Father's Day and Summer Time Fun!

Father's Day was low key, which is how we preferred it. We made Wes a tie at story time at the library and got him a book on cd that he's been wanting. We attempted to make him breakfast and gave him a chance to nap and relax all day. I don't know any man who works as hard as mine. He's been on call for a month straight and working Saturdays for extra money. He comes home and dives straight into a game of hide and seek with Ms. Tay, and even does the dishes after dinner if he's not totally beat. I think about all he does for us and I'm truly thankful that he picked me. He is good through and through and he has three girls at home who just love him to pieces.

Aside from Father's Day, we've been getting into the swing of summer. We're signed up for a few fun activities at our library and have some field trips planned with friends. But what I'm most excited for is Taylor's dance class!! It starts in July and I'm really hoping she loves it as much as I did growing up. I can't wait! I'll be posting a million pictures of her when the day comes. Other than that, Taylor is loving the summer since we've been out playing with our neighbors until 10:00 at night. LOL. The grownups chat while all the kids ride bikes and play. The kids have so much fun that it's hard to convince them to come in and go to sleep. But once Tay hits the bed, she's out! It's so nice having good neighbors.

Corinne is 5 months now and we can hardly believe it. 97th % for weight and 95th% for height.lol She has so much personality and is super smiley. She can roll both ways, almost sit up on her own, and if I lay her on her belly she can get up on her knees and lift up her chest. She'll be crawling before we know it. She is just a ray of sunshine in the house and boy, o boy, does she just love Taylor. Her eyes follow Taylor wherever she goes and she squeals with excitement when Tay runs around and dances. Taylor's warmed up to her too. She hasn't hit her lately, and has even asked to hold her. We're making progress.

First Taste of Prunes. Ick.

My gorgeous girl.

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Sleep Training- One Night Down

I took the advice of my friend Kim, (Supermom of Lily and Landon), and I let Corinne cry and didn't check on her until after she fell asleep. But I feel kind of guilty. I fell asleep. I heard her wake up at 11:00 pm, had every intention of listening to her cry while I lay there and beat myself up inside, only to wake up at 12:00 am to hear her sniffles. I crept in her room and she was fast asleep. I guess the trick is to be SO tired when you let them cry that you just sleep through the whole awful experience. Phew! We'll see how we do tonight.

Sleep Training- Night 1

I have not slept through the night for 6 months. Yea, yea. I know. Corinne's only 4 1/2 months old, but for about 2 months before she was born Taylor went through a phase of waking up twice a night and getting up at the butt crack of dawn. Hence, I repeat. I am totally and utterly, sleep deprived. It was the hell of me when Tay was born and it's slowly taking a toll on me now. When Taylor was about the age that Corinne is now, I took her to our pediatrician (Dr. Nathanson, who I love), I told him how tired I was and demanded that he "fix her." I was serious. I wasn't leaving until he gave me a sure fire way of getting her to sleep through the night. The answer: I just had to let her cry it out. She'd cry and we'd go in there every 10 minutes to soothe her without picking her up. "We," meaning me. Wes' job was to soothe me after I came back from soothing Taylor. It took a little over a week before her sleeping habits improved and I gradually started to feel like a human again instead of like a zombie walking around in a daze, sticking the remote control in the refrigerator and losing my keys immediately after stepping out of the car. Now we're at that point with Corinne where I just have to let her figure out how to sleep on her own. She's WAY too big for the bassinet and I no longer want to share my side of the bed with her. It's impossible to sleep soundly when I'm constantly making sure that Wes doesn't roll over on her or that I don't elbow her in the nose or something. So tonight's the night. No more excuses. She pooped, she's been fed, she's well above the average weight for a 4 month old and she has a really beautiful bedroom that she needs to start making use of......This will be brutal. I can already tell.



(Corinne's unoccupied room)

Totally unrelated....I went to Disneyland again yesterday for my Mom's birthday with my sister, Tay and Corinne. It was a blast and both girls were complete gems. Corinne has proved herself to be a great little traveler. She just goes with the flow of things. She sits in her little pack on my chest and smiles at everyone. Taylor had a great time, of course, but she really had us in stitches by the end of the day. She had seen one little girl at Disneyland dressed in an Ariel costume, from "The Little Mermaid." While standing in three different lines, this little girl was infront of us all dolled up and little Ms. Tay said, "I want an Ariel costume!" We thought she'd drop it and forget about it by the end of the day, but no dice. So Nana splurged on an Ariel costume and it was the absolute best part of the day. Taylor put it on outside of the store and was immediately in character. She even drove home in it with her orange hair and all. She kept on saying, "I'm the Little Mermaid." This morning when she woke up, it was the first thing she asked for and she insisted I call her Ariel and not Taylor. I was supposidly Scuttle the seagull. She just kept looking in the mirror with this silly grin on her face. She even asked me, "Do you want to take a picture with Ariel," and handed me the camera. Too funny. I just love her to bits.

(If you lose a sock, gloves are the next best thing)

The next day..

Wish me luck on the sleep training. Any and all advice is acceptable.