April was a stressful month mostly for me. Eliza was going through some serious teething and sleep frustrations. But it's nice to be able to look back on the fun we had still ;) Because even though life can be tough, there is always a silver lining and that's what I like to look at!
1. We began the month with a free swim class at the YMCA. It was every morning 9am. So much fun! But it was tough getting there each day ;) So coffee was a must. Mornings are so much better with coffee, why is that?!
2. Little Miss drying off after her class :) She learned so much that week. It was surprising really. She was very hesitant the first day, but as the week wore on she got much more comfortable in the water. The thing that was hardest for her was laying back on my shoulder, but she got more relaxed and I definitely saw improvement!
3. I finally cleaned out the front room and made it into a play room. It had been WAY too long of me just talking about it... oops! But I am very pleased with it now :)
4. Sarah bought me a juicer and boy did I have fun juicing pretty much everything at first ;) Now, I'm trying to cut back on things to lose some weight and drinking juice every day doesn't fit into that. Boo! :P But man, that fresh juice is so tasty!
5. Steve and I got to go out for the night all by ourselves :) It had been awhile!
6. Eating some mandarin oranges at Bill Gray's. And then later, Mommy and Daddy's ice cream ;)
7. We had a few nice days but only 1 that coincided with diaper wash day, so I took advantage and hung them out to dry!
8. Baby Girl watching Baby Neptune ;)
9. In the mornings, Eliza often goes up to the attic to play with the toys up there. There are several books and random toys that I've stashed away so the downstairs isn't always a complete explosion. Well, there was a little doll stroller up there and I heard it come crashing down the stairs. I jumped up quickly to see what had happened and when I got there I noticed that not only had the stroller come down, but Eleanor in the stroller and Eliza was standing at the top of the stairs looking proud ;) So for the rest of the day she was pushing Eleanor around in the stroller and still often does :D
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10. I found these old pictures of me in an album one day and then realized that I had taken a series of several pictures of Eliza around the same age trying to mimic them... But I had forgotten them! So when I found them, I had to do a side-by-side comparison :) She's my baby!
11. I got a new divided plate for the little girl, I think I thought it was cooler than she did ;)
12. Her sweet snuggles absolutely melt my heart.
13. On a walk one day, she started out facing the world, then on the way back, facing me ;) It's nice to have options.
14. Her antics just crack me up. Seriously.
15. Baby Neptune on the phone to the rescue! After 4 hours in the car on the way to Grandma and Grandpa's she'd had it. I gave her the video to watch and she was very happy... until she pushed the home button and it went away. Then she was very unhappy... rut ro. Ah such is the life of a little baby girl. Rough I tell ya!
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16. On the way home from G & G's house, we stopped at Krispy Kreme. Mmmmmm! Eliza got to have her first very own donut since I wasn't willing to share mine ;) She loved it!
17. Since stopping that the Krispy Kreme has kinda become a tradition, we had to document with some silly family pictures.
18. Then, Monday morning comes... and no more donuts. :( But man, that salad really is about as good as it gets :)
19. Eliza's new summer shoes! She LOVES them!
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20. While at Target, Eliza wanted to hold my hand even though she was in the stroller. Thankfully Aunt Sarah was there to push it so we could hold hands. So presh!!!
21. The daffodils in my yard were beautiful this year! And then they were beautiful on my shelf ;)
22. The hyacinths as well... so fragrant. They made the house smell so good for several days.
23. We usually hang out with our friends once a week. Here are all the kiddos at the table. I just love it!
24. The last Sunday in April we decided not to go to church and get some much needed sleep. Well, after we were all up we decided to go for a morning walk and ended up at a park we hadn't been to yet. It was so beautiful! There was a bridge about a half mile long that wound out and over the river. We walked almost the to the other side and back again. We saw a swans nest with 7 eggs and 2 swans! There were also a ton of turtles everywhere. It was really so cool!
25. Eliza's favorite thing to do right now is read books :) So when her Grandma S was on vacation she bought her a couple books... and upon receiving them she wanted them immediately read to her ;)
1. We began the month with a free swim class at the YMCA. It was every morning 9am. So much fun! But it was tough getting there each day ;) So coffee was a must. Mornings are so much better with coffee, why is that?!
2. Little Miss drying off after her class :) She learned so much that week. It was surprising really. She was very hesitant the first day, but as the week wore on she got much more comfortable in the water. The thing that was hardest for her was laying back on my shoulder, but she got more relaxed and I definitely saw improvement!
3. I finally cleaned out the front room and made it into a play room. It had been WAY too long of me just talking about it... oops! But I am very pleased with it now :)
4. Sarah bought me a juicer and boy did I have fun juicing pretty much everything at first ;) Now, I'm trying to cut back on things to lose some weight and drinking juice every day doesn't fit into that. Boo! :P But man, that fresh juice is so tasty!
5. Steve and I got to go out for the night all by ourselves :) It had been awhile!
6. Eating some mandarin oranges at Bill Gray's. And then later, Mommy and Daddy's ice cream ;)
7. We had a few nice days but only 1 that coincided with diaper wash day, so I took advantage and hung them out to dry!
8. Baby Girl watching Baby Neptune ;)
9. In the mornings, Eliza often goes up to the attic to play with the toys up there. There are several books and random toys that I've stashed away so the downstairs isn't always a complete explosion. Well, there was a little doll stroller up there and I heard it come crashing down the stairs. I jumped up quickly to see what had happened and when I got there I noticed that not only had the stroller come down, but Eleanor in the stroller and Eliza was standing at the top of the stairs looking proud ;) So for the rest of the day she was pushing Eleanor around in the stroller and still often does :D
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10. I found these old pictures of me in an album one day and then realized that I had taken a series of several pictures of Eliza around the same age trying to mimic them... But I had forgotten them! So when I found them, I had to do a side-by-side comparison :) She's my baby!
11. I got a new divided plate for the little girl, I think I thought it was cooler than she did ;)
12. Her sweet snuggles absolutely melt my heart.
13. On a walk one day, she started out facing the world, then on the way back, facing me ;) It's nice to have options.
14. Her antics just crack me up. Seriously.
15. Baby Neptune on the phone to the rescue! After 4 hours in the car on the way to Grandma and Grandpa's she'd had it. I gave her the video to watch and she was very happy... until she pushed the home button and it went away. Then she was very unhappy... rut ro. Ah such is the life of a little baby girl. Rough I tell ya!
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16. On the way home from G & G's house, we stopped at Krispy Kreme. Mmmmmm! Eliza got to have her first very own donut since I wasn't willing to share mine ;) She loved it!
17. Since stopping that the Krispy Kreme has kinda become a tradition, we had to document with some silly family pictures.
18. Then, Monday morning comes... and no more donuts. :( But man, that salad really is about as good as it gets :)
19. Eliza's new summer shoes! She LOVES them!
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20. While at Target, Eliza wanted to hold my hand even though she was in the stroller. Thankfully Aunt Sarah was there to push it so we could hold hands. So presh!!!
21. The daffodils in my yard were beautiful this year! And then they were beautiful on my shelf ;)
22. The hyacinths as well... so fragrant. They made the house smell so good for several days.
23. We usually hang out with our friends once a week. Here are all the kiddos at the table. I just love it!
24. The last Sunday in April we decided not to go to church and get some much needed sleep. Well, after we were all up we decided to go for a morning walk and ended up at a park we hadn't been to yet. It was so beautiful! There was a bridge about a half mile long that wound out and over the river. We walked almost the to the other side and back again. We saw a swans nest with 7 eggs and 2 swans! There were also a ton of turtles everywhere. It was really so cool!
25. Eliza's favorite thing to do right now is read books :) So when her Grandma S was on vacation she bought her a couple books... and upon receiving them she wanted them immediately read to her ;)
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