wide awake

It's been a while and honestly I can say it is because my girl hasn't really slowed down enough to even let me check my email much less blog. No seriously, there's been a few days where she isn't even kind of sleepy come 9:00pm. I have skipped nap all together for a few days just to get her to go to bed at a decent hour. Why don't you just lay her down, you ask? Or isn't she a crabby mess!? The answer is no. I would feel totally mean and selfish for laying her down wide awake. She isn't crabby. She is as hilarious and playful as if it were 2pm.
The problem is Heath and I are tired and we want to hang out! I am praying that this is just a phase and that my 17 month old isn't telling me that she doesn't need a nap already. Yikes.

She has been learning so much in these few weeks. Climbing is not my favorite but she is really good at it. The time it takes her to climb on top of the dining room table is astonishing. Heath and I both feel like broken records saying, "Jovie, stay on your bottom!" Here is a before and after scolding.


So, because of the climbing phenomenon and just for fun we scouted out a great park in east Visalia. This park has got a toddler (2-4) section and a bigger kids (5-12) section. It also has a water feature, that will rain on you when you push a button. We love it and we're becoming regulars.

"Pee-bo" Is Jov's version of peek a boo

Jovial has also entered a language explosion. We love to hear her version of everything. Here are a list of the words she can say today: (ps. this is more for me and my memory)

help please- hep pea

thank you- kank oo (She is pretty picky about when she wants to say this word.)

your welcome- kekom (She usually says this when I say, "Jovie, say thank you.")

cool

no way

truck

trash man- tash pan (I know it's not p.c. but have you ever seen a trash woman?)

air plane- pear plane

mine (We do not like this one.)

night night- ny ny

wet- wep

pool- poo

snack- nack

phone- pone

itchy

ouchy

owie

milk- mi l

juice- jooosss

scone- cone

pasta- papa

apple- appo

hot

cold- cole

eye

nose

teeth

elbow- belbow

elmo- melmo

kitty cat- tee tat

dog

bird- bur

chicken- chickie

fan- pan

owl

monkey

Harper- Hopper

Jack- Jack

Isaiah- zae ya

Miles- Mi z

Emma

Ryken- Bumbo

Avery- a (soft a) very

Benton- Betton or B

Nash- Baby

Heath- Daddy and sometimes Heathy

Me- Mommy or Mama

My mom- Gramma

My dad- Grampa or lito

Heath's mom- Nanny

Heath's dad- Papa

Taylor Ashley- Tay tay

My brother- bubba





Our little girl is full of curiosity and adventure. Sometimes this is a little frightening when she walks away in a public place and doesn't even look back to see if I am following or watching her. She is so confident and brave and I love this about her. I am continually reminded that I named her Sparrow and I want her to fly.