Tumbling week 11

Alayah did really well today. She listened and wasn't too restless. Today was picture day at tumbling and I totally forgot. Her fro was a lil too uhhh....big lol...It needed some taming, but that was a no go without a comb. Plain water wasn't helping. She posed so well for the pictures and even smiled. I am so excited to see how they turned out. While she was waiting for her turn at picutres she decided to dance on the mat and all the other girls in the room who were supposed to be doing their own activities like bars and balance beams stopped to watch her "breakdance." She had me laughing so hard. This girl brightens my day everyday. I love her so much!

New loves

Alayah discovered her moms love of marshmallow peeps and created her own love with Mr. Spaghettios....as you can see he was a big hit.

Number 2 mishhap

I let Alayah play outside for a few minutes by herself while I used the bathroom...and when I came out she had her pants down inspecting something...*sigh* She had gone number 2 gross...I wish we could get this number 2 in the potty down asap.

Lazy Sunday

climbing the fountain at a local restaurant.
We took my grandmother out to eat for her birthday today. Luckily, they sat us next to this fountain that kept Alayah entertained for the most part. The waitresses would come out and put her on the ledge and walk her around. Alayah thought she was pretty special. A little boy from another table kept handing her money to throw into the fountain. I actually got to enjoy my meal which was a major plus :)

I tried a new style with her hair today...the ringlets turned out really cute, but they were so tight by the end of the day that they were hard to comb out.


We went to the mall to play for a little bit and Alayah decided jumping off the lil animal characters was great fun

This is how she fell asleep on the way home :)

blew it

this is what she was wearing on the 19th...close enough :)

I've been working so hard on this picture everyday thing this year and I blew it. I was dealing with a massive headache today and I totally forgot about it. :( I'm pretty bummed....but I guess one day isn't so bad.

Audiologist Appt

she was enthralled with tv

Alayah had an audiologist appointment today. I really hate that these appointments take about 2 hours because it's so hard to keep he entertained. They did a hearing test thing and they said her right tube wasn't working and the left had fluid behind it. They put her in the sound proof room and put some headphones on her. The lady was asking her questions like where are your toes etc. Alayah did an awesome job answering her questions. The lady said her hearing level was 25 decibels. Normal range is 10...obvioulsy she is out of the normal hearing range. Last time she was at 15 decibels. I don't understand why it's worse.
After the audiologist we had to wait to see the actual doctor. He said that her tubes are fine and are not plugged. His response to the hearing test was that he doesn't trust any hearing test after 3 in the afternoon...wtf? I wasn't sure if he was joking or serious. He doesn't believe she has had ear infections the last three months. He said we are going to wait and when she gets another ear infection I am supposed to take her to see him instead of her regular doctor. I am so tired of the runaround I want answers. I'm tired of forking out so much money for no answers.

We went to Olive Garden afterward and Alayah had a number 2 accident and it fell down her pant leg...luckily I caught it before it hit the booth cuz that would of been totally disgusting and embarrassing.

Tumbling Week 10

Alayah was really whiney when I picked her up today, so I should have known she wasn't going to behave very well. Her dad went to tumbling with her a couple weeks in a row, so now when we go she thinks he is going to be there. I haven't heard from him in a couple of weeks. I don't know where he lives and his phone is turned off, so I have no way of getting in touch with him. Anyway, she cried for him the moment we pulled in the parking lot. I tried to tell her I didn't know where he was, but she didn't care. "My daddy, my daddy" was all she said the whole time we were there. It was even worse inside because all the other kids dads showed up. It was embarassing too because they all kept looking at me with the pity look in their eyes. I couldn't console her nothing I said made anything better for her. She would have a few moments where she would stop crying and participate, but then she would go right back to crying.
I was so mad. I was mad that my baby was crying over a man wh0 is a really crappy parent. I was mad that I couldn't make it better and I was mad that he can't make an effort to be her dad consistently. At this point I think it is harder on her for him to pop in and maybe it would be better if he just stayed away all together. *sigh* I don't know what to do. It is just so frustrating sometimes. I know if I tell him she cries for him then that will just boost his ego and he will think he is the "bomb". That is not the feeling I want him to have.

Not much to report

Took last minute pictures today...also posting a week late so I don't remember what happened today, but I do know that these braids need to come out soon.

One serious Mama

Alayah took her baby for a walk in the backyard today. She cracks me up. She is so serious about her parenting lol. She has four doll strollers and she uses all of them at the same time.

Dimples

Don't you just want to eat those dimples...

Posing for mama...she is so much fun lately now that she isn't totally into defying me all the time lol

"I say cheese mama, K" okay baby say cheese....

Another Saturday

testing out the shelves at walmart



entertaining herself while we wait at the restaurant



trying on her nana's shoes




making a mess in nana's dryer


We went to lunch today and to walmart and then just hung around the house. Alayah started the morning off by storing her Gerber puffs in Nana's dryer. Then she was walking around the house in Nana's brand new leather shoes and had an accident. They filled with puddles. It was funny but Nana wasn't too happy. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This girl cracks us up daily

Fun with friends

We headed to a friends house tonight to have dinner and hang out. Alayah had fun playing with her friends. It's fun to watch her play with older kids and to see her try to communicate and get them to play games with her. She did awesome with saying when she needed to go potty while we were there too. She came and got in bed with me and is laying sprawled across my lap as I type this. I'm going to miss these days when she is older.

Thankful Thursday

Nothing exciting tonight...We went to dinner at Olive Garden and Alayah did pretty well listening and staying in the booth. We came home and pretty much layed around...she had fun pretending to read books and pulled out every single one she owns.

Wordless Wednesday

No tumbing this week, so the only excitement I have is this pretty sleeping girl

Nothings

I'm really slacking in this blog everyday thing I'm trying to do. Somedays there just isn't anything exciting to report. Alayah is still doing pretty good on the potty front. She is even starting to take herself to the bathroom which is awesome. She was really whiney tonight so she went to bed early. I'm tired myself...I've been staying up too late latelly. I also starting braiding her hair and have been too lazy to finish so she has been running around with a half braided head the last several days.

Growin'

Talking to her grammie on the phone

I am struggling with Alayah's potty training. It is awesome that she took to it so easily, but I am not ready for her to move on to this milestone. Diapers are the last baby thing for me to hold on to. I am sad that we have already reached the point that we do not need them anymore. She is such an independent little person now and I am sad that she doesn't need me as much. She is the love of my life and I am so thankful for the last two years. Isn't it amazing that God knows just the right person for us to be parents too. He blessed me with her and knew that I was just the right mama for her and that even though we butt heads we are each others best buddies as she says. I know there are many more milestones to come in her life and I am excited for the future it is so hard to let go of the past and sometimes even today.

Sunday Sunday

We went to church today and Alayah had two accidents while in the nursery for an hour. I specifically asked them to take her potty, but I don't think they did. I guess I will send her in pull ups next week. After church we went to lunch with some friends and then ran by Wal-Mart. She is starting to be funner to take places because she asks more questions and can understand what I tell her a lot better, but sometimes she is harder to take places because she wants to do what she wants to do. She also has started to ask to walk and hold my hand which is great, but the holding my hand part doesn't last too long. I can't wait till she is older and we can go to fun mommy daughter dates :)

Hanging out

We hung out at the mall today and ate lunch with my grandmother. Alayah is really starting to behave a lot more when we are out in public. She listened pretty well and even told me when she needed to go potty. She doesn't like sititng in the stroller so she will ask to walk and hold my hand...the only problem is that it doesn't last very long before she gets distracted is running off.

Friday Friday

No accidents again today. Woo hoo. I went out with a friend this evening so I didn't really get to see Alayah today. When I got home around 9:30, the girl was wired for sound. She was running around and was just having a blast in her own little world. I was supposed to change and get ready to go out again, but I changed my mind and Alayah and I layed in bed watching a movie together. It's moments like these I always want to remember.

Thankful Thursday

Alayah had absolutely no accidents today....amazing I tell ya lol...I know it can't be this easy though right.

Tumbling Week 8

practicing her tummy rockers

Alayah did pretty good at tumbling tonight....not as good as last week, but much better than usual. Today is Day 2 of intense potty training and she had no pee pee accidents. She did have one poop accident, but I am so proud of her anyway. She is doing so well for her second day.

Potty Training Day 1

this picture cracks me up

I sent Alayah to daycare today in just panties. This is her first day without pull-ups and I hope she catches on quick. She only had two accidents today which isn't bad for her first day. I am so excited to get this over with lol. Wish us luck

Elmo Girl

I'm thinking about starting intense potty training this week. She is pretty good about using the potty, but if she has a pull-up on she still wets herself. I hope daycare will go along with my idea :)

We went to see "The princess and the frog" again today, but this time we took my god daughter and a friend with us. We had a lot of fun. We came home and had a bath and Alayah ended up falling off my grandma's bed and wacking the corner of her eye on the stereo system. I can't wait till we can have more fun girls day outs.

no go

I got Alayah all dressed up and planned on taking her outside to take her pictures since it was so nice. Well she was not in the mood as you can see, so we ate lunch at the mall and walked around. She fell asleep on the way home with her foot propped in her cup holder. She is so funny.

Love my girl

These jammies are 24 months so I put them on her to get pictures of her in them...They were pretty snug. I wish she didn't have to grow so fast. I went out with some friends tonight, but after a couple of hours I just missed my girl too much, so I came home.

Uh-Oh

Alayah came running in crying tonight because she had asked to go without a diaper and had peed her pants. She was so upset and I was trying not to laugh because it was kind of funny. I tried to reassure her it was okay.

My poor baby still has dark circles around her eyes. I hope she gets over this cold soon

Tumbling Week 7

She did oh so much better today at tumbling. I was worried she would be worse today since she is still fighting her cold. We always stop at Burger King and get her chicken nuggets before class and eat them in the car. She enjoys getting to play up front. I bought her a new leotard in Denver this weekend so we had to try it out tonight.

She didn't have any temper tantrums the entire time. She also participated in everything and even completed a couple of tasks she is supposed to be learning to move up a level. I was so proud of her. Let's hope this good behavior carries over to next week :)

A day of messes

Alayah is still sick so I had to stay home again today. Today she decided to test her limits all day long.

First she decided to paint the bathroom door with gogurt...and then blamed it on the dog lol.

Then she took her jello and dumped it all over her bed. *sigh* We were definitely butting heads today. I did however enjoy another day off work :)