I joined the club

Our Friend Tyler came over today and we tried to color some eggs. I thought it would be easier and less messy if we sponge painted the eggs rather than dipping them. Boy was I wrong. The kids had paint all over their hands clothes the table and anywhere else they could. Luckily we were able to get everything all cleaned up.







Brian's car started acting up a few weeks ago and instead of spending the money to fix it we traded it in for a new Van. We have been talking about a van for a while but we were not going to get one until we had another baby. But everything just kind of fell into place and the time seemed right. No we are not pregnant but now we will be prepared when the time comes.



**Please check back for pictures of our trip to AZ to see baby Riley. They are on the other camera and we haven't put them on the computer yet**

Playground

Last week we had some really nice days so we decided to go and play up at the park. Hailey loves going to the playground, as soon as she can see it she starts getting excited and squealing. As you can see from the pictures she only likes to slide face first on her stomach. She also likes to climb up the slide which she can do all on her own. It is so much fun to watch her and see the excitement on her face. I think she will have a lot of fun this spring and summer when we can be outside a lot more.

Another Step Forward

Although we are not ready to start potty training yet we thought it would be a good idea to go ahead and get one. As I said in the post before this one, Hailey is starting to become very observant so we thought we would try and teach her what a potty is. We will probably hold off until she is two to actually start potty training but at least she will be used to seeing her potty and it won't be a lot of new things at once. I hope this works, any of you other moms have any suggestions?

Feeling Better

While Hailey was sick we watched a lot of Elmo. I think she perfected her lounging skills. She is feeling much better and is back to her mischievous self.

We had her 18 month well check up on Friday and the Dr. said everything looks great. She is 31 1/2 inches tall and weighs 21 pounds 14 ounces. She is still on the small side but the since she has always been small the Dr. is not worried. She loves running around the house and playing peek a boo. Her daddy put up her tent and she loves to play in there and hide from us. She is becoming quite the little copy cat so we are having to really watch what we say and do when she is around.

The Bug

We don't have any new pictures to post this week. On the way to dinner Friday night Hailey started throwing up in the car. Luckily we had both grandmothers in the car so we were able to keep the mess under control. We turned around and came home and just ordered some pizza. She got sick three more times that night. We did a lot of laundry and got little sleep. The next day she seemed ok, no fever but she had terrible diarrhea. We thought everything was getting better until about midnight when we heard Hailey throwing up in her bed. She got sick two times Saturday night. So we had another night of laundry and no sleep. On Sunday she seemed to be feeling more herself but she still had diarrhea. Well about 2:15 am she was sick again.

I feel so bad for my little sweet pea and wish I could take the hurt and the pain away. We finally had a night with no throwing up but she still got up during the night. It will be a full week tonight since we haven't slept through the night. I am hoping that the worst is behind us and we are on the road to getting better. I am keeping my fingers crossed that Brian and I don't get it. We are leaving next week to see baby Riley and I don't want to take this with us.

Now that she is feeling a little better I should be able to get some pictures to post for next week. Hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy.

Static

I love that Hailey is starting to get more hair. When I go get her up in the morning or from naps her hair is actually messed up so I have to brush it. I have to say that my favorite is when she plays in her castle and her hair starts standing up from the static and then when she gets out it all falls around her face, she looks so funny. Hope everyone had a good weekend.

Are we having fun yet?

I am just going to recap our night last night. We had dinner over at Grandma Gatha's house. Everything was fine and Hailey had dinner and watched her Baby MacDonald video while we had dinner. She was good the whole way home and we sang songs. About 3 minutes after we got home Hailey started crying and wouldn't stop. We came upstairs and she went straight to her bed and wanted in. She fussed the whole time I put her pajamas on, but as soon as she got in her room she stopped and laid down and went right to sleep. This was around 7 and she usually goes down around 7:30 so I really didn't think anything was wrong.

Well then around 11 she woke up screaming and wanted some milk. We went downstairs got her some milk and then she went right back to sleep. Then at 2:30 she was up again. I got her and we rocked and sang but then she wanted to play. So at 2:30 in the morning we are reading books and playing. We had two diaper changes and one pajama change (you can guess why we had to change pajamas). After playing upstairs a while she wanted to go downstairs. So from about 4 till 4:30 we played downstairs. First we had to put shoes on, then we had to put on our little brown vest. Then she got her book that plays music and danced and then she pushed her stroller around the house. So finally at 4:30 she grabs Molly (her doll that she sleeps with, she has one both grandparents house as well) and said mama and we went back upstairs and she went back to sleep. I was hoping to have a few extra minutes of sleep in the morning but that didn't happen because she was back up a little after 7.

I just thought that some of you that have been through this before would appreciate this story. I am hoping that this is a result of cutting teeth and won't become a habit. Hope everyone had a nice night and got to a chance to glance at the lunar eclipse.