"I go pee pee on the floor. And wash my pants. I wash my pants in the sink. Sink wa wa. And wash it. And mommy frustrated I go pee pee on the floor.". This was Courtney's explanation to me after the below events occured.
Courtney hasn't had a single accident in months, then yesterday she had one and today she had another. This one was mostly my fault and could have had a much worse outcome.
She told me she had to go to the bathroom, I had just started to feed Caylee Love and did t want to take her because Caylee would have started screaming. So I told her to go up to her room and use that bathroom. She uses this one all the time by herself. She was gone for a while and I didn't hear many noises thru the monitor, then she came down and told me that she had peed in her pants and had washed them in the sink. I thought, oh no, this could be bad. I run upstairs to find her shorts and underwear in the sink, water on full blast and draining over the top of the sink onto the bathroom floor.
Fortunately, I got there fast enough to prevent too much clean up. At least she was trying to help!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Caylee is growing too fast
It's a love/hate about my baby girls growing up. I love each new stage but I miss that they aren't going to be babies. Caylee is 10 months now. She still isn't crawling, which is fine with me. According to the pediatrician and all the books, they should be crawling by now. I take the blame, though. One, I don't want her to crawl yet, once she starts crawling it's going to be so much difficult around here. Two, I don't put her on her tummy enough. She doesn't like it much, and so the only time she gets the practice is if I lay down with her or if I listen to her scream, both don't happen enough.
Well, yesterday she got up on her hands and knees for the first time and stayearthere for a while. Today she stood holding onto a toy for a super long time. She was playing with one of those standing toys. I think she is going to be crawling in the next few weeks.
She is so much more interactive as well. She hates when Courtney takes toys away, she screams "Mama!!". In the stroller she tortures Courtney by pulling on her clothes, grabbing her legs, grabbing her snacks and anything her chubby little hands can grasp. She wants to be a part of everything going on.
One of my favorite things right now is listening to the two girls giggle. This happens a lot in the car. Coco will get Caylee laughing and then Coco starts laughing, and then both are doing things to make the other giggle. It's so cute to see and hear them interact. I love it.
It's fun to see her become such a big girl.
Well, yesterday she got up on her hands and knees for the first time and stayearthere for a while. Today she stood holding onto a toy for a super long time. She was playing with one of those standing toys. I think she is going to be crawling in the next few weeks.
She is so much more interactive as well. She hates when Courtney takes toys away, she screams "Mama!!". In the stroller she tortures Courtney by pulling on her clothes, grabbing her legs, grabbing her snacks and anything her chubby little hands can grasp. She wants to be a part of everything going on.
One of my favorite things right now is listening to the two girls giggle. This happens a lot in the car. Coco will get Caylee laughing and then Coco starts laughing, and then both are doing things to make the other giggle. It's so cute to see and hear them interact. I love it.
It's fun to see her become such a big girl.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
You swallowed a penny!!
"Mommy! Look! My monies are all gone". Oh the dreadful words a mommy hears as her toddler points to her wide open mouth. "What?!!!"
I had the two girls in the car with me and we were getting back from a playdate. Our van was looking messy and I wanted to clean it out a bit. I let Courtney roam thru the van as I cleaned up a bit. I found a penny in the back and said to Courtney, "Coco, look I found a penny! Do you want it for your piggy bank?". She immediately came over with a smile on her face and said, "Yeah!". She has played with "monies" for over a year now and knows that we don't put it in our mouth.
About a minute later she tells me that she ate her penny. I didn't believe her and kept asking her over and over. I told her she would get in trouble if she did swallow it, so if she didn't we needed to find it. We searched that whole car and couldn't find it. She kept telling me she ate it and it was in her tummy.
I immediately looked on my phone to see if it was something I should take her in for (gotta love the iphone) or should i just see if it passes. Everything said take her in, so I made some calls and planned to just take her to the pediatrician which opened in an hour. Then daddy called and said to bring her into his work.
Daddy was working in Irvine, so it was super convienient. We went in and got the red carpet treatment. They were so great with Courtney, she was a little nervous, but they kept her at ease. Daddy was able to come down several times and see us and help out. Caylee ended up sleeping in the ergo, so it freed me up to concentrate on Courtney.
They took her in and took an xray of her. Daddy was able to hold her down and be right there. As they checked out her xray, Daddy went in with them. All of a sudden we heard a roar of laughter as the entire radiology department sees the penny in her tummy on the xray. So she wasn't lying! We showed Courtney, she broke the ice even more by saying "Poop!" to the whole group.
They sent us back with instructions that it should pass, but Mommy gets to search her poo for the penny to make sure. Courtney did great the whole time. She was a good listener and handled it well. Ben promised her ice cream, so I took her to the cafeteria and we got her an ice cream. She ate every last drop to the point that I threw the ice cream away and a few drops few on the trash can and before I could stop her she licked it off! Oh my Courtney.
To complete the craziness of the day, I thought we lost blankie. We could not find it anywhere and for the first time Courtney went to sleep without it. I ended up finding it in the car under Courtney's seat. Whew!! That could have been a really bad ending to an already crazy day.
I had the two girls in the car with me and we were getting back from a playdate. Our van was looking messy and I wanted to clean it out a bit. I let Courtney roam thru the van as I cleaned up a bit. I found a penny in the back and said to Courtney, "Coco, look I found a penny! Do you want it for your piggy bank?". She immediately came over with a smile on her face and said, "Yeah!". She has played with "monies" for over a year now and knows that we don't put it in our mouth.
About a minute later she tells me that she ate her penny. I didn't believe her and kept asking her over and over. I told her she would get in trouble if she did swallow it, so if she didn't we needed to find it. We searched that whole car and couldn't find it. She kept telling me she ate it and it was in her tummy.
I immediately looked on my phone to see if it was something I should take her in for (gotta love the iphone) or should i just see if it passes. Everything said take her in, so I made some calls and planned to just take her to the pediatrician which opened in an hour. Then daddy called and said to bring her into his work.
Daddy was working in Irvine, so it was super convienient. We went in and got the red carpet treatment. They were so great with Courtney, she was a little nervous, but they kept her at ease. Daddy was able to come down several times and see us and help out. Caylee ended up sleeping in the ergo, so it freed me up to concentrate on Courtney.
They took her in and took an xray of her. Daddy was able to hold her down and be right there. As they checked out her xray, Daddy went in with them. All of a sudden we heard a roar of laughter as the entire radiology department sees the penny in her tummy on the xray. So she wasn't lying! We showed Courtney, she broke the ice even more by saying "Poop!" to the whole group.
They sent us back with instructions that it should pass, but Mommy gets to search her poo for the penny to make sure. Courtney did great the whole time. She was a good listener and handled it well. Ben promised her ice cream, so I took her to the cafeteria and we got her an ice cream. She ate every last drop to the point that I threw the ice cream away and a few drops few on the trash can and before I could stop her she licked it off! Oh my Courtney.
To complete the craziness of the day, I thought we lost blankie. We could not find it anywhere and for the first time Courtney went to sleep without it. I ended up finding it in the car under Courtney's seat. Whew!! That could have been a really bad ending to an already crazy day.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Summer Lagoon Days Have Begun
Yesterday was the first of the Lagoon Days. Our church has a membership to the Woodbridge Lake Lagoon and on Wednesdays during the summer they invite all the Mom's and kids to come and play. We went last year almost every week, and had so much fun.
I ran with the girls in the stroller for exercise and got there right when it opened. Immediately Courtney took to Emma Conaster and was with her for a few hours. It was nice for me because she entertained her, but I still had to watch her constantly. She loved being with all the big girls. Caylee had fun in the water too. It's a beach entry, so it is really shallow. Caylee was able to just sit and play.
The second week we went and Courtney by passed going to the park first because she wanted to get to the lagoon sooner. Again, she played with all the big girls, but not as long. My friend Karly's daughter Emily got Courtney to go down the water slide. By the end she was going up and down by herself. My little girl is growing up! I couldn't believe how well she scaled up herself.
The third week, we invited Courtney's friend Abby from our mom's club. So she and her mom and baby sister came. We had fun showing them the lagoon and Abby even went down the slide like Courtney. The girls had a blast. Courtney did really well introducing Abby and including her in with the kids. Hopefully they come again.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Courtney's 1st Sleepover
On Saturday, we went to our friend's Ariel and Jana's engagement party. Our friend's The Mier's hosted it. So we helped bring some of the food. We spent most of the morning getting ready for the party and then the entire afternoon at the party. The girls had fun. Courtney played with all the kids and Caylee was passed around from kid to kid. They all love holding her. She is still so easy right now. Ben and I go the chance to visit with friend's and as the guest began to leave we were able to talk more in depth and Karly and I were able to get to know Jana so much better. She is such a sweet person and I think is just perfect for Ariel. The Lord couldn't have picked anyone better.
We ended up staying thru dinner. We were all having such a good time chatting that we didn't want to leave. Then daddy had the great idea to invite the three girls over for a sleepover (Bella, Maya and Maddy). The girls were stoked and so was Courtney. Courtney was so excited for the girls to come over. She showed them her room and her new "punk" bed. We made some yummy snacks and laid out a bunch of blankets on the living room floor. Daddy rented them a movie and we all laid down to relax. Daddy was out in 20 minutes and I was up with the girls. Fortunately, these girls are all so well behaved. We were up late and it took us awhile to settle down. Between Daddy snoring and Coco with some mini night terrors, I didn't get to sleep til 3:15 when I came upstairs.
The look on Coco's face when she woke up this morning was priceless. She woke up and looked around and her eyes got wide and she got a huge smile on her face. She ran to each of the girls and gave them hugs. We got ready for church and then set out to walk to church ( because I still don't have my car), we stopped at Starbucks along the way and I got each girl a drink. Then off to church we went.
We ended up staying thru dinner. We were all having such a good time chatting that we didn't want to leave. Then daddy had the great idea to invite the three girls over for a sleepover (Bella, Maya and Maddy). The girls were stoked and so was Courtney. Courtney was so excited for the girls to come over. She showed them her room and her new "punk" bed. We made some yummy snacks and laid out a bunch of blankets on the living room floor. Daddy rented them a movie and we all laid down to relax. Daddy was out in 20 minutes and I was up with the girls. Fortunately, these girls are all so well behaved. We were up late and it took us awhile to settle down. Between Daddy snoring and Coco with some mini night terrors, I didn't get to sleep til 3:15 when I came upstairs.
The look on Coco's face when she woke up this morning was priceless. She woke up and looked around and her eyes got wide and she got a huge smile on her face. She ran to each of the girls and gave them hugs. We got ready for church and then set out to walk to church ( because I still don't have my car), we stopped at Starbucks along the way and I got each girl a drink. Then off to church we went.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Coco's New Bed
We have been talking about getting Courtney and Caylee a bunk bed for along time. We have been looking at all types. I kept putting it off because Caylee is no where near ready for it and Courtney has a great bed for now. However, Courtney only will sleep in her toddler bed if her "gate" is up. We "Jimmy Rigged" a baby gate propped up by two storage boxes. It is ugly and she pushes it over weekly in her sleep and it makes a loud crash and she often falls out. It is just now super practical and looks bad.
So we were out shopping last week and found a good deal on a bunk bed. We thought about it for a few hours and decided to go back and bargain with the guys. It was $485. We were able to get it out the door with bed, tax and delivery for $500. I was proud of getting it down so low.
In the meantime we had a lot of work to do to get ready for the bed. We found a comforter set, bought a bed rail, bought and had a mattress delivered, moved all the furniture out of the room, cleaned the room, redecorated, had the mattress delivered, put the bed rail on and then put all the sheets and bedding on. Whew!! It was exhausting.
But it looks good, she loves it, and we have a lot more storage. I still have to work on it, but we are going to put her stuffed animals on the top bunk for now and then I put storage boxes of clothes and toys underneath the bed. It hold a lot!
So we were out shopping last week and found a good deal on a bunk bed. We thought about it for a few hours and decided to go back and bargain with the guys. It was $485. We were able to get it out the door with bed, tax and delivery for $500. I was proud of getting it down so low.
In the meantime we had a lot of work to do to get ready for the bed. We found a comforter set, bought a bed rail, bought and had a mattress delivered, moved all the furniture out of the room, cleaned the room, redecorated, had the mattress delivered, put the bed rail on and then put all the sheets and bedding on. Whew!! It was exhausting.
But it looks good, she loves it, and we have a lot more storage. I still have to work on it, but we are going to put her stuffed animals on the top bunk for now and then I put storage boxes of clothes and toys underneath the bed. It hold a lot!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Long time no see!
I'm not sure why, but it has been so long since I last posted. We have been busy, preoccupied and stressed. A few things that have happened: I joined the Mom's club board, crashed our car (whole story of it's own), my parents visited for 4 days, date night, Romo was sick, and doctor appointments. So too much to cover in one blog.
I'll start with the crashed car. I was just parking our van in our complex. I pulled into the covered parking and parked next to the trash area surrounded by a wall. Courtney said something and I glanced back and then pulled forward not realizing how very close I was to the wall. I barely hit the wall and I got out and saw my car just torn to pieces and unable to drive. My heart pounded as I tried to pull the fender off the front wheel. I was devastated and knew I had caused significant damage. How was I to tell Ben? He was going to be so mad. I just wasted so much of his hard earned money.
Daddy actually handled it really well. He was disappointed but reassured me that these things happen, we were lucky no one was hurt and that we have insurance.
The next day I had to claim it with insurance and get it towed to the repair shop. Three weeks til its done and it's $3085! What a bummer! Good thing we are only responsible for $1000 of it. I went 2 years without a car, I can make it 3 weeks. I'm going to get a lot of exercise and more time to be in our routine at home. Not so bad.
I'll start with the crashed car. I was just parking our van in our complex. I pulled into the covered parking and parked next to the trash area surrounded by a wall. Courtney said something and I glanced back and then pulled forward not realizing how very close I was to the wall. I barely hit the wall and I got out and saw my car just torn to pieces and unable to drive. My heart pounded as I tried to pull the fender off the front wheel. I was devastated and knew I had caused significant damage. How was I to tell Ben? He was going to be so mad. I just wasted so much of his hard earned money.
Daddy actually handled it really well. He was disappointed but reassured me that these things happen, we were lucky no one was hurt and that we have insurance.
The next day I had to claim it with insurance and get it towed to the repair shop. Three weeks til its done and it's $3085! What a bummer! Good thing we are only responsible for $1000 of it. I went 2 years without a car, I can make it 3 weeks. I'm going to get a lot of exercise and more time to be in our routine at home. Not so bad.
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