Friday, November 19, 2010

Big Girl Bed

The past few weeks have been VERY crazy and hectic for us. Seth went to Israel and he's now in Atlanta. Also, Audrey Claire decided she no longer wanted to sleep in her bed. Instead, she wanted to sleep on the couch! Random, I know. She would scream uncontrollably when you even mentioned her sleeping in her bed. In the past month, she's slept on the living room floor, the couch, my bed, and even here~
It's been a very long and hard process but we are finally starting to make progress. I thought maybe the reason she didn't want to sleep in her bed was because she felt trapped or something like that. I started thinking maybe it was time for the toddler bed. Also, earlier this month, we were at Judah's house and AC said "couch" when she saw his toddler bed. When Seth got home from Israel, he converted her bed. (For the 2nd time actually. The 1st time was a disaster.) First night she slept in it, I went in to check on her and this is how I found her~
She hasn't fallen out as many times as she did the first time we attempted the toddler bed. Instead, she crawls out and helps herself to the couch. (Seth has seriously found her on the couch several times in the middle of the night since the "conversion"!) Nevertheless, she no longer screams when we head for bed. We've also started a new bedtime routine which includes reading stories. So far it's working pretty well! Now if we could just keep her in her bed all night instead of her sneaking to the couch, we'll be doing great!

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Happy Birthday Daddy!

First of all, let me just say how HAPPY I am! First of all, my husband is back from Israel! Second, that means my camera is home from Israel too:) I tried taking pictures with my old camera while he was gone, but it's just not the same.
Anyway, today is Seth's birthday. Last night while he was gone to class Audrey Claire, Memaw and I pulled out paint, glue sticks, pom-pom balls, and markers to make some cards. I hate to admit it, but this was the first time I've let AC paint at home. She's done it a few times at school but I just haven't been ready for the mess. She loved it and didn't want to stop! And surprisingly enough, she didn't make a huge mess. Here she is making her "masterpieces"~

First some glue,
and some green pom-poms,
a little pink paint,
and last coloring with the purple marker!

Wednesday, November 3, 2010