April 7, 2012

Today Teagan colored easter eggs for the first time. It was almost fun. Well, parts were fun. Actually, most of it was fun. She was so excited when she saw all the colors. She was amazed when the eggs changed colors.

I have to stop and remember that she doesn’t know about things… Why you shouldn’t bang the eggs together, or bend the holders, or eat the wax crayon. Some times I assume she’s a little person that’s been around, not one that’s brand new. In a way, she does still have that new car smell. I need to remember that more often.

She really enjoyed it, and she did slow down a bit, not being the total dervish that she normally is.

She didn’t quite understand why she shouldn’t put her fingers in the cups of color… She has some Easter egg colored fingers now.

And the dye took much, much longer than I remember. Longer than a pre-schooler can be expected to wait. You can see her willing the egg to turn pink.

I’m sure that when I was a kid, the eggs picked up color a lot faster! Or are those just rose colored glasses?

Our eggs did turn out ok, after all. And a little wax isn’t going to hurt her.

I am looking forward to next year, when we may be a bit more artistic with our eggs.

She’s looking forward to having more deviled eggs too.

March 23, 2012

Ashlin said her first word today.  Well, tried to.  Stu was feeding her pieces of string cheese, and swears she said “cheese.”  When I got there, Stu asked her to repeat it, and she did.  It sounded pretty close to “cheese,” though I’m not sure if anyone else would understand it.

Her first word is cheese.

My baby!  I’m so proud.

March 20, 2012

Dada's first ponytail

This may be the first pony tail that Stu’s put in.  A very good first pony tail!  Stu’s combed her hair in the morning before, but always seemed to find something else to do when the elastics came out.  Somehow, I’ve always done the pony tails, piggy tails, braids, curls, whatever.

Yay!

Let’s see if we can get him to french braid tomorrow :D

~

PS.  Ashlin does not like ponytails.  Barrettes aren’t too bad, but ponytails?  No go.  So far, anyway.

PPS.  Happy Spring!!

 

February 19, 2012

In the chair

Teagan got her first real hair cut yesterday.  She’s had her bangs trimmed once or twice before, but I don’t really count that.  Those little trims were done while standing and holding her.  Quick little things.  This time, she sat in the chair, and had a drape.

When we got to the salon, everyone was surprised that we called it a hair cut.  Our saying that she  she would be getting a hair cut today.  They quickly called it a trim, a style.  They were worried that the word cut would freak her out.  Teagan, although sensitive at times, isn’t too phased by that word.  We had done all the prep work on hair cut.  Her first hair cut.  I had told her that it would be like getting her nails cut, that if she sat still and followed instructions it wouldn’t hurt at all.

She was still a little nervous.  And excited too.  She had been looking forward to having her hair cut, but now that it was time, I think she was having second thoughts.  If she even knew what second thoughts were.  Maybe she just wanted to go eat oranges or grapes.

Still so small

The hairdresser had her watch while I got my hair washed and cut.  Smart!  She got to see that it didn’t hurt, and that it really wasn’t a big deal.

Then it was her turn.

She looked so small in the chair, even with the booster.

But she toughed it out.  She followed the hairdresser’s directions, well, as well as a 2.5 year old can.  She didn’t cry, she was such a trooper.  You could see she was anxious, but she braved it out.

Back

First, he trimmed the back of her hair.  Mr. W asked her to look down at her shoes.  Teagan tried.  She would look down, and then after about 30 seconds would look up to the mirror.  I think 30 seconds is pretty good for a toddler, who’s never had her hair cut before.  I  crouched down by her feet and tried to talk to her, hoping to keep her attention to try to help her keep her chin down.  That helped.  A little.

Bangs

Then, the bangs.  She sat very still for those.  She didn’t flinch, much, when he cut her bangs.  He got so close to her with the scissors, and yet she stayed very still.  Such a good girl. You could see her concentrating on not moving.

Pretty braids

Then he did these lovely french braids.  It’s crazy how many different shades are in her hair.  It almost looks like it’s highlighted.  Unless she went back to the early 80′s, I don’t think she has a bottle of Sun-In at her disposal.  And she didn’t do a very even job at spraying it in either.  I wonder what color her hair will be, once it stops changing.  Ashlin’s is lightening up, while Teagan’s seems to be getting darker.

Teagan had no idea that she’dget a lollipop after her hair cut.  We hadn’t mentioned it to her earlier.  She loved the fact that she could actually pick the color/flavor of her treat.  At first, she wanted pink, no blue, no green…  wait, purple!  She was very excited by her lollipop.  It may have been the first one she’s had.

The Mr. W said she did a great job, as did the other people from the salon.  She was so happy.  She hugged the hairdresser afterwards, and said thank you.

My baby girl is getting so big.

Lollipop

And yet, still so small.

Sitting Pretty

Oh, and the braids lasted maybe an hour. She couldn’t stop touching them, playing with them.

February 6, 2012

New Seat!

Look who is happy about being in a new carseat!  Even with the big bruise still on her forehead and the slightly startled look.  She really enjoyed driving around on errands yesterday (when we did the seats) and today.  I don’t remember Teagan being so happy when we finally got her out of the bucket and into the rear-facing seat.  Ashlin giggled and  played.

This morning, Teagan and Ashlin chatted with each other.  Much more than they used to, when Ashlin was in the bucket seat.  Stu said they were passing toys, sharing goldfish (to Teagan’s chagrin!), having a good time.  I wish I had seen it.  They both were up much earlier than normal, so we got them ready and Stu took them in while I finished getting ready.

I missed seeing Teagan in her new seat for the first time.

She really liked it.  She was still happy about it when we picked them up.

Teagan in the box!

She also LOVED the box her new chair, (with a cup holder!!!1!), came in.

 

 

January 10 ~ Front Tooth?

Front Tooth?

Can you see it??  Can  you?

I know, it’s a very very bad picture, with not enough light.  But I swear that lower-right tooth is almost through.  Almost.

Her first tooth. At 9.5 months.

After weeks of often interrupted sleep.  Nights where she slept in two and occasionally three-hour stretches.

Maybe the tooth is up enough that she’s not as bothered by it, even though it’s not totally cut yet, and that could be why she did one four-hour stretch last night.  I’m hoping there’ll be another long sleep tonight.  Don’t want to be too greedy, though!  Four hours in a row is a very lovely chunk of sleep.  That’s so much better than what she’s been averaging lately.

 

PS.  Is it me, or do her eyes look green???  Nah.  It’s probably the light.

 

December 27, 2011

Can I Rip It?

Back home, and at a full sized keyboard!  Yay!

Ashlin still isn’t crawling yet, but she’s determined! She finally figured out the foot thing, and can get that pesky foot out quickly now. However, her butt may be too heavy now, as she just collapses, and it looks like she’s planking. Or sort of, anyway, as her arms aren’t flat, but at an angle, almost as if she was a seal.

She is very, very determined to figure out this crawling thing though.  A few more days, and she’ll be there.

Maybe by then, she’ll figure out how to say “mama” too. :)

Not a Ho Ho Hat?

She was also very nonplussed by Christmas.  Her favorite toy, for a while anyway, was that blue bag in the background.  She eventually moved on to a worm in a beret rattle and her sister’s cowgirl hat.  Much to Teagan’s annoyance.

Teagan, on the other hand, was absolutely fascinated with all things Christmas and Santa (Ho Ho!).  She made her first baked good – Dippy Chippy/Magic Bars – and left them out for Santa, along with a note and a picture she thought he’d like to see.  Oh, and some carrots for Rudolph.

Ho Ho, Snowflake!

Passing out presents was fun!  Teagan, at first, thought they were all for her.  To be fair, quite a few of them were.  She wanted to open everything, and helped each of us get every bit of paper off the boxes.  She LOVED her rocking horse, and would climb on throughout the morning for a quick ride.

It was an awesome day.  Seeing it through the eyes of my daughter brought some of the magic back.  Everything was new and amazing for her.

But it’s nice to be home. It’s quiet, which is nice. We have to think about cooking food, which is annoying at times. It’s very nice to have someone meal plan for you.  LOL!

The girls got waffles for breakfast today :D  Maybe tomorrow, they’ll get some crepes.

December 25, 2011 ~ Gingerbread

Teagan helped decorate her first gingerbread house. Not to shabby, though I don’t know about the owners. They seem to have hit the egg nog early!

October 30, 2011

Thankfully, our power came on last night around midnight – or was it 2am? – Neither of us are sure. But it doesn’t really matter, the power came back on.  There are still way too many people in town that don’t have power, and many more in the state.

We were lucky.  We didn’t even lose anything from the fridge.

I got to make snow angels with Teagan today.  She’s totally in love with the snow.

At first she didn’t understand why you wanted to be on your back, she kept trying to lie on her stomach to make her angel.  And then she’d take a bite of snow.  Eventually, she would turn over and move her arms and legs to make the angel.  So cute.  Her first snow angel.

Mama and baby snow angels

September 27, 2011 ~ On A Carousel

After her first exposure to a carousel and fair rides, Teagan was raring to go “ride car, ride horsey” again. Thank goodness there was a small carousel nearby:

Meanwhile, Ashlin watched her sister go around and around: