face or make her giggle when no one else can. Palmer LOVES to wrestle and roll around with Link. Linkan is still learning how to share and snatches toys from Palmer constantly. I've been surprised to find that Palmer is no shrinking violet. I don't think we will ever have to worry about our flamboyant Linkan bull-dozing Palmy. She stands her ground. And I try not to laugh...
Palmer can say mama, da ("dad"), hi. She waves hello and goodbye, plays peek-a-boo, does the sounds for a fish-owl-tiger-elephant-dog-money-gorilla. She does this fore-head bump thing that we can "bonk". It's the Post universal language for "I love ya!" She can sign drink, more, eat, and all done. She is 17 pounds and 29 inches long. She only gained 1 pound in the last three months which I was totally surprised by because she eats like a horse! She is 60th percentile in height (same as 9 months) and 5th percentile in weight (was 25th at 9 months). Doc isn't concerned. She doesn't have much hair yet but the growth has picked up very recently! She has 8 teeth - 4 on top and 4 on bottom and is currently working on two GIGANTIC molars. And they HURT. :( She is cruising really well and crawls faster than the speed of sound. She took a couple of steps on her own today.I'd give her another month or so before she will be stable enough to start walking.
She is our sweet little baby. We love her little personality and her sweet giggles and funny things that she does every day to make us laugh. Our little world would not be the same without her! Happy birthday Palmy, we love you!
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Palmer's Mexican Birthday - One Year Old
We celebrated Palmer's actual first birthday in grande style in the Mexican Mayan Riviera! We were there for her Aunt Sara and Uncle Dan's wedding (the next day). We threw a little party for her the week before but wanted to do something special on her actual birthday too. I talked to a sweet chef named Surinder the night before and they made a little smash cake especially for her. We thought we'd give her a chance to "re-do" the smash cake since it didn't go over well at her party. The jury confirms that Palmer doesn't love smash cakes. haha She really enjoyed feeding it to me, though...and it was good! Can't thank the staff at the Playacar Palace Resorts enough for making her birthday special.
(I'll post more pictures later when I get collect them from all the picture-takers!)
(I'll post more pictures later when I get collect them from all the picture-takers!)
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