Abby did a #2 in the bathroom today all by herself. And I want to emphasize the all by herself. She went in without telling me, had her pants off, and couldn't figure out how to get onto the big potty, so she went on the floor. At least she knew what room to use...
Olivia has slept in her crib the last 3 nights and has slept all night. Hooray!!! Now I just need to start sleeping all night again.
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Monday, July 12, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
Candy Eggs
Here's a sneak peak of our birth announcement - we had a lot of fun with candy eggs and had more fun eating them when we were finished. Abby and Olivia tried to sneak a bite too.We've had another good day today and have been enjoying and appreciating some Grammy time with Grandma Mary visiting. Abby loves having Grammy around and I appreciate having some extra help with two little girls now that Steve is back to work. We even got our playroom floor mopped and swept. It is so nice having extra hands around, especially hands that Abby loves to be with.
Olivia is picking up weight (according to the Nintendo Wii) and she is starting to sleep a little better. I still end up having to let her hold onto my finger a few times during the night, but considering the fact that she sleeps for about 3 hours at a stretch right now I don't mind a few extra minutes of hand holding to get her to sleep soundly.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
More Melting
It was 55 degrees outside today - not really what you'd expect for a Sault Ste. Marie early-March afternoon. We love it! Not that we got to spend any time outside today. We were too busy with playgroup and Time Out For Moms. One went great, the other not as planned, but Abby had fun at both.
We had lots and lots of kids at playgroup this morning and Abby had a great time creating a gorilla and playing with play-doh. Then we went to Time Out For Moms, a thing our church does for moms. Somehow everyone else, except for one mom who is pretty new to the church, decided not to show up. I'm glad we went and had lunch with Jane, but I felt pretty bad that it was just the two of us. I hope she doesn't give up on other church related functions because of today's turnout. On the bright side, I invited all the moms from our playgroup to join us for Time Out For Moms and about 8 of them did. So Abby still had lots of little friends to play with at the lunch date.
Abby took her daddy for a "run" around the block yesterday. Abby's new thing is half-running and then telling Steve or I to run too. He thought it was so funny, since she hadn't done that trick for him yet. They had a great time playing while I was out for a meeting. And Abby even went to bed on her own, in her own bed, without Steve or I sitting with her until she was asleep. She still woke me up at 3 a.m. to turn her music back on, but I figure it was a decent trade off for not having to fight to get her to sleep.
We had lots and lots of kids at playgroup this morning and Abby had a great time creating a gorilla and playing with play-doh. Then we went to Time Out For Moms, a thing our church does for moms. Somehow everyone else, except for one mom who is pretty new to the church, decided not to show up. I'm glad we went and had lunch with Jane, but I felt pretty bad that it was just the two of us. I hope she doesn't give up on other church related functions because of today's turnout. On the bright side, I invited all the moms from our playgroup to join us for Time Out For Moms and about 8 of them did. So Abby still had lots of little friends to play with at the lunch date.
Abby took her daddy for a "run" around the block yesterday. Abby's new thing is half-running and then telling Steve or I to run too. He thought it was so funny, since she hadn't done that trick for him yet. They had a great time playing while I was out for a meeting. And Abby even went to bed on her own, in her own bed, without Steve or I sitting with her until she was asleep. She still woke me up at 3 a.m. to turn her music back on, but I figure it was a decent trade off for not having to fight to get her to sleep.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Cookie Making
Abby and I are going to have a cookie making extravaganza tonight so that she can share valentine's cookies with her dad's office mates and her favorite babysitter and family. We picked up some heart shaped cookie cutters, so all we need to do is bake and decorate!
Tomorrow Abby is going to be breaking in a 2nd new babysitter for the week. This time Susie, Kitty's sister, is going to be babysitting Abby while Steve and I spend the afternoon in board meetings (again... it must be the week for being bored... or board). Luckily for Susie, tomorrow morning is swimming class, which Steve can take Abby to before his meeting. So, by the time Susie comes, Abby should either be napping or ready to.
We did another night with the c.d. player - I wish I would have discovered this months ago. I put on the Veggie Tales c.d. (it sings to Abby with her name in the songs), sat with her for the first couple songs (since one is "If You're Happy and You Know It" and she just has to get up and stomp her feet) and then left. She fell asleep, the c.d. ended, and it was blissfully quiet by 9:30 in our house last night. It was close to a world record for getting Abby to bed early. And she still slept until after 8 a.m. this morning, so I'd call that a good night all around. Except for maybe the fact that Baby Sister was using me for a punching bag.
Tomorrow Abby is going to be breaking in a 2nd new babysitter for the week. This time Susie, Kitty's sister, is going to be babysitting Abby while Steve and I spend the afternoon in board meetings (again... it must be the week for being bored... or board). Luckily for Susie, tomorrow morning is swimming class, which Steve can take Abby to before his meeting. So, by the time Susie comes, Abby should either be napping or ready to.
We did another night with the c.d. player - I wish I would have discovered this months ago. I put on the Veggie Tales c.d. (it sings to Abby with her name in the songs), sat with her for the first couple songs (since one is "If You're Happy and You Know It" and she just has to get up and stomp her feet) and then left. She fell asleep, the c.d. ended, and it was blissfully quiet by 9:30 in our house last night. It was close to a world record for getting Abby to bed early. And she still slept until after 8 a.m. this morning, so I'd call that a good night all around. Except for maybe the fact that Baby Sister was using me for a punching bag.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Operation Sleep and Grow
Abby has grown a whole inch since turning 18 months - putting her up to 33 1/2 inches. She is getting pretty tall! We've been keeping track on our old, nasty door to the basement and we wanted to take a measurement yesterday because we are pretty sure she is on the verge of a huge growth explosion. Lately Abby has been sleeping 12 or more hours at night and napping 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours each day. And on top of that she's been putting away food like she has a hollow leg. Steve had to go through the line a second time at Taco Bell on Thursday because Abby finished all her food, tried mine, and was still hungry. She ended up eating two entire cheese roll-ups and about 6 bites of taco.
I, on the other hand, need to be doing more of the sleeping and less of the growing. I'm figuring out today how fun an upset stomach can be with a little person inside wiggling around. And yesterday got to bag up all but 5 pairs of my maternity pants because they were just too uncomfortable in the waistline. It's a very good thing that I just stay home with Abby, who doesn't really care what I am wearing. She's going to be seeing the same things over and over and over for the next 11 weeks.
I, on the other hand, need to be doing more of the sleeping and less of the growing. I'm figuring out today how fun an upset stomach can be with a little person inside wiggling around. And yesterday got to bag up all but 5 pairs of my maternity pants because they were just too uncomfortable in the waistline. It's a very good thing that I just stay home with Abby, who doesn't really care what I am wearing. She's going to be seeing the same things over and over and over for the next 11 weeks.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Sweet Success
We finally figured out something that works for us and Abby when it comes to bedtime! Last night she was asleep, in her own bed, within 15 minutes of her and I starting the bedtime routine. And, since I didn't have to pick her up to move her, she stayed asleep for over 11 hours before I had to wake her up. Finally, an early and uninterrupted night!
Abby and I enjoyed playing with her friends AJ and Baby Abby this morning. I especially enjoyed having their mom Andrea over to visit. We all had a good time and got some laughs out of watching two almost two-year old girls figure out how to play together and have a good time. Lucky for all of us both Abby and AJ are good at sharing and pretty laid back, so they do really well playing together. Abby even managed to eat only her snack and not steal AJ's when she had demolished her own crackers and cheese.
We are still working on potty training, but haven't had much success lately. She is just not willing to go on her potty right now, so she holds it until the diaper is back on and then goes almost immediately. She defintely is aware of the moment that she goes and wants changed almost immediate most of the time. I just wish we could translate that into wanting to go in the potty and communicating before the peeing happens. Oh well. She is pretty young for potty training, but she is also smarter than the average bear.
New Baby O. seems to be doing just fine. I am not enjoying my diabetic diet regimine, which will hopefully be for nothing once they do the glucose tolerance test in a few weeks. I always enjoy my plates of rabbit food as Steve and Abby eat their yummy macaroni and cheese for lunch. I have been having a lot more joint, tendon, and muscle pain than I ever experienced with Abby's pregnancy. I seem to have about 10 minutes of activity in me before I get some pretty substantial and long lasting pains that will linger for the better part of a day or two. It makes it pretty frustrating trying to get things done. I basically have come to the conclusion that I am going to be uncomfortable almost every day for most of the day - there is no way around it when you have a toddler to chase.
Abby and I enjoyed playing with her friends AJ and Baby Abby this morning. I especially enjoyed having their mom Andrea over to visit. We all had a good time and got some laughs out of watching two almost two-year old girls figure out how to play together and have a good time. Lucky for all of us both Abby and AJ are good at sharing and pretty laid back, so they do really well playing together. Abby even managed to eat only her snack and not steal AJ's when she had demolished her own crackers and cheese.
We are still working on potty training, but haven't had much success lately. She is just not willing to go on her potty right now, so she holds it until the diaper is back on and then goes almost immediately. She defintely is aware of the moment that she goes and wants changed almost immediate most of the time. I just wish we could translate that into wanting to go in the potty and communicating before the peeing happens. Oh well. She is pretty young for potty training, but she is also smarter than the average bear.
New Baby O. seems to be doing just fine. I am not enjoying my diabetic diet regimine, which will hopefully be for nothing once they do the glucose tolerance test in a few weeks. I always enjoy my plates of rabbit food as Steve and Abby eat their yummy macaroni and cheese for lunch. I have been having a lot more joint, tendon, and muscle pain than I ever experienced with Abby's pregnancy. I seem to have about 10 minutes of activity in me before I get some pretty substantial and long lasting pains that will linger for the better part of a day or two. It makes it pretty frustrating trying to get things done. I basically have come to the conclusion that I am going to be uncomfortable almost every day for most of the day - there is no way around it when you have a toddler to chase.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Passed Out
Abby and I were both passed out for a part of this afternoon. Her's was the good passed out - the 2.5 hour nap in her toddler bed kind of passed out. Mine was the blacking out while having blood drawn kind. Not good. That's about 5 minutes of my life that I will probably never recall.
We had our first OB visit for baby number two. This child is much more cooperative than Abby. We were able to hear the little squirt's heart beating away - something that we couldn't do until well into the pregnancy with Abby. If it weren't for the fact that they were drawing seven vials of blood and causing me to pass out it would have been a great appointment. The worst part is that they didn't get all the blood they needed for all the tests they wanted to run, so at some point, probably the next visit, I will be stuck again. This pregnancy thing is for the birds.
So after our exciting afternoon - I had to call Steve at work and tell him to come drive me home because I didn't want to risk passing out behind the wheel - I've been relaxing and trying to get rid of the killer headache that passing out created. Abby has transitioned to the toddler bed like a champ, although our baby sitter did peek in on her this afternoon and found her sleeping on the floor. She moved her back into bed and Abby slept another hour and a half after that. Yesterday she walked up the stairs all by herself and crawled into her bed. I tucked her and Pooh Bear in and then was promptly told to go away. We are very happy that Abby is enjoying this new big girl bed.
We had our first OB visit for baby number two. This child is much more cooperative than Abby. We were able to hear the little squirt's heart beating away - something that we couldn't do until well into the pregnancy with Abby. If it weren't for the fact that they were drawing seven vials of blood and causing me to pass out it would have been a great appointment. The worst part is that they didn't get all the blood they needed for all the tests they wanted to run, so at some point, probably the next visit, I will be stuck again. This pregnancy thing is for the birds.
So after our exciting afternoon - I had to call Steve at work and tell him to come drive me home because I didn't want to risk passing out behind the wheel - I've been relaxing and trying to get rid of the killer headache that passing out created. Abby has transitioned to the toddler bed like a champ, although our baby sitter did peek in on her this afternoon and found her sleeping on the floor. She moved her back into bed and Abby slept another hour and a half after that. Yesterday she walked up the stairs all by herself and crawled into her bed. I tucked her and Pooh Bear in and then was promptly told to go away. We are very happy that Abby is enjoying this new big girl bed.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Toddler Bed
We had a rough first night for the toddler bed and an even rougher nap time, but Abby is making up for that with her sleeping last night. She is still in the bed and working on her 9th hour of sleep!
Night one lasted until 2:30, when I woke her up by getting up to use the bathroom. I got her back to sleep in the toddler bed for about an hour, then she woke up again and ended up in our bed. To her credit she is getting two molars in (they are breaking through enough to feel) and they are cleaning the blast furnaces in Soo Canada during the midnight hours, so it basically sounds like a plane is taking off from our front yard all night long.
Nap time is going to be our biggest challenge with the toddler bed. We normally either let her fall asleep snuggling us or get her pretty close to asleep at night before we move her, so that transition goes fine. Her normal nap routine used to involve just plopping her wide awake in her crib and she would settle herself down and be asleep within a matter of 5 minutes. That obviously doesn't work when she can just let herself out of the toddler bed and start playing with her toys. So, we will have to do some more thinking on how we are going to get nap time to work.
Night one lasted until 2:30, when I woke her up by getting up to use the bathroom. I got her back to sleep in the toddler bed for about an hour, then she woke up again and ended up in our bed. To her credit she is getting two molars in (they are breaking through enough to feel) and they are cleaning the blast furnaces in Soo Canada during the midnight hours, so it basically sounds like a plane is taking off from our front yard all night long.
Nap time is going to be our biggest challenge with the toddler bed. We normally either let her fall asleep snuggling us or get her pretty close to asleep at night before we move her, so that transition goes fine. Her normal nap routine used to involve just plopping her wide awake in her crib and she would settle herself down and be asleep within a matter of 5 minutes. That obviously doesn't work when she can just let herself out of the toddler bed and start playing with her toys. So, we will have to do some more thinking on how we are going to get nap time to work.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
One Full Night's Sleep
We finally made it from 10:30 pm to 7:30 am without Abby waking up or getting into bed with us. Hooray!!! I'm still pretty exhausted, but it was great to actually get some sleep.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Happy Mother's Day
We are having a very nice mother's day today - I got to sleep in (a little, after getting up at 6 and 7 with Abby), got taken out for lunch, and got to take a Sunday afternoon nap. It helps that Abby decided it would be a good day for a 2 1/2 hour nap herself. We've been having beautiful sunny weather, so maybe this afternoon we'll be able to sneak outside for a bit of playtime.
Happy Mother's Day to our moms and grandmas!
Happy Mother's Day to our moms and grandmas!
Friday, March 6, 2009
We've Reached The Point Of Exhaustion
We have finally reached the point where she just can't party anymore. Finally, we wore poor Abby out so she would take an afternoon nap. We just didn't expect that it would be in her high chair during her lunch time. And she went down fast - it was no more than 2 minutes while I was putting away the lunch supplies. And now... I am going to use her nap time to catch up on my much needed rest!
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