Friday Funny

Here are a few things out of my girls' mouths this last week that might make you laugh because they made me laugh! 

Lauren after seeing a commercial:  "Hey Mommy, when I grow up I want to wear bras and get big boobies like you!" 

Kaelin:  "Ice Ice Baby do do do do do do doo doo" - In tune and all..

Lauren followed me in the bathroom while Aunt Flow happened to be in town:  "Oh No, mommy! Do you need a bandaid?!"  -- She was legitimately concerned. 

Kaelin to her dad:  "Pull my finger...toot"  - I swear he taught them that! 

During Bedtime prayers: 
Lauren:  "I am thankful for a door, a window and a forehead"
Kaelin with her finger in her nose:  "I got boogers"

New Play Area

I have recently been trying to to more activities throughout the day with the girls.  They just didn't have enough room on their high chair trays to color.  It was just too tight of a space for both crayons/paints and the paper.  They were getting frustrated and so was I.  My parents had given us a child size table that my siblings and I used as kids.  My mom suggested after we moved here that we put it in the corner of our kitchen.  At first I wasn't too keen on having it in there. I thought it would make our kitchen too crowded.  The other day though, I had a wild hair and decided to give it a try.  The girls and I made a trip to Hobby Lobby that morning as well and picked up a new chalk board and a magnetic cork board.  With a 40% off coupon, I only spent $20 for both! 

Lauren woke up early to color.  

Lauren learning shapes and learning to glue.  She had a lot of fun!

Displaying her artwork.

I printed out  pictures of our immediate family members along with our names. I backed them with magnets and voila, we have a learning board for Lauren to learn our names. 
The first day was sort of a disaster with the girls crumbling and tearing the paper. A quick trip to staples, a purchase of laminating pamper and we were set.  They are nice and sturdy now.  She has already mastered our names and I can hold up a name and she'll say "That spells "Mommy"

She is too smart for her own britches.  She gets every single one of them right every time now.  Her brain is such a sponge and she catches on to things very quickly...now if only she caught on so fast with potty training.  :)  

Slightly mortified...

I didn't think I'd start this early being embarrassed by what my children say.    Lauren is an early talker and quite the gifted gabber.   I guess she gets that from me.    This afternoon I dropped her off at a friends house while I took Kaelin to an appointment.    When I returned to pick her her up she was walking around with the fly swatter saying "Trouble, Lauren Trouble".    I asked her what she was saying and she brought me the fly swatter and said "Trouble, Lauren Trouble"    I corrected her and said "No, it's a fly swatter" but she insisted on calling it "trouble".  Slightly mortified, my two year old was making me sound like I beat her with the fly swatter when she was in trouble!!  I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.    Although embarrassed by her choice of words, and baffled because I'm not sure where she got her choice of words, I laughed.    I have let her play with our fly swatter before and chase around the flies, but never once punished her with it or referred to it as something she would associate with trouble. 
Anyway....yes..it was embarrassing but I guess it could have been a lot worse and instead of saying it at a friends house, I guess it could have been at the doctor or daycare! HA! 

Spaghetti face

Lauren: Summer 2010

Lauren: Summer 2011

"Allow children to be happy in their own way, for what better way will they find?"

I can't believe how much a year has changed Lauren Grace.  She is now 22 months old! Just 2 short months until she is 2years old.  It doesn't seem possible.  She is so intelligent and witty.  She always has me laughing (sometimes yelling).  She is talking up a storm. So much so, there is no need to even type what new words she is saying because she can repeat anything that is said to her.  She of course still says things with a toddler/baby way of saying them but articulation of her words will just take practice. She's lucky to have me as a mom..I LOVE to talk :)  
She has started to put together short sentences as well, which is a lot of fun.  I love our conversations!  

Lauren isn't too keen on sharing with her little sister.  I know it will get better as they both get a little older.  I am just tired of hearing "No Kaelin, mine Kaelin, Mom!!!" ...oh wait...that's not gonna stop for another 18 years is it?  :) 

Lauren loves being outside.  She enjoys playing with sidewalk chalk and going to the park.  
Lauren is great about naps and is slowly but surely getting rid of her morning nap.  Just depends on the day and how she feels. I honestly could care less if she continued to take a morning nap.  It gives me a little free time too!! :) 

She is just way too much fun.  Minus the occasional meltdowns, this has been my favorite state so far.  I love watching her learn and grow.  It truly is amazing!!

 

 

Lauren Grace - 15 months

My silly munchkin is 15 months already! I can't believe it.  I just don't know where the last year has gone.  She (Kaelin, too!) is the most amazing blessing that Kevin and I have ever been blessed with.  There isn't a day that goes by that she doesn't melt my heart, make me cry (happy mommy postpartum tears), make me laugh, and frustrate me.  Lauren Grace is my little music box.  She loves to sing, dance, hum, and clap along.  It is the most adorable thing ever.  She and her daddy share an extreme love for music.  I just loved the nights they would sit down at the computer and listen to songs together.  He would tap his leg and she, on his lap, would sway back and forth, and clap her hands. 
Lauren's new thing is to fall asleep ANYWHERE but her own bed.  She was doing well about going to sleep on her own, but since we moved she has been a bit out of her routine.  She is so stinkin' adorable though. 

Lauren's vocabulary grows everyday.  She has a handful of words that she says clearly and in the right context.  They are:

Mamma, Dadda, Kaelin, Sissy, Flower, What is it?, Who's that?, Hi, Up, Pretty, and Debbie. 

She couldn't quite say "grandma" She caught onto Debbie super fast though. Lauren also says "Dah" for Uncle Jordan.  If we says "Where's Jordan?" ..she walks around looking for him saying "Dah!" 

She also knows how to sign the word more.  We learned that from her cousin Caleb.  That is the only sign language we know but it has definitely helped with the screaming when she wanted more food! 

Lauren loves books, especially her animal and color book. She is just like a sponge and is soaking it all up.  She makes monkey sounds, and yesterday I heard her growl while looking over at a lion magnet.  She also is learning to identify her colors.  She can now correctly point to the colors, Red, Green, Blue, Pink, Brown and White in her color book.  The other night at dinner, we were trying to show her off to her Auntie Kara, we laid 3 crayons in front of her and asked her to pick up the green crayon and hand it to grandma.  She stared at the crayons for a good 30 seconds, but throrougly thought before picking it up.  She picked up only the green crayon and handed it to Grandma.  We were so impressed and excited for her.  She gets excited too and starts laughing and clapping at herself. 

We just love love love love her to pieces.  I can't wait for all of the big developmental milestones to come.  She impresses me daily.