We got a swing for Corbin this weekend. He has outgrown the baby swing and needed something new. Adam wanted to get him a single rope swing with a little seat. So here it its. He loves it and figured out how to get on all by himself after not much time at all.
Batman now makes an appearance here instead of Corbin. He got a new bat signal this weekend during some art time with daddy.
Almost every day some form of jammies makes it's appearance in each outfit for the day. It's not worth the fight.
We put up the baby swing for Eliza tonight. I will get some pictures of that soon too :-)
I found some super cute matching Jammies on Old Navy a while ago. Eliza is finally big enough to wear them. Corbin thought it was super cool to wear the same jammies as Ellie.
Hmm.... this look is pretty normal these days. What can I get away with before mom or dad notice. We have taken to saying "If you feel like doing something to Ellie, make her laugh instead of cry." It's been sort-of working.
On another note... I am mourning the death of the nap. Ugh. It's not completely gone but it's on its way out. In the last two weeks we have had about 2-3 naps. I am still doing the whole nap routine and he needs to stay in him room for about an hour and a half. He can read and then play quietly. He usually reads for about 30 min to an hour then needs to go to the bathroom and then wants to play puzzles or something. We are working on not coming down till his clock says 3:00. It's been mostly working. The hard part is changing the schedule on the other side of nap... getting dinner, bath, and bedtime moved up. I will keep you updated.
10 months and full of spunk! I was holding a week old baby the other day and you crawled up to me and wanted to get up in my lap and I realized you are no longer my baby! You are growing into a little girl. You seemed gigantic! Some days having two kids is the hardest thing in the whole world but then I look at you while you are nursing or when you smile up at me and I feel so lucky to have you in my life. I love you soo much. I love your brother so much. The two of you drive me bonkers some days but then others you give each other kisses or follow him around and it just melts my heart. Thank you for being MY little baby, Eliza!
You want to be just like your brother. We got a new bike trailer for the two of you (our Chariot only holds one kiddo). You wanted to climb in and go for a ride so badly. But we didn't have a helmet for you yet. So Buppa Bert is ordering you one. We found a cheap old helmet at the store the other day to get you used to wearing it and to have an extra one on hand if we need it. You are obsessed with Corbin's old tricycle. Then you were at someones house the other day and they had a push toy that you loved. So we went out and got a used one for you.
You have hardly gotten any new toys, just Corbin's old ones. We have a push wagon but it goes too fast for you to walk with (the resistance piece is worn from big kids pushing it). You have shown little or no interest in walking with anything. You cruise around the couches and tables and other things but don't want to walk or stand on your own. Until now! This little push toy is awesome for you! Of course, Corbin wants to play with it too. This makes you a little mad.
You have just recently started to respond back and get angry when Corbin does something to you. You will get him back one of these days. When you are not angry with him, you just watch everything he does, like climb up the slide. You now love going down the slide!
You turn around and go backwards down the stairs, the trampoline, and now the slide. You are a pretty daring and tough little girl! You just figured out how to make the trampoline bounce. It is so cute. You sit on your knees and make it go up and down. You just giggle and get the biggest grin on your face. I love it.
You love to crawl around in the grass and be outside. You are not putting as much in your mouth, which is good. You have become a little more fussy and picky with food too. We have discovered an expensive thing you love. Squeezable food. You just take one of those little pouches and suck it down. I have tried to make some smoothies for you so you can drink them on your own. It works a little but not as much as those little squeeze pouches.
You are sleeping through the night almost all nights now. You are going to bed around 7pm give or take some time. You had been waking up around 6:30 or 7 am but these last few mornings you have woken up at 5:15 and not gone back to sleep. It's so light out and the birds are singing you want to start your day, silly girl. Then you nap around 9 am or so. Then again at 2ish, after Corbin goes to bed. Your naps are not quite as long as I would like and I sometimes have to wake you up to go somewhere but you are finally getting the hang of it!
You are nursing about 4 times a day; in the morning, after morning nap, a little before afternoon nap, sometimes after you wake up and then again before bed. You have a little lovey like Corbin's, and a music horse that we play before you go to sleep and a sound machine. You are finally liking to read books instead of just eat them.
You continue to give us lots of smiles and we are enjoying watching see your personality come out. I am curious to know what these next few months bring! I can see your little brain working so hard on some of the signs we have been teaching you. You know nurse, dog, all done, and are working on more, diaper change, water and a few others. We love you little Ellie!
Usually Erin is great at giving haircuts. I start, she finishes. We've done the same with Corbin. I hate paying for haircuts, and haven't for years.
Tonight was haircut night.
Yeah, We look pretty good.
Except, tonight Erin also decided it was time I pay for haircuts.
Mother Hubbard.
I didn't tell Erin I had already taken off the length guide thingy. She didn't look. And so.
I usually go 1/4 inch. So we went over again with 1/8, which is really short, by the way. Now it doesn't look quite as bad, but it still looks...bad. And you can see my C-3P0 on/off switch more, which I don't really mind.
Anyway, my students should enjoy it tomorrow.
I thought about just taking a black Sharpie and writing "hairror."
We have had a rough week of being sick and stuck at home last week. And then for some reason as Corbin gets better, he reverts into a whiny, temper-tantrum throwing, attention getting, driving mommy crazy kid. But today we had a great day. Even dinner while dad was at soccer was good. This is what I came back into the kitchen after leaving too...
Batman now makes an appearance here instead of Corbin. He got a new bat signal this weekend during some art time with daddy. 
Almost every day some form of jammies makes it's appearance in each outfit for the day. It's not worth the fight.
We put up the baby swing for Eliza tonight. I will get some pictures of that soon too :-)
Hmm.... this look is pretty normal these days. What can I get away with before mom or dad notice. We have taken to saying "If you feel like doing something to Ellie, make her laugh instead of cry." It's been sort-of working.
