First, Emma is official 100% potty trained. She was down to only using a pull up at night for about the past year. Early this week Emma decided she didn't want to wear them anymore. It has been 3 dry nights now. We couldn't be more proud of her.
I finally switched Arabel out of the pack n play bassinet. The catalyst was finding her standing up and jumping up and down in it. The last thing we needed was an ER visit for stitches on my 6 month old. I set up the crib that day and Arabel couldn't be happier. She is pulling up on everything. Once she gets the feet to move she will be out of here. She is just dying to take off running.
The night after I set up the crib I got up in the wee hours to get a drink of water, and I noticed that Emma wasn't in her bed. I was searching the house for her for almost 25 minutes. I mean I was checking closets, the tub, the front door... and then I found her. She had crawled underneath the crib and was all curled up sleeping like a dog.
Emma is also going through a dress only phase. She refuses to wear pants. It has been quite a challenge, considering that it is below freezing here now. Looks like Santa will be bringing lots of winter dresses and tights and leggings.
I will update with some pictures very soon!!
Arabel eating avocado
the girls
Arabel crawling around in her baby legs and new hat
Getting ready to head over to grammy's to go trick or treating
Can you see her teeth? (She has 2 now.)
Emma the bee (though if you asked her she was a ballerina lol)
Arabel the flower
I think that the costumes turned out pretty great if I do say so myself. I made each of them, down to dyeing the tulle the colors that I needed.
Here we are a couple days post-Halloween and we still have more candy than we should and I think the sugar high finally wore off. :)
My little brother Jason had an accident while riding motorcross 2 weekends ago. He ended up with a collarbone that was broken in 3 places and a messed up ankle and wrist. He ended up going in for surgery to correct his collarbone on Friday. He is now the proud owner of a 4 inch metal plate and 8 screws that will permentally be in his collarbone. The good news: he should have full range of motion in his arm within a week.
Emma: She is still a handful. Whoever coined the term terrible twos obviously never had a 3-almost-4 year old. I got to witness the meltdown to end all meltdowns at lunch yesterday. It was so bad people were afraid to enter the bathroom. Yeh. If this is any inclination of how the teenage years are going to go, I am totally screwed. She isn't always a handful though. Watching her with Arabel is seriously a delight. She loves her so much. Cheers her on for trying to crawl, sitting up, just being her.
Arabel: It is official, she didn't get the memo that she is supposed to stay my baby for as long as possible. She is mere seconds from learning how to crawl, and yesterday cut her first tooth. She wants to figure out how to crawl so badly. As soon as she gets the arm/leg coordination I am in for it. She has started eating solid food. So far she has only had avocado, which she loves. She really likes when I give it to her in the mesh feeder frozen. On Friday she will be 6 months already. I can't believe how fast it has gone.
Rob and I: Rob is still plugging away at school. Nothing new for me. I did take the girls to walk the Making Strides for Breast Cancer 5K.
On to the good stuff: Pictures!!!
sitting up
At the MSU homecoming parade
At the Breast Cancer 5K
We met some friends for lunch at Zingerman's in Ann Arbor. My friend Savannah took these ones of the girls.
Thanks for looking!!
I went to check in last night at 11pm, and got my official Home Makeover shirt and a hard hat. We took a Dean trailways bus over to the site. As soon as we got there one of the builders grabbed me and asked me to follow him, he took me right into the house! (Volunteers are normally not allowed in the house.) I was really excited about getting the chance to actually be in the house and help out. I dusted, vacuumed, swept, picked up trash, ran drinks for the workers, covered the floors in paper, basically anything that was asked of me.
I can't say anything about the house except that it looks great! I can't wait to watch the episode when it airs. Who knows, maybe I will even be on tv. I will keep everyone up to date when the show will air. It was such a great experience and worth being VERY tired today.
On another note: Rob got studio time today to get the audio done for the games that he is writing. I am officially the voice the blackjack game. :)
I gave her a little cereal for the first time, it didn't go over well. She looked at me like I was a crazy person putting the spoon in her mouth.
Here are some new pictures that have been taken over the last couple days.
Here are some new pictures:
My happy little Spartan fan!!
Emma pouting at her Dr. appt.
cheesing
my big girl
Belle
both of my nuts
THE TRIP:
Rob was needed at a hearing in Escanaba, so we packed up the car and set out for the six hour drive with Arabel in tow. Rob had never seen the bridge before, let alone the UP, so I was excited. Arabel was soooo good on such a long trip. The drive up took about 7 hours for us by the time we stopped. The hearing lasted about 2 whole minutes so we left right after. We were actually in Escanaba for about 12 hours. (Enough time to get settled, sleep, wake up and leave.)
We took our time coming home, and decided to stop and visit with my mom and Russ while they were camping with Emma. So, we stopped by and hung out with them for a couple hours this afternoon. Plus, mom fed us. :D Emma is having a blast and was more than happy to wave goodbye to us as we pulled away. She has been swimming a ton, when she isn't swimming she is playing in the sand. She is living in one of 4 bathing suits.
On to the trip pictures....
Daddy-O driving
northern lower peninsula
Belle at a scenic outlook
going north on the bridge
Lake Huron from the bridge
WE MADE IT!!!
Driving along the coastline on M-2 in the UP
Belle lounging at the hotel
Arabel and I the bridge is in the background
the bridge
Meeting with my parents while camping with Emma
Daddy and Emma in Big Bear Lake
cheeseball
Belle lounging
the girls and grammy
mommy and Em swimming
We are finally home!!!
Happy Birthday to my awesome friend Doug, I hope that he had fun last night.
I did a favor for a friend last night and picked up a bartending shift at the Blue Gill. Man, I forgot how hard it was. I am sore and tired today, but am enjoying the cash in my pocket.
Emma is going camping this week with my parents for 4 days. I can't wait to hear all about it!!
I also wanted to say congratulations to Jeannie!! Her beautiful granddaughter Kayla was born yesterday!!
She is 38 inches tall and 36 pounds.
She is right where she should be, but is on the shorter side. She is able to do everything she should be able to.
She even got a finger poke to check for lead and her hemoglobin. Her hemoglobin looked good and the lead results will be back in 2 weeks.
We both really liked the doctor and I am happy that I made the switch.
Rob and I went out for our anniversary this weekend. We will be together for 4 years on Wednesday. Rob took me out to dinner at Dusty's Cellar. The food was fantastic! We saw Pineapple Express, which was hilarious!!! Then, we hit Beggar's Banquet for a couple cocktails. It was a fantastic night and I couldn't have picked anything better. :)
Now on to the good stuff.
Arabel is now officially sitting up on her own. It may only last a minute or two, but she can do it. She is going to be 4 months old next week.
A video of her in the Jumperoo... she loves this thing!!
A new one of Emmie
I promise to update with pictures soon!
I have been busy helping my friend plan and execute her wedding. She is getting married at the end of September, so I have been putting my crafty self to use- making boutonnieres, centerpieces, menu card frames, stuffing invites (and licking every one with my very own tongue- THAT is love). I am so excited to see everything come together.
Hopefully, sometime this century I will be planning my own wedding. *wink*
Here is a little background. Emma has been very curious as to why boys can stand up and pee and girls have to sit down. I simply tell her boys have a penis and girls have a vagina. That is what makes us a girl or a boy. She seemed happy enough with that answer.
Fast forward to last week.
We are standing in the self checkout at WalMart. Emma was playing up the older lady behind us. She is batting her eyes and smiling. Then she says to her, "Excuse me.... did you know that I have a bagina?? So does my little sister and my mommy." The look on the poor ladies face was priceless. All I could do was stifle my giggles, mouth sorry and try and make it out with some dignity.
This is definitely blackmail material for later in life.
My mom with her 2 favorite granddaughters
Belle in her dress from Aunt Char!
some silly pictures of Belle
http://www.alongfortheride.biz/cont
Check it out to enter!!
I have also been looking into cloth diapering. The initial cost is kind of scary, so why not try and win some... you know? You can enter too!
http://blog.thenatureschild.com/200
She is hitting a growth spurt and has been eating and sleeping a lot. She is losing a lot of her baby hair. :( I joke that she got Rob's hair line. (Pure evil, I know... but it is so funny!!) I can't believe she has changed so much already. She is a dream baby. She sleeps wonderfully. She will yell at us when she wants some attention, but rarely gets angry. She has become much more vocal over the past couple weeks. We get lots of high pitched happy yells. She has found her feet and thinks that it is hilarious to grab them and bounce around.
About 2 weeks ago Emma decided that she no longer needs to use her potty seat. She is a big enough girl to not fall in the big hole. (She fell in once, it traumatized her!!) Potty training is officially over and I couldn't be happier! She finally grasped the concept and is dry all day, even outside of the house. Nighttime is another story, but I am OK with that for a while.
Please keep your fingers and toes crossed for Rob and I to get a house. I am ready to get back to working a bit and looking into finishing my degree (finally!!!).
Arabel:
She rolled over at some point the other night because I woke up to her yelling and squirming around on her belly. That very morning when I picked her up from her bassinet she was smiling at me and let out a burst of giggles. I never thought that it was possible for me to be so happy at 7am. I forgot how funny and satisfying it hear babies laugh. She is moving around like crazy. I lay her in her bed one way and she ends up at the opposite end and backwards.
Emma:
She has been very interested in writing her "alphabets" so she and I have been working on it. She is so close to being able to write just about every letter. She is incredibly proud, so am I.
I have a couple videos of my darling Emma singing. I hope that you enjoy!!
This first one is her lullaby to Arabel. (I use the word very lightly!)
This one is her singing along to one of her favorite shows.
This is another sing along with a show
<embed width="448" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://i7.photobucket.com/player.sw
Just a shot of the girls in the backyard of the house.
Profile
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
whereswaldo08- whereswaldo08
- Diva's Domain
Syndicate
