Not sure if Rylee's stomach was upset from all the post-nasal drip or if she was just coughing too hard, but tonight she woke up and puked in her crib.
Then when I got her out of the crib, she wouldn't release her death grip from around my neck so she puked on me. I knew it was coming, but what could I do? It ran mostly underneath my shirt (not sure if that was a blessing or not) and down into my bra. The whole thing thoroughly grossed out Jon, who doesn't handle other people's vomit all that well, but he didn't add to the mess (if you catch my drift) so there was an upside. :)
Fast forward thirty minutes (after changing our clothes, stripping the crib, "shouting" all the blankets and tossing them into the wash), when she had another episode. She neck-wrapped me again, but this time Jon intervened by shoving a nearby tupperware container under her mouth. She still managed to puke on my leg a little bit, but it was an impressive save!
Some couch time and Grease 2 viewing seemed to cheer Rylee up so she's back in bed now. Hopefully that will be the end of her stomach issues. I hate when she's sick! She's miserable and I feel terrible for her. :(
Monday, August 30, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Again!
FL's hot, humid weather must be the perfect petri dish for yuckiness right now because Rylee is sick - again! This time it's a bad head cold: slight fever, non-stop runny nose, mucus-y sounding cough. Poor thing. :(
We had to cancel a playdate with Karen and Baby James - again! They're going to think we really don't want to see them.
To make matters worse, I decided to play "cabin 10 to cabin 7 to cabin 4" with my upstairs - again! The loft which was an office, then was Rylee's play area, then was an office, is back to a play area. I'm really happy with the move, but it prompted me to also clean out all the closets upstairs.
Between taking care of a cranky kid and using every spare moment to give my upstairs a thorough purging, I am exhausted and without time for blogging - again!
We had to cancel a playdate with Karen and Baby James - again! They're going to think we really don't want to see them.
To make matters worse, I decided to play "cabin 10 to cabin 7 to cabin 4" with my upstairs - again! The loft which was an office, then was Rylee's play area, then was an office, is back to a play area. I'm really happy with the move, but it prompted me to also clean out all the closets upstairs.
Between taking care of a cranky kid and using every spare moment to give my upstairs a thorough purging, I am exhausted and without time for blogging - again!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Wannado City
My mommy group had an outing at Wannado City yesterday. Even though it is geared for older children, the under 2 crowd still had a great time. And they get in free so it was an inexpensive great time. :)
Rylee loved the "carnival" area. She was big enough to ride the carousel (her fave), a mini viking ship, and a train ride.
Here she is working the cash register at "Publix."
She loved scanning the items and pushing all the buttons. She even made $20 wannado bucks for her effort. That's two extra carousel rides!
Of course we had to refuel at Johnny Rockets while we we there too. French fry, anyone?
I can't wait to go back. The circus was closed so we have to see what that was all about. I only wish I would have known about it sooner. Rylee will be 2 in just a couple of weeks and then she loses her "free" status. :(
Rylee loved the "carnival" area. She was big enough to ride the carousel (her fave), a mini viking ship, and a train ride.
Here she is working the cash register at "Publix."
She loved scanning the items and pushing all the buttons. She even made $20 wannado bucks for her effort. That's two extra carousel rides!
Of course we had to refuel at Johnny Rockets while we we there too. French fry, anyone?
I can't wait to go back. The circus was closed so we have to see what that was all about. I only wish I would have known about it sooner. Rylee will be 2 in just a couple of weeks and then she loses her "free" status. :(
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Catch Up
I've been behind on blogging lately (plus really behind due to all my recaps) so there are a few things I need to catch up on.
I came across this cute pic from the Crow Wing County Fair (our last night in MN) on my old camera. It missed the recap I did, but I thought I'd post it anyway. There's no such thing as too many carousel shots, is there?
I'm not sure I can remember all the fun things Rylee and I have been doing since we got back to FL (and I'm too lazy to check what I did and didn't blog about already), but here is a quick list. :)
- Norah's 1st birthday party
- playdate at the mall with Norah, James & Caitlin (their Mommies too)
- Chick Fil-A playdate with my Mommies group
- pool day with Jess & Norah
- another Chick Fil-A playdate with Ava & Kaila (Olivia & Gaga too)
- Monster Jam with Miller (I blogged about this already)
- pool day with Miller & Norah at Miller's new pad :)
That's just off the top of my head. I hope I didn't forget anything. It's hard to remember - Rylee has a full social calendar it seems. :) I'll try to be better going forward...
I came across this cute pic from the Crow Wing County Fair (our last night in MN) on my old camera. It missed the recap I did, but I thought I'd post it anyway. There's no such thing as too many carousel shots, is there?
I'm not sure I can remember all the fun things Rylee and I have been doing since we got back to FL (and I'm too lazy to check what I did and didn't blog about already), but here is a quick list. :)
- Norah's 1st birthday party
- playdate at the mall with Norah, James & Caitlin (their Mommies too)
- Chick Fil-A playdate with my Mommies group
- pool day with Jess & Norah
- another Chick Fil-A playdate with Ava & Kaila (Olivia & Gaga too)
- Monster Jam with Miller (I blogged about this already)
- pool day with Miller & Norah at Miller's new pad :)
That's just off the top of my head. I hope I didn't forget anything. It's hard to remember - Rylee has a full social calendar it seems. :) I'll try to be better going forward...
Monday, August 23, 2010
Rylee's Thinkin'
Today when I got Rylee up from her nap, she wanted to know about the pictures on her crib sheet. She would point to something and I would tell her what it was.
After she pointed to the letter "b" and then the letter "d", she looked up at me kind of perplexed.
I said: "The letter b and d look the same. One is just turned the other direction."
She thought this over for a second and said: "Goofy!"
I just love her thinkin' sometimes. :)
After she pointed to the letter "b" and then the letter "d", she looked up at me kind of perplexed.
I said: "The letter b and d look the same. One is just turned the other direction."
She thought this over for a second and said: "Goofy!"
I just love her thinkin' sometimes. :)
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Monster Jam
Since I forgot to bring my camera on today's excursion, you'll have to forgive my grainy cell phone pics. :)
Jon and I took Rylee to Monster Jam this afternoon with our friends, Ryan & Erin, and their son, Miller. We were somewhat worried about how it would go since we knew it would be loud and worse yet - during her naptime! But overall, it went great and Rylee really seemed to have fun.
Getting there was a bit of a nightmare since we're too cheap to pay the $20 parking fee when we practically live next door. Jon dropped us off but by the time we walked up and across the street we were all drenched. Damn that Florida heat and humidity! The thirty minute wait in line with the sun beating down on us didn't help the situation either. :)
We walked through the pit area for a while and saw the trucks up close. They are big!
Then we picnicked in the hallway (for a mere $40 - the pricing is truly outrageous) while they set up the track.
Rylee about jumped out of her skin the first time the trucks roared over the cars, but she loved it. (We were in the front row of our section so she could stand up and watch.)
She especially loved wearing her headphones. She wouldn't take them off even when we went to the bathroom for intermission.
She watched the whole show with interest. She did get a little tired at the end and stretched out on Daddy's lap for a bit.
The only time she fussed was when we snuck out a little early. She cried because she didn't want to leave! I guess that means it was a fun day. :)
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Jon and I took Rylee to Monster Jam this afternoon with our friends, Ryan & Erin, and their son, Miller. We were somewhat worried about how it would go since we knew it would be loud and worse yet - during her naptime! But overall, it went great and Rylee really seemed to have fun.
Getting there was a bit of a nightmare since we're too cheap to pay the $20 parking fee when we practically live next door. Jon dropped us off but by the time we walked up and across the street we were all drenched. Damn that Florida heat and humidity! The thirty minute wait in line with the sun beating down on us didn't help the situation either. :)
We walked through the pit area for a while and saw the trucks up close. They are big!
Then we picnicked in the hallway (for a mere $40 - the pricing is truly outrageous) while they set up the track.
Rylee about jumped out of her skin the first time the trucks roared over the cars, but she loved it. (We were in the front row of our section so she could stand up and watch.)
She especially loved wearing her headphones. She wouldn't take them off even when we went to the bathroom for intermission.
She watched the whole show with interest. She did get a little tired at the end and stretched out on Daddy's lap for a bit.
The only time she fussed was when we snuck out a little early. She cried because she didn't want to leave! I guess that means it was a fun day. :)
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Friday, August 20, 2010
Stats
Rylee had her 23 month checkup yesterday. She was sooo cute!
- She sat on the chair in the waiting room and played with Baby Elsie - very grown up.
- She asked the nurse for a tongue depressor ("Rylee have that?") about 1 second after she walked in the room. The nurse gave her one for being so good during her part of the checkup.
- She got a very concerned look on her face when she heard the other kids crying. You should have seen her little furrowed brow worrying over their "boo boo."
- She got a little shy when Dr. M (the male doctor) came in but she recovered and found her voice so she could say "hi Dr. M" after about a minute. For Rylee, that's a super quick warm up.
- She didn't squirm or fuss during his exam at all. He gave her another tongue depressor. That's how we measure appointments right now: it was a two tongue depressor checkup!
- She did cry from her shots but only for a minute. She didn't milk it.
- The funniest part was that she refused to put her pants on over her "pretty stickers" so we had to walk out of the office in only her diaper. They were silver and sparkly - what are you gonna do?! :)
Her stats:
Height: 34 3/4 in (80th percentile)
Weight: 26 lbs (50th percentile)
And even though her head looks ginormous, it measured in at the 50th percentile too. :)
I have to find some time for blogging so I can write about the other cute things Rylee has been doing and saying lately. She has turned into quite the sweetheart. I wish I could video tape her all day - I keep missing cute stuff!
- She sat on the chair in the waiting room and played with Baby Elsie - very grown up.
- She asked the nurse for a tongue depressor ("Rylee have that?") about 1 second after she walked in the room. The nurse gave her one for being so good during her part of the checkup.
- She got a very concerned look on her face when she heard the other kids crying. You should have seen her little furrowed brow worrying over their "boo boo."
- She got a little shy when Dr. M (the male doctor) came in but she recovered and found her voice so she could say "hi Dr. M" after about a minute. For Rylee, that's a super quick warm up.
- She didn't squirm or fuss during his exam at all. He gave her another tongue depressor. That's how we measure appointments right now: it was a two tongue depressor checkup!
- She did cry from her shots but only for a minute. She didn't milk it.
- The funniest part was that she refused to put her pants on over her "pretty stickers" so we had to walk out of the office in only her diaper. They were silver and sparkly - what are you gonna do?! :)
Her stats:
Height: 34 3/4 in (80th percentile)
Weight: 26 lbs (50th percentile)
And even though her head looks ginormous, it measured in at the 50th percentile too. :)
I have to find some time for blogging so I can write about the other cute things Rylee has been doing and saying lately. She has turned into quite the sweetheart. I wish I could video tape her all day - I keep missing cute stuff!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
MN Recap Week 10
Tues Jul 27: My Mom and Dad took a day trip with their friends* so Rylee and I hit the community pool in the morning and had dinner with Greg & Sara
*While away, my parents and their friends checked out the resort our families went to together for years. It hadn't changed much, in a good way, and since we've all been talking about a reunion trip for years now, they made the reservations. We're all booked for a week next summer. Stay tuned for "Cedar Crest: The Next Generation" hitting the blogosphere in July 2011! :)
Wed Jul 28: attended our last story hour (a musical duo), spent the day with Heather and her kids (park play and Dairy Queen picnic) planning and making lists for our resort trip already!, left Rylee home with Papa so we could go to the movie with them too: Ramona & Beezus
Thurs Jul 29: playdate at Chelsie & Baby Louie's house, met the Taleen family (my Dad's Aunt & cousins) up at their cabin in Emily for dinner and an evening swim
Rylee fell in love with the little playhouse that was made to look like the rest of the cabins...
Fri Jul 30: Kathy & Lilly drove down from Duluth for one last day with Rylee (aahh): shopping in Nisswa, lunch at the A&W (nothing tastes better than A&W root beer in a frosty mug!), and Slovenian music in the park (saw a lot of "ich's" - if you're a "bohunk" you'll know what I'm talking about) :)
Sat Jul 31: Rylee and I spent the day with my Dad - community pool, goodbye visit with Great Grandma Signe, one more Rafferty's pizza
Sun Aug 1: Rylee's 1st Grease 2 viewing (if I'd known we'd have to watch it 10 times a day since I might have skipped it!), my Dad and I worked in the garage to put all of Rylee's toys away till next year, he punctured his head on a rusty attic nail!, and Angel woke up in the middle of the night puking blood, all things you'd rather not have three days prior to travel :(
Mon Aug 2: Grandma Sandy and Grandpa Chip babysat all day so I could pack and they could have some more Rylee time
Tues Aug 3: goodbye to Big Grandpa Bob, one last MN summer tradition: the Crow Wing County Fair!
Wed Aug 4: another sucky day of travel (getting up at 4 am, having the plane changed and all our seats reassigned so even Rylee and I weren't together - as if that was going to work!, finally all sitting together after paying someone $20 bucks to trade their seat)
THAT'S ALL FOLKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*While away, my parents and their friends checked out the resort our families went to together for years. It hadn't changed much, in a good way, and since we've all been talking about a reunion trip for years now, they made the reservations. We're all booked for a week next summer. Stay tuned for "Cedar Crest: The Next Generation" hitting the blogosphere in July 2011! :)
Wed Jul 28: attended our last story hour (a musical duo), spent the day with Heather and her kids (park play and Dairy Queen picnic) planning and making lists for our resort trip already!, left Rylee home with Papa so we could go to the movie with them too: Ramona & Beezus
Thurs Jul 29: playdate at Chelsie & Baby Louie's house, met the Taleen family (my Dad's Aunt & cousins) up at their cabin in Emily for dinner and an evening swim
Rylee fell in love with the little playhouse that was made to look like the rest of the cabins...
Fri Jul 30: Kathy & Lilly drove down from Duluth for one last day with Rylee (aahh): shopping in Nisswa, lunch at the A&W (nothing tastes better than A&W root beer in a frosty mug!), and Slovenian music in the park (saw a lot of "ich's" - if you're a "bohunk" you'll know what I'm talking about) :)
Sat Jul 31: Rylee and I spent the day with my Dad - community pool, goodbye visit with Great Grandma Signe, one more Rafferty's pizza
Sun Aug 1: Rylee's 1st Grease 2 viewing (if I'd known we'd have to watch it 10 times a day since I might have skipped it!), my Dad and I worked in the garage to put all of Rylee's toys away till next year, he punctured his head on a rusty attic nail!, and Angel woke up in the middle of the night puking blood, all things you'd rather not have three days prior to travel :(
Mon Aug 2: Grandma Sandy and Grandpa Chip babysat all day so I could pack and they could have some more Rylee time
Tues Aug 3: goodbye to Big Grandpa Bob, one last MN summer tradition: the Crow Wing County Fair!
Wed Aug 4: another sucky day of travel (getting up at 4 am, having the plane changed and all our seats reassigned so even Rylee and I weren't together - as if that was going to work!, finally all sitting together after paying someone $20 bucks to trade their seat)
THAT'S ALL FOLKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, August 16, 2010
Happy Birthday (early)!
Gaga and Papa's birthday present for Rylee arrived early... or just in time for a girl whose rash/pox put her on house arrest all weekend.
Tada!
This is pretty much the exact swing set I had growing up. Though I can't remember what color mine was...
She can climb up the slide herself.
She's getting pretty good at thew big girl swing.
Her favorite is the glider though. I told her it was just like the carousel so that might have something to do with it. :)
Thank you Gaga and Papa!
Tada!
This is pretty much the exact swing set I had growing up. Though I can't remember what color mine was...
She can climb up the slide herself.
She's getting pretty good at thew big girl swing.
Her favorite is the glider though. I told her it was just like the carousel so that might have something to do with it. :)
Thank you Gaga and Papa!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Bedtime Prayers
Rylee is getting really good at memorizing things. She can recite simple nursery rhymes, sing short lullabies, and even "read" her favorite board books. Tonight I decided it was a good time to start working with her on her bedtime prayers.
I was reciting the prayer below. I would read a couple of words and then pause to let her repeat them. She was following along until we got to the last line and then... well, she decided to change the ending.
"Now I lay me down to sleep
Pray the Lord my soul to keep
Guard me, Jesus, through the night
And wake me by..."
..."my Mommy," Rylee says. :)
So it wasn't "the morning light" as written, but it made sense to her!
I was reciting the prayer below. I would read a couple of words and then pause to let her repeat them. She was following along until we got to the last line and then... well, she decided to change the ending.
"Now I lay me down to sleep
Pray the Lord my soul to keep
Guard me, Jesus, through the night
And wake me by..."
..."my Mommy," Rylee says. :)
So it wasn't "the morning light" as written, but it made sense to her!
Friday, August 13, 2010
Step Up 2T :)
America crowned their favorite dancer on SYTYCD last night and it got a (possibly chicken pox infected) girl dreaming about her chance for the title. Since we were quarantined today anyway, we set the stage for her future performance...
Doing the hippy-hippy shake:
Leaping for joy:
This move's totally "buck" (for you SYTYCD fans out there):
Victorious!
Doing the hippy-hippy shake:
Leaping for joy:
This move's totally "buck" (for you SYTYCD fans out there):
Victorious!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
MN Recap Week 9
Tues Jul 20: Mom's procedure (Rylee and I played nurse)
Wed Jul 21: play day, Papa babysat Rylee so Mom and I could host her book club at the resort
Thurs Jul 22: finally checked out the community pool (awesome!), Great Grandma Signe visit
Fri Jul 23: took Rylee to see the Moving Wall (a traveling, half scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial that made it's MN stop in Crosby), park play, lunch with Grandma Sandy, visit with my 2nd cousin, Jeanne
Sat Jul 24: more community pool play with Papa
Sun Jul 25: took Rylee to the Little Falls Zoo (who knew they had one? - it's terrific and cheap!), picnic and play at their park, rescued Prancer from the junk heap
Can you autograph this? I'm a huge fan.
Hi ho, Prancer!
Kisses
Rockin' the chocolate milk mustache :)
Mon Jul 26: Grandma Sandy & Grandpa Chip visit, Papa watched Rylee so I could do some back to school shopping at Maurices
There's only one week to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wed Jul 21: play day, Papa babysat Rylee so Mom and I could host her book club at the resort
Thurs Jul 22: finally checked out the community pool (awesome!), Great Grandma Signe visit
Fri Jul 23: took Rylee to see the Moving Wall (a traveling, half scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial that made it's MN stop in Crosby), park play, lunch with Grandma Sandy, visit with my 2nd cousin, Jeanne
Sat Jul 24: more community pool play with Papa
Sun Jul 25: took Rylee to the Little Falls Zoo (who knew they had one? - it's terrific and cheap!), picnic and play at their park, rescued Prancer from the junk heap
Can you autograph this? I'm a huge fan.
Hi ho, Prancer!
Kisses
Rockin' the chocolate milk mustache :)
Mon Jul 26: Grandma Sandy & Grandpa Chip visit, Papa watched Rylee so I could do some back to school shopping at Maurices
There's only one week to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, August 9, 2010
MN Recap Week 8 - Part 2
Wed Jul 14: story hour at the library (they had a comedian/magician - funny!)
Thurs Jul 15: Big Grandpa Bob visit, Rylee and I spent the evening with Papa, I snuck out of the house after Rylee went to bed with my Mom and Sara
Fri Jul 16: said goodbye to the cousins, attended a funeral :(, left Rylee with Papa so my Mom and I could run errands in Brainerd
Sat Jul 17: attended my cousin David's wedding reception in Mpls
Rylee and I at the reception hall:
Rylee bustin' a move:
Sun Jul 18: brunch and park play with our friends Kirk, Liz, and their kiddos (see photo below), took an afternoon pontoon ride on Agate Lake (bee free!)
Hanging out with friends at Serpent Lake Park:
Rylee and Sierra playing peekaboo in the tee pee:
Mon Jul 19: grocery store, park play, played outside at home (my Mom was prepping for a procedure so we stuck close to home)
Thurs Jul 15: Big Grandpa Bob visit, Rylee and I spent the evening with Papa, I snuck out of the house after Rylee went to bed with my Mom and Sara
Fri Jul 16: said goodbye to the cousins, attended a funeral :(, left Rylee with Papa so my Mom and I could run errands in Brainerd
Sat Jul 17: attended my cousin David's wedding reception in Mpls
Rylee and I at the reception hall:
Rylee bustin' a move:
Sun Jul 18: brunch and park play with our friends Kirk, Liz, and their kiddos (see photo below), took an afternoon pontoon ride on Agate Lake (bee free!)
Hanging out with friends at Serpent Lake Park:
Rylee and Sierra playing peekaboo in the tee pee:
Mon Jul 19: grocery store, park play, played outside at home (my Mom was prepping for a procedure so we stuck close to home)
Saturday, August 7, 2010
We're Back!
We've been back in FL for a few days now, but all my free time (read: Rylee's nap time) has been used to unpack or organize closets. Some people do spring cleaning, I do pre-school cleaning. Anywhoo, I haven't had the time to blog.
I hope to get my computer organized this week too: get the rest of my pictures downloaded and my recaps caught up to date. We'll see if that happens.
For now, Rylee is in bed, Jon is making pizza, and we're about to veg in front of the TV. So basically... I have to go! :)
I hope to get my computer organized this week too: get the rest of my pictures downloaded and my recaps caught up to date. We'll see if that happens.
For now, Rylee is in bed, Jon is making pizza, and we're about to veg in front of the TV. So basically... I have to go! :)
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Cool Rider
It was another first for Rylee today: she watched "Grease 2" and loved it!
Technically she only watched the music scenes, but she was enthralled. And it seems she may have a new favorite song - Michelle Pfeiffer's "Cool Rider."
We had to rewind it and watch it ten times at least. I was happy to comply. I really want her to be a fan since it is probably my favorite childhood movie. :)
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Technically she only watched the music scenes, but she was enthralled. And it seems she may have a new favorite song - Michelle Pfeiffer's "Cool Rider."
We had to rewind it and watch it ten times at least. I was happy to comply. I really want her to be a fan since it is probably my favorite childhood movie. :)
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