Zola woke up from her nap tired and hungry.
She is such a sweet little thing that I had to get my camera and capture some of this grumpiness.
I love her little sweaty curls when she wakes up...
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
loving today
long photo dump
Zola has discovered the laundry shoot door. Dennis loved that when he was little. She hasn't quite figured out how to put stuff down it yet. Thank goodness.
We are learning some baby signs. It makes communicating so much better. Here is her first time actually using it!
Zola wanted to sit up on the couch by her brother so badly. She kept going up on her tip toes saying, "uh, uh". Finally, I came over and helped her up. She leaned back on Dennis and wanted to cuddle. So cute.
Zola went through a really rough stage where she wouldn't sleep without me. Probably a combination of being sick for a long time and on vacation. she would nurse to sleep at night and wake up immediately when put down. Then she would wake up every 2-3 hours wanting to nurse. I was dying. Then she would fall asleep nursing on my bed for naps but when i tried to transfer her to the pack n play she would wake up. The only way to get her to take a nap was if we were driving somewhere. We were all getting very tired. I tried letting her cry it out comforting her every 20 min in the night but she cried for 2 hours. and it didn't change any bad habit. Then one night i had a spiritual experience after praying for help. I had the impression to just listen to her...instead of telling her what to do. So I rocked her and let her sit right up...she burped. Then she layed down on my chest and did it again and again until she just stayed laying down. Then to get her to sleep through the night...when she woke up i moved Dennis to my bed and layed in Dennis' bed with my hand in her lap while she cried. She finally went to sleep and has been sleeping through the night ever since. She us such a sensitive girl that i think just comforting her and leaving was augmenting the problem. She loves to play in water. She loves the toilet water and the dog bowl water.
Dennis says some of the greatest things. The other day he was
telling us about this song that we were going to sing when the dinosaurs
come back. With some probing he told us the dinosaurs are coming back
to eat us all up. But it's ok because we will then turn into angels.
In
the night he well call me into his room to tell me something. Last
night he told me that tomorrow is going to be a really busy day because
dad is going to screw something on his bed so that zola doesn't fall
off. We have been selling stuff on craigslist and Dennis loves to help
guide us out. He waves his hand and says, "you got it." Over and over.
He is the best cheerleader. He has quite the imagination these days. He
is always running around talking to imaginary people and fighting them.
His
prayers have been really sweet. One night while i was rocking zola to
sleep, he said a prayer just for himself. He said, "dear heavenly
father, please help me not to have bad dreams, just good ones." And last
night in our family prayer- "please make sure no bad guys get us in our
house."
he started gymnastics and loves it! His favorite part was jumping off the spring board up onto the high tower.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Big eater
Zola graduated from the swing to the table! Yes, we all eat at the little table. Yes, zola has eaten from her swing. Aah, the joy of living in a small house.
Here's to hoping for a bigger one next! Fingers crossed. :)
Btw, before Christmas, zola was entertained by food but didn't really eat. Now, she eats like crazy. Someone pushed the on button in her stomach because this girl has an appetite and will let you know!
santa came
Christmas morning Dennis and Zola slept in until 9:00 (this was a first) and I woke up to them playing together with Zola's new teddy bear. Probably one of the cutest things I have seen.
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