First day of daycare, and a funny photo

March 15 marked my first day back at work, and also Allison's first day at daycare.  Well, ok, it is actually her second day at daycare, since we took her one day in February so I could go in to work.  But the 15th was her first "official" day.  It went well, and I am happy to say I didn't bawl like a baby all the way in to work!  I did with Michael and his first day.  I guess it wasn't as hard with the second child.  I was sad, don't get me wrong, but I knew she was in good hands.

Of course I comemorated the day with a picture!  I took a picture of Michael like this on his first day too!




I also wanted to share this picture.  I thought it was too funny!  Sibling love!  I guess it is gonna start early with these two!

Better Late Than Never

On the last weekend of February, we decided to take MJ ice skating!  Grandma K watched Allison, and we spent some QT with our boy.  It was his first time ever on ice skates!  We were not sure how he was going to do, so we rented one of those walkers for him to hang on to.  Turned out he didn't need it at all!  He was a natural!  I think the skates he received from Grandma and Grandpa W for Christmas may have helped prepare him getting used to keeping his balance.  Here are some pics from the day!

Daddy, I don't need that thing!




He loved it and wanted to go back again.  Unfortunately, we waited too long in the season, and the park closed the next week!  We will have to get him out there earlier next year!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Splash Park

On Saturday, Michael went to his first kids birthday party!  He was invited by his friend at school, Mayah, for her 5th birthday.  She is one of Michael's best friends at school, according to him, and he talks about her all the time.  Well, he talks about Chandler and Ethan too, but Mayah seems to be in more of his stories than anyone else.

Anyway, the party was at Splash Universe, and mommy went with him.  I intended to only spectate and take pictures, but I did bring my swimsuit just in case.  We had never been there before, so I didn't really know what to expect.  Well, after about 10 minutes, I knew I needed to suit up.  There were soooo many people there!  I didn't feel right with other parents having to keep up with my high energy boy!!  I mean, Mayah's mom was great, and she volunteered to stick by him, and take him in areas where he shouldn't be alone, but I know she had a lot on her plate already.  I thought I would be uncomfortable getting into a suit that soon after having Allison, but it wasn't so bad!

We had sooooo much fun!  I only managed to get one picture, and it was before they went to the water area.  Mayah was trying to get Michael closer, so she could put her arm around him I think.  But he was playing hard to get!  LOL!



Mike stayed home with Allison, and Michael told daddy all about our day when we came home.  I hope we get a chance to go back there soon as a family!  Maybe on a rainy weekend?  it was a blast!

Great Night!

Allison slept for 8 hours!  I was able to get her down for the night at around 10 pm, and the next thing I knew she was crying, and it was 6 am!  Wooo hooo!!  Mommy did the happy dance.  But it was a small dance, because I was quite uncomfortable, if you know what I mean!  I was ready for her to eat!

MJ also deserves some props.  We are still in the process of training him to not wet the bed.  Since I was getting up in the middle of the night with Allison, I would also wake him up and take him to the bathroom at that time.  Well, when I realized he didn't get that late night potty break, I was sure he would be wet.  NOPE!  He was dry!  Way to go big boy!

I know that I shouldn't epect this to happen every night, but I hope this means we are heading that direction!  It would be nice if they had this mastered in the next 9 days, because I go back to work on the 15th, and it would be nice to have a good night's sleep by then!

Two Months Old

Ok, so I am a couple of days late for this post, but well, time just gets away from me so easily!  At least I remembered to take Allison's picture on her 2 month birthday!  But I could not get her to smile for the life of me!  I am hoping next month the smiles come more easily!

This month has been so wonderful!  First of all, she is sleeping so much better!  We are getting stretches of 4-5 hours!  I can't say how much mommy enjoys this!  I am also getting to know her cries.  I can tell the difference between her hungry cry, her tired cry, and her cry that means she has a dirty diaper.  It also helps that she has a pretty set routine.  She eats, then is content for about an hour.  Then she gets cranky and wants to be held, rocked, walked around, etc. This gets her relaxed and she falls asleep.  These naps usually last about 20-30 minutes, then she is ready to eat again, and the cycle continues.  It's pretty much the same thing every 2 hours or so.

I can always tell when she is about ready to cry.  She pumps her legs like a mad woman, starts breathing fast, then the arms start to wave...and WAAAHHHH!!  It is actually pretty funny. 

We have taken Allison out to dinner I think 4 times in this past month, and she has slept through each meal. This is funny to me, becuase she certainly doesn't let me eat my dinner at home!  I have yet to make it to the end of my meal while sitting at our own dinner table before she demands my attention.  The sounds of conversations and the hustle and bustle of the wait staff must be soothing to her.

Well, I would love to tell you more, but my princess is calling.

Happy Birthday, Aunt Connie!

Have a wonderful birthday!