Conversations with a two year old

Lila has been saying all sorts of funny things lately. They might not seem funny once I type them out, but I'll share none-the-less.

As a side note, we are going to be in MN June 9-16th.

This morning I thought I heard her making noise in her room so I went up to get her. When I walked in she was still laying down in her crib.
Me: Hi Lali, were you just resting.
Lila: No Mommy, Lali Bird just SEEPING Mommy.
Me: Oh, I'm sorry I thought you were awake. I have your breakfast ready.
Lila: WOO WHO!

The other day she grabbed Jett's hands and put them together and said "Baby Jett say payers. God is great! AMEN!"

Me: Lila, how old are you?
Lila: ummmm, tunny [that would be 20] months.
Me: Nooo, you're two Lali.
Lila: No, tunny months Mommy.

Lila: Mommy, Lali Bird have an owie(holding out her finger for me to look)
Me: I don't see anything Lali. (and I look away to see the weather forecast on TV)
Lila: MOMMY!! LOOK! It's RIGHT there! (and sticks her finger right in my face)

Me: Lali, are you Mommy's girl? (this usually elicits a "Lali Mommy's girl")
Lila: Noooo, Daddy's girl.
Me: What?? Okay. Well you can be Mommy's girl and Daddy's girl.
Lila: (while dancing around the room) Lali Daddy's girl and Mommy's girl and Gana Nanny's girl and Gampa Kent's girl and Baby Jett's girl and Noli's girl and.....and.....(and then she couldn't think of anymore people so she ran out of the room)

Me: Lali, I love you.
Lila: Wuv you TOOOOO Mommy. Wuv you too Daddy. Wuv you Mommy.

Here are a couple recent photos...


I'm pretty sure Jett had thrush, so we used this medicine that turned his mouth bright purple! It was a MESS!



Gabi and Sofie came over to play



Jett is so long his feet are already to the bottom of his 0-3 month sleepers, and he's wearing some 3-6 month clothes. We weighed him last week and he's just over 11 lbs! I can't wait to find out his stats when we go for his 2 month checkup next week.

Chillin' in Daddy's lap

Lila got these cool peek-a-boo style books for her bday from her friend Bentley.

Mother's Day

We had a great Mother's Day--well really it was more of a Mother's Day weekend for me! Saturday Lila spent the day with Grana Nana and Grandpa Kent so we could go on a shopping spree. My gift was a host of gift cards to use at Banana Republic, Gap, and Old Navy. I only used a few of the cards, but can use them online at a few other stores too, so I've got endless things to choose from! I like to take my time and mull over my purchases, much to Roman's dismay as money/gift cards burn a hole in his pocket.

On Sunday Grana Nana, Grandpa Kent, and Grandma Frances came over for breakfast. Roman and Kent made us a huge breakfast of eggs, bacon, toast, fresh fruit, and waffles. It was wonderful!! We spent the rest of the day just relaxing around the house.

Jett is growing like a weed. I don't know exactly how much he weighs, but it's got to be nearing 11 pounds now. He has started smiling in response to us. Yesterday he gave me and my mom a bunch of great smiles for Mother's Day. I got a couple photos. We're still having nursing issues, so I am mostly pumping milk and giving him a bottle. I try to nurse him at night in hopes that sooner or later he'll get it right, so we'll see. He still has evening colic which seems to be related to a lot of gas and tummy trouble. The baby DOES NOT burp well, and so I'm sure by end of the day all those tummy bubbles make it down and turn to gas pain. In the last six weeks he has only spit up three times I think, so whatever that burping/spitting up mechanism is, it must not work so well for him. The not spitting up is great, the not burping well is not great.

Lila is wonderful as well, and a constant source of joy and entertainment. Her language skills continue to grow. They seemed to have taken another leap a short time ago and now she's really talking in full sentences. Not to mention repeating what we say all the time. Today on the way to school she was putting her finger to her lips and saying "shush, shush" over and over again. She continues to be enamored with her little brother, constantly saying "Wanna kiss Big Dude's head" [Daddy called Jett "Big Dude" a couple times and now that's what Lila calls him.], "Wanna hug him", and she tries to put his paci in his mouth for him and she helps hold his bottle. She loves to help and she'll tell me, "Mommy, Ali Bird helping". She still refers to herself as Lali Bird, but drops the first "L" in most everything.

Here are some pictures from Mother's Day, as well as misc others. There's a video I took yesterday as well.

Me and my kiddos!

Proud big sister

Couple smiles

Wearing Daddy's hat

I loved her little pigtails. She kept saying, "Mommy, Ali Bird got TWO ponytails"

She always wants to sit in his bouncy chair and car seat.

Daddy and Jett

Long couple weeks

As the title implies, we've been having a tough couple weeks at our house. Jett has been having a lot of tummy/gas issues--otherwise known as colic. Luckily it seems to be mostly during the day and into the evening, but not at night, which I really think is our saving grace. It's the worst in the evening, so at least Roman is home to help by then.

On top of the tummy problems, we just figured out last Friday that he has what's commonly known as a tongue-tie. When he was nursing he was causing me a lot of pain, which lead to crying (on my part) and a trip to visit the lactation consultant at Texas Children's Hospital. One of the consultants helped me make sure he was latched correctly and gave me some other tips to help. Well it didn't improve and actually got worse, resulting in me bleeding. I didn't realize that the blood was coming from me at first. I'd hit Jett's gums with my finger nail while I was trying to latch him and I thought maybe I'd made him bleed. The next time I fed him there was more blood and I figured out it was me. The blood he took in left him with several days of severe tummy upset.

We went back to see another lactation consultant last Friday who thought he may have had a tongue-tie. It basically means that the little piece of tissue under his tongue, that attaches it to the bottom of his mouth, is too short. When he nurses his tongue should come out and cover his bottom gum line, but because that piece was too short he couldn't get his tongue out that far to nurse properly. So in essence, he was sort of gnawing on me with is bottom gum line and causing the pain. For Jett the tongue tie wasn't very obvious because most babies who have the condition aren't getting much milk so they aren't growing. He's not having that problem as he's already 10 lbs. We went to a pedicatric dentist that same day and she was able to remove that piece of tissue rather easily. Now the problem is teaching him to suck the right way. We have a little exercise we have been doing with him to teach him, but it takes time, so we're still struggling.

Lila is still adjusting as well. Not only to not being an only child, but also to being two! We are working on not crying or whining when she wants something, and to listening when Mommy and Daddy tell her to do/not do something.

As far as fun things go. Since we never had a party for her, we had a small birthday playdate for Lila this weekend. We had pizza and cake and the kids played. I think Lila really liked having her friends/cousins over to celebrate.









I got a new carrier for Jett and it works great. The picture is really poor, but you get the idea

Her bday playdate

Getting a goodbye kiss from her friend Bentley

Lila's Bday and Easter

Fair warning: I'm really behind on posting photos, so there are a lot of them in this post.

Lila's birthday was pretty low-key. We went out to lunch with my and Roman's families to celebrate. I have started a tradition of making her her own little homemade birthday cake. Last year it was somewhat of a problem because I made sugar-cookie frosting instead of cake frosting--teach me to READ the recipe well before making it. This year I made the cake in a hurry, so it was a little crooked, but the cakes tasted good and that's all that matters right?

Lila got a bunch of great birthday gifts! Her big gift from us was a Radio Flyer Steer & Stroll Trike. She hasn't figured out how to pedal or steer yet, but there's a handle on the back that allows mom or dad to steer for her while you push. Pretty neat!

Easter was VERY uneventful. We went to church in the morning and then went to my mom's house and ate her leftover food. The Easter Bunny left Lila Easter baskets at home and at Grana Nana's house, and Jett even got one too!

Baby Jett is doing well, he was up to 9 lbs at two weeks old! There are a couple pictures of him in the mix. A friend of mine from my moms' group took some fantastic pictures of Jett when he was only 9 or 10 days old and I will post some of them when she gets done editing them.



My moms' group had an Easter egg hunt. Lila wasn't really sure what to do at first, but once she figured out there was candy in the eggs she caught on fast. Only problem was, she wanted to look inside each egg as she picked them up. Made for slow going!



Daddy pushing Lila on one of the trikes at the church where we had the Easter egg hunt



Lila and her friend Isabel. Isabel is in Lila's class on Thursdays at school.



We dyed some Easter eggs at home one afternoon







Baby Jett all warm and cozy

Daddy and Lila on her bday

Lila's homemade bday cake. Mommy baked it, Daddy decorated it. You can't tell from the photo, but the frosting decoration is little paisleys with her name in them. She loves "buggerflies" so Daddy found some to put on the cake.

Uncle Jett, Baby Jett, and Auntie Carolyn

Milk coma

Smile!

First bite of cake

On her new trike



Jett and Lila's Easter baskets made by Grana Nana....I mean the Easter Bunny

Lila and her Easter basket at home

Things from her basket

Lila turned two on Saturday

It seems crazy to me that it's been two years since Lila was born. It seems particularly strange to think about it having just had another baby. Below are photos of my baby from the last two years. I can't believe how big she is....sniff sniff.








23 months




22 months




21 months

21 months

Xmas 2008, 20 months

My little ladybug, 18 months

16 months

14 months

13 months

Her 1st bday party

My punky 10 month old



"Reading" at 8 months

My sweet pea in a pod, 6 months

Rice cereal mess, 4 months

Such a big girl, 4 months

First smiles, 6 weeks old

Newborn Lila