Such a silly girl

You know how much Savannah loves TV, right? Well now she has really started interacting with the cartoon characters. Yesterday Dora taught her how to mambo. I was on the computer as usual and Annie started saying "mambo, mambo". I looked up to see her marching in place and waving her hands along with Dora. It was so cute! Today she was calling to the blue whales with Diego. She even cupped her hands around her mouth like he did. It was so funny!

Even though I secretly laugh when Savannah is naughty, I have started using "time out". She is forever climbing on the kitchen table, no matter how many times I tell her "no". So today I made her sit in the corner twice! I don't think she cared or had any idea what was going on, but it at least made me feel like I was standing firm. I'm in deep trouble when she gets older.

Our little family has been swimming together the last few nights. You can't believe how warm the pool is! It's actually cold when you get out. Savannah loves swimming and we are working with her on actually swimming. She will walk off the shallow step toward me, go under with her eyes open, kick her feet and come up smiling when I grab her. It is so cute! Except for tonight when she sucked in too much water and puked everywhere. Luckily I wasn't in the pool with them, so Jer had to clean it up! It takes a long time for grapes to digest!!

I'll leave you with some more cute pics of Annie. She loves to wear her jewelry - all of her jewelry. She can't stop with just one piece, she has to put on every necklace and bracelet she can find. The other night she put on three necklaces (one of which she used as a headband), four bracelets, and two purses to go pick up the neighbors kids. And of course, you're never fully dressed without a cheesey smile! Another of her favorite accessories is her hat. She puts it on as soon as she sees it in the morning and walks around in it for hours. Yesterday I asked her if she wanted me to do her hair and she said no. So I asked if she wanted to wear her hat to the store and she said yes. She looked so cute!

Hope you enjoy your weekend. Annie gets a babysitter tomorrow, so I'll let you know how that works out.

Say Cheese!

I'm lazy and short on time so I thought I'd just share some photos.

Floating with Sidney

Kick, kick, kick!!!

On the tramp in gymnastics class

She'd rather slide than somersault

My name is Annie and I love to do drawrings
She found the tampons

I'm feeling much better now

Savannah seems to be feeling better and she almost takes her medicine willingly. We went to the river yesterday with a couple of Jer's coworkers and Annie loved it. It was super hot outside and the water was really cold, but she didn't care. She loved feeding the ducks crackers, but threw in some chapstick and a wrapped rice krispy treat for good measure. I'll have to teach her to "help keep America looking good!" (Remember that commercial?)

How could such a sweet looking girl be such a little shit (to quote Aunt Phyllis)? Savannah has taken to throwing tantrums when something doesn't go her way. She says "NO, NO, NO!" and hits anything within reach - a chair, the counter, and on occasion me. Sometimes she hurts her hand and holds it up for me to kiss better. Apparently she has learned that my kisses can fix anything. She gets hurt a lot, but as soon as I kiss her ouwee, she stops crying. (How do you spell that? It's like ouchee without the "ch".)

Our nighttime routine is getting better. Annie tends to cry when I leave her room, but I've stopped going back in there. She stops crying after about thirty seconds. I'm such a sucker! Why didn't I ignore her before now?? I've even ignored her when she wakes up in the night and she quiets down in less than a minute. Of course if she wakes up and her room is light, I take her to my room and we go back to sleep. I see no reason to get out of bed before 8:00! A woman needs her beauty rest.

Hope you didn't have to work too hard on Father's Day. We love and miss you all!

We're sick of being sick

Wow, I survived another day of constant whining! I realize Savannah doesn't feel good, but would it kill her to stop moaning for fifteen minutes?!? My patience has definitely been tested and I think I failed. Anyway, enough of my complaining...

I felt bad for Savannah after her doctor appointment yesterday so we went to BK for lunch. Can you believe I bought a coke icee just for her!? She loved it of course. I tried to get her to take her medicine by promising to blow bubbles for her, but she didn't go for it. Jer doesn't think she can reason yet, but I disagree. I think she's just stubborn! I can't imagine where she gets that from.

I spend a fair amount of time on the computer and Annie doesn't really like it. However, she is happy if I give her a pen and paper to play with. We have two yellow notepads filled with her scribbles. Last night she was coloring away and chanting "a, a, a" so I thought she was fine. Wrong! I turned around to find her coloring away on the futon. Of course I took the pen away and told her that was naughty, but inside I was laughing. It's a good thing we don't really like the futon.

I hear her crying so my blog time is up. Here's hoping for a better day!

It's strep throat!

Yes, you read that right. Poor baby girl has strep throat which helps explain the whining and drooling. Hopefully she will take her medicine like a nice girl and get over it quick.

Playing dress up

Savannah has a new fascination with my "frankenstein" shoes. Everyday she gets them out of my closet and tries to walk in them. Of course, she doesn't make it too far so she usually switches to my alpaca slippers instead. I keep those spare sunglasses in my nightstand and she has to put them on as well. She also loves to wear the necklaces and bracelets which are hanging on my wall. I need to make her some dress up clothes and see what she does with them. She is too cute! I trimmed her bangs and the back of her hair and I can't believe how different she looks. I don't think anyone besides me notices the difference though.

Annie still has a runny nose and cough and this afternoon she started running a fever. It's like pulling teeth to get her to take her medicine. Hopefully she gets feeling better soon. Last night she refused to lay down in her crib - she just wanted to be held. I started getting frustrated, but then I realized there are a lot of people who would kill to have their baby call out for "mom" and hug them tight. I am very lucky and if it doesn't bother me to share my bed, who cares?!

I'm still working on some new tricks with Savannah. I know - it sounds like I'm training a dog, but what else do I have to do? She loves to look at the saying under her picture and point to all the letters. Now I can write a capital "B" on her Pro-doodle and she'll tell me what it is. Sometimes she can identify an "i" or "W" as well. Someday you'll see my little genius on the Today show!! For now, you'll have to settle for watching her watch cartoons. Love and miss you all!

Home again, home again...

We made it home and I'm trying to force myself to be productive. I finally cleaned the floors but I haven't done laundry yet. It's such a let down to return to our normal routine. Savannah came home with a cold once again. Her poor little nose runs constantly and she has a hard time breathing while she sleeps. I made a bed for her on my floor because I got tired of going to her room at night. Hopefully she gets over it soon so we can all sleep better.

Here is a picture of the dress she wore for family photos. I haven't seen the proofs yet, but I'm hoping she's holding still in at least one of them. I'm sure you're all still making fun of me and how much I brag about Annie. I swear she really does "perform" for me at home. I'll try to teach her some new tricks to show off the next time we see you.

Maybe what she has isn't really a cold, but actually hoof-and-mouth disease!! I should have washed her hands more often!