Hope: One Less: Day 14

Here is a pic of the girlie with her new cell phone....

Loves her new phone

Today was an eventful day to say the least. Kinsley came over shortly after 7 AM to spend the day with us. We got some snuggles in and watched some cartoons before the other one woke up. At 9 we decided it was time for her to wake up and Kinsley helped me. Soon our friend, Jen, and her two girls, Charlie and Savannah, came over for a playdate. Our poor dog was a little uncertain of all the giggling and squealing. She wanted to get dressed and brush her teeth since she was the only one in her jammies. Kinsley was wearing a fleece pullover and I was wearing a hoodie so of course, she wanted to wear one too. And because I was wearing a shirt under mine, she needed one also. The girls spent most of the morning in the playroom. They also shared Cheerios with each other and the dog. There favorite activities seemed to be cheering, playing Barbies, coloring, and playing with play-doh. There were also several rounds of "Ring Around the Rosie," an obvious favorite of all 3 girls. She was infatuated with Savannah because she is still a baby. For snack, Kinsley and Charlie had iced animal cookies while she ate the remainder of Kinsley's strawberry poptart. Super surprised that she seemed to like this. We had a couple of dogs and a cat that visited our yard today and all of the girls wanted to look at the window to see them. For the most part, everyone did pretty well with sharing. Kinsley's go-to phrase is "Yeah, I do," and Charlie's go-to phrase is "Sure does." It was pretty cute. Our new friends left right before lunch.

For lunch, the girls had mini corndogs, applesauce, and stringcheese. Kinsley also had some mandarin oranges. We read a couple of books, but by this time everyone was getting super sleepy, so we had a slumberparty. We all climbed into her full-sized bed. She was closest to the wall, then Kinsley, then our dog Bessie, then me shielding everyone from falling off the bed. I was hoping they would sleep a little longer but an hour was all we could get. At snacktime, Kinsley had chocolate pudding while she ate noodles and vanilla yogurt. While we waited for Brooke to get off work, the girls had a tea party complete with "cheering" their tea cups. We also had to give all the Barbies a bath and change their outfits 20 times. Brooke finally came over and she pointed to her belly and said "baby." She wanted lots of snuggles with Aunt Brooke. Due to lack of sleep and a hard day of play, both girls were pretty whiny and fussy. She thought she needed a blanket to put in her mouth since that is what Kinsley was doing with hers. Monkey-see, monkey-do. There were lots of bye-byes and kisses when they parted ways.

She started asking for "bah bah" while we were making dinner. Chris went to work today. I can't believe he wanted to miss the mass chaos that was at our house today. Like Jen said, it just always looks like Christmas with toys strewn everywhere. While eating dinner, she talked to Chris on the phone. She had white rice, italian beef, carrots, and green beans. Heavy on the white rice with 3 helpings. After dinner, she spent the most time she has with arranging and playing with the Barbies. She played with the kitchen and set them all around the table with plates and food. I really had no idea my childhood Barbies would be such a hit. She wanted another snack of congee and white rice and then it was bathtime. She has been wearing a pull-up to bed, just in case, although we have had no problems. It was more of a concern initially when her sleep was so out-of-whack, but now she continues to wear them. The pull-ups have Madagascar pictures and she has been hoarding the lion ones in her drawer (I guess because she was scared). The last few nights she has only been wearing the lion ones so I guess she is getting more comfortable. Before, during, and after bathtime, she was very interested in what color everything was. She was pointing to things, I would say the English color, and she would repeat it. We area also working on where her eyes, ears, nose, mouth, etc. Chris read her some bedtime stories and it's a boring New Year's Eve around here.