In other news, here's a thought-provoking and inspirational video about body image:
And here's another video showing Rose entertaining herself. Who knew socks could be so much fun?!?
Here's hoping for sunny, warm days in the near future!
Thursday, April 18, 2013
random thoughts
In other news, here's a thought-provoking and inspirational video about body image:
And here's another video showing Rose entertaining herself. Who knew socks could be so much fun?!?
Here's hoping for sunny, warm days in the near future!
Sunday, April 14, 2013
51 weeks - standing!
This is going to be a relatively short weekly update. I had a LONG week at work and I'm still not entirely refreshed to face another week. Plus, I want to conserve my energy since Rose's first birthday is only a week away!!!
This week, Rose has continued to ask for opportunities to sit on the potty:
But only for tinkles, not for toots.
As you can see, she also has been enjoying her wooden ring stacker:
She has started sticking out her tongue when she's excited (like, to be crawling toward Mommy):
She has also begun giving her stuffed animals and the cats hugs!
She LOVES reading. This morning she kept bring me books to read:
Then this happened:
Isn't she brave and strong and well-balanced? Yes, I'm a proud mama.
Have a great week, everyone!
This week, Rose has continued to ask for opportunities to sit on the potty:
But only for tinkles, not for toots.
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| (Keepin' it real.) |
As you can see, she also has been enjoying her wooden ring stacker:
She has started sticking out her tongue when she's excited (like, to be crawling toward Mommy):
She has also begun giving her stuffed animals and the cats hugs!
She LOVES reading. This morning she kept bring me books to read:
Then this happened:
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| Yes, it's the Big Red Barn book. Again. |
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| Wait a minute...are you...standing??? |
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| OMG! Rose is standing! |
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| I'm so proud of you, Rose! |
Have a great week, everyone!
Friday, April 12, 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013
April?!
#firstworldproblems
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
50 weeks
Can you believe how close we are to Rose's first birthday?!? One year ago I was freaking out about when Rose would arrive (she came with perfect timing), nine months ago I was freaking out about returning to work (I've since been promoted), six months ago I was worried she wouldn't roll over (now she's almost walking), and now I'm trying to relax and enjoy our time together since it all seems to work out in the end. :)
This past week Rose got to spend lots of time with several of her grandparents!
Ninja came to town Monday through Thursday. She brought along a "see and say" that Rose totally loves.
Grammy took care of Rose on Thursday afternoon, as per usual. (No picture, sorry!) Rose loves seeing Grammy on Thursdays, and we are so appreciative of the time they get to spend together! (Thanks, Marsha!)
Friday night we went up to the cabin, where Rose got to spend some good time with Grandpa Fly and Grandma Roles. Grandpa showed her all the photos of her cousins ...
...and Grandma helped her learn to crawl up the stairs! Rose also enjoyed pointing out all the knots in the wood to Grandma.
Rose also loved the big fish pillow at the cabin. She is her father's daughter, after all.
We came home early on Saturday afternoon, so we took our weekly photos at home, as usual. (Only two more weeks of weekly photos!) Rose has been enjoying "cruising"...
...and walking (with assistance). Any bets on when she'll take her first solo steps?
I had a couple other really cute pictures to upload, but after multiple attempts yesterday and today I'm just going to give up and direct you to our most recent Snapfish album instead. Scroll to the end of the album to see her making her adorable "where?" gesture, to see her stealing her dad's glasses, and to see her clapping for herself as she plays with the potty. For the past month or so she's been loving reading her Potty book, watching me go potty while she's in the bathtub, and playing with her potty seat in the living room. Then for the last couple weeks we've been setting her (fully clothed) on her potty seat while we read books. Sunday, just for kicks, we took her diaper off as we were reading - just a few minutes later, she peed in the potty! Whoa! Mostly I thought it was a fluke, but then she did it again tonight! Now, I have no unrealistic expectations that she'll be potty trained by a year old or anything like that, but I'm hoping we can just continue to give her positive experiences with the potty. It can't hurt, right?
Have a great week, everyone!
This past week Rose got to spend lots of time with several of her grandparents!
Ninja came to town Monday through Thursday. She brought along a "see and say" that Rose totally loves.
Grammy took care of Rose on Thursday afternoon, as per usual. (No picture, sorry!) Rose loves seeing Grammy on Thursdays, and we are so appreciative of the time they get to spend together! (Thanks, Marsha!)
Friday night we went up to the cabin, where Rose got to spend some good time with Grandpa Fly and Grandma Roles. Grandpa showed her all the photos of her cousins ...
Rose also loved the big fish pillow at the cabin. She is her father's daughter, after all.
We came home early on Saturday afternoon, so we took our weekly photos at home, as usual. (Only two more weeks of weekly photos!) Rose has been enjoying "cruising"...
...and walking (with assistance). Any bets on when she'll take her first solo steps?
I had a couple other really cute pictures to upload, but after multiple attempts yesterday and today I'm just going to give up and direct you to our most recent Snapfish album instead. Scroll to the end of the album to see her making her adorable "where?" gesture, to see her stealing her dad's glasses, and to see her clapping for herself as she plays with the potty. For the past month or so she's been loving reading her Potty book, watching me go potty while she's in the bathtub, and playing with her potty seat in the living room. Then for the last couple weeks we've been setting her (fully clothed) on her potty seat while we read books. Sunday, just for kicks, we took her diaper off as we were reading - just a few minutes later, she peed in the potty! Whoa! Mostly I thought it was a fluke, but then she did it again tonight! Now, I have no unrealistic expectations that she'll be potty trained by a year old or anything like that, but I'm hoping we can just continue to give her positive experiences with the potty. It can't hurt, right?
Have a great week, everyone!
Monday, April 8, 2013
Monday, April 1, 2013
First haircut!
Before (side):
Before (front):
Prepping:
During:
After:
Before (front):
Prepping:
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| "I'm not sure about this smock thing, Mommy..." |
During:
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| "Yep, I hate it!" |
After:
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| "Thank heavens that's over!" |
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| (And it only took a bottle and jar of Puffs as a bribe!) |
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