Wordless{ish} Wednesday: Ruari's 19 months old! Whoa!

{Photos from 4th of July}

{Wow. I cannot believe how old you are now! I've already started planning some little birthday ditties for your 2 year bday! What? Yeah.}

{So... you are pretty much the silliest baby EVER! It's so crazy seeing your personality form! You are one funny girl (not too surprising since your mama and dada are super silly ;D). One thing I really need to stop doing... is giggling when you fart. It's so hard not to laugh (yeah, I'm 28 and think farts are funny :/). The thing is... you now laugh each time you burp or fart. Ooops! :D}

{You are talking up even more of a storm this month! You're pretty much a copy-cat (gotta watch my potty-mouth) and repeat almost anything we say. You can name pretty much all of your body parts, know the names of a few favorite people and animals, you know your fruits, and the list goes on....}

{Some favorite things you love right now: Doggies (always), Horses, pacifier (addicted), Bernie (your stuffed Bernese Mountain dog that you call, "Buh-bee"), strollers or anything you can push with wheels, Cozy's (aka blankets), going on walks, shoes, Dora the freakin' Explorer (REALLY addicted to this), meltdowns I mean... getting into things and then me telling you no, you're 2 cats and Angus, my mom's cat Inky, Water, Nana's (banana), CoCo (Kelsey's daughter: Coral) and more.}

{You're pretty tall for your age, average weight, and with sort of a big head (in measurement... you're not stuck-up. :D). We have made absolutely no progress into starting potty-training... I set you on the potty and you pretty much freaked out... keep practicing! You do know when you poop... I know this because you announce it to me every time (like you did before you pooped in the tub the other night).}

{As hard as being a mom can be sometimes... I'm absolutely in love with you. I tear up thinking of how much I love you. Love you boo head!}

{- Mama}

{And, if you all get a moment.... 

I'd LOVE a vote! :D}

{If you have a Wordless{ish} Wednesday, please feel free to link it up below. BY the way: Shawntae from A Little King and I now share our Wednesday Linky's. :D. And, feel free to link up to these blogs too... 5 Minutes For Mom, Parenting by Dummies, Project Alicia, Supermom, And Then She Snapped, and Live and Love Outloud.}

♡ Chelsey

Her eyes.

My girl has some beautiful eyes. That is all.

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♡ Chelsey

Just a random day of trying to get a photo of Ruari and I.

I was trying so hard to get a photo of Ruari and I... hard to do by myself. Oh well... I got a couple of really cute ones of just her. :D

She looks so much older in these photos! Wow... crazy. Love her. Squish.

And, if you all get a moment.... 

I'd LOVE a vote! :D

♡ Chelsey

You are 18 months old.

Hello my baby girl!
You are officially 18 months old... well, you were on the 18th. BUT, I didn't make it on the date... as usual. No matter! Here we are. I now have a one and a half year old baby. NO... toddler! I mean... you aren't really a baby anymore.

I can't even count how many words you are saying. The doctor asked me at your wellness check... and I told her over a million. Because... you say and know so many words! Sometimes it surprises me when you see something and you say what it is! How do you know? You're so little! You can name most of your body parts... But, you absolutely refuse to call your toes "toes". I say "toes" you repeat "tootsies"! Ha! I blame Coral (via Kelsey) for that one! It's cute. :)

You've renamed your stuffed dog, Bernie, "Buh-bee". <3 . You love your cats! Angus is just there... you love him, but he wont let you slap him like that cats do (they're sick and they love being slapped). You've recently decided that you love to watch Dora (yay! that gives mommy some time to get stuff done! :D). I like to put hats and other accessories on you and tell you to go look in the mirror or show your daddy... you smile and walk slowly (making sure not to drop what I put on you) to look at yourself or show Mike! Ha!

Well... you're even MORE addicted to your pacifier... I'm starting to worry that you wont ever want to give it up... especially since you've been walking around patting it like a baby and "shushing" it. Oh man. You absolutely love animals of all kind... except for Chickens. You were actually shaking when you saw your cousin's chickens. You would point at them and say, "No no no no no no." That's not going to work so well since I plan on getting chickens next year! :D

I could go ON and On and ON ON ON about everything your doing... but, I wont. It's all been documented on this here blog... bwa ha ha ha! :)

I love you SO much. Happy 1.5 year! Next up: Potty training? Hmmm....

Love,
Mama

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♡ Chelsey

Pigtails. AND sponsorship...

After years of trying... ok... months of trying ;)... Ruari has finally decided she will let me put things in her hair! She still pulls them out... But, mostly she'll keep them in for a long time!

I can't believe how pigtails turn Baby Ruari into Toddler Ruari. Wow. It's crazy! So sweet.

Oh man... LOVE her.

I also wanted to mention my BlogHer '11 sponsorship deals again.... I'm trying VERY hard to raise enough money to get to BlogHer. I've set up some deals that will hopefully intrigue you enough to possibly sponsor me? Please, check it out! Many opportunities to get exposure for your blog/company through my trip and blog. Thousands of bloggers will be there. :D So, if you have a moment... I'd love for you to check it out... OR, if you can't personally sponsor me... but, know someone that may be interested in the exposure... send them my way! Thank you!

AND: I would LOVE it if you guys could vote for my blog! I'm about to fall of the first page. :( Just click the button below... then click the owl on the left. Thank you so much! :D

♡ Chelsey

Bloggy playdate... Fun!

Well... another VERY fun blog gathering... this time it was a playdate. :D My mom, grandma, ruari and I headed up to Washington to celebrate my cousins graduation from high school. SO... of course I had to plan a playdate with some of my favorite fellow bloggers in Washington. We wandered to a fabulous play place that's perfect for little toddlers that like to escape and do naughty things.... ;D SO much fun... except for the part where Ruari fell off a step and landed on her face... :( She now has a blue bruise on her cheek. Poor babe.

Please enjoy this photo barf... photo explosion... mass of photos...

{Photo taken by, Fiona from Letters to Littles}

{"You killed my dog?" I thin that's what Harper is saying. ;D}

I had SO much fun. I'm really growing very attached to these lovely blogging ladies. Here they are: Fiona from Letters to Littles, Mandy from Harper's Happenings, Andrea from Peanut Butter Handprints, and Amanda from Raising Reese. Those girls are awesome you guys. Check them out if you haven't seen them before. :D

By the way... All you PNW's.... get yourself ready..... A bloggy gathering to be remembered is being planned as you read this! Come back Wednesday for more info. :D

AND: I would LOVE it if you guys could vote for my blog! I'm about to fall of the first page. :( Just click the button below... then click the owl on the left. Thank you so much! :D

♡ Chelsey