Thursday, October 23, 2014
Family Photo Shoot 2014
This is my favorite time of year, because we get to see our family through good pictures! And now so do you :)
My brown eyed, brown haired girl :) I love this one!
My blue eyed, blonde haired girl, I can't believe how different these two are, in looks and personality!
This guy. Even holding my belly haha.
Haha, I always love the faces of the girls, it's either not looking at the camera or caught trying to say something, or not smiling...
Monday, October 13, 2014
Happy Birthday Emerie!
Every year, several times a year, I think to myself "How is my child doing this already?" "How is she that old already?" "How did she learn to say that or do that?" And every time I think it's because I don't stop and remember those little moments often enough. I'm so thankful for the technology we have so that we can remember things without necessarily keeping a written journal! I can remember my kids through other ways.
I just have to brag about this girl a little bit, well, a lot I guess. She has continually blown me away in the things she learns and does! When I found out I was expecting, I made a list of 3 pretty big things that I needed Emerie to do before the new baby comes:
1) Get rid of the stinking pacifier!
2) Potty train with coincides with
3) Getting into a big girl bed
In the middle of August we just decided to go cold turkey with the paci. We had tried weaning, but it has proven with both my too-smart-for-their-own-good kids, weaning has proved a nightmare. They will work the tantrums and screaming until we cave if they know eventually they're going to get it back! The first night was long, but she ended up screaming (quite literally) for only 1/3 of the time it took Lyndi when we did it with her. So after an hour she wore herself out and then it was about 10-15 minutes every nap and bedtime for a week. Boom number 1 done. Then a few days later she decided ON HER OWN that she was done with diapers! Whaa??!! She ran into the bathroom and potty trained herself! Before she was 2! She is so insanely independent (which is incredibly frustrating at this age) and wants to do everything Lyndi does, which has proven to be really great as far as potty training. "No, I do it! No help, no help!" So number 2 was done! Then a few days later we decided that she couldn't stay in a crib with underwear because she would get up at night needing to go potty, so we took the side off and boom number 3 was done. These things were supposed to take months according to my timeline, but not according to hers!
I think she's a good mix between independent and dependent. She needs to be touching or snuggling something or someone most of the time, but will refuse help even when we can see that she needs it. I love this little ball of energy. She will be a great match for her little brother. For her birthday the only way I could get her to do anything was to put "birthday" in front of it. Haha, we were at the park and she refused to go home so I told her we were doing a birthday lunch, and she came right home, then it was time for a nap, which was also refused, so I said birthday nap, and she ran right in to her room and tucked herself in! When she wouldn't get in the car to go get pumpkins, I told her we were getting birthday pumpkins, and she climbed right in. She loved painting her "birthday" pumpkin, opening presents and eating ice cream with her fingers. She's starting to speak more clearly so I can tell more of what she actually understands and it's so fun! She's still way up in the 90's for height. She has never been under 95% and for her 2 year check up she was 96%, weight was 87% but her head is only 37%. I can't believe she's 2 already! Such a big, loving girl!
I just have to brag about this girl a little bit, well, a lot I guess. She has continually blown me away in the things she learns and does! When I found out I was expecting, I made a list of 3 pretty big things that I needed Emerie to do before the new baby comes:
1) Get rid of the stinking pacifier!
2) Potty train with coincides with
3) Getting into a big girl bed
In the middle of August we just decided to go cold turkey with the paci. We had tried weaning, but it has proven with both my too-smart-for-their-own-good kids, weaning has proved a nightmare. They will work the tantrums and screaming until we cave if they know eventually they're going to get it back! The first night was long, but she ended up screaming (quite literally) for only 1/3 of the time it took Lyndi when we did it with her. So after an hour she wore herself out and then it was about 10-15 minutes every nap and bedtime for a week. Boom number 1 done. Then a few days later she decided ON HER OWN that she was done with diapers! Whaa??!! She ran into the bathroom and potty trained herself! Before she was 2! She is so insanely independent (which is incredibly frustrating at this age) and wants to do everything Lyndi does, which has proven to be really great as far as potty training. "No, I do it! No help, no help!" So number 2 was done! Then a few days later we decided that she couldn't stay in a crib with underwear because she would get up at night needing to go potty, so we took the side off and boom number 3 was done. These things were supposed to take months according to my timeline, but not according to hers!
I think she's a good mix between independent and dependent. She needs to be touching or snuggling something or someone most of the time, but will refuse help even when we can see that she needs it. I love this little ball of energy. She will be a great match for her little brother. For her birthday the only way I could get her to do anything was to put "birthday" in front of it. Haha, we were at the park and she refused to go home so I told her we were doing a birthday lunch, and she came right home, then it was time for a nap, which was also refused, so I said birthday nap, and she ran right in to her room and tucked herself in! When she wouldn't get in the car to go get pumpkins, I told her we were getting birthday pumpkins, and she climbed right in. She loved painting her "birthday" pumpkin, opening presents and eating ice cream with her fingers. She's starting to speak more clearly so I can tell more of what she actually understands and it's so fun! She's still way up in the 90's for height. She has never been under 95% and for her 2 year check up she was 96%, weight was 87% but her head is only 37%. I can't believe she's 2 already! Such a big, loving girl!
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