Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Allyson's First Haircut




Allyson had her first haircut today. Only the bangs but she still looks cute. I was trying to grow them out but then she got a cold, and let me just say that long bangs and a runny nose don't mix. So that finally spurred me on to have her hair cut. She did really well, sat very still in the chair while Tricia cut it. She still has forward growing hair and a lot in the back, still looks like a mullet. Oh well, it's still cute!

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

New Floors




This past weekend Mike installed Pergo flooring. He got it done all by himself in two days. They only thing he got help on was the baseboards from our friend Jed, (thank you, Jed). He obviously learned a lot from our first house because these floors are flawless, he really did a nice job! It is so nice to have them again, with all of the spilling that comes with having children, carpets aren't too practical.




And for a quick baby update, my dr. did another sonogram, she thought the baby might be too small. She wasn't, I guess I'm just hiding her well, she is just below average for this gestation, 36.5 weeks, so she was perfect. She did finally get to confirm girl, YAY! So I guess Mike and I should start at least discussing names seriously. The most we really do right now is kind of joke about names for about 2-3 minutes and then move on. This poor child! Anyway, we're both doing good. Just over 3 weeks!

Friday, July 06, 2007

Ally's First Big Girl Bed


Last night we finally put Allyson in her new bed. To give a little background, I planned on starting her in there during naps around mid June, but I never did figure out how June could fly by that fast. So here it is, into July and I have to make myself realize, yes, there is a baby coming in 5 weeks who needs a place to sleep. So since her room is the hottest in the house and Redding hit 114 yesterday, when it was time to put her to bed it was way too hot in her room. So we decided it was time. I put her in there with her blanket she is used to and her binky and told her nigh night. She got up once, daddy came and tucked her in again and then she went to sleep, AND slept longer than she normally does. She didn't get up until after 6:30, (normally she starts yelling for us at 5:45!). I hesitated starting her at night because of early access to us in the early a.m., but I just didn't want to give up my nap time during the day to make sure she stayed in bed. But it turns out it didn't matter, she did really well. Her crib looks so sad and empty now. My mom says that won't last for long but it's still sad to see your baby hit a new big milestone! My other big worry was her climbing the ladder. Mike, (thanks a lot honey), taught her how to go up the ladder, but now down. But she didn't climb it last night.