Daddy's Shower

For some reason, Robert always turns on his shower about 5 minutes before he gets in. Tonight was no exception. As soon as he finished his workout, he went straight to the bedroom bathroom to turn on the shower. Kylee followed him. I followed her, but then left the room for a minute to answer my phone. When I returned, Robert was posing in front the mirror, and Kylee (unbeknown to daddy) was standing in his shower, fully clothed, having a blast. I yelled at Robert to watch her while I ran back to get the camera. When I returned again, this is what I found:

Apparently, daddy couldn't wait to take a shower (didn't want to be late for work) but didn't have the heart make his little princess cry. So, daddy and Kylee took a shower together - she in her gym clothes and he in his swimsuit (He didn't want her to see or touch anything she shouldn't).

Conclusions

This afternoon we went to Mia's 2nd Birthday party at LOL. We love Mia. We love her mom, Traci. We loved the party music (super fun!) and loved the cute, yummy cake balls. It was great to see all of the other mommies and their kiddos. Kylee had a lot fun. All that being said (and 100% true), I did NOT have the best time at the party.
Kylee pulled out her pony tail holder soon after we got to the party and absolutely refused to keep her bow in her hair. Ok... so, not a national crisis, but a tragedy none the less.
Once the birthday festivities ended, the kids were given $5 game cards. That's when the real stress came. I showed Kylee how to swipe the game card into the machines. She loved that and really liked pushing the buttons. Unfortunately, what she liked even more was running from me. That, of course, is a major no-no (especially in a place that crowded with no security system). I tried to keep hold of her finger, but she managed to escape several times. So, I gathered up our stuff as quickly as I could, gave all of our tickets to a friend, and left (exhausted, starving, and with a major head ache).
On the car ride home, I came to several conclusions:
1) When in doubt, bring the stroller.
2) It is time to buy Kylee a leash, even if that makes me look like a bad parent.
3) It is time for me to finally finish reading the parenting book I started months ago and to review any notes I've ever taken about parenting and/or toddlers.
4) We will not be going back to LOL, at least not for a loooooong time.

Time Flies

I can't believe how fast time flies. Kylee is getting so big, so fast. This week I went thru some of her old clothes to get ready for our playgroup garage sale. It was hard not to get emotional. I can't believe she was ever too small for preemie clothes. Its amazing how much she's grown in just a little over a year. I hate that she's growing up so fast, but on the bright side, it is fun to watch her grow and develop into her own little person. Every time she does something new, even if its something small, I get so excited. I get so impressed by what she can do (even if its just normal toddler stuff).
This morning while she had breakfast, we actually had a conversation. She (obviously) can't actually narrate a story, but she is able to recall and, in her own way, retell events. Here is how our conversation went:

Mommy: "When you get finished, we are going to go to Charli's house."
Kylee: "Charli!! Get! Get ya!" (tickling her tummy)
Mommy: "Charli likes to get you. Doesn't she? You guys have so much fun!"
Kylee: "hug....uh-oh!"
Mommy: "Oh yeah... you guys had an uh-oh yesterday, didn't you?"
Kylee: "Bonk!" (taps her head)

Yesterday while we were at Charli's, Kylee and Charli were playing the "get you" game (chasing/tickling each other). Charli decided to give Kylee hug but was a little over zealous, resulting in an uh-oh. The girls both fell down and bonked their heads on the wall.

Cooking with Kylee

Monday night Kylee and I did our first cooking project together. We made blueberry pancakes to take to our playdate brunch on Tuesday. I used Alycia's trick and mixed in some infant cereal for extra iron. Kylee seemed to enjoy the whole process. Her favorite part was stirring the batter. When the batter was ready, I let her watch me cook one pancake. It looked pretty darn good for my first pancake (I usually just by the frozen Eggo pancakes). It wasn't a perfect circle, but it was definitely recognizable as a pancake. It must have tasted pretty good too. After taking her first bite, Kylee said "yummy pancake!" She then proceeded to eat the whole thing! yay! success! I decided to put the rest of the batter in the frig and wait until she went to sleep to cook the rest (Since I'm so clumsy, I get nervous about having her anywhere near a stove). Unfortunately, without her supervision, my cooking skills went to squat. EVERY pancake I made (or rather attempted to make) turned out super crispy on the outside and all goo on the inside. I ended up having to bring string cheese to the party. My lack of domestic skills is really quite astounding. I guess I should have taken home ec.

The apron she is wearing was custom/hand made by our playgroup friend, Angie. It is reversible, and I have one just like it! I asked Robert to take a picture of us in our matching aprons, but all the shots he took were from the shoulders up (and he forgot to turn on the flash). Silly daddy!

Tumblina

Kylee loves to touch Auntie Vickie's butt...... at least that's what Kylee calls it. Most the time that Vickie was here, she had her camera out taking pictures. Auntie Vickie let Kylee touch her camera and even showed her how to push the button. Kylee was beyond excited about this, as my camera is one of the few things she's not ever allowed to touch. Anytime Vickie pulled out the camera, Kylee would hold up her button-pushing finger and explain "butt!" She's said several 2 syllable words before, but no matter what I do, I can't get her to make the n sound at the end of button. I've tried every speech trick in the book, but every time it comes out as a clear, crisp "buTT!"
Monday night Auntie Vickie came with us to Tumble Time. As usual, she had her camera out taking pictures. I was a little nervous that Kylee would have all the kids yelling "butt!" by the end of gym class, but, thankfully, she was too into her tumbling to pay attention to the camera.

Footnote: Our shirts were a gift from Aunt Michelle. Thing 1 and Thing 2 are characters from the Dr. Seuss book The Cat and the Hat.

Easter 2009

Hoppy Easter!

When Kylee woke up from her nap yesterday, she spotted this rabbit in the backyard. I guess he just hopped in to say happy Easter! Neat!