Friday, October 5, 2012
21 months and life
Blakely turned 21 months almost a month ago! She is getting so big. I went through a bunch of her clothes to sell in a children's consignment event, and came across the onesie we brought her home in. Not much bigger than a 3x5 index card.
She is so much fun these days, and also SO ornery. She is definitely testing the limits of obedience and consequences. She now has basically full understanding of what we ask her to and not to do, so she gets pretty frequent time outs. ;)
She is talking an insane amount. Saying full sentences that just blow me away. We walked outside to get the mail a while ago and she said, "Wow, it's warm out here." HA! Who is this girl?! Her ability to communicate with us is impressive to me. She has a few phrases that are JUST my favorite. I need to record them and let everyone experience them. But for my memories sake, my favorite are, "MOOOOOMMY! Come....HERE!", " "Bless you, Hankie!" (when Henry sneezes or makes any sound resembling a sneeze...), "Hankie is awake!", "MOOOVE PEASE!", "uphereuphereuphereuphere"-- I kid you not, when she wants up here she says it as fast as she can over and over. It's hilarious and incredibly irritating all at the same time. "I wubu." (I love you)
Anyway, those are just a few of my favs that I can think of at the moment.
She is still all about going outside. Her favorite thing right now is to go to the park down the street and swing. She is obsessed. She cracks up the whole time. She also is obsessed with bugs. I think that's my fault. I have made it a little too big of a deal when I have seen a bug or spider, so she is become fascinated with them. And she can spot them like nobody's business. She'll say "BUG! Fly around!" And if she then can't find the bug or spider, she will say, "He eatin..." or "He walkin..." or "He sleepin..." She saw a butterfly outside today and it flew up over the house. She kept saying "Bug on top house! Come HERE!" Needless to say, he never came.
Another current obsession is forts. We make a fort a couple of times a day in her room. She is also obsessed with Mickey and Elmo. She would literally sit in front of the tv all day and watch them if she could. She asks for each of them a minimum of 2-3 times an hour. She loves to play with her kitchen in her room and cook us things, and get us "coffees." We take one sip or bite and she says, "More?" She loves to feed all her babies and animals. She loves to read but she has to be in the mood for it, she loves to draw and will scribble and say, "circle!...triangle!...square!...star!...heart!.."
She is hit or miss with eating. Some days she will eat so much that we are genuinely worried she'll throw up... and some days it seems like she doesn't eat a thing. I think it really affects her sleeping too. She is ALL over the place. She goes to bed around 7:30 every night, and usually goes to sleep pretty quickly. She is in an incredible mood all day if she sleeps past 6:30. Like- totally noticeable- she's an angel all day. She goes down for her nap at noon. She is still in size 3 diapers and is all over the place with clothing sizes. yesterday she had on a 3t long sleeve shirt and 6-12mo shorts. Unless it is leggings, anything bigger than 12 months is too big in pants.
She is generally very obedient, but her big problem now is that we have to tell her 5 times before she obeys. (not everything, but a LOT of things...) We really want her to learn to be obedient immediately. An example of her attitude right now is she will be banging something on the coffee table. I will ask her to stop, and she will, but then she will lightly tap the coffee table. Should I discipline her? She does this with lots of situations, and I know she is testing me- but I don't know if it's better to ignore her, or to send her to timeout. Sometimes she puts herself in timeout- which leads me to wonder if it even does any good. I'm not quite ready to spank though. Maybe I am just being a softie. She's not the best listener (as I'm sure most toddlers aren't...) and she has a bit of a temper. The other day she was trying to get Stephen's shoe on her foot and she couldn't, and the next thing I knew, she was screaming and stomping on the shoe saying, "NO! NO! NO!" It was kinda funny and freaky all at the same time.
She still LOVES "Hankie." She loves to kiss him and cuddle him, and she is so good at playing with him. She will sit by him and talk to him. She will try to calm him down when he is crying. She will hold his hands and play with him- all of this unprompted by me. She just genuinely loves him. It is pretty sweet to watch. A week or so ago some girls in the neighborhood gave her a disney princess sticker. Tonight she was running around with it (yes, we still have it...) saying, "MINE! MINE! MINE!" (another popular word in her vocab these days..." And Stephen casually reminded her that those girls gave it to her, and wasn't that so sweet, blah blah blah, it's good to give things to people to show them we love them... Anyway, a little while later she was yelling for me and Henry: "MOOOOMMYYYYY! HANKIEEEEEE!" :) And when she found us, she brought her sticker and handed it to Henry and said, "Hankie have it." And walked away. Melt my heart. She truly is such a sweet girl.
We took our first "solo" trip without Stephen last weekend to my parents house. My grandpa came with us- but definitely not the same as Stephen. We had SO much fun. The kids were angels on the way there, we had a blast on the farm with Pawpaw and Gigi while we were there, and Blakely missed her dad TERRIBLY. BUT it was a huge milestone for us, and now that I know I can do it, we will be making the trip more! Blakely got to play with chickens, watch the cows, collect the eggs, and go see the firetruck Pawpaw rides in.
I'll upload pictures from my phone, and hopefully post 22 month update in a few days. (yeah right!)
She is so much fun these days, and also SO ornery. She is definitely testing the limits of obedience and consequences. She now has basically full understanding of what we ask her to and not to do, so she gets pretty frequent time outs. ;)
She is talking an insane amount. Saying full sentences that just blow me away. We walked outside to get the mail a while ago and she said, "Wow, it's warm out here." HA! Who is this girl?! Her ability to communicate with us is impressive to me. She has a few phrases that are JUST my favorite. I need to record them and let everyone experience them. But for my memories sake, my favorite are, "MOOOOOMMY! Come....HERE!", " "Bless you, Hankie!" (when Henry sneezes or makes any sound resembling a sneeze...), "Hankie is awake!", "MOOOVE PEASE!", "uphereuphereuphereuphere"-- I kid you not, when she wants up here she says it as fast as she can over and over. It's hilarious and incredibly irritating all at the same time. "I wubu." (I love you)
Anyway, those are just a few of my favs that I can think of at the moment.
She is still all about going outside. Her favorite thing right now is to go to the park down the street and swing. She is obsessed. She cracks up the whole time. She also is obsessed with bugs. I think that's my fault. I have made it a little too big of a deal when I have seen a bug or spider, so she is become fascinated with them. And she can spot them like nobody's business. She'll say "BUG! Fly around!" And if she then can't find the bug or spider, she will say, "He eatin..." or "He walkin..." or "He sleepin..." She saw a butterfly outside today and it flew up over the house. She kept saying "Bug on top house! Come HERE!" Needless to say, he never came.
Another current obsession is forts. We make a fort a couple of times a day in her room. She is also obsessed with Mickey and Elmo. She would literally sit in front of the tv all day and watch them if she could. She asks for each of them a minimum of 2-3 times an hour. She loves to play with her kitchen in her room and cook us things, and get us "coffees." We take one sip or bite and she says, "More?" She loves to feed all her babies and animals. She loves to read but she has to be in the mood for it, she loves to draw and will scribble and say, "circle!...triangle!...square!...star!...heart!.."
She is hit or miss with eating. Some days she will eat so much that we are genuinely worried she'll throw up... and some days it seems like she doesn't eat a thing. I think it really affects her sleeping too. She is ALL over the place. She goes to bed around 7:30 every night, and usually goes to sleep pretty quickly. She is in an incredible mood all day if she sleeps past 6:30. Like- totally noticeable- she's an angel all day. She goes down for her nap at noon. She is still in size 3 diapers and is all over the place with clothing sizes. yesterday she had on a 3t long sleeve shirt and 6-12mo shorts. Unless it is leggings, anything bigger than 12 months is too big in pants.
She is generally very obedient, but her big problem now is that we have to tell her 5 times before she obeys. (not everything, but a LOT of things...) We really want her to learn to be obedient immediately. An example of her attitude right now is she will be banging something on the coffee table. I will ask her to stop, and she will, but then she will lightly tap the coffee table. Should I discipline her? She does this with lots of situations, and I know she is testing me- but I don't know if it's better to ignore her, or to send her to timeout. Sometimes she puts herself in timeout- which leads me to wonder if it even does any good. I'm not quite ready to spank though. Maybe I am just being a softie. She's not the best listener (as I'm sure most toddlers aren't...) and she has a bit of a temper. The other day she was trying to get Stephen's shoe on her foot and she couldn't, and the next thing I knew, she was screaming and stomping on the shoe saying, "NO! NO! NO!" It was kinda funny and freaky all at the same time.
She still LOVES "Hankie." She loves to kiss him and cuddle him, and she is so good at playing with him. She will sit by him and talk to him. She will try to calm him down when he is crying. She will hold his hands and play with him- all of this unprompted by me. She just genuinely loves him. It is pretty sweet to watch. A week or so ago some girls in the neighborhood gave her a disney princess sticker. Tonight she was running around with it (yes, we still have it...) saying, "MINE! MINE! MINE!" (another popular word in her vocab these days..." And Stephen casually reminded her that those girls gave it to her, and wasn't that so sweet, blah blah blah, it's good to give things to people to show them we love them... Anyway, a little while later she was yelling for me and Henry: "MOOOOMMYYYYY! HANKIEEEEEE!" :) And when she found us, she brought her sticker and handed it to Henry and said, "Hankie have it." And walked away. Melt my heart. She truly is such a sweet girl.
We took our first "solo" trip without Stephen last weekend to my parents house. My grandpa came with us- but definitely not the same as Stephen. We had SO much fun. The kids were angels on the way there, we had a blast on the farm with Pawpaw and Gigi while we were there, and Blakely missed her dad TERRIBLY. BUT it was a huge milestone for us, and now that I know I can do it, we will be making the trip more! Blakely got to play with chickens, watch the cows, collect the eggs, and go see the firetruck Pawpaw rides in.
I'll upload pictures from my phone, and hopefully post 22 month update in a few days. (yeah right!)
Friday, September 14, 2012
5 years of wedded bliss
On Saturday, Stephen and I celebrated 5 years of marriage! We are old! :) On our first anniversary, my grandpa unexpectedly came in town- we were definitely disappointed that we had company on our anniversary. Four years later, my parents unexpectedly decided to come in town on our anniversary, and we couldn't have been more excited! My, how things change. :) With kids, weekends don't mean sleeping in, and company doesn't mean more work- it means less! Grandparents to entertain both kids, take them (and us!) shopping, and the joy of seeing our kids play with their beloved "Paw Paw and Gigi."
Blakely hasn't stopped talking about either of them. At least a few times a day she asks to play with one of them, or asks for one of them to sit by her at the dinner table. It's sweet and sad at the same time. I wish both Stephen's and my parents lived closer. Blakely LOVES her grandparents.
So anyway, my parents, grandpa, brother and his girlfriend, and Robby- a guy who works with Stephen, all came over and we grilled brats. It was a lot of fun having a bunch of people over- and of course Blakely loved it.
Saturday morning we went to the farmers market- enjoyed biscuits and gravy and tamales (delish!), dog watched, and my mom bought us some yummy peaches and a canteloupe that ended up not being so great. Then my mom and I went garage sale-ing. My parents bought Blakely a little red tricycle that she loves for about 2 minutes then she's done. I think she will love it for longer periods when she gets the hang of riding it.
Then my parents headed over to my grandpas and Stephen and I began our anniversary date. After we put the kids to bed we had appetizers of olives, pickled mushrooms, and other random things I can't remember. We made a t-bone and a tuna steak, salad, and yummy bread with balsamic and oil. I made myself sick on candy corn for dessert. A babysitter came over and we enjoyed our meal on the back patio and didn't even have to watch baby monitors! :) Then we took a long walk- our favorite thing to do pre-kids. Then we just sat on the couch and talked until way too late! It really was so fun....except for the belly ache I gave myself. I totally forgot to take pictures- so here is what was left of our appetizer. :)
It was fun to reflect on the last 5 years, and we looked forward and made goals for the year ahead. Alone time is rare these days since we usually fill it with errands or sleep- two precious things to do without children...so even though it may seem like an anticlimactic anniversary celebration- it was super special to us.
Stephen forbade me to get any sort of gift for him, and the stinker still got me one. On our honeymoon, we stayed at an amazing resort in Montana, and we would come downstairs for breakfast and they had an assortment of cool mugs for coffee that you picked out and served yourself. There was one in particular that I always picked. We asked if we could buy one, and it was a one of a kind, and they were sweet enough to just sell us that one- which made it even more special. When we moved out of our house a couple months ago, it somehow got lost, and I CANNOT find it anywhere. It seriously kills me. I know it sounds so dramatic- but not a morning goes by that I don't think about it.
Our honeymoon spot has since shut down, but Stephen searched through old emails, found some correspondence with someone that worked there, mannaged to hunt down the company that manufactured the mug, and had one custom made for me! It's not exactly like the one I had, which is good because it can't be replaced- but it is BY FAR the most thoughtful and special gift he has EVER gotten me. I love it so much. And it was a surprise! Which is hard to do with me, since I am on the nosey side and have a weakness for prying things and gifts out of him early- not to mention I am not ashamed to go hunting for a gift if I know it's in the building.
And just because it's funny...Blakely did this the other day:
Blakely hasn't stopped talking about either of them. At least a few times a day she asks to play with one of them, or asks for one of them to sit by her at the dinner table. It's sweet and sad at the same time. I wish both Stephen's and my parents lived closer. Blakely LOVES her grandparents.
So anyway, my parents, grandpa, brother and his girlfriend, and Robby- a guy who works with Stephen, all came over and we grilled brats. It was a lot of fun having a bunch of people over- and of course Blakely loved it.
Saturday morning we went to the farmers market- enjoyed biscuits and gravy and tamales (delish!), dog watched, and my mom bought us some yummy peaches and a canteloupe that ended up not being so great. Then my mom and I went garage sale-ing. My parents bought Blakely a little red tricycle that she loves for about 2 minutes then she's done. I think she will love it for longer periods when she gets the hang of riding it.
Then my parents headed over to my grandpas and Stephen and I began our anniversary date. After we put the kids to bed we had appetizers of olives, pickled mushrooms, and other random things I can't remember. We made a t-bone and a tuna steak, salad, and yummy bread with balsamic and oil. I made myself sick on candy corn for dessert. A babysitter came over and we enjoyed our meal on the back patio and didn't even have to watch baby monitors! :) Then we took a long walk- our favorite thing to do pre-kids. Then we just sat on the couch and talked until way too late! It really was so fun....except for the belly ache I gave myself. I totally forgot to take pictures- so here is what was left of our appetizer. :)
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| lovebirds |
It was fun to reflect on the last 5 years, and we looked forward and made goals for the year ahead. Alone time is rare these days since we usually fill it with errands or sleep- two precious things to do without children...so even though it may seem like an anticlimactic anniversary celebration- it was super special to us.  |
| highlight of the year. duh. |
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| my other lovebird |
Our honeymoon spot has since shut down, but Stephen searched through old emails, found some correspondence with someone that worked there, mannaged to hunt down the company that manufactured the mug, and had one custom made for me! It's not exactly like the one I had, which is good because it can't be replaced- but it is BY FAR the most thoughtful and special gift he has EVER gotten me. I love it so much. And it was a surprise! Which is hard to do with me, since I am on the nosey side and have a weakness for prying things and gifts out of him early- not to mention I am not ashamed to go hunting for a gift if I know it's in the building.
And just because it's funny...Blakely did this the other day:
She is a mess.
Also, on the same day, she turned 21 months old. More on that later....
Saturday, August 25, 2012
4am
So what's with my gigantic pictures when I use blogger on my phone? Sorry if you didn't want to see Henry's face in actual size.
Just thought I'd give a little update. Poor Stephen. His kid (kidding) has been getting up in the 4am hour. We don't know what the deal is. We have read a little on the wonderful world wide web and apparently we aren't alone. I wouldn't say it is normal, but more people than you think are suffering from their almost two year old waking up loooong before the sun comes up.
Here's the thing. Henry has really helped us accept the fact that our daughter is an early riser- no changing that. And as my dad always says, there are a lot better things to do than sleep- though I would beg to differ- the ONLY thing to do at 4am is sleep...
But anyway we are ok with early wake up calls. Like 6am. We can even get over ourselves and accept one somewhere in the 5am hour. Especially considering she goes to bed at 7:30. Thats pretty early. And if we can get our butts in bed by 9:30, 5am isn't nearly as painful. (I'll be honest- I am not getting up with her at 4- Stephen is, bless his heart) But here's the deal. She isn't getting enough sleep. A 21 month old should not be taking a morning nap at 7am. That means she didn't sleep enough. But it is such a viscous cycle. We say she can't take a morning nap because it is only contributing to the problem. Well by the time you have spent 3 hours with her and it is only 7am and she is begging for a nap you sort-of lose your willpower. Not to mention you need that morning nap just as much as she does.
So that's what we are dealing with right now. We have a list of things to try out but one thing we read was that we are probably in a phase that will take more than a week for her to snap out of. Bummer.
Here are some pictures for your enjoyment- sorry if they are huge! Anyone know how to change that??
Just thought I'd give a little update. Poor Stephen. His kid (kidding) has been getting up in the 4am hour. We don't know what the deal is. We have read a little on the wonderful world wide web and apparently we aren't alone. I wouldn't say it is normal, but more people than you think are suffering from their almost two year old waking up loooong before the sun comes up.
Here's the thing. Henry has really helped us accept the fact that our daughter is an early riser- no changing that. And as my dad always says, there are a lot better things to do than sleep- though I would beg to differ- the ONLY thing to do at 4am is sleep...
But anyway we are ok with early wake up calls. Like 6am. We can even get over ourselves and accept one somewhere in the 5am hour. Especially considering she goes to bed at 7:30. Thats pretty early. And if we can get our butts in bed by 9:30, 5am isn't nearly as painful. (I'll be honest- I am not getting up with her at 4- Stephen is, bless his heart) But here's the deal. She isn't getting enough sleep. A 21 month old should not be taking a morning nap at 7am. That means she didn't sleep enough. But it is such a viscous cycle. We say she can't take a morning nap because it is only contributing to the problem. Well by the time you have spent 3 hours with her and it is only 7am and she is begging for a nap you sort-of lose your willpower. Not to mention you need that morning nap just as much as she does.
So that's what we are dealing with right now. We have a list of things to try out but one thing we read was that we are probably in a phase that will take more than a week for her to snap out of. Bummer.
Here are some pictures for your enjoyment- sorry if they are huge! Anyone know how to change that??
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
3months
Henry is 3 months old!
He is "talking" allll the time and starting to drool a lot. I don't expect any teeth anytime soon though since Blakely drooled until she was 11months old before we saw any teeth.
He is such a happy baby. Unless he is tired or hungry he is smiling and just hanging out. Occasionally he likes to be held in the evenings. But usually he is just content to hang out!
He started laughing about a week ago. Stephen was throwing Blakely onto the bed over and over and she was cracking up and out of nowhere he started giggling about it. We have only been able to get him to laugh a couple times since then. It is precious though.
He still looooves to watch his big sister. He does get a little overwhelmed by her from time to time when she gets out of control with her volume level. He especially hates it when I get loud. Whether its talking too loud or laughing or squealing with Blakely, if there is too much noise he really gets his feelings hurt.
He goes to bed between 7 and 8 and sleeps 6 hours before eating and then doesn't sleep great after that and eats at least one more time before we get up. I think he is having reflux issues. He usually ends up in bed with me at some point. He is soooo snuggly and I love it. He gets up around 7ish.
He has gone downhill in nursing this past two weeks. He fusses a ton when I try to feed him and all of a sudden goes at least 4 hours before he will eat. It has been very frustrating. I also have to get him to sleep most of the time to get him to nurse at all. I am not sure what the deal is with that.
He stays awake for around an hour to an hour and a half at a time and then goes to sleep. He sleeps in his swing most of the time. I have great aspirations to try and break that habit but Blakely makes it pretty hard. He does a pretty good job going to sleep on his own at night. I have to give him his binky a few times.
We got out the jumper today but he was only in it for a minute thanks to his sister.
He hates his carseat and still never sleeps in it.
He weighs 14lbs 5oz. Wears 6+months clothes and is in size 2 diapers.
We love our chubby boy!
He is "talking" allll the time and starting to drool a lot. I don't expect any teeth anytime soon though since Blakely drooled until she was 11months old before we saw any teeth.
He is such a happy baby. Unless he is tired or hungry he is smiling and just hanging out. Occasionally he likes to be held in the evenings. But usually he is just content to hang out!
He started laughing about a week ago. Stephen was throwing Blakely onto the bed over and over and she was cracking up and out of nowhere he started giggling about it. We have only been able to get him to laugh a couple times since then. It is precious though.
He still looooves to watch his big sister. He does get a little overwhelmed by her from time to time when she gets out of control with her volume level. He especially hates it when I get loud. Whether its talking too loud or laughing or squealing with Blakely, if there is too much noise he really gets his feelings hurt.
He goes to bed between 7 and 8 and sleeps 6 hours before eating and then doesn't sleep great after that and eats at least one more time before we get up. I think he is having reflux issues. He usually ends up in bed with me at some point. He is soooo snuggly and I love it. He gets up around 7ish.
He has gone downhill in nursing this past two weeks. He fusses a ton when I try to feed him and all of a sudden goes at least 4 hours before he will eat. It has been very frustrating. I also have to get him to sleep most of the time to get him to nurse at all. I am not sure what the deal is with that.
He stays awake for around an hour to an hour and a half at a time and then goes to sleep. He sleeps in his swing most of the time. I have great aspirations to try and break that habit but Blakely makes it pretty hard. He does a pretty good job going to sleep on his own at night. I have to give him his binky a few times.
We got out the jumper today but he was only in it for a minute thanks to his sister.
He hates his carseat and still never sleeps in it.
He weighs 14lbs 5oz. Wears 6+months clothes and is in size 2 diapers.
We love our chubby boy!
Sunday, August 19, 2012
A night away...
We are so blessed to have an AWESOME job, that really prioritizes marriage and gives us free money each year to get away as a couple. For this entire calendar year (God willing...) I will have either been pregnant or nursing, so we pretty much figured we wouldn't get to use it this year. However, we have a good friend who got a free night in a nice hotel in Kansas City that she wasn't going to use, and she was sweet enough to give it to us. We figured since Henry is still little, we'd give it a shot and just bring him with us! It was a lot of fun, but definitely did not go as we planned...
My aunt offered to come and stay with Blakely- which was awesome. We left after we put her down for a nap yesterday. As of late, Henry has been having a hard time with nursing- maybe on a nursing strike or something. I never know if he will go 3 or 4+ hours between eating, and if I try to feed him before he's ready he has a major flip out and the only thing that calms him down is if I can manage to get him to sleep. So we left for Kansas city, and had to stop halfway there to feed Henry- no big deal. We checked into our hotel which was wonderful. We were on the 18th floor- which felt pretty fancy. We knew since we had Henry that we needed to have low expectations for the weekend... But we figured, a nice hotel, money for nice food, BEAUTIFUL weather, it was going to be fun no matter what. We were within walking distance of the Plaza- but long enough that we wanted to have the car nearby just in case. Well, due to the nice weather- it was hopping, so we really didn't get to park close anyway. We loaded Henry up in the stroller, went to a few stores, and then decided to eat on the patio at M&S grill. Henry was a little angel until our food came, and then he got fussy. Our food wasn't nearly as good as we wanted it to be, but we had fun just hanging out. Since Henry was crying we had them box our dessert up and we just planned to eat it at the hotel. As soon as they brought it out, Henry was asleep...figures. We then decided to walk back to the hotel since it was so nice, and I'd feed Henry, then we'd go back to the Plaza for some more shopping. Well, as soon as we were on our way, it started to rain. It rained on us on our whole walk back. :) We were about to get on the elevator and I got some rumblies in my tummy...and since we were on the 18th floor I wasn't feeling too confident in making it to our room so I used the lobby restroom. Let's just say I ended up being in there a while. I had some pretty bad stomach issues and felt like I was going to throw up- luckily I never did. After feeding Henry I felt like I was doing much better so we loaded him back up to go to the Plaza and get our car. About halfway there the tummy troubles hit me again, and I knew I needed to find a bathroom quick. I spent some more time in the firehouse subs bathroom... I knew it wasn't over so I told Stephen we needed to get to the car and get back to the hotel ASAP. So we walked briskly to our car only to discover that the battery was dead and it wouldn't start. I was up a creek. Henry was fussy and only wanted to be held and we were a pretty good ways away from our hotel. Luckily I made it back to the hotel room.... Then Henry had a rough couple of hours and Stephen ended up being on the phone with AAA for an hour due to a mixup with our membership. By the time I got Henry asleep and Stephen was off the phone with AAA it was 10:30. We considered ordering a movie- only to discover that it was TWENTY DOLLARS. Um, hello! You can BUY the movie for that much! We decided we needed to just go to sleep.
Luckily Henry only had one little freak out in the middle of the night, and we ALL ended up sleeping until 8am- that hasn't happened in a LONG time. Stephen got our car jumped and actually got it working fine- starting up and sounding good so we decided to go get some breakfast. We went to a GREAT breakfast place on the Plaza- and of course, Henry was awesome until our food arrived. We were planning to head back home after breakfast, however, once again our car wouldn't start. So we waited again for AAA to get there. We got it jumped again, and obviously knew we needed to just get home before we were personally keeping AAA in business. I had to ride in the backseat to keep Henry happy the whole way home.
Although NOTHING went as we had planned, we really did have so much fun just being together. We both got to focus on Henry and hang out with him and we got to have lots of good conversation that we don't normally get to have. We got to sleep a little extra in a really comfortable bed, we got to walk around outside in the beautiful weather, and we got to eat some really good food. And it was FREE!!! We are really looking forward to a getaway WITHOUT kids though. :)
I did take a few pics of me and Stephen but they are all on his phone!
My aunt offered to come and stay with Blakely- which was awesome. We left after we put her down for a nap yesterday. As of late, Henry has been having a hard time with nursing- maybe on a nursing strike or something. I never know if he will go 3 or 4+ hours between eating, and if I try to feed him before he's ready he has a major flip out and the only thing that calms him down is if I can manage to get him to sleep. So we left for Kansas city, and had to stop halfway there to feed Henry- no big deal. We checked into our hotel which was wonderful. We were on the 18th floor- which felt pretty fancy. We knew since we had Henry that we needed to have low expectations for the weekend... But we figured, a nice hotel, money for nice food, BEAUTIFUL weather, it was going to be fun no matter what. We were within walking distance of the Plaza- but long enough that we wanted to have the car nearby just in case. Well, due to the nice weather- it was hopping, so we really didn't get to park close anyway. We loaded Henry up in the stroller, went to a few stores, and then decided to eat on the patio at M&S grill. Henry was a little angel until our food came, and then he got fussy. Our food wasn't nearly as good as we wanted it to be, but we had fun just hanging out. Since Henry was crying we had them box our dessert up and we just planned to eat it at the hotel. As soon as they brought it out, Henry was asleep...figures. We then decided to walk back to the hotel since it was so nice, and I'd feed Henry, then we'd go back to the Plaza for some more shopping. Well, as soon as we were on our way, it started to rain. It rained on us on our whole walk back. :) We were about to get on the elevator and I got some rumblies in my tummy...and since we were on the 18th floor I wasn't feeling too confident in making it to our room so I used the lobby restroom. Let's just say I ended up being in there a while. I had some pretty bad stomach issues and felt like I was going to throw up- luckily I never did. After feeding Henry I felt like I was doing much better so we loaded him back up to go to the Plaza and get our car. About halfway there the tummy troubles hit me again, and I knew I needed to find a bathroom quick. I spent some more time in the firehouse subs bathroom... I knew it wasn't over so I told Stephen we needed to get to the car and get back to the hotel ASAP. So we walked briskly to our car only to discover that the battery was dead and it wouldn't start. I was up a creek. Henry was fussy and only wanted to be held and we were a pretty good ways away from our hotel. Luckily I made it back to the hotel room.... Then Henry had a rough couple of hours and Stephen ended up being on the phone with AAA for an hour due to a mixup with our membership. By the time I got Henry asleep and Stephen was off the phone with AAA it was 10:30. We considered ordering a movie- only to discover that it was TWENTY DOLLARS. Um, hello! You can BUY the movie for that much! We decided we needed to just go to sleep.
Luckily Henry only had one little freak out in the middle of the night, and we ALL ended up sleeping until 8am- that hasn't happened in a LONG time. Stephen got our car jumped and actually got it working fine- starting up and sounding good so we decided to go get some breakfast. We went to a GREAT breakfast place on the Plaza- and of course, Henry was awesome until our food arrived. We were planning to head back home after breakfast, however, once again our car wouldn't start. So we waited again for AAA to get there. We got it jumped again, and obviously knew we needed to just get home before we were personally keeping AAA in business. I had to ride in the backseat to keep Henry happy the whole way home.
Although NOTHING went as we had planned, we really did have so much fun just being together. We both got to focus on Henry and hang out with him and we got to have lots of good conversation that we don't normally get to have. We got to sleep a little extra in a really comfortable bed, we got to walk around outside in the beautiful weather, and we got to eat some really good food. And it was FREE!!! We are really looking forward to a getaway WITHOUT kids though. :)
I did take a few pics of me and Stephen but they are all on his phone!
Thursday, August 9, 2012
New place and my 20 month old
Well, our Memphis trip was a huge success. Our babies were little angels on the plane ride there- the only thing that would have been better is if I didn't have to change two poopy diapers on my lap. Also, what's with planes being INSANELY hot?! Holy moly...do we not have air conditioning in 2012!? I was sweating profusely, and I can't imagine Stephen with a squirmy toddler on his lap.
Memphis was so fun with BB and grandad. We got to play with Lucy and aunt Anna a ton. Grandad was the resident sandbox partner as well as photographer. Because we had Lucy while Anna worked we all took turns and shared the load with three babies. Thank goodness grandad was off work all week! Henry got to meet his great grandma- and that was super sweet. Blakely missed her daddy terribly, and the look on her face when he got home couldn't have been sweeter.
We got back in town, spent the evening with Stephens aunt and uncle and two kids who were passing through Lawrence, and then began the move the next day. We had done little to nothing to prepare to move across town, and being productive with two under two is next to impossible. Luckily my dad came up and several students helped move us- otherwise I'm sure we'd still be working on it.
We moved a few miles away to a duplex. We really love it. Maybe it's just cause we were sick of the responsibility of being homeowners... But we love that this place is smaller and simpler. Our garage could currently star in an episode of Hoarders so we are having a garage sale this weekend.
Blakely turned 20 months old yesterday. Stephen likes to tell me how many months we have with our kids till they go to college- I get mad when he does. I don't want to know how fast it's going to go by!
She welcomed our new house by getting strep. It was pretty sad. She had a high fever for several days. We took her to a walk in clinic and they didn't do anything. Then a day later she broke out all over her body so we took her in again and they said it was a symptom of strep- I had no idea. So she is on antibiotics right now.
She weighs about 22lbs. She is still a skinny little thing. She loves to be outside still. She loves to dance. She loves to play with her babies and imitate whatever I do. She has a new obsession with her binkies- I think cause Henry has one. She ALWAYS asks for it. We try to only let her have it in her bed, so se frequently asks to get in her bed...
She is talking SO much. She says words that I know I never taught her. She says 2 and 3 word sentences. She can count to 10- but only cause she has it memorized. I don't think she gets numbers yet.
She still loves Henry. She loves it when she hears him wake up and she runs in to make sure he doesn't go back to sleep. We are constantly working on our inside voices.
She and daddy have a pretty special relationship right now. He has been spending lots of one on one time with her and he has quickly become her best friend. She has a very hard time when he leaves to work-she throws a fit, as well as when he closes the door to go to the bathroom. :)
Memphis was so fun with BB and grandad. We got to play with Lucy and aunt Anna a ton. Grandad was the resident sandbox partner as well as photographer. Because we had Lucy while Anna worked we all took turns and shared the load with three babies. Thank goodness grandad was off work all week! Henry got to meet his great grandma- and that was super sweet. Blakely missed her daddy terribly, and the look on her face when he got home couldn't have been sweeter.
We got back in town, spent the evening with Stephens aunt and uncle and two kids who were passing through Lawrence, and then began the move the next day. We had done little to nothing to prepare to move across town, and being productive with two under two is next to impossible. Luckily my dad came up and several students helped move us- otherwise I'm sure we'd still be working on it.
We moved a few miles away to a duplex. We really love it. Maybe it's just cause we were sick of the responsibility of being homeowners... But we love that this place is smaller and simpler. Our garage could currently star in an episode of Hoarders so we are having a garage sale this weekend.
Blakely turned 20 months old yesterday. Stephen likes to tell me how many months we have with our kids till they go to college- I get mad when he does. I don't want to know how fast it's going to go by!
She welcomed our new house by getting strep. It was pretty sad. She had a high fever for several days. We took her to a walk in clinic and they didn't do anything. Then a day later she broke out all over her body so we took her in again and they said it was a symptom of strep- I had no idea. So she is on antibiotics right now.
She weighs about 22lbs. She is still a skinny little thing. She loves to be outside still. She loves to dance. She loves to play with her babies and imitate whatever I do. She has a new obsession with her binkies- I think cause Henry has one. She ALWAYS asks for it. We try to only let her have it in her bed, so se frequently asks to get in her bed...
She is talking SO much. She says words that I know I never taught her. She says 2 and 3 word sentences. She can count to 10- but only cause she has it memorized. I don't think she gets numbers yet.
She still loves Henry. She loves it when she hears him wake up and she runs in to make sure he doesn't go back to sleep. We are constantly working on our inside voices.
She and daddy have a pretty special relationship right now. He has been spending lots of one on one time with her and he has quickly become her best friend. She has a very hard time when he leaves to work-she throws a fit, as well as when he closes the door to go to the bathroom. :)
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