The Lilly Pad

Monday, April 28, 2008

Trampoline Fun!

Makenna's first time on a trampoline. She loved it. I think we spent an hour on it. Her cousin Mason was having fun jumping around her.

My sister Brook, and Noah and Drew

Pictures of Cousin's!

You can't tell from the picture, but we are actually trying to get all of the kids to get in a picture with Grandma. Obviously, it didn't work.

Cousin's from left to right: Makenna, Mae, Drew, Mason, and Noah

Is this a glimpse of the future? Dr. Lilly? Sounds good to me

Mae & Makenna

Traveling is SO MUCH FUN! NOT!

Well I just returned from a trip to Peoria to visit my sister's. Makenna has 4 cousin's that live there. It's fun to see her interact with them now that she is getting older. She figured out how to say Mae while she was there. Even though it sounds like, "Me"
Traveling is always a pain with my child. She doesn't sleep long in the car. And that could be because we live in the city where things and places are no more than a 20 minute drive, so she really never has the opportunity to fall asleep. Plus, we don't travel a ton. Also, she sleeps horrible away from home. Every time we stay somewhere other than home, we have problems putting her to sleep and her staying asleep all night. For example, Saturday morning at 1:45am till 4:15am, my daughter was awake and playing in her pack and play. She doesn't like sleeping in a pack and play, I don't know if that has anything to do with it. I won't let her sleep with me because she thinks the bed means play time and space to roam around. It's very aggravating because I know when I go away from home I get very little sleep and Makenna is always on edge. Also, it seems like every time I go away from home, she gets sick. She usually runs a slight fever. Last time, I was in Peoria for Christmas, her molars were coming through and she was quite the pill. This time, I'm not sure if she is really sick or if she just doesn't do well at other places. It's a mystery to me. She's also going through a separation-anxiety stage with me right now, so every time I would leave the room, she would freak out. Oh, the joys of being a mother, and figuring out our children. I guess I will never really figure her out. I'm like 1 for 9 with visits to the doctor for ear infections. It's very, very frustrating. You just never know. I guess we'll see how sleeping goes at home over the next few days.