Monday, July 19, 2010

I think Hailey has gotten word that she is turning two. She has upped the anti on her temper tantrums. Oh my! We are focusing on being consistent with her even when we are in a difficult place to discipline (Walmart) or putting her in time-out is going to make us late getting out the door. I was in Walmart with her the other day when she was being disobedient and a girl walked by with her boyfriend and said "See that? That is my worst nightmare!!" I thought well, yeah, no parent wants this but I wouldn't trade it for the world!

Since we are in a bigger house, there are more places for Pedro our cat to run and hide. Hailey is obsessed with Pedro and will walk around the house saying "Kitty, where are you?" Oh it is so adorable!!

Magnolia Park is a great place to take the kids or for a family picnic. They have peacocks there!! We took bread and fed them. They are friendly and very used to people. They also have volley ball court, 3 or 4 playground sets, soccer field, basketball court, picnic tables and lots of tree coverage (this is important cause it is so hot outside!).

Sean has a wonderful opportunity this week to serve at the FCC summer camp at Orangewood Church. He is doing the worship set for their chapel. This came about because Sean was invited to speak at a high school FCC group where he also played his guitar and sang and the President of the FCC for our area happened to be there.

Looks like it will be August 20th that I will have Aiden!! It isn't set in stone b/c my doctor's office will not set the date until I am 36 weeks pregnant but he put the date in the computer and said that it definitely won't be later than the 20th b/c he is going to be out of town. The next few weeks are going to fly by and before I know it, we will be announcing the birth of our little Aiden!

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Bye Bye Altamonte Springs...

This weekend has been CRAZY!! We packed and moved into a home in Ocoee we are renting. Hailey is sleeping in a big girl bed and doing it wonderfully! She stays in her bed and loves it. She woke up a few times last night crying but I think it is because she didn't know where she was since it was her first night in the new house.

Unpacking is going really well. I am thinking by the end of the week we will be pretty settled in. :) That is thanks to family and friends that have helped tremendously. We couldn't do it without them! Especially me with my 8 month preggo belly.

Today Hailey and I went to a baby shower and someone beside us was taking pictures of the mom-to-be. Hailey looked over a couple times at the person with the camera and said "cheese!" and smiled. lol. She is just too cute for words. I must say that the past few days has been trying though as a parent. There have been tantrum after tantrum and I have to be consistent even though we are busy and tired. Not so easy but we are doing our best. I know she is going through a lot too. She saw the guys load the dining room table into the truck and the townhome and put out her arms and said "My table! My table!" I quickly took her to Publix with me as I knew she didn't understand that she is going with her table.

Hailey has her very own room now. Well, she had a room before but had to share it with storage, computer desk and musical equipment. But her room now has toys in it and space to play and call her own. She is very excited about the stairs in the house too. I have taught her to "scoot" down the stairs.

Pedro has finally found a comfy spot on the couch to sleep. He has been roaming the house for over 24 hours very restlessly. Poor guy has been through a lot too. He freaked out at the townhome with everyone there moving stuff and loud noises. His tail puffed up and he ran room to room bumping into boxes and freaking out. Then I didn't have anything to put him in to move him so he just sat amongst my packed car. Luckily Sean was able to grab Pedro before he ran out of the car!

As far as the pregnancy goes... I am well. I am tired and sore and could have lots of complaints about the way I feel but it is probably just cause I have been running ragged trying to get things done. Soon I will be able to rest more. :) I really can't complain anyways. One of my dear friends who is also pregnant has PUPPS. She is so itchy and can't sleep, can't get comfy and is just plain old not feeling good. I pray that she is able to get good sleep and is able to get comfy and have a healthy rest of the pregnancy! We plan to float in the pool and eat watermelon the last couple weeks of our pregnancy (she is due a day before me).