In the Words of Amy

Duplos

2012-02-10T14:25:00.001-07:00

One of S's favorite Christmas presents have been Duplos. She plays with them all the time. She likes to make, Big Momma, Daddy, and Baby. She's seen us do it enough times that she can now do it herself. Here is about a 3 minute video of her building her very own Big Momma.
And a bonus picture: everybody stacked like a tower.

And a bonus picture of the family stacked like a tower.

Tube Snake!!

2012-02-10T13:47:00.001-07:00

Beautiful girl

2012-02-10T12:04:00.000-07:00

My friend got a new camera a little while ago and she is looking for every opportunity she can to practice on it and take pictures. She took some once before and since Tuesday was so nice, I called her and she came over to take some more. S had us running around the yard trying to get her picture. Here are some of the nice ones she sent me.

Mommy LOVES this toy!

2012-02-07T12:49:00.000-07:00

Baby A has found her favorite toy, or should I say, Mom has found her favorite toy!

A is not very fond of the swing, tolerates the bouncer, but loves her play mat! This is most likely due to the fact that she can play with the toys dangling in front of her. It kept her nice a occupied yesterday so I could do things like get dinner ready. Ah, so nice!

I put her on her tummy today while she was on the mat. She made quite the effort to try and roll over back on to her back so she could play with her toys. She almost made it several times, but not yet!

Today she gave her toy some great big smiles while playing. I caught one of the little smiles on camera.

The difference in A's face between the two pictures is funny to me. The first picture makes her look like the long lean kid she is, while the second makes her look like a chunky monkey. She has some awesome chubby cheeks!

For the grandparents and great-grandparents mostly (but for some, aunts uncles, and tias too!) I included a short video of her with her favorite toy.

Today we went to the doctor for A's 2 month appointment. She was 11lbs 1oz (25%-tile), 23.5 in long (75%-tile), and had a head circumference in the 10%-tile. All of these numbers have been pretty consistent percentile wise since birth. My girl has a small noggin with a long body!

Making faces

2012-02-05T13:44:00.002-07:00

The "Uncle Rico" look

The model pose

Bring on the toys!

2012-02-05T13:40:00.002-07:00

In the past little bit here, A has started taking a liking to some of her toys. You dangle something in front of her, and she bats at it. She even has a music toy that if she bats at it hard enough at just the right spot, she can make it change songs/turn on. We just got her a play mat that has bars above it so toys can dangle down at her. She was quite content for awhile during lunch time. It was nice. It kept her calmer and more entertained than the swing or bouncer ever has!

Anyways, here is a video of her playing for your enjoyment!

Comparisons

2012-01-31T09:04:00.000-07:00

I have been wanting to look at pictures of the 2 girls at similar ages and compare them, just for fun. Baby A has always had a different look from her sister, but I've never been able to describe it. I can tell they look like sisters, but after putting these pictures next to each other I think I can describe better the differences I see.

Exhibit 1: S always had this polished, flawless look to her. She's also always had a pretty round look face. You can see that in the first set of pictures. S has more hair, which may make a difference. Angle could make a difference too, but A's face just looks longer. They both have a similar nose shape, but I think A's nose is bigger. They both have a prominent chin.

Exhibit 2: In the second picture S is actually enjoying tummy time! A miracle! Angle again may make a difference. But, this is what I see. Again, S has more hair. A's cheeks are chunkier, stick out more, or something. They help make her prominent chin more prominent. A has more of an "old man" look to her. The hairline has something to do with it. They really look similar in size in all the pictures of look at of the two of them.

I'd be interested to hear what you think about the two of my girls.

Sidebar

2012-01-30T20:02:00.000-07:00

A few days ago I put a new picture on my sidebar. Here it is where you can see it better. There's also a bonus picture for you to enjoy.

Yes, I'm bragging

2012-01-28T10:10:00.003-07:00

These two pictures are why I think I have an artist on my hands. They are drawings of sheep done by S all by herself! In the first picture you can see a body, head, legs and a tail. It was probably a "baby sheep". The second has the same features, but I think it is a "big momma sheep." I'm pretty impressed with and proud of my 2 year old.

So yes, I am bragging.

Let's hear it for the big girl!

2012-01-26T08:03:00.000-07:00

While Baby A was busy turning 2 months old, S has been doing some growing up of her own.

S is quite the artist. She loves painting, coloring, drawing, molding, and anything else artistic. It will be fun to see if she continues these likes as she gets older! (And what she might come up with!) When she draws sheep with me now, I cna get her to draw her own sheep body and head, and they are attached!

S painting in her daddy's shirt

S likes to help do just about everything, including setting the table. She's getting good at getting those napkins and plates out!

S loves her little sister (and all babies for that matter). She gets a kick out of us bringing Baby A to lay next to her in her bed in the mornings.

Here she is loving on her sister, even if her sister isn't loving it back.

I was able to get her to sit still long enough (while watching Timmy Time) to french braid her hair! She wouldn't let me get a good picture, but it was pretty cute! I need to start doing more with her hair since it's so long now.

not a good picture, but you get the idea

A lot can happen in 2 months

2012-01-24T19:02:00.000-07:00

Someone became 2 months old the beginning of this week. Time has flown!

Baby A is starting to learn some new skills in the 2 months since her arrival. She does neat things like:

attempt to hold her head up for extended periods of time

wiggle like there's no tomorrow

begin falling asleep while laying down by herself (Mommy REALLY likes this one!)

sleep 6 hours in a row at night for 3 nights in a row! (longest night so far: 7 hours in a row. WAY better than S ever did for the first year of her life)

coo and talk

smile at family and strangers alike

watch her sister with interest and follow her every move (I thinks she's done the most talking and smiling at her sister than anyone else!)

wear numerous different facial expressions

bat at toys dangled in front of her

And, of course, she's been growing, growing, growing! Without further ado, the pictures!

taken 1/23/12, the day she turned 2 months

wearing her pretty dress and one of her numerous picture faces

snoozing away, so peaceful

close up of my sweet girl

Highlights

2012-01-16T14:21:00.001-07:00

Oh man, has this weekend was a doozy. The only thing that made it so was the constant tired feeling I had of being exhausted. All I wanted to was this:

Although, I can't say it wasn't self inflicted. I ~~may have~~ stayed up late reading my book one night and I have since been recovering. I don't think I'll try that one again until A is a wee bit older.

Fortunately I had some moments in all this tiredness that left me feeling happy and content with my life and my girls.

S has a little creative streak in her as of late. She's been enjoying playdough, duplos, and water colors as of late. I was so proud of her yesterday as I watched her create a duplo "big girl" and "big mom". She did it mostly by herself. I meant to get pictures, but it did not happen. She is also quite the artist. We've been painting coloring book pages with watercolors. Here is one of her creations:

I was impressed. She did pretty good for a 2 year old!

One day, while she was painting, I was holding Baby A. I just felt so at peace and happy with my current life situation. I may get tired and grumpy at times and I'm grateful to have these moments of peace and joy to remind me it's all worth it. And, it won't last forever. Better enjoy their littleness while I can!

On that note, here is Little A in her cute little dress before church yesterday.

Smiles

2012-01-16T14:05:00.001-07:00

Not the world's most interesting video, but you get to see my happy girl smiling!

This one is definitely for the grandparents.

It's fun to be 6 weeks!

2012-01-10T17:48:00.000-07:00

When you're 6 weeks old, you get to do cool things, like have tummy time with a moose.

You also learn cool new things like smiling and practicing it frequently.

You get held by your older sister.

And, sometimes, you get just a little terrified of what that 2 year old sister might be doing to you.

It's fun to be 2!

2012-01-10T17:43:00.001-07:00

It's really fun to be 2. You can do all kinds of things, like have your friends over for playdates! Today we had one of S's partners in crime come over to play with her mom. It was so much fun to see them both so excited to play with each other. You could hear them having conversations in S's room and they followed each other around. What a fun stage to watch her go through! Well, at least the happy parts. The tantrum parts, well, that's another story, one to the tune of, "what goes around comes around." (I was quite the tantrum thrower growing up.)

I digress.

Here is what my favorite 2 year old had been having fun doing lately.

laying around, being silly

dressing up all fancy for a trip to the park

enjoying the gorgeous weather and making beautiful chalk decorations

trying on the fancy dresses Grandma Roberts sent in the mail, and showing off with sister

painting beautiful, messy, pictures with finger paint, then drawing on the table in shaving cream

crawling in, up, over, through her tunnel (here she is standing in the tunnel which I am holding up for her)

Oh what fun it is be, a two year old like me!

Must be naptime

2012-01-05T15:06:00.003-07:00

S was watching Despicable Me (which we just got in the mail today!) while I was washing dishes (amazing, I was washing dishes!). I come in after I'm finished to find S like this:

When you're tired I guess you can fall asleep anywhere in any position.

Just like Mom

2012-01-05T15:02:00.001-07:00

Yesterday I brought out the Snugli to use with A. When I was done with it, S wanted to try it on and use her baby.

It's a little big, but she was being such a good little mommy.

She's such a big girl, she needs to hold her little sister and take care of her just like her Mom.

The look on her face says it all. She's so proud of herself!

Welcoming in 2012

2012-01-03T15:04:00.001-07:00

We'll start the new year by going to the doctor (6 weeks). This little sleeping beauty was 9lbs 11oz and 21.5 in long. Smack dab average.(Except for her small noggin)

She also started taking a pacifier, which is wonderful! She would want to nurse every hour to an hour and and half. She ate too much and spit up accordingly. Now that she isn't overeating, she's not having major spit ups.

We also dressed up in a dress for the first time in order to go to church!

S decided she would wear her beautiful hat.

And of course, we anticipate lots of sister love for the next year.

I gotta love my girls!

Just because...

2011-12-30T15:53:00.000-07:00

...zebras are awesome.

But, even more awesome is a cute girl wearing a zebra.

My two greatest gifts

2011-12-29T15:51:00.000-07:00

This year for Christmas I got some pretty nice things, like money to but myself some clothes and books (oh am I excited for the books!) But really, my two greatest gifts are my daughters. At times so much fun to be around and take care of. Other times, they try my patience and ability to function while half asleep. Either way, they have helped me to grow and filled my life with adventure and joy.

Baby it's cold outside

2011-12-28T15:37:00.000-07:00

But we're staying nice and warm!

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-25T11:22:00.000-07:00

Love,

The Sprinkles

Hat brought to you by our local library's story time. It's pretty awesome and S loved it!

Following directions

2011-12-24T10:31:00.000-07:00

I asked S to put a recent present we got in the mail under the tree on the bookshelf. (Let me briefly clarify, our tree is small and resides on top of the bookshelf. I wanted her to put the present on top of the shelf, underneath the tree).

This is where it ended up:

Not what I intended, but she did follow directions!

P.S. Only one more sleep til Christmas!

Time flies!

2011-12-23T19:51:00.001-07:00

This little cutie is one month old today! She's growing like a weed, eating well, and sleeping well. I love my little girl!

Baby picture overload!

2011-12-22T10:20:00.000-07:00

aka the many faces of Baby A.

This is for the family. Enjoy!

Christmas dresses, sister love, and waking up

2011-12-18T14:27:00.002-07:00

I love S's Christmas dress this year. We bought it eons ago when it was on sale after last Christmas. It came with a matching dress for her doll. Today she let me put her hair up and we opened up one of her Christmas presents from G.G. early. (With G.G.'s permission) They were pretty dress shoes and as soon as she
opened them, she put them on. They go great with her Christmas dress. Thanks G.G.!

As I was downloading pictures, I found some on the camera Wes took one morning. I have two very cute little girls.

This afternoon we were trying to wake up S from her nap. Wes put A in bed with her hoping to elicit some crying or grunting that might wake S. Instead, A just fell asleep. On the up side, it's nice to have A fall asleep so easily.

Five years come and gone

2011-12-16T10:00:00.000-07:00

Five years and two kids later, and each year still keeps getting better and better!

Happy Anniversary to me!

Christmas time is here

2011-12-15T15:22:00.000-07:00

Christmas time is upon us. This year I have been limited in my decorating due to a lack of surface area and mostly breakable decorations.We do have a little tree and (thanks to Grandma) a Little People Nativity set that S (and one day A) can play with.

Grandma also made us some gingerbread men to put on the tree (which need to be put up). We have had our first casualty though.

This poor angel won't be flying anymore.

And of course, a picture of the cute baby.

I just can't resist, she's too cute!

Working hard

2011-12-13T10:35:00.000-07:00

This morning we had fun playing on the floor together. S was entertaining her sister very nicely. We put Baby A on her tummy and she showed off her awesome head control.

It cracks me up how S wants to get in on the tummy laying action, but just lays there with her head face down.

I also had to throw in this picture because it is very sweet.

Baby A was getting upset and was done playing. S very nicely takes her hand. What a good big sister!

The cute newborn (featuring the ninja toddler)

2011-12-09T16:23:00.001-07:00

Caught in the act

2011-12-09T16:18:00.001-07:00

S was in her room playing. She shut the door every time we opened it. We could hear her reading books to herself. I tried to sneak in and get a picture. Shortly after I took this picture, S told me to leave so she could read in peace...

...with the door closed.

Life is good when you have a sister

2011-12-09T16:15:00.001-07:00

It's nice to have a partner in crime.

Already plotting together.

For the family

2011-12-03T15:45:00.001-07:00

Because I know there are numerous family members who want to see pictures of what's going on here in Alabama, I am creating a post just for you to see what we've been up to. Oh, and several shots of A. She sure is a cutie!

A has had fun hanging out with everybody.

Daddy

Mommy

Grandpa

Grandma

And of course, S

We've spent time sleeping ...

...and being awake.

S is having fun just playing and being herself. Here she is being the amazing floating toddler!

Or just balancing on a ball.

She's also been very helpful with cooking and baking.

Ooops. The sugar goes IN the bowl.

One week--Big Sister edition

2011-11-30T09:37:00.001-07:00

S has been absolutely wonderful. I could not have asked for a better reaction from her. It has helped tremendously that Grandma and Grandpa are in town to help play with her and take care of her. I am extremely grateful to have friends we were able to bring her to when we went to the hospital at 2:00 in the morning. It sounds like S had a great time with her friend while she was there. She just loves her sister, gives her kisses, pokes, and looks out for her. Any noise coming from A merits a, "Baby sad! Baby pass!" S has definitely had some grumpy moments, but overall I am impressed with her reaction. Things will change once Grandma and Grandpa leave, but this getting used to everything period has been nice and will help S to continue to adjust well.

One week--newborn edition

2011-11-30T09:29:00.001-07:00

A has now been with us for a week. She is so calm. We did get her screaming pretty good while giving her a bath last night, but she's mostly pretty quiet and easy to read. On Monday we took her in for her weight check. When she left the hospital she was 6lbs even, and at the appointment she was 6.5 lbs! She's a great eater and sleeper. She's gone 5 hours through the night a few times. Definitely a better sleeper than S at that age. She's such a little girl, but such a cutie too! I love it when her eyes are open and she just looks around. She puts up with her sister wonderfully. She sleeps through the noises, pokes, and kisses. When her sister had fun pushing her in the swing, A just looked at her and sat quietly. I'm glad things have gone well in the first week and hope it is a predictor of more great things to come!

Introductions

2011-11-25T11:44:00.001-07:00

Little Miss Sprinkle was born Wednesday November 23rd at 9:56am. She was 6lbs 3oz and 20in long.

She's long and skinny: about a pound lighter and an inch longer than her sister was at birth. She looks so little!

S has done really well! She loves to see her little sister and was excited to hold her. She did great at her friend's house overnight and having Grandma and Grandpa get here the day A was born has been a HUGE blessing! S has been her normal, happy, playful self. I am extremely grateful for that!

A is a great baby. She eats well and is pretty calm. I'm hoping she continues to have her father's calm demeanor. I am thoroughly enjoying her so far. I'm also enjoying finally being home!

Also, just for the fun of it, click here to see what S looked like when was first born!

Just some random fun

2011-11-11T10:57:00.001-07:00

I feel like taking a break from my normal postings of the daughter and pregnancy (and the desire to be done with pregnancy) to bring you some randomness before I had children.

Pre-children, I went to Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ. I loved it there. The weather, the trees, the forest only a few minutes drive away, and other awesome places such as Sedona only a 30 minute drive. It was great. I met Wes, we went on lots of adventures (including the time I tried to throw a rock and fell flat on my butt. I bet I was real impressive on that date!). I found some pictures of some of the fun times we had and wanted to share.

When you live in a place like Flagstaff, you get to go do things like speak at church at the Grand Canyon. I got to go twice! Once with a roommate, the second time with Wes (and my roommate are her husband!) It's pretty neat to get there a little early and eat a nice picnic lunch right next to the Grand Canyon.

Oh look, I still wore a watch!

I had plenty of opportunity to go to Sedona with friends. I've hiked different places, gone camping right above Sedona, and gone for some really nice drives. If I wasn't such a wimp, I could have done more. I think this cool picture is from when we hiked Cathedral Rock around either our anniversary or my birthday.

Between Wes's schooling and work, he knew of a lot of cool places to go to. This was one of them. It was fun.

Oh, to remember the days when I was skinny enough to wear Wes's pants!

Mt Elden was only 5 minutes or so away from our first apartment. We could hike up it or drive up it. We've done both. I love having mountains nearby.

This hike was fun, until I started needing to eat. Oh me and eating enough. That's a perpetual struggle. I'm too picky. We came back a different way than we went out. I thought this tree was perfect to sit in for pictures. Only, I couldn't get up there by myself. Wes had to give me a boost, and he laughed.

This was one of those cool places that Wes happened upon and we had fun using the camera timer to take pictures together. I think here I also ripped a hole in my favorite pants.

Ok, enough reminiscing for now. I need to go find me some grub...

Getting ready

2011-11-03T10:00:00.000-07:00

I am now 36 weeks--only one week until full term. I am really excited and as afar as I'm concerned, this baby can com ethe day I hit full term. She most likely have other ideas, but I can be hopeful.

I took this picture about a week ago. I love the concealing nature of this shirt, making my belly look smaller than it is. And that it's a TARDIS (my belly is bigger on the inside. Hah!)

In preparation I shall begin washing baby clothes. I'm wondering just how many loads that will take...
I have also had fun thinking about what I will bring my bundle of joy home in. You get to see it because I feel like sharing whether you want to see it or not.

My friend the master crochet-er made that awesome hat and gave it to me at my baby shower. I love it!
Here is everything she made:

And here is S helping to show it off.

At my baby shower Stormageddon also received two extremely soft blankets. S helped my try them out.

I am getting really excited to bring our second baby girl home. S loves other babies and I hope she will love her sister just as much and be good at sharing Mommy and Daddy. I'm excited to see if she'll have hair like her sister or maybe pull some of the red-headed-ness. I'm also excited to not have a huge belly anymore. and to get my body "back". I'm ready to get to know this girl from the outside and be on big happy family!

And slightly concerned that because I'm so impatient she'll come after her due date, you know, just to be ornery. It could happen. Orneryness, it's in the genes.

It all makes sense now

2011-11-01T10:00:00.000-07:00

The real reason my dad has a bad back:

What they REALLY think

2011-10-31T10:00:00.000-07:00

One year for Halloween, when I was about S's age, my mom made my sister and I some costumes. I was a leopard and my sister a zebra. She worked really hard and was proud of her work, as she should be. This past trip I took to Arizona in came to light what my sister and I really thought of those costumes. See for yourself:

Hope your kids are more appreciative of your hard work! Happy Halloween!

The big 0-2

2011-10-30T17:00:00.000-07:00

two years ago:

one year ago:

today:

Happy birthday my loving, beautiful, ornery, curious, observant, sympathetic, happy little girl.

Our week in review

2011-10-21T14:32:00.004-07:00

My parents came for a visit this past week. We had so much fun. Now Mommy is missing all the help she was getting while they were here!

S had people to play with her, help her clean, do her nails, play outside, take her to the store, just about anything! We were so glad to have them here and are looking forward to having them come back in about a month and a half for the arrival of Stormageddon.

Celebrate!

2011-10-21T14:02:00.001-07:00

While my parents were visiting this weekend, we decided to have a little birthday celebration for S since her birthday is only a couple of weeks away. The table and chairs are a part of her present from Grandma and Grandpa.

It's a very nice set and tall enough that I can pull it up to the futon and play with S in comfort. Very nice for a big pregnant lady.

She's getting ready to unwrap...

Daddy's helping...

We got distracted by the card...

...then Granpda's glasses. She really wasn't into opening presents and ended up unwrapping/watching as adults unwrapped a couple of presents the next day.

Then we did the cake Grandma and S cooked earlier in the day--a lemon cake. Here we are singing to her...

...and here she is freaking out at the open flame when we tell her to blow out the candles. Mommy blew them out, then she pretended to. We then had cake and ice cream and in true S fashion, S ate ice cream.

That night she played with some of the playdough and tools she got as a present. Here we are the next morning doing more of the same. The playdough was a big hit. She/we even made "spaghetti" that she out in her new pots and pans. In this particular picture I am making the baby sheep she asked me to make.

It was just a small celebration and I learn a few things for her actually birthday day: 1. I actually don't need to wrap her presents. She would do much better unwrapping it from the shrink wrap. 2. Open flame + S = fear, and 3. Just get some ice cream. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for celebrating with us and the awesome presents!

Happiness is...

2011-10-08T12:21:00.001-07:00

Last night after one of my many potty/repositioning breaks, I thought of some of the fun little happy moments of the week. Then, while S was napping, I read a talk by President Dieter F Uchtdorf from this past General Conference and he said this:

The happiest people I know are not those who find their golden ticket; they are those who, while in pursuit of worthy goals, discover and treasure the beauty and sweetness of the everyday moments. They are the ones who, thread by daily thread, weave a tapestry of gratitude and wonder throughout their lives. These are they who are truly happy.

So, here are some of my everyday moments from this week that made me happy:

Yesterday afternoon I was tired and feeling bleh overall. I managed to get dishes washed and started on dinner. I cut up the potatoes (with my ever helpful helper nearby). She snatched a potato and stuck it in a bowl she was playing with. She was unwilling to give it up, so I let her have it and put the potatoes on to boil. I kid you not, that child sat at the table talking to her potato for at least 20 minutes! It was heaven for my tired body and the resulting rest I received helped to reinvigorate me. That, and it put a huge smile on my face to hear her doing that.

Little Stormageddon must have an extra arm or something. I often feel like I'm getting kicked in 5 places at once! Ok, maybe not 5, but at least 2. It's a nice feeling.

After showing S how to eat a cupcake and making a huge mess, Wes has been "Silly Daddy" this week. I just love how the words roll off her tongue. I also love that anytime you ask her how Dad makes a cupcake she says, "Mess!"

Our car fits 2 car seats, but oh was it a squeeze there for a moment!

I have an amazing family. I love spending time with Wes and S (and the ever present Stormageddon!) I love the laughs we share, the tired nights, romping around at the park, and everything else that goes with having a family. I love the time I spend with them and love how sometimes they let me have a little time to myself.

Now it's your turn! What are somethings this week that have made you happy?

Stormageddon

2011-10-04T06:29:00.000-07:00

I have an obssesion.

I love Doctor Who. I think I've mentioned that before.

One of the most recent episodes features a baby who wants to be called Stormageddon. If I had know this earlier that would be this new baby's code name, because it is so awesome. Maybe it will be anyways. Stormageddon. Bwahahaha!

Really, this post is about Stormageddon (aside from the brief Doctor Who reference). I find time quickly passing with this preganancy and am amazed that I am 31 (almost 32!) weeks pregnant. Some days I feel great, baby's hanging out low, and playing on the floor with S is easy. Other days...well, some days I feel like a big balloon that wants to pop and my bladder is constantly being assaulted by at least one child.

We've thought of some names, well, name. I had a couple I liked, but Wes didn't I recently came across one I liked and, lo and behold, Wes did too! So, there's a starting point. Just a first name, but it's the most progress we've made so far. We didn't really decide on a middle name for S until after she was born.

Stormageddon's movements have been changing lately too, going from jabs from hands and feet to a rolling wave like motion as she is slowly running out of room. Whenever S tries to lay her head on my belly Stormageddoon responds with kicks and jabs and rolls. Already fighting for Mommy real estate. :)

I'm getting excited for little Stormageddon to get here. There are still some nerves, like hoping S will be okay while Mommy and Daddy are at the hopital and caring for 2 children instead of just 1. While in Phoenix I had fun shopping with my mom for clothes that may not be needed (because there are tons of hand me downs from S), but it will be nice for Stormageddon to have something of her own to wear (like she really knows or cares, but it's nice all the same).

S is mostly unaware of what is really going on, like how her life is going to ber invaded by a baby. She's aware that something is going on in Mommy's belly, all that movement. The appearance of my belly button also seems to disturb her. It doesn't look quite like it used it. Not sure how she'll take all of it. She likes babies, but I'm guessing she won't like sharing her parents with the baby. I've talked about the baby with her some. Time will tell! She's a good kid, so I think we'll make it.

Here goes nothin'!

Tent!

2011-10-02T11:31:00.003-07:00

Best idea ever!

Oh, and you'd get a video if blogger could upload it, but, alas, it cannot.

Fun, fun, fun!

2011-10-02T10:44:00.000-07:00

We've been keeping busy lately. We've been loving the park especially since the weather is nice and we can go any time of day. She's getting really good at climbing.

She's not even deterred by the big slide! I think this one is one of her favorites.

S became a big fan of Shaun the Sheep. When she found this little stuffed sheep among her toys she declared, "Shaun!"

She decided it would be more fun to clean up if she exercised her creativity.

Dad's hat , of course, is totally awesome!

And shopping is one of her favorite things. When you take her to the store she already finds things and asks you, "Buy this?" before placing it in the cart and running away.

My sister's mother in law made this apron for S. While she didn't what to wear it at first, she recently found it, declared it a dress and wanted to wear it. And not take it off.

Everyday is mostly fun here. Of course there are days with tears, obsessions with the pacifier, late nights, and tantrums. Life is not perfect, but we enjoy ourselves.

To Grandmother's house we go!

2011-10-02T08:55:00.002-07:00

A little over a week or so a go, Wes had a work trip to Utah for a week. My pregnant, tired, hormonal self did not want to be a single mom for that week so I decided to take my parents up on a offer to come to Arizona. S did really well flying and I wasn't as uncomfortable as I thought I'd be (a HUGE blessing for sure!) Tias came down, Great-grandparents were there, as well as her Sprinkle Grandparents and an uncle. We loved all the family time! We had so much fun and are so glad we went. My parents took more pictures than I did, but I got a few in.

The wonderful Crowders came to visit us and we had a blast! In the picture above S had fun coloring with her friend.

In true grandparent fashion, they indulged S in some activities Mommy and Daddy may not have patience for, like scooping out protein powder and placing it in a bowl.

We're glad they have a trip for October that they planned out months ago because it means we get to see them again on our turf in much nicer weather!

Tropical Storm Lee

2011-09-11T17:53:00.000-07:00

Up until we recieved the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, we hadn't had much rain. It was exciting to get as much as we did this past week, especially on Monday.

S was also very excited.


I just noticed the fish on her shirt, appropriate.

She got very drenched and had fun using her chalk on the wet sidewalk.

In fact, because I know grandmas and grandpas (and tias!) would appreciate it, here's a video of the fun she had.

Braids and sunglasses

2011-09-04T17:22:00.000-07:00

S's hair is getting long enough that I've been trying out some new things on it, including little braids. They stay in ok, but slowly come undone. I have tried to get pictures, but S has not been the most cooperative. So, here is what I have: the first from yesterday and the second from today before church.

Yesterday S found her sunglasses and thought she was so cool! She even wore them on top of her head for a little while.

Sunday afternoon cookie makin'

2011-09-04T16:53:00.001-07:00

I was wanting to make some cookies, so I did and S helped.

She liked to roll and make hand-prints. Well, mostly make hand-prints.

I think I will need to make some playdough soon.

Here are her cookie creations:

What a helper!

A little bit of this, a little bit of that

2011-08-31T15:30:00.000-07:00

a.k.a. What happened in August

We had a good and interesting month. S broke her leg for the first (and hopefully last) time. This Monday we went to the doctor and she is 100% healed. She will still occasionally wear the boot for the next couple of weeks because she needs to strengthen her leg up again. My growing belly is very appreciative of S's healing and ability to walk because it sure was getting tired of lugging around a 20+ lb baby! Speaking of my belly, it is starting to get more and more uncomfortable. Bleh. The past 27 weeks have gone by quickly, but I feel like I still have forever to go! Wes started riding his bike to work every other day and other than the heat in the afternoon I think he enjoys it.

Earlier in the month I was looking through my photo album when I was a kid and came across some pictures of me at 2.5. I noticed the difference in hair length.

S will be 2 end of October, so here she is about 22 months.

We spent a little more time indoors due to the boot. We enjoyed building house for her hippo. She even got really good at building towers, but would knock them down before I could take a picture.

We've gotten some packages from Grandma and GG lately with clothes for both the new baby and S. Here she is modeling one of her new skirts (and reading my book).

She's apparently also mastered how to take pictures with my camera. S took this picture of me while I was changing her diaper. She also now knows how to open and close the personal DVD player.

We've been enjoying popsicles a lot too, but that's pretty common for us. We love popsicles in the summer!

This is after we got home from the orthopedist on Monday. Here she is with her victory popsicle being very excited to run around without the boot.

Apparently Mom's shoes are way cooler than hers. Her little friend's she are too. Every time we play with one friend of hers in particular (her age and size), she steals the little girl's shoes and tries to put them on her own feet. Yesterday she got both shoes on the right feet. I was impressed.

Just chillin' on her bed while Mom gets dinner ready. Mmmmm...pizza.

And me. Bleh. I was feeling not particularly fat yesterday so I took the picture to appease my mother. I'll have much cuter pictures of the newest Sprinklet once she is born and not still growing inside me and kicking me in two places at once. In fact, I think right now she is telling me I need to get up and roll out the pizza dough.

Now that August is ending I am hoping for a cooler September and more fun playing at the park in the mornings. (And getting excited for October when S turns 2 and the parents come for a visit! Yipee!)

My new favorite phrases

2011-08-27T10:12:00.006-07:00

This list will have to keep growing because she says something hilarious and I want to share, and then I forget what it is she said! So, maybe if I write it down somewhere I won't forget! Some of my favorites lately:

Get up!..........please
wash
rinse (apparently someone likes to help wash dishes around here)
baaa's (for when she wants to watch Shaun the Sheep)
I want my dad (as I pry her out of Wes's arms so he can go use the bathroom)
Mom hug! (as she wraps her arms around me in a hug)
get pass (for either when she wants passy or she hears a baby who she points out as sad and deems needs a passy, or when watching Shaun the Sheep and she sees little Timmy Sheep who has a passy, OR for her baby doll. Passy is apparently very important)
get/got _______ (also a generic phrase used to get whatever she wants or to demonstrate something she has, such as "got baby" when she's holding her baby)
naps (for when she also wants passy--because she only gets it at nap time and bed time)
cleanup cleanup (and she actually follows that up by cleaning up!)
eat (when she wants some food or to help you eat yours!)
Popsc (for popsicle, if you know us, you know that is a very popular treat in our house)
Mine!
buy this (like when we are at the grocery store, she puts something in the cart)
I don't know (with arms raised in the air)

And there are like more, but like I said, I hear it, I laugh, I forget it. This list may expand as I remember things...

All wrapped up

2011-08-18T13:29:00.003-07:00

Yesterday S helped me wrap a present. In the middle of the process she decided she wanted to be all wrapped up too. She unrolled the paper, and laid down right on it. It was hilarious. Of course, as soon as I get the camera she starts to get up. This kid cracks me up more than once on a daily basis. She's awesome!

That's a first I would have rather avoided

2011-08-09T19:07:00.003-07:00

Saturday was a pretty normal day. After dinner S was getting grumpy and wanted to go play outside, so Wes took her to the park. This is a pretty normal activity to go to the park. I stayed home and finished my lesson for church. As soon as I print the lesson, Wes and S come through the door. S is crying with her shoes off. Wes tells me that while going down the slide on his lap, S's foot got caught between his leg and the slide and her leg twisted. The most concerning thing, however, was the fact she refused to put any weight on her left foot. She even attempted to stand up and walk once and promptly fell over. After discovering for some odd reason all the urgent cares here close at 5:00pm, we went to the ER. Up to this point, S was crying and upset. As soon as we got to the ER, she calms down and even starts to play around with us. Wes and I are thinking, oh great, she's fine now. So, we'd try to get her to stand on her own and she still won't put weight on her foot. Eventually we get to a room. S is being extremely patient. Which considering the late hour and this child's normal propensity to run around everywhere, this is abnormal but kind of pleasant to have a calm, happy child. Eventually they take her for x-rays, Wes goes with S. S doesn't like that . She gets upset, finally falls asleep. The nurse practitioner comes in to tell us there is a break and they need to take more x-rays to confirm a break higher up. They take the sleeping child back, return with an awake and unhappy girl. There is a break up higher, but still only on her tibia. It is a hairline spiral fracture. That night they splinted her leg. AS seen below:

That first night was pretty awful. She was pretty uncomfortable and didn't sleep much. We spent Sunday sleeping on and off. Sunday night was a little better.

On Monday we went to the orthopedist who said for someone her age, she should heal in 3 weeks and gave her a walking boot (what he called a "Darth Vader Boot"). We are actually pretty happy because it means we can take it off when she sleeps. Monday night she slept through the night. It was glorious.

The orthopedist said to let her be her, meaning walking and stuff. She's still not ready to put weight on her foot, but she's getting there. She has pulled herself up on things and has been crawling and scooting around on her bum. She even voluntarily started putting her blocks away today!

It's been like having a newborn again. Well, at least a 20+ lb newborn, who is verbal and can tell you exactly what she wants. I've been hearing very frequently over the past few days, "I want pass!"

As difficult as it has been to have to be pregnant and carry around and care for a toddler, I'm glad I'm still pregnant and not having to take care of a real newborn at the same time. My kitchen is suffering for the moment, but I seem to be slowly getting things accomplished. Hey, I'm even finding time to blog.

Now, however, I think it is time to put a grumpy girl to sleep.

July

2011-07-31T14:23:00.007-07:00

We've been having fun, keeping busy, and taking every cool opportunity to enjoy the weather. What's nice about this part of the good 'ole USA is the cooler mornings and evenings. The bad? Mosquitoes. Boy do they love pregnant ladies!

Here's a smattering of what we've been up to this month.

taking walks/playing outside.

cleaning around the house(Apparently it's fun to wash dishes, at least it is when you're almost 2.)

playing with the toys
building a bed

Wes constructed this beauty. He did a nice job huh? All those rails make it pretty crib like, but close to the floor and S can climb in and out of bed. That's very nice for a lady with a growing belly.

being silly

and growing up way too fast!(And, might I add, letting Mom put her hair up!)

Not to be left out, baby Sprinkle has been growing too.
(and having fun stretching out as much as possible and kicking Mom EVERYWHERE! I love it!)

Ah!

2011-07-23T07:17:00.003-07:00

It's raining, it's pouring

2011-07-15T18:29:00.004-07:00

This past week has been great for rain. Of course, when the rain stops the humidity jumps. However, it does result in cooler temps. I'll take the exchange of humidity for cooler weather. This morning it was sprinkling outside so S and I decided to go play in the rain.

Starting out on our adventure...

Just look at that happy face!

I think this shot is really cool. I caught her mid-jump.

And now she's ready to explore the rest of the neighborhood.

We ended up putting the camera away and taking a walk around the block. The weather was really nice and we enjoyed getting sprinkled on. Maybe that's why we're Sprinkles! (Ha ha, really bad joke.)

A dinner conversation

2011-07-14T16:17:00.002-07:00

Scene: As dinner is starting, Wes begins to make weird pig noises. He says it is a pig foghorn, I say no, it sounds like a intestinally challenged pig. We say the blessing on the food, and begin eating.

Wes: What does Dad say?

S: Onk onk onk (a.k.a. oink oink oink)

Wes: What does Mom say?

S: Moooooo

Wes: what does Grandma say?

S: Grandma

Wes: Who do you like more, Mom or Dad?

S: Fish (as she takes a bite of a scrumptious morsel of, you guessed it, fish)

Summer

2011-07-03T14:59:00.003-07:00

Splish,

Splash,

Kick, kick, kick!

Roll....

over.

Summer,

it doesn't get much better than this.

It's only good if you make a mess

2011-07-03T14:55:00.001-07:00

S helped me make pizza dough this week. She got to help pour in ingredients and watch the mixer run. She had fun and there was a mess on her dress to prove it!

Hanging in there

2011-06-25T13:36:00.003-07:00

At the park S has learned from watching others. She likes to hang from the bar above the mini slide. She actually swings a little too. I'm proud of her hanging on abilities. She loves it too apparently.

The other day I also found her "hanging out" on her diaper box. She thought she was hot stuff for climbing up there and sitting so nicely.

Pillow fight! (With myself)

2011-06-25T13:32:00.003-07:00

S helped me change the sheets by playing in the pillows. She had an awesome time. I'll have to just throw the pillows on the floor next time she's fussy or I want her to play independently.

Long beautiful hair

2011-06-25T13:28:00.002-07:00

...or at least getting there.

I just love her hair and was glad she let me put it up for a little bit. One of the funny quirks of her hair is how much more she has almost always had in the front. The back I think has finally caught up.

Music to my ears

2011-06-23T10:21:00.003-07:00

Yesterday, coming home form the store, we were listening to this Wiggles song. I hear from the back seat, "quack, quack, doo!" in the sweetest voice ever! I love hearing sing from the back seat. She also car dances. It's great. She waves her little arms in the arm and does the motions she can while confined in a car seat.

Some more of my favorites:
yuck!
Uh-oh!
stache (for pistachios, I just love the way she says it!)
belly (although it is impossible in writing to capture the way she says it)
shoes (because she gets all those sounds beautifully)
dog, aroooo!
Mom, pass (for, Mom give me that pacifier or else!)
sease (please)
cheese! (whenever she sees the camera)
duck (complete with arm movement)
truck (especially yesterday when we were inside and she heard Daddy start it up)
bye! (with a wave and a smile as she leaves the house with Daddy)

She likes to talk, lots of babbling still. But, she comes out with lots of words too. She likes to mimic what we say and does a pretty good job at it. She has this cute little voice that I just love and will be sad when she grows out of it.

Cecilia

2011-06-18T17:56:00.002-07:00

Had an ultrasound yesterday. And we found out we are having another little girl. I am very excited, since that was what I was secretly hoping for. S is going to enjoy having a little sister to boss around, I mean, play with. Because my mom will be bugging me for pictures soon (I love you mom!), here are a few.

Stubborn baby didn't want to show her face. She's either being shy, or already exhibiting her predisposition for stubbornness.

Just hanging out.

Or she didn't want to show her face because Mom would make some comment about how this picture makes her look like an alien baby.

Admit it, it completely looks like the stereotypical alien.

I like this view. You can see her head (and brain!) and hands.

This one you can see the blood flow through her heart and some veins. So cool.

Today I was going through the baby clothes, and boy howdy S had a lot to pass down. They're actually in pretty nice shape because S wasn't a spitter-upper nor a blower-outer. However, I am on the hunt for a cute little newborn outfit that I can buy my baby to bring her home from the hospital in. She deserves her own stuff too.

Oh, and Cecilia is not her name. Just a code name. We haven't made any decisions about names yet.

It's been awhile

2011-06-15T10:17:00.004-07:00

I've been slacking on the blogging lately for several good reasons actually.

1. This time around pregnancy has not been kind to me. I have felt grossed out and sick. And tired. I have been napping whenever S does. Last night I realized I stayed up late because I was not tired, so today I am trying the no nap approach. Actually feeling pretty good right now. I'm almost 16 weeks, it's about time!

2. Wes went to Utah for 8 days and my mom came for a visit. We had too much fun staying up late and talking, no time for blogging.

3. I got sick. The day my mom left. Bad timing. Each day I slowly started feeling better. Fortunately, as I heal I find I have more energy and less (meaning no) nausea.

4. All the pictures are on the camera. Lame excuse, I just haven't gotten around to it.

5. My internet randomly decides to not work for the entire day 4 days in a row. it had been sporadic before that. We had the cable people come out yesterday and two technicians later, we think things have been fixed.

So, posts will be coming. I need to take pictures of the garden and update. The peas are so delicious and the plants have been suffering from heat/drought. We decided to stomp the green beans and may plant more peas because they are just so good. We've also got some corn growing. The squash is growing like crazy and I can't wait for all the delicious things I get to try with it. We also might get just enough tomatoes where I can experiment with making tomato sauce. Oh, we also have okra starting to grow which I have no idea what I'm going to do with it. Gumbo? Jambalaya? We'll see. We'll see.

Oh, and I have an ultra sound Friday. We might just find out what this fast growing Sprinkle is going to be, a Cecil or a Cecelia. I have slight preferences, but will be excited either way. This pregnancy is so different than last time in not just my sickness, but also my feelings and the reality of it all.

But that's for another day.

If I ever get around to it...

Little shopper

2011-05-28T05:47:00.003-07:00

This little girl loves to push shopping carts. She even likes to push loaded down ones from Sam's Club. She does a very nice job too. All I have to do is steer. She does the grunt work. She really enjoys her new shopping cart courtesy of Grandma.

And, of course, the ham that my daughter is, while taking pictures S smiled at the camera and said, "Cheese!"

Cecil?

2011-05-19T10:25:00.007-07:00

When we were in Arizona, we spent the weekend up in Pine with the Sprinkle folks. While I was napping (I REALLY needed one), S was entertaining everyone with her constant chatter with a word that sounded an awful lot like Cecil.

I took it as inspiration.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I am excited to announce that yet another cute Sprinkle baby is expected for arrival sometime near the beginning of December.

And we shall call it Cecil.

At least for now.

Hey, it's better than Bromus II which it would have been unless S intervened.

Just because

2011-05-14T06:47:00.002-07:00

She was just being cute.

And this one.
Last night I heard a lot of climbing and squealing going on in the kitchen. I went in to find her sitting in her chair WITH the tray attached. I guess she was trying to tell me she was ready to eat. Silly climbing girl.

Swimming

2011-05-14T06:36:00.003-07:00

It has been VERY warm here the past week or so. That called for swimming time! This is the second time we went this week. I pulled out the good 'ol blow up pool and we filled it. The second time we went, the weather was actually pretty nice, not so warm. It was that pre-rain cloudiness and niceness. (And we got some much needed rain last night!)

S is actually wearing her hat, by her choice of course. If I had put it on her it would have come right back off.

Splish splash

She had to go say hi to her car.
Playing in the trailer with the camera

"Cheese!"

Arizona

2011-05-10T15:12:00.002-07:00

In order to help celebrate her Aunt Crystal's marriage, S and I went to Arizona and spent some time with both sides of the family. During the week we hung out with the Roberts crew and had great fun, even if I don't have that many pictures to prove it.

Here S was enjoying Grandpa's antics with the straw.

For the weekend, we headed up to Pine and got to play with a cousin!

S liked to share and chase her toes when she crawled.

She also enjoyed her aunts and uncles, including her new Uncle Jeff.

At the reception, Crystal wore her (my) wedding dress. (I find it awesome that my dress got to be reused, and it fit her great!)

S thought the dress was her playground.

Thankfully Aunt Crystal was happy to oblige.

Of course, what kind of visit is it to Pine without Grandma's homemade ice cream?

Good thing Papa was willing to share.

We had lots of fun and it made me sad we don't live closer which would make visits like this more frequent.

No boundaries...um...actually...

2011-05-08T17:41:00.005-07:00

Wes completed the fence in our yard. Now, we will have an enclosed backyard where I can hang laundry without having to chase S as she runs towards the sidewalk in the front. We can go play outside where I can sit and watch her run and play. I won't have to chase her up and down the sidewalk and around the block. Hopefully she will have fun in the backyard...

In other news, our garden is in full swing. The last weekend in March we planted the first round. A few weeks ago we got around to round 2. Then, I went to Arizona. I got back and whoa baby was I surprised! I am excited for the potential of what our garden will produce plus all the yumminess of fresh food. I'm hoping things will grow better here because, well, we get rain, have good dirt, and a nice growing season.

Before:
After:

Not feeling it

2011-05-07T07:30:00.002-07:00

So, last week S and I enjoyed a trip to Arizona and our garden is growing like crazy. I was amazed to see how great it was growing the first time I stepped out the door. I have lots I could blog about, but right now I think I'd rather clean my house. I'd better do that while I'm actually in a cleaning mood and S is out with her Daddy. More fun filled posts will most likely be coming soon, but for now, life goes on.

Remebering Easter

2011-04-24T09:00:00.001-07:00

Sometimes it's just good to know there is someone who has been through it all. He knows how to help because He's been there. I am grateful for my Savior Jesus Christ and the love I feel from Him.

Alma 7:11-13

D&C 76:22

John 20:11-17

And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. (Mark 1:40-41, emphasis added)

Sliding

2011-04-10T17:11:00.003-07:00

S lately at the park has been gravitating towards the slides. She probably likes it better because she now can slide all by herself! Mostly. She had so much fun climbing the big kid twirly slide all by herself and going down on her belly feet first. It probably helped that she had friends that were doing the same thing. I was a little nervous, but she did great and had fun!

These pictures are another big kid slide she went down mostly by herself. She got herself started and I kind of caught her on her way down before she hit the bump. She loved it. I'm having fun seeing her be a little more independent too.

Conference weekend

2011-04-03T17:57:00.004-07:00

Listening, chillin, enjoying some talks and family time. That's what this weekend was all about.

Can you hear me now?

2011-04-02T11:50:00.003-07:00

No????

Fine, I'll write you a note instead.

p.s. Happy General Conference watching!

Why Alabama is so great in the spring

2011-04-02T11:48:00.001-07:00

Nothing special

2011-03-25T10:15:00.005-07:00

We haven't been up to much this week, but I know there are at least 2 people going through granddaughter withdrawal, so here's a little bit of what we've been up to:

We've been building.

(She did that all by herself!)

We've been climbing

I disappeared into the bathroom, came back and found her sitting happily in the chair! She even smiled for the camera.

We've been doing chores.

She was so excited to help Daddy with mowing the lawn yesterday.

S has also been having fun practicing her jumping skills. She's been jumping without getting any air and thinks she's hot stuff. We'll the other night after getting home from Wednesday night babysitting, she started jumping and actually got some air! She then landed off balance and fell on her bum. She wasn't too happy about falling but both Mom and Dad were cheering. Since then I've seen her get air once and land safely.

In other news, she had her 15 month appointment (at almost 17 months...). She's a lightweight. Pretty sure she had a growth spurt at 12 months and hasn't grown much since then. That's ok, she's a pretty good eater and loves running around, outside, inside, and trying to pick up her 3 balls all at once. Silly girl.

In other other news, we are enjoying Alabama life. I've made some church friends and there are a ton of kids in our ward S's age. She loves playing with them any chance she gets. Several people have offered to watch her for me if I ever need it. Some time I need to take people up on that offer. If I had thought ahead, I could have done that this morning and gotten some uninterrupted, badly needed, cleaning in...

In other other other news, Spring is amazing! I love all the green and flowers and wonderful weather. It's that time of year when some days are hot, some are cold, and some are perfect! Oh, and that dreaded humidity hasn't really kicked in yet. After I clean the fingerprints off my camera lens, I'll have to take some pictures of the view of green down my street. It makes me happy every time I drive down it! One bad thing about spring around all these deciduous trees: your car gets covered in pollen. Seriously, it's had a yellow dusting on it all week. Good thing we are allergy free!

For now at least...

It's that time of year again...

2011-03-20T17:44:00.000-07:00

Oh ya, it's Popsicle time.

Gloves

2011-03-20T17:43:00.000-07:00

What a good helper she is.

Thanks to Grandma

2011-03-20T17:40:00.002-07:00

S has her very own bean bag chair. While Grandma and Grandpa were here she didn't want much to do with it. Of course, the day after they leave she does this:

Tonight Daddy helped her play on it.

Life is good when you've got a bean bag.

Haircut #2

2011-03-20T17:36:00.003-07:00

S's hair has been out of control lately, so the other night Wes took matters into his own hands and gave her a haircut. S did really well. We gave her a dum dum and watched the Wiggles. She kept pretty still. Her bangs are kind of cute too.

The best kind of mess

2011-03-09T11:16:00.002-07:00

The one where we spill all the toys and not toys and have a blast.

These are a few of my favorite things

2011-03-09T10:47:00.005-07:00

going outside

helping Dad build

doing chores

clipping things together

climbing on chairs

That's my kind of early morning feeding

2011-03-05T07:11:00.004-07:00

This morning about 5:45am, S woke up hungry and wanting to eat. My exhausted body did not want to pull itself out of bed. Thankfully Dad took over and fed S he bowl of Cheerios. Ah, how nice it is to have someone else to feed the baby! (And to have a baby old enough to eat Cheerios!)

Sunday school gang

2011-03-02T20:13:00.002-07:00

That's right, you heard me.

My daughter is a part of the Sunday School Gang.

The gang consists of 3 girls, all quickly approaching the age of 18 months. They like to run around and reek havoc around Sunday School.

Well, not havoc really. More like lots of fun.

This past Sunday I found myself surrounded by 3 little girls begging for snacks, reading books, or playing with toys in my bag. It cracked me up how much fun those 3 had together quietly playing for the most part. One of the gang members not belonging to me even came up and wanted me to hold her!

It is really helpful for S to have some other girls her age to play with in Sunday School. I actually get to hear some of the lesson that way. If they can keep up this good behavior for the next couple of months, they can become the Nursery Gang and enlarge their numbers.

This disjointed and maybe incoherent post brought to you by one tired Momma. I think I'll go to bed now.

Hard worker

2011-02-28T11:51:00.003-07:00

Wes has been keeping busy lately building us some new furniture. First he built us a desk out of a sheet of plywood. It was an inexpensive way to get what we wanted. I'd take a picture of it and post it, but my camera is having issues right now.

Saturday, Wes began our futon frame. He got it mostly finished, enough to get the mattress off the floor. Its pretty nice. I'm glad to have such a talented husband who knows how to construct things. Those who know me know I am not mechanically inclined nor spatially adept. Good thing he is!

Hungry for Spring

2011-02-26T19:33:00.002-07:00

The weather has been wonderful for the past 2 weeks. When S woke up from her nap today it was colder inside than outside. So, we pushed her out to the porch and she got to eat lunch there.

Avocados and cheese, yummy.

It's here...

2011-02-26T19:22:00.001-07:00

Our new futon mattress got here this week.

S is so excited, she started doing the happy dance.

Attachment object?

2011-02-21T18:41:00.002-07:00

Other than her passy, S has no attachment object. There is no doll or blanket she favors. She tends more to find things we commonly use and to use them too. The funniest object of late was our tube of toothpaste. We too a family trip to Lowe's to buy plywood for the desk Wes was going to build. Just before leaving, S spotted the toothpaste and wanted to take it with her. I let her take it thinking we could just leave it in the car. We got there, I went to get S out of her seat and she would not let go of the toothpaste! She carried that thing around the entire store. If Wes or I tried to take it from her, she would enable the death grip. Since then, when she sees it in the bathroom she wants to hold it and she has wanted to take it with her on some other trips. She has also faced disappointment when Mom didn't let her take it into Target with her. So mean.

The night we went to Lowe's, after getting home. She loves that tube of toothpaste.

Kitchen surfing

2011-02-21T18:36:00.001-07:00

Now which button is it that I have to press to make this thing go?

Happy Valentine's Day!

2011-02-15T06:25:00.001-07:00

It's a day late, so sue me.

S sure enjoyed that chocolate action.

Week in review

2011-02-13T13:37:00.007-07:00

`We like to do fun things during the week! Most of the week it was cold, but this weekend (and especially today) has brought us some nice outside weather.

This week found us:

playing in the blocks

helping Mom address envelopes

playing with keys

(...and relying on the passy. One canine has pushed it's way through and it looks like the other 3 are ready to make their debut at any moment. This results in a little girl who always has something in her mouth, including the passy whether she's sucking on it or chewing it.)

climbing up trailer ramps

and playing with Daddy

A little bit of randomness never hurts anyone

2011-02-06T17:26:00.002-07:00

Once upon a time...

2011-02-06T17:23:00.002-07:00

Sounds like an interesting story. Too bad I can't understand what she's actually saying.

Mountain...um...step ladder climber

2011-02-06T17:18:00.002-07:00

I pulled out the step ladder tonight as to be able to reach something up high. I left it out. While I was making dinner, I looked over and saw a little girl standing, and dancing, on the step ladder. Each time she got down, she climbed right back up and danced. She was so proud of herself!

Lately she has gotten better at climbing down stairs too. At playgroup, she actually managed too walk down 2 steps with control. She even walked down one of our front porch steps all by herself.

This is definetly something I need more of

2011-01-30T12:02:00.010-07:00

Patience, it's a beautiful thing.

What's in a name?

2011-01-29T12:57:00.002-07:00

So, I've made and executive decision. I decided Bromus is old enough to not go by Bromus anymore. I shall call her S in the internet world. She sure looks grown up! Better give her a more grown up name!