Lyla's First Haircut!

Saturday morning Gary and I had an appointment to get our hair cut and while we were there we decided to get Lyla's hair cut for the first time! 

Just a Little Update

So my whole "No cussing in March idea"....  is NOT going very well.  And Lyla said shit last night... so there's that.  Oh my.....

Life with a toddler

Here is a perfect example of why you should NOT give a toddler a tissue to blow their  nose when they are in the backseat by themselves.... 

February Resolution Recap

My resolution for the month of February was to send someone a handwritten letter every day for the month and.....  I DID IT!  :)  I was 100% successful, I mailed 29 letters to friends and loved ones and people I haven't talked to for a while.  This is one of the best ideas I have ever had and I really recommend it to other people to try.  You don't have to take it to the extreme that I did, but if you are thinking about someone, send them a note, I promise it will make their day!  I got so many texts and emails and phone calls from people after getting their letters just saying what a wonderful surprise it was.  And that in turn made me feel really good that I was able to brighten their days a little bit! 

My resolution for the month of March is to stop saying swear words.  This is going to be hard for me.  I am really going to work at it though and I don't expect to be 100% successful, but I do hope that by the end of the month I have a better handle on it.  I will give everyone an update at the end of March. 

Heard Around The House #6

Lyla has picture day at daycare this morning.  I was getting her dressed and this is how our conversation went:

Me:  What are you going to say when they take your picture today? (In my mind the correct answer was CHEESE.)

Lyla:  Thank you.

:)  Bless her heart, at least she has good manners!

Who am I?

Who am I?  Its a question that I sometimes ask myself.  There are lots of obvious answers to this question.

My name.  Kathryn, according to my parents on the day I was born or any substitute teacher in school.  Katie, to everyone who has known me since I was a kid.  Katie Did, to my mom.  Kate to anyone who has known me later in life.  I distinctly remember the day that I decided it would be so much cooler to be called "Kate" instead of "Katie".  Katie sounds so childish.  hahahaha  Now when my sister calls me Katie all I feel is love!  Funny how things change over time.

My role in life.  First I was a daughter, then a sister, a friend, a wife, a mother. 

But WHO AM I?  Really, deep down in my soul, who am I?

I am honest.  I can't tell a lie to save my life.  And on those rare attempts that I do try to, my face gives me away immediately.  It turns such a beautiful shade of RED!  haha

I am passionate.  Whether I love something or someone, hate something or someone - I do it with as much passion as I possibly can!  Its always one extreme or the other, there are very few people or things in this world that I feel in the middle on.  I either love or hate, and most of the time its easy to figure out which side of that you fall on (because I can't tell lies).

I am dependable.  I try my very best to always be there for the people who are important to me.  When my friends need someone to talk to I pride myself on being there for them.  If I make a commitment to be somewhere, I am very upset with myself if for whatever reason I can't keep my promise.  I always work hard to stay true to my word.

I'm dramatic.  Some may say a drama queen.  I don't always think that is a bad thing...

I remember.  The phrase "Forgive and Forget" is not a rule that I live by.  If you do something to hurt me or one of my loved ones, you better believe that I will not forget it and they might forgive you and move on, but more than likely, I won't.  But that rule applies to good things too, not always bad.  If you do something nice for me or you help out one of my loved ones, I'm going to always remember that too. 

I love music.  I can usually find a song that will fit any mood that I am in.  And I find that the right song can completely change my mood as well.  I love to listen to live music, preferably sitting outside on a summer night.

I'm a perfectionist.  A little OCD at times.  I want things done and I want them done right.  I have a hard time letting something be done half way.  I hold myself to a high standard and its stressful at times but I also feel proud my myself in the long run.

I hate change, but I also get bored very easily.  Gary likes to say that I have ADD.  I like little changes in the day to day.  Big life changes stress me out to the max. 

I hate to cook, but I love to eat.  I would rather clean up for someone who cooked me dinner than cook it myself. 

I'm just me, take it or leave it, I don't see myself changing anytime soon!

Lyla Update - 20 months old

I just wanted to do a post about the things Lyla has been up to lately so that in the future when I try to remember how old she was I will have something to look back on!  There have been A LOT of grown up changes in the last couple of weeks!

• She isn't using her highchair anymore.  Instead she is sitting in a booster seat pulled up to the table.  Coincidentally she is also using her utensils better now and eating more!  I think she just likes feeling like a part of the family sitting at the table instead of off to the side!
• I'm no longer rocking her to sleep.  We will sit in the chair to read a few stories, then she wants to lay in her "bed" (crib) and I tuck her in.  Then I sit on the floor and hold her hand through the bars and read to her until she is asleep.  Then I leave and she sleeps there all night!  I really hope this continues!
• She knows lots of her colors.  Red, blue, yellow, orange, purple, green, pink... I'm sure there are more, but those are her favorites!  She is also very in to coloring in coloring books at the moment.  "more colors, more colors"
• She is starting to learn to count to 10.  She does really good with 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.  But 1 through 5 give her some issues!  We are getting there though and I bet she knows them within a couple of weeks.
• She loves singing songs right now.  She will break out in to twinkle twinkle little star all on her own, without any kind of prompting.  She can't say all the words so she fills in some parts with "hey hey hey".  Its the best and I'm trying hard to catch her doing it and record it!
• She is beginning to put sentences together.  She is just starting to learn so its really funny!  Example:  she wanted some of the banana Gary was eating and said "banana - Lyla - eat"  but she said it in Lylaese... "mamma Y-Ya eat".  hahaha
• She wants to start helping with getting dressed and undressed.  Her latest is that she zips up her footy pajamas at night.  And she is SO PROUD of herself when she does it!

That's all I can think of at the moment that I want to get down.  I might update this later as I think of more!