Mommy Monday

With Scott working in Salina on Monday nights we have started having "Mommy Mondays" with those of us left at home. Tonight the girls put makeup on and we did our hair. Elena and I simply brushed our hair (I couldn't convince Elena to do any more than that) and Allie really had her hair done. The girls are always wanting to put makeup on and I thought if we did it together it might help appease their requests and avoid a possible disaster of them putting makeup on by themselves without me present. Things went pretty well besides the fact that I think all of my lipsticks are no longer in the same condition they were before we started, but since I don't ever wear lipstick it doesn't really matter.

Eddie pretty much just fussed on and off. He was probably wondering how he got stuck at home with the girls!

A Little "Behind"

Eddie's cute behind, aka his "Wrangler bum". I would have never guessed that I would have a baby with a wrangler bum, but since living in Wayne County, I have found that his dad was meant to wear wranglers. They fit him great as a tall and skinny cowboy.

So I am a little behind on our BLOG. I keep taking pictures that I intend to BLOG, I just seeem to have a hard time getting the blogging part done. So here are a few pictures.

It took several tries to get a picture of Eddie in his crocs. He kept kicking so the pictures were blurry.

Eddie loves this swing. I am so glad because until this week he hasn't liked the bouncy seat. He will now sit in the bouncy seat usually just long enough for me to prepare dinner, but that is long enough.

Scott has started a second job doing office therapy at an office in Salina. The clinical director and program director at the ranch run the office. He works Monday nights doing 2-3 hours of therapy. He is also probably going to start helping out with some hospice patients. We are excited for this opportunity for him. It will be great experience for him and it makes it possible for me to not teach so many piano students.

I have about half as many students as I had last year and it has definitely helped. I made myself a sling to hold Eddie in while I teach. So far it has worked well. I don't teach on Wednesdays and it is nice having the break. I also get done earlier than I did last year so I don't have to make dinner earlier in the day unless I want to. Most days I have Allie do her homework while I am making dinner which has worked well so far. She has been good to get it done quickly instead of taking all night to get it done like she often did last year.

Allie's 1st Day of 2nd Grade

Allie enjoyed her 1st day of 2nd grade. Elena missed her and kept asking if it was time to go get her. We finally left to walk to the store, the post office and then to the school around 1 pm. We arrived at the school half and hour before school got out so we just waited on the grass in the shade until she came out. As we walked Elena was telling me funny stories about when she was 16 (she doesn't quite understand the order of age). We have been worried about Allie this week because she has had a cold and she has a hard time getting rid of colds, but she wasn't coughing too much today. Allie is excited because she gets to be the student of the week today, tomorrow and all of next week. Yeah for an "A" name.

Eddie's 2 Month Checkup & His 1st Smile

Eddie has his 2 month checkup yesterday. He weighed in at 12 1/2 lbs. and 23 1/4 inches long. When he got his shots the nurse looked over at Allie and Elena and they both had their fingers in their ears so they wouldn't have to hear him cry. She made a comment and I replied that they probably cry more than he does.

Last night Eddie smiled for the first time (when he was conscious, he has smiled a few times in his sleep). I tried to hurry and grab the camera, but the picture I got doesn't resemble a smile at all, as you can see above. We tried to get him to smile again when Scotty got home so he could see, but we were unsuccessful, so hopefully Daddy will get to see the smile soon.

Allie Lost Her 1st Tooth

On Monday Allie lost her first tooth. She was SOOO excited. She was very excited the next morning to find six quarters under her pillow. She particularly likes quarters because there is a pencil machine and eraser machine at school where she can buy a pencil or eraser for a quarter. She is already planning on buying one of each first thing tomorrow morning (the first day of school). She has also already tried using a straw through her hole where her tooth used to be.