Best Laid Plans

I think one of the very first lessons you learn as a parent (other than how ridiculously complicated car seats and swaddling can be) is that your best laid plans will almost never work out when there is a munchkin in the mix. Take yesterday, which was lil'bub's very last day before spring break, and my last chance to get the blog done, and run a few errands before nine days of pure, crazy Avery time. But none of this was meant to be.

Instead, lil'bub sprouted the highest teperature we have on record, and we discovered she had her very first ear infection. Super bummer. Luckily, we got some medicine fast and she did perk up within a day. However, there was no school-going, no errand-running, and definitely not any to-do list-checking. Such is life.

I do feel bad to have teased you all and left ya hanging on her recent accomplishents though! So here we go! LIL'BUB HAS BECOME AN INDEPENDENT EATER!! No, she's not cooking any meals :) but she is feeding herself drinks and using forks and spoons!!!! This is a HUGE step for her. In fact, it's difficult for me to accurately convey exactly how amazing this is. If you are a mom to a typical child, I know this milestone was passed a whole lot earlier, with a lot less fanfare. But my lil'bub has many more challenges, including one less operating hand, and we could not be more proud of her. Which you might be able to tell from the abundance of photos, enjoy!

big girl!

our new routine in the morning:
feeding HERSELF, holding Minnie,
& watching Mickey cartoons

she thinks the fork is pretty fun.
it's a special, bent lefty fork!

there she goes!

trying to get the angle right

so pleased with herself :)

going for a doubler!

almost made it

trying again

success!

Under Construction

Still working on the finishing touches of my springy blog! Hope y'all like the new header. It was so hard to decide what photo to use. I've actually been staying up way too late trying to figure it out and putting everything together, so I really need to get some sleep and save all my photos for tomorrow. But suffice to say, lil'bub has made some HUGE developmental leaps in the last week and we can not be any more proud or excited to share :) Sorry to leave you hangin, but I promise it will be worth the wait!

Someone was listening...

Imagine my surprise when after blogging a most magnificent whine about the incessant cold weather, someone {or being} was listening and ushered in Spring just on my behalf!! SO sweet. In celebration, I have revamped the blog for springtime! You will want to check back later this week too because I will continue my re-design...I just can't get enough of all this digital design stuff, and I'm getting better at it :)

But back to SPRING, lil'bub and I also celebrated the change in weather by putting on our new springy dresses and going outside with big smiles.

we laughed

we (I) blew tummy raspberries!

we watered our flowers

and someone attempted to wrestle
the watering can away
(but I won)

we practiced our dribbling with daddy

we made silly faces

x2

we hugged

we kissed

and generally looked cute!

you know, just good times...we don't even mind there is rain in the forecast next week! Just keep it in the seventies and we'll stay happy :)

Tired

I'm still tired. I'm tired because munchkin is still waking up in the middle of the night, more than once sometimes! I'm tired because this winter seems never ending. I'm tired of wearing jackets. I'm tired of passing the same cold around this family. I'm tired of lil'bub's congestion (probably not as much as she is!) and I'm tired of turning the heat on and off every other day.

I'm so ready for spring. I'm ready for blue skies. I'm ready to take lil'bub to the park and the pool. I'm ready for April showers, May flowers, and Easter bunnies! Here is my little flower last year.
 

If I have not emphasized this point yet, we are SO ready for the heat! The only thing I can think of that is ok about this current cold weather, is the fact that li'bub can still wear tights. BUT THAT'S THE ONLY THING. It doesn't mean the cold should continue or anything. She looks darn cute though. And I know we are a little late for Mardi Gras, but this girl is still lovin on her beads.

 

Beads? what beads?
 

oh yeah these beads

they're a little tangled
 

let's see how they taste
 

haha that's funny 
 

{spots her pig}
 

maybe pig wants some beads??
 

nah, I think I'll keep'em