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Mysterious basket o' Bunnies
Yesterday, coming back from the movies, we drove into the driveway to discover a mystery basket o' Bunnies.
Yep. All pink and fluffy and cute. There was a card that wasn't signed and had some money inside.
Wow. The Easter Bunny went a little crazy!
We found out rather quickly that Frances, Billy's aunt had delivered said bunny haul for the Easter Bunny. Guess he was busy getting those eggs dyed.
Thanks to Frances, by the way!
The money in the card has sparked some good conversation though, about what to do with money given to Lilly. She certainly doesn't have a purse or need for money. (that will come soon enough, I am afraid but for now...)
So we went down to the bank today and got her a savings account. Yay. it was funny, when I told them I wanted to start an account for my daughter, they didn't seem to blink an eye. When asked how old she was, I answered "almost 8 months" and there was definitely a strange look.
We have her all set up for a savings account and we will set it up that money from our savings account will go into her savings account on a monthly basis. Yay for Frances who got us started on this and yay for teaching her at an early age what it means to save money.
All because of a mysterious basket o bunnies.
Yep. All pink and fluffy and cute. There was a card that wasn't signed and had some money inside.
Wow. The Easter Bunny went a little crazy!
We found out rather quickly that Frances, Billy's aunt had delivered said bunny haul for the Easter Bunny. Guess he was busy getting those eggs dyed.
Thanks to Frances, by the way!
The money in the card has sparked some good conversation though, about what to do with money given to Lilly. She certainly doesn't have a purse or need for money. (that will come soon enough, I am afraid but for now...)
So we went down to the bank today and got her a savings account. Yay. it was funny, when I told them I wanted to start an account for my daughter, they didn't seem to blink an eye. When asked how old she was, I answered "almost 8 months" and there was definitely a strange look.
We have her all set up for a savings account and we will set it up that money from our savings account will go into her savings account on a monthly basis. Yay for Frances who got us started on this and yay for teaching her at an early age what it means to save money.
All because of a mysterious basket o bunnies.
Crawling!!!
Well, she officially took those first crawling steps today! So exciting! And so scary all at the same time.
Now we really have to get some cleaning done in the house and move LOTS of things!
We have been working on getting her to crawl for a little while now. She has been ready, just couldn't coordinate it quite yet. Each time, we would put her favorite blue ball or stuffed bear just a little out of reach and let her try to get it.
It would frustrate her more than anything else.
This morning, I was pumping and letting her play on the floor and it happened. She didn't go toward Beary, her favorite bear, or the blue ball, or anything else that she loves to play with. She went full speed toward the container of baby snacks. As if she was on a mission! Crawling over bunched up blankets on the floor. Crawling over other toys. Just to get snacks.
Yep. That is my child. It is all about the snacks.
And of course, at the time, I didn't have the video camera. (new rule of thumb, keep the camera at our side at all times!)
And of course, since then, we have tried to video her crawling several times after and she just gets tired and flops down and gets cranky. Full force crawling for snacks takes it out of a baby!
So now she is asleep on Daddy's shoulder. Hopefully she is dreaming about all the great things she can crawl and get now. Knowing her, she is dreaming about snacks. And the stuff she can now crawl to get that is not for babies. Yep. That's my girl!
Now we really have to get some cleaning done in the house and move LOTS of things!
We have been working on getting her to crawl for a little while now. She has been ready, just couldn't coordinate it quite yet. Each time, we would put her favorite blue ball or stuffed bear just a little out of reach and let her try to get it.
It would frustrate her more than anything else.
This morning, I was pumping and letting her play on the floor and it happened. She didn't go toward Beary, her favorite bear, or the blue ball, or anything else that she loves to play with. She went full speed toward the container of baby snacks. As if she was on a mission! Crawling over bunched up blankets on the floor. Crawling over other toys. Just to get snacks.
Yep. That is my child. It is all about the snacks.
And of course, at the time, I didn't have the video camera. (new rule of thumb, keep the camera at our side at all times!)
And of course, since then, we have tried to video her crawling several times after and she just gets tired and flops down and gets cranky. Full force crawling for snacks takes it out of a baby!
So now she is asleep on Daddy's shoulder. Hopefully she is dreaming about all the great things she can crawl and get now. Knowing her, she is dreaming about snacks. And the stuff she can now crawl to get that is not for babies. Yep. That's my girl!
Big Girl Room
My parents came into town at the end of this week and we decided to go see Avatar in 3D. This meant leaving Lils at Daycare for a few hours while we went to the movies. (she was anxious to play with Ms. Myrtle and all her friends)
I guess many of the parents of the kids at the daycare are teachers. They were having Spring Break as well and they decided to keep their kids home. Since no kids showed up that morning from Lilly's room, they sent Ms. Myrtle home.
When we showed up at noon, they asked us to take Lilly to the Crib One room. OH WOW. This room is quite big and different from the room that Lils has been in. It is the room that she will eventually graduate to when the time is right.
The room is much bigger and has LOTS of bigger baby toys, stuff Lils was quite interested in. I could tell she was going to really enjoy being in the room and playing with stuff.
They had three other babies in there, all taking a nap at the time Lils came in, so I knew there would be some fun friends to play with once they woke up. I wasn't sure, however, about how she would handle not having Ms. Myrtle or any of her other regular teachers around. She doesn't seem to handle strange grown ups well unless Mommy and Daddy are there. She seemed to, however, do really well. They all knew her and had seen and played with her before, so that made a big difference.
So while at the movies, I worried and felt guilty about leaving Lilly with people who weren't Mommy, Daddy, or Ms. Myrtle. I worried that she wouldn't eat well, nap well, or be happy there.
As soon as the movie was over, I called the school. They were happy to report that she was doing well and was flirting with a boy named Gram. Yep, Daddy would be thrilled to hear that news!
As soon as the movie was over, we rushed back to the school to pick her up. (I missed her too much, and the baby hog Grandpa needed to get his fill) She was just as happy as could be there at the school, eating and playing with Coleman and Gram. I worried for nothing.
All that playing and big girl room made her pretty tired though. As soon as we got home and got settled, she was fast asleep. I tried to wake her up around 7 to eat and get pajamas on, but she was having none of that.
Just more sleeping. Poor little girl slept till 7 the next morning.
Being in the Big Girl Room can take it out of a person.
I hadn't been too anxious to move her to the big girl Crib one room, but if it will wear her out and get her to sleep through the night better, I might just be happier about it.
:)
I guess many of the parents of the kids at the daycare are teachers. They were having Spring Break as well and they decided to keep their kids home. Since no kids showed up that morning from Lilly's room, they sent Ms. Myrtle home.
When we showed up at noon, they asked us to take Lilly to the Crib One room. OH WOW. This room is quite big and different from the room that Lils has been in. It is the room that she will eventually graduate to when the time is right.
The room is much bigger and has LOTS of bigger baby toys, stuff Lils was quite interested in. I could tell she was going to really enjoy being in the room and playing with stuff.
They had three other babies in there, all taking a nap at the time Lils came in, so I knew there would be some fun friends to play with once they woke up. I wasn't sure, however, about how she would handle not having Ms. Myrtle or any of her other regular teachers around. She doesn't seem to handle strange grown ups well unless Mommy and Daddy are there. She seemed to, however, do really well. They all knew her and had seen and played with her before, so that made a big difference.
So while at the movies, I worried and felt guilty about leaving Lilly with people who weren't Mommy, Daddy, or Ms. Myrtle. I worried that she wouldn't eat well, nap well, or be happy there.
As soon as the movie was over, I called the school. They were happy to report that she was doing well and was flirting with a boy named Gram. Yep, Daddy would be thrilled to hear that news!
As soon as the movie was over, we rushed back to the school to pick her up. (I missed her too much, and the baby hog Grandpa needed to get his fill) She was just as happy as could be there at the school, eating and playing with Coleman and Gram. I worried for nothing.
All that playing and big girl room made her pretty tired though. As soon as we got home and got settled, she was fast asleep. I tried to wake her up around 7 to eat and get pajamas on, but she was having none of that.
Just more sleeping. Poor little girl slept till 7 the next morning.
Being in the Big Girl Room can take it out of a person.
I hadn't been too anxious to move her to the big girl Crib one room, but if it will wear her out and get her to sleep through the night better, I might just be happier about it.
:)
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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