Crawling, crawling, crawling...

Rachel is officially crawling now. I honestly didn't think she ever would because she's figured out how to roll everywhere and that seems to work for her. However, yesterday she started crawling more than the 3-4 steps (not sure what to call them) that she had been taking until now. She's into EVERYTHING now. Ron & I quickly child proofed the house last night but I'm sure there are things that we didn't think about moving...and once Rachel figures those things out, we'll fix them! :)

It was a decent day today - although it was a bit windy. Nice & cool. Poor Rachel has a cold again though. I'm hoping it only lasts a couple of days like her last one.

She was a little buggar for me last night. Ron was at a First Aid/CPR course last night and again tonight from 6-10 so that means I had the pleasure of putting her to bed both nights. Usually I say goodnight to her, she gives me a kiss & hug and then Ron puts her to bed. However, since he's been at this course, I had to put her to bed as well. She didn't like that idea so much. She freaked out last night and was screaming and crying. I tried to calm her down by rubbing her back while she was in her crib - not so much. I cuddled with her on the rocking chair for awhile but as soon as I would put her back in the crib, she would freak out. I really don't think it helps that she has a cold. Anyway, tonight was a little better - she freaked out at first but by 7:30 she was sawing logs. Last night it was around 8:40 when she finally fell asleep!

I don't think there is anything else to report....still waiting for the swings to go up! Hopefully this weekend!

10 month pictures

It's hard to believe when you look at these pictures that Rachel was a little devil the morning we had them taken. She didn't want to sit still - she wanted to move around everywhere, roll here and there, etc. But we did manage a few cute shots...

What a little lady, eh?

I love when Rachel wears hats.

Looks like she's ready for a big trip!

Nancee did this picture especially for Ron. Rachel gave it to him today in a frame for Father's Day - he was pretty excited and wondered when I had it done. If only I would have thought about it - I would have taken in his toy chain saw and had her picture taken with that. Maybe next month. I'm always trying to think of new things and at this point, it's getting to be more difficult.

I can't believe it's been over a week since I've posted here. It's been a busy one - Rachel & I went out for lunch with my friend Mark this week. OMG, Rachel LOVED him - she's such a flirt with the boys! I took a picture of them with my cell phone but I haven't uploaded or emailed it to myself yet - one day soon, I hope!

Yesterday we spent the day in Pontypool (just outside Oshawa). My Aunt & Uncle were celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary so it was great to see everyone! Rachel was sooooo good - I couldn't believe it. I mean, I know she's a good girl but that's usually because she gets her naps and follows her routine. Her routine was shot to shit yesterday basically! ha ha She had a little nap in the morning - almost an hour - before we left and then she was pretty good in the car. I mean, considering it's a long drive (over 2 hours), she was good. Ron & I have come to the conclusion that she's quite happy having the back seat to herself - she doesn't really like to share it with anyone else (we were with my parents yesterday). When she's on her own, she sleeps in the car or just plays quietly - not so much the case with other people in the backseat. Anyway, she stayed awake the whole time in the car and then when we got to my cousin's house, there was way too much going on for her to take a nap. She didn't make strange with anyone and was smiling & laughing the whole time. At one point I took her for a little walk thinking that might put her to sleep. Not so much. There were a lot of new things to look at! :) She finally did have a little nap around 6:30 last night. It was adorable the way she fell asleep - with her hand on her ear (her ear was actually folded over - guess we were too loud! ha ha)

And finally, today we celebrated Father's Day...here's a shot of Ron & Rach relaxing after our nap this afternoon :)


I'm hoping that tomorrow we can pick up the swing set for Rachel. Ron has First Aid training later on this week for 2 nights so we won't be able to get it then. I'm keeping my fingers crossed anyway :)

Pictures from this week

It's been a busy week but of course I managed to take a ton of pictures. I really need to slow down with the pictures but there are some days where I just can't help myself...ok, maybe 'most' days :)

She is always in a good mood when she wakes up. Her shirt says '4 GET IT' :)

This week has been a hell of a week when it comes to bedtime for Rachel. Actually, bedtime is fine - she goes down with no problems but then about an hour or so later, she's crying. When we go up there - she's sitting up in her crib. It's almost like she doesn't know what to do. The good news is that if we bring her downstairs she just wants to sit still (which is a nice change) and she'll cuddle with Ron. This is from the other night when they were watching the hockey game.

Such a girlie girl in her dress with her legs crossed. I just love it when she sits like this and plays - it's too cute!

Hmmmm...wonder what's in here?

Oh....LOTS of fun things like Daddy's blank DVD's! AHHHHH!!

I love this little outfit...and of course she's showing her leg!

I painted her toes yesterday! The first foot was easy to do but the second one - not so much. Thank goodness the Wiggles & her Cheerios kept her entertained while I did it :)

Rachel has been the sleeping queen today. She slept from 9:30 this morning until noon and then from 2....well, she's still sleeping and it's almost 5pm. I'll be waking her up soon though! I just can't believe she was sleeping this way this afternoon though - doesn't look comfortable at all!!

More milestones

Yesterday I was eating my breakfast on the couch and Rachel was playing on the floor. She was rolling around and having a great time when all of a sudden I noticed she was sitting up. I second guessed myself because I was SURE she had been rolling around...but then she was sitting up? Yuppers - she has figured that out. It amazes me how one day she doesn't do something and then the next she's doing it like she's always done it :)

She is soooo close to crawling. She's got the position for it figured out but then she just decides to roll around instead. I'm ok with this...really, I am!

Any chance she gets, she's grabbing your hands and she wants to walk. She will stand on her own but only for a second or two - then she realizes what's going on and she falls down.

The other big thing - she's figured out how to open the doors on our entertainment centre. She's opened them before but I don't think she really knew what she was doing then. However, now she's a pro and by the time you get over there, she has the cabinet half emptied! Same goes with our coffee table - she LOVES the baskets. She pulls out the middle basket on the lower level and just throwing her bibs & washcloths everywhere.

I'm sure people wonder what I do all day - I chase after my kid who can't crawl or walk yet but man oh man, when she gets near something she shouldn't be near, LOOK OUT!!!! I swear all I do is clean up after her!! :)

Small things....

...amuse Rachel while we eat breakfast :)

This picture was taken a few weeks ago when we were out for breakfast one Sunday morning. Rachel was totally content to play with this creamer the whole time we ate our breakfast.

The quality of the picture isn't the best since I used Ron's cell phone to take the picture but it's not too bad either. He finally remembered to email it to me yesterday on our drive home so now I can finally post it.

I will hopefully have a post about our weekend in a couple of days...maybe tomorrow?? For now, it's time to go relax & spend some time with Ron since Rachel is sound asleep.

Rachel gives kisses now

When you ask Rachel to give you kisses now, she puckers up...sort of :) She makes this face...

and then you hear the little pucker noise. It's quite cute. I have it on video - I'm just too lazy to upload it to You Tube right now. Maybe on Sunday I will.

We're off to Oshawa tomorrow for my cousin's wedding. It should be a hoot - really looking forward to it even though I'm the desiginated driver (still have my cold & the thought of drinking on top of that is just not a pleasant thought). Hopefully the weather is nice tomorrow because they are getting married right by the water.

We are hoping to relax on Sunday - well, we'll be driving home on Sunday morning I'm assuming so hopefully we can relax on Sunday afternoon :)

Have a great weekend!