I actually woke up this morning at 5:00 am. I can't believe it at all. I was able to get me and Reagan up and out to Mom & Dad's house by 5:40 am. Reagan didn't go back to sleep but she was very quiet for the first part of the drive. She did absolutely fantastic. She watched TV with mom and colored some. We got out of the car every few hours to let her jump around and also let me and mom take a potty break.
Once we got to Mobile, we made a short stop to Wally world to get a few things for us. But we were at Chris & Lee's by 6:00 pm. So all together, it was a 11.5 hour drive that we made in 13 hours. I think that we really good with a toddler. :)
Friday, September 11, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Can we say "sleepy"?
Reagan has been refusing to go to sleep at night. Jim and I have been having a battle with her over the last few weeks. She does everything to stall at night, including "going potty". The worst part of putting her in bed is the screaming that starts from the moment we walk towards her crib and don't end unless one of us stays in the room.
Needless to say, tonight has been no exception. I started off the night with her laying on the floor of her room. After an hour and a quick nap for me, I left her room. She, of course, immediately started wailing. Jim took his turn next and got her to actually go to sleep.
I'm hoping that I can get some sleep tonight. We'll see.
Needless to say, tonight has been no exception. I started off the night with her laying on the floor of her room. After an hour and a quick nap for me, I left her room. She, of course, immediately started wailing. Jim took his turn next and got her to actually go to sleep.
I'm hoping that I can get some sleep tonight. We'll see.
Mommy went to karate, Reagan had a fit
Wow! Just Wow!
Tonight, I went back to karate for the first time in almost two years. I needed it. And before I go any further, I LOVED IT! I had a wonderful time, probably because I spent over an hour kicking. The cool thing is that I can still kick face high and I still remember my katas. Whew. I just have to knock the rust off a bit.
Before I left, Reagan had a melt down. Mommy was leaving which meant she had a fit. And according to my mom, it was an awesome fit. When I walked out the door, she crawled to the garage door and plastered herself against the door jam. Mom said she wailed for over 20 minutes before quieting down. Once she fell silent, mom got up to look for her. She was standing at the front door just staring outside. Hmmm. It was longer before she would even go cuddle with my mom. poor thing.
When I got home, they were upstairs reading books. As soon as the door shut behind me, she started calling for me. Awwwwwwwww. I felt so bad, but I need mommy time and she needs to have some "non-mommy' time. It's good for both of us.
Tonight, I went back to karate for the first time in almost two years. I needed it. And before I go any further, I LOVED IT! I had a wonderful time, probably because I spent over an hour kicking. The cool thing is that I can still kick face high and I still remember my katas. Whew. I just have to knock the rust off a bit.
Before I left, Reagan had a melt down. Mommy was leaving which meant she had a fit. And according to my mom, it was an awesome fit. When I walked out the door, she crawled to the garage door and plastered herself against the door jam. Mom said she wailed for over 20 minutes before quieting down. Once she fell silent, mom got up to look for her. She was standing at the front door just staring outside. Hmmm. It was longer before she would even go cuddle with my mom. poor thing.
When I got home, they were upstairs reading books. As soon as the door shut behind me, she started calling for me. Awwwwwwwww. I felt so bad, but I need mommy time and she needs to have some "non-mommy' time. It's good for both of us.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Oval
Ok. How the heck does she know the shape "Oval"? Just an odd one. I know they teach her circle, square and all the basics, but Oval???
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Slumber Party for Jordan's birthday
We hosted Jordan's birthday slumber party tonight. It wasn't quite as bad as I thought it would be (I say that nicely becuase I was dreading drama from four girls). The girls arrived around 2pm and they played outside for the most the afternoon. Eventually Jim walked them to the pool. I hung out with Reagan while she slept. When she got up, I took her to the pool and ran out for kid food and ice cream cake for the birthday girl.
When I got back the evening really kicked in. We ate pizza and took off for Laser Tag. Jim and I bought a three hour pass for all four girls and us. Wow! I had never played before and had a total blast! We played five 20 minute games... I was worn out by the end of the fourth one. Surprisingly, my achilles held up great. It got tight in the third game, but it did great. I was sweating more than I had in a while and quite frankly enjoyed myself more than I thought I would. We will definetly go back!
After hours of running around trying to blast others, we came home with four tired girls in tow. All but one said "I'm staying up all night" and only one did. :) Jim and I wanted to wear them out and I think we did.
When I got back the evening really kicked in. We ate pizza and took off for Laser Tag. Jim and I bought a three hour pass for all four girls and us. Wow! I had never played before and had a total blast! We played five 20 minute games... I was worn out by the end of the fourth one. Surprisingly, my achilles held up great. It got tight in the third game, but it did great. I was sweating more than I had in a while and quite frankly enjoyed myself more than I thought I would. We will definetly go back!
After hours of running around trying to blast others, we came home with four tired girls in tow. All but one said "I'm staying up all night" and only one did. :) Jim and I wanted to wear them out and I think we did.
Monkey
Reagan is such a little monkey. My mom and I took her to the park this morning and she was climbing on everything so well. The stairs are now no problem. The slides are easy and now she is climbing up this metal spiral step thing.
Not only that, but now she's climbing on top of our barstools and the back of the couch. How do you stop a monkey?
Not only that, but now she's climbing on top of our barstools and the back of the couch. How do you stop a monkey?
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Copy cat
Reagan is such a copy cat lately. Almost anything that comes out of our mouths and our actions, she will try to copy at the very moment we do it. I've learned in the last several days that I have to not only watch what I say, but also what I do. Jim and I used to "play hit" each other... and now we have to stop that because Reagan was hitting us. Oops. The other cool thing about that is we can make her say just about anything - I think Jim's favorite is "awesome" or "i don't know".
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