Not too bad considering I did it myself! My first haircut ever...on a squirming 2 year old! I hope to get better with time and it seems I will have lots of chances to practice with two little girls under my care. Poor girls!
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Sweet Pea's New Haircut
Look who finally got a true haircut! We have been delaying the inevitable for far too long. Everyone under the sun was being too kind to us in not making us do this earlier. Our poor little girl had the worst mullet ever! It's finally gone though! Take a look at the results...
Not too bad considering I did it myself! My first haircut ever...on a squirming 2 year old! I hope to get better with time and it seems I will have lots of chances to practice with two little girls under my care. Poor girls!
Not too bad considering I did it myself! My first haircut ever...on a squirming 2 year old! I hope to get better with time and it seems I will have lots of chances to practice with two little girls under my care. Poor girls!
Monday, July 11, 2011
Installed Doorway Jumper
I finally went up into the attic and pulled down the doorway jumper for Angel. It is yet another example of how I am neglecting to realize that Angel is ready for new things until well past the point that I should! I don't know if it is because I am so accustomed to Sweet Pea taking her time to achieve everything or if I just don't want Angel to grow up so fast. Either way, I hope to start being better about it soon!
Angel absolutely lit up when we put her in the jumper! Unfortunately, Sweet Pea did too! We were trying to get Sweet Pea ready for bed and this riled her right up. Whoops! It was too cute to stop though!
Angel absolutely lit up when we put her in the jumper! Unfortunately, Sweet Pea did too! We were trying to get Sweet Pea ready for bed and this riled her right up. Whoops! It was too cute to stop though!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Successful Surgery
Sweet Pea's ear tubes surgery was a success today! The ENT was even able to get the next size of tube placed so hopefully these will last longer than the previous two sets. It's amazing to see how small her ears are! I never really noticed it until I was looking at Angel's ears and you can very easily see the size difference. I think Angel's at 5 months of age are already bigger than Sweet Pea's at 2+ years of age! Insane!
We arrived at 5:30 and as we were checking in we were told that Angel wasn't going to be allowed on the surgery floor. She was healthy, but they don't allow anyone under 16 up there supposedly. It sure would have been nice for someone to tell us this prior to today! I had both kids with me during all the pre op meetings...you would have thought someone should have told me that I would need to make plans for Angel! Nope! Luckily it was okay since we had Grandma to stay with Angel.
Sweet Pea has sometimes had a hard time waking up from the anesthesia. I could hear her crying when she was just starting to wake up and they finally brought me back to comfort her and as soon as I was holding her she settled right down and crashed out for over an hour. She was out cold! The nurse seemed to be wanting her to wake up so that we could get out of there, but I wasn't going to force her awake before she was ready. The few times that we tried a little she flailed around just enough to make me not want to continue. When she finally did wake up she was quiet and a little out of it, but that was so much better than prior times when she would cry for so long. I could easily handle snuggling with her for an hour! Trying to hold an inconsolable girl is not nearly as easy.
Thank you for all the good thoughts!
We arrived at 5:30 and as we were checking in we were told that Angel wasn't going to be allowed on the surgery floor. She was healthy, but they don't allow anyone under 16 up there supposedly. It sure would have been nice for someone to tell us this prior to today! I had both kids with me during all the pre op meetings...you would have thought someone should have told me that I would need to make plans for Angel! Nope! Luckily it was okay since we had Grandma to stay with Angel.
Sweet Pea has sometimes had a hard time waking up from the anesthesia. I could hear her crying when she was just starting to wake up and they finally brought me back to comfort her and as soon as I was holding her she settled right down and crashed out for over an hour. She was out cold! The nurse seemed to be wanting her to wake up so that we could get out of there, but I wasn't going to force her awake before she was ready. The few times that we tried a little she flailed around just enough to make me not want to continue. When she finally did wake up she was quiet and a little out of it, but that was so much better than prior times when she would cry for so long. I could easily handle snuggling with her for an hour! Trying to hold an inconsolable girl is not nearly as easy.
Thank you for all the good thoughts!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Fun in the Sun
The weather has been amazing here and we took advantage of it today! Sweet Pea hasn't been enjoying the water table, sprinkler or grass this summer so I keep trying to show her the error of her ways. Today it finally worked! I took her out in the morning and she played and played and played! She was willing to play in the water table on the grass in bare feet and didn't even need to have a blanket underneath her! She would splash her face and dump water on herself and not care at all! When we were playing in the sandbox that I turned into a mini pool she was kicking and splashing and even sitting in the water. I think she was okay with it because it was so warm out, there was no wind and the water heated up pretty quickly from the sun.
Here is a video of Sweet Pea showing off her kicking and splashing abilities:
Here is a video of the water slide we made:
Angel wasn't in a good mood today, but she tolerated being outside for a little while. I thought this was a good way to keep her out of the sun when there was no shade to be found:
It's so nice to not have to keep these girls apart anymore! They missed each other!
We joined a local group of moms at the park this afternoon for some homemade ice cream making and it was a blast! We had a small ziplock with the liquid ice cream and an outer ziplock with ice and rock salt. The kids shook the bags and within a few minutes they had ice cream! It was so easy and it was very yummy. Sweet Pea was kind enough to share hers with Mommy as it was melting pretty quickly!
When the ice cream fun was over Sweet Pea wanted to play in the swings as she normally does. As I was pushing her and holding Angel it dawned on me that Angel could probably go in the other swing! She is growing up so fast and I have a hard time admitting that she isn't a newborn anymore! Angel sat right up and loved it!
A quick video of the swinging sisters:
Sweet Pea is healthy so we are scheduled for ear tube surgery tomorrow morning and have to arrive at the hospital at 5:30am. Wish us luck!!!!
Here is a video of Sweet Pea showing off her kicking and splashing abilities:
Here is a video of the water slide we made:
Angel wasn't in a good mood today, but she tolerated being outside for a little while. I thought this was a good way to keep her out of the sun when there was no shade to be found:
It's so nice to not have to keep these girls apart anymore! They missed each other!
We joined a local group of moms at the park this afternoon for some homemade ice cream making and it was a blast! We had a small ziplock with the liquid ice cream and an outer ziplock with ice and rock salt. The kids shook the bags and within a few minutes they had ice cream! It was so easy and it was very yummy. Sweet Pea was kind enough to share hers with Mommy as it was melting pretty quickly!
When the ice cream fun was over Sweet Pea wanted to play in the swings as she normally does. As I was pushing her and holding Angel it dawned on me that Angel could probably go in the other swing! She is growing up so fast and I have a hard time admitting that she isn't a newborn anymore! Angel sat right up and loved it!
A quick video of the swinging sisters:
Sweet Pea is healthy so we are scheduled for ear tube surgery tomorrow morning and have to arrive at the hospital at 5:30am. Wish us luck!!!!
Friday, July 1, 2011
Toes
As all babies seem to do, Angel LOVES her toes. Just yesterday I captured her doing some impressive work to try to get to her toes while strapped into the chair. It looks like she is trying to get out of the chair, but I promise...she is really just going for those succulent little toes.
And yes, I realized that the straps probably needed to be tightened so that she didn't flip out of the chair the next time she was so bend upon eating her toes. Unfortunately, when I went to tighten the strap it broke so that chair won't be used again. Angel loved that chair and it worked well for us, but Daddy kept killing his toes on it because the frame of it sticks out a bit so he is probably the only one happy about its retirement. In fact, if there wasn't the risk of his little girl getting hurt I wouldn't have been surprised if he tried to break the straps earlier!
Anyway, back to my question...Do toes really taste that good?
This afternoon I was on my way home from picking Sweet Pea up from her center based therapy program and I glance into the backseat to find her trying to attack her toes too! She was completely bent over with both arms wrangling her pudgy foot up to her mouth and she is practically gnawing on her big toe! She then switches feet and repeats the process. Her big toes have been peeling a big on the edges and I'm wondering if her teeth are what is causing it? I didn't realize that she was doing this. I'm going to give her the benefit of the doubt and saw that she is just mimicking her sister and trying to see what Angel is so fascinated with...but really?!?!
And yes, I realized that the straps probably needed to be tightened so that she didn't flip out of the chair the next time she was so bend upon eating her toes. Unfortunately, when I went to tighten the strap it broke so that chair won't be used again. Angel loved that chair and it worked well for us, but Daddy kept killing his toes on it because the frame of it sticks out a bit so he is probably the only one happy about its retirement. In fact, if there wasn't the risk of his little girl getting hurt I wouldn't have been surprised if he tried to break the straps earlier!
Anyway, back to my question...Do toes really taste that good?
This afternoon I was on my way home from picking Sweet Pea up from her center based therapy program and I glance into the backseat to find her trying to attack her toes too! She was completely bent over with both arms wrangling her pudgy foot up to her mouth and she is practically gnawing on her big toe! She then switches feet and repeats the process. Her big toes have been peeling a big on the edges and I'm wondering if her teeth are what is causing it? I didn't realize that she was doing this. I'm going to give her the benefit of the doubt and saw that she is just mimicking her sister and trying to see what Angel is so fascinated with...but really?!?!
Mrs. Potato Head and Home Situation Update
Sweet Pea wanted to play with Mrs. Potato Head this afternoon so she gets her out of the toy bin and brings her over to me. She comes with just one arm and one ear attached. Sweet Pea then goes back to the bin to get more pieces. She grabs the eye glasses and hat. She gets frustrated when the glasses won't stay on because she doesn't have a nose or another ear and decides to toss them aside and put the hat on and then go back for more pieces. I prompt her to bring me a nose or eyes or ear or even her mouth. Yes, she knows what those items are, but does she bring them? She reaches in and grabs a few items including the eyes, nose and mouth and drops those three on the ground and keeps only one other piece. Know which piece she thought Mrs. Potato Head couldn't live without? Apparently a one armed, one ear, hat wearing Mrs. Potato Head needs a purse more than any thing else! My girl has interesting priorities...she definitely didn't learn this sense of style from me!
I've been needing a bit of humor as my days have been far from fun recently. Sweet Pea is finally healthy (I hope I didn't jinx anything) and so is Daddy, but Angel and I are anything but! Angel has been waking up before the two hour mark every night recently and I've been sick as a dog. I finally went into the doctor yesterday and learned that I have bronchitis so I got some drugs and they are already starting to work their magic. Angel's doctor also changed her meds and she is also doing a bit better today. I hadn't slept more than 30 minutes for the past 3 nights until last night when I actually slept for 2 1/2 hours in a row! I felt so alive this morning it was ridiculous! And then to make matters even better...Angel took two good naps today of almost 2 hours and so I got to sleep over an hour each time too! Daddy has been a life saver and has taken care of Angel for the past two nights as well as having done more than his share around the house too. He is the only reason this house is still functioning at all. Not that we are functional, but we are somewhat functioning. Let's hope that today is a sign of good things to come. We've been under quarantine for far too long and it looks like the 4th of July will be Independence Day in more than the traditional way!
Here are a couple of photos from the sickness that our house has been:
This is one night when Sweet Pea wasn't feeling well. She had moved sometime after we put her to bed into this much more comfortable position.
And this was Angel when she wasn't feeling well...you can see it in the look in her eyes.
I've been needing a bit of humor as my days have been far from fun recently. Sweet Pea is finally healthy (I hope I didn't jinx anything) and so is Daddy, but Angel and I are anything but! Angel has been waking up before the two hour mark every night recently and I've been sick as a dog. I finally went into the doctor yesterday and learned that I have bronchitis so I got some drugs and they are already starting to work their magic. Angel's doctor also changed her meds and she is also doing a bit better today. I hadn't slept more than 30 minutes for the past 3 nights until last night when I actually slept for 2 1/2 hours in a row! I felt so alive this morning it was ridiculous! And then to make matters even better...Angel took two good naps today of almost 2 hours and so I got to sleep over an hour each time too! Daddy has been a life saver and has taken care of Angel for the past two nights as well as having done more than his share around the house too. He is the only reason this house is still functioning at all. Not that we are functional, but we are somewhat functioning. Let's hope that today is a sign of good things to come. We've been under quarantine for far too long and it looks like the 4th of July will be Independence Day in more than the traditional way!
Here are a couple of photos from the sickness that our house has been:
This is one night when Sweet Pea wasn't feeling well. She had moved sometime after we put her to bed into this much more comfortable position.
And this was Angel when she wasn't feeling well...you can see it in the look in her eyes.
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