Still here, just not totally functional.

So… we haven’t been sleeping. Like, at all. It started a couple of months ago when my great sleeper suddenly stopped sleeping. Mila went from going at least 8-10 hour stretches to barely sleeping an hour or two at a time. To be fair, she got her first four teeth all at once, but even after they popped through the sleepless nights remained. I think there are four more teeth coming, and on top of that she still isn’t crawling and is SO frustrated about it, plus she just got over some sort of yucky stomach virus. I am hoping these are the causes of all the crazy and that there will soon be some sort of resolve, but OH GOD THE COFFEE, GIVE ME ALL YOUR BEANS.

See, we aren’t “cry it out” people. I have no qualms with people who choose to go that route, but it is just not for us. Letting kids fuss? A-OK! Hard-core crying? MUSTSOOTHEALLTHEBABIES. That is just how we are. When we put Mila in her crib (awake, asleep, half asleep, doesn’t matter) she immediately flips to her belly and screams. Poor kid. I know it isn’t forever but I’m not sure how long we can function like this. The night usually ends up with Daddy falling asleep with her on the couch, but the last couple of nights even that hasn’t worked. During the day she has been super clingy and fussy as well, so I know it is just something she is going through. Whether it is a physical or a mental development, it’s screwing with my happy-go-lucky girl!

Ryan and I are supposed to go away for the weekend about a month from now and I am just praying she has gotten through this rough patch in time for my parents to watch her overnight.

Ok, that was not the most fun update, I’ll add in a cute picture to make up for it.

 See? Still cute.

Oh also, my baby is going to be A YEAR OLD on Friday. Seriously though, someone tell me how this happened.

 

 

Apparently We Don't Yell Enough

I have so much blogging to catch up on. Life has been fun lately, despite the fact that for the last week Lily has decided to wake up every night and take 2+ hours and a cup of milk to get back to sleep. Oh the humanity. Please tell me this is a phase.

On a happier note, my beautiful niece got married! Yes, when your husband is the second youngest of 7 kids, you have nieces that are only 5 years younger than you. She isn't even the oldest!

 {Isn't she pretty?}

 {I seriously told Ryan I want to have another wedding solely so I can wear a Mantilla veil. I'm not entirely sure he understood that I was not joking.
I was not.}

 {He never took his eyes off her once. Oh to be young and in love! Oh wait, does 29 still count as young? If so I am totally there.}

Then came the tradition of the wedding skit. Please see further examples at my wedding and my sister-in-law's wedding. This skit involved Ryan yelling loudly as he came through the door. That caused this to happen...

{Maybe we should yell more often? She did not know what to do. This went on for a good 10 min in which I completely missed the entire skit while hiding out in the garage.}

 {My hopefully future sister-in-law, my neice and I. Cropped for modesty's sake. Cross those legs in short dresses girls!}

 {Despite appearances we were not "forcing" this cake on her.}

 {See? Please ignore my creeper eyeball.}

 {My loves. Yes, before you ask, those are guns on that wall. I love my father-in-law, guns and all.}

 {Lily says "Let the wild rumpus begin!"}

 {She did not want to leave the dance floor.}

{No DNA test needed here, that is my kid.}

Much more to come as I push through my sleep-deprived zombification to document all that is wonderful in our world. 

Or some of it at least.

My Week{s} in iPhone Pics: blahblahblah

There are no words today for how very tired I am. Is it possible for an almost 21-month-old to have started having 2nd molar pain? I think we've got it. To accompany my lack of ability to form a coherent sentence, here are some iPhone pics!

{No words, just cute baby.}

Have a happy weekend friends! I have a date scheduled with my husband tomorrow, it will involve taking a nap. 

We are old.

Steppin' Out Saturday: November 5, 2011

This weekend we stepped out to... our house! 

One of my only other friends with a baby lives in AZ (why cruel world!?) and she was in town so we had a little get together with some of our friends. Another friend brought her little girl to complete the tiny baby party of three. I was planning to go out in Seattle later in the evening (a real "Steppin' Out"), but I totally went to bed instead. I hate backing out on plans, but I have never been so happy to slip under the covers. It has been a rough few weeks with a sick teething kiddo. Plus, they weren't even meeting until 10:00! That is like the middle of the night.

Enjoy some pics of our Steppin' In Saturday!

 {On Chelsea// Shirt and Jeans: Urban Outfitters// Tank: H&M// Boots: Steve Madden// Jewelry: Banana Republic. On Lily// Shirt: Some kids store in Colorado {it has ruffle shoulders!}// Jeggings: Target}

 

 {My teeth hurt and my hair is crazy.}

 {Stella is blurry, but oh so cute.}

 {I love friends who make you laugh until you cry.}

 {Riley and Lily getting to know each other.}

 {Stella and Lily having a chat. Sad I didn't get a picture of the 3 kisses they gave each other.}

 {These two could be sisters!}

 {ShoooOoooes!}

 {Lily, if I give you this Big Bird will you give Auntie Jess her keys?}

{Patting, not attacking.}

We had so much fun catching up and watching our girls love each other. I think they forgive me for going to bed instead of the bar.

Linking up with Mandy at Harper's Happenings:

Hand Foot and What Now?

I have to say hands down the worst name for a virus is Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease. Like really? You had to put the word disease in there? Thanks. 

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease... we've got it. Well Lily has it, but that doesn't mean Ryan and I aren't feeling the effects. The worst part is that she has painful sores in her mouth which means she isn't eating. Poor kid.

{My mouf hurts.}

About two weeks ago Lily came down with a cold and just as we thought we were coming out of it BAM! Disease. I think her immune system was down and her wonderful mother took her on some errands and that is when she picked up this virus. Which leads me to another discovery... THAT is what they meant by Beyond! I guess Bed, Bath and Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease was just too long for the sign.

Soooo Late 16 Month Post

Ok, so you have been 16 months for abouuuuut 2 1/2 weeks now. Time for Mama to get her act together!

Here we go!

{Your first balloon!}

I know I say it every month, but it is true every time: you are becoming such a little person! You understand and say more every day. It is both amazing and sad at the same time. I am so proud of you and the kind-hearted, curious little girl you are becoming, but it is all happening way too fast and I am doing my best to stay in the moment.

{Kisses for Grandpa's dog Molly}

{Whoooa!}

Your words are: mama, dada, baby, cheese, please, peas (all sound the same), egg, green bean (I know!), hi (the most used word and always with an exclamation point Hi!), whoa, and even more that I am forgetting. But by far your favorite word to say is: SHOES! You are your mama's daughter! You always say it with such delight as if it takes up several syllables and always with an upward inflection in the middle. shoOOoes!

 {Playing with your shoes. They are sparkly, surprise!}

 

 {Eating, and saying(!), green beans}

You have had so many nicknames since birth and the list keeps growing: Peanut, Princess Peanut, Princess Pea, Little Pea, Little Bean, Bug, Bugaboo, Lilybug, Lilybean, Lulabelle, Lula, Lou, Scooby-doo, Snicker Doodle, Shmoops, Snoot Face McGee and many more. I mostly call you Lulu, I don't know why, it just happens. You do answer to all of the above, which I think means you are a genius.

You are a crazy walker running all over the place. You still take some pretty amazing spills now and again, but you are much more comfortable on your feet.

You still love all music and now you have the craziest dance moves. They usually consist of running in place and some crazy angled arm movements. See this dancing video for example.

{Maybe you can't tell, but you are doing a fancy jig in these photos}

{Jiggity jig jig}

{Ooooh, this makes noise when I do my jig!}

You are such a great snuggler and so loving. You give lots of hugs and kisses, I love your look when you are leaning in for a kiss. You even kiss your books because you love them so much.

You love love love being outside. I can no longer keep you contained in a stroller for long, you want to run and be one with nature. Or make piles of dirt on your shoes. ShoOOoes! I am determined to keep going outside as much as possible once the weather turns crummy, you just love it too much and it makes me happy to see you so happy.

{Airplane}

{Huck Finn}

Your hair is still crazy. I just try to keep it out of your face most days. I haven't cut your two rebel curls, I just can't bring myself to do it.

{I heart your crazy curls}

You have the best belly and you love to show us your belly button. You will also lift up your shirt to get belly raspberries from Daddy.

You are down to one nap now and it is so much easier to put you down for your nap. You are so cute and snuggly, I love it.

We have had a rough time with molars coming in and now your canines are moving too. This is disrupting your sleep, poor kid. You are usually waking up once at night lately. A few times it has taken us HOURS to get you back to sleep, but I know it won't last forever and I'm glad I don't remember what teething feels like. Luckily you are so cute that we don't (really) mind the middle of the night wake-up calls.

We are officially done with breastfeeding as of a week and a half ago. My goal had been to make it to a year and then just sort of see how it went after that. We were down to just nursing before bed (and now and again in the middle of the night) for awhile and then there were a couple of nights I wasn't home at bed time and you went to bed just fine without me. Actually you slept better! So we just kind of went from there. It seems you haven't really noticed so I think you were ready. It has been harder for me to let go, but I'm ok now :)

All of these things just mean that you are growing up and that makes me so proud. What a bright little light you have become.

{Onward and upward!}

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