Youhavegottobekiddingme Part II

We woke up to THIS this morning:

Thankfully, it was gone by the time we got home.

Callie seems to be taking after her Auntie Cathleen in terms of handed-ness. I'm not sure when it actually comes to be, but right now she's using her left hand to eat.

Lefty? from Baby Goose on Vimeo.

And here are a couple of pictures just for fun.

Getting down on the dancing quilt...literally...

Giving me the newly developed "Mom, you're crazy" look.

I'm sure I'll be seeing that look many more times.

Prom

My friend Melissa, who has 6-month-old Teddy, had a prom freak-out a little bit ago. As in, someday Teddy will be going to prom! After dinner on Saturday night, I had the same freak-out.

I forgot to mention on my Weekend Wrap-Up yesterday that we met our friends Josh and Alison at The Old Spaghetti Factory for dinner on Saturday. Which, coincidentally, had what seemed to be 500,000 prom-goers dining at the same time.

Some of the girls' dresses were SO INAPPROPRIATE. Like, unbelievably inappropriate.

Sheer panels in places that shouldn't be sheer. Backs so low that cracks could easily hang out. Cleavage. Dresses with ugly colors and patterns. Girls with dark tans.

I have never been a mother to a teenager, so I guess I can't say too much...but I do know that I will put my foot down if my teenage girl wants any of the dresses that I saw that night. Nor will she be dark tan (hahahahahahahaha...she couldn't even if she TRIED with having the parents she has!).

I guess it just made me freak out at how big she is already getting. Kids growing up is such a funny thing. It is equal parts amazing and heart-breaking.

I guess I'm glad to have seen the skanky prom-girls, because it has been a good reminder to TREASURE all of the little moments. They go by so fast.

Weekend Wrap-Up

I did recover from my snow-anger Saturday morning and we proceeded to have a nice low-key weekend.

Had some condo time on Saturday. The hallway window has quickly become one of Callie's favorite spots. She looks out/down over the city (with no fear, I might add)and points to everything.

And playing out there is fun too:

Playing in the Hall from Baby Goose on Vimeo.

We also got out her trike and she had fun being pushed as well as pushing Pluto!

Today (after I did a nine-mile run from our house to the condo!) we had a lunch date with Jenna and Charlie. The two kids were hilarious...it was really fun to see them actually interacting:

Lunch Date from Baby Goose on Vimeo.

Then we went to see the Easter Bunny. As you might remember, last year Callie was less than impressed with the bunny. This year, it was more of a Santa experience. She immediately started crying when I put her in the bunny's lap, so I held her in mine and she calmed down a little, but was still pretty mad.

Sooo...to make it up to her we found a fun little merry-go-round and she loved it!

We stopped by to see Grandma, Grandpa and Auntie Cathleen on our way home. We went outside for a little bit...and Callie loves to point out airplanes that she hears in the sky. Every. Single. Time.

After we got home we had nap time (everybody slept!), dinner, and then headed to the evening service at church for Palm Sunday. Callie enjoyed listening to MorMor's music and clapped after every hymn/song.

We ended the evening with a little dance party on the newly laundered Dancing Quilt.

Dance Party from Baby Goose on Vimeo.

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Sign Language

Callie and Grandpa had the following conversation today:

(Callie grunting/pooping)

Grandpa: Is poopie all done? Or more?

Callie: (signing) More!

(A few moments later)

Grandpa: Now is it all done? Or more?

Callie: (signing) All done!

And it was safe to change the diaper.

Ponytail

I finally got Callie to let me put a ponytail in her hair!

The result: A Little Ridiculous but Utterly Adorable

I'm hoping that pigtails are not too far off.

And here are a couple more random pictures from the past few days:

Running around Gold Medal Park with Bops

Relaxing with (on) Auntie Cathleen

Yummy foot!

Weekend Wrap-Up

A day like today is why I can say I love the Midwest. We spend all of winter (months and months and months) cursing our humble state as we freeze, shovel, and hibernate. The length and severity of this winter was especially brutal, but it made today SO very sweet.

Sunshine. Warmth. No jackets. No socks. Flip Flops! Humidity (I always hope my hair forgets what it likes to do in humidity after long dry winters, but alas, it remembered).

So really, the only thing bad about this day (or this weekend!) was my hair.

Saturday:
*Chiropractor appointment
*Condo time with MorMor and Bops
*Good naps
*Dinner at our house with our small group (which now includes Callie and Charlie)

Sunday:
*Me: 8 Mile Training Run in the humidity (see my comments earlier in the post as to why there are no pictures of this event); Callie and Daddy: breakfast and naptime
*Lunch at Chipotle...mmm...cheese quesadillas

*Afternoon at G & G's enjoying the sunshine (and all the neighbors!)

With neighbor George (who just turned 1)

Cal loves their dog Louis

Hanging out with Auntie Cathleen!

*Nap time requested by a certain toddler (by answering Auntie Cathleen's questions, "Is it time for sleepies? Do you need your passy and blankie?" with emphatic "YES" nods and walking to the crib trying to figure out how to get in)
*Rest time for Mommy and Daddy

*Play time with Uncle Dan

*Last, but definitely not least: an amazingly easy road to sleepies: she was all about the bottle drinking, tooth brushing, sleep sack wearing, and had no patience for cuddling. Instead, she wriggled out of my arms towards the crib. So I placed her in the crib, left the room, and listened to the sound of silence.

Who is this child and what did she do with my sleep monster?

Love it!