cribs are for babies!

On Friday I put Jozlyn down for her typical afternoon nap in her crib. About 1.5 hrs later I hear a 'knock knock' at her bedroom door...from the inside. Uh-oh! I ran to the door and opened it to find little Jozlyn on the other side just staring at me like "what the heck did I just do?" I didn't hear a thump or anything on the monitor so she must have climbed out like a little monkey but landed gracefully like the sweet polite little girl that she is (oh, come on people..she is!). haha. I hugged and hugged her as we met in her doorway thinking that it could have been a bad situation. Right away I ran to get the tools and pieces I needed to convert that crib to the thing I have been dreading ever since the girl could stand up.... a toddler bed.

Daddy gets home and an hour later we have her new bed all ready. Jozlyn even helped him unscrew the bolts with a crayon. :)

Is it weird that this makes me sad? My first born little baby is no longer in a crib. I was trying not to be that 'emotional pregnant woman' and held back the tears as Jozlyn climbed up into her bed on her own. It seems like just a short time ago we were putting her in that crib for the very first time.

Well, my little toddler is doing GREAT in her new bed. It's such an easier transition (so far) than I thought. Plus, it's one more thing checked off my to-do list before the new baby comes. I'm so proud of my little sweetie pete, and can't believe how she is growing into a little girl right before my eyes.

just a glimpse

here's a just a little glimpse into a typical day with joz and mommy...

lunch time!

i'm a pro at the big girl cup

i use my fork most of the time but still try and sneak in a fist full of food when mommy's not watching.

i have the funniest mom ever!

hanging with her bff, checking things out outside (aka sout-side in jozlyn language)

blowing mommy a kiss


and a hug!! (told you she was a sweetie!)

playing with her favorite toy

you just gotta love the little purse of the lips when she's concentrating. it's her trademark.

hey you! put the camera away already!

that's our 21 month picture update!

it's a good thing jozlyn loves babies!

Jozlyn loves giving her dollies baths, feeding them, changing their diapers..etc. etc. That means I am going to have quite the helper in January. Yep - Jozlyn is going to be a BIG SISTER! We are super excited to be blessed with another addition to our family. We can't wait!





...and Jozlyn always makes sure daddy has plenty of hugs to get him through his days at work.

update!

It's been a while! Here's a little update on us. Jozlyn's growing into a sweet little girl right before our eyes! Her vocabulary is really starting to take off, it's adorable! Jozlyn loves babies and can usually be seen caring one around on her hip. She hardly ever let's you leave without giving you a big smoochers and a "hi" (which is Jozlyn language for hug). She adores her Aunt Sissy and has to call her on the phone at least once a day, along with her Grammy. For the most part she is a social butterfly and loves to entertain! Here are some recent pics of our 19 month old sweetie pie!

day outside

Since it was a fairly nice day out compared to the cold we've had lately, I took Jozlyn outside for a while to explore. Here is our day!

It was all good until I had to bring her inside....poor girl, soon it will be spring!

oh the humor

Since Jozlyn was about 10 months old I've been known as mama. Mama is great, but there is just something in me that makes me feel like more of a mommy kinda gal. I've been trying to sway Joz to feel the say way. She would say "mama" and I say "no sweetie it's mommy- can you say mommeeeeeeee".

Did she catch on? Nope. Now I'm MIMI. Mimi, seriously? I'll take mama over that.

My daughter now refers to me as Mimi probably just to spite the fact that I couldn't be content with mama. Oh the many things this girl has taught me, add contentment to the list. Oh well, the other day I was shouting for Cal to come up from his man cave, Jozlyn picked up on that and 1/2 the time now refers to him as Cal. Lots of humor here at the Cal and Mimi household. She continues to make us laugh everyday.

love, jozlyn

hmm, what is this?

it's gooooood

sugar high!

what!? all gone?

Happy Valentine's Day from Jozlyn! :)