While we were out in Utah I was curious if Lacey missed being home. I am always curious about how much she understands and remembers. I wasn't sure if she would be happy about being back in our small apartment or sad that she didn't have the space to run around like she did at my in-laws house.
She was asleep when we got home from the airport and she didn't even flinch when I moved her from her carseat to her crib. When she woke up in the morning she was back in her own crib, in her own room, with her own toys. She was so excited to be back! She ran to her toy box and pulled out each of her toys and came to show them to me. Then she just went out into the living room and looked around for a while like she couldn't actually believe we were home.
Lacey is so observant of all the things going on around her. I should have known that she wouldn't forget her home.
Sunday, January 3, 2016
Saturday, January 2, 2016
I Was "That" Lady on the Plane
Scott and I are so grateful that his parents paid to fly us back home so we could spend Christmas with them. Before our flight out I read a lot of articles on flying with a toddler and I got as prepared as I could for our trip. Lacey was perfect on both flights home. She didn't make a peep, she napped, she quietly played with the activities I brought for her. She seriously was PERFECT.
Then on the first leg of our flight back to Milwaukee she fell asleep as we were boarding and didn't wake up until after we landed in Denver. At this point I was pretty confident that I had everything under control. I had the whole traveling with a toddler thing down. Not too long into our second flight Lacey was screaming and everyone was turning around to see what all the fuss was about. I was frantically digging through the diaper bag trying to find something that would help settle her down while Scott was looking at me like, "Do something! Fix This! People are Staring at us!!!" Finally we were able to calm her down and people stopped staring.
With about an hour and a half left in the flight Lacey was sitting in my lap being a little fussy when she threw up all over the two of us. I was able to catch most of it in my hand and on the doll we were holding, but it also ended up getting in the diaper bag, on my shoes, on the floor, and all over Lacey's outfit and my jeans. It wasn't just a little bit on throw up either. It was a mess. One of those moments that you just want to forget even happened. Luckily, Scott was sitting with me and was able to pull out our wipes and help get the two of us a little cleaned up. We undressed Lacey, but I didn't want to put on a clean outfit yet just incase everything wasn't out of her system.
Once she threw up she was pretty calm, and just wanted to hang out and sit on my lap. I'm thinking she must not have been feeling very well and that was causing the screaming earlier on the flight. My story doesn't end there, though I wish it did. Right after they announced we were starting our descent and turned on the seatbelt light Scott leans over and asks me in Lacey was poopy. I lifted her up to find that not only was she poopy, but I also had poop smeared on my jeans where she was hanging out. It was a bummer that we used all of our wipes during the vomit fiasco only an hour before. Luckily our neighbors were sitting behind us and they were willing to lend us a couple wipes to get us cleaned up.
Scott just kept telling me that he was glad it was me that was pooped on and thrown up on because he didn't know if he could handle it. (He definitely wouldn't have been able to handle it) All I could do was laugh. That's one thing I have learned. Life is much more manageable when you are willing to laugh through the most frustrating situations. I'm hoping this experience is something that I never have to deal with again, once is enough.
Then on the first leg of our flight back to Milwaukee she fell asleep as we were boarding and didn't wake up until after we landed in Denver. At this point I was pretty confident that I had everything under control. I had the whole traveling with a toddler thing down. Not too long into our second flight Lacey was screaming and everyone was turning around to see what all the fuss was about. I was frantically digging through the diaper bag trying to find something that would help settle her down while Scott was looking at me like, "Do something! Fix This! People are Staring at us!!!" Finally we were able to calm her down and people stopped staring.
With about an hour and a half left in the flight Lacey was sitting in my lap being a little fussy when she threw up all over the two of us. I was able to catch most of it in my hand and on the doll we were holding, but it also ended up getting in the diaper bag, on my shoes, on the floor, and all over Lacey's outfit and my jeans. It wasn't just a little bit on throw up either. It was a mess. One of those moments that you just want to forget even happened. Luckily, Scott was sitting with me and was able to pull out our wipes and help get the two of us a little cleaned up. We undressed Lacey, but I didn't want to put on a clean outfit yet just incase everything wasn't out of her system.
Once she threw up she was pretty calm, and just wanted to hang out and sit on my lap. I'm thinking she must not have been feeling very well and that was causing the screaming earlier on the flight. My story doesn't end there, though I wish it did. Right after they announced we were starting our descent and turned on the seatbelt light Scott leans over and asks me in Lacey was poopy. I lifted her up to find that not only was she poopy, but I also had poop smeared on my jeans where she was hanging out. It was a bummer that we used all of our wipes during the vomit fiasco only an hour before. Luckily our neighbors were sitting behind us and they were willing to lend us a couple wipes to get us cleaned up.
Scott just kept telling me that he was glad it was me that was pooped on and thrown up on because he didn't know if he could handle it. (He definitely wouldn't have been able to handle it) All I could do was laugh. That's one thing I have learned. Life is much more manageable when you are willing to laugh through the most frustrating situations. I'm hoping this experience is something that I never have to deal with again, once is enough.
Friday, January 1, 2016
Happy New Year
Last week a family member invited me to join them in a daily blogging challenge. I thought it was a great idea at the time, but the more I think about it the more intimidated I am by the idea. Most days I feel like I have a lot going on, but how much of my daily life is really worth blogging about? I am just hoping that this gets me back in the groove of documenting our life.
Lacey is at such a fun age and I don't want to forget how fun she is right now. She is really starting to figure out how everything works. In just the last couple weeks she has gotten much better at communicating (or trying to communicate) what she is wanting. She can say a couple of words, but mostly she just will point and use the sign for either "please" or "help." I always wonder how much she really understands. I ask her questions all day and she will respond with a yes or no but sometimes her answers don't always match her actions.
2015 really was a wonderful year. I learned that being a mom is hard pretty much all of the time. I learned that being a mom is one of the most wonderful things in the world. I learned what it feels like to be needed. I learned that I don't do as well with very little as I used to a few years ago. I learned that I can do hard things. I learned that I will always be worried about how well I am parenting Lacey. I learned how much a little human can change everything. I learned that you can love someone so much that you feel like you don't know what to do with it. I learned that it's financially hard to be married to a student and be a stay at home mom. I learned that being a stay at home mom is what I want to do. In 2015 I learned a lot of new things. I loved 2015, I love where we lived, I love the friends that we had, I love how much fun Lacey was during 2015.
Here's to 2016.
Here's to keeping a better record of our wonderful life.
Here's to making new memories.
Here's to learning new things.
Lacey is at such a fun age and I don't want to forget how fun she is right now. She is really starting to figure out how everything works. In just the last couple weeks she has gotten much better at communicating (or trying to communicate) what she is wanting. She can say a couple of words, but mostly she just will point and use the sign for either "please" or "help." I always wonder how much she really understands. I ask her questions all day and she will respond with a yes or no but sometimes her answers don't always match her actions.
2015 really was a wonderful year. I learned that being a mom is hard pretty much all of the time. I learned that being a mom is one of the most wonderful things in the world. I learned what it feels like to be needed. I learned that I don't do as well with very little as I used to a few years ago. I learned that I can do hard things. I learned that I will always be worried about how well I am parenting Lacey. I learned how much a little human can change everything. I learned that you can love someone so much that you feel like you don't know what to do with it. I learned that it's financially hard to be married to a student and be a stay at home mom. I learned that being a stay at home mom is what I want to do. In 2015 I learned a lot of new things. I loved 2015, I love where we lived, I love the friends that we had, I love how much fun Lacey was during 2015.
Here's to 2016.
Here's to keeping a better record of our wonderful life.
Here's to making new memories.
Here's to learning new things.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
11 months
11 Months
Clothes: The 6 month clothes are starting to get a little snug, but I'm in denial that my little girl is growing up. How is she almost already a year?
Sleep: She will have a couple great nights and sleep until 3 or 4 in the morning and then nurse back to sleep, but then she will have some terrible nights and be up every couple of hours or get up and want to play in the middle of the night. I'm hoping that one day soon the whole sleep thing gets better.
Milestones: She walks all over the place. She says "woof" "moo" "quack" "ooo-ooo" (monkey). She can sign eat, milk, all done, and we are working on please. She tries to mimic me when I make sounds. Waves hello, and bye.
Firsts this month:
- Walking
- Pointing to everything she wants
- BYU football game (gotta start them young)
- Trying to use a spoon to eat food by herself
- Reading books
- Being outside
- Taking baths
- The vacuum cleaner
- Getting into EVERYTHING
- Watching Curious George
- Climbing onto everything
- Watermelon, Nectarines
Dislikes:
- Going to church for 3 hours
- When I leave the room, she is fine when she leaves the room
- The blender
- Wearing a bib
Things I want to remember
- Lacey always scrunches up her nose and squints when people try to talk to her when we are running errands. She is super playful and waves at everyone she sees.
10 months
10 Months
Sleep: Sleeping is the one thing that I don't know if we will ever figure out. She will have a good night followed by a few bad nights. I'm really hoping that this whole waking up a few times a night is something that she grows out of sooner rather than later.
Milestones: She pulls herself up to stand everywhere she can and is starting to let go and stand by herself. She is crawling all over the place and she is quick. I look away for just a couple seconds and she is in another room. She took her first couple steps. She will give High Fives if you hold your hand out.
Firsts this month:
- Babysitter
- First Steps
- First PB&J sandwich
- Finger Painting with Yogurt
- Reading books
- Being outside
- Green Beans and Peaches
- Taking baths
- The vacuum cleaner
- Swinging at the park
Dislikes:
- Going to church for 3 hours
- When I leave the room, she is fine when she leaves the room
- The blender
Things I want to remember
- Lacey was in the tub, and I had to run out of the room to grab something. I came back in 15 seconds later and she was out of the tub playing with the spring on the back of the door. I guess I need to be more careful.
Thursday, August 6, 2015
It's been a great 4 years!
It's hard to believe that it has been 4 years since I jumped all in and married my best friend. I remember waking up early and trying on my wedding dress. I remember how nervous and how excited I was that I was getting married. I remember the chaos of getting pictures done, being late to our luncheon, and rushing around trying to get our reception set up before our guests arrived. I remember stopping at Taco Bell on our way to our hotel... and then realizing that Taco Bell probably wasn't the best idea on our wedding night. I remember thinking back on the day without any complaints, and being overwhelmed with the feeling that I had the perfect wedding day. I got to marry the person that I loved most in the world and still love with all my heart!
The past four years have lead us on an adventure that I could have never imagined, and this last year together has been my favorite so far. We were blessed with the most beautiful little girl and changed from being a family of two to a family of three. We were able to make a couple trips back home to Utah and have some people come out to visit us in Milwaukee. We were able to move into a new (bigger) apartment. We were able to officially reach our half-way mark with Scott's schooling.
Scott, I love you so much! Thank you for choosing me to spend the rest of forever with. Thank you for sticking by my side through thick and thin. Thank you for always supporting me, believing in me, and encouraging me to be my best self. Thank you for being such a wonderful daddy to Lacey. I can't wait to see what the next year brings us! I love you! Happy Anniversary!
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
9 months
9 Months
Clothes: She is finally out of her 3 month onesies and is now wearing both 6 and 9 month clothes. She is a little shorty so the 9 month bottoms are still too long for her.
Sleep: Sleeping is the one thing that I don't know if we will ever figure out. She will have a good night followed by a few bad nights. I'm really hoping that this whole waking up a few times a night is something that she grows out of sooner rather than later.
Milestones: She pulls herself up to stand everywhere she can and is starting to let go and stand by herself. She is crawling all over the place and she is quick. I look away for just a couple seconds and she is in another room.
Firsts this month:
- Brewers Game with Grandma and Grandpa Wright
- AJ Bombers, Sobelmans
- First step all by herself, but she hasn't done it since...
- Eating chicken
- Swimming in a pool
- Reading books
- Being outside
- Green Beans and Peaches
- Taking baths
- The vacuum cleaner
- Swinging at the park
Dislikes:
- Going to church for 3 hours
- When I leave the room (She is fine if she is the one that leaves the room)
- Loud Noises
- Peacocks
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