Waterbabies

So last year we took waterbabies class and P loved it! I thought it would be a good idea to do it again this year to get us out of the house with the weather turning colder and I want Presley to be comfortable in water and learn how to swim. We had no idea how she would react this year, we were hoping she would love it but she is very unpredictable!
We had our first class tonight and the minute we got in the pool she started crying and screaming (the only kid crying)! She wanted OUT of that pool! She cried for a couple minutes and then sat on the side of the pool for a couple minutes. Once they got the pool toys out she was a little more willing to get in and have some fun!

Learning how to kick!

Jumping into the pool (which she was too scared to do last year).

and pouring buckets of water on mommy's head!

Word of the weekend...Productive!

It was one of those weekends that we had SO much to get done that I made a list of everything b/c I couldn't stop thinking about it and didn't want to forget anything.
Friday night I started witha bottle of wine and some paint. Since Steve put new windows in the bedroom last weekend we had been living with sheets over our windows b/c we needed to repaint the trim. That was my exciting Friday night and I was sleeping on the couch by 9:30 pm! Wow, I'm awesome!
We FINALLY got Presley's bedroom furniture! So we had some nail holes to fill and painting to touch, the crib came down (tear!), the new bed put up and clothes transferred from one dresser to the next. We got it pretty much cleaned and put together, but we don't have anything up on the walls yet....they are plain baby pink, screaming for an update!

She was very excited (mostly about the lamp that she can turn off and on) and did very good during both naps and going to sleep last night. Of course, she doesn't actually sleep during her naps but hey, she didn't get out of bed so I'm calling that a success! Tonight however, she has decided that she doesn't want to go to bed....guess she can scream herself to sleep like she did 2 years ago.

Of course, not everything this weekend has been that smooth and great. Saturday night we had some family issues which resulted in Steve going to Earlham at 10 pm and not getting home until 2 am Sunday morning. We had planned on going to the Winterset Covered Bridge days today, but after little sleep and still plenty to get done around the house we decided to hang out at home once again. The only time Presley got into a car this weekend was our quick 20 minutes trip to the Halloween store to get some ideas for her costume! (which is nice b/c all she does is fight when she has to get in her car seat....at what age can we ditch the car seat b/c I'm tired of fighting! :) j/k!)

Many things got crossed off my list, but unfortunately there are still too many things on it.

Seven loads of laundry, interior and exterior window trim painted, blinds up, P's room is functional, Steve got a haircut (yes, it was on my list!), trip to Wal-mart, trip to Dahls, cars cleaned and 3 hours spent entering family tree information into Ancestry.com (not on my list!)! I feel a sense of accomplishment!

I'm dreading going to work this week. They have changed our workflow and the control that I have over my day and my production. I don't like it, I have no problems getting my work done in my 8 hours and I feel like I'm being punished b/c there are people that can't do the same. I don't normally dread going to work but I am this week and I don't really like this feeling. I need to suck it up and stop complaining.

Let me toot my own horn real quick....about a month ago they pulled the year to date numbers for initial decisions and for final loan fundings, yours truly was #1 on both of those lists (over 60 underwriters). Go me!

Somersaults down stairs is dangerous!

Six o'clock Wednesday morning, on my way to the shower, I heard my phone ringing. Really, there was only one option on who it was, my mom. She was probably sick and wouldn't be able to watch P that day. That actually would've been a better scenerio than what actually happened. My mother fell down the stairs Tuesday night and could hardly move. Cuts and scrapes, swollen knee, bruised ribs....welcome, pain killers! No lifting for at least 2 weeks! She excited b/c that means no laundry! This also means no Ga (or grandma as most kids would say) for daycare either. Samantha and I shared our kids on Wednesday, so we eached missed a couple hours of work and we are lucky enough to have April who is able to watch P for many of the days that we need!
As you know, we just finished our basement. We didn't carpet the stairs (mainly the cost and b/c Steve comes home from work so dirty sometimes that he travels straight to the basement to undress)....P has never been around stairs (thank you ranch style house) so now I'm all freaked out that she'll fall down! You forget how dangerous they can be! My mom is slowly feeling better and I think we'll all be more aware when it comes to safety on the steps! Love you mom!

(Almost) 25000 calories in one meal

Tuesday night I was able to join Holly, Nicole and Tami at Zombie Burger. It is a must try!!! So good, so unhealthy and so wonderful! You won't regret it!

Holly has pictures on her blog, check it out!

http://mysocalledlife-holly.blogspot.com/2011/10/zombie-burger-must-try.html

Picture Perfect Presley

Sorry for the overload of pictures, but she was cooperative and posing for the camera this weekend. So I kept on clicking and she kept on posing (maybe we shouldn't watch America's Next Top Model together anymore)!

Presley and her baby are best friends!

Her babies riding her trike. Why not?

We didn't do much this weekend, tried to get some stuff done around the house and enjoy the weather while we could. We got out our Halloween decorations, Steve put new windows in our bedroom and we did some shopping (thank you overtime money)!

Packer Sunday!

Sunday we had our friends Jared and Colton come over! Presley was excited to have a baby in the house......but then she was just mean to him, like she is to Boston. She wants the power in the house and I think when there is a baby around, she feels the power struggle! LOL!

So cute!

Since I was taking pictures of Colton, P decided to pose too....b/c we don't have enough pictures of her quite yet!

We went to my parents house that afternoon to watch the Packer game (after DirectTV came and hooked us up with the NFL network and then ruined our internet connection)

I don't know what to do with her hair anymore, another hair cut might be in order soon.b/c I'm pretty sure this look, isn't for her!

Internet, how I love thee.

Finally, we have internet....hopefully it will continue that way! I feel like I've been gone for so long and it has only been a week! HA!

Last Thursday we watched Boston for a couple hours so my parents could go out to eat and then they watched Presley for a couple extra hours on Friday so we could go to dinner for our anniversary! We went to downtown to Splash (it was SO good!) and then sat on the patio at Mickey's and had a couple drinks. It was very nice to just go out as the two of us.

Saturday I went to work for a couple hours and then went shopping by myself! I left the mall with nothing for Presley! That NEVER happens! I got a shirt for Steve and bought myself some stuff too. Both P and I really need some long sleeve shirts since the weather is getting colder!

At this point, the baby doll goes thru more diapers and wipes than Presley does!

P has been doing really good with the potty training though she still will only poop in her diaper but that seems to be normal for this stage of potty training. Two weeks in big girl underwear and no accidents! Now Steve just needs to remember to put the toilet seat down!