We had full and action packed weekend!
Saturday started out with a trip to the Morton Arboretum in Lisle to do some exploring of the walking paths and Animal Houses exhibit. We weren't able to walk and explore as much as we wanted because some of the prepared trails are cleared areas lined with wood chips and aren't conducive to a stroller. We still ad a great walk and got some wonderful ideas for sprucing up our backyard in the ground cover garden.
The rest of our Saturday was very uneventful... Mainly because Dave spent the afternoon working. BOO!
On Sunday, Dave and his Dad went to pick up our "new" freezer and got it set up in the garage. Emma spent some quality time on her swing for what may be the last time this fall. That afternoon, we went to Jack and Kyle's birthday party and everyone had a blast. The boys got a ton of cool gifts! Not long after we got home, we started seeing tornado warnings on the TV. While we never had bad storms here, it did rain and got super windy. The wind continued throughout Monday and it's down right chilly today...
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Project SHED and another notes
Last weekend was dedicated to eye appointments and getting our new storage shed put together.
We went to see Kris (one of Dave's good friends and our eye doctor) on Saturday. He gave my left eye a little extra attention because of the Bell's - he said everything looked good. The funny thing is that my eye sight has actually improved since we saw him last fall. I guess not staring at a computer for 8 hours a day 5 days a week has helped!
When we got home, Project storage shed went into high gear. Dave and his Dad got the area behind the garage ready for the shed. They actually put the shed together on Sunday. We haven't had time to put anything in there yet, but it will be so nice to create the extra space in our garage/house.
Emma had her second Tot Rock class this week. She did well, but she learned a bad habit from one of the other students. There was a little boy in class who was tall enough to reach the light switch, so he would drift away from the circle and go turn the lights off. Emma has now started climbing one of the kitchen chairs to do the same thing while I am trying to cook dinner at night. SIGH.....
Our poor little pumpkin has had a couple of rough nights this week. She is working on cutting all four of her eye teeth, so there were a couple of nights where the Tylenol and Oragel wore off in the middle of the night and she woke up very upset. She's been okay since then, but we can't help for feel bad for her.
We went to see Kris (one of Dave's good friends and our eye doctor) on Saturday. He gave my left eye a little extra attention because of the Bell's - he said everything looked good. The funny thing is that my eye sight has actually improved since we saw him last fall. I guess not staring at a computer for 8 hours a day 5 days a week has helped!
When we got home, Project storage shed went into high gear. Dave and his Dad got the area behind the garage ready for the shed. They actually put the shed together on Sunday. We haven't had time to put anything in there yet, but it will be so nice to create the extra space in our garage/house.
Emma had her second Tot Rock class this week. She did well, but she learned a bad habit from one of the other students. There was a little boy in class who was tall enough to reach the light switch, so he would drift away from the circle and go turn the lights off. Emma has now started climbing one of the kitchen chairs to do the same thing while I am trying to cook dinner at night. SIGH.....
Our poor little pumpkin has had a couple of rough nights this week. She is working on cutting all four of her eye teeth, so there were a couple of nights where the Tylenol and Oragel wore off in the middle of the night and she woke up very upset. She's been okay since then, but we can't help for feel bad for her.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Swingin!!
Back in the early part of the summer, we bought Emma a Little Tykes swing. When my parents were here in June, we made a trip to Home Depot and got the materials to hang the swing from one of the trees in our front yard. Dad climbed up into the tree and got everything set up and Emma HATED the swing.
For the rest of the summer, she would play with the swing when it was sitting in the entry way of the house. She loved to climb in and hang out. She even liked the swing when it was hanging in the tree... as long as we didn't try to put her in it!
We FINALLY had a swing break through! On Thursday, Emma and I were at the park and she was very curious about the swing set. She wanted to try the "big" swing, so I got her up there and we both held on as I gently guided her back and forth and she liked it!
We tried the Little Tykes swing on Thursday night and Emma liked that too! We were absolutely amazed... Even more amazing is that Emma actually asked to go swing on Friday afternoon and today we had her in the swing and she didn't want to stop!
For the rest of the summer, she would play with the swing when it was sitting in the entry way of the house. She loved to climb in and hang out. She even liked the swing when it was hanging in the tree... as long as we didn't try to put her in it!
We FINALLY had a swing break through! On Thursday, Emma and I were at the park and she was very curious about the swing set. She wanted to try the "big" swing, so I got her up there and we both held on as I gently guided her back and forth and she liked it!
We tried the Little Tykes swing on Thursday night and Emma liked that too! We were absolutely amazed... Even more amazing is that Emma actually asked to go swing on Friday afternoon and today we had her in the swing and she didn't want to stop!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Misc Notes and News
It's been a fairly quiet week or so around our house, but there were a few things of note...
On Friday, Emma gave me a little bit of a scare and I thought we might be having our first real tummy bug. There were 3 incidents in about an hour, but nothing after that. Since it was the weekend, I did call the pediatrician and was given notes about what to do. Poor kiddo had a weekend of very bland food and no milk until Saturday night, but she has been fine since then.
Saturday found Dave over at his parents helping to put up a small storage shed. Since the storage buildings were on sale at Menard's, we ended up going over there and bought one too. Once it's put up behind the garage, it will be really nice because some of the larger and less frequently used items and seasonal items will be able to move out of the garage and into the storage unit. That will give us a little more room throughout the house. WOO HOO!
Sunday was my first DAR meeting of the year. They are always enjoyable, but they fall right in the middle of the day which makes it seem like the day just slips away. Emma had a grandparent day on Sunday. Dave's Dad came over for a little while to help get our storage building picked up and the pieces stored in the garage. He and Dave also started site prep behind the garage. While I was at my meeting, Dave and Emma went over to his parents for a little while so Dave could then go get his haircut. We also ended up talking to my parents via Skype, which Emma loves. Unfortunately, she also loves pushing buttons on the computer and ended up hanging up on Mom and Dad and shutting down the computer! All of the "busy" made the weekend just fly by and Monday got here way too fast.
Today was Emma's first Park District class... We went to a 40 minute Tot Rock class. It was a fun session! There were about 15 kids and parents/caregivers in the group and we had great time watching the kids play, helping them play with musical instruments, sing nursery rhymes, and dance. We have 5 more Tot Rock classes this fall. If Emma continues to have fun, we will look into another class in the spring.
We've made a few changes to the weekday routine around here, mainly more time with the TV turned off. I'm not sure if it's the changes we've made or if it's just where Emma is on the developmental curve, but she has become much more affectionate lately and has been adding more words to the vocabulary. The newest additions are "apple juice" and "blueberries." Good luck understanding her if you don't know what she's going for, but it's neat to see her try. Emma has also continues to try using the potty, but we still aren't really pushing the issue.
On Friday, Emma gave me a little bit of a scare and I thought we might be having our first real tummy bug. There were 3 incidents in about an hour, but nothing after that. Since it was the weekend, I did call the pediatrician and was given notes about what to do. Poor kiddo had a weekend of very bland food and no milk until Saturday night, but she has been fine since then.
Saturday found Dave over at his parents helping to put up a small storage shed. Since the storage buildings were on sale at Menard's, we ended up going over there and bought one too. Once it's put up behind the garage, it will be really nice because some of the larger and less frequently used items and seasonal items will be able to move out of the garage and into the storage unit. That will give us a little more room throughout the house. WOO HOO!
Sunday was my first DAR meeting of the year. They are always enjoyable, but they fall right in the middle of the day which makes it seem like the day just slips away. Emma had a grandparent day on Sunday. Dave's Dad came over for a little while to help get our storage building picked up and the pieces stored in the garage. He and Dave also started site prep behind the garage. While I was at my meeting, Dave and Emma went over to his parents for a little while so Dave could then go get his haircut. We also ended up talking to my parents via Skype, which Emma loves. Unfortunately, she also loves pushing buttons on the computer and ended up hanging up on Mom and Dad and shutting down the computer! All of the "busy" made the weekend just fly by and Monday got here way too fast.
Today was Emma's first Park District class... We went to a 40 minute Tot Rock class. It was a fun session! There were about 15 kids and parents/caregivers in the group and we had great time watching the kids play, helping them play with musical instruments, sing nursery rhymes, and dance. We have 5 more Tot Rock classes this fall. If Emma continues to have fun, we will look into another class in the spring.
We've made a few changes to the weekday routine around here, mainly more time with the TV turned off. I'm not sure if it's the changes we've made or if it's just where Emma is on the developmental curve, but she has become much more affectionate lately and has been adding more words to the vocabulary. The newest additions are "apple juice" and "blueberries." Good luck understanding her if you don't know what she's going for, but it's neat to see her try. Emma has also continues to try using the potty, but we still aren't really pushing the issue.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
End of Summer
We had a nice, but busy Labor day weekend.
Saturday was my day to get my haircut, so Dave took Emma to the park. She had fun until she ran into a little boy bully who wouldn't let her even get on the play set. The kid;s Dad didn't do much about the behavior, so they left.
Sunday we were all at Julie's for Canasta. It was a lot of fun, even though Dave and I both lost more than we won.
Monday we were back a Julie's for a cook out. We had fun visiting with everyone and Emma had a blast playing with all the kids. Having two big days in a row was a lot for Emma and it showed. She didn't sleep that well Monday night and she wasn't all that excited about play group yesterday. She played and seemed to have fun, but she was definitely willing to leave after about 30 minutes.
It's hard to believe that another summer is in the books, especially since we didn't have much summery weather.
Saturday was my day to get my haircut, so Dave took Emma to the park. She had fun until she ran into a little boy bully who wouldn't let her even get on the play set. The kid;s Dad didn't do much about the behavior, so they left.
Sunday we were all at Julie's for Canasta. It was a lot of fun, even though Dave and I both lost more than we won.
Monday we were back a Julie's for a cook out. We had fun visiting with everyone and Emma had a blast playing with all the kids. Having two big days in a row was a lot for Emma and it showed. She didn't sleep that well Monday night and she wasn't all that excited about play group yesterday. She played and seemed to have fun, but she was definitely willing to leave after about 30 minutes.
It's hard to believe that another summer is in the books, especially since we didn't have much summery weather.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Emma's Big Bad Day
Yesterday after Emma and I went to the grocery store and got everything put away, we took her Fropper ride along toy outside to play. I wasn't sure it was a good idea, but I let her and we regretted it. The Fropper just isn't an outside toy and one of the front wheels got caught on a bump on the side walk. The Fropper tipped forward and Emma went over the handle bars; Thankfully, she didn't get hurt too badly. The fall scared both of us and she does have a scrape on her little nose, lip, and chin. There was no blood, so hopefully she'll be all better soon.
Later in the afternoon, we went to Yorktown Mall to have a mini "Girls outing" since Dave was at at Bears game for "Guys night." We took a walk around the mall and did the few things we needed to do at the mall before heading over to play. We were very disappointed in the play area because it just wasn't set up for younger children. The tree house and slide were really neat looking, but much too big for Emma. She did find a little play house for kids her age, but it was occupied by a VERY possessive little boy who decided he didn't want to share, so he pushed Emma hard enough that she fell down. It wasn't long after that when we left and headed for the food court and dinner. After dinner and more walking, we headed home.
Emma did have a few good parts to her day. She added a few words to her vocabulary: Grocery store and book, and she used the potty again like a big girl.
Later in the afternoon, we went to Yorktown Mall to have a mini "Girls outing" since Dave was at at Bears game for "Guys night." We took a walk around the mall and did the few things we needed to do at the mall before heading over to play. We were very disappointed in the play area because it just wasn't set up for younger children. The tree house and slide were really neat looking, but much too big for Emma. She did find a little play house for kids her age, but it was occupied by a VERY possessive little boy who decided he didn't want to share, so he pushed Emma hard enough that she fell down. It wasn't long after that when we left and headed for the food court and dinner. After dinner and more walking, we headed home.
Emma did have a few good parts to her day. She added a few words to her vocabulary: Grocery store and book, and she used the potty again like a big girl.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Potty Training?
We've pretty much gotten back into the swing of things post vacation and things have been pretty quiet. Last weekend we took a few things over to Julie's house for a garage sale. There wasn't a whole lot of traffic, but Dave and I did sell enough to pay for most of his workbench. The funny thing was, we actually came home with more than we took over...
Julie had some of her kids old things in the garage sale and we ended up getting some things for Emma. Thomas puzzles, a Thomas movie, several books, and a bear that plays peek-a-boo. Emma loves Thomas and even though she's too young for the puzzles now, the are definitely worth holding onto for her.
The exciting part of the weekend came on Sunday. I had come in from mowing the grass and was downstairs cooling off when Emma decided to come down too. She kept going to the hall bathroom and saying "bath" and since I thought she was just practicing her words, I kept telling her that yes it was the bathroom. Then she started doing a little dance outside the bathroom... squatting like a frog, the standing up, and then squatting again. I called Dave down to see her funny little dance and he had the idea to ask if she need to use the bathroom. Her response was to clap her hands and walk into the bathroom. So, we held her up there and she went #2 in the potty!! We were very proud of our big girl!
Sunday afternoon, Emma and I went to Target and got her a padded potty seat. She gets up there at least once a day and has gone #2 on there one time since Sunday. We aren't going to push potty training just yet, but we are going to keep an eye on Emma to encourage her if we catch her going. We have also gotten her the easy up trainers (the next stage from diapers) and a potty training book. We still need to get her a potty seat of her very own, but that will probably be our next trip to Target.
Julie had some of her kids old things in the garage sale and we ended up getting some things for Emma. Thomas puzzles, a Thomas movie, several books, and a bear that plays peek-a-boo. Emma loves Thomas and even though she's too young for the puzzles now, the are definitely worth holding onto for her.
The exciting part of the weekend came on Sunday. I had come in from mowing the grass and was downstairs cooling off when Emma decided to come down too. She kept going to the hall bathroom and saying "bath" and since I thought she was just practicing her words, I kept telling her that yes it was the bathroom. Then she started doing a little dance outside the bathroom... squatting like a frog, the standing up, and then squatting again. I called Dave down to see her funny little dance and he had the idea to ask if she need to use the bathroom. Her response was to clap her hands and walk into the bathroom. So, we held her up there and she went #2 in the potty!! We were very proud of our big girl!
Sunday afternoon, Emma and I went to Target and got her a padded potty seat. She gets up there at least once a day and has gone #2 on there one time since Sunday. We aren't going to push potty training just yet, but we are going to keep an eye on Emma to encourage her if we catch her going. We have also gotten her the easy up trainers (the next stage from diapers) and a potty training book. We still need to get her a potty seat of her very own, but that will probably be our next trip to Target.
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