Whenever we change her diaper she quickly crawls away when she gets the chance & balances herself on something & starts bouncing and kicking her legs up behind her. It is so funny!
She can point.
Elsie can open drawers now...
She knows how to do "please" and "milk" in sign language.
She loves "helping" mommy with the laundry mommy already folded. -_-
Whenever Elsie gets scared, gets embarrassed, or told "no" she jumps into my lap face first (if I'm sitting down), climbs up my leg & hides her face (if I'm standing), or hides her face on my shoulder (if I am holding her) & pushes her face into me until she realizes her body can't go any further.
She can clap! (Nov. 6)
She loves crawling over mommy over & over again.
Elsie likes to make it very difficult to dress her now.
She glares.
She loves getting into her stroller... probably because she knows we are going outside(:
She tries to climb up things.
Elsie has had a double ear infection now ):
She is starting to be okay with being babysat.
When Elsie is watching her favorite show (the only show she will watch) she bounces up & down & claps her hands
She doesn't like avocado.
She acts like she wants to be put down, but if you put her down she throws a huge fit.
Elsie likes to play games. Such as throwing something on the ground & making mom or dad pick it up over & over, peek-a-boo, etc.
She turns the light switch off.
She likes having someone to play with. I.e. her cousin Harper & Ben.. & if they're not here she wants mommy to entertain her & play.
She knows that if she cries at the grocery store mommy will take her out of the cart & hold her the whole time. (maybe she doesn't know.. but she does it every time we are at the store).
Elsie loves getting into everything & exploring.
She likes to rip books -_-
She likes to feed herself..
Elsie can unzip zippers now. & she is obsessed with them.
Elsie weighs: 21#s
She is 28 3/4 inches long now.
Sunday, November 2, 2014:
Well I didn't get my birthday wish... but that's okay. haha It was a long shot anyway. last Wednesday we went to the doctor and found out Elsie has an ear infection and a swollen tonsil. They prescribed Elsie an antibiotic (Amoxicillin) & for some reason Dee & I forgot that she had some weird reaction to it the last time she had to use it. So now she had a VERY sore red bum. Poor thing has been going through a lot. If it's not one thing it's another. Anyway ever since we got her ear drops and lortab (don't worry I rarely give it to her unless she seems to be in a lot of pain) she has slept a little better at night (besides last night.. go figure) the first night she slept for 2 hours straight... then the next night she slept for 3 hours straight.. then the next night after that night she slept for 4.5 hours straight. Then last night she was up every hour. Her teeth are bothering her as well so I think that is the reason she hasn't been sleeping good since the middle of August... plus learning how to crawl & now she is learning how to stand/walk so those definitely probably play a part in the no sleeping and then this last week she has had an ear infection so that explains why she wakes up every second like she is in a lot of pain. Poor thing.
Last night Elsie slept 3 hours straight.. 10:50pm-2am. Then when she woke up at 2am I brought her into bed with us she woke up at 3.. then 4 wide awake I might add.. she was crawling all around the bed, smiling at mama & daddy & playing.. then finally she went back to sleep around 4:30ish & slept for 3 more hours straight!! Uhh.. yeah that hasn't happened in seriously FOREVER! 2 3 hour periods don't usually happen in the same night. If she sleeps 3 hours great! But then she wakes up every 30 minutes-1 hour. But not last night! Woo! I don't wanna get my hopes up but maybe she will start sleeping better. I know she's in our bed.. but at this point I really don't care as long as she is sleeping. Right??
Elsie had a fever yesterday.. that continued into the night & part of today! ): poor sweetie! She was not acting like herself & she was EXTRA cuddly.She slept a lot.. & was cranky. Her fever got up to 101.6 F. She seemed to be in a lot of pain. I am wondering if either her ear infection got worse or if it was because she was teething pretty bad. She was a little better today.. Mostly ownry & super needy. Her temperature only got up to 99.7 F today. She seems to be feeling better ever since 9pm hit. (it is 10:30 right now) I say this because she is actually content playing by herself & she actually let me put her down.
Today has been rough. I thought about whether I should write about it or not.. & I guess I decided I would. I am selfish. Today I had a complete melt down. Water works & everything. Everything "seemed" to be going wrong. A pipe under our sink was leaking. I basically didn't sleep last night, I didn't get anything done today, & the list goes ON! There was one time before today that I had one of these melt downs.. I think Elsie was almost 4 months.. so don't think this happens everyday. It doesn't. Usually I can get through it. & everything is fine. But then there are days where I just ask myself when is something going to give?? I just want to sleep 7 hours straight.. I just want to read my dang book for as long as I please, I just want to get something done, I just want to stop thinking about what Elsie needs. ( I know that is so selfish). Being a mother is hard, Being a parent is hard. It really really is.
The point of this is that after I had tried to set Elsie down (for the millionth time today) so I could make dinner & after I attempted to cut a butternut squash one handed... I completely lost it. I set down the knife & walked to Elsie's room (still holding Elsie) crying my eyes out & sat in the rocking chair in Elsie's room & cried & thought "poor me. I never seem to catch a break". & then As I was sitting there feeling sorry for myself I realized I need this. I need this "trying" time in my life because it helps me grow. It helps me become who I will be in the eternities. Believe it or not.. this hard task of being a mother is strengthening me and testing me. This is but a little grain of sand. I will get through this. & I know I will because I have my Savior Jesus Christ to lean on. He knows how I feel & knowing that makes it that much easier to keep moving forward even though I "never" seem to get a break.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014:
Yesterday Elsie got into the cupboard I left open. & dropped 3 of my glass measuring cups on the floor. 2 of them shattered. I turned around & before I could catch them or move Elsie out of the way they hit the floor. Poor Elsie. She had little pieces of glass in her feet & chubby legs. Luckily it wasn't too bad. Elsie didn't even cry. She was more annoyed that we had to hold her still & get the glass out if anything. She got a few cuts that bled a tiny bit but other than that she was totally fine. I am so grateful for that. I cannot believe that Elsie will be 9 months in 8 days. it's unreal. I keep wondering where my newborn went because to me she was just born. ): She is growing up too fast & changing daily. It's unbelievable!! She is getting more hair each & every day. which by the way it's blonde. so cute!! She grows smarter & smarter every minute & she gets more & more beautiful every second of every day. Before I know it she will be all grown up & will be leaving home ):
That's all for now!
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