Dinner Time

I try to let Chayleigh pick what she wants for dinner. Tonight she actually made some good choices.




She is eating Mac and Cheese, Broccoli and drinking V-8 Juice (aka Red Juice). At least she is getting her veggies in.

For Thomas Fans Everywhere

Thomas is not just for boys. Chayleigh decided that she HAD to have Thomas PJ's when I was buying some for a friend's little boy. So I took a picture of her for you Barb! I hope that Tripp enjoys it. LOL.

Easter Photo Shoot

I took some pictures of Chayleigh last night for Easter. We send out pictures to the Grandparents. Normally I do Sears, but I just didn't want to deal with it this year, so I did it myself. This is one of my favorite pictures, but she wasn't looking up, so I will send out a different one.

Cleaning

Ever notice how big of a mess a 2.5 year old can make? I swear most of today was spent cleaning the living room after she ran thru it. She is good at picking up her toys and all, but it was so annoying when we would get it all cleaned up and she would go get something messier out and dump it on the floor. Seems like today went by really fast. But then again, I guess all weekends do huh?

Reading

So every night Chayleigh and I read the Going to Bed book. She loves it. It is always the last book we read, so she knows it is time to go to sleep afterwards. Last night she read it to me. It was awesome. She has the entire book memorized almost word for word. I think that she skipped about 5 words in the whole book. Either she is super smart (all moms say that though right?) or she just has a good memory. I am going with the super smart theory. LOL.

Zoo

We went to the zoo this weekend. It was a beautiful day on Sunday, so we decided to go. We get there and it is $11 for DH and Me or $53 for a season pass. We bought the season pass since we figure we will go at least 5 times this year. Of course we didn't realize we didn't have the camera until we were already looking at the birds. LOL.

Chayleigh loved it. She loved looking at the penguins and the meerkats. Although her favorite was definitely the Lemur's. At the end, we went to the gift shop and she picked out a Nemo fish and a Lemur. All the way home she kept saying, "I love you Lemur. I love you Nemo fish.". She is such a hoot.

Final Swimming Lesson

Was last night. She got a certificate of completion, which was great. I am sad that swim lessons are over. I was hoping that they would add another class for next session, but they decided to add four of the class after ours instead.

She started off hating the pool and ended up loving it. It was such a great experience, I would totally recommend it to anyone. It was great bonding time for the two of us as well. I will really miss it.

Thank Goodness for Google

Last night Chayleigh stuck a sticker up her nose. It was a big sticker and she shoved it way high in there. Of course I didn't notice it until she told me it was there. I looked up in her nose and couldn't see anything. So I went and got a flashlight to see up in there. Sure enough, there was something in there. Looked like a little spec, so I tried to remove it with the booger sucker. No luck. I freaked out and called my mom, who told me to call Ask a Nurse. While I was on hold, I googled it. Lucky for me, someone had a child who loved shoving raisins up his nose.

Her advice for removing foreign objects in a child's nose is:
1. Plug the nostril that doesn't have the object in it.
2. Blow a hard puff of air into their mouth.
3. Collect the object once it is blown out of their nose.

I did it and it shot out of her nose like a missle. Thank goodness for Google or I would have had a $300 ER visit.

Needless to say, she isn't playing with stickers again for a while.

Swim Lesson #9

Tonight was the second to last lesson. We got to do life jackets. Oh yeah, that went well. It was nice cause there were only three kids in the class, so Chayleigh got to scream to her heart's content. She absolutely hates life jackets. She kept trying to remove it. She was okay with it as long as she was jumping, but it was a no go on the floating. She is definitely a water baby now though. She absolutely loves the pool. We are going to have to come up with a substitute soon! LOL.

Reading

Chayleigh has two favorite books. The Big Hungry Bear and The Going to Bed Book. This weekend she pulled them out and decided that since I was too busy to read to her at the moment, she would read it to herself. I hear, "They go in the tub. Soap all over. Scrub scrub scrub. They hang their towels up to dry." Those are two pages from the Going to Bed Book. I start laughing and so she did it again. Then she pulled out the other book and opened it up. The first page she read almost word for word, "Hello little mouse. What are you doing?". I guess reading the same books over and over pay off huh? LOL. Of course when I got the camcorder out to record it, she just kept saying, "I don't know Mommy.". LOL.

My brave little girl

So we got home yesterday and I took Chayleigh's shoes off. I was trying to roll up her pant leg so that she wouldn't walk on it and she kept walking, so she tripped. I know it hurt her, but she fell, then looked up at me and said, "Don't worry Mommy. I'm okay.". I asked her if it hurt and she said, "Yes, but I am okay. I no cry.". She is just so cute now. I am starting to love this side of her. Especially when I tell her that I love her and she replies, "I luv you too Mommy.".

Swim Lesson #8

Only two lessons left. Chayleigh did really well today. She swam with the teacher. She was able to kick her feet and move her arms a few times at the same time, which is unusual. Honestly, I think it was accidental. LOL.

I asked when they learn to float and they told me that it doesn't happen till they are older, like 6 or so. I guess that makes sense. Still no word on the next classes. I asked how much it is to join the Rec Center and I would save $40 if I pay up front for the year rather than making monthly payments. But it is $600 a year. Or it is $10 per day for us to go. Therefore, I would have to go 60 times to make it cost effective. I am going to have to think about it I guess.

New Blog stuff

I added haloscan, so now commenting is easier. However, I lost all of my formatting, so bear with me until I get it all put back together. Oh and Haloscan is easier to comment with. Even if you don't have a blogger account you can comment. So now no one has a reason to lurk! Let me know who you are. Stop in and say hi! LOL.

Sizing

Why is it that you can't just go to a store and buy a certain size and have it fit the same? Chayleigh is moving into 3T already and we have been getting new clothes for her and some of it is too small already. Other outfits are huge. They all say that they fit the same inches and weight though. Ugh. Seems like buying on clearance isn't always the way to go when sizing is so different.

Swim Lesson #7

Only three classes left. Chayleigh absolutely adores swimming now. She is getting really good at it too. Well they don't really teach them to swim, but at least she doesn't fear the water. In fact, she asks if I will toss her in the air and catch her underwater now. That is great fun for the both of us. LOL.

Tonight is the next swim lesson and she has been asking for it since we left on Tuesday. Nice thing is swim lessons are awesome without "Pissy Lady" being there. This class we only had three parents and three kids, so it was nice and easier to hear the teacher and get our kids to interact.

Swim Suit

This is her new swim suit. She is so proud of it.

Another old picture

Four generations of women in my family. I was hoping that Chayleigh would get to meet my great grandma, but she died the year Shawn and I were married.

Family Fun

I was going thru some old pictures because on a group I belong to we were supposed to post Prom and Graduation pictures. Anyway, I came across this old family photo. I just thought I would share.

Swim Lesson #6

Went excellent. Chayleigh didn't cry at all. She floated on her back without help from my shoulder. She blew bubbles. Moved her hands and kicked her feet. Never know, maybe she will start loving the water now.

Best news too. Pissy Lady's ds was a bear tonight. Guess Karma is a bitch huh? LOL. So needless to say, she wasn't around the group much cause he kept crying. Maybe she will think twice about being rude to other parents next time.

I am so glad that we did swim lessons. I called today and asked to be put on a waiting list for next session since the class is full. Chances aren't the best, but you never know. If it doesn't work out, I think we will try gymnastics in April and possibly May and then do swim lessons again in June.

New Snack

Hostess came out with 100 calorie packs:


The new Hostess 100 Calorie Packs feature three mini Hostess cupcakes with filling, in three different flavors:
1. Chocolate cake with chocolate icing and creamy filling
2. Golden cake with chocolate icing and creamy filling
3. Carrot cake with cream cheese icing and creamy

I bought the Golden Cake with chocolate icing and the carrot cake ones. I really like the golden cake cupcakes and haven't tried the carrot cake yet, but DH said they were pretty good.

They are sort of small, but when you are craving sweets, it hits the spot. Best news is, they are perfect toddler size. LOL.