Still figuring it out

Sometimes I feel like I have the whole mommy thing down. I get on a schedule, make healthy meals, keep up with laundry, and both Lacey and I are happy campers. Then there are days like today where Lacey wakes up a couple hours earlier then her normal wake up time. She took a nap around the time she would normally just be waking up. It throws everything that I thought I understood out the window. Meals get pushed back, extra patience is needed, and I have to figure everything out as the day goes on.


Lacey wasn't wanting to take a second nap, but we all know that she needed one. She ended up falling asleep while sitting up on the couch. She wouldn't let me move her to the crib, but I could pretty much move her anywhere else. She cuddled with Scott for a bit, and then me, and then we put her in the recliner to finish up her nap.

It is crazy how strong-willed such a tiny person can be. She knows what she wants and doesn't give up. Right now, I don't really appreciate that she wants to make her own decisions and stick to it no matter how many times I say no or try to distract her. In the future I think that it is always a good thing to know what you want and be willing to go for it.

I'm going to get fat...

We have gone out to eat so many times during the lady few days!  I'm seriously going to get fat before we leave.  I've done pretty good about eating well since getting pregnant,  but I'm on vacation and I'm eating like I'm on vacation.  

Today I ate the yummiest deep fried chicken stuffed avacado. It was so yummy.  I kind of have a thing for avacado.  I could eat avacado with every meal. Now I need to learn how to make deep fried stuffed avocado at home. 

Our first day out here we ate some amazing Thai food. I love coconut curry, and it was the perfect amount of spicy. We are probably going to back again while we are here.

We ate gourmet grilled cheese on Monday. I love not having to cook! I hate what eating out is doing to our wallet. I seriously think I've gained a pound a day since we have been here. Pregnant or not that is too much weight to gain.

Warmth and wind

Today it was in the 60s! It was sunny and beautiful! Heidi and Steve took us to a gourmet grilled cheese place in Fayetteville. It was pretty good,  but I think I like just a good ol' regular grilled cheese better.
It was sunny and warm when we finished eating.  We went and played a little mini golf. Once we were outside for a bit the wind really picked up.  I'll take the wind of its going to be sunny and warm. I thought I played pretty well,  but I got last place.

Lacey was pretty cute as she chased down balls,  sat on the rocks, and tried to jump into every fountain she saw.  It was a lot of fun,  but Lacey sure can be a handful sometimes.

Arkansas day 3

Heidi and Steve have a little dog named Oscar. Lacey LOVES dogs,  so all she wants to so all day is run around chasing him, and shouting.  It's actually really funny to watch.  Oscar does well for the first 5 minutes but then he is a little overwhelmed by her and starts growling. 

I love that lacey is so adventurous but I don't want her to learn the hard way that when I dog gets annoyed he might bite.  He nipped at her once,  but I don't think he really got her.  It's sad to see her get so excited and then have Oscar get grumpy.  He has been spending more time outside and locked in a room so Lacey can rub around freely. 

Today was still cold outside.  I'm so ready for warm weather! It's supposed to be in the 60s tomorrow, which will be wonderful.  I just looked at the weather for Milwaukee and it isn't really supposed be over 50 until the end of April. I hate winter.

Vacation

Every time I think about going on vacation I think of having a warm breeze and spending a lot of time outside. We were so excited to come to Arkansas where it would be nice and warm. I guess we brought the cold weather with us when we came. It has been cold and rainy since we got here. It is supposed to warm up into the 70s in the next few day and we are so looking forward to it. Lacey has been so cooped up and she has no idea how much fun it is when the weather finally starts to warm up for the summer. She has gotten a small taste here and there but it's been mostly chilly even when we say it "warm" outside.
Arkansas, don't disappoint us please! We want it to get warm soon!

First day in Arkansas

Lacey's schedule is all thrown off.  She took a couple naps yesterday,  which was great for the car ride,  but she didn't go to need until late.  She woke up early,  napped early and was just cranky today.

We did get to go eat at a yummy Thai restaurant! Of course we also had to go to Walmart... where else would we go after driving 700 miles to the home of Walmart?

Lacey's first road trip

What a LONG day!  Lacey was great,  very few tears were shed. We had to make a couple stops to get out and stretch our legs. We had a lot of different toys for Lacey to play with. She  spent a lot of time coloring and playing with her baby doll.