Sunday January 28, 2007

Thomas' family came over for dinner.
I told Laura that they were coming about an hour before their arrival and she was so excited. She kept running to the door and expecting them to come in.
When Thomas did arrive, she just cried and whined all night long because he was playing with her toys. Granted she did not sleep well the night before and did not have a nap. What a terrible hostess.
Thomas was a good boy throughout the evening except for dinner time. He taught Laura how to play with food and she imitated everything such as repeatedly putting salad in the cup then out on the plate, mashing the mashed potato in her hands, swirling their food in their bowl! Anyway, they both hardly ate any of their dinner and their entire meal consisted of this photo where they were competing to see who could wolf down the most carrot cake.

It rubs the lotion on its skin

This is what happens when you leave a bottle of lotion in the hands of a 2 year old with 5 minutes of alone time.

MLK

Why does it seem that I am always seeing a doctor for Laura during a holiday?
Today is cold and rainy. The last couple of nights, Laura has not slept well. She seemed to have a low grade fever last night (plus she is all acting needy and whiny which I finally realized is a sign that she doesn't feel well (yes, it has taken me this long)). Yesterday, I noticed a lot of crusting in her eyes and a little shade of pink. By this morning, she could barely get her eyes open because of the crust. blechhh.
Anyway, I took her to the pediatrician today and she has a low grade fever of 100.4, has conjunctivits (duh) AND ear infections in BOTH ears (apparently they go together). Augmentin twice a day for 10 days. No daycare tomorrow which has screwed hubby's schedule. No picture for a while due to downloading malfunction on the camera. I'll have to get that fixed soon. I'm sure everyone is just so disappointed at not seeing some nasty pink eye.

Shiner

Look at this shiner! I'm sure one of many to follow. Hubby says "I wouldn't be surpised if she breaks her arm soon".
Sunday morning after breakfast we went upstairs to have her change and she said "NO". So I beat her mercilessly, no urr, scratch that...
So I was chasing her around with one article of clothing at a time. First chasing her and catching her, taking off her pajama top then running back to get her shirt. She was shreaking and laughing and we kept chasing each other back and forth. When I went to get her pants, I heard the thud and then the pause then the uncontrolled screaming. It happened before, maybe 3 to 4 months ago in the kitchen when she was running around. It's probably because her feet and body are growing too fast and her coordination hasn't caught up (she is the same height as the boy across the street who is 8 months older than her!). She would run so fast and trip over her feet and land full force right on her face! OUCH!
The impact was so hard that I could see some bleeding from the gums on her bottom teeth with a rim of a hemmorhagic blister at the gumline. Poor baby. I'm thankful that she didn't break her jaw!

The Holidays.
Not very festive this year. We didn't even put a tree up. BLASPHEMY!
Here is a package that Laura got from her grandmother. Toy makeup, fannie pack, and snacks. She especially loves the lipstick.

Laura at mommy's work. All dressed up. No daycare due to the holidays.

Laura's present from Thomas. A dollhouse. She LOVES this present and has been playing nonstop with it.


Her trip to Tampa with her father for Christmas to see Janise and family.


Back home after Christmas to open her presents.
Look at these AWESOME gifts from Santa!





More salami to end the holiday season.


New years eve. The family went to see "Happy Feet" for the 7:15pm show. Laura started getting antsy at the halfway point but did well overall. Came home and tried to keep Laura up but she collapsed by 10:30pm. Then the parents collapsed by 11:30pm and didn't even see the fire works on tv. LAME-O. Happy New Year!

Miscellaneous

Happy Holidays.


Here are some miscellaneous pics sent to me from this past few months.
Laura is all girly in her pink dress and pony tails.

I love this photo. My sister took it while we were praying before dinner at my parents. Laura was praying very hard for something. Maybe some play time with Thomas.

Dinner with 2 toddlers. Never a dull moment.


Kids these days. I tell you... they grow up sooo fast. One minute, they're just little tots, next they're copping a feel. Next thing you know, they're hopping into bed together.

Ooops, I spoke too soon.

December 4, 2006
Laura has a cold (nothing serious) and was up most of the night coughing and crying so I decided to stay home from work and take care of her. What a mistake. I guess this is where the terrible twos begin. Many tantrums and fits of crying over minutia. I know it was because of the sleep deprivation but when I tried to put her down for a long nap, she was a maniacal brat. We had battles all day long. She slept for 3 hours but was still not well behaved after waking up. She finally settled into her normal demeanor and she helped me make some virus infested oatmeal cookies with I'm sure, plenty of snot. Care for a bite? They are kinda tasty. The recipes from the tried and true one on the Quakers Oatmeal box.

Thanksgiving

I took some time off to visit my folks in Philly. Monday through Saturday of Tday week. It was good spending some time with them. They had just moved into a smaller condo and the kitchen was still not finished. They finished it on Wed! We almost had to get takeout pizza for Thanksgiving!
Laura took to my parents well (since she hasn't seen them since last April) and was overall a "good girl" except for a few minor incidents of uncontrolled crying but I won't elaborate.

Laura with "hal muh nee" getting her nails done.



"ha da buh gee" and Laura

A visit to my friend, Missy and Mark. Laura with Aaron and Zoe


A visit to my friend, Shuchi and Jock. Laura with Jackson

Tday meal. Thanks mom for all the cooking!

Yummy cheesecake for dessert

A visit to my aunt and uncle in Silver Springs,MD. Laura doing a puzzle with my bro, Jimmy.


Overall a great trip. I was lazy with the photos. Laura was great with her grandparents until Thursday when my sister showed up. Then she just wanted to spend all her time with her auntie. She also got to meet the great grandmother for the first time. 86 years old and healthy as a horse. She was visiting my aunt/uncle in MD. The week went by too fast. I miss them already.

Playdate: November 15, 2006

It has been a while since Laura has hung out with her buddy Thomas. I miss the summers when we could just meet and hang out at the park. I invited Thomas over and when the car pulled up in front of the house, I opened the door and Laura screamed at the top of her lungs for a full 5 minutes because she was so excited. I'm sure the neighbors appreciated that.

She was also so excited that she kept jumping up and down and managed to lose her pants.




The night consisted of take out sushi, the Wiggle's video and "read a book" about Dolphins. Laura was not the best hostess. As soon as Thomas came into the house and started going through her toys, the only words that came out of her mouth was "MINE!" and grabbed everything out of his hands.

Saturday November 11, 2006

Laura's father took her to the Museum of Fine Arts for the afternoon while mom did a bunch of errands.

Laura helped me make some Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake by Paula Deen for dessert. Quick, easy, yummy. Click here for the recipe.Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake



No pictures of the cake because I already ate half of it!

Halloween

Happy Halloween!
Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Get your pumpkin container ready, Kitty Cat.


Get those shoes on!

First stop: Atrium Mall in Chestnut Hill
I wonder if anyone will notice if I take the whole box.

Sample the goods.

A girl on a mission.


Thanks mommy, for letting me eat 3 whole pieces of candy!

End the day with Taco night. Eat up girl!