Missed me?

Oh my!  It's been almost a month since I updated this little blog!  There have been some exciting things going on around here...most importantly, my little peanut is WALKING!  She started walking 4th of July weekend and hasn't slowed down since!  I have some videos of her, but I haven't loaded them onto the computer...I promise they are coming!

She is still talking up a storm!!  I think her word count is now above 50!!!  We also have to be careful of what we say around her, because she will say anything she hears!! 

She had her 15 month check-up last Tuesday and here are her stats:

Weight: 24.4 pounds

Length: 31 inches

She was in the 50% for everything, including her head circumference, but I can't remember the exact number.

The pediatrician wants us to start working on colors, so that is next on our list!

She still eats anything, although she is sometimes too distracted to finish a meal.  Her favorite foods are blueberries {"bueberries"}, cheese, potatoes, corn, tomatoes, pasta, cheerios {"dados"}, and goldfish {"ish}.  She has gotten much better at feeding herself too!  Her 8th tooth finally broke through this month too!

I can't believe my little munchkin is 15 {almost 16} months old!  I will be back soon with some videos!

Sweet child of mine!

What she lacks in the walking department {nope.  still not there.  it's coming.  i can feel it}, she makes up for in the TALKING department!  

There has been a language explosion in the last few weeks and it is so fun!  I'd rather her talk than walk any day!  Here's what I could think of so far:

{this is really just a list for me to look back on.  also, the words in {...} are how it actually sounds!}

1. Dance {danch}

2. Shoes {oosh}

3.  Bye Bye

4.  Hi

5.  All done {alllllllllllduh}

6.  Kitchen {chichen}

7.  Bath {bah}

8.  Nite nite {ni ni}

9.  Outside {side}

10.  Slide {side}

11.  Swing {sing}

12.  Baby

13.  Uh oh

14.  Please {peas}

15. Thank you {tanku}

16.  Diaper {diapuh}

17.  Birdie

18.  Cheese

19.  Eyes

20.  Elmo {melmo}

21.  Cracker {tracka}

22.  Now

23.  Book

24.  Ball 

25.  She says {and knows the correct order of} 1, 2, 3

26.  She knows a train as a "choo choo" and a car as a "vroom vroom"

27.  She knows the motions to "the wheels on the bus"

28.  She points to her eyes, nose, and sometimes mouth

29.  She can make the animal noises of a dog, cat, cow, bird, bee, and tiger

30.  She also can identify her mama, daddy, T, Babs, and herself {baby} in pictures!

I will say that this is such a fun age!  She is just so cute and sweet and funny!

Redneck wagon...

Really.  Who needs a wagon, when you have a cooler?!

She's got the beat! {and looooves to eat!}

Music + spaghetti = HAPPINESS!!

Boogie Down! from Jen Dismukes on Vimeo.


Untitled from Jen Dismukes on Vimeo.

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Dunder Mifflin: I'm in love!

So, I tend to not enjoy things {tv shows, bands, movies} once they become overly-popular.  I don't know, there's just something in me that doesn't like what everyone else likes WHEN everyone else likes it.  Except for LOST.  Because, well, it's LOST. 

Case in point:  The Office.

I know the show has been on like 6 years, but B and I just started watching it on Netflix {streamed via Xbox...Genious!} and I'm in love.  Seriously, we watched all of seasons 1 and 2 in approximately 4 days.  My heart gets all flittery when I see Jim and Pam together.  Also, I cannot handle Dwight's antics.  B and I have cried while laughing at the show.  We both agreed that it's the "realness" of the show.  It doesn't feel like we're watching a filmed tv series, it actually feels like we are a fly on the wall in this office.

I could talk about all of the characters, because they are all hilarious and awkward and loveable and outrageous!  I spent an hour last night watching the bloopers on Youtube and I was laughing outloud.  I will say that I love being able to watch episode after episode with no commercials.

I think it's safe to say I'm a fan.

You should be too!

I sure do love my...

happy, giggly, not-yet-walking, mooing, barking, tweeting, buzzing, water-loving, book reading, mullet-rocking, 12-hour-sleeping, blue-eyed, tan-skinned, toothbrush-loving, ticklish, always hungry, yo gabba gabba obsessed, cabinet-mastering, tupperware-loving, cheerio-obsessed, open-mouth-kissing, door-shutting, remote-control-aholic, cell-phone talking, hairbow-hating, shoe-wearing, all around adorable...

14 MONTH OLD!!!