Laundry Day

I can't believe Thanksgiving is in two days! We had a pretty good day today - having a tough time getting to bed right now, but c'est la vie. I put Sweetpea in the laundry basket and she actually enjoyed it, I think!

Sweetpea was in a screaming mood today and kept scaring her friend Noah. I'm attaching a video of one of her screams. She was doing this while Noah was sleeping so I tried to tell her no in a stern voice and, as you will see, she just laughed at me. Hopefully this is not a sign of things to come! :)

This will be my last post until after Thanksgiving - so I hope everyone enjoys their holiday!

Swimming Days No More

Sweetpea had her last swimming lesson Saturday. It started off good - she was kicking like crazy! But, after about 20 min. she decided she was done. It didn't help that she had not had a morning nap. So, we ended up leaving early. I think she really enjoyed the swimming, though. We'll have to take lessons again!

Daddy also got his last round of golf in Sunday - or so he says. I'm sure if the weather is nice one day he'll find a way to get out there again! :)

I finally got my haircut. It has been a long time. It was also nice to get out for a little bit while daddy babysat!

Now we're just trying to get ready for Thanksgiving - hopefully we don't forget anything! We are looking forward to seeing everyone!

Froggy

Here is Sweetpea reading one of her books that Nana Wulff got her. She really likes to make the frog croak, as you can see!

Brrr...It's Cold

It's getting really cold - there were flurries a little bit today! Here's a picture of Sweetpea in her snowsuit! She looks a little scared, but I think she was just confused as to why I was putting her in this suit and taking a picture.

Wednesday Sweetpea got her second, and final, flu shot. She took it like a champion, too! She only cried at first, but when I picked her up she was fine. She was a little cranky the rest of the day, so I gave her some tylenol and then she was fine.

Today we went grocery shopping and then she took a long nap. I decided to try and get back in shape, so I worked out while she was sleeping. I'm so out of shape! We had kindermusik tonight and Sweetpea was showing off how she can move forward now! She also made a new friend that she kept wanting to play with.

Have a great Friday tomorrow!!

Ready, set, go...

Sweetpea is getting closer to crawling - she can actually scoot forward now. She was scooting forward trying to get my laptop yesterday. Then I tried to tempt her with a toy and she wasn't interested in scooting anymore! We tried to work with her on the crawling, but I think we wore her out.
Saturday she had her swimming lesson and she was getting better about swimming on her back. It wasn't making her as mad! I also poured some water on her face to try and get her used to it and she didn't mind. I think she's definitely a waterbug! We switched her bathtub to the rubber ducky bath and she LOVES it!
Here is a video of her playing her piano today!

Friday at last!!

What a busy week! Wednesday morning I went to heat up water for my morning oatmeal and noticed that the water was not getting warm. I guess our microwave decided to die! I have never realized before how much I use that microwave - it has stunk not having it!! Wednesday we had a playdate in the morning. But, first I had to drive to my friend's house and return the peapod costume we had borrowed. Anyway, she lives about 25 miles away and I was over halfway there before I realized I had forgotten to put the costume in the car! I had remembered everything else except that, so we had to turn around and go back. Needless to say, Sweetpea had a long nap that morning in the car. Finally we ended up at this church where they have free playdates and Sweetpea had lots of friends her age, which was nice.
Thursday we had Kindermusik. Sweetpea is the youngest one in that class and all the other babies were all over the place Thursday crawling and walking. I could tell Sweetpea really wanted to join them because she kept trying to get on the floor and then she'd put herself in the crawling position. :)
Today we just stayed home all day. Sweetpea's friend Noah came over. Lately, Sweetpea has been into screaming (as you saw in a previous video). She's not mad or anything, just speaking her mind. Anyway, Noah does not like it. She kept screaming and he would start crying because it would startle him. So, I spent a lot of time trying to calm him down!
Here is a video of Sweetpea in her jumperoo. She was jumping really high tonight!

Happy Belated Bday!

Sweetpea turned 7 months yesterday! I can't believe how fast time is going. She's getting close to crawling - she'll lift up her body now into crawling position, but doesn't go anywhere yet.
Last night I got to go out and had a Mary Kay makeover done because I won some free MK at the Women's Lifestyle show awhile ago. That was nice! Dad enjoyed some time with Sweetpea, too!
Today we played with Sweetpea's friend Noah. He is getting to be a handful at 10 months. He's pulling himself up into standing position so he'll pull himself up on everything - now I have to kidproof a lot more carefully!
Here's a little video I took awhile ago - I was trying to get her rolling but once the camera was on she was just interested in getting ahold of it!

Weekend away - sorta

Aaron and I finally had a date night since Sweetpea's been born! My parents came up this weekend and babysat while we went out to dinner, a hockey game, and then stayed at a hotel in town. We had a free overnight stay we had won awhile ago. It was really nice to be able to get out without child and I think my parents enjoyed spending time with their granddaughter! They wore her out, though, because she took 3 naps today!

Saturday we had our second swim lesson. Daddy and grandparents all came, too, which was nice. Sweetpea had lots of fun! She doesn't like being on her back very much, but she likes to splash with her arms. Here is a picture of her in swim class!

Crazy Days

The last couple days have been busy. Tuesday Sweetpea and I went to the zoo because it was free day. It was also a beautiful day to walk around so that was nice! Wednesday I had to work, so daddy got to spend time with Sweetpea in the afternoon and night. She was asleep when I got home so I guess he wore her out!
She has been sleeping a lot, but luckily her fever didn't last long so I don't think she is sick. But, mom is getting sick now. I have a stuffy nose and headaches. Dad started getting a stuffy nose today, too, so I may be passing it on. Hopefully this doesn't stick around long.
Tonight we all went out for ice cream with the mom's group I am in. We ended up getting paid to eat ice cream because I had a BOGO coupon and dad had a $2.50 gift card from work, so what we had ordered ended up being less than that and they gave us the extra change. That was exciting!
Per request of Aunt Heather I am attaching a video for your viewing pleasure! Have a great Friday!

Beautiful Days!

I can't believe how beautiful the weather has been - it's great! Sweetpea, her friend, and I went on a walk today and it was perfect outside.

I was a little worried yesterday that maybe the time change would mess up her sleep schedule, but she ended up sleeping from 8 last night to 8 this morning! I couldn't believe it. Then she took a two hour nap this morning. It turned out she had a little bit of a fever - I thought she felt warm and it turned out she was a little feverish, so I guess that was making her tired. We gave her some tylenol tonight and she's asleep right now, so hopefully she will be able to sleep off this fever.

Here's a picture of Sweetpea playing with the remote - one of her favorite "toys" of course!

We have a busy day tomorrow with an oil change and voting, of course. Also, it's free day at the zoo so if Sweetpea is feeling better we might go walk around there for awhile. Signing off!! :)

Splish Splash

Today was our first swim lesson! It went really well - Sweetpea seemed to enjoy the water. It would have been nice to have extra hands, but dad had a golf tournament. It was a little difficult for me to dress her and get ready myself, but next weekend we should have company and maybe we'll be able to get some pics of her in the pool.

After that we went to pick up a scarf that I had won at the Women's Lifestyle show! :) That was exciting to win something. It was such a beautiful day, too, that I decided to walk around the outdoor mall a little bit. We went to Old Navy and I ended up getting Sweetpea some little slippers that look kinda like "Uggs." (not sure how to spell that) I took a picture of her in her new kicks!

Tonight we all went to church and then decided to get mexican for dinner. Finally we went to Kohl's to pick up a couple things we needed. I think Sweetpea was definitely worn out after a long day. I am pretty worn out as well!