Saturday, June 23, 2012
It's been too long!
I haven't been writing for a long time because I was trying something different where I can post things easier. But I was reading old posts about potty training and there was so much good stuff and fun memories I had forgotten and I think I need to write more. So I'm going to try.
This morning we went to the park for a family party with my Mom's Club. I'm finishing the year off as VP and moving into presidentcy. The girls had fun at the park, playing with their friends. The girls made "gold medals" and Courtney was so proud of hers. She wore it he whole party. She even helped Caylee make one. Everyone brought "ride on" toys and Caylee had fun trying them all out. She was a little unsure of letting other kids use hers.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Chipmunks Moonie
Once the girls were up from their naps last weekend, we put them in the stroller and walked to the cheap theatre. Daddy had seen that the Chipmunks movie was playing. Since that is Coco's favorite movie, we had to go.
The movie was packed, luckily we got a seat in the back. The girls did really good, especially Caylee. She had to sit on my lap the whole time. I brought tons of snacks to keep them busy. In every music scene the girls were dancing. at one point I had both girls in my lap and Courtney had her arm around Caylee. It was one of those moments that I don't ever want to forget.
After the movie we went next door to Ruby's and got milkshakes. Chocolate is still Courtney's favorite. Then we walked home. It was a fun cheap evening. Everyone was good and we all had fun.
The movie was packed, luckily we got a seat in the back. The girls did really good, especially Caylee. She had to sit on my lap the whole time. I brought tons of snacks to keep them busy. In every music scene the girls were dancing. at one point I had both girls in my lap and Courtney had her arm around Caylee. It was one of those moments that I don't ever want to forget.
After the movie we went next door to Ruby's and got milkshakes. Chocolate is still Courtney's favorite. Then we walked home. It was a fun cheap evening. Everyone was good and we all had fun.
Superbowl Sunday
On Superbowl Sunday, Daddy had plans to go golfing with his friends, so I took the girls to church. We went to the first service so that Caylee could get a nap in before the big Superbowl party. We met our friend Jessica and her son Mark at church. After church, I was able to put Caylee down for a nap, Jessica put Mark down and Coco and I played while Jessica went out with a friend and packed up their car. We headed over to our Superbowl party at our friend's the Mier Family. It was fun, a few families, so it wasn't too crazy. I still didn't get to watch the Superbowl much. I just don't trust Caylee. They have a big open stairwell and I could just see Caylee crawling up the stairs. So I felt like I had to keep an eye on her. The girls were both really good. Courtney was nice and sweet, and she was sharing. Most importantly, she was a good listener. Caylee did great too. She had fun playing with the kids, toys and eating junk food. We went to the park during the halftime show. The girls went on the swings and the slides. And Caylee threw a huge fit when we left. Oh it begins, just like big sister used to do.
Saving for a bike
Courtney met a new friend at the park the other day. At first she told me that she didn't want to be friends with her, then she ended up playing with her the whole time and they had so much fun together. She had a princess bike. Courtney really wants to get one and now she wants one even more. So I told her she has to work to earn the money, just like daddy does. So on Monday, she dusted, vacuumed, cleaned the kitchen floor and the toilet. Oh and picked up dog poop. She loved it! She even said, "Thank you so much mommy for letting me clean with you." We will see how long it lasts.
Courtney has also decided that she doesn't want to wear diapers at night anymore. She told me, "Mom, I need you to help me learn how to not go pee in my diaper at night anymore." I told her its going to be hard work for her, but I'm up for trying. So we started this week. We are starting with no liquid after dinner. She has only had one dry diaper, but the others have been close. It's hard to deny her water at night. So we will see. I told her she has to have 5 nights in a row before we go with no diaper.
Caylee on the other hand has been guzzling water at night and seeping thru all diapers. I've been changing her sheets daily. I even doubled her up. I put a pull up on over her diaper, before I could get to the store to buy overnight diapers. Now we are good to go.
Courtney has also decided that she doesn't want to wear diapers at night anymore. She told me, "Mom, I need you to help me learn how to not go pee in my diaper at night anymore." I told her its going to be hard work for her, but I'm up for trying. So we started this week. We are starting with no liquid after dinner. She has only had one dry diaper, but the others have been close. It's hard to deny her water at night. So we will see. I told her she has to have 5 nights in a row before we go with no diaper.
Caylee on the other hand has been guzzling water at night and seeping thru all diapers. I've been changing her sheets daily. I even doubled her up. I put a pull up on over her diaper, before I could get to the store to buy overnight diapers. Now we are good to go.
Costco Fieldtrip
We got to tour Costco tour last week with our Mom's group. We had so much fun. The kids got real Costco name tags, saw where the pizza is made, where the meat is cut, they decorated cupcakes, and in the end they gave us a pizza party. It was great. The kids were well behaved and we had a great time. They even had us wear hair nets in all the food prep areas. Courtney's favorite part was the cupcake decorating and eating the pizza she said. Caylee was a good sport about it and just sat in her stroller, except when I tried to put a hair net on her. That did not go over very well.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Hooky from church
Hooky from church! Caylee had a rough night of sleep. She isn't feeling well and had a rough time going to sleep as did Coco. Lots of screaming. I finally laid with Coco in her bed, it wasnt until Caylee heard daddy singing and playing guitar in the next room that she calmed down. I snuck out once they were asleep. I got to finally see Ben (he had been at work since 7 am). Then at 2 am Belle woke up crying and needed to go potty. Caylee woke about 3:30, not feeling well. I couldn't calm her down, so I brought her downstairs and laid on the couch with her. She finally fell asleep about 5 am. I was so uncomfortable! So I was not feeling the need to rush the kids to church and Caylee definitely needed a good nap to make up from all the missed sleep.
We did make it to a quick lunch out with daddy's co-workers at Buffalo Wild Wings. It was fun until Coco spilled all of daddy's beer in his lap. Killed the mood for a nice lunch.
We did make it to a quick lunch out with daddy's co-workers at Buffalo Wild Wings. It was fun until Coco spilled all of daddy's beer in his lap. Killed the mood for a nice lunch.
Friday, January 20, 2012
32 years of experience!
I'm now 32, gosh that seems old. I never pictured myself past 30, I don't know why but it just never seemed like life after 30 would be worth dreaming about. But I think I am happier now than I have ever been. I've learned a lot, especially in the last few years, but I think the most important is that I have a pretty good thing going.
A few things I've learned recently:
1. I always thought I was a patient person, til I had kids
2. Having 2 kids is soo much harder than 1
3. I love having little girls vs boys
4. I don't like to shop
5. I'm too old for junior clothes but too young for women's clothes
6. The only time I can exercise is if I wake up super early
7. My time is not my own
8. My house will never look perfect for longer than 10 minutes
9. My stomach may never be like it was in high school
10. Pretty sure I may never rock climb again unless I meet some new friends who like to
11. I get really sick on roller coasters
12. I'm a horrible driver and even worse at parking (I actually get anxiety parking in small spots)
13. I have a great life
14. Working a 40 hr week job is easier than raising to kids at home
15. I really don't like going to the beach. Mostly because of the sand.
16. I like live music
17. Starbucks can make almost any day better
18. Smaller house means less to clean
19. I married up
20. All I need is a few peanut M&Ms
21. I need sleep
22. I couldn't really do anything without my iPhone
23. If I start my day out right (quiet time and working out and ME time) it goes so much better
24. Little things stress me out and then I take it out on my kids, I need to not do that
25. I love walks
26. Ben is the greatest gift I was given
27. Prayer definitely works
28. I need just a few really good friends
29. I need and can depend on the Lord for everything
A few things I've learned recently:
1. I always thought I was a patient person, til I had kids
2. Having 2 kids is soo much harder than 1
3. I love having little girls vs boys
4. I don't like to shop
5. I'm too old for junior clothes but too young for women's clothes
6. The only time I can exercise is if I wake up super early
7. My time is not my own
8. My house will never look perfect for longer than 10 minutes
9. My stomach may never be like it was in high school
10. Pretty sure I may never rock climb again unless I meet some new friends who like to
11. I get really sick on roller coasters
12. I'm a horrible driver and even worse at parking (I actually get anxiety parking in small spots)
13. I have a great life
14. Working a 40 hr week job is easier than raising to kids at home
15. I really don't like going to the beach. Mostly because of the sand.
16. I like live music
17. Starbucks can make almost any day better
18. Smaller house means less to clean
19. I married up
20. All I need is a few peanut M&Ms
21. I need sleep
22. I couldn't really do anything without my iPhone
23. If I start my day out right (quiet time and working out and ME time) it goes so much better
24. Little things stress me out and then I take it out on my kids, I need to not do that
25. I love walks
26. Ben is the greatest gift I was given
27. Prayer definitely works
28. I need just a few really good friends
29. I need and can depend on the Lord for everything
Monday, January 16, 2012
This sums up my day
Caylee dropped Coco's smoothie in The cart at Target
Caylee screamed most of our way thru Target
Coco dropped red nail polish on the kitchen floor, then walked thru it
Coco broke her lamp
Coco didn't take her nap
Coco broke part of the window shade during "nap" time
Belle peed and pooped on the floor many times
Coco had 2 accidents right next to the toilet during "nap time"
Coco went to bed in tears
All our trash/cardboard got rained on (messy mess)
That sums up my day, it could have been a lot worse
Caylee screamed most of our way thru Target
Coco dropped red nail polish on the kitchen floor, then walked thru it
Coco broke her lamp
Coco didn't take her nap
Coco broke part of the window shade during "nap" time
Belle peed and pooped on the floor many times
Coco had 2 accidents right next to the toilet during "nap time"
Coco went to bed in tears
All our trash/cardboard got rained on (messy mess)
That sums up my day, it could have been a lot worse
Thursday, January 12, 2012
"I Don't want to eat it!!"
Both girls were told at dinner that they had to eat at least 1 pea and 1 bite of rice/chicken, in order to get down and play. Both refused. I set the stopwatch and planned to be there til bedtime. I was able to slip Caylee a pea as she screamed and slide a bite of rice in the next time. She wouldn't eat another bite and just kept crying, "Done! Done!" She did the deal so I cleaned her up and she was off to play. Coco on the other hand refused and stood her ground, but so did I! Finally after, crying, screaming, pouting, everything else, she agreed to one pea. Then she ate her bite of rice. I asked if it was good. She said yes. But then said, "Can I get down and play?". Oh my children! They have a way of ruining the tone for the evening sometimes. But I won the battle! I hope Coco remembers it for next time.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Daddy's Softball Game
Tonight Daddy had an early softball game and sonthe girls and I bundled up in our warm coats and boots and headed out. This is the first one since Caylee is walking so well. So we brought the girl's strollers and some stuffed animals. The girls had so much fun pushing their strollers and watching daddy. Caylee was saying hi and bye to all the players and Coco busy chatting with the different wives watching the game. Between the two girls I didn't get to see much of the game. I had my eyes going all different directions making sure they were safe. Those cement steps are not so safe for my Caylee.
Oh my dancing girl
Courtney continues to love dancing. She's still doing ballet and tap.It doesn't seem like she gets much out of it yet, but today, I changed my mind. We were playing a ballet dancing game that she got from, Uncle Chris and Auntie Elisabeth, and in the game she had to do different ballet poses and then put them together in a dance. She was actually doing it and catching onto the moves. It was really cute. We put a song on and she danced her routine. Maybe she is getting it, maybe she will do decent in her dance recital coming up in June.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
And this is why I don't like to travel with 2 toddlers...
We were gone for 5 days over Christmas and this is why I don't like to travel with 2 toddlers....
...it took me 5 days just to pack for the trip
...45 min to pack the car
...8 hours of entertaining 2 kids, one who likes to drop everything off to the side just out of Mommy's reach which results in a crying fit in return causes the othe child 8 times out of 10 to start crying as well
...5 stops to pee, and let the girls run around
...the very first day I got the stomach flu and have been sick for a week
...daddy got the stomach flu and has been sick for 4 days
...the kids didn't get normal naps for 5 days straight, aka: cranky toddlers
...the kids didn't eat a decent meal for 5 days straight, it's hard to push them to eat their food when your either surrounded by family or in a restaurant
...Caylee poops a lot! There are not a lot of changing tables on the road. Tricky with poopy.
...it's hard to plan the day around nap schedules
...the girls wake up scared because they are in a new place
...forget about sleeping in, once they open their eyes they can see you and want you to be awake NOW
...it's hard to get ready and have to make sure the kids don't get into any thing that is not kid proofe
...packing and re-packing lots of snacks every day and knowing what to expect
...Courtney was so thrown off by all the Choas that she peed her pants 3 times in one da
...Caylee got diarrhea and leaked thru onto her carseat in the last 2 hours of the trip resulting in a cranky toddler for the last 2 hours
...it takes a few days for the girls to get back into their sleeping/eating routines
...it takes 5 days to unload, unpack, do laundry and re-organize from the trip
I've got to get this down better if we ever want to travel more
...it took me 5 days just to pack for the trip
...45 min to pack the car
...8 hours of entertaining 2 kids, one who likes to drop everything off to the side just out of Mommy's reach which results in a crying fit in return causes the othe child 8 times out of 10 to start crying as well
...5 stops to pee, and let the girls run around
...the very first day I got the stomach flu and have been sick for a week
...daddy got the stomach flu and has been sick for 4 days
...the kids didn't get normal naps for 5 days straight, aka: cranky toddlers
...the kids didn't eat a decent meal for 5 days straight, it's hard to push them to eat their food when your either surrounded by family or in a restaurant
...Caylee poops a lot! There are not a lot of changing tables on the road. Tricky with poopy.
...it's hard to plan the day around nap schedules
...the girls wake up scared because they are in a new place
...forget about sleeping in, once they open their eyes they can see you and want you to be awake NOW
...it's hard to get ready and have to make sure the kids don't get into any thing that is not kid proofe
...packing and re-packing lots of snacks every day and knowing what to expect
...Courtney was so thrown off by all the Choas that she peed her pants 3 times in one da
...Caylee got diarrhea and leaked thru onto her carseat in the last 2 hours of the trip resulting in a cranky toddler for the last 2 hours
...it takes a few days for the girls to get back into their sleeping/eating routines
...it takes 5 days to unload, unpack, do laundry and re-organize from the trip
I've got to get this down better if we ever want to travel more
Thursday, December 8, 2011
There is only one Mommy
On Monday night Caylee woke in the middle of the night coughing and started to cry, not normal for her. So I went in there to comfort her. She calmed down but then it happened again, and again and a fourth time. After that, I decided to just sleep on the floor in front of the humidifier with her. Each cough seemed difficult and was painful. I felt so bad for her. I laid with her a few minutes and it seemed to be working. Courtney want me to lay with her, so I asked her to lay with us. Within minutes Courtney said she had to poop. She went into the bathroom and instead of pooping she started throwing up all over herself. Oh my goodness! I put Caylee down, and proceeded to clean Courtney up. By that time, Caylee got her second wind and was ready to play. She was being crazy and getting into everything, including the puke on the floor. I got Caylee some warm apple juice and honey and we headed back up to hopefully get both girls down. Caylee continued to ransack the room while Courtney wasn't feeling too good. Coco didn't want me to hold Caylee and Caylee didn't want me to hold Coco. But neither felt good. I held Caylee and laid down and then Coco puked again all over all the blankets. So back up to clean her and the floor up. Now I felt like I needed to hold Coco and not Caylee. Ugh! There is only one Mommy, what do I do? I eventually had to put Caylee in the crib and let her cry. I held Coco until she was ready to go to sleep. I ended up sleeping in Coco's bed, so I was nearby the girls if anything else should come up.
Then today, Romo threw up on the floor. I cleaned that up. Romo wanted to go potty but I couldn't take him out. I smelled this horrible smell and looked over at Caylee and she had diarhea filling her highchair. I put Romo on the patio and he proceeded to have diahrea all over the patio. Meanwhile, I pulled Caylee out of the highchair and put her in the kitchen sink. Oh man, she was disgusting. Poop everywhere, in her hair, and every wrinkle. I finally got her cleaned and then had to clean the highchair, start a load of laundry, and clean the patio. I need a clone with all this sickness stuff.
Oh and did I mention we have a new puppy? Thank goodness for her crate.
Then today, Romo threw up on the floor. I cleaned that up. Romo wanted to go potty but I couldn't take him out. I smelled this horrible smell and looked over at Caylee and she had diarhea filling her highchair. I put Romo on the patio and he proceeded to have diahrea all over the patio. Meanwhile, I pulled Caylee out of the highchair and put her in the kitchen sink. Oh man, she was disgusting. Poop everywhere, in her hair, and every wrinkle. I finally got her cleaned and then had to clean the highchair, start a load of laundry, and clean the patio. I need a clone with all this sickness stuff.
Oh and did I mention we have a new puppy? Thank goodness for her crate.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Our new puppy "Belle"
Ever since we gave Wrigley our dog away, Daddy has been wanting to get a new "Romo" dog. Romo is the best dog we have ever owned. He is perfect in every way. He doesn't need exercise, doesn't eat much, doesn't need exercise, holds his pee for a very long time, and we can leave him all day and he doesn't care.
So after 11 months of asking, begging, asking more, beggging more, prayer, more prayer, and talking, Daddy got me to agree to a new puppy. He found a puppy immediately and we went to see if the next day. Courtney and Daddy fell in love with her. She slept in Coco's arms for 10 min, she was super mellow and very sweet.
We had to wait 2 weeks and today was the day. Mommy had a hair appointment while we were supposed to pick up the puppy, so Daddy took the girls to go pick her up. Courtney has been asking for this puppy every day and so she was very, or should I say overly excited to have the puppy at our home.
The poor puppy was a little overwhelmed it's first few hours. Between Courtney trying to carry her by the neck and Caylee banging and shaking her cage, she didn't have a quiet moment to adjust. But she handled herself well and by the end of the night she was snuggling with us, eating her food, making her way around the house, going potty outside (no accidents so far!) and going in and out of her cage.
It's going to be interesting tomorrow and the next days when Mommy has to take care of her while the girls are awake. I fear for her little life.
So after 11 months of asking, begging, asking more, beggging more, prayer, more prayer, and talking, Daddy got me to agree to a new puppy. He found a puppy immediately and we went to see if the next day. Courtney and Daddy fell in love with her. She slept in Coco's arms for 10 min, she was super mellow and very sweet.
We had to wait 2 weeks and today was the day. Mommy had a hair appointment while we were supposed to pick up the puppy, so Daddy took the girls to go pick her up. Courtney has been asking for this puppy every day and so she was very, or should I say overly excited to have the puppy at our home.
The poor puppy was a little overwhelmed it's first few hours. Between Courtney trying to carry her by the neck and Caylee banging and shaking her cage, she didn't have a quiet moment to adjust. But she handled herself well and by the end of the night she was snuggling with us, eating her food, making her way around the house, going potty outside (no accidents so far!) and going in and out of her cage.
It's going to be interesting tomorrow and the next days when Mommy has to take care of her while the girls are awake. I fear for her little life.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
Sunday Baseball
The Coffey family came to Chino Hills (30 min) away for Isaac's baseball tournament yesterday and I wanted to make a point to see them. Whenever they are close, I try to always see them. They are the greatest family ever. We love them, respect them, enjoy lt being with them so much that a few years ago we chose them as the girls's Godparents.
We got there early this morning. Isaac pitched a lot the first game, he did great and the team won. The girls were really good, so we decided to stay for the next game. The girls got to play at the park and daddy got to hit some baseballs, then we sat in the snack bar are to watch the next game. That was perfect because the girls could walk around and play and it was easier to watch them and the game. Caylee even got to nap. The game was exciting and ended in another win! We had to stay for the next game, which involved a bit of a wait. So Amy cut Courtney's hair and then Amy and I took the girls's to Starbucks while the boys stayed back and watched football and baseball.
Game number 3 was against the best team in the nation and it didnt seem like the boys had a chance. Courtney found some little girls to play with and was pretty content. The game had some great plays, Isaac had a perfect catch and they ended up winning the game which meant they won the tournament. It was fun to part of the excitement.
I was proud of the girls for being so good despite not really having naps. I did not plan to be there all day so I didn't bring a bunch of supplies, but we managed, they were entertained and we all had a blast.
We got there early this morning. Isaac pitched a lot the first game, he did great and the team won. The girls were really good, so we decided to stay for the next game. The girls got to play at the park and daddy got to hit some baseballs, then we sat in the snack bar are to watch the next game. That was perfect because the girls could walk around and play and it was easier to watch them and the game. Caylee even got to nap. The game was exciting and ended in another win! We had to stay for the next game, which involved a bit of a wait. So Amy cut Courtney's hair and then Amy and I took the girls's to Starbucks while the boys stayed back and watched football and baseball.
Game number 3 was against the best team in the nation and it didnt seem like the boys had a chance. Courtney found some little girls to play with and was pretty content. The game had some great plays, Isaac had a perfect catch and they ended up winning the game which meant they won the tournament. It was fun to part of the excitement.
I was proud of the girls for being so good despite not really having naps. I did not plan to be there all day so I didn't bring a bunch of supplies, but we managed, they were entertained and we all had a blast.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Courtney' 1st Dance Class
"what do you want your new teacher to call you? Coco or Courtney?"... "Courtney!" .... Courtney's Gamma got her dance lessons, dance shoes and out fits for her 3 rd birthday. There was a waiting list, so finally 1 month later she got in. She was nervous going, but within 1 minute she was having a blast. She did so good! She listened really well to the teacher but definitely was off a bit. But who wouldn't be the first day. She had so much fun, but when you ask what her favorite part was, she says "When the teacher said I was smelly!". She holds her nose. I'm not sure what happened because all the parents were outside, but she thought it was really funny.
Friday, November 11, 2011
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
Courtney Sue: 3 Years
Courtney turned 3 about 10 days ago and she has definitely been challenging me lately, but she is more silly and fun than ever.
She still loves music. She always makes up songs. She has a similar tune she uses and some words make sense and others don't. Several people have said that she has a good voice and stays in tune. Obviously she doesn't get that trait from mommy. She also loves to dance. As soon as music is on she is moving. She has no shame dance on her chair in a restaurant, in the middle of a store or at home on our coffee table. She has recently been into "Princess songs". She has cute versions to "Part of your world", and "A Whole New World".
She also loves to play with strollers and grocery carts. If she can push it around you've got her sold. She puts Romo in her stroller and pushes him everywhere. Romo is one of her favorite toys. She just loves him and doesn't like to do much without him. Her other favorite toys are her little plastic princesses, stuffed animals, doctor kit and our iPhones.
She is so good on the iPhone. She knows how to take pictures, play games, put on music and scroll thru YouTube. She is so smart! Her memory amazes me. She has numerous songs memorized, she remembers places and people from so long ago. We are practices the ABCs and numbers during our "school" time. She loves school time and asks me all the time if we can do it. We sit at the kitchen table for about 30 min and do some learning.
Courtney has so many friends, I couldn't even begin to mention them all. She has her own little "fan club" at church, as some have called it. The older girls around ages 7-10, just love her. She follows them around and plays with them, holds their hands and does whatever the older girls want. She has a few other friends at church that are closer to her age; Naomi, Ciera Newman, Marin. Her best friend is Haley Marshall. She still plays with her at least once a week. Her mom and I chat and the girls play. They love it. They have a sweet little bond, but have started to fight more a bit. But they still love each other. Her other friends are in my Mom's group: Rebecca, Abby Reen, Abby Noon.
One of Courtney's favorite places to go is Disneyland. We have season passes, so we go a lot. She asks to go often. Her favorite rides/activities are: Small World, Carousel, parade, meeting the characters, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Dumbo, and the tea cups. She also loves going to church and cries when we leave each Sunday. She loves the park as well. Every morning when she wakes up, the first thing she asks me, "Are we going bye bye?". The girl hates to stay home.
Courtney still gets so much attention when we are out in public. Whether its saying "Hi" to everyone she sees, singing and dancing in public, opening doors for people or just being Coco. When people ask her what her name is she says, "Coco Sue Inkinsey!".
Courtney is not much of an eater these days. She eats pretty well for breakfast with toast being her all time favorite food. She loves snacks and would just snack all day if I let her. She rarely eats dinner. I don't know if she's not hungry or if she just doesn't like to eat. She went 4 meals in a row without eating and wasn't sick. Her other favorite foods are: chips, chocolate milk, crackers, cookies, chicken.
Courtney is still a great sleeper. She wakes about 7:30 and takes a 3 hr nap from 1:45-4:45 and goes to bed at 8:20. She is great about staying in her bed at night and naptime and is greatly affected when she doesn't get enough sleep.
She still loves music. She always makes up songs. She has a similar tune she uses and some words make sense and others don't. Several people have said that she has a good voice and stays in tune. Obviously she doesn't get that trait from mommy. She also loves to dance. As soon as music is on she is moving. She has no shame dance on her chair in a restaurant, in the middle of a store or at home on our coffee table. She has recently been into "Princess songs". She has cute versions to "Part of your world", and "A Whole New World".
She also loves to play with strollers and grocery carts. If she can push it around you've got her sold. She puts Romo in her stroller and pushes him everywhere. Romo is one of her favorite toys. She just loves him and doesn't like to do much without him. Her other favorite toys are her little plastic princesses, stuffed animals, doctor kit and our iPhones.
She is so good on the iPhone. She knows how to take pictures, play games, put on music and scroll thru YouTube. She is so smart! Her memory amazes me. She has numerous songs memorized, she remembers places and people from so long ago. We are practices the ABCs and numbers during our "school" time. She loves school time and asks me all the time if we can do it. We sit at the kitchen table for about 30 min and do some learning.
Courtney has so many friends, I couldn't even begin to mention them all. She has her own little "fan club" at church, as some have called it. The older girls around ages 7-10, just love her. She follows them around and plays with them, holds their hands and does whatever the older girls want. She has a few other friends at church that are closer to her age; Naomi, Ciera Newman, Marin. Her best friend is Haley Marshall. She still plays with her at least once a week. Her mom and I chat and the girls play. They love it. They have a sweet little bond, but have started to fight more a bit. But they still love each other. Her other friends are in my Mom's group: Rebecca, Abby Reen, Abby Noon.
One of Courtney's favorite places to go is Disneyland. We have season passes, so we go a lot. She asks to go often. Her favorite rides/activities are: Small World, Carousel, parade, meeting the characters, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Dumbo, and the tea cups. She also loves going to church and cries when we leave each Sunday. She loves the park as well. Every morning when she wakes up, the first thing she asks me, "Are we going bye bye?". The girl hates to stay home.
Courtney still gets so much attention when we are out in public. Whether its saying "Hi" to everyone she sees, singing and dancing in public, opening doors for people or just being Coco. When people ask her what her name is she says, "Coco Sue Inkinsey!".
Courtney is not much of an eater these days. She eats pretty well for breakfast with toast being her all time favorite food. She loves snacks and would just snack all day if I let her. She rarely eats dinner. I don't know if she's not hungry or if she just doesn't like to eat. She went 4 meals in a row without eating and wasn't sick. Her other favorite foods are: chips, chocolate milk, crackers, cookies, chicken.
Courtney is still a great sleeper. She wakes about 7:30 and takes a 3 hr nap from 1:45-4:45 and goes to bed at 8:20. She is great about staying in her bed at night and naptime and is greatly affected when she doesn't get enough sleep.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Caylee Love 13 Months
Caylee is 13 months now. She is a busy little one. We need to always check the toilet before we flush because you never know what Caylee has put in there. She has put lots of toys, binkies, clothing tags, diapers, clothes, etc. It is a daily battle.
Caylee is a good eater, she is not a fan of veggies unless they are pured. She loves most fruit especially if it is pured. Her favorite food is cherrios. The smile on her face when I bring out the box is priceless. She also likes gold fish and loves ice cream. You can't spooon it in fast enough.
I just love her goofy smile. She has 8 teeth now, including the 2 on top that are coming in now. She does this goofy smile where she scrunches up her nose and shows off her teeth. I love it. She gets very jealous if Courtney gets other food or extra attention. If Im holding Courtney in the "purple chair", she comes right up and starts torturing Courtney. She hits her, pulls her hair and shows us her goofy smile. She just wants to be a part of everything. Also, if Im holding another baby she cries and wants me to hold her. She loves her daddy. When daddy gets home from work, she gets a big smile and says "Dada, Dada!". She wants him to kiss her when he gets home and when he leaves. Her favorite game with Daddy is when he chases her.
I have started to separate her at naptime sometimes. She is a little instigator with Courtney. Courtney will be sleeping either in the morning or at nap and Caylee wakes up and tries her hardest to wake Coco so that she can play. She is usually successful. So I put her in the pack n play, at her afternoon nap, in our closet (thank goodness for walk in closets) and she sleeps great.
Caylee is still not walking, but she is standing on her own. Each day she is braver and stands longer. Today she was clapping for Courtney and standing on her own. She walks great holding onto a hand and barely has to hold onto me to walk. One of my favorite things she does is she crawls up to me, uses my pants to stand up and covers her face to try and get me to play peek a boo. She loves that independent attention. When Courtney goes down for her nap in the afternoon, I get 1 1/2 hours of just Caylee. She loves it, I try to spend time with her and we play and read books. She does play pen time and independent play time.
I took her to her 12 month appointment and she is on track (well except for walking) and ahead in her verbal. She talks a lot. I think she hears Courtney all day and trys to keep up. Her favorite word is definitely "snack". She asks for snacks all the time and if someone has food and isn't sharing, she lets them know that it is not acceptable. She can say; Mama, Dada, more (signs it too), all done (signs it too), ball, nana (banana and Nana), mine, Romo, Bop Bop, Minnie, and I know there is more, I just can't think of them. She also loves Romo. She puts her face into him and hugs him, she says "Mine, Mine" when he is around. She also loves all kinds of dogs. When we see them on walks, she wants to see them and pet them as well. When she hears a dog bark, she tries to immitate it.
She is sleeping great. Her naps are at 9:30-11 and at 3-5. She goes to bed at 7 and sleeps til 7. She is a great sleeper and sleeps thru the night. Since the girls share a room, she does great staying a sleep when we put Courtney to bed at night.
Caylee loves music just like Courtney does. As soon as she hears it she starts clapping for dancing. She especially likes Barney, she hears that theme song and immediately starts moving. She likes to watch TV, a lot more than Courtney at this age, probably because we have kid stuff on a lot. She also tries to steal my IPhone all the time. She already knows how to use part of it. She like to hold and look at the pictures and scroll on the screen.
She hates to be changed. It is the time of day that you will hear Caylee scream when she gets a diaper change or an outfit change. I don't know why but she doesn't want to lay down and she fights and screams. As soon as she is done she is happy and acts as though it never happened.
That's my Caylee Love. I just love to snuggle with her and hug her. I miss breast feeding her. That was our special time and I feel like we don't get that as much.
Caylee is a good eater, she is not a fan of veggies unless they are pured. She loves most fruit especially if it is pured. Her favorite food is cherrios. The smile on her face when I bring out the box is priceless. She also likes gold fish and loves ice cream. You can't spooon it in fast enough.
I just love her goofy smile. She has 8 teeth now, including the 2 on top that are coming in now. She does this goofy smile where she scrunches up her nose and shows off her teeth. I love it. She gets very jealous if Courtney gets other food or extra attention. If Im holding Courtney in the "purple chair", she comes right up and starts torturing Courtney. She hits her, pulls her hair and shows us her goofy smile. She just wants to be a part of everything. Also, if Im holding another baby she cries and wants me to hold her. She loves her daddy. When daddy gets home from work, she gets a big smile and says "Dada, Dada!". She wants him to kiss her when he gets home and when he leaves. Her favorite game with Daddy is when he chases her.
I have started to separate her at naptime sometimes. She is a little instigator with Courtney. Courtney will be sleeping either in the morning or at nap and Caylee wakes up and tries her hardest to wake Coco so that she can play. She is usually successful. So I put her in the pack n play, at her afternoon nap, in our closet (thank goodness for walk in closets) and she sleeps great.
Caylee is still not walking, but she is standing on her own. Each day she is braver and stands longer. Today she was clapping for Courtney and standing on her own. She walks great holding onto a hand and barely has to hold onto me to walk. One of my favorite things she does is she crawls up to me, uses my pants to stand up and covers her face to try and get me to play peek a boo. She loves that independent attention. When Courtney goes down for her nap in the afternoon, I get 1 1/2 hours of just Caylee. She loves it, I try to spend time with her and we play and read books. She does play pen time and independent play time.
I took her to her 12 month appointment and she is on track (well except for walking) and ahead in her verbal. She talks a lot. I think she hears Courtney all day and trys to keep up. Her favorite word is definitely "snack". She asks for snacks all the time and if someone has food and isn't sharing, she lets them know that it is not acceptable. She can say; Mama, Dada, more (signs it too), all done (signs it too), ball, nana (banana and Nana), mine, Romo, Bop Bop, Minnie, and I know there is more, I just can't think of them. She also loves Romo. She puts her face into him and hugs him, she says "Mine, Mine" when he is around. She also loves all kinds of dogs. When we see them on walks, she wants to see them and pet them as well. When she hears a dog bark, she tries to immitate it.
She is sleeping great. Her naps are at 9:30-11 and at 3-5. She goes to bed at 7 and sleeps til 7. She is a great sleeper and sleeps thru the night. Since the girls share a room, she does great staying a sleep when we put Courtney to bed at night.
Caylee loves music just like Courtney does. As soon as she hears it she starts clapping for dancing. She especially likes Barney, she hears that theme song and immediately starts moving. She likes to watch TV, a lot more than Courtney at this age, probably because we have kid stuff on a lot. She also tries to steal my IPhone all the time. She already knows how to use part of it. She like to hold and look at the pictures and scroll on the screen.
She hates to be changed. It is the time of day that you will hear Caylee scream when she gets a diaper change or an outfit change. I don't know why but she doesn't want to lay down and she fights and screams. As soon as she is done she is happy and acts as though it never happened.
That's my Caylee Love. I just love to snuggle with her and hug her. I miss breast feeding her. That was our special time and I feel like we don't get that as much.
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