3-0

Lillie 3, Mom 0. Lil's peed in three pairs of panties so far in the potty training and has failed to go on the toilet. She's spent plenty time on the toilet, but to no avail. Then she begged to have a diaper on and immediately went #2. So, for now she's got a diaper back on til after naptime, when we'll try it again. I have realized that I might not have the patience to do this...

A Few More Firsts

So Lillie has had a few new experiences this week. The first was a big bummer, but we've made out okay. Lillie's right eye looked a little irritated over the weekend, but I just chalked it up to allergies or that she had gotten something in it. However, by Sunday night it was clear that there was something wrong. Her eye was more red and her eyelid had started to swell. The next morning, both eyes were crusted shut and so puffy she could hardly open them. After a trip to the doctor, we had to pick up prescription eye drops for conjunctivitis. Good ole pink eye. She isn't contagious any more and so far, neither Eric or I haven't gotten it. Fingers crossed.
Then today we had a couple new obstacles come our way. Lillie climbed out of her crib at nap time and opened the door to her room. These are two new things that didn't take her any effort at all. So the side of her crib came off and a plastic thingy was put around her door knob. She was too excited about her new freedom and didn't nap, which I think helped tonight because she went to bed without a peep well before her bed time. Let's hope all naps and bedtimes are as easy as it was tonight...wishful thinking, I know.
The last new adventure is that I have decided to give potty training a real try. I put Lillie on the potty in the living room tonight after dinner. She didn't go, but I put on "big girl panties" afterward with hopes that we would try again in an hour before putting her to bed. Well, she had maybe had her panties on two minutes before she had peed on the carpet, three feet from the potty. And no, it wasn't like she was trying to make it to the potty or anything like that. Anyway, the wet leg was a bit shocking for her, I don't think she particularly liked it, so we'll try again tomorrow morning with the panties.
I was really tempted to cut up her binkies tonight too. You know, just get rid of all things baby about Lillie. But, I was exhausted by bedtime and I'm not completely ready to get kiss all chances of nap time goodbye, so we'll wait til she's used to her bed before I do that. Ch-Ch-Change!

Week Before Last

So I've gotten behind on my blogging. The Monday before last we woke up in the middle of the night to a 4.4 earthquake. Well...I woke up and of course Eric can sleep through anything, so I had to wake him up, but it was over before I could get my fat pregnant body out of bed. It's the third I've felt since moving here, and not the scariest, but I had a hard time going back to bed wondering if there would be anymore.
The next day, my sister and her family came down to vacation here in SoCal. We spent the next couple days at the beach and at disneyland. It was so fun having them here. Lillie loved playing with their boys and we're all excited that we'll be seeing them again in less than a month.
This last week was pretty uneventful until today. Today we were released from being nursery leaders. Eric gave the 2nd counselor a big old hug when he gave him the news. It had been a crazy day in nursery so he was happy to get the news. I was a little sad, it just happened so quickly. I'm sure a couple weeks from now when I'm SITTING quietly in RS, I'll be anything but sad. I am going to miss my fellow nursery workers and kids though.

Tidbits

So Eric picked up Toy Story and Toy Story 2 blu-ray editions at Toys-R-Us today for $7 each, super sweet deal. Anyway, one of the previews on the disk was for Beauty and the Beast, which I have been waiting to be re-released since I was married. That's 7 YEARS. I have been waiting for this movie for 7 YEARS. 6 moves, 3 universities, and 2 (by the time it's released) children later, I will finally add this to my Disney collection. I'm giddy with excitement. Eric has bugged me about buying Disney movies for the 5 childless years of our marriage, but now it's paying off, because Lil loves them, especially the princesses!

Oh and after dinner tonight, roasted red pepper sauce and pasta and parmesan crusted asparagus, I cleared off all the dinner dishes, but noticed that some of the sauce had gotten on the table. I was being lazy and left the spots to be cleaned up later. A little while later Lillie came up to me with a orange Clorox wipe that she'd used to wipe up the pasta sauce on the table. "Cleamup, Mommy". That's really the first time that she's cleaned unprovoked. She likes to "help" me clean but she did this all by herself. I was so proud! It needed to be documented.

Great Deal for Little Girls

My sister alerted me to this amazing deal! Croc brand mary jane shoes for $8, free shipping. They don't have all sizes and only have black or mango for colors, but seriously, such an amazing deal. These shoes are perfect for the park or the beach or whatever!

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Mixed Tape

Today Eric and I decided to do some spring cleaning and so we went through a huge CD case full of old burnt mixed CDs that we haven't listened to in YEARS. While going through, I noticed that we didn't have any idea what was on the CDs. Eric was a champ at naming CDs so that we always knew exactly what we would be listening to. Some of the best were:

Pimp Mix 1-3
Awesome
Rocky Road
E's MP3s
Luv Songs
Eric's Misc Mix
Say What?
Amazing
One that just had a Spongebob Sticker on it

Do you have any clue what songs/CDs would be found on them??? Cuz we don't!

as you wish....

We were all sad to see our favorite albino booted from american idol. Ok, not that sad but seriously, does nobody else see the resemblance?

Nail Spa

 

Lillie loves to have her toenails painted and tonight Daddy was happy to oblige with a lovely shade of purple. Unfortunately for Lil, he didn't accept her offer to paint his toenails.

Girls Morning Out

Last Saturday I went with a group of girls from my building to breakfast and to get pedicures. We went to this fancy little restaurant that was so yummy, I want to go again... right now. Then we went to this nail salon and all used this sparkly red nail polish that reminded me of Dorothy's ruby slippers. So fun and definitely exactly what I was needing. Thanks to all the husbands for letting us have this girl time. We are gonna have to do it again soon!

Recognize this Guy?

A while ago we went out to dinner with friends at Fuddruckers. While Eric was in line, he noticed this little guy in line behind him, who turned out to be Manny, from Modern Family. We really like the show and think Manny is so funny! Anyway, in person he was so sweet and so small. I felt gigantic standing next to him. Anyway, this is my first legit celebrity encounter. Good eye, Eric!

Rain, Rain

Seattle, Summer 03

So it's been raining here in SoCal a lot this winter. And I won't lie, most of the time, I love the change in weather, sunny days can get old. I love the sound of rain, it is so soothing, and I love how instantly green it makes the landscape. But, and this is a big but. I have now decided that I cannot live somewhere where there is a ton of rain. It is not condusive to getting out of the house. You can't play at the park, go to the beach, go to amusement parks, or the zoo. You cannot go on walks or bike rides when it is pouring outside. This was not a big deal when I was childless, but now this is a biggie. It cuts out most of our outings. And Lillie and I need to get out. I have always loved Seattle and still do. I just don't know now if I could live there... sigh. Oh and I've also decided I can't live somewhere where there's long winters and a lot of snow. This is really narrowing down my options...

Look What I Made!

So there is this blog... it's listed under my crafty blogs as MADE. And it is done by a girl that used to live in my stake but has since moved away. Anyway, she is the reason, her and Lillie, that I got into sewing about a year and a half ago. She makes amazing things, especially clothing for her kids. I've copied more than a couple of the skirts and dresses that she's made. One time I ran into her at a stake event but I was too starstruck to go talk to her about sewing. You could say she was my first celebrity sighting, I was as giddy as a school girl... Now, back to her blog.
This past month she has focused her blogging on homemade things for boys. Perfect timing for me. I have been so afraid to try sewing pants, but I went out on a limb today and made these pants for Baby Boy to wear to church. They are a wool suiting material, pockets are lined with brown knit and is stitched with orange thread. Once Baby Boy comes, I'm gonna hem them to length. Anyway, I think I'm going to have to try this again!

The Tank

I don't want our second child to feel left out from the blog, so this post will be about him. I went to the doctor at the end of last week for my 24 week visit. I've got traces of protein in my urine, which worries both the doctor and I a little bit. It's something that needs to be watched for my next visit. I measured 30 inches, which is 6 inches bigger than I should, again. Because I haven't gained extra weight, the doctor says it probably just means that I will be having a BIG baby. I always measured right on for Lillie and I never had traces of protein, so this time is differing from last. I'm not all that jazzed about having a big baby, because of complications last time, the doctor has said from the beginning that I'd have to have a c-section if the baby was too big... not what I want. I wasn't worried back then, Lillie wasn't all that big, but I am now. Baby has earned the nickname "Tank". He's an active little guy and when he's kicking me at midnight, keeping me awake, I am reminded of the severe lack of sleep that accompanies newborns and I am scared. It was hard enough last time, when I could nap when Lillie did, but this time will be extra hard if my toddler is not napping or if they don't nap at the same time. Somehow people do it over and over again, so I'm sure I'll survive. I've been finding a lot of ideas on blogs of things that I want to make before the baby comes, blankets, clothing, crib bedding, etc. I wonder if I'll get any of it done. Next week I have to do the glucose test. Super yucky. And diabetes could be a reason for both the protein and large baby, so I'm a little nervous. Fingers crossed!

7 Years Ago

Seven years ago, Eric proposed to me in his apartment, spur of the moment. He had written this beautiful poem and placed it in a book with the ring in it, pages cutout in the shape of the ring. He was planning on proposing but not that night or in his apartment. It's not the most romantic sounding story, but it was actually really great. I just wish that I hadn't been wearing a ratty old t-shirt, or equally as bad, trying to cover it up with a blanket for the picture, because that looks lame too. Love you, Eric! Thanks for the 7 wonderful years!

Day Three- Morro Bay and Gum Wall

Day three was Sunday and Valentine's Day. We went to a sacrament meeting in San Louis Obispo and made a stop by the mission and the gum wall before heading to Morro Bay. The gum wall was disgusting and interesting. I swear it had a faint minty smell... yucky. But we stuck our gum up, snapped a couple pics and headed to Morro Bay. We trecked out to the "jetty" to watch the waves breaking on the rocks. Because there was a high surf advisory, we saw some massive waves. It was beautiful. The girls had a blast throwing rocks into the water too, so everyone was happy. It was the perfect ending to our trip.

Poor guy, he's about to get REALLY wet. Ha ha.

Day Two- San Louis Obispo

So day two didn't start off as great as we would have liked. We had noticed the night before that Lillie had a rash on her legs. I gave her some benadryl and she went to bed. The next morning she was covered in hives, head to toe. So we spent some time in Urgent Care, and didn't find out anything we didn't already know. She's allergic to something, but we don't know what. It was so sad, she was bothered a little by them, especially her feet and it hurt her to walk. But we continued on our journey up the coast, stopping at the Neverland Ranch and Pismo Beach before reaching Morro Bay and finally San Louis Obispo. Pismo Beach was crazy because we were able to drive along on the beach and we saw some awesome wind surfing. It was windy and cold so we didn't spend much time outside the car. Morro Bay was a cute little town, we went through an aquarium (that title is stretching it) and watched the sunset. That night Eric surprised me by taking me to a local playhouse to celebrate Valentine's Day. It was packed and was actually pretty good. They followed the play with a vaudeville act that was hilarious!

Day One- Santa Barbara

We had a very long weekend and so we decided to take a trip up the coast with our friends, Brad, Shanell and Hallie. The first day we spent in Santa Barbara, first eating lunch by the beach, then heading to the zoo and finishing off the day bicycling down the beach and onto the pier. The pizza parlor was so good, we ate there twice, the zoo was amazing, I caught myself saying that over and over, and the sunset on the water so spectacular. I was really worried that because we had had such a great first day, that the rest of the weekend would be a let down, but it just kept getting better and better!

These monkeys some how escaped!

Lillie had an unfortunate encounter with a rogue wave that knocked her off her feet. So she was stuck wearing nothing but my jacket for the rest of the ride, but did amazingly well, since it wasn't super warm.