babbeling brooke

Adler is at the stage she can just talk and talk and talk, to no one in particular. she just likes to babble and squeal. i always assume she has no inner-monologue and she is just giving herself and a running dialogue of what she is doing. "i have a block. the block is red. i will gnaw on the block. i will throw the block. SHOES!!!!! must get shoes." something like that. ha ha ha.

cheese please

Adler has been warmly welcomed into the world of cheese-lovers. we give her a slice of cheese tore up in to little bits and she goes bonkers. shoving as many little bites in her mouth as she can at one time. i can only give her 1/2 of a slice at a time and even then i have to separate the bites on either side of the tray so she cant grab too many at once and shovel them into her mouth.

rock-a-bye baby

Adler just loves to climb up into our little rocking chair. Right now i have it positioned in the corner by the tv facing the living room. So she loves to climb up in it and look at us and wave. she sits there so proudly with her face beaming like "I'm a big girl now." she is still kind of unsteady so i got some got out some of the foam letters/blocks and make a padded area by the tv. so if she falls off the chair she wont knock her head on the hard floor.

poo juice

we were running late this morning. i don't know exactly where the morning derailed but thankfully it is Monday so daddy is home to help get us out the door and into the car. then traffic sucked, and Rigby had her re-peater on (meaning she said the same 3 things, 2 dozen times.) i was annoyed and ready to get to work...where it was quiet not so much for the work part. we pulled into the school and i got Adler out of her chair go around the car and get Rigby out of her chair. then we go into the school and i drop off Adler. we wave bye-bye and outside to Rigby's class on the play ground. i noticed my shirt seemed wet. i thought Adler might have made me sweaty where i was holding her. so i fanned the shirt, still seemed funky to me. so after giving Rigby a kiss i went back to Adler's classroom. she was standing talking and catching up with all her little friends and i could see that her outfit was damp around both legs and up her back. YUCK. so they were going to change her diaper and outfit but what about mom. i had poop juice on me now. gag. lucky daddy was super sweet and offered to bring me another shirt. i use to keep a clean one in my desk when i was pumping for leaking accidents but when i quit pumping i took it home. i closed my door to the office and took off my top and put in a plastic bag and put on my 'office sweater' and went to work. luckily it is normally kind of chilly in our office so no big deal. i did not feel better till daddy showed up with a new shirt.

co-sleep

it started when we went to Uncle Cole and Aunt Meghan's wedding. there was not a crib for the 1st few days in the hotel room so Adler slept in bed with Rigby and I. when we got back home Adler went back to sleeping in her crib. Now after the evening bottle we put her in the swing. she falls asleep (that is normal night routine) then i transfer her to her bed within 10-30 mins of her falling asleep. she sleeps in her crib till her middle of night feeding, which can be anywhere from 11:30p-2:30a. Once Adler got sick this last time she only seems to want to go back to sleep in my arms. this is ok for the first ten minutes after she finishes the bottle but when i try multiple times to lay her back in her bed and she throws a fit this is when my patience is limited and i just want to get back to sleep myself. so i have been taking her to bed with me. she almost instantly goes to sleep with no issues. just the closeness must bring comfort as i do not hold her. last night though, Rigby was already sleeping in bed with me as she was not feeling well. she asked if she could sleep with me on the way home from school. so of course i said yes. i did not want Adler sleeping next to sick sister so i lay Adler on the floor and have to lay there with her for some time before she falls asleep and does not realize me get up and move back to bed. ugh...

red spots

Adler is getting red spots on her upper lip and cheek. these are completely self induced. this is where her hand rubs when she sucks her thumb. i have noticed it is almost constant these days now that she is on-again-off-again sick. ugh! I have no idea how to break this habit!!!!!!

more clothes

this time grandma Robertson sent a box of clothes. these girls are both so very blessed (so am i) that we don't have do shop for clothes. just wait long enough and the mail man will bring a wardrobe to them. we now have so many super cute outfits that we have no place to put them. so daddy bought a new dresser. so now Rigby gets an upgrade and Adler will get one of her own and not have to have her clothes shoved in cubbies. This all requires a whole lot of furniture rearrangement but i think it will work.

hot, hot, hot

Adler was sent home from school on Friday with a fever. it did not surprise me in the slightest. so i took some work home and got the girls and we went home had some Tylenol and lunch and they took a nap. i kept the Tylenol every 4 hours but since she was only getting up 1x a night she was sleeping longer than the 4 hours. so when she woke up on Saturday morning she was on FIRE. i took her temp and it was 103.4, that is when i started freaking out. i kept applying the Tylenol and gave her about a 1/2 dozen luke warm baths in the kitchen sink. besides being extra snotty and a little grumpy she was ok. she was eating and drinking and peeing and pooping and not lethargic so although i hemmed and hawed about taking her to urgent care i ultimately didn't. i did get some advise from mam-maw that she got from Ethan/Ellie's doctor to alternate between Tylenol and Motrin. so i had daddy run right out and get some Motrin. Adler was already in bed with a Tylenol dose at this time so i had to wait for her middle of the night feeding to administer the Motrin. because she was so hot i had her sleeping in a onsie and because she was not feeling good i was letting her sleep in bed with me. so at about 4p i woke up and put my hand on her and she was cold. Amen! the fever broke. fever did not return on Sunday. so she is back at school today. still very snotty but not so hot.

wardrobe lotto

Adler has hit the wardrobe lotto. mam-maw and auntie Allison are spoiling her. we just got a giant box of GW specials and hand-me-downs in the mail last night. i love the fact that Adler's cousin Ellie is growing out of her stuff at the same rate that Adler is growing up. It makes it so easy on the pocket book. thanks so much for all the clothes. i will have to wash, sort and find some where to store them all. we were down to about 10 onsies that currently fit. and if you go through 2-3 a day sometimes that is not very many. now we have got to be closer to 30. it will be awesome to go through all the super cute clothes. now i just need to find someone my size that has a shopping problem that is constantly wanting to get rid of things!?!?!?!?

grumpy

Adler was up 3-4 times last night and never did really want her bottle. she wanted mommy to hold her while she slept. this morning she ate little to nothing. she has a very snotty nose again and a very low grade fever. i plied her with the left over antibiotics and Tylenol and sent her to school. i am working as fast as i can as i assume that the school will be calling any minute to send her home. i did feel really guilty dropping her off today i would rather stay home and snuggle all day. with the house in such disarray because of the remodeling project going on it just feels super-duper dirty and i don't really know if that is the place for her either. ugh.

12 minutes

12 minutes makes a world of difference in our morning schedule. my alarm clock is on my phone. before going to bed last night i did not check to make sure my phone was in the living room. instead it was still in my pocket book from the trip home. so i did not hear it go off at 6:30a. I did notice Rigby moving around then i heard Adler start babbling so i thought it must be close to time. I slipped on my glasses to see it was 6:42a. so then it was rush, rush, rush to do all of our normal activities. we did get out of the house on time but i feel like i have already ran a marathon. ugh

phone time

this morning when daddy called home i was in the laundry room with Adler. So i held out the phone for her to see daddy's picture and had it on speaker phone so she could hear him. all she wanted was to grab the phone and lick the screen (daddy's face.) if i would take it away she would fuss up a storm. she wanted to love on and talk to daddy uninterrupted, damn it!

climb on up

Adler has entered into the climbing phase. she can now climb up into the kiddy rocking chair and turn herself around to sit in it properly. this morning Rigby got the chair out and was sitting in it watching her morning cartoons and when she got up Adler climbed right up into the chair. rule at our house is 'move your meat loose your seat'...it applies to everyone. so Rigby did a bad thing and pushed her sister out of the chair. she was reprimanded and spoken to about this. while this was happening to Rigby, Adler climbed back up into the chair. Soon Adler wanted something and she got out of the chair and Rigby was standing there waiting and plopped down as soon as Adler was up. then Adler got in trouble as she wanted the chair back so she went right up to Rigby and smacked her in the face. I think i am going to have to get another kiddy chair/rocker.

pout

if Adler does not get what she wants she pouts, sort of. she will just lay down right where she is at and start sucking her thumb with her butt up in the air. it is kind of funny how she just gives up and becomes the human form of a rock. i rather that over a tantrum with screaming and flailing arms/legs.

tickle spots

Adler is defiantly ticklish. she loves to be tickled too. you can grab her and tickle her sides and she will laugh and laugh and laugh. then she will throw herself back into your arms for more. Rigby likes getting in on the game too and tickling Adler too.

pain giving and taking

Adler inflicted pain last night when she scratched my face with her Wolverine-like claws. I just clipped her nails a few days ago. it stung like 4 paper-cuts on my cheek. There are still red lines on my face today. as for taking pain, i just got a call from the school and Adler saw her teacher making a bottle for her and got so excited she began to run and tripped and hit her head on the leg of her high chair. they put ice on it but i guess it is a pretty good goose egg. I am not overly concerned as she has done this a 1/2 dozen times at home.

write up

Adler got in trouble and written up at school. She has recently started biting mommy at home when we are playing. It starts has her blowing raspberries/zerbberts on my arms or tummy but then sometimes morphs into little bites. they hurt like hell too as her teeth are super sharp. now every time she gets in trouble and gets a talking too about NO BITING!!!! Well i guess she took this bad habit to school. we talk about out and at home she gets in trouble but what more can i do at school to stop it?!?!?

ABC food

Adler is getting to the stage that she likes to share her food. i guess she does not want to give anything away without trying it first. So she will "taste" the cereal or fruit or veggie whatever it is, then she will offer it to you. When offering it she has the purest look of delight on her face. So you just palm the slimy food and fake it. She giggles and laughs and when she is not looking you just put it back on her tray.

we love you

Aunt Meghan and Uncle Cole we love you so very much and so very sorry for your loss and violation. Everyone who reads this please send extra prayers and thoughts of good will to them as their house was recently robbed.

letters home

Adler's school does a basic form daily on what was eaten, at what time, and number of poopy panties. This is also where they will leave us notes if they need supplies like need more diapers/wipes/outfits ect... well two times this week Wolverine got a letter sent home in all caps, with stars, and highlighted yellow to cut her fingernails. the first night i forgot so the second note home was even bigger. oops. she die MUCH better this time while i cut them. I know the damage those blades of steel can do. I don't know if she is scratching her teachers or other kids, but someone is getting hurt. She should be good now for maybe a week before the Wolverine claws grow back.

more like mommy

Adler went to the doctor yesterday. she had a very snotty nose and a cough that was prohibiting her to sleep well at night. one night this week i let her sleep in the swing for the second 1/2 of the night as nothing else would work. doctor said she had a sinus infection but her lungs were clear. so she got another dose of amoxicillin. doctor believes that she might have enlarged tonsils and adenoids (like mommy) and if she continues down the 'sick path' that the doctor would suggested getting scoped. i cant imagine that would be fun since she HATES getting her nose wiped i think they would have to drug her to put a scope in her nose or mouth. ugh. she was 29 inches long and 18lbs and 6oz.

big hugs

Adler was the queen of giant hugs this morning. Then i realized what was going on, she had a very runny nose and (although she hates when i wipe her nose) she still wanted the yuck off her face. so she found that she could hug mommy's leg and nuzzle and get her goal of snot-removal accomplished. GAG!! i had to walk around with a baby wipe to hurry and get her mucus off my clothes before it could harden so i would not have to change clothes a 1/2 dozen times before heading to work. when will this cold end?!?!?!?!