Bye Bye Binky

I don't post for months, then all of the sudden I have 3!  :-)

Beanie gave up her binky today.  We had been planning to make it happen next weekend, but opportunity arose today, so we just went with it.  The original plan was for next Saturday to be her "big girl day."  We were going to have cookies, paint her toenails (with non-toxic polish called Piggy Paint), and trade her binkies for a "big girl present."  Well, she had an accident during her nap today and peed in the bed, so when she woke up, she told me her binkies were "yucky" now.  She said that she was ready to trade them for a present.  As luck would have it, our neighbor called to say that she was bringing over cupcakes to celebrate Valentine's Day early, so it seemed like the perfect time.   We then decided to make it "big girl day" today.  She ate her cupcake, and off we went to Target.  She happily traded her bag of binkies for a fairy princess dress, a wand, princess shoes, and a little shopping cart.

It was all smiles until bedtime actually arrived.  She kept asking for her binkies until she finally realized that the were actually gone.  At that point, she cried.  She cried a whole lot.  She also screamed.  a lot.  She kept saying that she didn't know how to go to sleep (which is probably true) and that she wanted to get up for the day.  It sucked to hear her so upset, but there was really nothing we could do for her.  Plus, it wasn't as horrible as I expected.  She was asleep in less than an hour.  I guess we'll see what tomorrow holds

More Updates

See what I mean?  It's been hours, and I'm only now getting back to finish updating!  Just to make sure it gets done, we're going to go with bullets.

• My sister and BIL moved about 40 minutes south of us (yay!)  We haven't lived anywhere close to eachother in over 10 years, so it's definitely a good change
• DH and I are both getting over being sick too.  I had a sinus infection, and he had an upper respiratory infection.  As I'm sure you can imagine, that led to LOTS of fun around here
• DH may be taking a government job after years of consulting.  The benefits are great, but it's a pretty significant salary cut, so it's scary.  I think it'll be ok though
• I have decided that I'd like to go back to school to be a chiropractor specializing in children and pregnant women.  The only issue is that there are only 12 places in the US to train for that, and none of them are close to here.  We're trying to find a way to make it work, but I'm not super hopeful

One Day I Will Be Able to Keep Up

I keep meaning to come her and post.  I get an idea for a blog, and I even create most of the text in my head.  But, it never comes to fruition.  A baby starts crying, the door bell or phone rings, or on really lucky days, my bed beckons and I get a nap.  By the time I finish whatever interrupted me, the though it gone, or I'm on to the next task.  I really will get better about it.  I need to for my own sanity if nothing else.  Although, naps are pretty good for sanity too!!

Ok, onto updates
The minis - They are both smiling now.  Bird laughs occasionally, but it's definitely not something you can count on.  Her favorite thing to laugh at is the little monkey on her bouncy seat.  She talks to him too!  Bear really likes the bouncy seat too (her favorite animal is the red frog), but she's not excited enough to warrant a laugh.  They're getting big too!  Bird is 10lbs 11oz and Bear is 11lbs 1oz as of last Wednesday when we went to the pediatrician for the stomach bug they're fighting.  They are also about to move to their own room at night, but we're not quite ready to let them go.  They only get up 2 times each (sometimes only once for Bird), so they could do it.

Bean - She's getting over being super sick. She had a sinus infection that then became an ear infection.  It lead to a couple nights of really bad sleep, but I think we're better now.  She took her last dose of the antibiotic today, and she seems to be happy again.  She also had her first "kid initiated" playdate last weekend.  We went to visit one of the other little girls from her school.  They were really cute playing dress-up and running around dancing in their princess dresses :-).  She's becoming such a big girl now!  I'm so proud, but there's a touch of sadness too.

Ok, remember that whole baby crying interruption?  Well, it's happened again!  I'll update on DH and myself when I get Bird taken care of