The Funniest Thing Regan Has Said Lately

We went out to lunch just Matt, I and the girls while we were in Florida. Sometimes Regan will randomly talk about things that happened in the past. Her favorite thing to bring up is when Addison was born and Nana and Granny brought her to the hospital. So, this time I told her that she was born in Mandeville where Quinn lives. And then I said....and you know what...Mommy was born right here in Florida. So she says to me in an incredulous voice....Right here at the eating place?

Regan's teacher is coming to our house to meet her on Monday. I am a little sad, because I can't believe that she is starting big girl school. In two short years she will be in kindergarten. It is so true that they grow up so fast!!!

Our former nanny came to visit today. She is in town to visit her family one last time before school starts. I think she really misses my girls. I'm not sure that Addison quite remembered her, but Regan was THRILLED to see her. She was bouncing off the walls. She picked up right where she left off wanting her to play tea party with her and play in her tent. She even told Jennifer that she was going to visit her.

Not Chicken Pox

We had a little scare where we thought that Regan had Chicken Pox. They immunize against them now, so if they get them it is a mild case. I took her to the doctor and he said it was just an infection from the sand and water irritating her skin. He had a fancy name for it, but of course that went in one ear and out the other. I was so happy that it was not chicken pox that I must have said to the doctor five times....I am so happy it isn't chicken pox!

Florida Trip

We ended up going to stay at Aunt Carla's for our vacation. I think it actually worked out better this way as far as sleeping goes. And we were glad to be able to spend time with them. We are grateful for the hospitality.

Possibly Not My Daughter

Okay, I know she is mine because I vividly remember giving birth to her. However, today I questioned it a little bit. We were discussing what we were going to do for fun today and several ideas were given. Among them going to Target to get some things that I had forgotten to get earlier, going to the mall to get Regan new Crocs because her toes are practically hanging out of the ones that she has now and going to the pet store. So, we decided to go to the pet store and one other place. Well, to Regan going to Target means getting to see the Care Bears and Princesses. Not buying, looking. So, we asked her if she wanted to go to the mall and get new shoes or go to Target and she picked Target!! I feel like I don't even know her. : )

America's Incredible Pizza Company

We went with some friend's to America's Incredible Pizza Company today. It is a new place that has opened here in Lafayette, and it is kind of like a big Chuck E. Cheese. It was very chaotic. Partly because it is new and partly because it is summer and the big kids are out of school. Addison didn't have her nap, so she was a little fussy. So, I held her most of the time and it wasn't easy holding Addison, pushing the stroller and keeping track of Regan. I think Regan liked it, and the games are very cheap to play. However, they had a big claw game that had big care bears that she did not understand why she couldn't go in the big box and get one. They also had little plastic care bears as prizes that cost 60 tickets a piece. I thought that was a little steep, but I thought it would take her mind off of the big care bears that were impossible to get. So, I played skee ball while holding Addison to try and get enough tickets. It wasn't going well not only because I was playing one handed but also because Regan was playing with me and kept throwing the ball over hand like a baseball and sometimes it would go on the other side. I was just waiting for her to accidently hit someone with a ball. Thankfully our friend Chapin turned us onto a "lottery" game which was totally random. He initially won us enough tickets to get cheer bear (the one all the way to the left). The people at the counter wanted me to tell them what color we wanted. I was like...uh uh sister, we know all of the names and I need to be able to tell her which ones you have so that she can pick. Well, of course Regan wanted more than one so after lunch we went back and played the lottery game again and after a couple of tries I hit the Jackpot!! I won 455 tickets and I was able to get her one of each with 40 tickets left over. And then we went home and I think I will send her with Matt next time. It was way to stressful for me.

Jello Jigglers

Regan and I played with Jello Jigglers yesterday. It was harder than I thought it would be to get the cookie cutter to cut through the jello, but she had fun. She wanted to do it again today, but I hadn't made any jello.

Sticker Project

Regan got Tinker Bell Sticker's as a party favor at Kate's birthday. And she used them to entertain herself while I did the dishes today.

Cinderella at Kate's Birthday

Regan's friend Kate had her fourth birthday party this weekend and Cinderella came to play with the girls. She was a big hit! She painted crowns on the girls faces and played games. The girls were entertained the whole time! Of course, the girls wanted to dress up as princesses too. Thank goodness Kate and Avery both take danceing. There were barely enough costumes. Regan told us that Sleeping Beauty was coming next year. I am not sure if Kate told her that, or if she came up with that on her own. She now wants to go to Disney World more than ever. We asked her what she wanted to do for fun yesterday and she said...ummm, maybe go to Cinderella's Castle.

You know it is a good party when Regan falls asleep without Elmo.

Addison Seven Months

Addison Enjoying Her Bouncy Chair and Conversations with Regan

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Addison's First Bow

I don't know why I have never put a bow in Addison's hair, since she has always had hair. Maybe because she never went very many places. In any case here is a picture of her with her first bow.

Addison's Vegetables

Addison seems to like her vegetables. She didn't like her squash (the first one we tried) right away, but did like it eventually. Matt thought it was funny that I would start her on the vegetable that I like least. We have since moved on to carrots and she liked them right away. A lot of times she eats the whole jar. She should really start to fatten up soon. We are hoping, anyway.

Salmonella Update

We are cancelling our trip to Florida. We have learned that salmonella stay's in the system for 6 mos, and it is unsafe for Regan to swim in swimming pools. So, rather than have to deal with the drama of her not being able to go in the swimming pool....we have decided to stay home. We are currently trying to think of a replacement get away that will not involve swimming in a pool. So far Addison and I have managed to stay Salmonella free, and I hope to keep it that way. Matt has not been so lucky.

In other news. Addison has finally learned to roll over. I no longer think it is an accident. For the past week she has been rolling over on her tummy to sleep, and she wakes up in the morning and is mad because she can't get back to her back. I figured she would eventually learn, and as long as she wasn't waking up in the middle of the night it was fine. So, then she started pushing herself so far up on her arms that she would sort of topple over. But today she rolled over the traditional way. However, she bumped her head on the hardwood floor in the process (carpet is so much better for babies). So, I don't know how quickly she will want to do that again. If she is in the mood tomorrow, I will try to get video. I will also try to get a picture of her eating her vegetables...which she started a week ago. A combination of her being the second child and being tied up with this whole salmonella thing has put me behind. But stay tuned....I will try to get new pictures up soon.

Salmonela

They think Regan has Salmonela. It has not been a fun few days, but I think we are through the worst of it. She at least has been pretty understanding about not being able to have milk. I know she wants it, but I blame it all on Dr. Baumbouree and she has accepted it so far. She seems to be getting better, so hopefully we will be able to give her milk again soon. She hasn't eaten well in a few days and has lost some weight, but ate her whole waffle this morning (which she never does) and some corn. She slept pretty much all day yesterday. She layed on the couch all day and then took a four hour nap, but is fighting her nap today. Hopefully we will be back to normal by tomorrow.

New Orleans Visit

We went to New Orleans this past weekend to attend our friends welcoming party for her kids that she is trying to adopt through the foster care system. We stayed a few days to go to a Zepher's game with Phil's family. We were supposed to see fire works, but Regan didn't make it that long. It was a nice visit. We were able to see some friend's that we haven't seen in a while and Regan got to spend time with her cousin's.

Addison's First Cereal

Addison had her first cereal today. She wasn't to sure about it, and I think that more ended up on her than in her. But I think we got most of it down.

Fairies

This week is our babysitter's last week. So sad! Her sister nannies two little girls Regan and Addison's ages, and the one that is Regan's age goes to kindermusic with us. So, since it is Jennifer's last week her sister brought the girls over for a playdate. I told her she could bring them over even after Jennifer moves, but Jennifer told her that she couldn't. I think she is going to miss my girl's, and we are going to miss her.

At one point the girls were both in fairy costumes, but I missed it. However, they were really cute with the bubbles. They spilled the spillable bubbles (as I knew they would) and they are trying to pour the spill proof bubbles into the spillable bubbles. For some reason they like the spillable bubbles better.