light it up

on black Friday daddy spent the afternoon hanging up the Christmas lights. this year we scored some colorful lights and icicles from a friend for free. they really light up the house and look oh so pretty. after working hard all afternoon we got to go outside and lite 'em up and both girls "ohhhh" and "ahhhh" over daddy's hard work. There is much more to be done to get ready for Christmas but the first step has been made and it looks lovely.

on the phone

Adler has taken to calling her Dora dominio's cell phones. she has them held up to her ear when she is chatting away. telling me all the time when she is on the phone. this story only gets WEIRD when she shoves the domino in her panties because she does not have on any pants/pockets and I have to repeatedly tell her to take the dominos out of her panties. ugh!

little helper

Adler likes to help. Today she helped me clean out the dishwasher and put away the dishes. She pulls out the dish or silverware and says "here ya go." She also put the dirty clothes from the basket into the washing machine. for that job she got 1/2 way though and then got distracted or got board as it was only 1/2 done, but that is better than nothing. then we took out the trash and she got out a new bag and replaced it almost 100% by herself. if only this want to help around the house 'sticks.' :)

wet butt

Adler likes to go on the regular potty instead of her potty chair. with the help of a step stool she normally does a pretty good job. well, for some WEIRD reason she likes to flip up the seat and sit directly on the bowl. i have told her many times that this is un-cool, but she still does it from time to time. i am currently in the den checking Facebook and searching for jobs and i hear her freaking out and screaming from mommy. i know before i even get up from my chair what has happened. she has fallen and gotten her butt in the water-this has happened more than once. i scoop her out and explain this is why we keep the SEAT DOWN and towel her off (all with out laughing in her face.)

up chuck

GROSS!!!! Last night at dinner i am not sure what happened as no one saw but Rigby but something happened to make Adler vomit. both girls have a very sensitive gag reflex and does not take much for them to get sick. she did have her mouth full of food/hotdogs when i got up from the table. next thing i know i hear Rigby screaming that Adler got sick, and oh boy did she. her entire dinner and juice. ugh. we got that all cleaned up and gave her a squeeze and some raisins and more juice to get some food back in her tummy. well she was being a bad girl and playing in the closet and almost ripped the doors off the hinges so she got in trouble and that in turn got her all worked up. trying to calm her down she climbed up on my lap not 2 minutes later there was puke!!! me, her, the leather chair all were covered. this was a much more extensive clean up and this time there was NO FOOD afterwards she went to bed on an empty tummy. after the tears and a shower she was sent to bed early. she fussed at 2am and i brought her to bed with me but she did not want to get up till 6:30a today and even then she ate very little. she is not acting sick and no fever so i think last night was all DRAMA induced. UGH!!

what's wrong with you?

this morning getting dressed Adler was being difficult. she is very opinionated on what she wears...again opposit of her sister...so she wanted pants. it is chilly here nothing like you are having up north. so we got the cotton pants picked out and starting to pull them on and her toes go all wonky. i teasingly said "point your toes, what is wrong with you?" she took her foot in her hands and looked right at it and said "what is wrong with you?" i busted up laughing so much so that Rigby came in asking "what is so funny?" i could not explain why it was funny, it just was.

balloons

We got Adler some balloons for her birthday party decorations. She also got a bunch as part of her present from Aunt Bridget. Well they are a hit. the best part might be how she says balloon...it is more like bab-boon (sounds like baboon.)

my parrot

Adler has turned into a parrot here at home repeating words or phrases at nausem. her favorites are when sissy is getting in trouble or Chopper. those phrases could last all day on repeat. OMG!!!

Happy Birthday little girl!!

Today got started just me and Adler. we snuggled and let the dog out. i sang to her and she told me gibberish stories. I made Mickey Mouse pancakes while she played in the kitchen. up in her high chair i lit the candles and sang to her again she was delighted to blow them out. i buttered her pancake and then she asked to do the candles again. so i did, lit them up and sang to her. we ate just the two of us, I LOVED IT and can only pray i get to do this birthday "tradition" with her forever. then Rigby got up she was happy for a pancake but very sad about having to wish Adler a Happy Birthday. when daddy got up we opened presents. Not much this year, but she still has some in the mail and i am sure she will get a few at her birthday party (cupcakes and cocktails) this weekend. she was so cute tearing into the paper she really got into it. the best i think was the gift bags. she did not doddle with pulling out the paper to revile the gift she just tipped the bag upside down and got right to the goods. So far she has scored a check from great-grandma Scott, a baby doll, a shopping cart, and step stool with her name carved into it. currently she has the baby loaded up in the shopping cart with purses and diaper bags and toy food and a bunch of other stuff having a grand ole time.

my introvert

Adler is the BRUTE at home but get her out in a crowd or around a group of kids and she crawls in her shell. today as always she likes the swing. i think that is because it is solitary activity. she likes watching the kids but not sure on interacting with them. so we sat in the grass and watched as others would run around. or she would go to the high vantage point of the slide and look down on everyone. just amazes me again when i sit and watch my two girls just how different they are with almost everything.

new bed

We did a little re-arranging here today. Adler got Rigby's old converter bed and we were able to move some cubbies that were out on the porch back into Rigby's room. Adler was pretty much less bothered but Rigby was oh so sad to see the bed (that she almost never slept in) leave her room. tears were shed. ugh. I only worry about Adler falling out of bed. guess i need to find some fluffy pillows to lay on the floor for the next few days till we are sure how she will do.

dog shy

Adler is very dog shy, even down right scared. yesterdays experience is not going to change that. Mommy had to go on an interview, and sissy was at school, so Adler was left with daddy. daddy got a call to estimate a new handyman job and took her along. well i guess the resident had 3 dogs and 2 cats and they are all super friendly to daddy so he did not think about them towards a little person and Adler was nipped. she got a scratch on the top of her foot and an a small puncture on the bottom of her foot (why was she barefoot - i don't know.) she did not remember to tell me when i got home so she was not overwhelmingly traumatized by it, but it wont ingratiate her to dogs in the future i am sure.

too quiet

After we dropped Rigby off at school Adler and I came back home. mommy worked on the computer and played with Adler till her phone interview. once the call came in i went out on the porch to talk in privet. while i was out there for sometime i started to wonder what she was up too. normally when i am on the phone on the porch she is standing at the door pounding on it and crying to come out with me. so i popped back in to check on her...good thing. i found her in the living room with a training panty full of poop in her hand. as my interviewer droned on i quietly wiped her butt and set aside the dirty panty to clean when i was off the phone. i then stepped into the living room to finish the conversation and left Adler in the bathroom sitting on the potty. i checked back in on her MAYBE two minutes later and she had pulled an entire box of Kleenex out of the box and put them all in the toilet. i found her just as she was trying to flush them. UGH!!!!!! again i silently removed her from the room and left the mess to be cleaned up later when i was off the phone. when all said and done i must have done OK as i ranked a face-to-face interview (not that big of deal as i have been on a lot of second interviews...but not sealing the deal.) then i had to fish a box of wet Kleenex out of the toilet with my hands and wash out poopy pantie. YEA!

tippy toes

Alder walks on her tippy toes a lot. the weird thing is she does not walk on the pads of her toes, but her nails. yea, she points her toes all the way under and walks on the nails of her toes when they are bent under. it looks painful but she does it all the time so it must not be.

potty talk

yesterday Adler did AMAZINGLY well pee pee on the potty. Even told me when she was wearing a diaper. it was a perfect pee pee on the potty day...then daddy left for work and went back to pee pee in panties. ugh. i don't know if that was an accident or just she likes to 'preform' for daddy as she has turned into a real daddy's girl. today we are 50/50 potty vs. panty. since she does not turn two for another two weeks i know she is ahead of the game and i am not really pushing the issue, but i will be grateful we we are done with diapers.

full name

obviously Adler has heard me call daddy "Jason Michael" before. the other day when i was in the office on the computer doing a job search Alder was playing with toys and i hear her talking to toys/animals/dolls and was saying something about Jason MY-COLE. i was cracking up, she was saying just like that MY-COLE instead of Michael. they things they hear when you dont think about it at all.