Spring Fun

So it snowed on a Sunday and was in the 80's a few days later. Only in Georgia. I have been really enjoying the warmer weather (today's cold rain excluded from my enjoyment). Kayla and her Daddy love to go to Home Depot for the monthly projects. We just found out yesterday that Lowe's does kid workshop days twice a month. Either it will give us more flexibility in case they can't make it to the monthly Home Depot workshop, or I will rarely have a Saturday morning at home with the whole family. :) This month they built a race track. And it's all for FREE! Gotta love that!

Bubbles. The girls love them. Me, not so much. It's great if I have control of that little wand, but has anyone ever given a 21 month old the bubbles? We only do that if it's bath night.

Helping Daddy with yard work.

Zoo

Last Friday we went to the zoo with some good friends. We decided to get the season's passes this year and I think we will really enjoy it. The girls LOVE the zoo. Kayla was especially fascinated with the komodo dragon, but kept calling it an alligator. When we were there it was walking right up next to the glass sticking its long tongue out. I thought it would give her nightmares, but she thought it was great.

Totally wiped out.

Dentist Update

What a difference our experience was today! It is a small practice where the dentist does everything. He came out to the waiting room and talked to her and asked her questions. Kayla was shy, but that's nothing unusual. She did start to panic when she saw that she had to lay down on the chair, but they had a Dora movie already waiting for her. The TV's here are personal ones hanging straight down from the ceiling rather than a couple of shared ones between chairs. She did cry the entire time he was cleaning, flossing, examining, and doing the fluoride treatment, but she kept her mouth open and did everything Dr. Miles asked her to do. He was very kind and spoke to her and to me (unlike the other place where I was the only one they talked to). He was very understanding of her crying and kept explaining that this was a normal reaction to unfamiliar situations, but the fact that she kept her mouth open was great. He then took me on a tour of the practice and explained what services they offered. I was so proud of Kayla and when I told her it was okay she cried, she said "but I obeyed and opened my mouth." She went on to explain that she was crying because she thought it was going to hurt, but that it didn't hurt. Before we were leaving Dr. Miles was asking about Macy (who miraculously stayed quiet in her stroller the ENTIRE time) and he asked if he could just take a peek and make sure her gums and teeth were okay since we were already there. So we go back and Macy lays back in his lap, watches the movie and lets him look, clean, floss, and count her teeth! Not one peep or squirm out of her. And that was all done at no charge! So if anyone needs a pediatric dentist recommendation I will gladly pass along their information. Now I just have to convince myself I'm not a bad mom for letting Kayla go through that first experience 6 months ago...

The Dentist #2

If anyone remembers this then you will understand the apprehension I am experiencing this morning. We are headed back to the dentist. I have chosen a different one, and have prepped her the best I know how. Obviously my efforts last time were not helpful. She seems excited because it is a different dentist. We've talked about what to expect and how if she clamps her jaw shut it will probably hurt again. I would not recommend the previous dentist because I felt it was so much like a factory - get them in and get them out. They didn't seem to care about the child. In hindsight I should have walked out as soon as they asked me to hold her down they way they did. I know that if she gains a fear of the dentist at a young age then it will take a long time to get over it. My prayer today is that she would feel comfortable and that the dentist will be gentle and kind. Right now she has placed all of her fear with the last dentist and seems to think that a new place will be a better experience. If today is as traumatizing as the last I'm not sure what we will do.

It's About Time I Added More Pictures

The girls love riding on Daddy's back, and Kayla wanted Macy to ride her back. They both enjoyed this one.

Macy is thrilled she got some pudding. Kayla looks like she just got caught.


So more pacifiers have been found. The man who cleaned our carpets (if anyone wants his contact info let me know) found a few more under her bed. He laid them on her changing table and I kept forgetting to get rid of them. They were hidden behind a jacket that hadn't been moved in a few days. Well, she got ahold of them tonight. Here she is trying to figure out which one she wants to try. (And I am choosing not to think about what kind of germs might be on them. Immunity builders, right?)

"Hmmm, is this one good enough or should I try another?"

Kayla came out of the playroom like this today. She found one of her old bibs that was in the doll box, a doll pacifier, and one of Macy's little bows. The girl cracks me up!

Funny Comment

I'm blogging this mostly for myself so I won't forget this. Tonight we were leaving my mom's house and the girls were bathed and in their pajamas. Kayla is obsessive about the cold outside and basically goes immobile and keeps telling me how cold she is. Well my mom was carrying her to the car and Kayla said, "If you keep moving like a turtle I'm gonna freeze!"

Pink Paint Update

Well, I think I'm going to do it. I'm going to paint their room pink. Marc is still not too sure about this, but since that's what Kayla wants he'll get over it. :) The bedding sets I want to purchase are on backorder until the end of April, so I'll have to wait on paint shopping. I guess that will give Marc a little longer to get used to the idea of having a pink room in his castle.

Pacifiers

Here I am on post number 100. I would never have thought this momentous occasion would have been about pacifiers. Oh well. Today we were moving some things around because we are having our carpets cleaned this week and Marc found a pacifier hiding under our desk upstairs. As a joke he wanted to take it in to someone at work (they were asking if we had any old bottles for a joke, and this is the best we could do). So he brings it downstairs and puts it on the island. Next thing we know Macy is running around grinning with her paci in her mouth and Kayla is SO proud that she got it down for her. Well we get a quick laugh and take it out. If I remember correctly we broke the habit about 5-7 months ago. Marc took it from her and went to put it in his car. What did Macy do? Scream as loud as she can and starts chasing him outside saying "mine, mine." Oh my goodness. She did get over it quickly so I think it will be okay. I probably should have taken a picture...

I Need Some Help

So we are moving the girls into the same room in a couple of months. I've been looking around for some new bedding and I think I have found what I like. Kayla really wants pink walls, but I have ALWAYS said I will never paint a room pink. I have seen many cute rooms that have pink walls, and several of my friends have painted pink walls for their girls. I have always thought that I'd get sick of it. Plus, there is a fine line with the shade of pink that you can put on the wall with out it looking like that disgusting pink medicine. :) Well, now I'm second guessing myself. I need someone to either talk me out of the pink, or talk me into it. Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions? I know Kayla really wants it, but I just don't know if Marc and I can look at a big pink room every day.

Dance Class

Last summer I was debating if I should put Kayla in a dance class or not. I decided to wait another year. Well in September she started talking about wanting to take ballet. I never talked to her about it, but I assume she saw some girls at school that were taking dance classes there at the church. Most dance studios run on a school calendar and it is too late to enroll in September. Well about a month ago I saw an advertisement on a van for a dance studio so I checked them out online. Would you believe that they run 3 sessions a year so you can join any time? We went today for a trial class before committing to it. Here is Kayla in the car before we went in. Does she look a little excited?

I had gone in with Kayla last night to see what the studio was like and to inquire about classes. We decided to go back today for the trial class. I was talking to Marc about it and since I was pretty sure she'd like it we decided to go ahead and buy a leotard. I didn't want her to feel strange being the only one not in ballet attire (they had shoes we could borrow for today). So Kayla's wonderful Daddy offered (ON HIS OWN) to stop by the dance store near our house and see if he could find one. There was no way Kayla and I could get before they closed so Marc found this adorable leotard with little bows on the shoulders. He gets extra brownie points for this one! He said he walked in (with Macy) and told the employee that he grew up with all boys and now has only girls and he needed to buy a leotard - whatever that was. I thought that was pretty funny.

This is the best I could do for a picture of the class. It is through one of those one way mirror/window things and it was quite tinted. The girls read a story, got in a costume, then tip-toed around picking up strawberries for their basket. She had a great time so I signed her up for the last session. Now I've got to find some ballet and tap shoes. Any suggestions?