Mom will post photos as soon as she has time to edit them, but we had SO much fun at my party on Saturday! The forecast was for rain, so mom and dad ended up moving things inside to set up. Better safe than sorry! Dad stayed up all night on Friday to smoke two pork shoulders and a beer can chicken in the smoker (for Uncle Jay who wasn't there, boo...). Mom made cupcakes in ice cream cones and got some cute ice cream bowls for my friends and I to have ice cream in.
My friends and I got to run around and play for a while. It was so much fun to get out all the toys and not have to clean it up right away! A lot of my family was able to come: Aunt Terry and Uncle Mike, Aunt Laurie, Grammy and Grampy Clements, Grandma and Grandpa Coble, Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Coble, and my Great-Great Aunt Faye! I'm sorry I didn't get more time to spend with them, but there were so many friends here! We all had some snacks and then mom let me blow out candles on my cupcake :) I loved eating it and got chocolate frosting all over my face. Mom even let me have some ice cream afterwards - with chocolate syrup and sprinkles!
After we had cake and ice cream, daddy got the pork out of the smoker (a little backwards to have cake and THEN dinner, don't you think?) The BBQ was YUMMY! Then daddy played soccer outside with us for a while with my new goal! Then mom and dad tried to get me to open some presents, but I had such little interest. How strange is that? A three year old who didn't want to open presents? I finally opened the present from Arabelle - she got me *three* princess dolls! Belle, Rapunzel and Sleeping Beauty (she had told me earlier that she got me Sleeping Beauty, ha ha). After that, I wanted nothing to do with the whole table full of presents! I started to get fussy, so I said goodnight and went up to bed. I got to sleep in mommy and daddy's bed so Aunt Terry and Uncle Mike could have my bed! I was so excited to sleep in their room :) I got to watch an episode of Diego in mom and dad's room (a real treat for me!) and then I went to sleep. Dad said when he came to bed later that night, I was asleep on his pillow and when he moved me over, I yelled at him and said "But daddy, now I don't have a spot!" Then I rolled over and poked mommy and told her that daddy took my spot. We managed to all fall asleep no problem, though.
I woke up around 7 on Sunday, so mom and I came downstairs. It was mommy's birthday and I remembered and sang Happy Birthday to her (totally unprompted!!!) That totally made her day :) The house was surprisingly clean (THANK you Terry, Laurie and Grammy!) I had breakfast and we played quietly until other people got up. When a few other people got up, mom went to Panera to get us all some bagels. Yum! I played with the Belle doll, but still wouldn't open any other presents. So strange!
Grammy and Grampy left a little before noon to head back to their bay house so they could be there when Uncle Jeff got there (he was visiting Beanie in Fredericksburg, so came to the bay overnight to visit). Laurie left shortly thereafter and finally Terry and Michael followed. We left at lunch / nap time so I could nap in the car. Worked out well and mom and I *both* got to nap almost the whole way there! Uncle Jeff was there when we got there - I haven't seen him in a long time, but I gave him a big hug :) I got settled in and finally opened a few new presents! I got a really, really cute leopard vest from Aunt Laurie, Uncle Dan, and my cousins Courtney and Kaylee. But once I opened it, I didn't want to try it on. Again, so strange! After being bribed with some crackers, I opened my gift from Jeff, Lee Ann, Jennifer and Beanie - two awesome shirts, a matching pair of pants and the cutest hat EVER! Mom managed to at least get some photos with the hat on :) I also opened my present from Aunt Terry - an awesome I Spy Snoopy Halloween book - I was *really* good at it! I've kept it in the car since we got back, so I have it to look at every time I get in the car.
It was raining, so we couldn't really go outside, but I at least got to see the bay out of the window and got to see a few boats go by. Grammy got a lot of toys out for me to play with and I had a blast - a kitchen with some play food and a Fisher Price town! It was so much fun. We had a yummy dinner - pasta and meatballs! And then grammy had a cake for mommy's birthday! We all sang to her and I helped her blow the candles out. I played for a little bit, then mom put me to bed on my cot. It took a long time for me to fall asleep and I woke up crying a few times. Mom ended up moving me to the bed until she came to bed, then moved me back to the cot. I woke up pretty early again the next morning and of course woke everyone up much earlier than they wanted to be up :( I had some oatmeal for breakfast and we played for a bit.
It had stopped raining, so I got to go out and play on the deck for a while. I even got to go for a walk with Grammy, Grampy and Aunt Terry. After lunch, we packed up the car and headed home. Daddy had asked about his old wooden sleds, so we found those in the garage and packed them in the car! Daddy was really happy to have them and I think Grammy was happy to be rid of them. Dad says he'll fix them up so I can ride on them this winter!
Mom and I napped the whole way home again. Mom and dad had some work to do when we got home, then mom went to do her long run for the week. Dad had gone out earlier that day at Grammy's house - he's a champ and did 10 miles! Mom only made it 8.75, which is her longest run since last October! It'll have to do - the Army 10 Miler is next weekend, so hopefully they'll be ok with it!
Tuesday morning, mom took me for my 3 year well check up. My development is "perfect" as my doctor says. Mom and dad filled out my pre-visit developmental questionnaire - they're getting a lot more difficult to answer because some of the questions are SO specific, so we worked on that a little on Monday night. Mom laughed at one of the questions - it asked if I spoke in 3-4 word sentences and asked for an example. Ha! Mom couldn't even come up with a good example since a lot of my sentences are well over 10 words and my language is pretty clear. Mom's only concern was my sleep and the fact that it takes an hour to two EVERY night to fall asleep and then I wake up at least once EVERY night, but am usually not quite awake, yet very distressed. The doctor told mom to cut my nap out and that should improve the nighttime sleep. She said it sounded like I was having night terrors from not getting enough "good" sleep. Fingers crossed! My teachers kept me up today by putting my cot near the computer. Mom's going to send a fun new book for me to look at tomorrow. Bedtime tonight was still pretty rough, but it only took me a half hour to settle down. I already woke up twice, but daddy got me to calm down the first time and I settled myself the second time.
I'm 30.8 lbs and 37 inches tall - 25-50% for weight, 50-75% for height. Mom was super happy with my weight - I can stay rear facing in my carseat until 35 lbs, so that will probably get me close to the expiration of my carseat next December :) The doctor reminded her to keep me in a 5 point harness which clearly isn't a problem with a rear facing seat. Mom and I both got our flu shots on our way out (well, I got the mist, but mom had to get the shot because she has a history of asthma). When we got to school, the first thing I told my teacher was "I got the flu mist in my nose!" Ha ha. Hope it keeps us healthy this winter!
Pictures to follow when mom finds the time to get through them all!
Hugs to all!
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Happy Birthday to ME!!!
That's right - I'm THREE years old today!!! Mom woke me up by singing Happy Birthday this morning - I was so happy! Daddy even had to be at an early meeting, so I got to see daddy before we left for school too. Mom and dad let me open one of my presents this morning - it was a pack of PIGGY PAINT! Completely non-toxic nailpolish so mom can paint my toes :) I keep telling her I love the color on her toes, so now mine can be pink too!
We had a fun morning and got to play a bit before we left for school. I ate my breakfast, drank my milk, got dressed, brushed my hair and teeth and we packed up for school. Because it was my birthday, we got to take a treat to share with my friends. I told mom I wanted ice cream, so we took Vanilla ice cream - my favorite! I wore a cute dress and the necklace that Ruthie gave me at Marie's baby shower on Saturday. I got lots of compliments and got a kick out of showing people how old I was by holding up my fingers. Touching my pinkie and thumb to hold up three fingers was kind of tricky, so I figured out that it's easier to touch my pointer to my thumb and that still shows three!
Birthday girl at breakfast:
Mom picked me up a little early so we could spend some time together. I told her on the way home that I wanted to check to see if the red Mustang was in the driveway because if it was, that meant that daddy was home :) Sure enough, when we pulled into the driveway, daddy was walking back from the mailbox, so I knew he was home! Mom got me out of the car and I ran to meet daddy at the door. There were a TON of packages on the front porch! You'd think it was someone's birthday or something... several were for me and a few were for mommy.
I got a package from Grandma and Grandpa Coble - THREE new books that I'm very excited to read. We got to read one of them at bedtime, but didn't have time for the other two. Tomorrow, maybe! The other one for me was from my Great Grandma Jean! I was a little shy opening the presents, but you can see how much I loved them!
Awesome PJ's that say "I Love my Mom and Dad!"
And my favorite, a quilt that Great Grandma made for me that has Eeyore on it!!! I took it to bed with me tonight and I really love it. I'm so lucky to know THREE of my great grandparents!!!
While mom and dad got changed to go out to dinner, they let me open the rest of the presents from them! Mom didn't have her camera for the first two - a new fleece coat that has my initial on it! I love it and wore it to open the rest of my gifts :) Next was something called Tangoes! It's kind of like a puzzle where I have to put blocks on the paper to make the shapes. May be a bit beyond my age, but mom thinks I can at least try it!
The next gift was a US Map puzzle! I love puzzles and mom and dad put up a big map on the wall before we went to Seattle so I could tell where people live. It really helps when daddy's traveling and I can also pretty much point to places on the map where my friends live, like Seattle, Portland, and Raleigh. Mom keeps meaning to print out pictures of people and put them on the map so I know where everyone is - one of these days when things aren't so hectic!
This is a play sushi set! How cool is that??? I have all the "regular" foods like apples and a ton of veggies for my kitchen, but now I can make sushi too :)
Last, but certainly not least, my new Nook! It's like mommy's iPod, but bigger, and all mine (though daddy might want to use it from time to time)! I got to use Starfall on it and now I can navigate my own letters all by myself. How cool! I can even play Angry Birds on it :)
After we opened everything, we headed out to dinner. We decided to go to Dogfish - mom and dad really like it there and I love the mac and cheese :) I had a great dinner and got a brownie sundae when I was done! Dad says I ate a whole pound of brownie - no wonder I had a hard time going to bed tonight!
Yum! I got into my PJ's pretty well, but stalled big time when it came to going to sleep. I've already done my nightly cry (happens at least once a night and I'm not usually fully awake, but can't get back to sleep until mom or dad actually wake me up). I guess I just wanted to experience more of my birthday!
Can't wait for my party on Saturday to celebrate with even more of my friends and family!!!
Hugs to all and Happy Birthday to Me!!!
We had a fun morning and got to play a bit before we left for school. I ate my breakfast, drank my milk, got dressed, brushed my hair and teeth and we packed up for school. Because it was my birthday, we got to take a treat to share with my friends. I told mom I wanted ice cream, so we took Vanilla ice cream - my favorite! I wore a cute dress and the necklace that Ruthie gave me at Marie's baby shower on Saturday. I got lots of compliments and got a kick out of showing people how old I was by holding up my fingers. Touching my pinkie and thumb to hold up three fingers was kind of tricky, so I figured out that it's easier to touch my pointer to my thumb and that still shows three!
Birthday girl at breakfast:
Mom picked me up a little early so we could spend some time together. I told her on the way home that I wanted to check to see if the red Mustang was in the driveway because if it was, that meant that daddy was home :) Sure enough, when we pulled into the driveway, daddy was walking back from the mailbox, so I knew he was home! Mom got me out of the car and I ran to meet daddy at the door. There were a TON of packages on the front porch! You'd think it was someone's birthday or something... several were for me and a few were for mommy.
I got a package from Grandma and Grandpa Coble - THREE new books that I'm very excited to read. We got to read one of them at bedtime, but didn't have time for the other two. Tomorrow, maybe! The other one for me was from my Great Grandma Jean! I was a little shy opening the presents, but you can see how much I loved them!
Awesome PJ's that say "I Love my Mom and Dad!"
And my favorite, a quilt that Great Grandma made for me that has Eeyore on it!!! I took it to bed with me tonight and I really love it. I'm so lucky to know THREE of my great grandparents!!!
While mom and dad got changed to go out to dinner, they let me open the rest of the presents from them! Mom didn't have her camera for the first two - a new fleece coat that has my initial on it! I love it and wore it to open the rest of my gifts :) Next was something called Tangoes! It's kind of like a puzzle where I have to put blocks on the paper to make the shapes. May be a bit beyond my age, but mom thinks I can at least try it!
The next gift was a US Map puzzle! I love puzzles and mom and dad put up a big map on the wall before we went to Seattle so I could tell where people live. It really helps when daddy's traveling and I can also pretty much point to places on the map where my friends live, like Seattle, Portland, and Raleigh. Mom keeps meaning to print out pictures of people and put them on the map so I know where everyone is - one of these days when things aren't so hectic!
This is a play sushi set! How cool is that??? I have all the "regular" foods like apples and a ton of veggies for my kitchen, but now I can make sushi too :)
Last, but certainly not least, my new Nook! It's like mommy's iPod, but bigger, and all mine (though daddy might want to use it from time to time)! I got to use Starfall on it and now I can navigate my own letters all by myself. How cool! I can even play Angry Birds on it :)
After we opened everything, we headed out to dinner. We decided to go to Dogfish - mom and dad really like it there and I love the mac and cheese :) I had a great dinner and got a brownie sundae when I was done! Dad says I ate a whole pound of brownie - no wonder I had a hard time going to bed tonight!
Yum! I got into my PJ's pretty well, but stalled big time when it came to going to sleep. I've already done my nightly cry (happens at least once a night and I'm not usually fully awake, but can't get back to sleep until mom or dad actually wake me up). I guess I just wanted to experience more of my birthday!
Can't wait for my party on Saturday to celebrate with even more of my friends and family!!!
Hugs to all and Happy Birthday to Me!!!
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Bye Bye Irene!
Just a quick update to let everyone know that we've survived an earthquake AND a hurricane in the same week. Hurricane Irene turned out to be not a big deal around us. It did rain and get pretty windy, but there was no damage. Our power flickered - once while I was awake and several times after I went to bed, but it never stayed out for long. A few tree branches down, but the worst part was the lack of sleep.
My school was closed on Friday for a Professional Development day, so mom took a vacation day. We were going to do something fun (like go to the zoo or a museum), but the weather wasn't looking great and we had to go to the grocery store. What better time to do that than at 10am on a day when most people are at work??? That was a brilliant plan. No one there and the stores weren't out of everything yet. We weren't really worried about the storm, just had no food in the house! Mom and I got the shopping done, then went home to put it all away and eat lunch. After my nap, we went to the mall and to the toystore so we could get out of daddy's way while he was working. I was SO good all day. Mom spoiled me a little at the toystore and I got lots of fun new things (she said it was in case we lost power and had to keep ourselves occupied for a few days). It's a toss up for my favorites - it's either my new guitar or my hula hoop! Lesson learned for future natural disasters - Toys R Us is a GREAT place to go for batteries or water if all other stores are sold out :)
Saturday we didn't go anywhere and didn't do much other than play :) Mom and I made a brisket in the slow cooker early in the morning in hopes that it would be able to cook the whole way through before our power went off. It made the house smell yummy all day! We spent some time playing my guitar, we colored some pictures, I got to play with mommy's iPod, and we read a ton of books. When I took my nap, mom went downstairs to run. She was pretty tired when she was done, but was glad that she got a run in. When I woke up, mom started taking my bed apart!
That's right - I'm moving into the bigger room upstairs! Mom and dad converted my bed to a full size bed a few months ago and my bed literally took up my entire room. No joke. There was so little room to move around, let alone play. And it was IMPOSSIBLE to make my bed or change the sheets (and with a mostly potty trained toddler, sheet changing happens often). So when Grandpa asked if we wanted their trundle bed, we said YES and decided to move my room to the bigger room in the front of the house and turn my old room into the guest room with the day bed. Mom got the bed moved Saturday afternoon, but left the rest of the furniture for Sunday. It's hard to move two pretty full rooms worth of furniture!
The brisket cooked just fine and was finished about 10 minutes before the power went out the first time :) Perfect timing! Mom already had food on the table and ready to go. Luckily, the power went out for about a minute, but came back on. That was seriously the worst of the storm and it was hardly even raining at the time. I ate a pretty good dinner and LOVED the maple carrots mom made. I even got to eat some of the milk and honey ice cream that daddy made as a treat for dessert! Yum!
I didn't have too much of a problem going to bed in my new room Saturday night. I couldn't take a bath because of the storm, so we just brushed teeth and read books. I stalled as usual, but fell asleep before too long. I woke up *really* scared around 2am, though. I was crying and yelling for mom to come help me. Apparently, the power went out and came back on and when it came back on, it turned on one of the lights in my new room! That must have woken me up because when mom came in, the lights were on (kind of scared her!) and I was still in bed, but scared. She decided to just sleep with me in my bed until the storm passed, especially since I was in a new setting. I ended up talking to her for the next 3+ hours. She would roll over to get comfortable and I'd ask her what she was doing. And then I'd tell her that there was a storm. Then I told her that I loved her (made mom's heart melt). This went on from 2 until 5:15. I literally did not stop talking. And my final words to mom: "Mom, you can go back to your own room now." She said ok, picked up her pillow and we all went back to sleep.
Fast forward 2 hours. Mom woke to me opening her bedroom door and standing next to her! I've been in a bed for a year and a half and I've never once gotten out of bed. This really freaked mom out! I climbed into bed with her, gave her a hug and said good morning. I told her I was ready to wake up, but she said she wasn't ready yet. Too bad. I gave daddy a hug too, but mom and I ended up going downstairs to get some breakfast. I ate a TON today! I had a banana, Kashi cereal bar, AND a bowl of oatmeal! Then mom made some eggs for herself and I had some of those too. When dad woke up, we went shopping for a new refrigerator. I got a bit cranky, but we stopped for lunch on the way home and that cheered me up. I didn't eat much of my lunch, but finished most of mom's. Isn't that how it always goes? Mom keeps saying she can't wait for the day that she can get through an entire meal without having to get up to get *one* more thing or without having to take a bathroom break!
I got to nap in mom and dad's room when we got home so mom could move the rest of the furniture. She was mostly done by the time I got up - I didn't call for her on the monitor - I just got up and walked out in the hallway, so she asked me to go down and see dad. Guess mom and dad need to make sure the gate at the top of the stairs is closed at night!
I went down and found dad and we looked at some of my new books. And guess what??? I actually read a few words by sounding them out!!!! Mom bought me some books for beginning readers and I sat with daddy and sounded out a few of the words and actually read what they were. Mom and dad were so proud of me and we all gave high fives and hugs. I read "Dot," "Mat," and "Sam." How cool is that???
Mom pretty much finished moving the furniture, then came down and we painted for a bit. I had a blast, but made a mess. I had leftovers for dinner and ate really well. After playing for a little more, we went upstairs and had a good bath. After the mess we made today and not taking a bath yesterday, we really needed it! There's room in my new room for my bed AND my glider, so mom and I got to read three books in my glider. It was nice to have that back. I went to bed just fine, but continued to talk for a long time. I cried a few times and mom had to come help me. I'm finally sleeping now and mom's hoping for a decent night - she has to go to work early tomorrow, so daddy's going to take me to school.
Didn't expect this to get so long, but wanted to let everyone know we're ok. Hope you all are too! It's been a while since I've posted photos, so here are a few from the past few weeks.
I *love* my great-grandma's Chicken Corn Soup!
Kitty loves my bed!
Raspberry Picking with mom and dad.
I used to hate when mom would try to put a ponytail in my hair, but I ask for piggy tails now.
Me and my best bud, Belle!
Daddy and I deep in conversation.
Terrible photo, but my first Wii game!
I picked out orange hair rubberbands to match the orange stripes in my dress :)
Hard at work with my hula hoop.
Hope you all survived Irene as well! Hugs to all!
My school was closed on Friday for a Professional Development day, so mom took a vacation day. We were going to do something fun (like go to the zoo or a museum), but the weather wasn't looking great and we had to go to the grocery store. What better time to do that than at 10am on a day when most people are at work??? That was a brilliant plan. No one there and the stores weren't out of everything yet. We weren't really worried about the storm, just had no food in the house! Mom and I got the shopping done, then went home to put it all away and eat lunch. After my nap, we went to the mall and to the toystore so we could get out of daddy's way while he was working. I was SO good all day. Mom spoiled me a little at the toystore and I got lots of fun new things (she said it was in case we lost power and had to keep ourselves occupied for a few days). It's a toss up for my favorites - it's either my new guitar or my hula hoop! Lesson learned for future natural disasters - Toys R Us is a GREAT place to go for batteries or water if all other stores are sold out :)
Saturday we didn't go anywhere and didn't do much other than play :) Mom and I made a brisket in the slow cooker early in the morning in hopes that it would be able to cook the whole way through before our power went off. It made the house smell yummy all day! We spent some time playing my guitar, we colored some pictures, I got to play with mommy's iPod, and we read a ton of books. When I took my nap, mom went downstairs to run. She was pretty tired when she was done, but was glad that she got a run in. When I woke up, mom started taking my bed apart!
That's right - I'm moving into the bigger room upstairs! Mom and dad converted my bed to a full size bed a few months ago and my bed literally took up my entire room. No joke. There was so little room to move around, let alone play. And it was IMPOSSIBLE to make my bed or change the sheets (and with a mostly potty trained toddler, sheet changing happens often). So when Grandpa asked if we wanted their trundle bed, we said YES and decided to move my room to the bigger room in the front of the house and turn my old room into the guest room with the day bed. Mom got the bed moved Saturday afternoon, but left the rest of the furniture for Sunday. It's hard to move two pretty full rooms worth of furniture!
The brisket cooked just fine and was finished about 10 minutes before the power went out the first time :) Perfect timing! Mom already had food on the table and ready to go. Luckily, the power went out for about a minute, but came back on. That was seriously the worst of the storm and it was hardly even raining at the time. I ate a pretty good dinner and LOVED the maple carrots mom made. I even got to eat some of the milk and honey ice cream that daddy made as a treat for dessert! Yum!
I didn't have too much of a problem going to bed in my new room Saturday night. I couldn't take a bath because of the storm, so we just brushed teeth and read books. I stalled as usual, but fell asleep before too long. I woke up *really* scared around 2am, though. I was crying and yelling for mom to come help me. Apparently, the power went out and came back on and when it came back on, it turned on one of the lights in my new room! That must have woken me up because when mom came in, the lights were on (kind of scared her!) and I was still in bed, but scared. She decided to just sleep with me in my bed until the storm passed, especially since I was in a new setting. I ended up talking to her for the next 3+ hours. She would roll over to get comfortable and I'd ask her what she was doing. And then I'd tell her that there was a storm. Then I told her that I loved her (made mom's heart melt). This went on from 2 until 5:15. I literally did not stop talking. And my final words to mom: "Mom, you can go back to your own room now." She said ok, picked up her pillow and we all went back to sleep.
Fast forward 2 hours. Mom woke to me opening her bedroom door and standing next to her! I've been in a bed for a year and a half and I've never once gotten out of bed. This really freaked mom out! I climbed into bed with her, gave her a hug and said good morning. I told her I was ready to wake up, but she said she wasn't ready yet. Too bad. I gave daddy a hug too, but mom and I ended up going downstairs to get some breakfast. I ate a TON today! I had a banana, Kashi cereal bar, AND a bowl of oatmeal! Then mom made some eggs for herself and I had some of those too. When dad woke up, we went shopping for a new refrigerator. I got a bit cranky, but we stopped for lunch on the way home and that cheered me up. I didn't eat much of my lunch, but finished most of mom's. Isn't that how it always goes? Mom keeps saying she can't wait for the day that she can get through an entire meal without having to get up to get *one* more thing or without having to take a bathroom break!
I got to nap in mom and dad's room when we got home so mom could move the rest of the furniture. She was mostly done by the time I got up - I didn't call for her on the monitor - I just got up and walked out in the hallway, so she asked me to go down and see dad. Guess mom and dad need to make sure the gate at the top of the stairs is closed at night!
I went down and found dad and we looked at some of my new books. And guess what??? I actually read a few words by sounding them out!!!! Mom bought me some books for beginning readers and I sat with daddy and sounded out a few of the words and actually read what they were. Mom and dad were so proud of me and we all gave high fives and hugs. I read "Dot," "Mat," and "Sam." How cool is that???
Mom pretty much finished moving the furniture, then came down and we painted for a bit. I had a blast, but made a mess. I had leftovers for dinner and ate really well. After playing for a little more, we went upstairs and had a good bath. After the mess we made today and not taking a bath yesterday, we really needed it! There's room in my new room for my bed AND my glider, so mom and I got to read three books in my glider. It was nice to have that back. I went to bed just fine, but continued to talk for a long time. I cried a few times and mom had to come help me. I'm finally sleeping now and mom's hoping for a decent night - she has to go to work early tomorrow, so daddy's going to take me to school.
Didn't expect this to get so long, but wanted to let everyone know we're ok. Hope you all are too! It's been a while since I've posted photos, so here are a few from the past few weeks.
I *love* my great-grandma's Chicken Corn Soup!
Kitty loves my bed!
Raspberry Picking with mom and dad.
I used to hate when mom would try to put a ponytail in my hair, but I ask for piggy tails now.
Me and my best bud, Belle!
Daddy and I deep in conversation.
Terrible photo, but my first Wii game!
I picked out orange hair rubberbands to match the orange stripes in my dress :)
Hard at work with my hula hoop.
Hope you all survived Irene as well! Hugs to all!
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Earthquake (again!)
Can you believe that I'm not even 3, live on the east coast and have now experienced TWO earthquakes??? This afternoon, part way through nap time (though we were up from a fire drill anyway), my classroom started wiggling! I told mom it sounded like thunder, but she told me it was an earthquake! Here's how the conversation went:
Me: Mommy, my classroom wiggled today when the thunder came.
Mommy: That wasn't thunder, Sydney, it was an EARTHQUAKE!
Me: What's an earthquake?
Mommy: It makes the earth move and wiggle.
Me: Oh - just like the elephants make the ground wiggle.
Lots of laughter ensued :)
Anyway, it appears to be a 5.8 magnitude quake centered about 100 miles southwest of DC, near Richmond. Mommy felt it at work - her desk is right next to a big window and she thought it was the construction on the building behind her that was making the rumbling noise. Then everything started to shake and pictures fell off the wall, so it was clear it wasn't the construction. It seemed like it lasted a long time - certainly longer than the last quake we had. Mom's first instinct was to call my school. She talked to the director and she sounded shaken, but said the kids were all safe and outside with the teachers. Mom asked her to call back if I needed to be picked up.
Fast forward a few minutes and mom's building was evacuated (along with every other building in DC). You can imagine the chaos! Cell service didn't work, so mom couldn't get in touch with school or anyone else for that matter. Nor could people get in touch with her. Mom usually takes a train to work, but her colleague was kind enough to drive her back to the Metro to pick up her car. It took nearly THREE hours to get 22 miles - fun times. This is the same colleague who drove mommy to my school when I had to get stitches in my forehead. Needless to say, mom owes her a good lunch or two!
Daddy was out of town, trying to fly back in to DC this afternoon. Thankfully mom was finally able to get in touch with Ms. Laurie, my infant teacher from the school before the last one, whom I ADORE. Laurie's son is also in my school, so her husband went to pick up Zachary and she went to pick me up (so I could use Zachary's carseat in her car). Mom had to talk to the director since mom had neglected to turn in new emergency contact forms since I switched schools :( To say that mom had some major mommy guilt is putting it mildly. Needless to say, the forms are now filled out.
Thankfully it all worked out. Ms. Laurie picked me up and I was eating dinner when mom got to her house. I got to play with Zachary for a while and mom and Laurie got to catch up. By the time we got home, daddy was home. I ate a little squash soup (one of my favorites) while mom and dad ate dinner. We skipped my bath, mom read me 2 books, then I was OUT cold. Probably because I didn't get a nap today - first time ever that I haven't even mumbled to myself at all. I think I was literally asleep before mom got out of my room. Hope that continues the rest of the night!
Anyway, long story short, we're all ok and I don't think there's any damage to the house :)
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2898&from=rss_home
Me: Mommy, my classroom wiggled today when the thunder came.
Mommy: That wasn't thunder, Sydney, it was an EARTHQUAKE!
Me: What's an earthquake?
Mommy: It makes the earth move and wiggle.
Me: Oh - just like the elephants make the ground wiggle.
Lots of laughter ensued :)
Anyway, it appears to be a 5.8 magnitude quake centered about 100 miles southwest of DC, near Richmond. Mommy felt it at work - her desk is right next to a big window and she thought it was the construction on the building behind her that was making the rumbling noise. Then everything started to shake and pictures fell off the wall, so it was clear it wasn't the construction. It seemed like it lasted a long time - certainly longer than the last quake we had. Mom's first instinct was to call my school. She talked to the director and she sounded shaken, but said the kids were all safe and outside with the teachers. Mom asked her to call back if I needed to be picked up.
Fast forward a few minutes and mom's building was evacuated (along with every other building in DC). You can imagine the chaos! Cell service didn't work, so mom couldn't get in touch with school or anyone else for that matter. Nor could people get in touch with her. Mom usually takes a train to work, but her colleague was kind enough to drive her back to the Metro to pick up her car. It took nearly THREE hours to get 22 miles - fun times. This is the same colleague who drove mommy to my school when I had to get stitches in my forehead. Needless to say, mom owes her a good lunch or two!
Daddy was out of town, trying to fly back in to DC this afternoon. Thankfully mom was finally able to get in touch with Ms. Laurie, my infant teacher from the school before the last one, whom I ADORE. Laurie's son is also in my school, so her husband went to pick up Zachary and she went to pick me up (so I could use Zachary's carseat in her car). Mom had to talk to the director since mom had neglected to turn in new emergency contact forms since I switched schools :( To say that mom had some major mommy guilt is putting it mildly. Needless to say, the forms are now filled out.
Thankfully it all worked out. Ms. Laurie picked me up and I was eating dinner when mom got to her house. I got to play with Zachary for a while and mom and Laurie got to catch up. By the time we got home, daddy was home. I ate a little squash soup (one of my favorites) while mom and dad ate dinner. We skipped my bath, mom read me 2 books, then I was OUT cold. Probably because I didn't get a nap today - first time ever that I haven't even mumbled to myself at all. I think I was literally asleep before mom got out of my room. Hope that continues the rest of the night!
Anyway, long story short, we're all ok and I don't think there's any damage to the house :)
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2898&from=rss_home
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Peanut Butter!
Enough said :) For part of dad's birthday present, mom told him he could give me my first taste of peanut butter (which he's been DYING to do). Yum. Good news, no reaction! Not that mom or dad thought there would be since I tested "not positive" for the major food allergens a few months ago, but my doctor still said to wait until I turned 3.
Nothing like a cold glass of milk to wash the PB down!
I had such a great weekend last weekend! Grandma and Grandpa came on Saturday to bring Razmatazz back and to babysit me while mom and dad went to the Manchester United - Barcelona game. Daddy got to go to a Man U fan club event on Thursday night(thanks to an awesome co-worker of mom's who got him "on the list.") He got my jersey signed by Gary Neville, Andy Cole and Paddy Crerand. How cool???
Grandma and Grandpa got to our house a little before naptime on Saturday, so we played for a while, I ate a soy nut butter and jelly sandwich (this was before daddy gave me the peanut butter), then I asked grandma to read me a book before nap. I nap pretty well (most days) even if I don't go to bed too well. It did take me a good 45 minutes to fall asleep, but at least I wasn't whining, just talking and singing to myself. Mom and dad left while I was sleeping to go to the soccer game. It was at Fed Ex field in Landover. They picked up Ken and Marie and stopped to meet Mike and Natale on the way. They said they had fun tailgating and at the game. Man U beat Barcelona 2 - 1. There were over 81,000 tickets sold - that's a LOT for a soccer game! Mom got me a Man U soccer ball as a souvenir :) Traffic was awful when the game was over, so mom and dad hung out in the parking lot until it cleared out a little. It was almost midnight by the time they got home. Grandma was sleeping and Grandpa was waiting for them to get home.
Here are a few other random photos from the past few weeks.
Messy girl! Unfortunately you can see the scar on my forehead a little more now even though mom doesn't let me see the light of day without being slathered in sunscreen!
Here's my new soccer ball :)
Needless to say, I had a great time with Grandma and Grandpa. We did so much - we swung in the hammock, blew bubbles, rode my bike up and down the street, painted some pictures, cooked and ate dinner, had some ice cream for dessert, played some games, phew - I think I wore them out! I had a really great time and hope they did too. I woke up a few times before mom and dad got home and cried a few times even after they got home. Mom came to say goodnight when she got home and I climbed into her lap and fell right back to sleep.
I woke up at 5:45 on Sunday and yelled for mom. She grabbed the monitor and took it into bed with her (it's usually across the room) and was able to talk to me over the monitor and convinced me to go back to sleep :) She woke up holding the monitor at 7:45 when I yelled for her again! We both got a few additional good hours of sleep for once!
I spent a good morning playing with Grandma and Grandpa. Mom made me an omelet for breakfast - I ate most of it, then ate some of the frittata that she made a little while later. Both were yummy and I got my fair share of protein for the morning! Mom also got the first delivery of the "farm box." Everything looked yummy!!! She got most of the things she ordered, but a few were missing, namely the milk, boo :( But we got some awesome produce: kale, zucchini, PURPLE peppers, red peppers, onions, crazy looking tomatoes, sweet potatoes, fingerling potatoes, mangoes, nectarines, apples, red plums, a cantaloupe, eggplant and probably a bunch more that I'm forgetting. Mom did order some elk summer sausage, grass fed ground beef, apple butter and mango chutney as well. Yum! She also surprised dad and I with some ice cream :) Vanilla for me and cookie dough for daddy. Daddy convinced me that his ice cream is best (though mom is still trying to remind me that vanilla is really the best).
Mom and I gave daddy his birthday present a little early on Sunday (his actual birthday was on Tuesday). Mom got him the ice cream attachment for our Kitchen Aid mixer! They've been talking about getting it for a while, but just never did. So mom finally bought it for him. We washed it right away and dad dug up some recipes. He made some milk and honey ice cream - mom tells me it was delicious, but I haven't tasted it yet. Mom made dinner for dad - short ribs and zucchini (from the farm box) and potato pancakes! They took a long time to cook, but it was all so yummy. I ate a *really* good dinner, so mom and dad let me have some of my vanilla ice cream as a treat. Daddy's real birthday was on Tuesday - we ended up getting take out from Outback since we all got home a little late, but we had a nice dinner and I gave dad my presents - I gave him two books that were on his wishlist. We didn't have time to make his cake, but we'll have to do that soon.
Daddy was traveling later in the week and was supposed to get home this evening - he was in Indiana. Mom told me this and here's the conversation we had several times this week:
Me: Where's Daddy?
Mommy: Where do you think?
Me: In Diana.
Mom laughed every time and I can't figure out why!! Mom and I had a pretty fun week, though. We got lots of play time. Saturday morning, mom took me and my stroller to the Soccerplex for a run. She forgot how hilly it was and ended up getting lost on what she thought was a 3.5 mile loop. She must have taken a wrong turn and ended up having to back track the same way we went, so we ended up "running" a little more than 4 miles. It was pretty slow (finished in about 50 minutes), but we did have to stop to walk a bit - it's hard work pushing me (29 lbs) in my stroller (26 lbs) especially with the hills! Mom told me we could stop at the playground on the way back, but it started to rain *just* as we got there :( So we ended up going back to the car and went to Whole Foods to get salads for lunch. We ate a good lunch, then both took naps.
When I got up, we had a playdate and dinner at my friend Sam's house - we had SO much fun. Sam and I went to my last school together and he also just moved to my new school :) I'm so glad we can still play together. He's in a different class right now, but hopefully will be moving in to mine soon. I had so much fun playing with all of his toys - I get bored with my toys sometimes, but new things are so much fun!
Hope everyone is doing well. Till later!
Nothing like a cold glass of milk to wash the PB down!
I had such a great weekend last weekend! Grandma and Grandpa came on Saturday to bring Razmatazz back and to babysit me while mom and dad went to the Manchester United - Barcelona game. Daddy got to go to a Man U fan club event on Thursday night(thanks to an awesome co-worker of mom's who got him "on the list.") He got my jersey signed by Gary Neville, Andy Cole and Paddy Crerand. How cool???
Grandma and Grandpa got to our house a little before naptime on Saturday, so we played for a while, I ate a soy nut butter and jelly sandwich (this was before daddy gave me the peanut butter), then I asked grandma to read me a book before nap. I nap pretty well (most days) even if I don't go to bed too well. It did take me a good 45 minutes to fall asleep, but at least I wasn't whining, just talking and singing to myself. Mom and dad left while I was sleeping to go to the soccer game. It was at Fed Ex field in Landover. They picked up Ken and Marie and stopped to meet Mike and Natale on the way. They said they had fun tailgating and at the game. Man U beat Barcelona 2 - 1. There were over 81,000 tickets sold - that's a LOT for a soccer game! Mom got me a Man U soccer ball as a souvenir :) Traffic was awful when the game was over, so mom and dad hung out in the parking lot until it cleared out a little. It was almost midnight by the time they got home. Grandma was sleeping and Grandpa was waiting for them to get home.
Here are a few other random photos from the past few weeks.
Messy girl! Unfortunately you can see the scar on my forehead a little more now even though mom doesn't let me see the light of day without being slathered in sunscreen!
Here's my new soccer ball :)
Needless to say, I had a great time with Grandma and Grandpa. We did so much - we swung in the hammock, blew bubbles, rode my bike up and down the street, painted some pictures, cooked and ate dinner, had some ice cream for dessert, played some games, phew - I think I wore them out! I had a really great time and hope they did too. I woke up a few times before mom and dad got home and cried a few times even after they got home. Mom came to say goodnight when she got home and I climbed into her lap and fell right back to sleep.
I woke up at 5:45 on Sunday and yelled for mom. She grabbed the monitor and took it into bed with her (it's usually across the room) and was able to talk to me over the monitor and convinced me to go back to sleep :) She woke up holding the monitor at 7:45 when I yelled for her again! We both got a few additional good hours of sleep for once!
I spent a good morning playing with Grandma and Grandpa. Mom made me an omelet for breakfast - I ate most of it, then ate some of the frittata that she made a little while later. Both were yummy and I got my fair share of protein for the morning! Mom also got the first delivery of the "farm box." Everything looked yummy!!! She got most of the things she ordered, but a few were missing, namely the milk, boo :( But we got some awesome produce: kale, zucchini, PURPLE peppers, red peppers, onions, crazy looking tomatoes, sweet potatoes, fingerling potatoes, mangoes, nectarines, apples, red plums, a cantaloupe, eggplant and probably a bunch more that I'm forgetting. Mom did order some elk summer sausage, grass fed ground beef, apple butter and mango chutney as well. Yum! She also surprised dad and I with some ice cream :) Vanilla for me and cookie dough for daddy. Daddy convinced me that his ice cream is best (though mom is still trying to remind me that vanilla is really the best).
Mom and I gave daddy his birthday present a little early on Sunday (his actual birthday was on Tuesday). Mom got him the ice cream attachment for our Kitchen Aid mixer! They've been talking about getting it for a while, but just never did. So mom finally bought it for him. We washed it right away and dad dug up some recipes. He made some milk and honey ice cream - mom tells me it was delicious, but I haven't tasted it yet. Mom made dinner for dad - short ribs and zucchini (from the farm box) and potato pancakes! They took a long time to cook, but it was all so yummy. I ate a *really* good dinner, so mom and dad let me have some of my vanilla ice cream as a treat. Daddy's real birthday was on Tuesday - we ended up getting take out from Outback since we all got home a little late, but we had a nice dinner and I gave dad my presents - I gave him two books that were on his wishlist. We didn't have time to make his cake, but we'll have to do that soon.
Daddy was traveling later in the week and was supposed to get home this evening - he was in Indiana. Mom told me this and here's the conversation we had several times this week:
Me: Where's Daddy?
Mommy: Where do you think?
Me: In Diana.
Mom laughed every time and I can't figure out why!! Mom and I had a pretty fun week, though. We got lots of play time. Saturday morning, mom took me and my stroller to the Soccerplex for a run. She forgot how hilly it was and ended up getting lost on what she thought was a 3.5 mile loop. She must have taken a wrong turn and ended up having to back track the same way we went, so we ended up "running" a little more than 4 miles. It was pretty slow (finished in about 50 minutes), but we did have to stop to walk a bit - it's hard work pushing me (29 lbs) in my stroller (26 lbs) especially with the hills! Mom told me we could stop at the playground on the way back, but it started to rain *just* as we got there :( So we ended up going back to the car and went to Whole Foods to get salads for lunch. We ate a good lunch, then both took naps.
When I got up, we had a playdate and dinner at my friend Sam's house - we had SO much fun. Sam and I went to my last school together and he also just moved to my new school :) I'm so glad we can still play together. He's in a different class right now, but hopefully will be moving in to mine soon. I had so much fun playing with all of his toys - I get bored with my toys sometimes, but new things are so much fun!
Hope everyone is doing well. Till later!
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
My New School
I've had a lot of people ask how things are going, so thought I'd update everyone at once. I started my new school last week and it's been FANTASTIC!!! I cried very briefly the first day that mom dropped me off (not at all unusual, even at my old school), but after a few seconds of that, I got down and was playing with my friends. I even waved bye bye to mom and ran off to play with Casey (one of my best friends from two schools ago!) I'm so glad to be in a class with her again :)
Mom left my naptime underwear (cloth training pants) in my cubby for naptime, but I decided I didn't want them. I got upset when Ms. Carmen asked me to put them on and told her I just wanted my regular underwear. That was fine with mommy because I've been dry at naptime for a while now, but my old school preferred pull ups (which mom and dad don't like) or the cloth trainers just in case I had an accident. Well, wouldn't you know - I've been at the new school for a week and a half and NOT A SINGLE ACCIDENT. I've come home every day wearing the same clothes that I went in :) It probably helps that I'm in an actual pre-school room now, not a toddler room where most kids aren't potty trained. I'm on the young side in my room since some kids are turning 4, but I fit right in and actually speak and communicate better than some of the older kids. My teachers were really impressed that I already knew how to spell my name (I've known that for a while, though).
Our drive to school is now less than 5 minutes door to door. The first week it took a little longer because mommy didn't have her security badge yet, so we had to drive to a different entrance and stop to have the car searched. She got her badge this morning, though, and it took 4 minutes door to door even including a stop at a red light! Huzzah! It's been taking about 30 minutes off of mom's commute each way, up to even 45 minutes in the mornings. Only unforeseen change is that mom can't feed me breakfast in the car anymore, so we still have to get up pretty early. But that's ok - it's more time that we have together and at least it's at home and not in the car! Not to mention that I'm probably eating a little better breakfast since I'm not as limited by what I can carry in the car. Lots of cereal with milk, yogurt, berries, etc. Yum!
Last week, I got to do Fun Fit on Thursday (just like I did on Tuesdays at my old school). It's a gymnastics / dance type of class. It's optional, but I've always enjoyed it, so mom always signs me up. Fridays are WATER PLAY days!!! So I got to wear my bathing suit to school (though it was too hot to actually have water play outside, so we filled a table with water and got to splash in our classroom).
We had a fun weekend. Mom and dad took me to the library on Saturday morning and I got to pick out a bunch of new books and a few music CD's. I've been loving Raffi lately, which mom tells me she listened to as a child too. But she had these things called records. I have CD's - I wonder what records looked like... We walked to lunch at Baja Fresh after the library and then headed home for a nap. Mom and dad got ready for a night out while I napped and got ready for Ms. Gulnara to come babysit me. She was my teacher from the time I was about 14 months until I moved to my last school at around 22 months. I love her dearly and she is SO creative. Check out these projects that she helped me with!
Handprint fishies for mommy, a Beach for daddy, and a Lobster for Sydney :)
Mommy and daddy went to see Wicked on Saturday night! Mom had been dying to see it, so when it was announced at the Kennedy Center, daddy jumped right in and bought tickets. They said it was a truly amazing show. The woman who played Elphaba was incredible, they said. They brought me back a witch hat to wear as a costume or for pretend, but I told them I didn't like it :( So for now it's up on a shelf - maybe some day I will enjoy it!
Sunday was a pretty laid back day. Mom and I went shopping in the morning and then to lunch before we came home for a nap. Mom tried to nap when I did, but I woke up about a half hour later because I had to go potty and needless to say neither of us got back to sleep. Boo :( We got up and went grocery shopping for the week. I *love* Whole Foods and mom and I ended up getting the salad bar for dinner! How many other 2 year olds love things like quinoa, cous cous, black beans, edamame, or chick peas? I always get some strange looks when mom's piling salad fixings into my "bucket." I'm a good eater, what can I say?
I had 2 good nights of sleep last week, but it's otherwise been pretty rough. I stall and whine for over an hour most nights and eventually fall asleep by around 10 (I'm in bed anywhere between 7:30 and 8). Mom has asked my teachers to not let me nap or at a minimum to not let me sleep too long, but it hasn't seemed to make a difference. Mom and dad told me that they're putting their feet down and not coming back in to my room or answering my pleas for more animals, tissues, books, etc. They've got me figured out and know it's all stall tactics. But I am one persistent child and can go on for quite some time! I also wake up in the middle of the night a lot of nights and it's almost like I'm still sleeping, but can't / won't stop crying. It's truly strange. But I don't stop on my own unless mom or dad come to help me. And sometimes I wake up and ask them to cover me back up and won't go back to sleep until they do. It's all pretty frustrating for all of us and we're all generally tired (I don't even want to wake up in the mornings when mom comes to get me). I tell her I'm not done sleeping, ha!
We're two days in to the second week at my new school and I still love it. Monday morning drop off was a little tough until Casey got there. Then we were both ok :) Mom and I were on our own on Monday night since daddy was on a train (I told him I wanted him to take Thomas the Engine). Bedtime was awful and I didn't fall asleep until 9:45 (at which point mom turned out the lights and went to bed herself). I woke up 4 other times during the night, so we were both extremely tired this morning. Daddy got home around 9:15 tonight and of course I was still up, so I got to see him for a little while! Maybe that's why I was stalling :)
We have a few more work / school days, then Grandma and Grandpa are bringing kitty home! I'm so excited to see everyone! I really miss kitty, though mom says she doesn't exactly miss her being under our feet all the time or knocking stuff off of the counter. Grandma and Grandpa are coming on Saturday to bring her back and to babysit me so mom and dad can go to the Manchester United game at Fed Ex field! Mom's company, Aon, sponsors the team, so they're excited to see them play against Barcelona. Daddy even got invited to the fan club event on Thursday night (ok, well mom got invited because she's an Aon employee, but she managed to get daddy on the list too, huzzah!). I think he's looking forward to it - the last team event they had, most of the players showed up :)
Here are some photos from the last few weeks.
It's been hot, but not too hot to blow bubbles!
Curious George is my favorite book lately.
I'm a very good tooth brusher! Mom sings two songs - one for the bottom and one for the top. Then we go looking for the food that I had that day to brush it away. It's a fun game and gets my teeth squeaky clean!
Cheese!
Hope everyone is staying cool in this awful heat! Hugs till later!
Mom left my naptime underwear (cloth training pants) in my cubby for naptime, but I decided I didn't want them. I got upset when Ms. Carmen asked me to put them on and told her I just wanted my regular underwear. That was fine with mommy because I've been dry at naptime for a while now, but my old school preferred pull ups (which mom and dad don't like) or the cloth trainers just in case I had an accident. Well, wouldn't you know - I've been at the new school for a week and a half and NOT A SINGLE ACCIDENT. I've come home every day wearing the same clothes that I went in :) It probably helps that I'm in an actual pre-school room now, not a toddler room where most kids aren't potty trained. I'm on the young side in my room since some kids are turning 4, but I fit right in and actually speak and communicate better than some of the older kids. My teachers were really impressed that I already knew how to spell my name (I've known that for a while, though).
Our drive to school is now less than 5 minutes door to door. The first week it took a little longer because mommy didn't have her security badge yet, so we had to drive to a different entrance and stop to have the car searched. She got her badge this morning, though, and it took 4 minutes door to door even including a stop at a red light! Huzzah! It's been taking about 30 minutes off of mom's commute each way, up to even 45 minutes in the mornings. Only unforeseen change is that mom can't feed me breakfast in the car anymore, so we still have to get up pretty early. But that's ok - it's more time that we have together and at least it's at home and not in the car! Not to mention that I'm probably eating a little better breakfast since I'm not as limited by what I can carry in the car. Lots of cereal with milk, yogurt, berries, etc. Yum!
Last week, I got to do Fun Fit on Thursday (just like I did on Tuesdays at my old school). It's a gymnastics / dance type of class. It's optional, but I've always enjoyed it, so mom always signs me up. Fridays are WATER PLAY days!!! So I got to wear my bathing suit to school (though it was too hot to actually have water play outside, so we filled a table with water and got to splash in our classroom).
We had a fun weekend. Mom and dad took me to the library on Saturday morning and I got to pick out a bunch of new books and a few music CD's. I've been loving Raffi lately, which mom tells me she listened to as a child too. But she had these things called records. I have CD's - I wonder what records looked like... We walked to lunch at Baja Fresh after the library and then headed home for a nap. Mom and dad got ready for a night out while I napped and got ready for Ms. Gulnara to come babysit me. She was my teacher from the time I was about 14 months until I moved to my last school at around 22 months. I love her dearly and she is SO creative. Check out these projects that she helped me with!
Handprint fishies for mommy, a Beach for daddy, and a Lobster for Sydney :)
Mommy and daddy went to see Wicked on Saturday night! Mom had been dying to see it, so when it was announced at the Kennedy Center, daddy jumped right in and bought tickets. They said it was a truly amazing show. The woman who played Elphaba was incredible, they said. They brought me back a witch hat to wear as a costume or for pretend, but I told them I didn't like it :( So for now it's up on a shelf - maybe some day I will enjoy it!
Sunday was a pretty laid back day. Mom and I went shopping in the morning and then to lunch before we came home for a nap. Mom tried to nap when I did, but I woke up about a half hour later because I had to go potty and needless to say neither of us got back to sleep. Boo :( We got up and went grocery shopping for the week. I *love* Whole Foods and mom and I ended up getting the salad bar for dinner! How many other 2 year olds love things like quinoa, cous cous, black beans, edamame, or chick peas? I always get some strange looks when mom's piling salad fixings into my "bucket." I'm a good eater, what can I say?
I had 2 good nights of sleep last week, but it's otherwise been pretty rough. I stall and whine for over an hour most nights and eventually fall asleep by around 10 (I'm in bed anywhere between 7:30 and 8). Mom has asked my teachers to not let me nap or at a minimum to not let me sleep too long, but it hasn't seemed to make a difference. Mom and dad told me that they're putting their feet down and not coming back in to my room or answering my pleas for more animals, tissues, books, etc. They've got me figured out and know it's all stall tactics. But I am one persistent child and can go on for quite some time! I also wake up in the middle of the night a lot of nights and it's almost like I'm still sleeping, but can't / won't stop crying. It's truly strange. But I don't stop on my own unless mom or dad come to help me. And sometimes I wake up and ask them to cover me back up and won't go back to sleep until they do. It's all pretty frustrating for all of us and we're all generally tired (I don't even want to wake up in the mornings when mom comes to get me). I tell her I'm not done sleeping, ha!
We're two days in to the second week at my new school and I still love it. Monday morning drop off was a little tough until Casey got there. Then we were both ok :) Mom and I were on our own on Monday night since daddy was on a train (I told him I wanted him to take Thomas the Engine). Bedtime was awful and I didn't fall asleep until 9:45 (at which point mom turned out the lights and went to bed herself). I woke up 4 other times during the night, so we were both extremely tired this morning. Daddy got home around 9:15 tonight and of course I was still up, so I got to see him for a little while! Maybe that's why I was stalling :)
We have a few more work / school days, then Grandma and Grandpa are bringing kitty home! I'm so excited to see everyone! I really miss kitty, though mom says she doesn't exactly miss her being under our feet all the time or knocking stuff off of the counter. Grandma and Grandpa are coming on Saturday to bring her back and to babysit me so mom and dad can go to the Manchester United game at Fed Ex field! Mom's company, Aon, sponsors the team, so they're excited to see them play against Barcelona. Daddy even got invited to the fan club event on Thursday night (ok, well mom got invited because she's an Aon employee, but she managed to get daddy on the list too, huzzah!). I think he's looking forward to it - the last team event they had, most of the players showed up :)
Here are some photos from the last few weeks.
It's been hot, but not too hot to blow bubbles!
Curious George is my favorite book lately.
I'm a very good tooth brusher! Mom sings two songs - one for the bottom and one for the top. Then we go looking for the food that I had that day to brush it away. It's a fun game and gets my teeth squeaky clean!
Cheese!
Hope everyone is staying cool in this awful heat! Hugs till later!
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Home Sweet Home
No new pictures to post, but I wanted to let everyone know that we had a safe trip home today. I had a rough bedtime again last night and it took me over 2.5 hours to fall asleep. Mom figured that meant I would sleep until about 8 this morning and she was right. She woke up at 7, though, so had some quiet time again to sit with a cup of coffee on the deck by herself. And that is the reason we got an ocean front condo on the third floor :)
After I got up, I helped mom pack up all of my stuff. We ate breakfast and played games for a while. Mom cleaned out the fridge and washed and put away all the dishes so we'd be ready to go when dad got up. Dad took all the trash out and loaded the car (not an insignificant task when you're on the third floor at the end of the building). Thank goodness for the elevator and luggage carts - we were able to load everything in a few loads that way.
We checked the condo one last time and didn't see anything that we left behind, so we said goodbye and locked up. We headed out just before 11 and stopped to drop off the keys and parking passes. Dad drove for the first leg - we drove a different way than we came in since we weren't going back through Raleigh. Some of the "neighborhoods" we drove through were really depressing - very run down and poor. Dad was looking for a roadside BBQ shack, but didn't find one, so we ended up stopping at Burger King for lunch. I had a hamburger, apples and some milk. I really only ate my apples, though. After lunch, we drove for another hour and a half or so, then stopped to get gas, use the potty and switch drivers. I was still dry when we stopped!!!
Mom drove the rest of the way home and of course as soon as we got on 95, we hit traffic and were stopped for a while. There were cops every half mile or so and mom said there were an unusual number of cars just sitting on the side of the road, which really slowed traffic down. I had been really good the entire way - no tantrums, no fussing. I just played with mom's iPod, read some books, etc. Finally, daddy told me I had 5 more minutes with the iPod, then I had to take a nap. I protested, but ended up falling asleep around 3:15 (really late for a nap for me). I slept for about 45 minutes, then was up and relatively happy the rest of the way.
We stopped and got sushi for dinner on the way home since we didn't have any groceries in the house. I was STILL dry when we got home! Only 2 potty breaks in 7.5 hours and I didn't have an accident - mom and dad were SO proud of me.
My dinner was yummy! I got a warm bath, read a few books with mom, then played and sang in my room for another 2.5 hours again!!! I'm still stalling big time by asking for water (I'm not *really* thirsty - mom and dad give me plenty of milk and water before I go to bed, so that's not it...). Mom says she may stop letting me nap because these bedtime shenanigans are getting to be out of control.
Not much else new to report, just wanted to let you know we got home safely. Tomorrow is my first day at my new school - wish me luck!
After I got up, I helped mom pack up all of my stuff. We ate breakfast and played games for a while. Mom cleaned out the fridge and washed and put away all the dishes so we'd be ready to go when dad got up. Dad took all the trash out and loaded the car (not an insignificant task when you're on the third floor at the end of the building). Thank goodness for the elevator and luggage carts - we were able to load everything in a few loads that way.
We checked the condo one last time and didn't see anything that we left behind, so we said goodbye and locked up. We headed out just before 11 and stopped to drop off the keys and parking passes. Dad drove for the first leg - we drove a different way than we came in since we weren't going back through Raleigh. Some of the "neighborhoods" we drove through were really depressing - very run down and poor. Dad was looking for a roadside BBQ shack, but didn't find one, so we ended up stopping at Burger King for lunch. I had a hamburger, apples and some milk. I really only ate my apples, though. After lunch, we drove for another hour and a half or so, then stopped to get gas, use the potty and switch drivers. I was still dry when we stopped!!!
Mom drove the rest of the way home and of course as soon as we got on 95, we hit traffic and were stopped for a while. There were cops every half mile or so and mom said there were an unusual number of cars just sitting on the side of the road, which really slowed traffic down. I had been really good the entire way - no tantrums, no fussing. I just played with mom's iPod, read some books, etc. Finally, daddy told me I had 5 more minutes with the iPod, then I had to take a nap. I protested, but ended up falling asleep around 3:15 (really late for a nap for me). I slept for about 45 minutes, then was up and relatively happy the rest of the way.
We stopped and got sushi for dinner on the way home since we didn't have any groceries in the house. I was STILL dry when we got home! Only 2 potty breaks in 7.5 hours and I didn't have an accident - mom and dad were SO proud of me.
My dinner was yummy! I got a warm bath, read a few books with mom, then played and sang in my room for another 2.5 hours again!!! I'm still stalling big time by asking for water (I'm not *really* thirsty - mom and dad give me plenty of milk and water before I go to bed, so that's not it...). Mom says she may stop letting me nap because these bedtime shenanigans are getting to be out of control.
Not much else new to report, just wanted to let you know we got home safely. Tomorrow is my first day at my new school - wish me luck!
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