Sunday, June 19, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
MLS ListingFun times at the School
We are very fortunate to live right near an elementary school, we go there frequently to play on the playground, run on the fields, etc. Tonight we brough Tessa's bike and Caroline's walker, both girls had a great time. (Tessa always wears a helmet when riding her bike, but tonight it got left at home, and there was not enough time to go home and get it.)
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
A Schedule (Finally)
At almost 6.5 months Caroline may possibly, finally, be getting on a schedule. Caroline has been absolutely unpredictable since birth. Just because she does something one day, does not mean she will do it the next, if anything it means quite the opposite. Obviously this has become frustrating...but clearly I have no control over what she will and will not do. But the past 3 days (yeah, I know its not that long), she has done the same thing everyday.
Her day goes something like this: Take a nap around 9:00. Most days this will have to be in the car, as I usually take Tessa somewhere in the morning, either to play or run errands. Awake by 10:00. And then, if we are out she will fall asleep on the way home, usually around 12:00. Today I was able to keep her awake, at home, til 12:40, she didnt like it. This is a longer nap, but she wakes up after 40 minutes, I run in there and feed her quick, and she'll go back to sleep for another hour to 90 minutes. Up around when Tessa gets up from her nap. And then another quick nap around 4:30.
The best part about this is that Caroline is finally going to sleep by herself, without insane amounts of screaming. I've been letting her cry-it-out for what seems like forever, off and on since she was 2 months old. She never seemed to get the hang of it, so I'd resort to feeding her, taking her in the car, whatever I had to do to get her to sleep. (We let Tessa cry around 4 months, and it took 3-4 days and it was EASY compared to Caroline.)
I'm really hoping Caroline can keep this up...but more than likely she'll change it up on me again tomorrow. Oh, and of course, we're all hoping she'll start sleeping through the night sometime soon (Tessa didnt until 7.5 months).
On the food front, Caroline is getting spoon-fed baby food at breakfast and dinner. She likes almost all fruits, I haven't bothered with the vegetables because they smell nasty. We never game them to Tessa either, and I think she's doing fine as far as her diet is concerned. Caroline also LOVES cheerios, so much so that she lunges for the box if I happen to pass it while holding her. And she likes Mum Mums, rice husks.
Anyway, we're hoping to list our house on Thursday (yup thats 1.5 days from now), so I've got lots to do tonight.
Pictures soon.
Her day goes something like this: Take a nap around 9:00. Most days this will have to be in the car, as I usually take Tessa somewhere in the morning, either to play or run errands. Awake by 10:00. And then, if we are out she will fall asleep on the way home, usually around 12:00. Today I was able to keep her awake, at home, til 12:40, she didnt like it. This is a longer nap, but she wakes up after 40 minutes, I run in there and feed her quick, and she'll go back to sleep for another hour to 90 minutes. Up around when Tessa gets up from her nap. And then another quick nap around 4:30.
The best part about this is that Caroline is finally going to sleep by herself, without insane amounts of screaming. I've been letting her cry-it-out for what seems like forever, off and on since she was 2 months old. She never seemed to get the hang of it, so I'd resort to feeding her, taking her in the car, whatever I had to do to get her to sleep. (We let Tessa cry around 4 months, and it took 3-4 days and it was EASY compared to Caroline.)
I'm really hoping Caroline can keep this up...but more than likely she'll change it up on me again tomorrow. Oh, and of course, we're all hoping she'll start sleeping through the night sometime soon (Tessa didnt until 7.5 months).
On the food front, Caroline is getting spoon-fed baby food at breakfast and dinner. She likes almost all fruits, I haven't bothered with the vegetables because they smell nasty. We never game them to Tessa either, and I think she's doing fine as far as her diet is concerned. Caroline also LOVES cheerios, so much so that she lunges for the box if I happen to pass it while holding her. And she likes Mum Mums, rice husks.
Anyway, we're hoping to list our house on Thursday (yup thats 1.5 days from now), so I've got lots to do tonight.
Pictures soon.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Very Behind...
We're working hard to get our house ready to put on the market...so needless to say pictures are piling up on my camera and they aren't getting posted. Hopefully soon. I've got pictures of lots of visitors.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Tessa's New Bed
We're in the process (quite the process) of getting the house ready to put on the market (hopefully next week). One of the things that was suggested was that we turn Tessa's toddler bed into a full size bed, to show that her room is big enough for that. And also so that we wouldnt have two "crib" rooms. Tessa was really excited about it when we first showed it to her, but the past day or so has been asking for her little bed back. Hopefully she forgets about it. We're trying to hype up the big bed as much as possible. And she does love tickle time with Caroline while on her bed. As well as the fact that now we will climb into bed and read her stories. Hopefully she will start to accept the change...
Oh, and yes, those are princess sheets...something I NEVER thought I'd buy...
Cutest Pirate
Tessa is attending "camp" at her nursery school for this week and next, Tue/Wed/Thurs. It is pirate themed. She loves pirates, one of her favorite shows these days is "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" on Disney.
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