Well today Prince William and Princess Catherine got married. I hadn't even thought Courtney might be interested in watching until she saw part of the movie "Enchanted" this week and loved it and then a friend mentioned she was going to have her daughter watch. So I set the DVR to record and first thing this morning we talked about what had happened. I turned the TV o. And we started to watch, and we watched and watched. She made various comments like "Too much music! Where's the music? Where did the Prince go?". I told her it was time to go down and have breakfast and for the first time ever, she didnt want to. So I said she could watch the wedding in my room for a bit longer. She stayed another 20 min watching it.
Later that morning, once Caylee was down for her nap, I had noticed a friend posted on facebook that they had a tea party. I thought what a great idea and Courtney loved it. We laid a blanket down, got all out Tupperware, and some stuffed animals. We used Cherrios as our tea and she poured us all lots of tea. Even Romo joined the fun.
We had to stop because she started a meltdown while I talked to a friend on the phone. After dinner she wanted another tea party and more wedding coverage. Just when I though she had had enough, after bath time I asked what she wanted to watch and she said "The Wedding". So she continued to watch it. Of all the TV she watched, way more than usual today, he only thing she wanted was the wedding. Funny girl! It was cute to see her so excited.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
My Girls are Growing Up
I've been looking at my Caylee lately and she is getting so big. I love seeing her get so big and learning new things, but it makes me sad. I just want to freeze her and absorb everything I can. I have so much to do every day and I need to just stop what I am doing and play with her. 
She is just so cute right now. She is grabbing at everything, starting to sing and I just love her laugh. Tonight Courtney, Caylee and I were dancing in the kitchen and she was just cracking up. It made me want to keep going. I usually don't let her fall asleep in my arms while feed her, but I did tonight. She was so sweet.
Caylee is already eating 3 different yellow vegetables and loves them. She eats so much. Last week I really worked on her taking the bottle and I pumped every day and worked on giving her the bottle. We did it 6 out of the 7 days. The whole process takes over an hour, but I know it will pay off in the end. This week, I am doing every other day and she even drank quite a bit out of the sippy cup today too.
Just like Courtney she gets so much attention while we are out. She is smiley, easy going and goes to anyone.
Courtney has had a really good week. I don't know if it is because she is growing up or if we just had a good week. But she seemed older this week. She seemed as though she understood more and I could trust her a little bit more. Going from the car to the house was easier and I was able to get by taking the stroller less.
I have been doing a lot of positive encouragement for her and she loves it. On Tuesday we went to the beach as a family. She was having a hard time and was not listening. We told her she wouldn't get to go if she kept that up. I started praising her for good behavior and her attitude turned. We continued to point out what she was doing well and complimented her a lot. Today we went to the pool with her friend Haley and she did great just playing on the stairs and I could tell she was trying to listen and do the right thing. Of Course we have definitely had our moments, but now when she gets in trouble it seems to impact her more because it is not just another time out.
She is just so cute right now. She is grabbing at everything, starting to sing and I just love her laugh. Tonight Courtney, Caylee and I were dancing in the kitchen and she was just cracking up. It made me want to keep going. I usually don't let her fall asleep in my arms while feed her, but I did tonight. She was so sweet. Caylee is already eating 3 different yellow vegetables and loves them. She eats so much. Last week I really worked on her taking the bottle and I pumped every day and worked on giving her the bottle. We did it 6 out of the 7 days. The whole process takes over an hour, but I know it will pay off in the end. This week, I am doing every other day and she even drank quite a bit out of the sippy cup today too.
Just like Courtney she gets so much attention while we are out. She is smiley, easy going and goes to anyone.
Courtney has had a really good week. I don't know if it is because she is growing up or if we just had a good week. But she seemed older this week. She seemed as though she understood more and I could trust her a little bit more. Going from the car to the house was easier and I was able to get by taking the stroller less.
I have been doing a lot of positive encouragement for her and she loves it. On Tuesday we went to the beach as a family. She was having a hard time and was not listening. We told her she wouldn't get to go if she kept that up. I started praising her for good behavior and her attitude turned. We continued to point out what she was doing well and complimented her a lot. Today we went to the pool with her friend Haley and she did great just playing on the stairs and I could tell she was trying to listen and do the right thing. Of Course we have definitely had our moments, but now when she gets in trouble it seems to impact her more because it is not just another time out.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Waste Management Field Trip
Today we got to go on a field trip of Waste Management with my Mom's Group. It is pretty close so we walked. I thought walking there would be a good idea, Caylee could nap and I could get some exercise. Well Caylee didn't nap, oh well. It was a great walk and Caylee napped in the Ergo during the tour.
They led us thru the area and we got to see where the trash goes and we saw the trucks dumping it. We all had to wear safety vests and hats. Courtney did great wearing it. We also looked at the recycling area and got to tour a truck. Courtney loved it. It was stinky and kind of boring but the kids loved it.
On our way I noticed an El Pollo Loco and Caylee and Courtney needed to eat, so we walked over there. We ate lunch and walked home. Courtney did great Caylee did great, the walk felt great and the weather was great. Great morning!
Friday, April 22, 2011
Such a busy week
It seems like it takes a week to pack for a trip and a week to unpack and catch up. So this whole week was spent unpacking, doing laundry and catching up. Then on top of that, I finally have gotten Caylee to take the bottle more consistently. But, the whole process (pumping, feeding her the bottle and food) takes about an hour and a half. So each day this week I gave her the bottle and it just added to the stress and then the following happened:
Monday: Maintenance was here for about 45 min fixing several things and we couldn't really do anything. That night as Ben was cleaning up dishes he noticed our kitchen sink was leaking. So I spent the evening cleaning up the mess.
Tuesday: No kitchen sink to use so I took the girls out to breakfast. Came back and sink was still not fixed. It didn't get fixed til noon. Then I had to do all the clean up, dishes, dishes and more dishes. Then I had to make cupcakes for a baby shower and baby food for Caylee. That night I had a baby shower and my Mom's night out.
Wednesday: Made dinner for my friend Stacy's family and brought it to them in Santa Ana
Thursday: Dishwasher breaks. I have to handwash all the dishes in the dishwasher and all the rest.
Friday: Disher not fixed til 4:30 pm. And then we had church at 7.
Monday: Maintenance was here for about 45 min fixing several things and we couldn't really do anything. That night as Ben was cleaning up dishes he noticed our kitchen sink was leaking. So I spent the evening cleaning up the mess.
Tuesday: No kitchen sink to use so I took the girls out to breakfast. Came back and sink was still not fixed. It didn't get fixed til noon. Then I had to do all the clean up, dishes, dishes and more dishes. Then I had to make cupcakes for a baby shower and baby food for Caylee. That night I had a baby shower and my Mom's night out.
Wednesday: Made dinner for my friend Stacy's family and brought it to them in Santa Ana
Thursday: Dishwasher breaks. I have to handwash all the dishes in the dishwasher and all the rest.
Friday: Disher not fixed til 4:30 pm. And then we had church at 7.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Mommy's Photo Session with the Girls
I love to take pictures of my girls. I tried doing this way before and it didn't work, so I tried again and I got some great shots of the two girls.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Making Baby Food
Caylee is going to start eating vegetables tomorrow! I can't believe the time is already here. She has been eating only cereal for the last 4 weeks as I introduced the different ones, one at a time.
So here is my hobby the next 18 months: (I did the same for Courtney when she was the same age. I used to do big batches on Saturdays while Ben worked. My plan this time around is to do it every Tuesday afternoon while the girls nap).
When Courtney was this age, I really enjoyed making all her food. For one, it was way cheaper than buying it, two I have control over how it was made, three it is a lot healthier, and four she gets the actual flavor of the veggie instead of the store bought baby food flavor. Also, I can int
Step 1: Buy the veggies
Step 2: Cut the veggies
Step 3: Steam veggies
Step 4: Put in blender
Step 5: Blend and add breast milk and water veggies were steam in for desired consistency
Step 6: Pour into little salsa cups and let cool
Step 7: Freeze
So here is my hobby the next 18 months: (I did the same for Courtney when she was the same age. I used to do big batches on Saturdays while Ben worked. My plan this time around is to do it every Tuesday afternoon while the girls nap).
When Courtney was this age, I really enjoyed making all her food. For one, it was way cheaper than buying it, two I have control over how it was made, three it is a lot healthier, and four she gets the actual flavor of the veggie instead of the store bought baby food flavor. Also, I can int
Step 1: Buy the veggies
Step 2: Cut the veggies
Step 3: Steam veggies
Step 4: Put in blender
Step 5: Blend and add breast milk and water veggies were steam in for desired consistency
Step 6: Pour into little salsa cups and let cool
Step 7: Freeze
Sunday, April 17, 2011
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