10/2/10 - 21 Months!

I can't believe my little devil in disguise is 21 months old! 3 more months and she'll be a big 2 year old! WOW.

She's doing great...minus the jealousy factor and the ever so frequent tantrums. It seems like every day shes adding a new host of words to her vocabulary. She has a favorite book now that she "reads" to us...it's a cheap "Numbers" book from the dollar spot. She's not really into the numbers, more the pictures.

- 1 is "1 Duck", she laughs as she says "Duck, Quack Quack Quack".
- 2 is "2 Cars", she quietly says "Vroooooom".
- 3 is "3 Kittens", she says "Key Key".
- 4 is "4 Balls", she YELLS "BALLS".
- 5 is "5 Friends", she says "Meeka" (her BFF).
- 6 is "6 Balloons", she joyfully yells "Balloooons".
- 7 is "7 Lollipops", she says "Mmmmm, pop pops".
- 8 is "8 Teddy Bears", she questions, "Bear?".
- 9 is "9 Puppies", she screams "Puppy" and immediately runs to pet Chuy.
- 10 is "10 Butterflies"....we have yet to figure that one out.

I love it, she amazes me! She has the most amazing memory I've ever witnessed....she knows where we keep just about everything, she knows where she leaves stuff, she knows what we're getting when we go certain places in the house...maybe she'll be some genius with a photographic memory when she grows up! Maybe it'll make her rich somehow!

Today was a good day. Christian worked his OT all morning. I got up and got ready, got the girls up, fed and dressed, and his parents came over. I was off to spend some quality time at the salon, so his mom watched the girls until he got home. His dad came over to help with the next tiling step....cutting and staining some wood for the trim. Once I got home, and they were done, we ordered in some food. They left right after dinner, we played with the girls for a while, they went to bed, and we passed out on the couch. It was just too exciting of a day for us I guess!

NOTE: I still need to upload Olivia's 10 month photo so I can post today's comparison...

10/1/10 - October?

Yes folks, that's right....it IS October! I know, take a moment and catch your breath!

October means so many things. Usually a drastic change in weather around here...often our first couple of snow falls in fact. The start of the Holiday's, Holiday planning and craziness that surrounds that. Packed weekends fitting in fall activities and the aforementioned Holiday stuff. Next weekend is Amelia's baptism, then we have to visit Sever's Corn Maze, carve pumpkins, go trick-or-treating, plan for Thanksgiving, HAVE Thanksgiving, go Christmas Shopping, celebrate Christmas all over town, plan Olivia's birthday...YES, that's right, our lady is going to turn 2 before we know it! Wow, that is just an endless list of BUSY!

Today Amelia and I just hung around the house. There are a million things I should have been doing, but I decided relaxing and spending time with her was more important today! It was great. When Christian got home we ate some dinner and just hung out. We ended up watching Twilight after the girls went to bed (yeah, we're some of the very few that hadn't seen it). We actually watched an entire movie...stayed awake and everything! Then, we were quickly off to bed...Christian was offered some OT in the morning (of course we jumped on that!), and we have a busy day, so that's about that for today!

Even though he drives me CRAZY, I snapped a cute pic of Chuy tonight...

9/30/10 - Goodbye September!

It's hard to believe, but today is the final day of September! Wow, 2010 is quickly coming to an end, that's for sure!

Today was a pretty low key day. Amelia was a great napper again, thank goodness! It seems like we're finally starting to get into an actual routine (just when I'm about to head back to work of course). She eats at more regular times, and takes actual naps. It's wonderful. I spent the day going through boxes of "stuff", continuing with my spring cleaning. It's times like this I'm happy I'm not a "Hoarder", because it takes me long enough just to go through the little bit that we do have! And, I finally sent back the broken lamp from the last time our TV broke (like 2 years ago)...go me :)

Other than that, I spent a little quality time with Amelia when she was awake. Have to get in as much of it as I can these next couple of days! We spent the morning cuddled up in bed, and it was wonderful!

Olivia had another out of control night tonight...and it's getting really frustrating. I don't know where that is coming from, but I hope it doesn't go on much longer! Finally it was bed time. I had some cleaning up to do while Christian got Olivia ready, so we let Amelia chill out in her crib for a little while (she only makes short visits to it here and there). Olivia wanted to get in and hang out with her, so they had a little pre-bed party together!

9/29/10 - TIRED

Well, I'm beyond tired today! Let me just tell you, nighttime is somewhat of a disaster around here. Amelia has been getting up once during the night again, maybe a growth spurt? Olivia has had a bit of a cold going on, so she's been crying out a couple of times at night (she just goes back to sleep). I can deal with those two waking me up. Christian snores so bad, it drives me absolutely crazy (he would love that I'm sharing this with the world), but usually with a few kicks and pushes he'll stop long enough for me to fall asleep. But, last night Rico was out of control! See, the cats usually sleep with us, but with Amelia in our room right now, we don't let them. Every once in a while one of them will rebel against that. Tonight, Rico did just that. He sat outside the door crying and scratching on the door. Every time I would go out to yell at him, he'd run away...then come right back after I shut the door. Finally, I sent Christian off to deal with him. That didn't help either. He eventually just gave up, but not after completely waking me up. Dumb cat.

As far as today, we had another good day. Amelia napped great again, let's hope this lasts [knock on wood]! I finally returned the DirecTV boxes today (we switched to Dish Network last week to save some money), and spent most of the day in the garage doing clean up. It looks great now....everything is organized and all of the JUNK is gone. Let's see how long it stays that way though...I also cleaned up the kitchen, scheduled some upcoming appointments and spent a little time on the computer! YAY, a productive day :)

After playing, dinner and baths, Christian decided it would be a good idea to let Olivia try on her Halloween costume. Of course she didn't want to take it off, it was hilarious. She would have been way too hot in it overnight, so we did finally manage to get her out of it...it was quite a battle though. At least we know she'll be happy to wear it on Halloween [obviously the bright teal PJ's won't be accompanying the outfit] :)

9/28/10 - 1 Week To Go

One week from today, I will be sitting at my desk. Back to reality. I'm nervous. I was really nervous to go back after Olivia too. Not only about leaving my baby, but actually going back. I was convinced everything would be different, and there would have been tons of changes while I was gone, and I felt like I wouldn't be needed anymore. Of course, none of that was true, but again, I feel that way. I mean, life went on there for 10 weeks without me, so of course I feel like I'm not needed. But, I did check my work e-mail today, and my supervisor has started assigning me work already, so maybe I really am needed!

Today went well. Amelia decided it would be a good day to actually nap....for a change. I couldn't believe it! I have tons of cleaning and housework to do...but I decided to take this rare opportunity and relax instead. It was great. I made some yummy dinner, and we all settled in to watch some great TV (Glee, with Britney Spears...pretty much, my heaven). Olivia was out of control tonight. She would no listen to anything we said, she was very violent and aggressive, and CRABBY. Seriously, I'm not looking forward to the terrible two's if she's already acting like that!

Finally, the girls are in bed! Christian and I are taking the evening off. After a late night last night, it's much needed! Here is a post-bath picture with Daddy!

9/27/10 - Off To See The Doctor...

Today was a big day...Amelia's 2 month check up! Other than the shots, I love check ups! I love to see how they are growing, how they compare to other kids, and of course, make sure everything is looking good.

The appointment went great. I made it for first this in the morning...our Pediatrician is VERY popular, and spends a lot of time with his patients, so he ends up getting backed up throughout the day...best to go right away! He said her heart, lungs and belly sounded perfect as can be. She is 10lbs5ozs, putting her in the 37% for weight (she's up 3.2lbs since birth!). She is 22.5" long, putting her in the 57% for height (she's grown 2.5" already!). And, her head is 38.2cm, putting her in the 36%. She's just a little peanut...couldn't be more opposite from Olivia, that's for sure! It's strange, she doesn't seem so tiny, and it seems like she's grown so much, but she's really just a tiny thing still. She also got her vaccinations today. She sucked down the oral vaccine like it was candy. Then came the shots...she got three of them. I don't think she even felt the first one, she had no reaction to it, but did not like the other two at all. Poor thing. She quickly recovered though. And, quickly passed out. She slept most of the day...we gave her a couple preemptive doses of Tylenol, and got through the day with flying colors. YAY!

I spent the day cuddling and relaxing with Amelia....had to comfort my sweet girl! Christian and Olivia got home and made us dinner tonight :) After bed and bath, Christian took to the tiling work again and got everything grouted! Now, he just has to do the edging and it's all done! Very exciting. Amelia and I passed out on the couch until she woke up to eat around 11:30. Now, everyone is off to bed. LATE NIGHT!

Here's a picture of Amelia, snuggled up watching some TV while I [quickly] eat some lunch!

9/26/10 - 2 Months

Today, Amelia is 2 months old! It's so hard to believe how quickly she is growing. It's hard to really notice just how much she's changed in this short period of time because I see her every day (all day...). But, she really has changed! She's so alert, she follows us around the room, she LOVES people, smiles at everybody, adores her big sister. She is slowly starting to hang out on her own for short periods of time. She is a bit more of a regular eater now, nursing about every 3 hours. She sleeps from about 9:30PM-5:00/5:30AM most nights (YAY for that!). I think she is definitely going to be a mover...she's always kicking and moving around, her legs have always been very strong, like she's ready to just go go go. We'll see how that progresses! Tomorrow I take her in for her 2 month check up and I can't wait to hear her stats (not too excited about the shots though...).

In other events, today was a pretty good day. We met up with my mom for a while. Picked up some goodies from her house, got to check out her new place and spent some time at a Booya with her. The girls were quite a hit. They had a jump house and Olivia spotted that right away! She spent some time in it, but then some bratty older kids came along, and were way to rough for her. She actually got out herself, which tells you how bad it was! Afterwards, we stopped for a short visit with Christian's parents, then got home to get some stuff done. Both of the girls were exhausted and took LONG naps, so Christian was able to cut the grass, cut up some pallets (for fire wood), and clean up the garage a little bit. I spent nap time cleaning our bedroom and going through my clothes...time to start the fall clean up around here!