New Stuff XXXVII

This is the kind-of-new stuff over the past few weeks, all compiled together. Jillian and Bridget have been busy little girls, and Daddy just can't keep up:

1. "Boring" : Whenever Jillian talks about when someone was "born", it comes out "boring". So, for example, she'll say "When I was boring ..."

2. Rolling, Part II : Bridget can now roll both ways equally well. Which means that she can get stuck both ways equally well.

3. Long Weekday Nights Without Mommy : Now that Mommy is back to work on Monday and Tuesday nights, the girls are having to learn how to deal with her being gone on those nights. It's been a tough learning experience for them and Daddy. Early on, those nights end up being very late, and there was lots of crying involved. Lately, though, they've settled into more of a routine, and are getting to bed a little earlier with a lot less crying.

4. Staying Dry : We bought a sleeping pad for Jillian so that she could start practicing sleeping with panties on. She's done really well during nap times, since those are only 2 hours or so. It's been hit and miss with the night time. We've had to work at limiting her water intake right before bed, and making sure she goes potty before laying down (which she really fights). The couple times that she's "stayed dry" through the night, though, we've celebrated with her, and she's pretty proud of herself for doing it. Anymore, she only wants to sleep in panties.

5. Formula : Bridget keeps eating more and more, and with Mommy working, it's been getting harder to keep up. So, we are starting to supplement with formula. Bridget actually doesn't mind it at all, as long as her tummy is full.

6. Rice Cereal : Bridget has also taken a couple shots at eating rice cereal. Grannie introduced it, and Bridget started to understand it the second time around. When Daddy gave her some, it took a while before it started going down; then, she must have realized what was going on ("This isn't Mommy's milk!!!") because she started screaming. Oh, well.

7. Razzies : It's Bridget's newest trick ... making the "razzy" sound with her lips. Of course, it's a big mess everywhere.

Push-ups

Briget has gotten to like tummy-time more and more lately. That's because she's found out that she can look around and see a lot more. All that tummy-time has led to some pretty strong arms, so she can push herself up off the floor to a good viewing position.

B & K, Part II

Karlie had come down to Longview for a visit during Heather's birthday. She stopped by the house on Sunday, and laid on the floor with Bridget for a photo session. They did really well, even smiling a couple times (which Daddy missed), but at least this shot came through.

Mommy's Birthday

We had the first of two birthday parties for Mommy last night at Red Lobster. All the kids were there (Jillian, Bridget, Cousin Meagan, Cousin Adam, and Cousin Karlie) along with Grandpa Ken, Auntie Sheryl, and Jason & Dany. The kids did very well eating and visiting, and they even helped Heather blow out the candles on her birthday cake. Andy got a little ahead of himself and blew out the candles before the song was over, so they re-lit the candles and let all the kids blow them out again.

Bath Buddies

Bridget is now too big to take baths in either the portable tub or the kitchen sink. So, we let her take a bath with Jillian like a big girl. Jillian was so excited to finally have someone to play with. Bridget didn't mind it too bad. We just had to hold her up the whole time.

Dog Protector

I noticed that the last couple of days when I laid Bridget on the floor Mocha would lay down next to her. Mocha licks everything and everyone but when I told her, "No licking" she never even tried to lick Bridget. Bridget is fascinated with the dog, always watching her or trying to grab hold of an ear or something. Poor Mocha, because now she has the two to watch over and she's continually pacing around if they're asleep and following them around wherever they go.

Player

We took Jillian and Bridget to Brock and Ty's basketball games at LaCenter. Jillian had fun at the half time of the first game running on the court with the other kids. While the boys were playing she was good about staying in the bleachers as we kept telling her that she couldn't be on the court while the players were playing. Then between games she would dance to the music. But by the end of the second game she had had enough of staying off the court. She crossed her arms, with a mad look, and marched up and down the bleacher steps saying, "I want to be a PLAYER, not Jillian, not anyone else-A PLAYER!" I told her to go down and ask Ty for his jersey and go play and she gave this little smile.