Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Gymboree!
We have been going to Gymboree since Olivia was 6ish months old and it has been such a blessing to us! Olivia loves it and I love it. She can run off her energy, socialize with her little friends, learn songs, and develop both gross and fine motor skills.
Here is a glimpse into our morning at Gymboree one day last week.
After Gymboree we got a smoothie and visited with the dog at a neighboring store. It was close to a perfect morning!
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| she LOVES this dog! We have to look for him every time we leave Gymboree. |
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| contemplating life |
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Bee City
Saturday morning we decided to take Olivia to a little place called Bee City. I had heard it was a fun place for little ones and thought we'd give it a try before we moved. Besides, we didn't have a single plan that day so we needed to find something to entertain our busy toddler! She has more energy than I know what to do with and finding activities to fill our days help me out!The smile she is sporting in the picture to the left is an accurate display of how she looked most of the morning!
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| she and daddy loved feeding the animals |
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| The rabbits were her favorite! She got in the pen to pet them 4 different times. |
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| she was disappointed the horse wouldn't neigh. |
Sunday, May 15, 2011
celebrating Lucy!
Olivia has met a sweet little girl through MOPS. I share a table with her awesome mom, so it has worked out that the two of us have actually gained a sweet friend through MOPS! Score! On a side note, I just love MOPS and recommend it to anyone and everyone! Find a MOPS group near you and join!
Lucy turned two and Olivia was invited to help celebrate! What a fun, fun morning!
Happy birthday, Lucy! Thanks for inviting us to your great party!
Lucy turned two and Olivia was invited to help celebrate! What a fun, fun morning!
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| seriously, all of those chubby, yummy legs are almost too much for me to handle! I love it! |
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| Lucy got a water table for her birthday and it was a huge hit with the girls! |
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| Cupcake time! Lucy's mom made the most adorable piglet cupcakes! I should have gotten a picture of one before the girls smashed into them. |
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| Olivia had a hard time understanding that she shouldn't be opening the present we bough.....as demonstrated here. |
Friday, May 13, 2011
ramblings from around here.
Today is Friday the 13th! Some people are superstitious about this day and think that only bad things can happen. However, Andy and I met on Friday the 13th (waaay back in August of 2004), so I have a special place in my heart for this silly day!
Our house is officially on the rental market. View it here and then call me when you decide you want to rent it from us ;) Seeing the rental sign in our front yard has begun to make our upcoming move a little more real. It will be hard to leave Charleston for many reasons, but it will be very hard to leave this house. This is where Andy and I moved after we got married, the home we brought our first baby home to, and just a place with a LOT of memories. I know we will make more memories over the years in all of the places we live, but this house will always be extra special to me. I love our house and I will miss it dearly.
We tried painting the other week. Olivia was NOT a fan of finger painting. As soon as her hands got dirty she would say "all done" and "dirty"! ha. I gave her a brush and she was interested for a bit, but not as much as I thought she'd be. She loves to color so much that I thought painting would be a natural transition, but I guess I need to give it some more time. (Play-Do was received just about as well as the finger painting was! Silly girl).
Summer is here in full force with humidity around 80% on most days! I always forget about how HOT it gets here in the summer. Maybe moving away in the middle of summer won't be such a bad thing! It isn't the heat that gets me so much around here, but the humidity! It is just. so. sticky!
We have been going through some sleep training here lately. That is slightly embarrassing to admit, considering my "baby" is nearly two. However, Olivia picked up a terrible habit while we were living at my parent's house this winter and I haven't had the heart to break it until now. She got accustomed to being rocked to sleep and would scream bloody murder if/when she was put down awake. We worked on it slightly after we got home, but then things like more sickness/traveling/visitors/mommy's soft-side got in the way and we would be back to square one before I knew it. Now, don't get me wrong, there is something precious about your little one falling asleep in your arms, but that is not a habit I was used to. We had worked to make sure she could put herself to sleep as a baby and that trend continued into toddler-hood, making bed and nap times a non-issue around here. However, once the awful habit worked its way into our lives, I found myself spending anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes rocking her to sleep each night! I would be beyond frustrated on the nights it took her nearly an hour to fall asleep and felt cheated of my alone time that I typically get after she goes to bed.
I can now happily report that she has cried for less than five minutes the past 3 nights and then falls peacefully off to sleep on her own! Getting to that point has taken us about a week, with her crying/screaming/stomping for an hour that first night - ugh; it was brutal! I am posting this to give hope to any moms out there who are in need of sleep training again. It will work on a toddler just as it did on an infant (but it is a little harder since they are screaming your name rather than just crying). I hope we have passed the hump and will have our "happy to go to bed alone" girl back in full force by the time we move and add a new baby to the mix.
Hope you are having a great Friday! I am about to fill Baby Girl's kiddie pool (well, it is actually the neighbor's that we are "borrowing") and let the water warm up for her to splash around in this afternoon. Sounds like a fun Friday afternoon to me!
Our house is officially on the rental market. View it here and then call me when you decide you want to rent it from us ;) Seeing the rental sign in our front yard has begun to make our upcoming move a little more real. It will be hard to leave Charleston for many reasons, but it will be very hard to leave this house. This is where Andy and I moved after we got married, the home we brought our first baby home to, and just a place with a LOT of memories. I know we will make more memories over the years in all of the places we live, but this house will always be extra special to me. I love our house and I will miss it dearly.
We tried painting the other week. Olivia was NOT a fan of finger painting. As soon as her hands got dirty she would say "all done" and "dirty"! ha. I gave her a brush and she was interested for a bit, but not as much as I thought she'd be. She loves to color so much that I thought painting would be a natural transition, but I guess I need to give it some more time. (Play-Do was received just about as well as the finger painting was! Silly girl).
Summer is here in full force with humidity around 80% on most days! I always forget about how HOT it gets here in the summer. Maybe moving away in the middle of summer won't be such a bad thing! It isn't the heat that gets me so much around here, but the humidity! It is just. so. sticky!
We have been going through some sleep training here lately. That is slightly embarrassing to admit, considering my "baby" is nearly two. However, Olivia picked up a terrible habit while we were living at my parent's house this winter and I haven't had the heart to break it until now. She got accustomed to being rocked to sleep and would scream bloody murder if/when she was put down awake. We worked on it slightly after we got home, but then things like more sickness/traveling/visitors/mommy's soft-side got in the way and we would be back to square one before I knew it. Now, don't get me wrong, there is something precious about your little one falling asleep in your arms, but that is not a habit I was used to. We had worked to make sure she could put herself to sleep as a baby and that trend continued into toddler-hood, making bed and nap times a non-issue around here. However, once the awful habit worked its way into our lives, I found myself spending anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes rocking her to sleep each night! I would be beyond frustrated on the nights it took her nearly an hour to fall asleep and felt cheated of my alone time that I typically get after she goes to bed.
I can now happily report that she has cried for less than five minutes the past 3 nights and then falls peacefully off to sleep on her own! Getting to that point has taken us about a week, with her crying/screaming/stomping for an hour that first night - ugh; it was brutal! I am posting this to give hope to any moms out there who are in need of sleep training again. It will work on a toddler just as it did on an infant (but it is a little harder since they are screaming your name rather than just crying). I hope we have passed the hump and will have our "happy to go to bed alone" girl back in full force by the time we move and add a new baby to the mix.
Hope you are having a great Friday! I am about to fill Baby Girl's kiddie pool (well, it is actually the neighbor's that we are "borrowing") and let the water warm up for her to splash around in this afternoon. Sounds like a fun Friday afternoon to me!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
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