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Back to back birthdays, fall break, Halloween, and in a blink of an eye Thanksgiving will be here!  

Looks whooooo's ONE!

Happy birthday Callie (aka: Cal-bear, Cal-cal, K-bear, Chow-chow, Calvin!)!!  The last year has gone by so fast, and I can't believe my baby is not a baby anymore!  She's been through some ups and downs, but she's a happy and healthy girl :)

October 

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August (Calvin)

September

1 year old!

Happy 3rd birthday, Sadie

The theme of Sadie's 3rd birthday by request was Doc Mcstuffins.  In the days leading up to her birthday we counted down and talked about what she wanted for her party.  Her requests for this year's celebration were for:

1. a big party

2. grammie to make a purple cake

3. everyone to sing happy birthday to her

4. Doc Mcstuffins candles 

5. a purple party hat

Pretty easy to satisfy :)  Daddy, Mommy, and Callie also surprised her at school and brought Jamba Juice for her whole class, which she was thrilled about.  It was neat to see how excited she got this year, as I think this was really the first year she kind of understood what was going on, lol.

3 year check up (10/2/13):

Sadie is in good health, however her 3 year old "stats".... were quite surprising.  She no longer is in the 80/90-percentiles for height, she is now 3' 1.5" = 55% and her weight is up at 29 lbs = 32%.  Today was also the first time she had her blood pressure taken - 78/49! (sounds low to me, but i guess that's normal for a child).  She enjoyed her visit with the doctor and took it all in as the nurse took her height, weight, bp, and temperature.   She walked in with her Doc Mcstuffins stethoscope around her neck, which gave the staff a good laugh.  She also made me laugh and think "wow she really knows what's going on these days" when she asked me on the car ride there "mommy...the doctor going give me shots today??"  Luckily for her, her temperature was slightly high, so they said she could told off on the shots till next week at Callie's 1 year appointment.  (Poor daddy - he will have 2 crying girls after they're done next week!)

Callie videos

Yobo girls

Earrings!

When this girl wants something, nothing is going to stop her....check her out getting her ears pierced

"Before" - this dress & pose looks familiar - is that Paisley or Sadie?

"That was fun mommy"

Happy 9 months Callie....

Here's your 9 month birthday present....an ear infection!  :(  Poor Callie...she's constantly being exposed to preschool germs and her body finally caved.  It's a good thing she had her appointment set for her routine check up because she was able to get diagnosed and prescribed a course of antibiotics, which is something her big sister Sadie is still a virgin to.  I can tell she is just completely miserable, but she still manages to dance to some beats and can occasionally crack a smile.  She's still a "big girl" according to the stats, but her weight is starting to taper off.  She can now officially crawl, woohoo....but still prefers to SIT!  Another thing to note is that she still has NO teeth! :)  We love her gummy smile!

Height 28.5" = 80%
Weight 19 lb 13 oz = 72%.

*Update on ear infection.  This has been one of the worst weeks ever, but maybe not quite as bad as the good ole colic/reflux days.  Fussy, congested, feverish, restless -- all what Callie has been experiencing the past few days.  The vomiting was becoming quite worrisome, but not really treatable since it is all tied into her reflux problem - weak sphincter tone between her esophagus and stomach causes the stomach contents to come up with the force of the cough.  Her moaning, coughing, and crying throughout the days and nights have mommy, daddy, and grammie wound up tight with concern, but at least she has "stores" to live off of :)

Big girl can do the splits! 

Mellow yellow - fell asleep when she's supposed to be exercising!

Out cold - she could go to Japan and fit right in (sleep while standing on the train)

It's been a rough 9th month for Callie - as she had her ear infection in the early part of the month, followed by tooth eruption (finally) at mid-month, and roseola at the tail end of July.  She weathered the storm, and now is almost back to herself at her 10 month birthday :)

Princess Callie

Sad girl - fever (prior to roseola rash)