For our anniversary a few weeks ago John and I went to the Carrie Underwood concert (awesome!) and left O with our friend, Me Too, and her son for the evening. I received the following e-mail and wanted to put it out there because I am so proud of O and it appears that J and I are doing something right. With the exception of being very stubborn when it came to bed time it sounds like she was a very polite little girl.
I know you probably already know all the cute thigns your daughter does, but I know I love hearing random little stories about L, and I wanted to share with you all the cute stories about O. . .
Around our alphabet foam playing mat are strips of foam that border the letters. She found a couple of these border pieces, sat on the floor with them and said "Fott" and I was like "Foot?" "Yes. Foot." And then she was trying to put them on her feet. It was only then that I realized those border pieces look like really big versions of the dividers you use on your toes when you paint your toenails!!! Takes a child to show you something new in your home!!
She also said "thank you" and "please" for EVERYTHING. HOw did you teach her to be so polite? "Eat." She asked, pointing at her diaper bag. "Please. Eat." Then walked to the table and climbed onto a chair. I brought her goldfish to her, opened the container and placed it on the table. She ate for a few minutes, then took the lid, put it on the container (partway! :)) and said "Thank you". before getting down. Soooo cute!
When we headed to the pack n play bed about 9:30 ish, I had one of L's TTU blankets beside the pack n play in case she needed one (her pink) to hold and one to cover her. The first thing she said when we went in the room was "no" and pointed at the blanket. I moved the blanket away from the pack and play and again she pointed at it and said "no." I think her Daddy would be very proud to know that his little girl was very adamant that she did not want a Texas Tech blanket near her when she was sleeping!! :)
She helped pick up all the toys she was playing with - mainly blocks like the ones she has at "home" (or so she kept telling me!!) :) After we had finished cleaning up and moved on to another room, she found a block in that room, walked over to the zipped-up block bag and said "help" so that I could open it and she could put it away properly. What a considerate house guest - making sure her whole mess is cleaned up! (Oh, and the bag full of blocks was "heavy". I am so amazed at her vocabulary! So many words and so clearly said!)
I thought you might be potty training her bc she grabbed my hand and said "pee pee". "Did you go pee pee?" I asked, thinking that was maybe her way to tell me her diaper was too full. "No." Shakes her head. "Pee pee." "Do you need to go on the potty?" "yes." and walks to the bathroom. "Do you want to go on the potty?" "Yes. Pee pee." and points to the toilet. We don't have a little potty, so I thought, well, let's give this a shot on the big one!! She took off her pants, I took off her diaper and I held her up on the toilet. She looked a little bewildered and after about a minute said "No pee pee. Down." so either I did something wrong or she didn't have to go after all. (And I don't even know if you are potty training her - I may have gotten it completely wrong!!)
When I was lying next to her on the floor trying to get her to sleep, I asked if she wanted me to tell her a story. "Yes please." So I did. I told her a childrens story that I had started writing a few months ago, but had stopped because I could not figure out what hte heck was going to happen next. Talking out loud to her, I was able to see where the story should go and how it should end!! Although she didn't give me alot of feedback :) I think she really helps with the creative process. If its ever published, she's getting an acknowledgment in the booK!! :)
There were probably more cute-as-heck moments, but these are the ones off the top of my head that I remember. And I am so sorry I couldn't get her to sleep earlier. I felt so bad for her and tried to make her as comfortable as possible, but I think nothing beats home and Momma. Besides the bed thing, she really was easy and sweet. And I would baby sit her again anytime. (Even at nighttime - I'll figure a way to get her to sleep somehow!) Glad you were able to take a night out :)
Now if we can only get her to act the same way at home . . .
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Coyotes' Home Opener
Saturday was the Coyotes' home opener and J, O and I all went. We were lucky enough to get bumped up to row A right behind one of the goals (our regular seats are in row O around center ice) and while I prefer to be further up so that we can see everything well these seats were awesome. We got to see the players up close both during warm-ups and during the game (many of them are MUCH bigger than I thought - Mike Modano, and HOT! - Taylor Pyatt).
O loved when they'd come right up close and she even got an official NHL practice puck during the pregame so she was super excited about that. All she wanted to do after that was play with the puck. Here are some pictures I shot. I did the best I could but our camera sucks.
Player introductions
The game - O is now saying she wants to go to a game every day
We left in the middle of the third period and the game eventually went into overtime. Unfortunately the Coyotes lost with 16 seconds left in the overtime period. Damn Red Wings.
Friday, October 15, 2010
They Say Every Pregnancy is Different . . .
This couldn't be more true for me. I've mentioned more than once to J and pretty much everyone else that it is like I am pregnant for the very first time all over again. This pregnancy, so far, has been SO different from the one with O (especially in the first trimester). This is how:
*With O I was pretty miserable for the first trimester as far as morning sickness went. While I only threw up twice (both were on the same day within minutes of each other) I was nauseated almost all day long from about 6 weeks to the end of the first trimester. I would start to feel some relief starting at about 2 p.m. every day but it never fully went away until I moved into the second trimester.
*Very few food aversions this time around. I have been eating well and pretty much everything that I want. With O the thought of vegetables and any kind of sandwich made me want to hurl. When I did want to eat all I wanted was some sort of fried chicken be it a chicken finger or chicken nugget (the chicken crispers from Chili's called my name more than once!). I am so glad that this time I can eat almost everything though in smaller amounts. If I eat too much, or let myself get to hungry, that is when I start to feel sick. You should see the amount of food I bring to work with me each day. It's a wonder that my coworkers didn't figure it out on that hint alone.
*My work knew about my pregnancy at 8 weeks because of how sick I felt. This time around I took my own sweet time in telling them. I was almost 13 weeks when I let the cat out of the bag on this one.
*With O I started wearing maternity pants at 12 weeks. Not because I was showing but because my regular pants weren't fitting exactly right and maternity pants are so much more comfortable. This time around, at 10 1/2 weeks I was busting out the maternity stuff and using a rubber band on my pants to keep them up, though at 13 weeks I had yet to wear any maternity clothes to work. It must have been bloat.
*My pregnancy symptoms really dissipated at about 9 weeks, to the point of making me nervous. My breasts weren't as sore as they had been, the sick feeling after eating was almost gone, and the tiredness that I felt around 7:30 p.m. every night wasn't there as badly. Heck, compared to my first pregnancy I was bouncing off the walls. I would almost fall asleep at my desk when I was pregnant with O. This time the fatigue is not there.
*I don't remember getting up every night in the first trimester to pee when I was pregnant with O, but that is what I am doing this time around. Not fun. I think we may go broke on toilet paper alone.
*For about 2 1/2 weeks (from about 6 1/2 weeks to close to 9 weeks) I was hungry 24/7. Not just kind of hungry. Starving. My stomach growled all day. I went to bed feeling a little hungry and woke up needing to eat. Luckily, by 8 1/2 weeks I had only put on about 3 pounds. It could have been much worse. I would absolutely prefer this problem over the morning sickness however. It now makes sense why I was so much hungrier.
*My skin is still not great, but with O my face broke out really badly. Not so much now. I've gotten more bumps on my chest and shoulders but not really on my face. Thank goodness.
*I am much more run-down by the end of the day than I was with O. I was pretty go, go, go with her, but I can't do as much now. I notice much more pain with this pregnancy if I really overdo it, which I can have a tendency to do. I have to make a conscious effort to slow down sometimes but when my toddler wants to be picked up or play it is hard for me to say no when I know how much her life is going to change in a few short months. I have developed the SPD that I had the first time around (and some days I limp around because it hurts - I'm sure I look interesting) and I have a feeling that resting is not going to help me a ton this time. I haven't been exercising much like when I had it with O so I think just the sheer weight and hormones from the babies are going to give me a hard time. I broke down and took some Tylenol for the first time the other day but I do not want it to become a regular thing.
*This pregnancy has also been more stressful. The surprise of twins threw a whole bunch of kinks in our planning for another child. We now have to plan for two and that poses a bunch more questions and logistical dilemmas than we thought we'd have to deal with. We had gotten a lot of neutral baby items (stroller, car seat, bedroom decor) planning to use it for future children. While this was a great idea it isn't going to work out for us since we now need two car seats, a double stroller, two cribs, more diapers, etc. And where we are going to put all the stuff only God knows. We really need a bigger car (which we did get about a week ago) and a bigger house and those are both items that we really aren't wanting to have to buy right now. Plus the daycare costs are going to pretty much triple (though our provider said she'd work with us on that) but it makes us wonder if it really makes much sense for me to continue working at all. Ugh, the things we have to think about and decide in the next 3 or 4 months.
*While this has been more stressful this time around it also makes things a lot easier. We know, for sure, that we are done having kids after this. Three is our max. Now that I know this is my last pregnancy I am trying to enjoy every minute of it. The movements, the pain, the expanding belly are all things that I am making sure to appreciate as much as I can. The novelty of having twins is fun too. Not everyone gets the joy of having twins and I'm enjoying the special attention that twin moms get (along with some of the dumb questions but luckily it takes a lot to really bother me when it comes to that). Maybe it is selfish to say that I enjoy the extra attention I've gotten since announcing that it is twins but it's true. You don't often get to be the center of attention even for a short time after your wedding day. =)
I told John about a week after we found out that we were having twins that I couldn't imagine it being one. Two just feels right. Yes, it is extremely scary to know that we are going to have two newborns to take care of by February, but I know it is how it is supposed to be. I can't picture our family any other way.
*With O I was pretty miserable for the first trimester as far as morning sickness went. While I only threw up twice (both were on the same day within minutes of each other) I was nauseated almost all day long from about 6 weeks to the end of the first trimester. I would start to feel some relief starting at about 2 p.m. every day but it never fully went away until I moved into the second trimester.
*Very few food aversions this time around. I have been eating well and pretty much everything that I want. With O the thought of vegetables and any kind of sandwich made me want to hurl. When I did want to eat all I wanted was some sort of fried chicken be it a chicken finger or chicken nugget (the chicken crispers from Chili's called my name more than once!). I am so glad that this time I can eat almost everything though in smaller amounts. If I eat too much, or let myself get to hungry, that is when I start to feel sick. You should see the amount of food I bring to work with me each day. It's a wonder that my coworkers didn't figure it out on that hint alone.
*My work knew about my pregnancy at 8 weeks because of how sick I felt. This time around I took my own sweet time in telling them. I was almost 13 weeks when I let the cat out of the bag on this one.
*With O I started wearing maternity pants at 12 weeks. Not because I was showing but because my regular pants weren't fitting exactly right and maternity pants are so much more comfortable. This time around, at 10 1/2 weeks I was busting out the maternity stuff and using a rubber band on my pants to keep them up, though at 13 weeks I had yet to wear any maternity clothes to work. It must have been bloat.
*My pregnancy symptoms really dissipated at about 9 weeks, to the point of making me nervous. My breasts weren't as sore as they had been, the sick feeling after eating was almost gone, and the tiredness that I felt around 7:30 p.m. every night wasn't there as badly. Heck, compared to my first pregnancy I was bouncing off the walls. I would almost fall asleep at my desk when I was pregnant with O. This time the fatigue is not there.
*I don't remember getting up every night in the first trimester to pee when I was pregnant with O, but that is what I am doing this time around. Not fun. I think we may go broke on toilet paper alone.
*For about 2 1/2 weeks (from about 6 1/2 weeks to close to 9 weeks) I was hungry 24/7. Not just kind of hungry. Starving. My stomach growled all day. I went to bed feeling a little hungry and woke up needing to eat. Luckily, by 8 1/2 weeks I had only put on about 3 pounds. It could have been much worse. I would absolutely prefer this problem over the morning sickness however. It now makes sense why I was so much hungrier.
*My skin is still not great, but with O my face broke out really badly. Not so much now. I've gotten more bumps on my chest and shoulders but not really on my face. Thank goodness.
*I am much more run-down by the end of the day than I was with O. I was pretty go, go, go with her, but I can't do as much now. I notice much more pain with this pregnancy if I really overdo it, which I can have a tendency to do. I have to make a conscious effort to slow down sometimes but when my toddler wants to be picked up or play it is hard for me to say no when I know how much her life is going to change in a few short months. I have developed the SPD that I had the first time around (and some days I limp around because it hurts - I'm sure I look interesting) and I have a feeling that resting is not going to help me a ton this time. I haven't been exercising much like when I had it with O so I think just the sheer weight and hormones from the babies are going to give me a hard time. I broke down and took some Tylenol for the first time the other day but I do not want it to become a regular thing.
*This pregnancy has also been more stressful. The surprise of twins threw a whole bunch of kinks in our planning for another child. We now have to plan for two and that poses a bunch more questions and logistical dilemmas than we thought we'd have to deal with. We had gotten a lot of neutral baby items (stroller, car seat, bedroom decor) planning to use it for future children. While this was a great idea it isn't going to work out for us since we now need two car seats, a double stroller, two cribs, more diapers, etc. And where we are going to put all the stuff only God knows. We really need a bigger car (which we did get about a week ago) and a bigger house and those are both items that we really aren't wanting to have to buy right now. Plus the daycare costs are going to pretty much triple (though our provider said she'd work with us on that) but it makes us wonder if it really makes much sense for me to continue working at all. Ugh, the things we have to think about and decide in the next 3 or 4 months.
*While this has been more stressful this time around it also makes things a lot easier. We know, for sure, that we are done having kids after this. Three is our max. Now that I know this is my last pregnancy I am trying to enjoy every minute of it. The movements, the pain, the expanding belly are all things that I am making sure to appreciate as much as I can. The novelty of having twins is fun too. Not everyone gets the joy of having twins and I'm enjoying the special attention that twin moms get (along with some of the dumb questions but luckily it takes a lot to really bother me when it comes to that). Maybe it is selfish to say that I enjoy the extra attention I've gotten since announcing that it is twins but it's true. You don't often get to be the center of attention even for a short time after your wedding day. =)
I told John about a week after we found out that we were having twins that I couldn't imagine it being one. Two just feels right. Yes, it is extremely scary to know that we are going to have two newborns to take care of by February, but I know it is how it is supposed to be. I can't picture our family any other way.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Coyotes Fun
A couple of weeks ago the Coyotes had an open house for people to come out and buy stuff and watch the team scrimmage. It was fun and O discovered her new favorite thing: a bounce house.
There are some great fountains outside of Jobing.com Arena and O thought they were really cool. We had just come from gymnastics class so she was still wearing her leotard. I doubt she would have let me take it off had I tried to change her clothes.
She had her stunner shades on (and monkey was along for the ride). She wears these everywhere we go.
Between arrival and bounce house time we had an accident in the middle of the concourse. I was talking to a couple of John's coworkers and all of a sudden I hear a whining/crying "pee-pee! pee-pee!". I would like to apologize to Kyle for having to handle the pee on the floor (the same guy whose house floor she peed on at his son's birthday party - oops!).
Ahh, the bounce house.
Monday, October 4, 2010
And the Winners are . . .
Those of you who voted boy/boy! Yes, as most of you have already heard, we are having two boys. And no, we don't have names so don't bother asking. I am telling people that they will have to force us to pick names in the hospital in order to get the paperwork for birth certificates because J and I CAN NOT agree on names. Especially boy names, so now that we have to pick two it's going to be an interesting "negotiation" process.
The boys look very good. They both had heart rates of 158 and A weighed in at about 12 oz. with B at 11 oz. The tech said that is measuring about 10 days ahead of my due date. I'm thinking we'll have January babies but it is still too early to tell. Our next ultrasound is scheduled for October 28. I'm already looking forward to it.
They both looked healthy and were moving all over the place. I didn't get a CD this time and I haven't had time to scan in the pictures but as soon as I get them onto my computer I'll post them. Let's just say that neither boy was shy about showing the goods. J and I joked that they are already proud and he said that they'll never grow out of it and that we (women) would be proud if we had one too. Men.
The boys look very good. They both had heart rates of 158 and A weighed in at about 12 oz. with B at 11 oz. The tech said that is measuring about 10 days ahead of my due date. I'm thinking we'll have January babies but it is still too early to tell. Our next ultrasound is scheduled for October 28. I'm already looking forward to it.
They both looked healthy and were moving all over the place. I didn't get a CD this time and I haven't had time to scan in the pictures but as soon as I get them onto my computer I'll post them. Let's just say that neither boy was shy about showing the goods. J and I joked that they are already proud and he said that they'll never grow out of it and that we (women) would be proud if we had one too. Men.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Toddler Bed
Edited 9/28/10 - We had our first toddler bed casualty last night. No problems with the door being closed or pacifier lost but apparently O fell out of bed right as John was getting into bed. All of sudden we hear her crying and when he went to check on her he couldn't see her but got a night light on and she was sitting on the floor next to the bed saying "bed!", "bed!" over and over again. Poor thing. J told her she could just climb back in bed, helped her in, and she was fine after that.
J and I have been talking about converting O's crib to a toddler bed for a couple of months now and we finally got it done this past weekend. She is almost 2 1/2 and not once had she tried to climb out of her crib but we're going to be moving her to our guest bedroom so we wanted to do this transition piece of it first so she's used to it when we switch rooms on her. I was nervous about how this was going to play out because whenever we'd read books or look at pictures of "big girl beds" she act like she wanted one but when we asked her she'd say no. But we knew it was time and we did it Saturday before nap time so she'd have a few times of going to sleep in it before the week started up again.
O was so excited once we got that front piece off it that she climbed right in and laid down.
Eventually I was able to get the barriers on the sides. She likes to sleep in the lower left hand corner of the bed so that's why I wanted them on there, at least temporarily, until she gets used to being able to get in and out on her own. Of course she had to load all her dolls in there as soon as we were done.
It was not nap time but she wanted to pretend that it was so she got her blanket and laid down.
I was amazed at how open the room felt with that big front section removed.
I have to say that I was expecting the worst when we put her down the first few times but once again my daughter has surprised me. Since Saturday, not once has she woken up and climbed out of bed. She has slept awesomely even with the change. I don't know if she realizes that she can get up on her own now. I think she still feels like she needs us to come in and get her after she's woken up. I am not going to clue her in otherwise! The only problems we had were last night when she woke up and realized that her door was closed (we close her door every night after she is asleep but I don't think she realized it because the bumper was blocking her view) and then she woke up again a little bit later on when she lost her pacifier (once again, the bumper wasn't there to stop it from falling out so I think we are going to rethink the removal of the bumper - at least until she isn't using the pacifier anymore (don't even get me started on that, you know how I feel about it)).
Yay for a "big girl bed"!
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Cute O Story
This won't take long but I wanted to get it down while I was thinking about it.
Yesterday when I went to pick up O from daycare I happened to wearing a shirt that really emphasized my every growing belly. I guess O hadn't really noticed it before until then and this is what happened:
O walks up, notices my stomach, points and touches it - "Oh!" (her facial expression was pretty funny too, kind of a mix between surprise and confusion)
"Yep, my belly has gotten big. What is in there?"
"Babies."
"That's right. How many babies?"
"Two!"
I think in theory she understands that there are two babies in there but doesn't really get it. It's cute to hear her say that there are two babies in there though.
Yesterday when I went to pick up O from daycare I happened to wearing a shirt that really emphasized my every growing belly. I guess O hadn't really noticed it before until then and this is what happened:
O walks up, notices my stomach, points and touches it - "Oh!" (her facial expression was pretty funny too, kind of a mix between surprise and confusion)
"Yep, my belly has gotten big. What is in there?"
"Babies."
"That's right. How many babies?"
"Two!"
I think in theory she understands that there are two babies in there but doesn't really get it. It's cute to hear her say that there are two babies in there though.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Belly Pictures
I've been asked for some belly shots so here you go.
This first one is 7 weeks. And I will apologize in advance for the look on my face in some of the pictures. John wasn't supposed to get my head in the shot but obviously that didn't happen.
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10 (and the "Give Me A Break" look). What I needed a break from I don't know.
Week 11 (and yes, if you look closely, you can see my old stretch marks - I am NOT looking forward to those bad boys coming back).
Week 12 ( two days before finding out it was twins). Again, my head was not supposed to be in the picture thus, the popsicle wasn't supposed to be visible.
Week 14
Kapow! I popped around week 15 and these shots are from week 16. Love the maternity clothes. Wish I could wear them all the time.
I hit 17 weeks yesterday so this is the most up to date picture of me (and a comparison picture of me at 16 weeks with Olivia).
Monday, September 13, 2010
A Lesson on Twins
Since finding out I was pregnant with twins I have done a ton of reading and research. I have learned a lot about twins and how they come about. I didn't realize that identical twins, for instance, come in three different "combinations".
Twins, while becoming much more common, are still rare and people who don't have them probably don't know much about the biology behind twins. I know I didn't! So here is a short lesson.
Twins are either monozygotic (come from one zygote, or egg) or dizygotic (come from two different eggs). Monozygotes are identical, and fraternal twins are dizygotic. And just so everyone knows, twins can't be identical if one is a boy and one is a girl. The sperm that fertilizes the egg determines the gender so you would need two different sperm and two different eggs in order to have one of each. (Yes, I have been asked that question.)
Most of the time it is easy to tell whether a woman is expecting identical or fraternal twins. About 30% are identical while the remaining 70% are fraternal (with about 1/2 of fraternal twins being boy/girl). Fraternal twins will each have their own amniotic sac and their own placenta (termed diamniotic and dichorionic, or Di/Di). Identical twins, however, come in three different combinations. They can be Di/Di if the egg split within the first 3 days of fertilization. If the egg splits between 4 and 7 days the twins will have two different amniotic sacs but one fused placenta (diamniotic/monochorionic, or Di/Mo). The last combo is if the egg splits 8 days or after. In this case the babies will me monoamniotic and monochorionic, or Mo/Mo, with one amniotic sac and one placenta.
Mo/Mo is the most rare type of twin sets out there, and also one of the most concerning because of the complications that can arise during pregnancy, including twin-to-twin transfusion which can lead to one baby being born healthy and weighing much more than the other baby who may be severely underweight. Take a look at Raising Twins or Wikipedia for some good information if you want to read more into that.
My babies are Di/Di, but this doesn't necessarily mean that they are fraternal. I think I read somewhere that I have a 30% chance that they are identical and unless they are different sexes we won't know until they are born whether they are identical or not. And even then it may be difficult to tell and a DNA test may be needed. I've been asked if I would do the DNA test to find out and I don't know that it really matters whether they are identical or not, just as long as they are healthy. Though in the long run it may be good to know because if one has some sort of genetic disease and they are identical then the other will have it too and we can do what we need to do for both of them.
I am currently 16 1/2 weeks along and this is what fraternal twins tend to look like in utero at 16 weeks:
Twins, while becoming much more common, are still rare and people who don't have them probably don't know much about the biology behind twins. I know I didn't! So here is a short lesson.
Twins are either monozygotic (come from one zygote, or egg) or dizygotic (come from two different eggs). Monozygotes are identical, and fraternal twins are dizygotic. And just so everyone knows, twins can't be identical if one is a boy and one is a girl. The sperm that fertilizes the egg determines the gender so you would need two different sperm and two different eggs in order to have one of each. (Yes, I have been asked that question.)
Most of the time it is easy to tell whether a woman is expecting identical or fraternal twins. About 30% are identical while the remaining 70% are fraternal (with about 1/2 of fraternal twins being boy/girl). Fraternal twins will each have their own amniotic sac and their own placenta (termed diamniotic and dichorionic, or Di/Di). Identical twins, however, come in three different combinations. They can be Di/Di if the egg split within the first 3 days of fertilization. If the egg splits between 4 and 7 days the twins will have two different amniotic sacs but one fused placenta (diamniotic/monochorionic, or Di/Mo). The last combo is if the egg splits 8 days or after. In this case the babies will me monoamniotic and monochorionic, or Mo/Mo, with one amniotic sac and one placenta.
My babies are Di/Di, but this doesn't necessarily mean that they are fraternal. I think I read somewhere that I have a 30% chance that they are identical and unless they are different sexes we won't know until they are born whether they are identical or not. And even then it may be difficult to tell and a DNA test may be needed. I've been asked if I would do the DNA test to find out and I don't know that it really matters whether they are identical or not, just as long as they are healthy. Though in the long run it may be good to know because if one has some sort of genetic disease and they are identical then the other will have it too and we can do what we need to do for both of them.
I am currently 16 1/2 weeks along and this is what fraternal twins tend to look like in utero at 16 weeks:
I have to say that I look much bigger than the drawing!
If you guys have any questions please ask away! I am an open book and not scared to share my experiences no matter how embarrassing. =)
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Our Oldest
John and I got some couple time this past weekend when we were able to go stay at the Westin Kierland for two nights. My parents came into town to watch O for us and they (or my mom really) wore her out. Or maybe it was the other way around. Probably a little bit of both. John and I had a wonderful time. We ate, laid by the pool, read, slept and ate some more. Though we were in the heart of North Scottsdale we did not venture off the hotel's property. It was awesome. Of course, we still returned home exhausted but refreshed.
With all that is going on in our lives I didn't want to forget getting new pictures of our first baby. The summer has been busy on and off. In June we had O's birthday and a birthday party for two other kids. The pictures below are from Mavic's birthday (his sister is Emma, who is about 2 1/2 weeks younger than O, and whose party was the one where we went to see Sesame Street Live). After last year we weren't sure if O would be at all interested in the pool, but we have now learned that our daughter is a fish. She loved it!
She still isn't interested in putting her face in but we'll get there
Our 27 month old is starting to become very independent. She loves to take pictures of herself and others and has finally decided that she is going to smile for the camera again.
She has also taken to not liking clothes, but don't worry, she is always clothed when we go out. I will not be one of those that takes their kids to the store in a diaper. When the twins arrive I can't guarantee that will continue. I may be lucky to make it out of the house dressed.
One of O's favorite things at gymnastice is the trampoline. She loves to jump on it (and on the beds at home) so when my mom told us that my aunt had a mini trampoline that she wasn't using we jumped (excuse the pun) on the chance to get it for O. While it isn't always used appropriately (as evidenced by the pictures below) it has been really great to have.
Peek-a-boo!
This is a hippo baby pool that Erin gave O for her birthday. It has been too dang hot out to use it outside so O has gotten creative (it is on top of the mini tramp).
O likes to pick out her own clothes and for the most part I just go with it. She actually does a fairly decent job. Below is a picture from one Saturday when she picked out her clothes. What you can't see are the pink stretch pants. Why she wanted to wear pants on a 110 degree day I don't know. But the flower hairpiece is a nice touch.
John is a WONDERFUL father. But he really hasn't gotten the fixing of the hair part down. In the next pictures he was just trying to put rubberbands in O's hair to keep it out of her face. I think he's afraid to make them tight and hurt her head.
It doesn't matter. She always looks cute.
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