Full Moon = No Nap

Well with the full moon Olivia hasn't napped in 2 days... but she has fallen asleep really early but last night she woke up crying 2 times.  The 2nd time she cried last night she said, "Mommy you need to come lay in my bed."  I did for about 45 minutes and then went back to our bed.  But I am pretty tired too so I think I am off to bed soon too!

This is for teachers and parents too...take a nap!

Daddy

Olivia said the cutest thing when we were getting ready for bed.  She looked at me and said, "I want daddy to be home!" It about broke my heart to hear her say that.  I guess she missed him or she ran out of fun with me!  I told her that she would see him in the morning and that they would go to Gymboree.  Her reply then, "Then we will go to the bank and the popcorn store.  Daddy needs to buy more quarters!" I giggled.  After Gymboree last week we stopped at the bank and the popcorn store for a replacement of pumpkin cheesecake popcorn that someone took home on accident (they shall remain nameless but you know who you are!!) Then we gave her the 3 quarters for her piggy bank that were change. So I guess she thinks that is their routine now!

But I know how much Olivia loves her daddy and he loves her so much too!

Right Place, Right Time

I have had this feeling and wrote a bit about it yesterday about feeling like we are in the right place, right time, with the right people.  At this moment I couldn't ask for anything more.  We have been blessed with meeting some wonderful people because of Olivia.  Now we are even more blessed with some great friendships for us too.  But it is great to have friends to laugh with, cry with, and even share some miles of running with! I am quite content with life at the moment and the people in it!

Godparents

Yesterday we woke up to lots of rain and thunder.  Olivia came in our room Friday night about 2:30 scared of the booms.  I had no idea what she was talking about...then I saw the lightning.  There was lots of big rain and booms in the morning and then it finally cleared about 3:00.  Perfect timing because we were leaving to go to Griffin's house!

We had dinner plans with Griffin and his parents.  Olivia and Griffin played very well together.  It is fun to see our kids playing together and talking to each other. They even came up with their own silly secret word.  Too bad Olivia pooped like a million times while we were there.  We knew she had to go ALL day so I guess she saved it for his house (trust me we tried several times ALL day!!).  We had a great dinner (too bad Olivia didn't want to eat much because it was super yummy) and dessert.  After dinner Griffin brought us this sweet note:

 

We feel blessed and honored to be chosen as Godparents for Griffin! We are so excited to become part of his family and his spiritual journey! We hope that we can be good examples of our faith for him.  

Ironically at church today the homily was about baptism which totally was a sign for us that this was meant to be.   I also felt today after running with Caren and Wendy, that the right people are in our life at this time and they are in our lives for the right reasons!

Never ending to do list

Today was a list day.  As soon as I got to work I made a list of all the things that needed to get done...felt good to check off all the items.  Then when I got home I made another list of things to get done this weekend for school and home.  Slowly they are getting checked off! I feel much better when I make a list because then I feel like I don't forget anything...sometimes I do though.  Making a list is a good thing to do as a parent but can become overwhelming if items are getting crossed off in a timely manner and it can seem that it is never ending.  So maybe I should change it into a ta-da list and be happy for items that I get checked off! Wahoo!

You were loved before you were born

Tonight while I was getting work clothes ready, Olivia grabbed a book from her bookshelf and climbed into our bed.  She of coursed cheered for me to read the book which I said, "Hang on a sec!" Then she tried reading it on her own (making up her own story by looking at the pictures).

Little did I know she grabbed the book You were loved before you were born  by Eve Bunting.  It was one of those books I bought a long time ago and forgot about.  So I snuggled up beside her and began to read...then I burst out in tears.  The book brought back so many memories and emotions of the time we were expecting Olivia.  We prayed and hoped and lots of other people prayed and hoped along with us.  I know that Olivia doesn't understand the magnitude of emotion I felt reading that book but it made realize the blessing and miracle that she encompasses. The book is about a couple getting ready for their baby- painting the room, getting a rocking chair, and all that one does to get ready for a baby.  I still remember doing all those things like it was yesterday!

There isn't a day that goes by that at some moment I am thankful to play princesses, make cookies with her, drive cars around her road with her, play doctor, laugh with her, clean up after her, tell her no a million times, get frustrated with her eating habits and potty habits, but I am thankful for those opportunities every day! The good and the bad evens each other out eventually!

I hope one night she pulls the book out again and we read it again so I can remember that time.  I also hope in the future, when she can understand, I can tell her our story and journey for her.  Then she will truly understand that she was loved A LOT before she was born and she is still loved A LOT after she was born and every day!

Sparkles

Oh sparkles...I mean static electricity...the static electricity is making bedtime miserable.  All of sudden Olivia is scared of going to bed.  She is afraid of sparkles.  She says she sees them all over the place in her room.  So last night I tried to be creative and put magic lotion on and then sprayed magic spray to make the sparkles go away.  That hasn't really worked but they were worth a try.  I also have been running the humidifier to help with the static and dryness from it being so cold. But you think a little girl would love sparkles!