I'd been saying for months that we need to get rid of Ava's binky soon. I wanted it gone by her 2nd birthday for sure. It seems like every morning and night she was becoming more and more attached to it by asking for it, "Baby" she'd say. Which meant I was becoming more and more attached to it. I dreaded the crying for it and having to say no. I did some reading about how other mom's took the binky away (including cutting the nipple or poking holes in it, sending them with the "Binky Fairy", or sending them to new babies). I didn't try any of these things, and apparently didn't have to.
I asked the girls at daycare if Ava was still taking a binky at nap time there, of course they said no and she hasn't for months. It was basically a cold turkey take away, and she hasn't even noticed or asked for it. We're going on day 4 now. Clearly, I was more attached to the thing than she was!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
I feel like I haven't posted in awhile.
We went boating on Sunday with my cousin Stacey and Nate and daughter, Taylor. We left Sunday morning for Coralville Lake. It looked like we were moving on the boat for a week with the cooler and bags of towels, extra clothes, and toys and books to keep Ava entertained. Turns out, I probably wouldn't have needed half of what I brought. She was content looking around at the "wa-wa". She took a quick nap on the boat and of course is as brown as can be now! We even got to get her on the tube and take her tubing! She loved it and was yelling "woah!" the whole time. When I asked her if she liked it, she says "YEAH!" She absolutely loved Taylor and even got to go swimming in the water for a little bit. Pictures to come.
I also wanted to write about a couple cute things Ava did yesterday. She found a bottle of sunscreen and was pretending to put it in her hand and rub it in my hair. (Which I will admit the tube looks a little like a hair product bottle) She continued to "fix" my hair for at least 10 minutes and keep saying "Pretty, Mommy" every couple of minutes. When she was finished she said "All Done!" and kissed me. What a little cutie! And let me tell you, my hair looked fabulous.
Ava has been really into playing pretend with her babies lately. In fact, this is something she's been doing since she was still in the infant room at daycare. Yesterday, she went to her room and grabbed all her diaper changing supplies (wipes, diaper cream, diapers, etc) and brought them and two babies out into the living room. She plopped herself up on the couch and proceeded to change and wipe her babies, while saying "poopy". Haha
We went boating on Sunday with my cousin Stacey and Nate and daughter, Taylor. We left Sunday morning for Coralville Lake. It looked like we were moving on the boat for a week with the cooler and bags of towels, extra clothes, and toys and books to keep Ava entertained. Turns out, I probably wouldn't have needed half of what I brought. She was content looking around at the "wa-wa". She took a quick nap on the boat and of course is as brown as can be now! We even got to get her on the tube and take her tubing! She loved it and was yelling "woah!" the whole time. When I asked her if she liked it, she says "YEAH!" She absolutely loved Taylor and even got to go swimming in the water for a little bit. Pictures to come.
I also wanted to write about a couple cute things Ava did yesterday. She found a bottle of sunscreen and was pretending to put it in her hand and rub it in my hair. (Which I will admit the tube looks a little like a hair product bottle) She continued to "fix" my hair for at least 10 minutes and keep saying "Pretty, Mommy" every couple of minutes. When she was finished she said "All Done!" and kissed me. What a little cutie! And let me tell you, my hair looked fabulous.
Ava has been really into playing pretend with her babies lately. In fact, this is something she's been doing since she was still in the infant room at daycare. Yesterday, she went to her room and grabbed all her diaper changing supplies (wipes, diaper cream, diapers, etc) and brought them and two babies out into the living room. She plopped herself up on the couch and proceeded to change and wipe her babies, while saying "poopy". Haha
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Smarty Pants
Ava amazes me everyday with the new things she learns. Recently, she has started saying "mas" instead of "more" and after a few days, Darren said, "mas" is "more" in Spanish. No joke.
Also, recently she was doing something naughty so I started counting, giving her to three to stop or was going to put her in time out. (I've done a couple time outs with her, but they usually fail miserably. How are you supposed to keep a 1 year old in time out?) Anyway, I started counting... One... and Ava says... "Two..." It took everything I had not to laugh.
She has also recently started saying "Okay" for everything rather than "yes". Ava, do you want more milk? "Okay!" Ava, do you want to go outside? "Okay!"
She has even started calling me Mommy lately rather than Mama like she used to. Its so adorable, but sure makes her seem so old.
Also, recently she was doing something naughty so I started counting, giving her to three to stop or was going to put her in time out. (I've done a couple time outs with her, but they usually fail miserably. How are you supposed to keep a 1 year old in time out?) Anyway, I started counting... One... and Ava says... "Two..." It took everything I had not to laugh.
She has also recently started saying "Okay" for everything rather than "yes". Ava, do you want more milk? "Okay!" Ava, do you want to go outside? "Okay!"
She has even started calling me Mommy lately rather than Mama like she used to. Its so adorable, but sure makes her seem so old.
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