Tying shoes and taking baths

We had family pictures taken yesterday afternoon. I'm anxious to see how they turned out! It's killing me to wait! I need instant gratification, that's why I usually take my own! I'll set ya up with the link as soon as I hear they are posted. Just encase you're also dying to see!

We had them taken outside, near an old building, sitting on a cute garage sale find of a loveseat. Then we went to a wooded/grassy area and let the girls play in the leaves. Paisley had a ball. She has lost all inhibitions lately. She just threw herself in the leaf pile and laid down on her back, crinkling in the leaves. She may be a wild one in the makings. She did that in the bath earlier in the day too. Most babies won't lay down on their back in the bath tub, but she does! And she likes it! She doesn't panic or try to roll on to her belly. She just looks at me, like, "Are you seeing this mom?"  "Yes lil Me, I see you!"

If we didn't get any great ones of the rest of us, I'm certain we will have an abundance of Jayda, glamour shots. Home girl loves her some pictures! She's such a camera ham. It's nice though actually. I never have to coach her or "make" her sit pretty. Well....almost never. Aside from when she makes her trademark, weird faces. But even those, you have to love.

Jayda mastered the art of tying her shoes last week. She's a bit slow, but she definitely got it down. We had a long rope/string in the car, so she started practicing with that every day on our way to school/work. I only drove off the road 3 times, trying to show her. Kidding. She had the basics down, just needed practice, and an extremely long string is a good place to start. She's finally taken an interest in the alphabet letters. She actually begged her head start teacher to let her take home their set of alphabet flip cards. Hmmm Christmas idea? I think so.

It's fun to see her maturing so much this year. I'd say it's a little sad too, but it's really not. Having one more self sufficient person in the house is never anything to be sad about. Now we just have to work on her dad . .ha

If anyone has a cure for stopping a bloody nose, please advise. Ok..if anyone has a cure other than sticking cotton up your nose and pinching the bridge, please advise.  Jayda had the mother of all bloody noses on Friday night..or Saturday morning, which ever you prefer. It was somewhere around 2am and I was some where on an island, sipping pina coladas. What a rude awakening. I've never seen that much blood come out of a tiny person. She had to bend over in the bath tub so I could get enough towels/toilet paper to wipe her off. I didn't think it was ever going to stop. Momma was sleepy. Very, Very, Sleepy.