Ellie had her first Big Kid Bath Sunday morning. I had put her on her chair, but she quickly rolled off. She is so funny in the tub. She splashes and splashes. I pretty much get soaked when bathing her. She is getting so big. I still want to think of her as my little baby, but she is growing so quickly!
As I have mentioned before, Sundays are a difficult day for us. For some reason, they just seem so chaotic. During the week Kailee takes a nap somewhere between 1pm to 2pm. On Sundays, she doesn't get a nap until around 5pm, which makes for a rough day. On top of no nap, for some reason when Ryan is home Kailee wants nothing to do with me. She wants Ryan to do everything for her. So that makes it really interesting trying to get her ready for church. This particular Sunday was no exception. AND on top of all that chaos, a guy from the Elders Quorum called a half hour before church started to see if Ryan could help pass the sacrament. Of course that is a great opportunity and something that we love him to participate in, but really? They couldn't have called a little earlier? Like I said before, Sundays are chaotic and that just added to it. I was in a hurry trying to finish getting the girls ready so I could finish getting myself ready and of course Kailee was not going to think about cooperating. I deal with it every Sunday, but for some reason today it got to me. I kept telling Ryan, church isn't worth the chaos, it's not worth the hassle and the feelings of frustration!! I walked out of the house and got in the car and just started crying. Ugh, I was for sure over my limit. I was trying so hard to get everything ready so we could be out the door on time so Ryan could help pass the sacrament, and I failed. Not fun! Good thing we get to sit quietly for an hour during sacrament so it gave me time to cool down and unwind from the frustration!! I decided then, not to let it get to me. If Kailee goes to church half dressed or without her hair done, OH WELL! At least we will make it to church without feeling frustrated! Phew.
On Monday the girls and I went over to the park and played for a little bit. It's nice having a park so close that we can just walk to. The walk gives me a little time for peace and quiet and excercise too. The park gives Kailee a change of scenery from being home all day and is fun for her. When we got home from the park I wasn't ready to go inside so I put Ellie in her bouncer, pulled out Kailees bike and car and I pulled weeds in the front garden. It was sooo nice to have some nice warm weather. It was even nicer than I thought because both girls ended up with rosy red cheeks, noses and arms. Oops! I need to remember to put the sunscreen on them.
On Thursday Ellie turned 7 months old!! This week she started to push herself from laying down to sitting up. She gets up like a pro! She is also starting to get up on her knees to crawl and she has started to growl. If we growl at her, she will growl back at us and then giggle about it. She is still sleeping good at night too. She usually wakes up around 7:30 or 8am when Kailee wakes up. Couldn't ask for her to do any better than that! She is also starting to become so social! She sits in her bouncer and talks, and talks to Kailee. Kailee loves to play with her, tickle her, and talk to her. I catch Kailee talking to Ellie how I talk to Ellie. Kailee will say "Are you hungry Ellie, no, no? Ok!" She talks to her in the sweetest voice! It's cute!
Friday we met up with my friend Alison and her daughter Jaycee at the Layton Commons Park and then went to lunch at Zupas. Poor Kailee was so quiet and timid the whole time because I upset her before we left. I made her a waffle for breakfast and brought it upstairs to my room so she could eat in there with me while I got ready. Of course, she kept finding other things to do instead of eating. For some reason I let it get to me and I kept getting mad at her. I even left her in the house while I pulled the car out and that totally upset her. Once I got to the park and calmed down I realized how stupid it was to get so mad about her not eating her waffle. I have to remind myself that I need to make time to sit downstairs at the table to eat instead of rushing her. Sorry Kailee. I will do better next time! Other than that little episode it was fun to spend time with Alison and her daughter. We didn't get to chat very much at the park, but we were able to a little bit more at lunch. When we got home from lunch I was sitting on the couch and Ryan walked in. What a good surprise. It's always nice to have him home a little early! We hung out at home for a little bit and then we went back to Zupas for dinner. Haha, crazy I know! The sandwich I had for lunch was so good I wanted it again! We then headed to Joanns so I could get some fabric for a pillowcase for Kailee. Another day, another project!
Saturday morning we got up and headed to Ryans moms to help with some house projects as a gift for mothers day. Ryan put some castlerock stone by her fence in the backyard so Sophie would stop digginer her way out of the yard, Jolie and Tawnie cleaned out the garage and the front garden and I organized her pantry. It's always fun to do things like that for others, especially when it helps them and they appreciate it! After we finished there we headed home to work on our house work and yardwork. Ryan headed outside to mow the lawn and I got busy cleaning the house. Then we went to the store and bought some new flowers for the garden out front. We moved all the plants that were out front to the back. I was getting frustrated with how the garden looked and wanted to try something new. I walked up and down the isles looking at all the plants trying to find the best ones that would get tall and survive the hot afternoon sun. Fun, fun. I can't wait to see how it turns out! Thanks Ry, Kailee and Ellie for the Mothers Day garden!
Oh yeah, can't forget to mention... on Saturday Ryan noticed Kailee starting to go potty so he ran her upstairs and helped her get on the potty. She went like it was no big deal. Ryan called me upstairs and we kept praising her and telling her good job. Then I ran downstairs and got her some jelly beans. It was so funny because she just looked at us like we were silly. She didn't quite understand why we were celebrating like we were... afterall, all she did was go potty on the potty. Hopefully it will become a habit for her sometime soon!!
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