Wednesday, May 27, 2009
april showers bring may trips to savannah!
Memorial Day Weekend, our little family decided to take a trip to Savannah and Tybee Island. We had so much fun! Chris and I discovered what it was like to travel with a toddler, and relaxation wasn't really on the list, BUT it was well worth the running around. We also discovered Cara might be slight obsessed with WATER. Water from the ocean, river, sky, fountain, cup, bath..any kind of water, anywhere, she LOVES it. So on to the good stuff, here are some pictures that highlight the weekend. (this post is dedicated to BROOKLYNN..something new to look at!)
Thursday, May 14, 2009
911
So I have to blog about this, for memory's sake, cause Cara had her first official visit to the ER last week! The exclamation mark is for the "first" not the "ER". It was scary, which I'm sure any visit to the ER is, but we got through it. And yes, "we" got through it, cause it's possible I was more phased than her.
The Events:
Cara is only 1 BUT she may have started her "terrible two's" early. She's a bit hyper and some may even call her aggressive, some being her school. After some quick reading of the new Publix Toddler Newsletter (very reliable source), I discover aggressiveness in toddlers is very normal. They can't really talk, so they express themselves by biting and hitting people. Makes sense to me cause if you took away my words, I might want to hurt some people. SO, Cara wants something, she can't have it, in her rage turns to lay on Maddie (the dog), which scares Maddy..dog moves, Cara's head lands on fireplace. It was all really quick and messy!
The Aftermath:
Screaming. A lot of toddler screaming occured at this point. But do not be alarmed...the doctor in the ER said "screaming" is good. Not screaming is a sign of not being cognitive which would be bad. And apparantly huge bumps the size of golf balls are good too. Before this occurance, I wasn't very sharp on my head injury knowledge, and apparently I'm alone on this. Everyone I talked to said, "oh yeah, a knot on the head is good". Not that I didn't believe it, but it just looked bad. It was described to me as so..the tissue in front of the skull swells and fills with blood, and this is good because it indicates that most likely the skulls has not cracked and most importantly the swelling isn't inside the skull. Basically, we went to the ER for a bump! A very, very scary bump.
Today:
Cara is doing just fine. Me, I guess I'm fine too.
The Events:
Cara is only 1 BUT she may have started her "terrible two's" early. She's a bit hyper and some may even call her aggressive, some being her school. After some quick reading of the new Publix Toddler Newsletter (very reliable source), I discover aggressiveness in toddlers is very normal. They can't really talk, so they express themselves by biting and hitting people. Makes sense to me cause if you took away my words, I might want to hurt some people. SO, Cara wants something, she can't have it, in her rage turns to lay on Maddie (the dog), which scares Maddy..dog moves, Cara's head lands on fireplace. It was all really quick and messy!
The Aftermath:
Screaming. A lot of toddler screaming occured at this point. But do not be alarmed...the doctor in the ER said "screaming" is good. Not screaming is a sign of not being cognitive which would be bad. And apparantly huge bumps the size of golf balls are good too. Before this occurance, I wasn't very sharp on my head injury knowledge, and apparently I'm alone on this. Everyone I talked to said, "oh yeah, a knot on the head is good". Not that I didn't believe it, but it just looked bad. It was described to me as so..the tissue in front of the skull swells and fills with blood, and this is good because it indicates that most likely the skulls has not cracked and most importantly the swelling isn't inside the skull. Basically, we went to the ER for a bump! A very, very scary bump.
Today:
Cara is doing just fine. Me, I guess I'm fine too.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
melmo! melmo!
Happy Good Friday and Happy Easter weekend! Also, Happy 1/2 birthday to Cara (tomorrow) and Happy full Birthday to me!! Eventful weekend.
Good news, I have sent in for a new camera that doesn't melt my batteries..so pictures and updates will start pouring in soon.
So for Easter, which I will def. post pictures of, the Easter Bunny and I have put together an Elmo Easter basket for the little misses. She calls him "melmo" but as she gets better at speaking, she's kind of starting to call him the right name and it makes me a little sad! I love when she makes words her own, but I also love that she's getting smarter and learning to talk.
Funny story: I told ya'll that she's had some biting issues at school. Well as excited as I was to think she had stopped, last week I got an incident report that she bit a baby. And it makes me sad, cause it's the second time she's bit a "baby" which I'm assuming is an infant and most likely unable to protect itself. So I tell Cara "we don't bite people, we don't bite babies!". I said it a few times to let it stick right? So the next morning, Cara had slept with me cause she woke up in the middle of the night and she's waking up rolling all over the place. She finally finds my face and says "bite baby". I'm thinking great, I have persuaded her to now bite babies!! She's a little sponge who rejects the word "no". The joys of motherhood!
Well Happy Easter to everyone! We will be decorating some "melmo" eggs, going to church and enjoying the company of family and friends!
Good news, I have sent in for a new camera that doesn't melt my batteries..so pictures and updates will start pouring in soon.
So for Easter, which I will def. post pictures of, the Easter Bunny and I have put together an Elmo Easter basket for the little misses. She calls him "melmo" but as she gets better at speaking, she's kind of starting to call him the right name and it makes me a little sad! I love when she makes words her own, but I also love that she's getting smarter and learning to talk.
Funny story: I told ya'll that she's had some biting issues at school. Well as excited as I was to think she had stopped, last week I got an incident report that she bit a baby. And it makes me sad, cause it's the second time she's bit a "baby" which I'm assuming is an infant and most likely unable to protect itself. So I tell Cara "we don't bite people, we don't bite babies!". I said it a few times to let it stick right? So the next morning, Cara had slept with me cause she woke up in the middle of the night and she's waking up rolling all over the place. She finally finds my face and says "bite baby". I'm thinking great, I have persuaded her to now bite babies!! She's a little sponge who rejects the word "no". The joys of motherhood!
Well Happy Easter to everyone! We will be decorating some "melmo" eggs, going to church and enjoying the company of family and friends!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
17 months...
Hello! So, we've had some changes out our way. Cara is 17 months old tomorrow! Getting bigger everyday! She started a new day care last week. So far, it's going okay. She cries everyday I leave, which breaks my heart, but the teacher says as soon as I'm gone she cheers up. She just loves her Momma LOTS! Next month she's old enough to start their music class and I'm suppppper excited to enroll her in that. I think she will love it! She drew her first official picture yesterday and it literally was 5 scribbles in the corner. The teacher said the table saw more art than the paper. She's making new friends and learning new things!
This past weekend, GA had incredibly beautiful weather, so we took the opportunity to make some park time. Cara has a slight obsession with the slides, but thankfully she has learned that you go down on your bottom, not your feet. She climbs the stairs (with assistance of whichever parent isn't tired from going up the stairs 100 times already), sits her bottom on the landing, and scoots the ten feet to the slide in exciting anticipation. Repeat.
Cara has had some issues at school with biting her schoolmates. Both Chris and I were biters, so it's just a little genetic defficiency. I hope this phase is short lived though, cause I don't want her being black balled from birthday parties as the "biter". Chris thinks this will teach the kids "not to take toys from her"..I fear she will be the daycare bully :(
I have a couple of pictures from my phone to share. One day I will find a perfect fit with a camera and be able to share our entire life in photos. Maybe Meg will get tired of hers...
This past weekend, GA had incredibly beautiful weather, so we took the opportunity to make some park time. Cara has a slight obsession with the slides, but thankfully she has learned that you go down on your bottom, not your feet. She climbs the stairs (with assistance of whichever parent isn't tired from going up the stairs 100 times already), sits her bottom on the landing, and scoots the ten feet to the slide in exciting anticipation. Repeat.
Cara has had some issues at school with biting her schoolmates. Both Chris and I were biters, so it's just a little genetic defficiency. I hope this phase is short lived though, cause I don't want her being black balled from birthday parties as the "biter". Chris thinks this will teach the kids "not to take toys from her"..I fear she will be the daycare bully :(
I have a couple of pictures from my phone to share. One day I will find a perfect fit with a camera and be able to share our entire life in photos. Maybe Meg will get tired of hers...
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