technical difficulties

Yes, we know that it is two days after Christmas and we have not posted any cutie-pie Christmas pictures. We have the pictures, we promise. But for some reason, Jamie's dad's computer is not allowing us to add pics to our posts...maybe it is a blogger issue, we aren't sure. At any rate, we apologize for the delay and will be getting you the desired photos asap. ;)

We hope that you all had very a Merry Christmas. :)

more fun with YeYe

Here are a few more pictures from YeYe's visit. One is before Ben's Christmas party, where Jordan is wearing her pretty Chinese outfit YeYe gave her.


The other is her showing off how YeYe taught her how to point to her nose on request.

a visit from YeYe

Jordan's YeYe Todd (YeYe is Chinese for "grandpa") is in town for a visit before Christmas. Here they are snuggled up on the sofa together. They are having lots of fun getting to know each other better and Jordan is quite busy wrapping YeYe around her little finger. ;)

split lip

Last night Jordan fell down while carrying a spoon & empty coffee mug (don't ask...) and she got her first bloody, split lip. She cried for a few minutes but was happy once she got a bag of frozen peas to suck on. Here's how the boo-boo looks this morning. :(

more hats!

Have you seen enough of Jordan in her hats? She is posed here in her favorite winter hat. :)


She is learning lots of new words and can show you her hair and her shoes if you ask her to. Her favorite things to say are "uh-oh" and "wow!" both of which she says lots!

Bath Time Fun

Here is a cute shot from a recent photo shoot in the tub!

(She's grawing on her plastic fishy.)

**PS-We have received several complaints about our sluggish posting as of late. The administrators of this blog sincerely apologize and will try to do better in the coming weeks. ;) **

Christmas Cheer

Jordan hopes that you are all getting in the holiday spirit! She's got out her pink Santa hat & loves wearing it!

Yesterday we went to story time at the library for the first time. We got to sing while shaking jingle bells, listened to a couple stories, danced, made a craft for Daddy, and ate a gingerbread man...all this in less than one hour! :) We then got a few new books to read and Jordan got herself a library card! It was a fun morning, and very, very Christmasy.

feeling better

Just a quick post to say that Jordan seems to be feeling much better. She had a good morning at school & is back to her happy self. Thanks for your prayers and concern.

Another Ear Infection

Well, this isn't a very pretty picture, but it wasn't very pretty when Jordan woke up this morning with a temperature of 104.8. That was enough to get Mommy & Daddy awake & moving without any coffee at all! After a quick trip to see Dr. Ryan, we found that Jordan has another ear infection (#3). She may also have a viral infection, too. Poor baby. The tylenol & motrin seem to have kicked in, though, and she is back to being mostly happy, albeit a little sleepy. We welcome your prayers for her quick recovery. :)

Mama's birthday

Sarah celebrated her birthday this year with an airplane ride to Michigan for Thanksgiving with the Henderson clan. There was a cake and celebration waiting for her when we arrived. Jordan was more interested in Sarah's cake than she was in her own two weeks ago.

Playing Hats

One of Jordan's favorite games is "hats" where you take turns with her putting on her hats. She also likes it when you put them on the dogs. This was a shot during a particularly fun round of hats the other day. ;)

12 month check up

Jordan had her 12 month check up with Dr. Ryan yesterday. She was 29 inches tall (50th percentile), 23 lbs. 7 oz. (85th percentile), and her princess crown was 47 cm (90th percentile). Dr. Ryan gave her the thumbs up & Jordan was a champ for four more shots! Since she is now a "walker" she got the shots in the arms this time, instead of her thigh. She was also given the ok to have a blanket in bed, which is good because we are supposed to hit the 20's for night-time lows this week.

This is a totally unrelated picture of Jordan in the yard today...but I thought it was cute. :)

Stirrin' It Up in the Kitchen

Here is Jordan enjoying her new play kitchen! She knew just what to do with all the stuff & is especially enjoying the cell phone...she holds it to her ear and says "hi!"

Not zero anymore

Jordan celebrated her first birthday today! She spent the day with mom and Grandma Jan, who threw her a great party tonight - complete with cake, presents, and lots of friends. Here are some pictures (click to enlarge):

Jordan wasn't quite sure what to do with her cake until we gave her a fork. After she dug in, though, she found that she loved the sweet taste of cake in her mouth... and on her nose... and cheeks... and forehead... and hair....

A visit from Ireland

There was a rare sighting in Charlotte this week - Tim O'Neil was home from his missionary work in Ireland for a short visit. He and the Lily Bean had their first meeting (Tim finished his furlough last fall only days before Jordan was born) and they hit it off smashingly. Jordan was excited to hear that Tim will be returning to the states in January for a year or so, so she will get to hang out with Uncle Timmy on a regular basis!