Just Some Funny Playtime Pictures

Johanna playing with some curtain fabric, looking very holy.

I was trying to get her to cook along with Mommy while I made dinner - she is starting to like playing kitchen. Not quite there yet. She did really love all the boxes we got from Aldi's. I made a little box village and named it "Johanna's Berg." Ha ha, get it?

Already looking through the Toy Catalog - yikes!

Preview of Johanna's Room

Things are progressing nicely in Johanna's room - we have almost painted everything, except the doors, and I just put up some window sheers that I sewed.

Happy Belated Valentine's Day

Johanna had a Valentine's Photo Shoot but I didn't get the pictures printed out and sent in time - however, they will be on their way because they turned out so cute. Johanna wanted to wish everyone a very happy Valentine's Day - even though I am a little late to post her wishes.

She has been being as cute as ever - she did have an ear infection earlier this week and has been on her first dose of antibiotics. She is doing much better.

She knows how to say "bubbles" now - it must be from all those bubbles that her daddy, and Grandma and Grandpa Carney have blown for her. She also loves to sing "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and give kisses - "MMMWAH!"

I hope to get some new video of her today if I can find some batteries. She needs to send a video update to all her admirerers!

Hope everyone is doing well - Johanna is feeling much better, not coughing as much and her ear seems to be on the mend. Have a great weekend!

Love, Johanna Banana & Mommy

Snow Bunny

Last Friday was the perfect day for Johanna to play in the snow - it wasn't bitterly cold and there was no wind. She really loved walking around the sidewalks and even ventured out into the snow covered yard. She didn't want to come in and I had to take her back out after she started crying the first time we came inside. The only bad thing is that I was unaware she was getting sick and later that night she was running a fever. She ran a fever ranging from 101 to 103 all weekend but today is on the mend. Even though this baby was so feverish this weekend, she still wanted to play, eat, and drink so we weren't too worried. I even got out a sled we found after the last snow storm and pushed her around our yard. She loved it! Next year we will start her on a hill up the street that is more suited for little ones - "Suicide Hill" across the street is pretty hard core, hence the name.

Learning to Use a Spoon

We're still a ways away but making progress and becoming interested!

When Avery Came to Town!

Johanna and Avery were recently reunited. Renee and Aaron spent some time with us and we got to get the girls together. Let's just say they had a love, hate relationship. One minute they were friends and then the next they were hitting or throwing blocks at each other. I'm sure Renee and I were the exact same way when we were this little.

15th Months **Already!!**

Johanna had her 15th month check-up today. She weighs 19 lbs. 9 oz. and is 29" long. She went from the 25th percentile for height and weight to the 10th percentile. I knew she was little, but this was pretty shocking to me. However, my pediatrician assured me that she is very healthy and just a little petitekins. (She didn't necessarily call her a petitekins - I did.) I called Vince to tell him after the checkup and he asked what her head circumference was - I forgot to look but when I did, I couldn't believe it. Her head is in the 75th percentile. It makes me wonder how she can keep her head up at all! She definitely gets the big head from her dad. Ha ha!

Johanna is starting to learn more signs and words. Her newest signs include "book", "banana", "please" and "Daddy." Her newest words are "shoes","baby", "more", "poop poop" and "cracker." She also is trying to say "koojoo" but she usually just says "chh, chh" for Kujoe. She also still calls Vince "mama" and I am "MOMMY!" She also tried to say "Emmy" and just LOVES AUNT EMMY!

The last few weeks have been cranky weeks. She is getting all four of her 1st molars in at the same time and I can't believe how big those teeth are. That means she has been pooping like crazy, which developed into some really bad diaper rash. Now she has a cold to top it all off and has been pretty tired and cranky. One afternoon she cried for over an hour straight. Very unlike the happy Johanna we all know. However, I would probably be a cranky pants is my butt and mouth hurt at the same time.

She loves to run around and play with her toys. If you tell her "let's play blocks" then she will run over and get them. She will also run a get books if you say "want to read a book?" A funny story - we went to the library last week and she was running around making the book sign. Then when we were playing, she went over and pulled her changing pad out of the diaper bag. She said, "poop poop" and tried to spread the changing pad on the ground and lay on it like she was going to get a diaper change. She didn't even have a poopy diaper! It amazes me the things that she knows.

She is liking her new day care - somedays she still cries when I drop her off but other days she is ready to play. Getting up at 6:30 and playing all morning is making her pretty tired, but we are starting to get in to the new morning routine. I like dropping her off and picking her up from daycare.

We can't wait until the weather warms up so we can take more walks and play at the park. Everyone at our house is getting cabin fever!!!

(Notice the cottage cheese that Johanna threw onto KuJoe? Let me tell you, getting cottage cheese off a dog is not as easy as you'd think!)