Playtime at the mall

Today we went to the City Centre Mall and played in the kids play area for awhile. Lexi played video games and did big girl rides with Daddy for awhile then they joined Mommy and I in the tot area. I had a lot of fun running around and climbing, jumping, running, and pretending to wash my hands in the play kitchen. I also went around and hugged a lot of kids, some of them cried and some laughed at me and hugged me back. I also wanted to show the kids their noses and eyes but Mommy told me to stop touching people on the face, they don't like it for some reason. I went down a big tube slide with sissy. When we got home we had some mail and it was the play food and dishes that Mom and Dad got me for Christmas!! I have had fun playing with them so far, they said they also got me a kitchen but it didn't ship because it is too big so they are finding out of the company with ship it fedex instead...I hope so, I really love play kitchens!

Some pictures from my travels

Hanging out at the Bowling Alley while Uncle Jason bowls in his tourney...I was less interested in watching and more interested in all the racing games!

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Getting a bath in the sink...the tubs have glass screens that go halfway across them so it is hard for mom and dad to give me a bath in the tub.....the kitchen sink seems to be a perfect fit for now though!



Eating a local favorite........and a new favorite of mine and moms..............the shawarma! This one is chicken..it has some yogurt sauce, chicken, a pickle spear, some cucumbers and lettuce and sometimes tomatoes on a flatbread thing...YUM!!




We finally made it to Bahrain after a few troubles with our travels. I am so happy to see my Daddy! I snuggled and kissed him for quite a while!



We had to wait outside in very cold, rainy weather in Washington DC. Our flight was canceled and they gave us a hotel room but we had to wait outside for the hotel bus thing. It was pretty miserable.

A local favorite becomes one of my favorites too!

One of the cool things about Bahrain is the food. This local favorite is a shawai'ma or shwarma. It is a thick flat bread with either lamb, beef, or chicken, veggies, and a cucumber sauce. I love them so much. Whenever I see them or smell them I go bonkers until one gets cut up for me. Of course I would rather eat them whole but mom doesn't like it when I stuff half a shwarma into my mouth. Here I am enjoying a chicken shwarma, this one had fries inside of it too. This is kind of like the Bahraini version of fast food, kind of like their version of a gyro or burrito. And you can have them delivered, actually you can have any food delivered here. I can't wait to have another shwarma and lucky for us the place that was voted best in Bahrain is very near to us on the road that daddy calls "heart attack row" it is where all of the American fast food places are.............even burger king, dairy queen, and mcdonalds deliver here. We never eat at those places though, why should we when the local food is so much better!

On being an expat baby

Here I am in Bahrain. We came here to live with my daddy, he has alreay been here for a year. I like it here a lot. Everywhere we go I ooh and ahh over the things I see! In Bahrain one this is for sure, they love kids a lot in Bahrain and everywhere you go there are tons of fun things for the kids to do. In the big City Centre mall there is a massive kids area with games, a playground, rides, a huge merr-go-round, one whole part of the mall is all kids stores and toy stores even! The people are so friendly to me too, they always say hi to me then call other people over to look at me and say hi. And at Rics and Fudruckers the waitresses cleaned me up with wet wipes after I ate and picked me up and carried me around showing me off. I don't understand what they are saying but I am very young so I am sure I will come to understand a bit of their language as I grow. I like the food here a lot, mommy was worried that the flavors would be too different but I have enjoyed shawai'mas, lamb kabobs, beef kababs, persian chicken with rice, sweet melon juice, a wonderful gumbo made by my new Uncle Jason, and warm fresh flatbreads with hummus and cucumber garlic sauce which I really loved. Mommy says she is happy that I am so young because I will really grow up with 2 cultures and have a good start on living a diverse and open-minded life. I wanted to show you some new pictures of me but the pictures won't upload right now so hopefully I can do that later.

It's been awhile

It has been so long since I updated any of my blogs, a lot of things have been keeping me busy but once I get settled in my new home in a few weeks I will be back to updating reguarly.

Experiencing new things......

I've been neglecting the blogs lately, life has just gotten in the way. I spent two weeks with stitche in my right hand so that slowed me down a bit. I did take plenty of pictures though! I got this great one of Skye laughing at Lexi. Her face is hilarious. She is also learning to feed herself with a spoon. She likes eating with her fingers but always tries to take my spoon so I gave her one the other day and she did a nice job. She took her first steps yesterday, I wasn't quick enough with the camera. They were wobbly and she looked down at her feet each time, after 5 steps she reached out for me and I clapped and cheered. I also got her a little guitar the other day. The strings move and make noises too. She put held it the right way the very first time, I think she has her Daddy's talent! Ever since then everytime she even lifts her foot up she claps and cheears!! I have my video camera charged, hopefully she will take more steps soon!

More Movies

Just a few random movies of Skye. They are about a month old if not older by now so I will have to take some more to post soon. Enjoy!

Skye updates

I can't get the picture upload thing to work today so we'll just go with some writing.

Skye has 2 new teeth bringing the total up to 7, that is 4 on top and 3 on bottom. She has some funny new things she does. Well, it isn't very funny but her reaction is a hoot. She loves to bite me now and when I say "ouch!" she scrunches her face up, puts her hands on front of her and says in a real scratchy voice "owwwwwwwww!" Pretty cute even though it is painful, I am sure she keeps doing it because I laugh. She has discovered her toybox finally, it is in the living room and has been there for some time now but she never paid any attention to it. The other day she pulled herself up on it and started pulling stuff out of it much to my delight and surprise. She emptied the whole thing they crawled away to pick up a forgotten cheerio she spied under the couch! Today while at moms she discovered the stairs, a scary thing for any parent. I stood behind her to see what she would do and she actually climbed up the first step........oh boy, time to get a baby gate for the stairs! Skye is saying mama, dada, hi, and Rob so far, I am sure she will be a talking considering the family she comes from!

9 months of cute!

The past 9 months have just flown by as they always do when you have kids. Skye went for her 9 month visit today. She weighs 19lb 9oz and is 27" long. That puts her at the 50th percentile for weight and 30th percentile for height, which totally confirmed my suspicions that she is a shortie! She is pulling up on everything and cruising on all the furniture. Every once in a while she will let go and stand for a couple of seconds before falling on her booty. I call her my tiny terror because now that she is so mobile she gets into everything and follows me everywhere I go! She sounds like a police car when she whines and follows me around as I do housework or cook dinner. Man, only 3 months until her first birthday.....wow time sure does fly!

First Magic Kingdom Trip!

We took a very spontaneous trip to Disney yesterday. Aunt Jen and Uncle Rob got a villa down there for a week and invited us down for a day so we took it! We left Monday afternoon, got there around 2 or so and found a kiddie pool right outside the door of their room! Aunt and the gang were at Blizzard Beach so we had time to kill. I was so thrilled. Mom put some sunscreen on me and we played for awhile. When my aunt, uncle,and cousins got back from the water park we all got changed and went to downtown Disney. I loved the lights and music, I was dancing and talking to everyone. We ate at Rainforest Cafe and I thought the animals and thunderstorms were so cool! Tuesday we went to Disney! I had already been to Epcot but this was my first trip the the Magic Kingdom. I loved the monorail to the park! Once there I just looked around and loved everything. Mommy wore me around for awhile and took me on the Pirates ride, it was so neat! I was laughing and smiling the whole time! I napped in my stroller for a bit and when I woke up we went to Minnie and Mickeys houses! I sat in Minnies reading chair and hung out in Mickeys garage. Mommy got me a pretty Minnie Mouse ear hat and had them embroider my name on it. We got back really late at night so we stayed with Aunt again and came home Wednesday morning, it was so much fun. Ican't wait to go back with Daddy one day for our own family vacation!



The "gang" (minus mommy) in front of Cinderella's castle! I am so happy to be here!



Hanging out in Mickey Mouses garage with big sis and my oldest cousin!


I loved playing in Piglets house, can you see me?


Lex and I model our new Mickey Mouse ear hats! Aren't we the cutest?


Mommy even got them to put my name on it, what a special keepsake of my first time at Magic Kingdom!

Here I am getting my first taste of cottage cheese. It is very different, I don't know if I like it yet.



Well, I got a second bite and I really didn't like it any better than the first but then Mommy mixed some pear juice with it and I ate it like a champ.



I am going from a sitting position to a crawling position. I just can't get that right leg out from under me!


My right leg is still trapped but I am making forward progress.



That leg still isn't all the way out but it is out enough for me to move! Almost crawling for real now, the combat crawl is about to be a thing of the past!

First Beach Day

Today was my first (of many) trip to the beach. We plan on going a lot this summer, as usual, so we got our annual beach pass. Mommy loaded me down with spf 50 lotion before we left the house then sprayed me with spf 70 broad spectrum and added some spf 50 facestick. THEN she put me in my bathing suit, it has spf 50 built right it. She sat me under the umbrella for a while then I got to sit in my little pool for a bit, when it was time to eat she bundled me in a towel and a blanket and I took a nice nap. It was a very windy day and the umbrella started to blow away so mommy turned my pool on it's side and I sat behind it for shade. When it was time to leave I was a mess so mommy took me down to the water to rinse me off. It was a bit chilly but I dug my toes right into that wet sand and laughed everytime I saw a little wave come by. I liked it when mommy held me close to her and told me how much she has always loved the beach, I liked looking at the big waves and sandpipers. When it was time to go home I got to experience another tradtion. Apparently Mommy and Aunt Jen have always stopped for ice-cream on the way home. So we went to this place and got ice-cream. Mommy, Aunt Jen, and Maddy all let me have a little taste! I slept all the way home, it was such a fun and relaxing day!




Here I am at the ice-cream place on the way home!


My cousin was very eager to play with me!


Don't I look cute in my sunglasses and hat?


My first feel of the wet sand. I didn't even try to eat any, I just enjoyed playing with it!


After a bath and dinner, I am still a happy girl! I can't wait to go back!

I'm in the Movies!

Here are some random videos I have been meaning to upload. I have been super-busy lately and haven't had a chance to update the blogs as much as I would like. Enjoy the short movies!

It's Greek to me

My sister Lexi is so silly! She got one of my burpee cloths and made it into a toga for me to wear! She wanted to find some olive leaves for my hair but we are fresh out of them! I look too much like my Daddy to look like I'm Greek! Anyway, it was quite fun being dressed like that, it was nice and cool in my toga outfit and I stayed that way for quite some time!

My Funky Irish Hat

My mommy said this hat was from my cousin Evan and that I should tell him thank-you. So thank-you cousin Evan for my hat! I guess my head is a wee bit small because it kept slipping over my nose. I didn't like it being on top of my nose like that but mommy promised once the pictures were over she wouldn't put it on me anymore. I would rather put it on the ground upside down and put stuff in it. But I cooperated as much as I could and let my mommarazzi take more pictures of me for the scrapbook.
Happy St. Patricks day everyone!

This is my first cloth diaper! Isn't it cute? I love the colors, Mommy says she might not ever use bloomers with my dresses again! The diapers are so soft against my skin, I wish we would have had these from the start!



March 15, first time putting my toes in my mouth! I was rolling around all over the floor as usual and Mommy looked up and saw me with my toes in my mouth! Ever since I found out I could do this I haven't stopped! I got very frustrated when I was in the shopping cart at Publix today and I couldn't reach my toes!



Also on March 15! Mommy mashed up banana and avocado for me. She also opened up a jar of beef, carrots, and corn which was a first for me and I gagged, it was so gross! So mommy dumped the baby food and the avocado and banana on my tray. I guess she wanted to see what I would do. I patted my hands in it then I rubbed my hands together, then I squished it around in my little fists. I sucked on my hands a little bit then I kept rubbing the sides of my head, Mommy was laughing very loud when I did that so I kept doing it. I gave myself an avocado shampoo! I didn't end up eating very much but I had a blast exploring the textures of things and Mommy says that is an important step in my development! She says the funniest things sometimes. I am not sure about this food stuff, it is fun but I prefer my milk.



March 7, my first warm weather trip to the lake! Mommy took me , sister, and 2 of my cousins to Grandaddy;s house a couple of weeks ago for the day. It was a beautiful day, sunny and warm. I got all slathered up with multi-spectrum spf 60+ sunscreen, put on my floppy hat, and pulled the shade on my stroller over me and I was ready to go down by the water! Mommy says I have skin like Daddy and she was very afraid that I would burn so she only let me sit in my stroller by the water for about 10 minutes. After that we had to go sit at the table under the big live oaks for shade. Grandaddy said he will put up a couple of big umbrellas so next time I can sit in the wet sand and explore. I can't wait for that to happen, I got some really cute cloth swim diapers from my Aunt and I have some cute bathing suits from her too! Mommy says she is going to get a canopy with sunscreen built in, she really is playing it safe!

Until now I have been happy to sit in my tubbie and let Mommy wash me. I would hold onto the faucet or even pat at the water with my hands but that got boring. Tonight Mommy put me in a different tub than usual, a tub that has a little more room. What Mommy didn't realize was that even though this tub is wider, it is a lot more shallow than my other one and tonight was the night I wanted to start something new! Mom put me in the tub as usual and put my soap on the wash cloth and started to wash my body. But this feeling came over me, I got all active and just had to kick my feet! What a reaction I got! Mommy started laughing and got all loud saying she was getting wet. Well that made me laugh and I did it all over again! Sister came up wanting to know what was going on so I did it more! Finally Mommy went to get the camera, by that point I had kicked half the water out of my tub! She let me continue until there was a giant puddle on the floor, her shorts were soaked, and the counters were flooded with soapy baby water. She pulled that pluggy thingy and all my water went away, I was still trying to kick anyway. After I was dressed and happily playing with my toys Mommy went back to clean up the mess, it took 4 beach towels to get all the water off the floor and counters! It was under the coffee maker and even all the way to the stove, even the rug was wet! Mommy threw it all in the washing machine and said "I guess that's the end of sink baths, I sure didn't give you permission to grow up this fast" I wonder why she keeps saying that?

Chasing Waterdrops

I love my bath time! I never get tired of being in that nice, warm water! I like to hold the faucet now while the water is on. It feels smooth and warm when the water is running through it. I have a messy face because I just ate a jar of chicken and apples. It was my first "meat" ever! I loved it and I let mommy know I loved it by grunting and snorting whenever she gave me a bite. I even went "mmmm-mmmm-mmmaaaa" in between bites to let her know I wanted more. I ate the whole jar but I was a mess when I got done, I even had food up my nose! So off to the bath I went!

My sister thought it would be neat to pour water from my little sieve I tried to grab the sieve, it is one of my favorite toys. I usually try to drink water out of it or chew on it! You can clearly see chicken and apples on the bottom of my nose!

That thing is just out of my reach! I am not a quitter though, I am going to keep trying to get it!

Well, forget that toy, the water drops are so neat looking! I wonder if I can catch them...hmmmmm. Why can't I grab one?

I am going to go cross-eyed trying to look at these things! I just know I am going to be able to grab one at some point! This is the most challenging bath I have had!

I just wanna bang on a drum all day!

Sister let me borrow her silly chef hat so I could be a silly little girl! Take a good look at that gummy smile, now that I have my first tooth my smile is going to start looking different!

I went to see my cousins Jason, Nicole, and Evan last Friday night and they had a drum there. I really liked the drum a lot, everytime someone banged on it I laughed. Jason put the drum in front of me and I knew just what do to, rat a tat tat! Mommy wanted to get me a drum like his but she couldn't find one so we settled for this one. It lights up and makes noises and even turns into a rolly thing that I can chase around!

See how much I love my drum? Everytime I pat on it the top lights up and it makes music! It makes me giggle!

Bam, bam! Bam, bam, bam! I make lovely music! Mommy can't wait to give me her pots and some spoons to make music with. I can't have a spoon yet though, I would just shove it down my throat.

It goes bop-itty-bopitty-bop! I think I am going to be in an all girls punk band one day, it will be called Midnight Skye!