Home Happenings...

Things happening this week:

1.This past week the temps have been SUPER cold! (Highs in the low 40s) It had been in the 50s (cold for me) before, but suddenly, this past Tuesday (High 35) we had snow/ice/rain mixture!  It was messy and, like I said, COLD. Luckily, I had just bought a coat for myself (I thought I could avoid it, but there is just no way) and Caylee was already prepared with a snow coat and dress coat! 

Boots ready! She has trouble walking in these bc they are so thick... we're learning....but it did cause quite the bruise on her little head this week :(

 Snow coat! Crying a little here bc she fell with the boots... you can see the bruise starting on her forehead... it wasn't as hard as the bruise made it look, but I did feel bad for her!

So we opted for a little extra walking help while in the boots... and "baby" helps too!

 Dress coat!

2.This weekend we were also able to get a lot accomplished for Micah's room!  We found a great desk/dresser online and a rocking chair.  The next step is moving Caylee out of the crib (my plan is Thanksgiving) and into her big bed, then we'll be all set!  And yes, for all you skeptics... our plan is STILL to put Micah in our bathroom for a few months while he's getting a lot of night feedings.  So.... all the stuff is in there currently, waiting for clothes and diapers and a sweet little boy!

 Notice the bathtub :)  We still have some reorganizing to do....

 Along with those purchases for Micah, we also found a kids' table and chair set online... It will need painted, but it's super cute and Caylee LOVED it.  She can't quite get into the chair by herself, but soon she'll be ready for it.  I'm excited for her to start to learn to color and eventually do lots of crafts there! 

3. Training..... this week involved LOTS of training.  I am training Caylee to use utensils and I was prepping her for the time change that happened this weekend.  Both are going VERY well!  At first, I showed her how to use a spoon and she would put it in her mouth and then give it back to me.  Very sweet, but she'd never do it herself.  Then, I tried to force her hand and show her- that never works, she gets very angry.  So finally, I just started giving her a spoon or fork at every meal and constantly telling her to use it.  When she did, I praised her!  She still uses her hands for a majority of the meals, but she will try to use a fork and spoon and on very rare occasions it actually works for her!  It'll be many, many months before this is mastered, but at least her table manners are coming along nicely!  I don't mind the messes it makes either--- and trust me, giving a spoon to a 1 yr old with a bowl of oatmeal/yogurt is EXTREMELY messy!!  But she's such a trooper and really likes to try :)

As for the time prep... We kept her up about 5-10 min longer each night this week.  The result:  It worked!  When it would have been 8:30am today (and she would normally have been up at 8), it had fallen back to 7:30am and we were all happily asleep in our beds until the new 8am!  Today was a little long and she was tired about 7, instead of 7:30 (bc to her that is actually 8), but she did great all day and seems to be sleeping well now.  I figure since we're up at night it didn't hurt to start the switch early... that way we could enjoy the extra hour last night :)  I also moved mealtimes 5-10 minutes each day too.

 The bib she has is a full cover bib with cap sleeves (AWESOME! THANKS LANDER'S family)...

4. Finally... and most importantly!  Cassidy got engaged this weekend!  We were so excited for her and wished we could be there... her ring is GORGEOUS too!  So, next year (2013) Caylee will get a new Uncle.... Nick... we're excited  :)