More words...

Turner is adding more words to his vocabulary regularly. And even trying to repeat some of the things you say to him (though most of it is still just sounds). It's so exciting to finally be able to communicate in ways other than pointing and grunts. Here are the newest additions:

Elmo
Barney
Choo Choo

And my two favorites:
I want that.
I get it.

Stacy's New York trip

My best friend and i took a long weekend trip to New York City to attend a bridal show for her business. It was a wonerful trip - we saw some awesome things and had lots of memorable moments (like the hit and run in the taxi...) so I want to share some photos. These are my faves...


Mandy in the taxi, hot off the plane and on the way to the Afinia 50 Hotel


Crazy taxi...


View from our 14th floor hotel room



Mandy and I in Grand Central Station


Empire State Building


Fireman memorial at World Trade Center site - along the wall of Fire Station #10


Mandy and I at Battery Park

"I love ba"

Okay, so it's not perfect, but you can tell that he's trying. I couldn't help but to post this little video of Turner trying to say "I love ba." Of course ba in this instance means bottle. :)


We're also saying:
bye bye
uh oh
me
car
truck
ball
mama
daddy
eddie
nose
eye
ear
mouth
hair
head
ba ba (i.e. bottle)
book
door
shoe

Walgreens shopping spree

I had the best shopping experience at Walgreens/Target today. With some well thought out planning, I was able to purchase the following:

(4) Glade Sense 'n Sprays
(4) Glade Lasting Impressions
(12) Huggies jumbo packs of diapers
(5) Huggies Gentle Care wipes
(8) Packages of slivered almonds
(6) Candy bars
(2) Gillette Gamer razors
(2) Advil PM
(1) Package ear plugs
(1) Walgreens Headache Relief
(3) Walgreens Chap-Aid
(1) Pledge Multi Surface cleaner

For:
Total cost - $317.37
Paid - $52.36, a savings percentage of 83.5%

On top of that, I'll be able to send in and get a $3.99 rebate from Walgreens and another $9 back from Caregivers Mareketplace. It was a super shopping day!

Cleaning tips (not from me)

Hey - just ran across this great website How to Clean Stuff. I can't wait to start using it. Just from flipping through a few sections i found some great tips on cleaning my carpet, litter box and baby's hands.

I found it on BzzAgent.com.



If you're not a member, this is a great place to find out about all the new things out there for consumers. I've really enjoyed it. :)

This mess is bananas

 
Just had to share the messiest dinner photo we've had in a LONG while. Turner is teething so we've frozen some banana slices for him to munch on. Apparently these defrosted rather quickly and he felt it best to play with the mess instead of leaving it alone.

Diaper bandit

 
At the end of the day we were winding down and getting ready for bed. Turner wasn't quite ready, but needed a new diaper so Jodey quickly changed him and brought him back to the living room. Before we knew it, Turner had pulled that diaper right off. Oh my... No more going without pants in our house - too easy to remove the Pampers.