we have a million gates up now and while luci can't stand them half the time, she has fun with them too.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
baby gate fun
we have a million gates up now and while luci can't stand them half the time, she has fun with them too.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
i can't be the only one bummed
and i know this because i had a half an hour conversation with my babysitter erica this morning and she is definitely bummed too.
about what you ask? jon and kate plus eight last night and what seems to be the end of a marriage.
i became a fan of theirs only a few months ago watching reruns when we brought cable back and i can only say I LOVE THEM. i am so sad to see that their relationship might be falling apart.
a lot of people criticize them harshly, especially kate, because she runs a tight ship and is very particular. as you know (if you read this blog regularly) i really strive not to judge other moms and they way they parent, especially if they have great kids, which i think the gosselin kids are. and i most definitely do not judge kate. she is awesome and i can not imagine how i would be with eight kids. i'm wound tight with one, you better believe i'd be running a tight ship and would be extremely anal retentive with EIGHT.
many people fault her for having six children at a time and call her insane. she brought this on herself, they also say. i'd like to ask those people how they would handle it if they were told they had to selectively reduce their pregnancy and willingly have abortions to kill the babies they tried so hard to do become pregnant with. i'll tell you that i had to sign a waiver that i would selectively reduce if i were to become pregnant with more than three and while i signed it then, i don't know if i could do it now that i have luci and am a mom. i would be haunted for the rest of my life if i had to choose and reduce.
many people also fault her for capitalizing off her children and lifestyle. sure, one can argue the bad on that front, but also as a mom i think i want to provide lucia with the best life possible and i believe kate chose to star in a reality show in order to monetarily provide for them.
i can't believe i'm devoting a blog to this show, but i truly am sad for their family. and what many seem to forget, while they throw stones and make ugly comments about both of the parents, is that those kids are awesome and well adjusted. so they've got to be doing something right.
i will watch religiously now and root for them and their family to remain intact. i wish i were kate's friend! trav will read this and roll his eyes so hard. ha
about what you ask? jon and kate plus eight last night and what seems to be the end of a marriage.
i became a fan of theirs only a few months ago watching reruns when we brought cable back and i can only say I LOVE THEM. i am so sad to see that their relationship might be falling apart.
a lot of people criticize them harshly, especially kate, because she runs a tight ship and is very particular. as you know (if you read this blog regularly) i really strive not to judge other moms and they way they parent, especially if they have great kids, which i think the gosselin kids are. and i most definitely do not judge kate. she is awesome and i can not imagine how i would be with eight kids. i'm wound tight with one, you better believe i'd be running a tight ship and would be extremely anal retentive with EIGHT.
many people fault her for having six children at a time and call her insane. she brought this on herself, they also say. i'd like to ask those people how they would handle it if they were told they had to selectively reduce their pregnancy and willingly have abortions to kill the babies they tried so hard to do become pregnant with. i'll tell you that i had to sign a waiver that i would selectively reduce if i were to become pregnant with more than three and while i signed it then, i don't know if i could do it now that i have luci and am a mom. i would be haunted for the rest of my life if i had to choose and reduce.
many people also fault her for capitalizing off her children and lifestyle. sure, one can argue the bad on that front, but also as a mom i think i want to provide lucia with the best life possible and i believe kate chose to star in a reality show in order to monetarily provide for them.
i can't believe i'm devoting a blog to this show, but i truly am sad for their family. and what many seem to forget, while they throw stones and make ugly comments about both of the parents, is that those kids are awesome and well adjusted. so they've got to be doing something right.
i will watch religiously now and root for them and their family to remain intact. i wish i were kate's friend! trav will read this and roll his eyes so hard. ha
Monday, May 25, 2009
memorial weekend
what an awesome weekend. lots of family fun and good weather. happy memorial day. i am ashamed to admit this is the first memorial day i thanked my father in law for risking his life in vietnam for our country. normally i was just drinking beer and enjoying my day off. it is nice to grow up sometimes! :)
below are some great pics from the weekend.
we took lu to the zoo on saturday. she pretty much had this look on her face the entire time.
the twins watching the monkeys monkey around.
my little monkey in her hylen rocking chair that was passed down to her.
my kids.
loving herself!
everyone tells us she looks a lot like grandma jane!
lucia and her cousin brayden in the same wagon my dad dumped me over in 29 years ago!
lucia and auntie mal.
all other pix can be seen here:
check out the playhouse my dad has completely "rehabbed" that used to be mine and my siblings within the slide show. it's been painted, a new floor has been laid, the door handle has been replaced, and he and my jidu are hunting for an elmo picture to hang inside. my aunt shawn is going to make curtains for the window and jane is on the lookout for kitchen sets for inside!
below are some great pics from the weekend.
we took lu to the zoo on saturday. she pretty much had this look on her face the entire time.
the twins watching the monkeys monkey around.
my little monkey in her hylen rocking chair that was passed down to her.
my kids.
loving herself!
everyone tells us she looks a lot like grandma jane!
lucia and her cousin brayden in the same wagon my dad dumped me over in 29 years ago!
lucia and auntie mal.
all other pix can be seen here:
check out the playhouse my dad has completely "rehabbed" that used to be mine and my siblings within the slide show. it's been painted, a new floor has been laid, the door handle has been replaced, and he and my jidu are hunting for an elmo picture to hang inside. my aunt shawn is going to make curtains for the window and jane is on the lookout for kitchen sets for inside!
Friday, May 22, 2009
paci
i have a love hate relationship with luci's pacifiers. from the beginning, i didn't want to use the paci as a crutch for myself and lu and was pretty diligent in only using it when she slept and in her car seat. frankly, i had hoped she didn't want one at at all, and expressed that with my pediatrician in the hospital. i didn't want her to have nipple confusion and i didn't want either of us to become dependent on it. after witnessing lucia with her pacifier, the doc just said "sorry but this kid likes to suck. and i see no reason to worry about nipple confusion with her. she knows the difference." thus began her love of her paci.
she still only gets a paci at bedtime and we bring it on long car rides to appease her sometimes. she falls asleep with the paci in her mouth, but i see on the monitor she often loses it while sleeping. she'll find it herself again (thank god the days of going in to get it for her are gone) and she'll wake up with it in her mouth smiling at me as i enter her room to retrieve her.
i'm not worried about her use of it because i know it's a comfort thing and kids like to suck. it helps with their oral motor skills and i get that. there's nothing wrong with a paci. my mom says one of her biggest mistakes was taking mine away from me at 6-7 months because i immediately found my finger after that. i don't plan on taking the paci away from her at this time however, i am starting to hate them.
now that lu can pull up in her crib her new fun game is to chuck the paci across the room. i hear a clunk on the floor and know i have to go in there, retrieve it, give it back to her, lay her butt down and most likely do the entire thing over again in a few short minutes. i can't put more than one in there because that would be a recipe for disaster because they'd all be chucked out of the crib. i have no answers or remedies for this latest game. i am at her mercy. and she knows it!
hopefully soon the game gets old. i have high doubts it will.
clunk. i just heard another one bite the dust. as i love to say (and it bugs trav to no end) "MY LIFE."
lol
she still only gets a paci at bedtime and we bring it on long car rides to appease her sometimes. she falls asleep with the paci in her mouth, but i see on the monitor she often loses it while sleeping. she'll find it herself again (thank god the days of going in to get it for her are gone) and she'll wake up with it in her mouth smiling at me as i enter her room to retrieve her.
i'm not worried about her use of it because i know it's a comfort thing and kids like to suck. it helps with their oral motor skills and i get that. there's nothing wrong with a paci. my mom says one of her biggest mistakes was taking mine away from me at 6-7 months because i immediately found my finger after that. i don't plan on taking the paci away from her at this time however, i am starting to hate them.
now that lu can pull up in her crib her new fun game is to chuck the paci across the room. i hear a clunk on the floor and know i have to go in there, retrieve it, give it back to her, lay her butt down and most likely do the entire thing over again in a few short minutes. i can't put more than one in there because that would be a recipe for disaster because they'd all be chucked out of the crib. i have no answers or remedies for this latest game. i am at her mercy. and she knows it!
hopefully soon the game gets old. i have high doubts it will.
clunk. i just heard another one bite the dust. as i love to say (and it bugs trav to no end) "MY LIFE."
lol
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
wednesday fun
today lu and i had a great day. it was so beautiful out so we went to the children's gardens on campus and explored. we also went into the butterfly house which is located within a greenhouse so needless to say, i sweat pretty profusely! it's summer!
well at least for today...
here are some pix i took today:
also, a video of luci behind bars:
well at least for today...
here are some pix i took today:
also, a video of luci behind bars:
two things that made me feel old today
1. i turned the radio to a top 40ish station today and i thought my ears were going to bleed the rap song was so atrocious.
2. lu and i went on campus to the gardens and butterfly house and for a longish walk around (about 40 minutes). i had on cheapo old navy flip flops and at the end of our walk, the balls of my feet were aching. i was cursing myself for not wearing better flops, or better yet, tennis shoes.
you know you are old when popular music is too much to bear and your feet hurt from not having proper shoes on!
2. lu and i went on campus to the gardens and butterfly house and for a longish walk around (about 40 minutes). i had on cheapo old navy flip flops and at the end of our walk, the balls of my feet were aching. i was cursing myself for not wearing better flops, or better yet, tennis shoes.
you know you are old when popular music is too much to bear and your feet hurt from not having proper shoes on!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
it's all about timing
and tonight i'm really off.
i'm referring to laying luci down for a nap or bedtime. when she's just sleepy enough, she'll fall asleep very easy after a few minutes of downtime in her crib. when she's not quite tired enough to want to fall asleep instantly, she makes my life hell.
ok not really.
but, it takes several times of going back into her room picking her up, kissing her and telling her it's time to go to bed before she does. just as i think she's down, i see her crawling like a rabid raccoon to the edge of her bed to stand up, so exhausted but fighting sleep.so i go back in, lay her down and pray it's the last time.
when my timing is on, naps and nighttime are so easy. but when it's off i pay! i would say i'm off 1 out of 4 times. maybe 2 out of 4. :)
i try to get her to bed before she becomes over tired, but sometimes i think my planning is way off and i put her down before it's time. i need to gauge it perfectly and become a pro. i guess that will come in time. much time.
we started this charade tonight around 750 and now it's 840. i think she's almost about down. she's flailing around a bit, but not making a peep. fingers crossed. i still have to drag my butt to go running.
today she was rather crabby as well. again i wonder "could it be her teeth?" but again i respond internally "who the hell knows?" i see nothing so until i see a little sharp shark's tooth popping through, i won't believe it! i think she might be my little gummy bear forever. trav said we could go get her fitted for dentures. lol could you imagine a 10 month old with dentures?
ok she's down. collective sigh of relief.
i'm referring to laying luci down for a nap or bedtime. when she's just sleepy enough, she'll fall asleep very easy after a few minutes of downtime in her crib. when she's not quite tired enough to want to fall asleep instantly, she makes my life hell.
ok not really.
but, it takes several times of going back into her room picking her up, kissing her and telling her it's time to go to bed before she does. just as i think she's down, i see her crawling like a rabid raccoon to the edge of her bed to stand up, so exhausted but fighting sleep.so i go back in, lay her down and pray it's the last time.
when my timing is on, naps and nighttime are so easy. but when it's off i pay! i would say i'm off 1 out of 4 times. maybe 2 out of 4. :)
i try to get her to bed before she becomes over tired, but sometimes i think my planning is way off and i put her down before it's time. i need to gauge it perfectly and become a pro. i guess that will come in time. much time.
we started this charade tonight around 750 and now it's 840. i think she's almost about down. she's flailing around a bit, but not making a peep. fingers crossed. i still have to drag my butt to go running.
today she was rather crabby as well. again i wonder "could it be her teeth?" but again i respond internally "who the hell knows?" i see nothing so until i see a little sharp shark's tooth popping through, i won't believe it! i think she might be my little gummy bear forever. trav said we could go get her fitted for dentures. lol could you imagine a 10 month old with dentures?
ok she's down. collective sigh of relief.
Monday, May 18, 2009
a scare
yesterday, lucia was drowsy in my arms while nursing and as i was getting ready to lay her in bed for a nap, i sneezed a hulk hogan type sneeze and woke her completely while scaring the bejesus out of her at the same time. i shhh'ed her and said it's ok and laid her in her bed and hoped i didn't ruin her afternoon siesta.
she rolled around a bit but a few minutes later was up and at em' after literally being seconds away from sleep only minutes before.
i went in and laid her down again and then again and then again, and the girl just wouldn't go down. she was wide awake. then i smelled something (side note: poops are A LOT harder to smell through cloth diapers and most of the time you can't smell them at all.) i laid my little one on her changing table only to discover a large cow pie in her diaper. after the discovery and change of the diaper, there was no putting her back down to bed so we skipped the afternoon nap and baby girl went to bed at 7 and slept clear through until 7 this morning.
trav and i cracked up because i think i literally scared the sh*t out of her with my sneeze. poor thing!
she rolled around a bit but a few minutes later was up and at em' after literally being seconds away from sleep only minutes before.
i went in and laid her down again and then again and then again, and the girl just wouldn't go down. she was wide awake. then i smelled something (side note: poops are A LOT harder to smell through cloth diapers and most of the time you can't smell them at all.) i laid my little one on her changing table only to discover a large cow pie in her diaper. after the discovery and change of the diaper, there was no putting her back down to bed so we skipped the afternoon nap and baby girl went to bed at 7 and slept clear through until 7 this morning.
trav and i cracked up because i think i literally scared the sh*t out of her with my sneeze. poor thing!
Sunday, May 17, 2009
10 months old
luci is now 10 months old. only two months away from being a one year old. that just isn't right!
i think we're having the most fun with her now. every stage has been great, but she's morphed from this tiny little fragile thing into a petite person with a personality and she cracks me up. she still makes me melt daily but also makes me laugh hard too.
she is her father in every way imaginable. she is very cautious and mellow, really thinking about things before she does them.
she says da da da all the time and knows she is referring to her daddy. she also makes barking noises for bailey. forget ma ma, i try to get her to say it several times a day, but she's not ready to go there yet. i tell her that i've given my body up to her for 22 months, that i can't even take allergy medicine because of her, or drink caffeine, or really be separated from her for more than a couple hours because i can hardly taken it. she doesn't care. :) she'll say mama when she's ready.
she has no interest in a bottle. when she's at jane's, she only takes my milk from a sippy and now, she's moved on from the sippy and onto a cup with a straw. i don't think she'll ever drink from a bottle again. she just has no interest.
she's pulling up everywhere and motoring around furniture. she likes to crawl up to one of her baby gates, pull up on it and shake it like a maniac behind bars. she constantly pulls herself up in her bed and jumps like a punk. sometimes i have to go into her room a few times after laying her down to place her on her back and tell her good night now that she's discovered the pull up.
she's still sleeping well (aside from a couple hiccups in schedule) and it feels good to sleep a full night. when she sleeps past 7 i'm up anyway watching her on the monitor, wondering when she'll wake. sometimes i wonder if i'll ever enjoy a full, solid night sleep again where i'm not up at least a couple times looking at her monitor. or if i'll ever sleep in again and leisurely get out of bed. i know i will; it just seems so far off from now.
she still loves looking at her own pictures and in mirrors and enjoys french kissing the mirrors to show her love.
she loves long walks and bright flowers. she talks and talks on the walks and especially when we approach flowers. tulips seem to be her favorite. there are several spots on campus that just make her lose her mind. i'm bummed the tulips aren't around all summer long but i am going to plant a mess of them in our yard for next year.
some new foods she's tried and liked include: ground beef and turkey, brussel sprouts, different kinds of puffs for babies, carrots, waffles, pasta, watermelon (well she wasn't so sure about that yet), and some different types of bread. she loves going out to dinner at restaurants as well.
i love that she is growing and changing and developing right on track. we are so lucky. i truly thank god for her every day.
i think we're having the most fun with her now. every stage has been great, but she's morphed from this tiny little fragile thing into a petite person with a personality and she cracks me up. she still makes me melt daily but also makes me laugh hard too.
she is her father in every way imaginable. she is very cautious and mellow, really thinking about things before she does them.
she says da da da all the time and knows she is referring to her daddy. she also makes barking noises for bailey. forget ma ma, i try to get her to say it several times a day, but she's not ready to go there yet. i tell her that i've given my body up to her for 22 months, that i can't even take allergy medicine because of her, or drink caffeine, or really be separated from her for more than a couple hours because i can hardly taken it. she doesn't care. :) she'll say mama when she's ready.
she has no interest in a bottle. when she's at jane's, she only takes my milk from a sippy and now, she's moved on from the sippy and onto a cup with a straw. i don't think she'll ever drink from a bottle again. she just has no interest.
she's pulling up everywhere and motoring around furniture. she likes to crawl up to one of her baby gates, pull up on it and shake it like a maniac behind bars. she constantly pulls herself up in her bed and jumps like a punk. sometimes i have to go into her room a few times after laying her down to place her on her back and tell her good night now that she's discovered the pull up.
she's still sleeping well (aside from a couple hiccups in schedule) and it feels good to sleep a full night. when she sleeps past 7 i'm up anyway watching her on the monitor, wondering when she'll wake. sometimes i wonder if i'll ever enjoy a full, solid night sleep again where i'm not up at least a couple times looking at her monitor. or if i'll ever sleep in again and leisurely get out of bed. i know i will; it just seems so far off from now.
she still loves looking at her own pictures and in mirrors and enjoys french kissing the mirrors to show her love.
she loves long walks and bright flowers. she talks and talks on the walks and especially when we approach flowers. tulips seem to be her favorite. there are several spots on campus that just make her lose her mind. i'm bummed the tulips aren't around all summer long but i am going to plant a mess of them in our yard for next year.
some new foods she's tried and liked include: ground beef and turkey, brussel sprouts, different kinds of puffs for babies, carrots, waffles, pasta, watermelon (well she wasn't so sure about that yet), and some different types of bread. she loves going out to dinner at restaurants as well.
i love that she is growing and changing and developing right on track. we are so lucky. i truly thank god for her every day.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
sleeping challenges
once again, we've hit a hiccup in luci's sleeping. the problem now is although she is going down very well at night (tonight is another story, i'll get to that) she wakens usually every other night around 330-5 and doesn't want to go back to sleep. she's happy and wants to climb and crawl and party. trav usually gets her down by rocking her for a few minutes and every once in a while she's super hyped up and i am able to get her back down by nursing her. i know i know, i shouldn't and i don't want to encourage night wakings, but sometimes it's just easier at 4 am to feed her and go back to bed.
we were wondering if her restlessness was due to her new found mobility, and sure enough, it is. according to one of my favorite books, the wonder weeks, it is perfectly normal for a child that has recently discovered crawling and pulling up to wake up in the middle of the night amped up. now it's a matter of nipping it in the bud!
up until tonight, luci's worn a sleep sack and that prevented her from pulling herself up. you could tell she would become frustrated as i watched on the monitor, so we decided that tonight we'd put her down in warmer pj's minus a sleep sack to see if maybe that would help. perhaps she would wake at 3 am, pull herself up and be done with it. we'll see if this experiment works because in putting her down to sleep tonight, it pretty much backfired!
within minutes as i was about to bite into a delish chopped salad trav made, i heard the cackling of a little devil and knew it was all over. i creeped back upstairs to see what she'd done (she was out of view of her video camera) and lost it. she was standing up and jumping and overall being a punk. of course i had to take a picture, and a video too, which further encouraged her naughtiness.
i love the curiousity so i don't want to discourage that. it's a whole new world for the kid now that she can pull up and crawl. she just needs to learn that exploration needs to be saved for daylight hours.
in the meantime, during her episode tonight, it took abotu an hour to get her down, with multiple trips to her bedroom to put her back on her back from standing. there were tears and cries but she is now finally down on her own. i can imagine she's mad. how dare i give her the freedom to climb in her crib and demand her to sleep!
check out the pix below:
she's jumping as i shot this.
she can barely look me in the eye because of her extreme naughtiness.
and below is a brief video:
we were wondering if her restlessness was due to her new found mobility, and sure enough, it is. according to one of my favorite books, the wonder weeks, it is perfectly normal for a child that has recently discovered crawling and pulling up to wake up in the middle of the night amped up. now it's a matter of nipping it in the bud!
up until tonight, luci's worn a sleep sack and that prevented her from pulling herself up. you could tell she would become frustrated as i watched on the monitor, so we decided that tonight we'd put her down in warmer pj's minus a sleep sack to see if maybe that would help. perhaps she would wake at 3 am, pull herself up and be done with it. we'll see if this experiment works because in putting her down to sleep tonight, it pretty much backfired!
within minutes as i was about to bite into a delish chopped salad trav made, i heard the cackling of a little devil and knew it was all over. i creeped back upstairs to see what she'd done (she was out of view of her video camera) and lost it. she was standing up and jumping and overall being a punk. of course i had to take a picture, and a video too, which further encouraged her naughtiness.
i love the curiousity so i don't want to discourage that. it's a whole new world for the kid now that she can pull up and crawl. she just needs to learn that exploration needs to be saved for daylight hours.
in the meantime, during her episode tonight, it took abotu an hour to get her down, with multiple trips to her bedroom to put her back on her back from standing. there were tears and cries but she is now finally down on her own. i can imagine she's mad. how dare i give her the freedom to climb in her crib and demand her to sleep!
check out the pix below:
she's jumping as i shot this.
she can barely look me in the eye because of her extreme naughtiness.
and below is a brief video:
Monday, May 11, 2009
my first mother's day
in honor of mother's day i could truly write a deep reflection on my life as a mom, what i've learned and how my life has changed. however, i can sum up my feelings and my day by simply saying i am blessed.
blessed with an amazing child that has shown me the beauty of pure love. blessed with a family that love this said child so much it's sometimes crazy. :) blessed with a husband that i truly thank god for every day because i know i couldn't survive without him! i sometimes wonder how i got so lucky hitting the lottery of life.
we hosted a brunch here for my side and then tara hosted dinner for the hylens and jason's family. trav bought me two awesome watches (so i can stop asking him for the time constantly i presume) that i love.
i wish i had taken pix, but lucia made stepping stones for the grandmas, imprinting her tiny feet and hands in the mixer. it was quite a process in which the cement ended up all over my face and her body, so much in fact she got a bath at 10 am on saturday. of course both grandma's already have a spot for them in the yard, places where they can show them off of course. i'm going to make two for our yard now that i know how to do it, one with lucia's hands and feet and another with, you guessed it, mister bailey's paws as well.
after a big day of action i went to bed at 9 pm. it was heavenly.
below are some pix from our weekend and of luci. in a few she's reading an old book of mine my mom laminated (does anyone even do that anymore!?). you might notice a couple where she's sitting in deep concentration and those depict a baby pooping. the others were taken yesterday with family.
blessed with an amazing child that has shown me the beauty of pure love. blessed with a family that love this said child so much it's sometimes crazy. :) blessed with a husband that i truly thank god for every day because i know i couldn't survive without him! i sometimes wonder how i got so lucky hitting the lottery of life.
we hosted a brunch here for my side and then tara hosted dinner for the hylens and jason's family. trav bought me two awesome watches (so i can stop asking him for the time constantly i presume) that i love.
i wish i had taken pix, but lucia made stepping stones for the grandmas, imprinting her tiny feet and hands in the mixer. it was quite a process in which the cement ended up all over my face and her body, so much in fact she got a bath at 10 am on saturday. of course both grandma's already have a spot for them in the yard, places where they can show them off of course. i'm going to make two for our yard now that i know how to do it, one with lucia's hands and feet and another with, you guessed it, mister bailey's paws as well.
after a big day of action i went to bed at 9 pm. it was heavenly.
below are some pix from our weekend and of luci. in a few she's reading an old book of mine my mom laminated (does anyone even do that anymore!?). you might notice a couple where she's sitting in deep concentration and those depict a baby pooping. the others were taken yesterday with family.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
fun with luci
i hadn't taken any pix of luci lately in her chair, so i did just that tonight. she pulls herself up on it now and refuses to sit in it longer than a second for a photo. you'll see.
also i am experimenting more and more with videos and youtube so i took a brief one of her simply being cute. it's so funny to watch how intent she is on playing and doing certain things.
also i am experimenting more and more with videos and youtube so i took a brief one of her simply being cute. it's so funny to watch how intent she is on playing and doing certain things.
Monday, May 4, 2009
cute kid crawling
her pseudo downward facing dog crawl
contemplation
bailey thinking it was bad enough when she was born, but now she is mobile? check out the fish eye he is giving her.
bye mommy....
weekend fun
my picture posting has certainly slowed down so i took a lot this weekend to make up for it.
friday afternoon we had a play date with sisters sophia (4), sadie (2), and logan and reese (both around 18-20 months). (all happen to be blue eyed babies, which i thought was kind of crazy) the kids all were so great, playing really well together. lucia was enamored by the big kids and really enjoyed watching reese eat lunch. you'll see a cute pic in the slide show.
friday night luci had another friend to play with at grandma jane and poppy's, miss sloane. sloane is now walking and luci certainly didn't like her increased mobility when she wanted her to just sit and play. when sloane walked away from her, she would yank on her shirt in attempts to bring her back.
we spent the night at grandma and poppy's and had a nice day on saturday. grandma jane bought luci her first baby doll she can actually play with and you'll see from the pix she loves her and they resemble each other!
saturday was mal's graduation so we went out to celebrate that at night.
yesterday was beautiful and we spent most of the day outdoors. we met another neighborhood friend, a 20 month old named Daylynn and found out another neighborhood friend, is 11 weeks pregnant with a second. her first, lillian is barely a year. so cool! i swear, i have more people in my life pregnant than not. it's insanely awesome. everyone keeps telling me "you're next, you're next." i tell them i need a couple months of wearing a normal bra again, thank you very much!
friday afternoon we had a play date with sisters sophia (4), sadie (2), and logan and reese (both around 18-20 months). (all happen to be blue eyed babies, which i thought was kind of crazy) the kids all were so great, playing really well together. lucia was enamored by the big kids and really enjoyed watching reese eat lunch. you'll see a cute pic in the slide show.
friday night luci had another friend to play with at grandma jane and poppy's, miss sloane. sloane is now walking and luci certainly didn't like her increased mobility when she wanted her to just sit and play. when sloane walked away from her, she would yank on her shirt in attempts to bring her back.
we spent the night at grandma and poppy's and had a nice day on saturday. grandma jane bought luci her first baby doll she can actually play with and you'll see from the pix she loves her and they resemble each other!
saturday was mal's graduation so we went out to celebrate that at night.
yesterday was beautiful and we spent most of the day outdoors. we met another neighborhood friend, a 20 month old named Daylynn and found out another neighborhood friend, is 11 weeks pregnant with a second. her first, lillian is barely a year. so cool! i swear, i have more people in my life pregnant than not. it's insanely awesome. everyone keeps telling me "you're next, you're next." i tell them i need a couple months of wearing a normal bra again, thank you very much!
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