Sesame Street

Emily loves watching Sesame Street. Since the new season has started, we've been recording it on our DVR. She starts dancing as soon as the music starts playing. She names all of the characters that go across the screen. She won't say Cookie Monsters name but she will act like she's eating cookies like the Cookie Monster. She doesn't do it in this video, but everytime she see's a picture of him she acts like she's eating cookies and says 'Yum, yum, yum'.

Bedtime Update

Well, Emily's first night in her new bed went really good. We put her down around nine that night and she didn't get out of her bed until she woke up the next morning around 7:30. These are a few pictures that Matt got in the morning before she woke up. She was still in her bed, but at the other end of it.

Last night we ended up tucking her in bed around 8:30. Right after we shut the door I heard some rustling noises in there through the monitor in our bedroom and I went to peek in. She was pulling books off of her shelves and taking them to read in bed. I figured she would go to sleep when she was tired. About thirty minutes later I went to check on her again and she was out like a light under her blanket. Around 3:30 this morning I woke up and heard some pitter patter of little feet going through the kitchen and then I heard her go back to her room and get in bed. I guess she figured it was too dark to do anything. Matt said she got up a little after seven and came in the living room and just stood there until Matt saw her (he was on the computer.)

Early B-Day Present

A couple of weekends ago, Matt went out and bought Emily a toddler bed. This weekend I got the brilliant idea to have him put it together to try it out. Plus, I ordered her new bedding last Sunday and got it on Wednesday. It matches her crib bedding and I was excited to put it all together. I feel like my sister at Christmas time. She always wants to tell us what she got us for Christmas or give the present to us early. I was hoping that Emily would transition to the bed pretty good since she sleeps on a cot for naptime at daycare. We tried it at naptime today and then ended up putting her back in the crib. I think she was too excited about the bed and kept climbing out and pulling out books to look at.



We just put her to bed a little after nine tonight and she did so good. I think she was really tired. It is a little after ten now and she didn't even try to get out. I guess we'll see how she does the rest of the night. Usually she doesn't make a peep at night so hopefully she will do just fine tonight.

Open and Close

I watch too much Elmo. In one of his songs he sings open and close to the tune of Jingle Bells.

Well, Emily has figured out how to open doors. She's been doing it for a couple of weeks. Luckily she can't open the doors that go outside, plus they are locked anyway. Matt has also taught her how to give a thumbs up, but she wouldn't do it this time. She was more into Sesame Street.

Elmo Towel

I got a call from the daycare Monday saying that Emily's temperature was around 100 degrees. I had to work late that day so I was able to go by the daycare and give her some medicine for the fever. When I got home that night Emily was still burning up and just wanted to be held. Which was nice for me because she doesn't like to just sit and cuddle anymore. Needless to say we had a rough night that night. Her fever finally broke the next morning and she was fine the rest of the day. Luckily I had yesterday off so she could recover a little longer from it. Anyway I felt so bad for her and I took her to Toys R' Us for some more birthday ideas for her and we found this Elmo bath towel. She loves her yellow duckie towel and loves to run around naked with it on after her baths. She really likes this towel too. She did the same thing after her bath last night.

Kiddee

We have these neighbors, to the right of us, who have a couple of cats and they just leave them outside all of the time. So the cats end up in our yard and everyone else's yard. Several of the other neighbors have complained about it and can't do anything about it because there is no leash law for cats. Anyway, Emily always goes nuts when she sees the cats in the backyard. I think one of them had babies because there are a few kittens I've seen back there.

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I think it's funny that she just walked away at the end.

New Help

Emily made a huge mess all over the floor last night during dinner. Matt went and gave her a bath while I cleaned up the kitchen. I was finishing up some stuff and this is what I found Emily doing.