Happy Presidents Day!

My school was closed yesterday and for once, so was mom's office!  She doesn't usually get off for "federal holidays," but I guess because of the dates of New Years this year, Aon decided to close for Presidents Day.  Huzzah!  I was so excited on Sunday night when mom and dad told me I could stay home with them the next day.  We had a fantastic weekend, but I was excited to see my friends this morning - Tuesday is Fun Fit day!

Dad had to travel again last week, but mom and I had a pretty good week.  I was generally in a good mood, even though I missed daddy :(  We've got our nighttime routine down to a science and I go to bed like a champ. Take one of these steps out of the rotation, though, and I WILL.NOT.GO.TO.BED (not to worry because I remind whoever is putting me to bed what needs to happen next). 

• Bath or shower
• Brush teeth - mom says I'm a champion tooth brusher - I open my mouth wide and let mommy brush top, bottom, in front, behind, and even my tongue (that tickles!) - we sing songs while she brushes and usually get through at least 2 or 3 rounds of Twinkle Twinkle, ABC's or something similar. 
• Jammies on (I get to pick them out, so they don't always match)
• Read books - again, I get to pick them out - I tend to pick the same ones, so sometimes mom asks me to pick a different one.  Thank goodness for library books so we have a wider selection.
• Vitamin E oil on my forehead (don't forget this step)
• I turn my turtle nightlight on
• Mom turns Jewel on (lullabye CD) and my sound machine
• I turn my light off
• I cuddle with mom for all of 10 seconds (mom misses our cuddle time) then I say I'm ready for bed.
• I climb in bed
• Mom covers me with 2 blankets
• Mom pats me on the back
• Mom or dad fill my water (I always take a cup of water to bed with me) and I ask daddy to come pat me on the back
• Dad comes and pats me on the back - this step presents a problem when dad's traveling - boo :( But I can comprehend enough now that I know where daddy is and I enjoy talking to him on the phone, so mom and I have been able to cope. We've been working on the days of the week, so I know when daddy will be home and that really helps.  I've been sleeping with "daddy's blanket" which helps me sleep too.  Now that he's home, though, "his" blanket is at the foot of my bed and has been replaced by my normal quilt.  

I've been doing pretty well overnight, but still waking up at least once most nights.  It's usually an easy fix (mom or dad assuring me that there is nothing scary in my room) and it's much better than it has been.  I think I've just been having nightmares, but Maddi and Tyler told me that it's ok to go to sleep and I remind mommy of that almost every night. 

I was supposed to have my swim class on Saturday, but we ended up not going :(  I've been having some trouble listening to mom lately and when she asked me to get my bathing suit on, I threw a fit and started crying.  She decided it wasn't worth a fight and that if I really didn't want to go that we wouldn't :(  We'll try again next week since we've now missed two weeks in a row (the washer leaked last week, tantrum this week).

Mommy, daddy and I had sushi again last night.  Mom went to the orthopedist again (it was our fourth appointment this year!) because her knee is still hurting - her appointment took so long that she stopped on her way home for my favorite avocado and vegetable rolls!  I gobbled mine up and think I may have eaten more than mom or dad!  Turns out mom likely has a stress fracture in her leg that will heal itself.  If it's not that, it's probably tendonitis.  Mom declined the cortisone shot, but if it doesn't get better soon, she may be changing her mind! 

The weather was pretty nice over the weekend and I really enjoyed being outside!  I had a daddy date on Saturday while mom was out for a few hours and we got to go to the playground!!!  I even helped daddy clean up ALL of my toys in the family room and kitchen!  When mom came home, we were practicing throwing and catching a ball.  I also got to ride my bike a little.  I'm *almost* tall enough to reach the pedals now. I rode all the way down the street to the house that had balloons on the mailbox, then we turned around and came home so I could eat lunch and take a nap.

This one's for Uncle Jay.  Where's the nearest Chipotle???


I tried to help mom mow the lawn.


So happy!


Who knew a pool noodle made such a great toy in the winter too?
 

Happy to be on my bike again.


Daddy taught me how to do a somersault last night!  I must have done them for a good half hour once I finally figured it out on my own.  For a while, I was convinced that I could only do them if daddy was sitting on the floor with his legs out.  But he taught me that I could tumble all by myself and I couldn't get enough.  Mom tried to get a video, but the battery in the camera died as she started filming, so we'll have to try again. 

Take care everyone!