Alicia has figured out how to take her clothes off. If you leave her in her crib for a bit after she wakes up, she will take off both her shirt and pants. She doesn’t do it during the day though which is nice. If she starts I’ll have to put onesies on her.
I received a letter from the Department of Justice on Monday stating that I am now a lawful permanent resident. I still have to have a new green card made which means another trip to INS. We have never been to the office here in Denver, but I have heard that it is just as crowded as the Salt Lake Office, and you have to go early in the morning to even get a chance to see an officer. Hopefully after that I won’t have to go through these challenges anymore, though I have heard that the card expires after 10 years. At least I am now a permanent resident. It has taken us five years to get to this point.
Thursday, 15 August, 2002
A year ago this week, we packed up and moved to Colorado. We had the culture shock of a tiny little apartment plus completely new surroundings. With a 20-month old and 5-week old in tow, it was quite an experience. I am so glad that we are more settled this year. Tomorrow is our 5th anniversary. Amazing that time has gone by so quickly. And who would have imagined that we would have had two little ragamuffins in that time?
I decided on Tuesday that I was going to wean Alicia from bottles. Not too much involved there. I just stopped giving them to her and gave her sippy cups instead. She hasn’t seemed to mind too much. I think bottles were a little more calming for her before going to sleep, but I want to try and get her away from having to be rocked before going to sleep. She doesn’t fall asleep in my arms, but it is just quiet time that helps her wind down. I am grateful that she hasn’t become attached to nursing or bottles or pacifiers. She does have a white stuffed bear that she likes to cuddle with when she lays down though.
I decided on Tuesday that I was going to wean Alicia from bottles. Not too much involved there. I just stopped giving them to her and gave her sippy cups instead. She hasn’t seemed to mind too much. I think bottles were a little more calming for her before going to sleep, but I want to try and get her away from having to be rocked before going to sleep. She doesn’t fall asleep in my arms, but it is just quiet time that helps her wind down. I am grateful that she hasn’t become attached to nursing or bottles or pacifiers. She does have a white stuffed bear that she likes to cuddle with when she lays down though.
Sunday, August 11, 2002
On the computer, Chris has the screen saver set up to cycle through all of the digital pictures we have taken. It is a like having a photo album open all of the time. Amy loves to watch the pictures change and often asks when it is a baby picture, “Is that me?” She can’t always tell the difference between her and Alicia as babies. Last week as she was watching, she excitedly exclaimed, “Is that me? Oh boy! I LOVE me!” When she is enthusiastic about something she usually says she loves it. I don’t know where she picked up “oh boy” though. She also likes to say, “check this out”, “incredible”, “unbelievable” and plenty of other cute sayings.
A couple of months ago, Disney released a movie about a horse named Spirit. She only saw the promos for the movie but has a plastic “Spirit” horse from a kid’s meal at Burger King. I don’t think she relates Spirit the horse to the Holy Spirit however; when a prayer is being said in church and the person praying asks for the spirit to be with us, Amy will loudly whisper, “Spirit! I LOVE Spirit!” Always makes us chuckle.
Alicia had the worst dirty diaper ever yesterday. And she just kept on making it worse and worse. I found her only after all the damage had been done. She hasn’t been feeling too well so the poop was rather gushy. She had the diaper on the couch while sitting against a pillow. The diaper didn’t hold all the poop and out it gushed onto the pillow. Then she slid off the couch wiping poop all over the cushion. At some point she stuck her hand in it as well and then proceeded to lean against the couch in three different spots smearing poop everywhere she stood. She grabbed the couch with her dirty hand on the arm rest and for her final trick smeared poop on the wall. When I found her, I only noticed that she had quite a blow out and immediately took her upstairs to change her. I finished that and noticed that she had it on her hand. By that time Chris had come in the house, and I told him she must not be feeling well because she had quite a blow out. That is when he walked into the living room and noticed one of the spots on the couch. And the poop just kept coming and coming. All the while, Amy just sat on the couch without saying a word. Two stinkers I’d say. Plus I was just starting on getting dinner ready because the missionaries were coming. The poop fiasco took me 20 minutes just to clean up. Uggh. The things we do for our children....and they are documented here just so they’ll know. The appreciation doesn’t really sink in until you have kids of you own though.
Our ward was split a couple of weeks ago. We now go to church at 2:00 in the afternoon. That part isn’t so fun, but I am already enjoying the smaller feel of our new ward. The 2nd ward had so many people in it, it was impossible to keep track of everyone. Now I find that I am matching names with people and remembering who they are. I also heard the bishop talking today about the new building that they will be building out here. Should only be a mile or so away. That will be wonderful. I will appreciate a five minute drive to church over a 25 minute drive.
A couple of months ago, Disney released a movie about a horse named Spirit. She only saw the promos for the movie but has a plastic “Spirit” horse from a kid’s meal at Burger King. I don’t think she relates Spirit the horse to the Holy Spirit however; when a prayer is being said in church and the person praying asks for the spirit to be with us, Amy will loudly whisper, “Spirit! I LOVE Spirit!” Always makes us chuckle.
Alicia had the worst dirty diaper ever yesterday. And she just kept on making it worse and worse. I found her only after all the damage had been done. She hasn’t been feeling too well so the poop was rather gushy. She had the diaper on the couch while sitting against a pillow. The diaper didn’t hold all the poop and out it gushed onto the pillow. Then she slid off the couch wiping poop all over the cushion. At some point she stuck her hand in it as well and then proceeded to lean against the couch in three different spots smearing poop everywhere she stood. She grabbed the couch with her dirty hand on the arm rest and for her final trick smeared poop on the wall. When I found her, I only noticed that she had quite a blow out and immediately took her upstairs to change her. I finished that and noticed that she had it on her hand. By that time Chris had come in the house, and I told him she must not be feeling well because she had quite a blow out. That is when he walked into the living room and noticed one of the spots on the couch. And the poop just kept coming and coming. All the while, Amy just sat on the couch without saying a word. Two stinkers I’d say. Plus I was just starting on getting dinner ready because the missionaries were coming. The poop fiasco took me 20 minutes just to clean up. Uggh. The things we do for our children....and they are documented here just so they’ll know. The appreciation doesn’t really sink in until you have kids of you own though.
Our ward was split a couple of weeks ago. We now go to church at 2:00 in the afternoon. That part isn’t so fun, but I am already enjoying the smaller feel of our new ward. The 2nd ward had so many people in it, it was impossible to keep track of everyone. Now I find that I am matching names with people and remembering who they are. I also heard the bishop talking today about the new building that they will be building out here. Should only be a mile or so away. That will be wonderful. I will appreciate a five minute drive to church over a 25 minute drive.
Monday, 5 August, 2002
Alicia is a climber. If you leave a kitchen chair pulled out at the table when you stand up, she is climbing up on it in a flash–-and then on to the table. I have to make a conscious effort to push the chair in, even if I am only up for a bit. The funniest thing though is that even when the chair is pushed in under the table she still climbs up on to the chair. She can’t go anywhere which frustrates her though.
Alicia makes the sound of a dog by saying “ooo, ooo, ooo”. She is beginning to say more words. She can say night night, bye bye, eyes, daddy, mommy, and go but understands so much more.
We went to the Boulder County Fair and Parade on Saturday and the girls loved it. The parade was one of the best we had been to in a long while. It had a definite home-town feel to it. Lots of old fire engines, horses, marching bands, though too many people running for office. They threw out lots of candy, handed out bottled water, flags, and balloons. Any time there was music, Amy would start to dance in the street. A lady next to me, leaned over and said to me, “I couldn’t figure out why everybody that passed by was handing your daughter candy and stuff and not anybody else and then I saw her face and she is the most beautiful little girl in the world.” We agree, but we think we have two of the most beautiful little girls in the world. How did we get so lucky?
After the parade we drove over to the fair grounds. The traffic was great, nothing like Provo where it was grid lock for 30 to 40 minutes after the parade and you had to be sitting on the curb four or five hours before the parade started if you wanted a good seat.. We even found a great place to park and sit at the parade, and we only arrived five minutes before it started. We stopped first at the farmer’s market and then went in to the fair. Next week I will have to remember to get my vegetables at the market instead of at the grocery store.
The fair wasn’t too fabulous nor big, but both girls enjoyed themselves. We saw “amazing” performing pigs, looked at all the 4-H exhibits, and then checked out all the animals–chickens, turkeys, ducks, goats, sheep, llamas, and horses. By about 1:30, I was pretty tired and both girls had missed a nap so we decided to head home. Not five minutes later, Amy and Alicia were snoring in their car seats. Chris and I were both able to have a rest as well once we got home. Quite a fun day for all of us. Unfortunately, Chris and I forgot to put sunscreen on the girls and Amy got quite a bad sun burn on her shoulders and Alicia a bit on one of her arms. Sorry girls!
By the way, I noticed that we have two more frogs in the window well again. Don’t think they are the same ones as before though as one of them is quite tiny.
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