Boarding School for Babies?

Baby Bee was up from 1-3 AM this morning! I fed her. Twice. She refused to go back to sleep. Eventually, she broke me down and I put her in bed with me. The crying stopped and the crawling around started. Eventually she fell asleep and let me put her back in her crib. When she woke up this morning she was happy, all smiles. I can't say the same for me!

Baby Bee ... Breaking News... Meh, Meh. Deh, Da. Not even 8 months old!

M has been enjoying the blow-up pool on the deck. "I go swimmin' at beach." Yesterday M, Baby Bee and I all got into the pool! Baby Bee was happy to sit with me in the water and play with her toys. I think we are making great progress. I'm sure that it helped that the water was 80+ degrees. It is hard to be grumpy when I am surrounded with this kind of cuteness.

Phillies Game...Didn't Happen

DH had a rough day at work and couldn't get off the phone and Baby Bee refused to eat...and therefore be left with Grammy. We had a nice visit with Grammy and Pop.

M's First Phillies Game

Tonight we are heading out to see the Phillies and more importantly, the Phanatic. This is Miss M's first trip to Citizen's Bank Park! Baby Bee will be at Grammy's house...hopefully she will cooperate and we will not have to leave early.

Swimmin'

M has been swimming a lot lately and she loves it. Life jacket is used when we are out of the pool...none when we are in. We have been practicing going under and she is enjoying it very much...especially when it is Mommy or Daddy's turn. The only problem has been that the pools around here are so cold. M gets cold before she gets tired of swimming. Aunt Peggy's jacuzzi was just the right temperature so we were really able to have fun. Baby Bee still detests the water. As soon as her feet hit the surface she starts shaking and yelling. As soon as the feet come out, she returns to her normal, sweet disposition.

BABY BEE UPDATE: She is sitting up! She is crawling everywhere...there are moments where her belly is off the floor.

Notes of cuteness: Me-mouse (Minnie Mouse) and Teddy (or whomever makes it into the highchair) now have to wear a bibbins (bib). They have to keep there pree-dress cleem (clean) too.

More Words

Boos Whoos...Blue's Clues
Sarch...Monkey Scared
Preey Dress...Pretty Dress (everyday)
Tink-belle...Tinkerbelle

Daddy Games

As it stands right now Daddy is only allowed to come upstairs at bedtime once M is done with her bottle. Daddy used to come up and quietly lay with M, but then the fun and games began and the bottle was tossed aside. Now, once the bottle is "all done," Daddy is summoned from the top of the stairs. As he runs upstairs, M runs screaming with glee in the opposite direction. The fun has begun! There will be hidin' (with a flashlight) from Mommy. There will be monsters that have to be tickled to be scared away. There will be delay tactics that include, rockin' self, mommy rockin' and daddy rockin', washing binky and finding Teddy! Eventually it will be bedtime and our little sweetheart will sleep through the night as she has done since she was 5 weeks old. Baby Bee is another story altogether :)

Favorite Words

M has a couple of words that she uses that I love to hear. They are unique and very cute.
Maka-movie..guacamole
milk skake...milk shake
clippy...hair clip
Cubbie...her blanket
Cin-rella...Cinderella
Goggie...Doggie/Gunther
Simpsimps...The Simpsons
Makin'...painting, drawing
A few that are gone but not forgotten.
Wow-Wow-Wow
Gups...grapes and blueberries

Yesterday we had a good time making panquakes and pizza dough. M used her rolling pin and cookie cutter. she didn't like mixing the flour with the water, but nce it was combined and clean, she was happy to play.