I can't believe how much they talk
Mood:  happy
Topic: Maia
I can't believe how quickly they change. It's amazing. Two weeks ago she was just using one word sentences. Now she's telling us to Stop it, here it is when we ask for something, go put this up, hey boots. My little mouthy babe is now finally able to articulate what she's been mumbling under her breath for the last twenty months. LOL

She is also about to turn twenty one months old. ACK! Can't believe we are about to get ready for her second bday already. I'm so excited. She's now the cutest little toddler who walks and talks and loves her friend boots. Does it get any better than this???

Maia and sleep
Mood:  chatty
Topic: Maia
The poor dear. She's begun manipulating us about sleep. I was willing to accept it at four five or even six a.m. However, she absolutly is not coming there when she first goes to sleep. I'm sure in her mind she's thinking why not I'm allowed there if I wake up. How about if I just don't go to sleep? *S*

So last night we had the heart breaking task of trying to get her to sleep through the night in her own bed.

Poor hubby just cannot stand to see her that upset. Where as a year ago I couldn't stand to see her that upset. IMO she was just much too young to be left alone to cry it out. Now, at twenty months and kicking me in the back, I don't care. Scream and kick until you are blue in the face, you aren't coming back to my bed.

So that's what we did last night and that poor baby. Rick, finally got so upset he said he would put her to sleep and it took him a while but she finally went to sleep. And was back in our bed at four thirty this morning. But from 10 to 4 30 she was sleeping. *S* It's a start. But, I figure the only way to combat this is to teach her to put herself to sleep at night. Sad, hate watching her have to go through this but, I have to do what is best for her first.

Hopefully, this works soon.

Intro to my daughter
Mood:  lazy
Now Playing: I have a quiet house for once
Topic: Maia
I'm nineteen months old and I'm full of mischeif. That's what she'd say if she could actually do more than turn my computer off.

She's absolutly precious. Runs, jumps, hides, laughs, cries, screams and loves to be rocked to sleep.

She can't get enough choco cake and now she calls for Caliou all day. For those of you lucky enough not to know what that is, it's a t.v show about a bald curious kid. She was singing his name allllll day today. LOL

My little angel is 35 inches tall and almost thirty pounds by this point. Bit for her age I know, but I swear she's proportionate. She's just now getting to that stage where she never wants to eat. Mainly because her molers are coming in. Nasty business when those teeth start coming in.

She refuses to sleep through the night most of the time, so I'm the stay at home mom on duty 24/7. Her daddy dotes on her like any daddy dotes on his baby girl and she's fast becoming a daddy's girl to boot.

These past months that I have been able to stay home with her I've learned more about children and myself than i ever learned in my life. I'm glad God has given me the chance to do what is best for her. As I know not all households are able to have this wonderful if not somewhat frustrating time put in their hands.

I won't ramble for long. I've had a very long and exhausting day. But, I'll be by with news updates about the little one soon enough.