Category Archives: Terrible Twos

Inspiration…or lack thereof.

It’s safe to say I have been slacking off in the post department the last week. I posted a link to a slideshow someone else put together, I recycled a marriage interview that I did and then wrapped that all up with a lame Fashion Police Friday post. I’m pretty sure that stems from slacking in the photo taking and video department. And, trust me, that’s not from Rylee slacking in the cute department! What I lack in the blog inspiration department, is not just wasted inspiration. It’s being redirected to the focus of Ry’s big #2 b-day…that’s right. The little monster is about to turn TWO! I can hardly believe it.  I am super excited about her birthday party! Not that we are doing anything super-crazy special. It will be the usual family get together of 35 of our closest family members. I’ve spent some time in the last week doing fun crafty-like projects for Ry’s party. For now, they’re a secret, but I cannot wait to share them! As the weeks turn into days until her birthday, I am forever awestruck by this amazing little girl.

Lately, the flood gates have opened with little Ry’s vocabulary. She saying new words every day and even putting sentances together. Some of her new words include:

  • Purple
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Antelope
  • Tractor
  • “Bless you” {probably my favorite right now}
  • Mammy (How Ry says Grammy) {My 2nd favorite}
  • Mama {Finally!!!!!}
  • Fiesta
  • Meat
  • Rylee
  • Uncle
  • Yes please
  • She even tried to say inebriated! {Thanks Auntie Kristen}

I am so proud of her for all the new words she is trying to say. I knew they were in her little head, but I wondered if I stunted her speech by teaching her sign language. I’m starting to feel better about that now!

Anyway, post summary: my kid’s a ROCKSTAR! I can’t wait for her birthday party. And now I’m headed to the mall.

Friday Fashion Police – April 30, 2010

I know we’ve missed a couple of Fashion Police posts in the last couple of weeks. But, really when your kid is puking her guts out and such, you really aren’t concerned with funny pictures…and, she pretty much wore her PJ’s.
Anyway, this photo was taken Monday before we left for Grandma and Grandpa Rice’s house.  She’s got on her brown horse shirt (clearly needing to be packed away) and some jean-type pants with the giant rolled hem and pink and purple flowers on the leg. Oh, and we cannot forget the purple boots and the white headband that she put on her head all.by.her.self. The pink blanket makes a nice accessory too, no?

Another Winning Outfit Choice

Because I am so entertained by my little monster’s taste in fashion, I think am going to try and start posting a weekly “Fashion Photo” for all to enjoy…so, for our first Friday Afternoon Fabulous Fashion Photo (I love me some alliteration)…

Outfit Recap (head to toe): Bright Pink Summer Safari hat with yellow flowers, baby pink velour front-zip hoodie, purple pants and her purple short-boots with white flowers. At least she is accessorizing correctly with her pink and purple sippy cup.

Makin’ the move

So, I know I said I would post updates about the big move to the big-girl bed, well, last Saturday. It’s obviously Thursday now. Whatever. Life happens. Anyway, I got home from work last Friday night and Andy was getting everything ready to officially make the move. The crib was moved out of the way and her bed frame was in place. Rylee was super excited about it. I took this opportunity to grab the camera!
Here she is helping dad with the tools.
Breaking down the crib…
Testing out the new diggs…
Update:
Friday and Saturday Night: It took about 45 minutes to get her to sleep each night. Got out of bed at least 3 different times throughout the night. Saturday morning she woke up in our bed.
Saturday: She refused to take a nap.
Sunday: Fell asleep in the car on the way home from church, made a sucessful transfer to her bed where she napped for 2 hours.
Sunday and Monday nights: We resorted to locking her in her room and letting her cry it out. Getting out of bed twice each night. Oddly enough, she always ended up back in her bed before she went to sleep.
Tuesday Night: Only took 15 minutes to get her down and she only got up once (!!) that night. No door closing or crying necessary.
Wednesday Night: Again, 15 minutes to get her down and only up once. Again, no door closing or crying!
We will see what tonight brings, but I am happy to see the progress. If I would have given updates when promised, there would have been nothing to update about!
I am thankful for three things:
  1. That my daughter doesn’t know how to open doors. 
  2. That my daugher catches on quickly.
  3. That my husband is excited and really wants to take charge of the big-girl bed transition…if he wants to get up with her in the middle of the night, more power to him!
This is what happens when you don’t take a nap…you fall asleep in the middle of the living room at 5:15 PM.

You know I love you, but I really don’t like you right now!

You know the saying, right? Well, that’s how I was feeling with Miss Monster Rylee this morning! Let me back up and first tell you that last night I started feeling cruddy…runny nose, sneezing, congestion, blech. I took some NyQuil last night and racked out. Andy was great last night…he made dinner, did the dishes and put Rylee to bed. And he got up with Ry both times she woke up crying last night (a somewhat-all-of-a-sudden-regular-occurance since she’s been so sick). I woke up this morning still tired and groggy from the meds.

Rylee was in a seemingly good mood this morning…things started off just fine in fact. Then breakfast time rolled around. She decided she couldn’t decided between an orange or a pear and we stood there with the refrigerater door open for nearly a minute before I smartened up and realized I should just move her out of the way and close the door while she decided. Finally, the decision was an orange. Then she wanted some cereal to go with it. No big deal. I opened up the cereal cupboard and she chose Chex. Great choice. So while I was peeling the orange (which I am HORRIBLE at, by the way), she sat at the table in her chair with some cereal in front of her.  Next thing I hear is the sound of cereal dumping all over the table! Awesome. She got to the box, pulled out the bag and dumped it out because she wanted more. She then preceeded to “accidentally” push some into her lap and squish and crunch it under her bum. Even better. I managed to get it dumped into a bowl and the crumbs all cleaned up. She ate her orange and all was well…or so I thought.

When it was time to leave for Grammy’s house, she told me she wanted to wear her boots. For some stupid, crazy, no good reason, I told her no. I’m pretty sure I was still grumpy about the cereal thing. Either way, I made my decision, NO it was. Well, of course she was not happy about that! These boots are her new favorite thing! The boots mean that she gets to go outside in the wet, muddy goodness that we call Oregon Spring. As soon as I told her no, I questioned myself, realizing that was stupid, but while we begin this whole thing called discipline, I needed to stick to my word. Needless to say,  a nice raging fit followed my no. How on earth such a normally sweet little kid can scream “boots” so loud is beyond me. While I stuck to my guns and she wore her pink tennis shoes, I did concede and we brought the boots with us.

Now, hours later, as I sit here and read the story I just told, I’ve decided I am completely ridiculous. Was I seriously that upset over cereal and boots!?

Reality check. Take a deep breath. Relax. She’s nearly 2. She’s not perfect. You’re not perfect. Pick your battles. Look at the bright side, your dog will be more than happy to clean up any leftover crumbs tonight and you still got to work on time!