Sick babies.

The month of November has been nothing but a sick month here in Darlin' Country. It started off with the hubs then went to me and now to our kid.
She is not a sick kid. She has only been really sick like once before in her life. So it scares me every time she gets a little sick.
It started around Wednesday with a cough.
Thursday the cough got worse and lose of appetite. Poor baby didn't even eat much on Thanksgiving.
Then Sunday it went to diarrhea and runny nose. Some really bad stuff.
So by Monday when she still wasn't eating and running a fever, we took her right to the children's hospital.
The hubs came by my job looking for her health care card. As soon as I looked at her I knew she was feeling really bad. I told my bosses I had to leave.

We got to the hospital, her regular doctor was closed at the time. At 1st we felt like we were just over reacting.
Then she got in to see the doctor and then wanted to take xrays. Completely freaking me out. I have never even had xrays, but now my baby was.
She did so good. She let the doctor look at her. She only started crying when they wanted her to lay down. She called the doctor mean then, really cute.
She did amazing during the xrays. We told her she was going to get her picture taken. So she layed real still and said cheese each time.
The xrays looked good and they ruled it out as a sinus infection.
All in all, I'm glad I over react about things like this. I feel it's better to be safe than sorry.

Easy Riding Toddler Bed

Last week, the day after Skylee's 2nd birthday, we turned her baby bed into a big girl bed.

I was more than scared about how this was going to turn out. I have heard all the horror stories and I didn't wanna deal with any of that right now. I went online and read around about toddler beds and ages and what not. In the end I decided to at least give it a try.
I was just about in tears taking the side of her bed off. I'm just not ready for a big girl. I wanted her to be my baby forever.

She did so good the 1st night. She didn't even get out of the bed. She has been doing awesome with sleeping at night. She hasn't thrown any fits or wrecked her room or any of that horror story stuff.
Naps are a different story. She's not bad or anything, she just won't go to sleep. She'll stay in the bed and play with her toys and read books. This is fine and all until about 5 or 6 pm when she gets all cranky at me.
But all an all this big girl bed thing is going very easy.
I miss my baby, but I also love to see her grow and become such a wonderful little girl.

SIDE NOTE:::::::::::
Tomorrow I will be starting my own Link Up.
Not sure of the name yet
I'm thinking:
Talk To me Tuesday
or
Tell 'em Tuesday.
There be 4 question for you to answer, I'll try to make them awesome. If you would like to donate a question you can, just email me at N_fleming2010@yahoo.com
Hope to see ya all link up with me tomorrow!

Sticky Toddler Drama

We went to the good ol' dollar store yesterday to pick up somethings I needed to start working on Skylee's birthday party coming up.
We got up to the check out and skylee was picking things up out the the cart and putting them on the belt. She was also helping the cashier move them forward. It was really cute.
When I am putting the bags into the cart and getting ready to go, the cashier gives skylee one of those really big lolly pops for helping her. How sweet was she?!
Skylee of course liked it. Not so much me. I mean yea I like my kid getting free stuff, who wouldn't? But it was already 7:30pm, skylee's bed time is at 8pm. I had to fight with a screaming, sticky toddler who throw herself into the floor, to get this thing away from her. Not cool.
It would have been okay if it was earlier in the day or if the lady would have given it to me so I could give it to her at a earlier time.
But look how cute she is with that big ol' lolly pop.

Girls Driving Me to Drink

Last night we went out to eat with the in-laws. The night started off bad. I forgot Skylee's cup at the house, so we came back to get it. I gave her some tea because we were out of juice. Nope she wasn't happy. She wanted coke or " co co" as she says. We started letting her get some of our coke when she was being good. It turned into every time we got in the car. We get in the car a lot. Now she thinks she suppose to get ti all the time when she asks.
She throw a fit about not getting any coke. I declared that she wouldn't get anymore until she learned that coke is a treat not a everyday thing. Even though that might take five years from now, oh well. I always said I would never let my child drink soda. It's bad for them I said. Now look at me. Handing her coke every time she cries. But that stops here.
So we got to the restaurant and got seated. She started crying again. She didn't want to set in the high chair. So I let her seat with me until the food came. After all this I had to order a drink. Yep that's right a nice strong, very large, drink. The food came and I put her back in the high chair. She was okay for a second. Then She wanted out again. She started standing up in her chair and crying very loudly. I also said I would never be the ones with the crying baby at the table getting on everyone's nervous. But look at me now. I have a toddler standing up in her highchair screaming at the top of her lungs.
The hubs says maybe she doesn't like the highchair, well no shit she doesn't. So I grab a normal chair the table near by and let her set in the big girl chair. That was cool for a minute. Then she saw that she could get out of it.
Half way through my drink I started not to care. Good thing we were in the corner of the restaurant, because she was up and walking around the whole time we ate. She didn't leave our little area, but the only way she was happy was up and walking.
It's getting to the point I don't wanna take my little monster out of the house. She acts up everywhere. Just typing this makes me feel bad. I love her to death and I just want her to act right.

Baby's 1st Sentence

That's right, Skylee said her 1st sentence last night.
She said, " night night dada."
It happened last night as I was carry her off to her bedroom. Scotty said, " Good Night Skylee." and looked over my shoulder and said, "night night dada."
 It was so cute. I was in utter shock. Where did she learn to do that? She is growing up to darn fast.

It seems like just a few months ago I was taking this picture in the hospital as she slept. She was so tiny. She was so sweet. Now, now she's something else. She walks and feeds herself, and now she is saying sentences. What next? Is she going to be dressing herself? That I might now mind too bad.
I'm so tore about her growing up. Scotty isn't, he likes that she's getting older. Which I understand his side. She is now more fun to him. They can now play together. Before it was mostly all mommy time. When they get older they turn to the dark side and become daddy girls.
I don't miss the bottles or 2 am feedings. I don't miss the heavy carrier or keeping up with passies.
I do miss the 2 naps a day. I do miss the little cute clothes and tiny diapers that looked so darn cute. I do miss rocking her to sleep and holding her while she slept.
Gosh I feel so old. It's true having kids makes you feel old. Not just the fact that you're tired all the time. But the older they get the older you feel/get. I'm 21 years old and I feel 35.
My baby said a sentence. My baby is growing up. My baby is no longer my baby, she's a toddler. 

Tips for Camping with a Toddler.

As you read in yesterday's post, we took Skylee camping with us this past weekend. All in all it was a success. We had a few melt downs and a few laughs.

Here are some things to keep in mind when camping with a toddler:

1. Plan on not sleep alone. They will must likely be sleeping with you or on top of you.
2. Bring lots of baby wipes and paper towels. There will be spilled juice in the tent and lots of dirty hands. ( Skylee is a real girly girl. She hates to have dirty hands.
3. Lots of snack foods is a must. All that running around will make them hungry. 
4. Don't forget the outside toys. Running around is fun for a while, but soon that will lose it's appeal. 
5. You can forget nap time. There is too much going on for that little one to even think about napping and missing out on something that might happen.
6. Lots of bug spray and sunscreen. Lots!
7. If your going for the weekend bring at least five changes of clothes. They will get dirty and wet. The weather will change from the time you wake up, to the time you go to bed. 
8. A drop cord and nightlight in the tent, MUST! Nothing worse than a scared kid in a tent in the middle of no where. And it helps to see around the tent at night. 
9. Don't forget your mommy time. That the others water the baby while you relax in the tent. Take a nap or read a book.
10. Last but not least, Have fun. Camping is suppose to be fun, not work. Yea there's work to be done, but it need to be fun too.

Which Comes 1st : The Spoon or the Fork?

We have been learning to use our eating utensils. She started showing interests in using them a little after she turned a year old. So I started just giving her a spoon and fork with her meals, just to see if she would use them. ( Toddler spoon and fork of course). She took to the fork right away. She got the stabbing down pat. So at 16 months I can say we have mastered the fork. 

Now this spoon guy is another story. She tries bless her little heart. She just can't get the scooping motion do pat. She justs so mad at it. If the food doesn't stick to the spoon she would starve. She starts off trying to to scoop, then going into stabbing, then just cries and hands me the spoon.

We're still trying. I keep telling her it's going to take time. I give her pep talks, and hug her when she gets too mad at the spoon. And sometimes I can't help but to laugh at her tries. She'll make the funniest faces. So we'll keep trying and soon we will have this spoon mastered as well.

When did your little one start using a spoon and fork?

Any tips on how to help her get the hang of it better?

XOXO

Nikki Darlin'