Homecoming

Two weekends ago we all went to Morehead State's Homecoming weekend. I was so excited to see my old roommates Ami and Kelly. It wasn't a long visit but it was good. It had been at least 6 years since we have all seen each other. It is crazy to think that we all meet at Applebee's to meet for the first time back in the summer of 1998. Kelly now has two kids and lives in Northern KY and Ami lives in Texas. We had our share of good times along with the fights that come with three girls living in a small space together. I am very thanksful for these friends. Ami and Kelly gave me the confidence to be outgoing and not afraid to meet new friends. I had a great time at MSU and I have these friends to thank for that.

Fall Fest

Last Night Janna and I went to Fall Fest at Her Daycare. First we picked up a piece of paper for a door prize, we didn't win but Janna mind she liked the paper. Then we went to the Cafeteria and had a pumpkin painted on her face. She had a conversation with her friend Madalyn, although I have no idea what she said. They looked cute looking at each other babbling. Then we proceeded down the Hall and pass live Music. Janna loves music. In the next room was Janna's teacher and a bowling game. Janna threw the ball and made a pin wobble. She won bubbles. Janna picked the yellow bottle. The next room had a cake walk. We walked around the chairs and sat in a chair when the music quit. If her number was called then we got to pick out a treat. Janna like to sit in the small chairs and liked this game. She won and picked out a plate of cookies. They were very good. The next room had the Lolly Pop game. Janna just loves Lolly pops. She only get a little sticky eating them and they make her happy. We then painted a pumpkin. Janna painted big blobs of yellow and black paint and had fun. We got to see lots of friends and had a great time. Then it was time to go to home for bath time and bed.

Molly and Janna

Janna has learned a new chore/ trick. She walks over to Molly's Dog food bag scoops the food and toddles over to her bowl and pour what she can in the bowl. Now this is a great thing except for Janna would do it over and over numerous times instead twice a day. Molly is overweight already and are trying to be careful to not feed her too much. The dog food bag may need to moved/ Janna proofed but for now she just get constant supervision.

Janna is becoming real friends with Molly. It is so fun to watch them discover each other.

A long night

Janna has never been a great sleeper. Usually she wakes up but goes right back to sleep after a few minutes. This was not the case last night. Isaac had gotten up that morning very early to finish a paper so he was tired already and went to bed before me. I cleaned the house up a little bit and decided to read. I went to bed a little before 11pm. I wish I had gone to bed when Isaac did. At 11:30 Janna wakes up screaming loudly. At 1am Isaac gets up to help because he can no longer sleep due to her screaming every time I set her down or even move wrong. At that point we try Tylenol thinking teeth and then gas drops a couple hours later after hearing some rumbling. We tried a video which usually works and she drifts off to sleep. The video and leaving her room is always a last resort but after two hours and she is awake awake we were exhausted. She kept going to the refrigerator but didn't want the milk or water, so after a couple fits over that and pulling my hair out we decided what harm could juice do we are all awake including Molly:) So she drank the juice and then wanted the pudding at the table on mom's lap. Doing anything to keep the screaming down we did that. After a couple bits, it is now 2am, she starts tugging at her clothes saying "off" so I take them off. Janna then makes a bee line to the bathroom say "Baaa" which means bath. That was it. I was not giving a her a bath at 2 am no matter how much she liked them or wanted one. She threw her red headed fit for about 15 minutes and then calmed down. Around 3:30am I finally got her to sleep and went to bed myself. Up at 6:30 to get ready for work and Janna up at 7:30 and neither one of us rested.

It was a long night, and I still love her with my whole heart. I hoping last night was a fluke and there is nothing wrong. There are no other signs of ear infection or sickness just a strong willed child. I think she gets it from her Dad:)

Though very tired I still smile thinking of the determination of my little monster who wanted a bath a 2am.

Walking

Yeah!!! We are walking on our own with no help. Janna is still a little shaky and prefers to crawl or help, but I am sure that will end soon.
Time to finish baby-proofing the cabinets!

Molly and Janna

Janna recently put two and two together. She likes to play with Molly's leash when in the living room and she is usually on my hip as I am taking Molly outside to go potty.
The other night she walked over to the leash and then walked to molly who was by the couch and pulled on Molly's collar. Isaac hooked the leash for her and Molly took a few steps taking Janna in tow. It was quite a site. Not wanting to bug Molly we took the leash off but Janna didn't like that and kept having us hook the leash a couple more times until she moved on to something else.
Maybe someday in a couple years she will take Molly Outside and Isaac and I won't debate on who is doing it this time:)

Janna Sings

Need something to brighten up your day....Here is a video of Janna singing.

Funny Question

A bi-stander asked me how old Janna was the other day. I said 18 months. She ask " Are you ready for the terrible two's?" I couldn't help but laugh. If she had any idea of everything we have been through with this sweet innocent little girl up til this point that wouldn't have been a question. I answered politely that I can't imagine two being any worse than anything we haven't handled already. So Terrible Two's Bring it On!

Squirt toys + Bath

Ever since September 1st when Janna was really sick she has hated bath time which use to be a favorite activity of hers. I use to look forward to bath time with her. She would splash, laugh, and play. She would only get upset when it was time to get out. Since she was really sick she has screamed the whole time and clings to me like a monkey as we try and bath her. We tried everything to make is enjoyable again....me getting in with her, new toys, back to the kitchen sink, we even went out and got a new blow up duck bathtub(the old one had a hole so I threw it away thinking we wouldn't need it again). Well last night we have a good time. We had the duck for the second night and a new set of toys. She loved it. Still isn't a favorite activity but there was no screaming. Yeah!

As a side note she kept calling the red crab squirt toy Elmo. I guess I have been saying "Elmo is red" enough times that she thinks everything that is red is Elmo.

The teeth are on the move Again

Janna's "I " teeth are moving again. She points to her mouth and says "ooch". Her nose has started running and she was very stuffy this morning. Poor sweet baby. One is already through from September so we have three more I teeth to go.

Please be praying that this round of teething doesn't cause another ear infection.