Sloan's Birthday!

"the BIG 2"!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We had a gathering for some friends and family here in Chi- Town. It was a wonderful celebration and appreciate that everyone came. The theme was ice cream cones and wow were there some creations! Sloan you continue to grow and develop right in front of our eyes!

Her two year stat:

Weight ---24 lbs

Height ---34 inches

We're so proud of you going pee pee on the potty and talking on the phone at the same time. She finishes many sentences for us, loves to read books, sings songs and performs for any a crowd.

In fact, the other night I was putting her to bed, reading "Good Night Moon" she started to finish all the words, bear, chair, balloon and then we got to the page, "a comb, a brush...a bowl full of ICE CREAM she repeats," Well guess she was just thinking of her birthday, since every party we go to is "Her" birthday! These little ones can always make you smile after a stressful day!

A bathroom company?

So I had always heard from Trac that we named Sloan after a bathroom company....and I promise we didn't mean too!!

It's true I witnessed myself, there I was in Chicago Intercontinental at a recent sales meeting. So this is what is running thru my head.....

This hotel is so chic, I love it and wish I could have all the money in the world to decorate like this, then I walk in the bathroom, so earth friendly and cool...I walk in the stall to use the restroom and what do I see staring in front of me....

SLOAN... I just had to giggle! I thought about our little cutie all day after I saw her name on the toilet.

Sloan is.....

starting to get into mischief! It's been a blast.....you never know where you will find her or with what in her hand ( peanut butter, tampons, scissors)??? I thought some of these pictures explained it....

Sloan's 18 months

Just one of her dress up days!!!

Sloan has really blossomed these past couple of months. She is definitely already portraying her feminine characteristics. Putting on any shoe that's in the house, trying clothes on and off, most of the time not where they SHOULD go, watching mommy apply her makeup, carrying a purse around everywhere she goes, and all the other thing us crazy girls do. She is speaking a lot, with her favorite words being "yep" "please"and "thank you" I just love her innocence and her sweet gestures from kissing and hugging, to admiring her brothers every move. It's amazing how they learn and interact at such a young age.....It's been wonderful to watch! We went to her check up at the beginning of the month, but with all the craziness going on, or I should say all the craziness in my purse (seriously, it's way, way, way too BIG, I can NEVER find anything) I have misplaced her digits for her 18 month check up.

What I do remember...she is 40% for weight, and 80% for height....ok, I'll get back to the specifics when the sheet reappears....

Sloan, you continue to amaze us with your developments, we are so thankful for your energy and your health! Love ya!

****Dec 13th...I knew I would find it, or should I say Sloan found it!**** Her digits read: 33 inches for height and 24 lbs

Sloan is something!

I love, love love this age.... She cracks me up! She loves cleaning, dancing, smiling and running after brother. She is a biggest ham ever! She is into making a "look" that is identical to what QMan did at this age, although with her, it might be a little more sexy and that worries Aaron just little bit.

A few of her latest tricks:

• Loves, loves music in fact she has the dance down to "head and shoulders", she loves rap music the most and sings twinkle little star out loud (pretty well)
• Loves to scream "MOM" in a high fast pitch voice...Aaron gets a little jealous!
• Smells everything including markers and fake flowers, therefore, sometimes her face is a masterpiece...It is great!
• Loves the broom, swiffer or vacuum cleaner as well as getting down on her hands and knees to scrub the floor (our floor is always dirty)
• Loves riding in her brother's wagon around the house like a "QUEEN" with goggles on, why goggles...I don't know
• The best.... she blows her noise with wet wipes then proceeds to wipe herself as if she has just gone pee pee and then wipes as if she has gone poop poop and then just goes thru the entire routine ten more times.....

Sloan you continue to amaze us as you have new developments daily! We love you so much!

Sloan's first class....

With Q starting school soon and always trying to continue the tradition with both kiddos, we decided to sign Sloan up for gymnastics and this morning was her first day. What a crack up! There is just Sloan and another little girl named Isabel in the class so it's practically a private lesson (if there is such a thing for a 15 month year old). It's a lot of free play so she could get used to the environment and the equipment. However, it didn't take too long, as this setup is a cool and safe place for kids to have a blast. Sloan did awesome jumping on the trampoline with mommy, hanging on the bars, and stacking cones as big as her. Q was thrilled because he was able to show her the ropes for the first class. I was so proud of his patience and his excitement when he went into BIG BRO mode.

I look forward to her progress and feel this will be a great way to gain coordination and balance...then we can get her in dance too.....So fun Sloan!!!!

SLOANY!!!!!

Sloan is so much fun right now...I just love this age.....14 months tomorrow!

She is talking up a storm with a lot of jibberish as well as some words like, Hi, but drawn out to sound like haiiiiiiiiiiiii, dadda, momma, ball, and anytime she sees a dog she barks! Sloan continues to get more teeth by the minute and still loves to laugh with her big open mouth.

She's also started to act rather girly and dramatic....loves carrying around any shoe she can find and/or her favorite purse from cousin Maggie. She cracks us up when she dances sometimes we have to double take, because we think she is actually going to the right beat! When she dances she jumps a lot however never leaves the ground, but the motions are there, It's pretty funny!

Sloan you are our little girl that is so girly (already).....boy are we in trouble!

Give me Grace

The perfect way to end Sloan's day is with these little prayers for each day of the week.  This has been my favorite book from when Qman was born.   I think it's great for kids but also for us adults, the prayers are for kindness, love and guidance.  It's such a simple book, yet means so much!   

MONDAY: make me good and kind to all creatures that I find.  Help me love God's whole creation.  Make my life a celebration.

TUESDAY:  teach me faith and caring, teach me wisdom, teach me sharing.  Raise me up and make me strong.  Be with me the whole day long.

WEDNESDAY:  make me full of light.  Guide my heart both day and night.  Give me gladness give me grace.  Shine your love upon my face.

THURSDAY:  open up my eyes to your angels in the skies.  Let me know their wings are near me, that they will always hear me.

FRIDAY:  keep the ones I love.  Comfort them from up above.  Lift their hearts and hold them dear.  Help them know that you are here.

SATURDAY:  in early morn make me thankful I was born.  Give my spirit peace within.  Let each day with hope begin.

SUNDAY:  in a quiet time, bless this little life of mine.  In the wonder of each day, let me live a holy way.

AMEN!  It's so calming and peaceful and I believe helps Sloany slept well.  Thank you for letting me share a special little tradition in our home!

Sloan's Annual Checkup

Can you believe our baby girl is One already?  We can't....and did I mention she's walking all over the place.  Sloan took her first 10 steps over Memorial Day weekend and boy she hasn't stopped since then.  She's loving it, getting into cabinets, running after her big brother and communicating to everyone she sees "HI"  and always with a smile!!!!

At her 12 month appointment she weighted  20 lbs and her height was 28.5 inches.  She just got her last 4 shots until kindergarten, one on each arm and one on each leg...poor baby! 

She is such a daddy's girl, before bed she recently will pucker up her lips for a big kiss and it's just so cute!  Sloan don't go stealing any hearts yet, let's just take it one step at a time.  We love you honey!

Sloan's Birthday Party

It was a Polka Dot and Cupcake Theme!

The weather was beautiful and the company was even better. We enjoyed visiting with all our friends and family ( CC and DD came into town), eating some of Aaron's favorite food and watching Sloan dig into her minature size cupcake! We all gathered round her highchair and sang Aaron's tunes of the Happy Birthday banjo song as it filled the room, I think she became a little nervous, then the lip started to shiver and she began to cry.... I felt so bad! A little overwelming for a one year old, however she was over it fairly quickly and ready for more cake.

It was a great day! Sloan we love you so much and look forward to many many many more fun birthdays to come!

Happy Birthday Sloan!

It's your Golden Birthday!  May 1st-----on your 1st birthday!  Looking forward to a great weekend with family and friends.  Just thought I would share some pics from the day she was born and a couple weeks later.  What an memorable birth for an amazing little girl!  I love you sooooooooooo much Sloany! More pics from her party to follow....

What a Great Gift!

I don't normally do this, however, I am a sales person and when I find something or someplace I love, I have to tell.....me tell imagine that?????.... TJ MAXX, ALDI, BIG LOTS, just to name a few...

Well Sloan received this adorable early birthday gift from our dear friends, The Milano's and it's from this site. It is a personalized growth chart with all of our immediate family's heights on one side as well as some fabulous rock/movie stars (see pic above) and their heights on the other.... leave it up to my fashionable friend Mollie to have found this amazing gift. I will say, this is one worth copying for that special someone. Check it out!  To date: Sloan is 2 feet and 2 inches tall!  

Thanks again Molls, we love it and will cherish it forever!!

SAY CHEESE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah! Sloan has two front teeth, a few bottom ones and we can feel about 3 or 4 more that are about to break thru any day. Today, she was literally using QMan's pretend saw to hit her tooth, then loved the sound, so she continued to proceed and belly laugh.

The past to weeks she has made several milestones with crawling like crazy, pulling up on everything possible and even starting to want to walk while holding our hands. I think her world is changing very quickly around her and we are thrilled! She has still continued to be so happy and loves playing with all her brother's boy toys. I cannot figure out which one is her favorite...the sounding motorcycle or the already eaten NERF football?

Sloan continues to add "JOY" to our lives everyday!!