After a bath... She loves taking baths.
Monday, October 26, 2009
It's Ellie Time
Ellie is such a great baby. This was taken tonight under her play gym. I think she's tough like her Mommy. She doesn't let the fact that she has a stuffy nose stop her from smiling. :)
After a bath... She loves taking baths.
After a bath... She loves taking baths.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
The Girls' Room
Now that we have the bunk beds, Ellie will make the big move into her new room with Charlotte. I'm a little nervous but she's outgrowing the bassinet and is sleeping fairly well at night. The past 2 nights have been what I would consider through the night. Friday night she slept from about 11pm til 8am and last night it was 11pm til 5:30, had a quick bottle and back to sleep until after 8 again. Hopefully they won't wake each other.
We took Charlotte's crib apart and set Ellie's up. Ellie's crib is 21 years old, it was my cousin Jonathan's which then went to Allison, then to Daniel, then to Owen and now to Ellie. It's a little bit bigger than Charlotte's was but I like it better. Not only does it have a little sentimental value but is also has lots of drawers. When you're putting two kids in the same room, this obviously comes in handy. Stephe and Jim had to replace a few bolts or screws or something since it had been put together and taken apart so many times but it's still in decent shape and seems very sturdy. (Charlotte used to play with the mini-blinds in the mornings and they're in rough shape. I think I'll replace them with some pleated shades at some point in the near future.)
Unfortunately, they don't make the crib comforter in twin size. However, I was pretty happy with the bedding I found for the bunks. There's a little more pink in the new comforter but I don't think it stands out as drastically different. To me, it just makes the room go from uni-sex to more girly. :)
We took Charlotte's crib apart and set Ellie's up. Ellie's crib is 21 years old, it was my cousin Jonathan's which then went to Allison, then to Daniel, then to Owen and now to Ellie. It's a little bit bigger than Charlotte's was but I like it better. Not only does it have a little sentimental value but is also has lots of drawers. When you're putting two kids in the same room, this obviously comes in handy. Stephe and Jim had to replace a few bolts or screws or something since it had been put together and taken apart so many times but it's still in decent shape and seems very sturdy. (Charlotte used to play with the mini-blinds in the mornings and they're in rough shape. I think I'll replace them with some pleated shades at some point in the near future.)
Unfortunately, they don't make the crib comforter in twin size. However, I was pretty happy with the bedding I found for the bunks. There's a little more pink in the new comforter but I don't think it stands out as drastically different. To me, it just makes the room go from uni-sex to more girly. :)
Early Winter - First Snow October 15, Second Snow Oct 19
Ellie's face says what we're all thinking... "What the hell is going on?"
Lainey's face says what only she and Charlotte are thinking... "Yippee!! I get to run and roll around in the snow!!"
I actually had a teary little girl when she woke up to snow but couldn't go out to build a snowman. She just saw white and didn't understand that there wasn't enough yet.
Charlotte and Hunter are so silly!
Time for a "Big Girl" Bed
We finally moved Charlotte to a big girl bed. A friend of mine was selling her son's bunk beds for $100. Stephe had the best quote when I asked him if he thought it would be a good idea to buy them. "We have no room in this house, we may as well stack the beds on top of each other." I had to laugh when he said it because it's SO true. This was a great deal and when Ellie outgrows her crib, we're all ready. Now Charlotte can actually have friends sleep over if she wants too. Uncle Jim helped Stephe pick them up and put them together. Hunter quickly did the math in her head and couldn't wait to sleep over on the top bunk. The girls had so much fun together. Here they are goofing around, they were both super excited to see them all set up. Hunter's just being silly and Charlotte had to see what she would look like if she were sleeping. These two clowns crack me up.
The ladder just unhooks so we can leave it up on the top bunk when we don't want Charlotte climbing on it. Although she's already a pro.
The ladder just unhooks so we can leave it up on the top bunk when we don't want Charlotte climbing on it. Although she's already a pro.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Charlotte & Mommy Day
Charlotte and I spent the day together Sunday. It started out at a gymnastics b-day party for Cassidy. What a fun place! Here we are in a giant foam pit that we jumped in.
After the party, we hit the movies. It was Charlotte's first real movie (not counting the time Daddy took her before she turned 2). We saw Toy Story 1 and 2 in 3D. I was shocked that she made it through both movies and seemed to really enjoy herself. My plan was to just leave after the first movie but she wanted to go back in so we did. I'm pretty sure her favorite part was the popcorn. At one point, I looked over and she had her entire face literally IN the bag. So funny!!!
On the potty training front, she's doing fantastic. She hasn't had any poopy accidents but has peed a few times. I couldn't believe at the end of the day Sunday she was still TOTALLY dry, even being out all day doing fun things. She's also starting to get better at telling me when she has to go rather than me asking all the time. I think we're close to throwing out all the pullups after only 2 weeks!
After the party, we hit the movies. It was Charlotte's first real movie (not counting the time Daddy took her before she turned 2). We saw Toy Story 1 and 2 in 3D. I was shocked that she made it through both movies and seemed to really enjoy herself. My plan was to just leave after the first movie but she wanted to go back in so we did. I'm pretty sure her favorite part was the popcorn. At one point, I looked over and she had her entire face literally IN the bag. So funny!!!
On the potty training front, she's doing fantastic. She hasn't had any poopy accidents but has peed a few times. I couldn't believe at the end of the day Sunday she was still TOTALLY dry, even being out all day doing fun things. She's also starting to get better at telling me when she has to go rather than me asking all the time. I think we're close to throwing out all the pullups after only 2 weeks!
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