Of Late

Willa is sleeping great.  We changed her to a soy formula and she is a different child, I just wish we had done it sooner.  I can't get over how much better she is doing...I feel so proud.

Here is what they are up to...

Fay:
Learning how to use a fork and spoon on her own
Trying to give up a nap but still gets too sleepy to need just one
Pigtails and ponytails
Washing hands
Giving high fives
Still loves Harper the most
Loves blocks, can ride her train and put the blocks in the right place
Loves her puppy (her stuffed dog that we take every where)
Sucking her fingers with the ear of the puppy up next to her face
Unloading all the cabinets
Helping with the laundry
Peek a boo
Bad diaper rash
She points at her bottom when she poops (I think we are going to need to start potty training sooner than later)

Willa:
She is eating 4 5oz bottles!!!!
"Talking"
Waking up happy
Sleeping 12-13 hours at night with 3 naps
Loves bath time with her sister (starting to splash)
Her swing is still so fun and she really likes the mobile that lights up
She gets upset when you leave the room and she realizes she is by herself
Singing
Her hair is changing colors
Now that she is on soy formula she is a really really happy baby.

I am so proud of them both.  They are the most fun people...and I can't believe I get to stay home and hang out with them every day.  Today we went to the grocery store and they were both so good...not one single tear.

My Valentine, My Hero

Okay so Vday was great!  Dave made me an awesome steak dinner and gave me not one but 2 pairs of gorgeous earrings from Kathy Eastham.  I couldn't have had more fun.  He is very romantic and I love all the memories  I have of his surprises....I got him some bad cologne that we are having to exchange.  I tried!

This past monday (president's day) I was having a terrible day with Willa...the child doesn't like to each much and this was a truly scary day since she hadn't eaten a real bottle in almost 24 hours.  I called Dave at the office in tears, whaling about how I have tried everything and she isn't sleeping and she isn't eating and he rushed home.  When he walked in I was on the phone with the Dr's office, in tears, weeping about how I just want her to sleep and eat at the right times.  He swoops in grabs Willa and immediately she is better...and so am I.  The Dr prescribed a strict schedule for us to stick to, which involves offering bottles at set times and if she won't take it then she doesn't get to eat until the next set meal time.  And it involves letting a starved kiddo scream all night because she can't keep eating whenever she feels like it.  Needless to say I knew we had a long 24 hours ahead of us, but Dave helped me stick to my guns.  The next night we only heard from her once for about 30 mins but she went back to bed.  I know I have created this situation by not being tougher earlier...but when your kid isn't eating you kind of start to bend the rules and offer her food at any sign of distress in hopes that she will eat SOMETHING.

Last night was better...not great but better.  She went all night with out eating and you would think she would be STARVING by 7am but she only ate 2 oz.  So we are giving it another couple of days and if she still isn't eating enough we are seeing the Dr.  All this to say...Dave has been awesome, with Willa and me.

Here's to hoping that after this week the schedule is set in stone.

Smiles, Ponytails, and CANDY

If you have ever been to our house you know that I keep sweets out.  Yogourt pretzels, trail mix, or chocloate covered almonds.  I am not a sweets person so I don't mind sabotaging other people's diet.  It has become somewhat of a joke around our house, people are ticked if they come over and I am out of any of the treats...especially my mom :)  Any way the other day I was on the phone with my friend Brenda and I couldn't hear Fay playing, which normally means she is doing something she is not suppsed to be.  As expected I find her on her tippy toes with chimpmunk cheeks full of trail mix shoveling it into her mouth as fast as possible.  I can't help but laugh as she looks at me like "what, I don't know what you think I was doing...I wasn't doing anything"  So I take the candy jar and put it where she can't reach it, and then with cheeks popping out she just starts signing "more" in sign language frantically.  It was SO FUNNY.  So yesterday she was searching for the candy again.  Here's a quick video...when she starts to walk away from me she is signing "more".  Oh and I wanted to document her ponytail!

And here is a video of our gorgeous sweet Willa bean...such sweet smiles.