Thursday, November 18, 2010

The Magic Nap outfit

Kaitlin has never been a good sleeper!! EVER!! She was not a good sleeper when she came home from the hospital and it was always a struggle. We would spend hours preparing to put her down and as soon as we laid her down she would wake up. Parenting is not easy!! I would hold her for naps or drive around for hours!! First time parenting mistake! Thankfully Aunt Gina had nap boot camp and we have been taking one nap a day for 6 months now. What a blessing naptime is…thank goodness never knew what I was missing. So naps have been off for at least a week no nap, short nap, falling asleep in the car nap, not a good situation. I was worried we were going to drop our afternoon nap so frantically I called Gina. She was very calm and suggested a few things. Well 2 days in a row we have napped for 3 hours!!! This is the outfit we were wearing yesterday and I washed it last night and it was magic again today. I will wash the outfit every night if it means a 3 hour nap!! Thanks Aunt Gina for the advice and the cutest outfit! It must be magic!!

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Working on our ballet moves!!

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Everyone is happy after a 3 hour nap!!

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Christmas Card Fever

I totally forgot to send out we moved cards so now I am worried we won’t get ANY Christmas cards this year because no one knows where we live!( Email me and I can send you my new address make my fear not come true!!!)

So my grand plan was to take an early picture and get our cards out Thanksgiving week and all would be right!! Good plan that did not happen!!

I just registered for 50 FREE Christmas Cards from Shutterfly.  If you have a blog - click on this link and fill out the information: Shutterfly.  Then - Shutterfly will send you a code for your 50 free cards!   I ordered our cards last year from Shutterfly and they we so cute.  So - when I saw this giveaway - it was perfect timing! I hope to take our " Official Christmas Card Photo" this weekend so I can order my cards before Thanksgiving. The cards will get out sometime and all will be merry and bright!!

  Here are my 3 favorites:

1. Peace, Love, Hope, Joy

2. Swirling Ornaments

3. Presents http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/cards-stationery/all-wrapped-up-christmas-card-5x7-flat?sortType=1&fa=2&storeNode=93476&fe=1&fb=1&fc=1

So easy for Free cards!!

Now all I need is a happy girl to sit still, smile and a cute idea!! Not easy!!

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Happy Thursday!!

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Zebra Girl

Kaitlin slept in this morning until almost 7:30!!  We are almost back on our normal schedule and that is an hour later than any day last week. Thanks to such a gloomy, rainy start to the day we woke happy and took some pictures on our way to Bible Study! Notice how patiently she is waiting for her milk. Kory taught her how to close the refrigerator and it is now a highlight of her day. It is the small things that make her SO happy!

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They kept asking her in the nursery where her zebra was and she would just grin and point to her tummy! She was so proud of herself! She is now very aware of her clothes and what she is wearing. Could be drama very soon but not now!!

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We played hide and go seek after naptime. This is her very favorite game she has played since she was tiny with Gigi and GDaddy. Kaitlin is the best finder. Not so much the best hider yet!She needs to find a better hiding place or she knows I am not a very good finder.

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Such a fun day with my zebra girl!

Monday, November 15, 2010

Flower Power

Kaitlin had a rough day yesterday. She was off schedule from the very beginning of the day when she woke up an hour early. This Daylight Savings switch is not family friendly! I think we may boycott the time change next year. We thankfully made it to church and she did wonderfully with Mrs. Gayle. Kaitlin was so tired after church that she fell asleep on the car ride home. No nap Sundays are not a favorite pastime in our house. Kaitlin was grumpy all afternoon and we could not make her happy. She was very quiet on our way back to church last night and by the time we pulled in the parking lot she was Sound Asleep. Kory dropped me off and she slept an hour and was a perfect angel the rest of the night. Hopefully we can get back on schedule today!

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Pink Poodles and Pandas

Kaitlin found one of my old pandas last week and it was love at 1st sight at least for Kaitlin. She kept touching his nose and her nose then saying “nose”! It was so cute.Kaitlin also said panda which warmed my heart!

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She has been laughing at herself more and more. Kaitlin thinks she is soooo funny. We couldn’t agree more!

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