phone update

We do not have the internet at home and as you all who have had kids or have them now understand how it is difficult to entertain a child in a public place while trying to focus on what you are typing..I'm just not up for that... so I will up date you on our lifes through the phone (no pics though :( )

Talking up a storm:
Her new favorite phrase is "whats that?" As she points to various items in books out the window or just around the house. I love it. Her willingness to learn and take in everything around her. During the stormy weather we have had she looked out the window pointed at the trees swaying in the wind and said "ooooooooouu treeee" and started swaying side to side herself. She FINALLY said Amandas name, instead of just calling her "Duh". She walked up to Amandas door pointed and said "amanna?" I told her she wasn't in there and she replied with "oh" and walked away. Her baby talk is starting to sound more and more like big kid talk as she learns from us what different sounds and words make.. its absolutely amazing listening to her.

Enjoying life:
Riley and I have had a lot of outside playtime as the weather has warmed up (obvisouly not talking about the past couple days)... She absolutely loves playing with me (which I absolutely love) she will laugh so hard she has to catch her breath..what makes her laugh so hard...just being silly. If you till Riley to "go crazy" she wil shake her head back and forth and scream (in a playful manner) the cutest thing in the world. We dance and sing around the house play our instruments, cook and wash dishes together. I love her! Every day is the best day of my life!

Potty training:
Really we are pre potty training. I am just trying to get her use to the idea of the potty and wean her into using it full time. I have heard to many stories of kids being afraid of the potty. Luckily Riley loves it and is doing great with it. She uses it 3-4 times a day. Still goes in her diaper and still doesn't tell us she has to go potty.. but that is a okay with me she is doing great. She will go peepee in the potty and as she starts to go she gets a big smile on her face...she is starting to understand the concept! Still have a long way to go but. I didn't wanna rush into full time potty...we are taking this one little by little!

Playdate:
Riley and I had a play date with Crystal Deacon and Athena! We went to the nature museum at Freedom park. Riley was absolutely amazed by the opossum. Riley ran back and forth on the little "bridge" walk way. Splashed around in the water. All the kids were absolutely adorable! We had a great time!
Ears piceirced:
We finally did it! I have been asking john for months but he was finally okay with the idea (really he wasn'tbut after we did it he said it was great) her ears are healing just fine and no she didn't really cry..she was more upset at the fact I was holding her still once they were done and I let go she stopped crying and the smile came right out!

Better life:
We all want the best for our children. We all want to be the best we can be for them. I am trying to better my life to lead by example. She is a little sponge and picks up on everything I do and say... some of my actions and words are not those I would want my child doing or saying. So I must fix them...and now not later. I am a great mother riley is beyond loved and cared for but in other aspects of my life I am not shining. Do I treat John with as much respect as he deserves? Do I. Show him enough love to show my child what love is? I tell him, but I stopped showing him..why youask? Because I am to busy cleaning or cooking or I need to go and do this one thing real fast.. none of which is more important than John.. everything else in life can wait, I can't allow myself to put him on the back burner because of comfort.I will work on life all aspects of life. I want to be a better person a better friend, a better "wifey" a better mother a better sister a better daughter A BETTER ME.