4 month check up

Today was my 4 month check up. All's good. I actually lost 2 pounds this month. Last month she yelled at me and told me to stop eating carbs. Well, I didn't stop, but I didn't eat much of any rice or pasta for the month. And it must work. So, for the past month Kevin has only gotten a meat and a vedgie for dinner and he's going to keep getting that for as long as I'm prego. haha Oh well, gotta do what I've gotta do.

Potty in the bath

Ok, mom told me I should have taken a picture of this, but I would not. It was icky. Mary was in the bath tub and I was in my room. I can sit on the bed and watch her play. So, the phone rang and I went to get it. All of a sudden I hear Mary "poopie poopie". SO, I go to look and sure enough there are poopies floating in the water. ICKY! So, she wants out. Well, duh, so would I. Now I have to get her out, get her dressed and then go back and clean up the poopies in the water. Boy, was that fun. NOT!

Walking Friends

Today was super cute at our walking group. At the end we let the kids out to play while we finished up our work out. The girls seemed to just automatically play together. It was super cute. There was a new girl today, who is almost 4, who Mary loved. Then there is Ava, in the brown shirt, who is about the same age as Mary. The older girl in the orange is the director's daughter. They all decided to walk back to the park holding hands. It was a long slow walk, but they all made it by helping each other get there. So much fun making new friends!

Swim Play Date

Today we went over to Paytin's house to go swimming at their community pool. It was fun. The kiddy pool was kinda cool and she didn't really want to be in there. Then she spotted the hot tub with bubbles. Well, if there's bubbles, there's Mary. So, she went that way. It was kinda too hot for her. I didn't like the temp so I let her sit on the side and put her feet in and play with the bubbles. Then we decided to check out the big pool. It was a bit warmer and so I then went in with her. She likes to just play on the steps, but I kept pulling her out to get her to kick and such. She needs to get more comfortable out in the water then just on the steps. We're working on it. But she still has fun. We stayed for about an hour and a half and then we decided it was nap time. So back we went to change clothes and get on our way home to nap. Mommy needed a nap too. = )

TV Tray

I know all the books say to not let your kids eat in front of the TV. Well, it helps keep from going crazy. It if weren't for that I would not get anything done or get her to eat anything. Usually I pull the big high chair over to the tv and she will eat in that. But, today she saw her little chair and wanted to eat in that. Ok, whatever you want kid. I put it where she wanted and she sat down, buckled herself in and put the try on. Then she said "hungry girl". I went and made her some mac n cheese. She ate almost the whole thing. She doesn't usually do that. If this is what it takes to get her to eat, I'm all for it. Not that I want it to be a habit, but for now it's what works.

New Bed!

This is Mary's new bed we are trying to transition her out of the crib with. It is totally cool. IT folds small and goes in this cool travel bag. The pillow and sleeping bag are all attached so they won't get lost or fall off.
So, yesterday we thought we would try to have her take her nap in it. At nap time Kevin moved the crib and put the bed in it's place. That way we could see her in the monitor. We watched her and she did lay there. She moved and moved. Then she realized there was a box of toys right at her head, which we forgot to move. SO, let's play with the toys. Ok, she'd take a toy and play and then lay down. Maybe she'll get tired and go to sleep. NOPE! She then figured out she could get out. So she got out and went and got a stuffed animal and climbed back in bed and played with it. The nap was not going to happen. I sent Kevin upstairs to move the crib back and put her in to take a nap. She didn't really put up a fight. Laid right down and went to sleep.
Today we tried again. I moved the crib and put out the new bed. I got her all situated and said "no playing" and kissed her and closed the door. I went into the other room and watched her in the monitor. She laid there and moved to get comfortable. Well, I had the bed moved just to where I could not see her head in the monitor, so that made it a little difficult. But, she wasn't moving out of bed or playing. She was still for a bit so I went and quietly opened the door and peaked in. She was ASLEEP!! It was great! So, she slept for a good two hours. AT that point she sat up and put her head at the other end of the bed and went back to sleep for another 15 minutes. Once she was up she got out of bed and climbed up on her stuffed animal chair. I went in to go get her and she was sitting there in the middle of the animals looking like she was not awake yet.
So, we made it through a nap. I'm not sure if we will have her sleep there tonight or what, but we'll see what she says.

Making new Friends

Today we got to meet our new neighbor. They are renting the house next to us. It is a nice young man, single with two kids 7 and 2. They were out in the backyard playing and we were too. The little one, Milani, heard Mary and wanted to come play so they came on over. It was perfect. They played nicely today. Well, for Mary it was nice. We still have a lot of learning to do about sharing. BUT, it looks like now we'll have more opportunity to practice. Milani will turn two August 31st. So, she is almost two months younger, but it is perfect to have a play mate next door. They will be around every other weekend. The way we are home on weekends, that will be perfect.