I knew it!!

I knew that the crib mattress could go lower! I just knew it!

I have been paranoid ever since last week that Emmry was going to fall out again. The second I hear her squeak, I'm in her room ready to get her out. I seriously never let her cry longer than 10 seconds in fear that she would fall out again.

I kept telling Ty to look at the crib to see if it could go lower. I told him that there was little holes lower and I swore it could be lowered. He kept telling me that last time he lowered it he did it as low as it could go.

Wrong!

Since I was changing her sheet today, I decided to see if I could lower her mattress. It took me an hour to do it, but I did it!!

After I was done I rubbed it into Ty's face that I was right. Then the truth came out.......he never did go look at the crib again after I told him too a million times!! Grrrrrr.

Well at least it's done. That hour was well worth it. It gave me the peace of mind that she won't fall out. Even if lowering it took me all day, it still would have been worth it!

Tumbled out

Ok, remember yesterday's cute ballerina stretching. Not so cute anymore. Emmry fell outs of the crib!!!! I'm the worst Mom in the world!!!!
Here's what happened.
We went into her room to get dressed for the day so we could go on a bike ride. She wanted to have her binks, and she knows that if she wants to have them, she has to be in her crib. So I put her in the crib while I was getting her clothes. We were playing the '1, 2, 3, throw your binks out and 1, 2, 3 I throw them back in' game. She seemed content and happy so I put a few books in her crib and told her I would be right back and that I was going to get dressed really quick then I would come back to get her dressed.
It was no longer than 20 seconds later I hear a big thump followed by a cry. CRAP! I went running back into the room and found Emmry on the floor. Can you say horrible feeling?! Um, yes.
I NEVER use the crib as a play pen and leave the room! Why on earth did I do that today?! Especially after noticing she could practically fall out yesterday when I am standing right in front of her. Seriously, I feel like the worst Mom ever right now!

Must wear a helmet

The neighbor boys were out doing jumps today. Tage wanted to join in. I told him he could only if he wore a helmet. He gave me that 'are you serious mom' look which in return I gave him the 'you bet you I am look'.

Emmry and I stayed outside to watch the boys. They thought it was cool to have an audience to show off too and Emmry seemed very interested in the bikes.

Ballerina stretching

When I went to get Emmry from her nap today, she had her leg up along the crib railing like a ballerina. At first when I saw her I thought awwww, cute. But then when I went downstairs to grab my camera I came back to this.......

A not so happy girl, mad that I left the room without getting her out. And oh my, her leg completely over ready to fall out of the crib. Oh no.

Sniffles

Emmry has been sick this past weekend with a bit of a cold and cough, so we stayed home from church today and hang out in our jammies all day long.

At least the weather was nice so we could go for lots of walks!

Hello, Hello

Hello January! Hello 2012!

We made the dreaded drive home from Utah on New Years Day. Man I hate that drive! But it was sure good to be home.

Jan. 2nd

Beautiful day and I wasn't freezing! ( like in Utah) Ty turned on the sprinklers to water the grass, but that soon turned into a swim party.

This is why we live in Arizona. The winters are my favorite! NEVER would you be able to run through the sprinklers on green grass in Utah on Jan. 2! NEVER!

Jan. 4th

Another beautiful day in the high 60's. A perfect day for a picnic!

Classic PB&J sandwiches for Tage and I and Emmry had her usual cheese and crackers.

Jan. 11th

Emmry had her 15 mo. check up today (although she is practically 16 mo., Dec. just passed me by).


Her stats:

20 lbs (14%)

31.25" tall (66%)
She is a horrible eater. Eats nothing but cheese, yogurt, crackers, cereal. No veggies, no fruits except blueberries and sometimes strawberries and craisins, and no meats. The Dr. suggested giving her smoothies and add spinach or other types of veggies to them. Duh?! Why didn't I think of that?! So I gave it a try (except I made mine into smoothie pops cuz I know Emmry loves popsicles). And it worked!!!


1 c. frozen strawberries, 1 c. frozen blueberries, 1 c. strawberry yogurt, 1 c. fresh spinach and a few frozen beans.

Both Emmry and Tage loved them!

Jan 12

Painting with watercolors

Somedays doing the same old things get too boring so today I decided to bust out some watercolors! Emmry has never painted before and thought that it was fun......

......until she got her hands dirt. Then it wasn't so fun.

I had to keep wiping off her hands each time she got paint on them then she would go back to work on her masterpiece.

Emmry has been funny about getting her hands dirty for about 6 months now. She is pretty picky about what foods she picks up with her hands but usually likes to use a spoon/fork with most. Also, when she gets dirt on her hands outside he always comes to me to wipe them off. She's a girly girl, thats for sure!

Jan. 19

Once a month our community has story time for the small kiddos at the clubhouse. I have never been, but have wanted to go for a few months now that Emmry is getting bigger and more interactive with other kids. I figure I better start getting out and working on her social skill a little more.

I can't say she loved it. She loved the animal foam stickers (they were to do a small craft with them) and she loved the sprinkled sugar cookie she got at the end. Everything else in the middle (the main part of going.....story time) was boring to her. I tried to get her to sit on my lap as I pointed to the lady who was reading the story, she could have cared less about the cute mouse story. I tried pulling snacks out of my bag, toys, anything to get her to sit still. Finally the 5 min. story that felt like 30 min. was over and she got her cookie and was happily content.

I have also been wanting to go to the library each Wednesday for story time......hum.....unless the library allows me to bring a dozen sprinkled sugar cookies, I'm not sure Emmry would like it.

Excuses

Ok, how many excuses can I come up with for the reasons why I haven't journaled for almost 2 months?

I'm cleaning.
I'm taking a nap.
I'm lazy.
My computer is so stinkin' slow and I don't have any of the pictures on my ipad and am not smart enough to figure out how to get them on there so I can blog from the ipad.
I'm looking at all the cute things I wish I can afford/ have time to make on pinterest.
I'm doing laundry.
I'm overwhelmed thinking about my blog and all the things I need to document and get caught up on.
I'm playing on Photoshop editing pictures or something.
I'm sitting on the couch cuddling with my hubby.
I'm grocery shopping. (I go at night after I put Emmry to bed or at 6:00am before she wakes up)

Now for the real honest truth:
Emmry exhausts me. When she is awake I have to be in her site A L L the time. I bring toys into the office or put a movie on for her and she still won't let me sit at the computer. She has to be on my lap moving the mouse around or punching the keyboard.
SO....
I journal at night when she is sleeping or during her naps. And lets be honest now. During her nap(s) I'm cleaning or napping too. And at night...well, I'm once again cleaning or don't want to get crap from Tyson about being on the computer and not spending time with him. Blah blah, boo hoo honey.
But really, I'm human. This is life. I will get caught up soon.

So that's it. That's why.

But tonight I have a goal of journaling at least a few things that happened in December. Let's see if that really will happen. Maybe. Maybe not.
(ps, I started this entry during Emmrys nap and am now just finishing it at 8:13pm, because she is in bed of course).