Bed Update
Jenna's had two successful naps and one overnight in her toddler bed. I don't think she's realized that she can climb out on her own (she does crawl in by herself). Since we are in the middle of redoing her room there isn't much for her to get into (as long as she stays out of the closet), so if she does get up, it will probably be ok. Once she learns how to open doors though...that could be a problem!
Yikes!
Last night Jenna woke up screaming. I waited a few minutes, then went into her room to make sure everything was ok. She was fine, so I gave her a hug and kiss and tucked her back into bed. No sooner than I turned around was she screaming and standing. I told her that if she wasn't tired she could read her book or play with the doll in her crib and I went back to bed. Just as my head hit the pillow I heard a huge thud and then silence. Talk about making my heart race. I don't think I've ever moved so fast. Aaron was right behind me. By the time we got to her room she was screaming again and seemed perfectly fine (other than the screaming which still obviously had to do with her not wanting to go to bed). I was scared to let her back in the crib since she could get out (and she evidentially doesn't have a good landing technique), so into bed with us she went. This stopped the screaming, but she still wasn't tired and she kept putting her hands and feet all over us. Since Aaron had to work in the morning, I took her out of the room. I decided that I'd have to put her in the crib in order for either of us to get sleep, but she still didn't want in there. I ended up laying by the crib until she fell asleep. All in all the ordeal lasted 2 hours and did she sleep in? Of course not!
We'd planned to move her to a toddler bed between 2 and 2.5, but that plan changed last night. Aaron's changing the crib to a bed as I type. Wish us luck. I am not overly optimistic about it, but it beats her doing a swan dive from the crib rail!
Bon Voyage!
We're about to leave on Roadtrip 2010! Jenna and I are going with Mom and Gram on a trip to West Virginia...and possibly some other places. Gram is trying to check off her last 2 states to visit and WV is one of them (the other is South Dakota). If the road tripping goes well, we are going to swing south and make a loop to return home otherwise we will probably cross the WV border, turn around and make a beeline for KS. I'll try to keep y'all updated!
P.S. The picture is from the Osage City parade a few weeks ago. Jenna is showing off her loot.
These are the days!
We’ve been rather busy for the last few weeks, so I decided Jenna and I would have a day at home, just the two of us. This morning we read books, cleaned, did laundry, danced, cooked, drew, blew bubbles, and had a quick photo shoot. I even got a great workout in during her nap! I love days like this! I’m not sure what we’ll do this afternoon, but you can bet it will be relaxing!
Road Trip! (Part Two)
Our final day in Omaha started out with a trip to Panera for breakfast and then a quick shopping trip at Target to get Aaron’s Father’s Day gift. His work finished up around 10:30, so we picked him up and then made our way to the zoo. Most of you probably know, but the College World Series takes place in Omaha. Well, apparently it takes place in mid-June and the stadium is right next to the zoo and uses the same entrance. So we sat in a long line of cars waiting to get to the zoo. We finally made it to the second zoo parking lot (the first was full) and they closed the lot behind the car in front of us. We asked what to do and they told us to drive back around (into the line we were just in for 30 minutes) and that as people left the zoo, they would allow a car back into the lot. Well, we could see about 20 open spots in the lot (which they were saving for security for the baseball games) and convinced the guy to let us in. So, while I felt bad for everyone behind us, I was so happy that we were able to get a parking spot! Plus it was really close to the zoo entrance and they let us buy tickets from them, so we didn’t have to wait in line at the zoo entrance.
Little miss was so excited to go see the zoo!
But, the first animal we saw was the free roaming peacocks. We’ve seen them a few times, but they’ve been in cages and haven’t ever opened their feathers. This time though there were some little birds invading his space, so he was fanning them. I was excited to show Jenna because I thought she’d think they were neat. Nope, she did not like it. She kept covering her eyes. Then the bird squawked and Jenna about had a panic attack! Poor baby!!! Granted, if you’ve heard a peacock before, you know it makes an awful sound, so I don’t blame her too much.
The look of terror in my baby’s eyes :(
Covering her eyes:
We left the peacocks pretty quickly!!!
These birds on the other side of a cage seemed to go over a bit better.
Better yet, the bears were a big hit!
We saw some strange things, even for a zoo. This ape was sleeping with a box over his head. I guess he wanted some privacy!
While we were inside one of the buildings we noticed a zookeeper bring out a penguin, so we went over to her. She told us a bit about the penguin program at the zoo and let us pet the penguin. Jenna liked to look at her, but did not want to pet her, but Aaron and I pet one of her wings.
Jenna started getting restless in the stroller and since we knew we would be stopping for lunch soon, we let her out to walk. I generally don’t mind letting her walk by herself, but in crowded areas, I like to use her backpack with a ‘leash’. She loves it and the freedom it provides, so it works great.
We enjoyed a nice lunch under a canopy and with a nice view of the giraffes. I had a hard time getting a picture of Jenna and the giraffes, but there was a giraffe statue behind us and I was able to get a picture with it in the background.
Shortly after lunch (which was quite late) Jenna fell asleep. She slept through the rest of our tour of the zoo.
We left the zoo and immediately got on the road home. It was a fun few days!!!
Happy Father's Day!
Happy Father's Day to all you dads. I hope you have a great day.
I am very lucky to be married to a man who is a wonderful father. I love to see him playing with Jenna. He is so good with her and she loves her daddy so much! Today he bought her a set of golf clubs (plastic ones) and she is so excited to golf with her dad!
Like Jenna, I'm quite a lucky girl to have such a great dad. Even though he worked long hours and had a long commute when we were growing up, I can't remember a single time when we wanted to play and he wouldn't. He coached our sports teams, he even put up with a few teams of tween girls, talk about patience! He would spend hours practicing any sports we wanted. One of the most favorite things my dad ever taught me (well maybe it was also inherited from his genes, lol!) was a love of math. I can remember him helping me with math homework when I was in junior high and loving when he would teach me something that we hadn't learned yet in school. He always encouraged me in anything I showed interest in and that support truly helped me have the confidence I needed during college and in my job when I had classes or meetings full of all men and just me. So thank you Dad for being such an awesome dad and for everything you've always done for Brad and I. Happy Father's Day!!
