Things I Love

Oh, the things that I love about life right now... I LOVE Lila ...isn't she just a pretty little girl?? I love her curls. :)

1. I love how Lila loves Gibson. She runs to the gate every afternoon and yells "Hey Gibby-Gib!" Too cute for words!

2. I love Lila's expressions. This is her "mad" face. She's infamous for cutting her eyes at you and then grinning really big. 3. I love the words and phrases she uses. It totally makes me smile to hear her say "I lub you." Dinner cracks me up too because she spends half the dinner asking "You want some?" She still can't say a v sound so all words with a v in them come out with a b sound.

4. I love that she's adjusted so well to her big-girl bed. So nice to know that transition is taken care of.

5. I love that we have such a pretty yard come spring time. We have 11 or 12 pretty mature dogwoods, not to mention azalea bushes galore. Josh accuses me of not caring at all, but I can appreciate the prettiness of it.

6. I love how Josh has worked so hard at getting the yard to look just like he wants. He's mulched and mowed and fertilized and watered. He built Gib a dog house and ran him a fence along one side of the yard for him to play. The goal being that the girls have a place to play that's doggy free.

7. I love that we can take nice walks in the evening and enjoy them fully. (I do not love the temper tantrums that yours truly pitches, but I do love this stage in her little life -- the good is really, really good :) Here's a nice hunched over side view of my 26 week belly too.8. I love being pregnant again -- even if I'm constantly tired. It's so sweet feeling Clare's little kicks, punches and hiccups...makes my heart smile. I also love how Lila says her name -- can't say a Cl sound -- so her name comes out Tware.

9. I love these two people ... I love how much Lila loves her daddy. It's amusing how much alike they are. Sorry the blogs been lacking so much this month. It's been busy but pretty boring. I promise I'll do better in April!! Happy Spring!!

Paradise

This is where my mother and sister left to go visit today -- Oahu, Hawaii. Yes ma'ams and sirs, a week in this lovely tropical paradise ... without me! They should be landing any minute, and we just wanted them to know that we hope they have a fabulous time and as Lila would say ... be careful!

I tried for a picture for Lila to send a message to you Grammy and Aunt Casey, but this is as good as it got!

Actual message below -- this says it all! :)

And her mama loves y'all too!

Last Half of Spring Break

The first half of spring break was full of the stomach bug, lots of puniness, and cleaning out closets/rearranging rooms. I was pooped by Wednesday, and we did nothing all day. Thursday I decided that we needed to find something fun to do each day, but Lila also decided to show that she was two and wow-wee, I have never in my life seen such fits and tantrums. Anyway, when we were able to make it out of the house in a timely way, here's what we did :)

Went to the airport for a picnic with Daddy on St. Patrick's Day -- didn't eat much, but devoured the green-colored chocolate milkshake. Real nutritious right? There wasn't much activity, but she seemed to enjoy it and it was a beautiful day!

Friday started with me being THAT mom in Wal-Mart with the screaming kid ... she calmed down and was great the rest of the day. We grilled steaks for dinner, and Josh put some music on while he did the grilling (he's a music guy ;-). After dinner, Lila wanted to have a dance party out in the garage. We had the best time looking like fools prancing around our cluttered garage.

Saturday we took a day trip to Montgomery to the zoo. This was Lila's 2nd time, but she got it so much more. She walked the entire morning (rather slowly), but loved seeing all the animals and would get so excited by some of them. The monkeys and the giraffes were her favorite. We also rode the choo-choo which was different and she enjoyed that.

I can't believe this week has come and gone so quickly...I'm not too sure how rested I am, but I did accomplish just about everything that I wanted to. :) Biggest accomplishment?? Lila has successfully transitioned to her big-girl room and loves it!! I'm so proud and relieved!

Happy Birthday Mimi!

I'm a day late and a dollar short, but wanted to wish Mimi a very happy birthday!! We hope that you had a fantastic day and enjoyed your surprise birthday trip tons! We love you!! Happy Birthday!!

Big Girl Room

Since this week is Spring Break, I wanted to take the time to clean out rooms and switch furniture. I thought it'd be good to move Lila into a big girl room/bed while I had a few days off ... just to give her some adjustment time. It's definitely been an adjustment ... a lot of excitement, but some anxiety and tears on her (and my) part too. It took about an hour, but she did fall asleep in bed last night and slept till 8 this morning. No nap today, but she did have quiet and rest time for an hour in there with no tears. Here are some pictures of her new room..

Last morning waking up in her crib.

First morning waking up in her big girl bed.

The furniture was my grandparents. My granddaddy put a piece of tape on the back of the headboard that says when it was bought (1940), how much (all three pieces for $80), and who it was for (Homer and Irene Braswell -- bedroom suite). It's neat to see his handwriting on the back of the furniture.

She finished rest time today with a "Welcome to my big girl room, Mommy!" Hopefully everyday, she'll warm up a little more. She looks so little around all this big furniture!

1st Haircut

We took Lila for her first haircut yesterday. She didn't need much cut ... just a little trim to the back. It was growing a bit longer and looking a little scraggly. Ms. Kate did a great job -- didn't take long, and Lila didn't make a peep. I was really proud of her! You can't tell in the last picture, but there really is some hair that got cut. Once it started curling, you could really tell she'd had a haircut.

Post tomorrow hopefully on Lila in a big girl bed ... We got the beds switched today, but I've still got some cleaning and sprucing up to do. She did have a nap. It didn't go very smoothly, but she did sleep. Now the hour since she's been up have been quite difficult. Hopefully, we'll get this down and get used to it quickly!

Puttin' on a Show

We've been trying to catch Lila on video for awhile reading some of her favorite books. Getting a decent video these days is near impossible though ... she wants to be right up in the camera...so close all you can make out is a blurry nose. Well success tonight! Just a few things to ignore as you watch this sweet video...
1. her mismatched pjs ... see post below.
2. my voice please. There's no way to do a video with a 2 year old and not sound like a goober.
3. the fact that she's lounging around on our coffee table like she's on a piano in a restaurant singing. We were trying for a video and that's where she wanted to sit ... you pick your battles.

These two things are just a few of the sweet things Lila's up to recently ... trying to catch a few others on camera so hopefully another post is coming soon!! Hope you enjoyed! :)