Monday:
You ate breakfast at the coffee table with me. I sat on the couch and you sat in your orange chair. You did very well.
After breakfast, we played in your room. Landon left a neon green golf ball the week before and I started tossing it in the air. You liked what I was doing and pointed to it. I have it to you and you threw it...hard. Whoops! Guess I shouldn't do that anymore.
We stayed around the house all day until that evening. You refused twice to take a nap in the morning and finally gave it up at 2 o'clock. You ended up sleeping almost 3 hours. I was able to get a lot accomplished so I appreciate that.
We left at 6 pm to go look at a push cart/bike for you. It ended up working out and fitting you so I bought it used for a whole $10.
In the way home we stopped off at the duck pond. We fed the ducks and a few squirrels and you played for just a bit on the slide. You even went down it by yourself! We saw the train and then went home.
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Tuesday:
We went to story time at the Smyrna library. There ended up being roughly 25 kids. We were sitting right next to the story teller so you couldn't see the pictures and as a result didn't seem too interested. You were a little more involved in the songs. Mostly though, you just wanted to play with the books and the story teller's water bottle.
You played with some puzzle pieces with other kids while I picked out some books for you.
We went to Publix, came home, then had lunch on the porch. You started hand feeding B his dog food after he cleaned up your mess.
I put you in your new ride to visit and deliver thank you cards to Wilma, Pauline and Wilma.
You napped for a bit, then we went swimming. We picked our handful of ripe blueberries and one blackberry.
Then we bathed B outside in your swimming pool. He did good & you helped by splashing in the water. From doing this outside I can see are going to be an excellent puddle jumper and mud pie maker.
I was trying to wash dishes or start supper and you started pulling the pans out of the oven drawer. Initially you just had the round cake pans but then I look down to see you chilling in this! A 9 X 13 baking pan. Weirdo!
We enjoyed a snack of hummus and veggie straws (you) and triscuits (me) in the rug above in the kitchen. I realize this isn't the most ideal place to have a snack but I was still wet from being in my bathing suit, but I didn't feel like sitting outside so we just chilled here. You accidentally smeared a hummus covered straw in the kitchen cabinet. Apparently you thought this meant I was giving you permission to "paint" the cabinet. Then you started diving in the hummus bowl with your fingers instead of the straw and smearing them. We stopped eating hummus then.
Later in the evening, Daddy took you outside to play. When he brought you back up to the house, you saw me through the back door. He told you to kiss me so you leaned in to the glass and did. I squatted down and kisses you back.
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Wednesday:
I love your happy expressions and demeanor (most of the time). Oh and those pigtails, of course! This is my new background on my phone.
Abi came over to babysit so I could get some things done around the house that are difficult to do with you in it (vacuum, mop). Y'all went swimming and played outside.
You learned how to walk backwards too. We were sitting in the kitchen on the floor (yeah, I know, day 2 of this) and you would creep around the island, then walk backwards and creep around the other side. It was so cute. And I was just saying the week before that I realized you didn't know how to do that, but now you do!
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Thursday:
Daddy had to leave very early to fly to D.C. We slept in and I could t resist snapping a photo of you snoozing and then one of the two of us cuddling right after you woke up.
Tiffany and Landon met is at our house and we drove to the Roswell Sprayground.
You loved this place to begin with but shortly after you "dove in", I couldn't find you. I looked to see you down on the ground screaming and crying. A boy was standing over you trying to help you back up and also looking out into the crowd of parents for whoever you belonged to. I ran over to scoop you up but you were very worked up. I couldn't find a bump, red mark or scrape on you anywhere which makes me think you either bumped into someone or got bumped into and knocked down. Even when you trip yourself up you get so emotional.
You calmed down but still wasn't too keen on the idea of me letting you go or walking away. It was also past your naptime so that didn't help. We snacked a little before leaving and headed home. You almost immediately fell asleep and Landon followed shortly thereafter.
Y'all had lunch and then played in your room for an hour or more. You started getting sleepy and ended up nearly falling asleep on my chest while they were still here. They gathered their things and left.
After you napped, we had dinner and went shopping. Well, more like window shopping. I was looking for a particular dress at Ross so we went to Smyrna to go there and to Marshall's and TJ Maxx. I just parked in the middle of the parking lot, threw you on my back and we walked around the stores browsing. It was fairly late to be heading out but you napped pretty late so I knew you'd be good to go. I didn't find what I was looking for, but I did get you a new book. You did great and went right to sleep once we got home. I stayed up way too late and moved you in the bed with me when I went to bed...at 1 am!
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Friday:
You woke up early much to my dismay. You were clingy and weepy and hot all morning. You ended up running a moderate fever off and on that day so you weren't quite yourself.
We picked our first green zucchini and two tomatoes; a yellow and red grape. We will probably have one or two gold zucchini a ready next week . You ate the yellow tomato but not the red one. We also enjoyed a few blackberries.
We drove down to Sylvester to visit. You only slept for a little over an hour. You did entertain yourself for about 45 minutes afterwards and then we stopped. I got in the back to feed you snacks and keep you happy. This worked for 30 minutes or so and then you just wanted to get to me.
Everyone was over for dinner at Nini and Grandaddy's so you got to play with your cousins.
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Saturday:
We went to town to visit Nina and Grammy stopped by too. You stayed out at Nini's the rest of the day so Mommy and Daddy could go visit some friends. I got a tattoo in honor of you. Something very simple to show you in my heart.
Nini said you napped in the bed for an hour then woke up. She grabbed you and you fell back asleep in her arms. She said you were still asleep when Aunt Ginger and Uncle Paul came over with the kids so y'all could play. I know she enjoyed having you all peaceful in her arms. You also went down to Peggy's to visit late in the evening. Nini said you never made the first whimper the whole time we were gone. I'm so proud of you!
We got in around 10 pm and you were pretty much asleep, but I guess you heard us and decided to wake up. You were happy to see Daddy, but lost all interest in him once you got your eye on me. I had to run to the bathroom and change and you just fell apart. Like, totally and completely apart because I "left" you. It was horrible. The crying, sobbing, screaming, tears, all of it. You got so worked up and awake it was difficult to get you back to sleep. All you wanted to do was roll all over the bed. You'd roll and put your butt up in the air and bounce it, then roll and do it all over again. It must have been close to midnight when you passed out. I honestly don't know because I think we all three fell asleep around the same time. You ended up just sleeping in the bed with us the whole night. You kept trying to hog Daddy's side and even his pillow.
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Sunday:
We took family photos with Amanda. You wanted no part in this. At all. You started crying and really only wanting me from the get-go. It was hot and soooo muggy out which didn't help. It was mostly a disaster and I didn't get to do all the things I wanted to for our pictures, but we did manage to get some cute ones. I really wanted some of just you and Daddy, but you wouldn't let him hold you.
We had lunch at Grammy and Grampy's. Great Grandpa came out to visit also. Grammy picked fresh blueberries for you before we got there and you munched on those before lunch. You ate lots of yummy steak and mushrooms they fixed for you. You also had your first taste of chocolate ice cream. You seemed to really like it.
You snoozed on Daddy's chest for about an hour while almost everyone else in the house followed suit. I actually couldn't go to sleep on the couch because of Grampy and Great Grandpa's loud snoring!
We then went back to Nini and Grandaddy's to pack up. A bad storm came through so we hung out for a while. You slept for a little over two hours on the ride back home and did really good the remainder of the trip. Once we got home, that was a different story. You started back with the temper tantrums. All together, Sunday wasn't a very good day for you.
New this week:
*You got into the habit of throwing your food in the floor to eat like B this week and last. So gross. But I know you love him so much. Hmmm.... How long will this phase last?
*You figured out how to sit in your Minnie Mouse chair backwards. And our laps. Sometimes you still miss but you tend to get pretty close.
*You got your 5th tooth this week. On Tuesday, I think. #6 is still just hanging out. We can see him through your gums but he's not quite ready to make an appearance.
*I noticed this over a month ago but I keep forgetting to mention it. You have either your first freckle or a beauty mark to the left of your bottom lip. It's so adorable. Cousin Ansley has a beauty mark so maybe you'll have one too.
*You started trying to use a utensil. You like taking the fork and trying to poke and stab at things with it.
*I found your polar bear finger puppet in a mug inside the freezer. How did he get in there? I don't remember discussing with you how polar bears love the cold.
