Swim Lessons

Elliot started swimming lessons yesterday. It's everyday for 2 weeks for 30 minutes. I signed us up for a mommy & me class. I figure she'll love getting to go to the pool every day & I'll love getting a tan! I really don't think she'll learn too much in this class. It's really just to get them familiar with the water. The first day the instructor said I could move her up to the preschool class because she can do the skills. In that class parents aren't allowed. It allowed me to get 2 pictures. She did just fine with out me with her. But we're going to move her back down to the original class. The instructors said she was kind of clueless (they didn't use those words). This doesn't surprise me at all because she has a hard time listening & focusing these days. She knows how to do things, but she'll only do them if she feels like it. As I was watching her today, it looked like she was in her own little world. But at least she's having fun.

Getting to That Age

I can already tell that Elliot is approaching the age of 2. Now don't get me wrong, she's still a good girl most of the time. But the issue we're dealing with as of this past week is her nap/bed time. What has happened to my sweet girl who never resisted these important times? Nap time has been the worst. I still put her in her crib for naps & usually it's no problem at all. But over the past week she has skipped her nap 2 days in a row & is constantly climbing out of her crib & opening her door. After returning her to her crib about 5 times, I tried putting her in the big girl bed. Of course she would just get out of there too. I even attempted to lay down with her & hold her so she couldn't move. But she is the wiggliest kid around & that lasted about 5 minutes. Then I tried putting her in the crib again, thinking she might want it this time around. Of course she didn't. So my last resort yesterday before I'm ready to ship her off to boot camp was to put her in the big girl bed & close the door. This door she can't get out of for some reason. Of course there were tears, screams, knocking on the door, etc for about 45 minutes. But finally there was silence. I didn't want to risk waking her to see where she ended up, so I waited until I was sure she was asleep to peek in on her. And there she was on her bed asleep. Whew! Since she slept in the big girl bed for her nap, I figure why stop now & put her in there again today. It was more of the same, maybe 15 minutes less of tantrums.

As for bed time...she used to be really good about sleeping in her big girl bed at night, but this past week she constantly gets out. So I did the same thing & closed the door. Tonight there was barely any crying. She went to the door once to make sure I had closed it & then got into bed & didn't get back out. Hopefully this phase will pass soon & she will no longer fight it. I am at my wits end.

Musical Doctors

27 weeks 5 days

Today I met my new OB. This is my 3rd & final doctor of this pregnancy. So glad I will not be switching again! I have to deliver at Parkland Hospital since that is where Lane works & our insurance goes through them. Because it is in the ghetto, I was pretty leery about the doctors & service I would get, but I was pleasantly surprised. I love both my doctor & my nurse. They are easy to talk to & very friendly, so that's good. The only downside is that I have to drive out there for all of my appointments. 

Today I did the glucose test (which I don't mind that drink at all). I also got the Rhogam shot & a blood type test. I was being poked all over. Baby's heart beat sounded good. They gave me this book with information about you & the baby month to month. I glanced through it & realized that I am already at the end of my 7th month of pregnancy, which I cannot believe. I guess I could have done the math, but just never have. Baby Davis weighs about 2.5 lbs & is 14 inches long. That surprised me as well. That's pretty long. I think Elliot was 19 inches when she was born. I only gained 1.5 lbs since my last visit which I am very pleased with. I will be going back for my next appointment in 2 weeks, which will start the whole every 2 week appointment thing. I can't believe I'm already at that point. Anyway, all is good.

Busy Weekend

This weekend was filled with lots of fun. Some of my relatives were in town (although I realize I didn't take any pictures of them!) & we spent Friday & Saturday with them. They have little kids too so we went to the Indoor Safari Park in Southlake. I had never been there before & didn't know what to expect. The part that drew us in was it being indoors! I was a little disappointed with this place. The concept was great, but it felt like the A/C wasn't turned on, there was barely anywhere to sit to watch your child play & only 2 people were working there. But that was just my adult opinion. If you ask Elliot, she would give it 2 thumbs up. I guess that's all that really mattered.

 Here she is climbing up to go down the slide.

 Flying down into the ball pit.

 They had an indoor train.

 Riding the zebra. They had a couple of other animals to choose from. They were motorized.

 A little tot area.

 Saturday was Eleanor's birthday party. She had it at the play pool like we did last year. What a difference a year makes. E was so independent, I didn't really have to stay with her much.

 She really went to town on these monkey cupcakes.

Tumbling Time

I have enrolled Elliot in a couple of classes at the rec center. Today was her first day of tumbling. She absolutely loved it! I knew she would. She's been doing head stands & somersaults all over the house lately. Anyway, I felt the class was really organized & the teacher was great. She learned lots of new things which is always exciting. Here she is with her teacher on the uneven bars doing pull ups.

Splash Pad

My friend was telling me about a splash pad near our house, so Elliot & I ventured out to find it. She had so much fun running around. And it was nice for me because I could just sit in the shade & watch her.

Lane's 1st Paycheck

Lane received his first paycheck as a doctor about a week ago. I thought I'd post it because it's pretty comical...a measly $182. It was only for one day (whew!). I'll be interested to see the next one so I'll know about how much to expect each month.

4th of July Festivities

We kicked things off Friday night at Amy's sister's house. She had TONS of food! We swam and afterward headed to watch fireworks.

 Saturday we were supposed to go to a friend's lake house, but I was deathly sick all day. I ended up running between my bed & the toilet all day long. No fun. Sunday I felt better, just weak. Monday we went with my mom & Patrick's family to the Arlington parade. I always go to this with my mom. It used to be better back in the day with really elaborate floats, but now people just get in a trailer & wave. Oh well. Elliot still enjoyed herself.

Elliot & Eleanor sharing a seat.

She loved waving at the people in the parade.

 

Later that night we went to my sister's to swim & bbq. Unfortunately Lane got sick from me, so he wasn't feeling well. We decided it was best to leave early. I was so upset that I still wasn't feeling well enough to eat anything. Oh well, I don't need any help in the gaining weight department.

What to do with this Mop?

I have been thinking about cutting Elliot's hair for a while now. In fact, a week ago we had her in the bathroom with wet hair & scissors in my hand, but I chickened out. I didn't really have a plan, and she kept turning her head, so I knew it would end in disaster. I do not want to be the reason she has a chili bowl hair cut or something. Anyway, when the day does finally come, I will probably take her in somewhere. At least for the first time.

 The front of her hair is past her eyes, but I don't want to give her bangs. I want her bangs to grow out & go to the side. But when her hair isn't fixed, it looks like this...a mess!

 As you can see from the side, it's very mullet-like.

And from the back, it looks fine. She's got 2 layers going on. I was thinking about chopping off the bottom layer to even things up a bit more. But at the same time I love the way it looks from behind. And it allows me to do pigtails. Any thoughts on this subject?

The Cast is Off!

We have been waiting for this day for a long time. When Elliot originally had the cast put on, he said to come back in 4 weeks. We couldn't get an appointment for 5 weeks, so we had to settle. And then when we showed up bright in early yesterday, the receptionist tried to tell me we had canceled the appointment. Ya right. I said to figure something out because either they take it off or we'll do it ourselves. Lucky for Elliot, they squeezed us in. They used a saw to cut through the cast. I thought E would freak out, but the nurse told her it was like being tickled & she loves that. So no tears for her.

 

And the first thing we did when we got home was break out the inflatable pool & go swimming!

 She was all smiles.

FW Children's Museum

Today we met up with my parents, sister & her kids at the Children's Museum. Luckily my sister had a free pass because they are PRICEY! ($19-Adult; $10-Kid) I don't know how people can afford that. Anyway, we stayed for about an hour. Elliot seemed to have a good time running around like crazy. Seriously, I couldn't contain this child.

 Eleanor, Elliot, Lorelai, Matilda

 Apparently this is her "cheese" face

 The bubble machine

 Not sure what this thing is called. You place your hands on the metal plates & it makes everything work.

Driving the ambulance.

Comparison

Ever since Elliot was born I have been trying to figure out who she looks like. As a newborn, I didn't think she looked like either one of us. And up to 12 months I thought she looked exactly like Lane. Not that she resembled his baby pictures or anything, but I just saw him when I looked at her. Now that she's almost 2, I'm back to neutral again. I finally dug up some of my old photos & scanned them into my computer. I tried to pick the ones of me that I felt reminded me of Elliot. I also have one of Lane, but he's a bit younger than she is in his picture. Anyway, for your viewing pleasure...