We just returned from Ohio yesterday afternoon (Seanna and I) and went to visit my side of the family. It was a crazy trip as always trying to see everyone in a short period of time and still attempt to keep Seanna on some type of schedule. It was a wonderful visit and Seanna enjoyed every minute of the trip (including the plane rides as she thinks that is one of the best parts of traveling). We were both exhausted yesterday and even though she woke up at 330am we decided to still try her first day of school today. Taking a step back, we did enroll her in a different school a few weeks back and after a few visits I decided that it was not the right place for her. Today, I absolutely, 100% felt that we made the right choice in changing schools. She was sooo tired by the start of the school day I wasn't sure how she was going to do--she stopped crying and when I picked her up at 11am she FLEW into my arms and said "MOMMY I HAD FUN!!" That might be my second proudest mommy moment with her!! So needless to say she is doing great. She will be going 3 days a week, part time and I think she is going to LOVE it. She is already counting to 10 by herself, knows colors and her talking is beyond advanced for her age. Her memory is amazing as I told her that I was going to the grocery store while she was at school today and when I picked her up she asked "All done grocery store?" :) Thank goodness I actually went as she asked to see the groceries when we arrived home.
Her eczema has really made some progress as she was diagnosed with a gluten allergy by the alternative medicine doctor and she is doing AMAZING! We still have flair ups but we treat them quickly and we've pulled out most (she still sneaks cookies here and there) out of her diet.
She is growing like a weed and wearing close to size 4 clothes, she is almost in a size 6 shoe and growing by the day.
Hope all of you are well and enjoy some of these photos! PS I have located the button that allows readers to make comments and enabled it so I'm sure that Seanna would love to hear from her family and friends!!
xoxo
Seanna has been swimming at least once a day and sometimes twice. She ABSOLUTELY LOVES swimming. It's amazing to see her amazing progress and as a matter of fact tonight she actually dove head first into the pool and swam to Wes. We have been working on also clearing up her eczema issues that have been absolutely horrible. She had such severe breakouts that she looked as though she had chicken pox from her head to her toes. We finally decided to take her to an Eastern Medicine doctor who was performing accupressure on her as well as some accupuncture. He diagnosed her with a gluten allergy and we have pulled all of that from her diet as well. She is doing FABULOUSLY and seems to have even MORE energy than she normally does. Her talking has exploded and she is stringing words together and we have full conversations all the time. She asks to read books nightly and is actually going to be starting her first day of Pre-Preschool tomorrow. She is also able to sing Twinkle Twinkle on her own, Birthday Songs etc. She is learning her colors and learning to count as well. Today we went on the Watermelon Tour at Tanaka Farms even though it was extremely hot she had a blast! This is a photo of her taking a dance class that my friend teaches down the street from our home (not sure dancing class is her thing but she enjoyed trying it).
Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer!
Soo many things have been happening since our last post. Seanna has almost graduated from her swimming classes (she is an AMAZING swimmer now and begs us to swim almost daily). We unfortunately had to take her for her 1st trip to the ER (swimming caused her to exert so much energy and water that she needed an enema to clear her out). She is talking a million miles a minute and using so many phrases that Wes and I can barely keep up. Her eczema has been giving us fits as it appears and comes on horribly strong. We are back on some strong medication to clear it up right now. She had an attack while we were on family vacation with all of my family so she was able to spend her birthday with grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins etc. We also celebrated Wes' 40th birthday and spent. We finally returned and will spend this weekend with Wes' family celebrating the life of his grandmother that passed back in January. Next week, she will take her test to possibly pass the swimming classes that she has been taking so that she will be considered "water safe" for her age. She really is doing wonderfully and still loves harassing Axel every night. Those two are best friends! She throws the ball for him for hours and he loves every minute of it. 
As always, it 's been hectic around here. Seanna's 2 year molars are FINALLY coming in and giving her (us) less trouble. We had a really fun St Patrick's Day and party with some of our local friends and their kids. Seanna dressed in her "little monster" shirt that Wes brought back from Boston and we put her hair in pigtails. She enjoyed running around with all the other kids and eating alot of green candy and cupcakes that she isn't normally allowed to eat. The following morning we took off for Pismo Beach to see Wes' grandpa John that has been in the hospital. As usual, Pismo is such a wonderful spot and we all enjoyed ourselves (except for Seanna's waking habits at 2am and 4am and not going back to bed). The best evening of all was one that we spent swinging on swings that were located right on the sand and then we dressed and went upstairs to enjoy a sunset meal with some musicians. Seanna clapped LOUDLY and cheered after each song and the performers could not have been happier! What a lovely day we had together. 
Happy belated Vday and hope you had a special one with you loved ones. Seanna was invited to her very first Vday Party with some of her little friends so here are some photos from the party. They all exchanged cards and treats and decorated their own bags. The photo of her on the slide is one where she had just demolished a homemade cupcake and still had the remnants on her face. Seanna is growing like a weed still and her vocabulary is exploding. She is not bath or shower obsessed anymore and seems to be on strike with taking one these days. It's a fight to get her to take one, but she loves to linger in the shower (after we have turned off the water) and acts as though she is washing herself with the soap and washcloth. She is really, really into coloring these days as we turned the downstairs guest bedroom into her playroom and I can hardly get her out of the house in the mornings now. The little girl that had to be out of the house by 8am is disappearing and has been replaced by "the player". She is actually starting to sleep in a little bit and is seeming to be sleeping in until about 6am these days. Her bed time has been pushed back to about 7pm as well as her naps which now take place around 11 or 12 and she sleeps til almost 3pm. We decided to go to Disneyland this week and she had an absolute blast. Her favorite ride is still Small World so we saved that one until last this time. We went with her friends Preston and Cornell and she and "P" had a blast. The next day when they saw each other at Gymboree they gave each other a hug and managed to chase each other full sprint for an entire hour while laughing the entire time. She is such a little clown and loves to play chase these days.
