Fly By

Not much time to post in the past week.

Paige is sitting up unsupported now, she just needs some pillows for the occasional face plant. She loves to lunge at her toys (this is actually really funny, she gets this determined look in her eye and dives for it) and sometimes does it too hard! She also had peas for the first time tonight and ate them right up!

Lindsay says the funniest things and is such a big girl. She knows almost all her letters now.

That's all the time for now!

Pictures!!!!!!!!

Travel Adventures

This morning we noticed that Paige's second tooth is coming through! The other bottom middle one. Yay!

Also today, I decided to go into the city to exchange my sneakers, and take the girls to visit my office while we were there. About 1/4 of the way into the journey I hear Lindsay say, "I have to go poopy." So first I say, "Ok, let's wait until we get to a potty!" thinking it might not be super urgent. Well, then a minute later she says it again, "I have to go potty". I take a deep breath. No problem, I knew this could happen, right? So we get off the highway at the next exit, which happens to be around Widener. And then, even better, her potty is still in the car from Sunday at BRoad Street! Score! So we find a parking lot, and we have a fun time sitting in the trunk area of the car and going poopy in the potty! woohooo!

Why would I want to go to work and miss this fun stuff! LOL

Broad Street

Today was the Broad Street run. Me and Lindsay headed down early to watch Chris run. This was Lindsay's first long outing since being potty trained! She did great - actually didn't even have to go at all while we were out. She holds it like a champ. Of course later today she had an accident in the midst of being tired, hungry, screaming because she was in time out and because mommy went to the store without her. Can't win 'em all.

Chris did AWESOME! He ran it in just under 57 minutes. Yay Daddy! I'll post a pic of Daddy and Lindsay at the race later. They are not downloaded yet.

Yum, sweet potatoes!

Daycare update

The situation seems better now. I forget how easily she adjusts to things! She didn't seem bothered to be going there today. Her teacher said she is definitely developmentally ready for this class, and that the other one was just too young for her. Yay for Lindsay! Still total success with the potty all week, even at naps!

Her other friends will be coming into this room shortly behind her, within the next two months anyway.

TGIF!

Daycare worries

Lindsay has officially moved to the 'older' side of the 2 year old room. Her and Mary Kate both moved over. I am happy and excited for her to be moving up, but at the same time I am worried. She seemed really quiet and sad on Tuesday when Chris picked her up -- her two really good friends are both still on the younger side of the class. I know this is only her second day so maybe it is only an adjustment period. But this morning she asked me if she could hold her blanket, all sad-like.

I asked her teacher about it this morning and she said they thought it would be a good idea to separate her and Nicole for a while, because they get a bit rambunctious when they are together (Lindsay, rambunctious? nah....) Plus they thought it would give her a chance to play with the older girls. So I think they were doing it for her best interests. The teacher also said she was so quiet and played so nice that she barely knew Lindsay was there. I think she thought it was a good thing, but THIS worries me - that's not Lindsay!

Anyway, I want to make sure to give her some extra love this week.

Pictures

I love that it is so easy to post pictures on here!

Blogger!

So, since I was feeling especially relaxed and not too overwhelmed tonight, I figured I'd add something else to do just to get me up to my normal insanely busy life! Starting a family blog! Why not??

I'd like to start blogging about the everyday moments....I call people with all my family's exciting milestones, but how about those amazing moments that just happen randomly? I hope to give my family and friends a glimpse into how our days really are....

Today my amazing Lindsay went her first day at daycare with underwear and no accidents! I am so proud of her I want to cry. We had a good talk this morning about how she would have to go poop in the potty if she wanted to wear underwear at school. And she did it! She is so grown up sometimes I get teary.

And my baby Paige is changing so quickly...now she's sitting up and getting teeth. She is so alert and interested in the world. Just touching a tree the other day made her smile.

I love both my girls so much and I hope I can do right by them as their mother. It is such an amazing responsibility to have, to teach them all they need to know to handle this world successfully.

Welcome to the Earley Family blog!