Oh she went there.

Today little Miss Jenna decided she did not want to take an afternoon nap. She had too much fun down at the Llama Farm helping her grandpa and bringing Haley home that she decided to fight it. I let her fuss for about 30 minutes and went up to check on her. She had thrown her blankie and pacifier out of the crib. So I picked them up, gave them back and rocked her for a little bit. Then I laid her down for attempt number 2.

Jenna was not having it at all. She fussed even louder for 20 more minutes. I couldn't let her go any longer so I went up to check on her. She had not only thrown out her blankie and pacifier again, but had pulled her pants off and thrown them out too. She went there. It has entered another playing field when she starts taking her clothes off without permission!!!

My new best workout ever

So I now have a whole new respect for the goofy men on the Wiggles show. I just bought Jenna one of their CDs as she loves dancing to music. Well, today I played the CD and was dancing around with Jenna to the songs. If you have ever seen the show and know the dances (which most involve a lot of jumping around), it is one of the greatest 30+ minute workouts ever!!! Plus it has added benefits as you get to been silly and play with your little one.

Jenna is also a champ at making a mess with all of her toys. Our next task will be teaching her to put everything away...

A reminder of how blessed we are...

So I was going through our digital photos trying to figure out which ones I hadn't had printed yet and I was given a glimpse of my recent past and watched Jenna develop through pictures. She is such a blessing in our lives. Watching her grow and develop is so amazing and her personality is really starting to blossom. She definitely speaks her mind about things in her own little way. She LOVES playing with her Dada when he gets homes from work at night. The picture to the right was from this past week when she didn't feel well and all she wanted to do was cuddle and sleep. It was right before we were going to put her to bed. We laid her on the couch beside Josh for a second and she fell asleep. Very out of her character as she is usually full-throttle until you lay her in her bed at night.

Jenna has discovered that she likes toys that are interactive especially ones that she can open and close. Her new favorite toy is a Little People Barn that has 5 figurines of a farmer, cow, pig, sheep, and horse. She just loves to carry them around and put then into and out of the barn which makes animal noises. She also loves to play with her toy ball that her friend Bennett gave her for her birthday. Jenna will throw it and kick it around the family room. She is blossoming into a little athlete and I think her daddy likes it!

Check him out in this Montclair athletic jacket he was modeling on Sunday. He's bring it back to the old school, 'cause he's an old fool and he's so cool!

Only the kid...Butt Paste...Brussell Sprouts

So this week we have dealt with Jenna having major ear infections, Josh being sick with a cold and traveling and me having a gallbladder attack. Not the best week but things have gotten even more interesting. This would only happen to the kid and when I say that I am referring to Josh. Josh flew home late last night to discover he had lost his keys. He had to take a cab home and wake me up by banging on the outside door leading into our bedroom. (Side note: this is a scary way to be woken up!!!) This morning we called everyone from the hotel, the rental car service, and the airports trying to find his keys and have yet to find them. Here is the real kicker...Josh does not have a spare key to his car and it is parked in the parking deck at the Charlotte Douglas Airport. It is a front wheel drive car and the front end is up against a concrete wall. After numerous calls to AAA, we arranged for a locksmith and tow truck to meet Josh at the airport. The locksmith being needed to unlock the car so it can then be put into neutral to then tow it to the Volvo dealership as it uses a special key that the locksmith could not make on site. Well, the lock smith arrived to discover that he could not open the car or else the alarm would go off and not be able to be turned off until a new key was made. SOOOO a special tow truck was called in to somehow get the car out of the deck. Josh just called and he is waiting at a gas station a couple of miles from the airport for a wrecker to get there because apparently it is against towing protocol to transport his car all the way to the dealership rigged up that way!!! So the saga continues and I will post more about this later.

Next to my shameless plug about Boudreaux's Butt Paste. That stuff is amazing!!! Jenna has been fighting a diaper rash for a week. I was using the other creams that I had and they weren't doing anything. So I went back to the original stuff I used when Jenna was a newborn which was Butt Paste and by-golly her rash is better after one day. I will never use any other product again and if the makers would like to supply me with some free samples for this shameless plug, I would gladly accept.

Now for the Brussel Sprouts. Jenna never ceases to amaze me and today she did again. We were eating lunch today with Jenna having chicken nuggets and green beans and I was eating soup and baby brussel sprouts (I am trying to eat healthier to get my gallbladder back into shape). Jenna kept pointing to the sprouts. So I gave her a little bite and she asked for more. Since I was alone I figured I would document it for evidence because who would believe a baby asking for BRUSSEL SPROUTS! Kinda funny and I cannot wait to hear what her grandpa Pete thinks about this since he tried to tell her asparagus was yucky!

A soccer star in training

It would be Josh's dream come true if Jenna one day played soccer for the University of North Carolina women's soccer team. Well, the other day while Jenna and I were playing in the back yard, Jenna took the first kick towards making her daddy's dream come true. It made Josh so happy to see this rough footage I filmed with my regular camera while we were playing.

Enjoy...

Jenna teaches Haley a thing or two

It never ceases to amaze me how much Jenna is learning, growing, and making me laugh. She just loves Haley and it is nice that Haley tolerates her. Whenever we come down stairs from being in her room to get dressed, change a diaper, or play, we usually find Haley on the rug in the foyer waiting for us. Jenna gets to the bottom and runs up to her Haley to love on her. This picture was taken just moments before Haley decides she doesn't want to play.

Then comes the part when Jenna makes me laugh. Since I wanted a picture of the two of them hugging I kept telling Haley to go lay down. Jenna picking up on what I was telling Haley thought she would lead by example and laid down on the rug to show Haley what she should do. It was cracking me up because she would get up, move, and then do it again. It was almost as if she was trying to tell Haley, "see...this is what mommy wants you to do!" It was hilarious to watch. She also will laugh for no reason when she hears me laughing. So we were just giggling. Such a funny little girl.