Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Mike had a good trip to Paris & the girls had a good visit with Po-po & Ye-ye. We've been keeping busy with our usual playdates & school. My craft show went well & I made money. I thought I only broke even, but I forgot that I pulled a lot of change.
The weather here has been really weird. We had the lowest barometric pressure in MN History earlier this week. Mike & I didn't know what that meant, but we found out later that day. CRAZY winds! We lost all power from 6:00pm-8:45pm & then from midnight until 8:30pm the next day. Of course, it was during the girls' bath time too. All things considered, the girls did pretty good without power. We found enough flashlights for Baylee to appease her fear of the dark. Unfortunately, the winds even uprooted our beautiful evergreen tree in the front yard. I remember hearing a weird snap around 2pm that afternoon, but didn't look out the window. If I had, I would have seen our tree falling I'm sure.
Baylee is doing better every week at preschool. Today, Mike went in for part of their Halloween Party. Baylee still makes a small fuss during the first circle time, but participates in everything else. I'm just glad she's getting better. Given B's personality, Miss Rosie's is probably the best preschool I could have picked for her. It is very structured & routine & that's what B needs. She would do horribly in a Montessori setting.
Livy is almost 11 months now! I can't believe it. She's saying more words "Ma ma ma ma MA" & "Da." I swear she's also saying "bye" or at least she does a hand wave & says something that sounds like bye. She's still eating everything & crawling up a storm. Mike still thinks she'll walk before she turns one, but I think she's going to hold out because she gets around so well crawling.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Columbus Day Weekend 2010
We've had a very busy fall. It seems like we have something going every weekend, which is good. Keeps us all on our toes! This past weekend, we went to L & J's cabin in Wisconsin for our Grove family weekend. Our time up there was very short, but we had fun & ate some yummy food. We had a painful drive up & back with the girls. Livy has a 30-minute shelf life in the car & refuses to nap in her carseat, so we had to deal with her scream fest for a good chunk of the drive. Baylee was mostly good; she gets a bit more demanding when dad is in the car too, but for the most part, her demands are pretty easily met. It was beautiful up north & we lucked out by having some beautiful sunny weather. I'm sure that will all change in a heartbeat. Baylee & Livy got spoiled with attention from grandma & Aunt K. It was nice not to have to hold Livy 24/7. I'm not sure what Livy's deal is. At home with just me, she cries unconsolably if I'm not holding her (actual arms around her & not in the baby carrier). When we're with other people or if I leave her with someone, she's fine. It's very frustrating & makes it hard to get anything done. Both girls are still going through withdrawal & hate going back to sharing mom.
Mike has been super busy at work this week & has been putting in some long hours. He has to prep for his Paris work trip this weekend. Thank goodness, Po-po & Ye-ye are able to come up for some reinforcements. I'm already needing some time away from the girls.
Baylee has been doing better in preschool! This past Tues., I had to drop her off & go because I had no one to watch Livy for me. I stayed for 5 minutes to get her adjusted, but then did my spiel, handed her Ellie & we left. She fussed for a little while, but then played with the toys. She didn't do so well with the first circle time--threwdown & then stood outside the door, but she did her art project, participated in the second circle time, lined up & washed her hands before lunch, climbed up to her seat, & drank her milk. Still not eating lunch, but I'm not surprised since she won't eat for me either. The fact that she sits at preschool is a huge step.
Livy is starting to wave, but hasn't quite grasped waving "hi." She still eats like a champ. The other day she stole a piece of bread that was en route to my mouth & shoved it into her mouth. She's getting up onto her feet really quickly these days, so I'm sure she could walk if she really put her mind to it. I think she's going to crawl for a while though. She's comfortable doing it & it gets her from point A to point B. Her other trick is stairs. If she spies a staircase, she's on it like white on rice. Loves climbing up our stairs!
I'm prepping for my first craft show this Saturday. I'm hoping it goes well, but it could go horribly too. My goal is to break even with the entry fee. I'm bringing my supplies so I can make bows there. I'm going bring a decent supply stash, but I don't have time to make a ton of bows either. Keeping my fingers crossed!
Mike has been super busy at work this week & has been putting in some long hours. He has to prep for his Paris work trip this weekend. Thank goodness, Po-po & Ye-ye are able to come up for some reinforcements. I'm already needing some time away from the girls.
Baylee has been doing better in preschool! This past Tues., I had to drop her off & go because I had no one to watch Livy for me. I stayed for 5 minutes to get her adjusted, but then did my spiel, handed her Ellie & we left. She fussed for a little while, but then played with the toys. She didn't do so well with the first circle time--threwdown & then stood outside the door, but she did her art project, participated in the second circle time, lined up & washed her hands before lunch, climbed up to her seat, & drank her milk. Still not eating lunch, but I'm not surprised since she won't eat for me either. The fact that she sits at preschool is a huge step.
Livy is starting to wave, but hasn't quite grasped waving "hi." She still eats like a champ. The other day she stole a piece of bread that was en route to my mouth & shoved it into her mouth. She's getting up onto her feet really quickly these days, so I'm sure she could walk if she really put her mind to it. I think she's going to crawl for a while though. She's comfortable doing it & it gets her from point A to point B. Her other trick is stairs. If she spies a staircase, she's on it like white on rice. Loves climbing up our stairs!
I'm prepping for my first craft show this Saturday. I'm hoping it goes well, but it could go horribly too. My goal is to break even with the entry fee. I'm bringing my supplies so I can make bows there. I'm going bring a decent supply stash, but I don't have time to make a ton of bows either. Keeping my fingers crossed!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Preschool Success!
This week we begin scaling back on how long I spend at preschool with Baylee. I stayed for 45 minutes today. I was a little bit nervous, but Baylee waved "hi" to Miss Rosie this morning when we came in & had no problems going downstairs to play. We "played" next to Makayla & Ved, two fellow classmates that are about the same age as B. They were all sharing the Duplo blocks. When we moved to the first circle/story time, B started being clingy. She wanted to sit in my lap, but she followed along with the songs & story. After story time, B had the choice of either playing some more or doing the art project. It was at this time I decided to leave. B did NOT want me to go, but I gave her Ellie & told her that mommy loves you & I always come back. I handed her off to Miss Rosie & scrambled out.
I thought I would surely get called to retrieve B when I left because I could hear some very loud protesting, but she was really good! She cried for 5-10 minutes, then stood there for a little while taking it all in & then she went off to play. She didn't want to wear the paint smock to do the art project, but she didn't throw down either. Miss Rosie said she really wanted to paint, but just didn't want to wear the shirt. Ahhh...our little strongwilled child. She joined in happily for the second circle time & then lined up to wash her hands, climbed up to her chair for lunch. Didn't want to eat her pb&j sandwich, but also didn't cry or throw food. YAY!!! Success!
Livy stayed with my friend Catherine & her little boy, Colton. On a side note, her hubby now works at ev3 with Mike too. Livy had good & bad moments. She got really upset when I left, but was very happy when the music was playing & they did a dance off. She also happily munched on a banana. The child LOVES to eat. She's very vocal & loud, but I think that's her way of letting us all know that she's there.
Hopefully, Baylee does well on Thurs. I'm looking to use that time to pack for our cabin weekend!
p.s.-Miss Rosie also mentioned that Baylee is staying dry for long periods of time, so she's probably ready to be potty trained. I just have to see if she's willing to sit on the toilet for me. :P I have to use Pull-Ups for school, but at home I would probably just use underwear.
I thought I would surely get called to retrieve B when I left because I could hear some very loud protesting, but she was really good! She cried for 5-10 minutes, then stood there for a little while taking it all in & then she went off to play. She didn't want to wear the paint smock to do the art project, but she didn't throw down either. Miss Rosie said she really wanted to paint, but just didn't want to wear the shirt. Ahhh...our little strongwilled child. She joined in happily for the second circle time & then lined up to wash her hands, climbed up to her chair for lunch. Didn't want to eat her pb&j sandwich, but also didn't cry or throw food. YAY!!! Success!
Livy stayed with my friend Catherine & her little boy, Colton. On a side note, her hubby now works at ev3 with Mike too. Livy had good & bad moments. She got really upset when I left, but was very happy when the music was playing & they did a dance off. She also happily munched on a banana. The child LOVES to eat. She's very vocal & loud, but I think that's her way of letting us all know that she's there.
Hopefully, Baylee does well on Thurs. I'm looking to use that time to pack for our cabin weekend!
p.s.-Miss Rosie also mentioned that Baylee is staying dry for long periods of time, so she's probably ready to be potty trained. I just have to see if she's willing to sit on the toilet for me. :P I have to use Pull-Ups for school, but at home I would probably just use underwear.
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