Sorry MN folks...While you guys are staying indoors because of the extreme cold, we are out having fun! It's been beautiful here and we are taking advantage. There is a lot that we miss about Minnesota but the weather is not one of them! Colder than the South Pole? No thanks!
Things happening around here include Miss Ashley standing next to drawers and pulling them out. She loves as she tips back a bit then peers over the drawer to see what she can find (and proceed to throw on the floor)!
Ashley and Trevor LOVE to go to the library. Trevor carries his bag in and fills it with books (his current favorite is called Pig Boy....) and both kids love all of the activities to do. Ashley is getting quite good at puzzles and magnet things!
The wagon that Nana Jeanne and Papa Steve gave the kids at Christmas is a continuing favorite! If you get anywhere near the garage in which is stored, Ashley will beg and squeal until she gets to sit in it. Even if she doesn't get to go anywhere, she still loves it. Lucky for her, most days we go to the mailbox in it!
On the days Trevor doesn't have tennis or soccer, you can find us at the community park from about 4:15-5:15. One day on our way home we had a friendly coyote keep pace with us for a bit before running ahead. Um, scary!
Ashley continues to prefer crawling over walking by herself. Although she recently started walking behind 'walker toys' and walking with just one hand from an adult! The little stinker though has decided that walking/pushing toys around the tile floor is her preferred method of transportation as of lately!
She is doing a great job sleeping lately! She puts herself to sleep at nap-time now too and the girl is a heavy sleeper. One day Mommy had to go in to wake her up to get big brother from school and there was a big drool pile! Her little tush up in the air is just too precious!
If Trevor is sitting on my lap, Ashley (otherwise known as Miss Diva) throws a bit of a fit. We have to remind her that Mommy has more than enough room for her two babies. And thanks hubby for taking the picture at just the right angle to make it look like Sara (I) actually have cheek bones! ;-)
Uncle Jim and family gave Trevor a Ziggle for Christmas and boy does he love it! You can find him and Mommy playing chase in the courtyard frequently and he laughs and laughs doing double and triple circles with it! Just don't tell Ashley it isn't hers too :)
We're big fans of Albertsons new kids grocery carts. Much easier to push than the ones with the cars on the front and we can keep an eye on the kids while shopping. Trevor loves to go to Albertsons too for donuts! The kid can eat...he must be going through a growth spurt!
We had fun going to Olivia's 4th birthday party although it was a bit weird not having Nicci and Mike and kids around for the festivities. On the way there Brian realized that the house he grew up in was nearby so they drove by and had Trevor stand in front so that we could get a pic!
Trevor finally used some of his piggy bank money to make his first purchase. He had been wanting a specific rocket ship for quite sometime! And when he didn't get it for his birthday or Christmas, he asked if he could get it with his 'monies' - sure! He was so proud picking it out and then paying all by himself!
We met Grandma Pauline and Papa John at Sweet Tomatoes (otherwise known to Trevor as the place where you get your own food). Well, we did an experiment to see how Ashley would do with dairy and what a great place for a free for all of dairy filled foods! She loved the mac and cheese, muffins, pizza. The girl can eat!
And Trevor certainly doesn't mind double-fisting desserts. He is his Mama's kid afterall!
Mommy took Ashley in to the doctor to do a weight check because she seems to be doing great with eating and just wanted to make sure the scaled agreed. Well we learned that she's up to 19lbs 13oz so over a pound and a half in 6 weeks. Yep, she's doing just fine! We talked at length to Dr. Siegel (who also is a neighbor) and agreed that we'd start testing dairy hidden in foods and if she tolerated that in a few weeks to try drinking milk. He also said to wean when we're ready and we'll figure out the milk issue, if there is one. There are alternatives he likes such as goats milk and hemp milk. It would just be nice if she can take down a glass of whole milk without issue so we don't have to worry about what to do when we are at a restaurant for example! So....here goes nothing. Goal is to be fully weaned by Valentine's Day and then Mommy and Daddy are taking a getaway!!
Oh the best part...knowing that she is gaining weight without issue, Mommy is for sure cutting out any nighttime feeding! She's been waking up once and Mommy will feed her and put her right back to bed (4 minute process top) but no more. Praying she just stops waking up so we don't have to do any sleep training. Although it's hard because her top 2 i-teeth (canines) are popping through so she's probably waking up and wanting to nurse for comfort. Won't be so easy to do that when she's weaned but it's time! And seriously, this girl is a teething machine! Molars were all in before she turned one and now all 4 i-teeth will be in before turning 15 months! They say those usually pop through between 16 and 23 months!!! Such an overachiever :)
