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| The best part of the restaurant was the CHOCOLATE MILK! |
Since we went out to dinner when my husband got home from work, we didn't have a chance to give Faith her present from us until Saturday morning. I went out for a 8.25 mile run with other women in my neighborhood and when I came back, we finally gave her the present of her dreams: her own pony.
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| Who stuck that rod through your neck? You can tell me. |
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| I don't want to ride you until we get to know each other. |
So far, she is less interested in riding the pony than sitting with it and having conversations. She calls it "HOE-NEY!" so I've taken to calling it "Hoe-ney the Pony". It makes sound effects and she loves dragging it all around the house (along with the stupid dog blanket), so it's a hit. I also got her a cowgirl hat (with pink sequins!) but the pony blew her mind already so I'll bust it out in a few days. I actually have a small stash of presents in my closet to save for a rainy day, some that she hasn't seen yet and some that she opened at her party and then I put away. There is only so much "new" a toddler can handle and I know I sure appreciate being able to bring out a new toy on a bad weather day.
You can see in the pictures above that her bangs were getting really long and hitting her right in the eye. Since she was bald for so long as a baby, I was really resistant to cutting her hair, but my husband finally talked me into it because she kept pulling at her hair and saying "EYE!" as it hit her in the eye.
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| Yeah, you never listen to me. Angry baby DISAPPROVES. |
See? So bald..and like an angry miniature Winston Churchill. I've also never cut human hair before, but I didn't want to pay 15 bucks to have her bangs trimmed at a salon, especially since I know she'll freak out about that. Here is my first attempt at toddler hair dressing:
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| What do you mean "never cut human hair before"?? |
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| I thought I was a dog like Peanut! |
In running related news, I had a good week of running and walking with a little over 40 miles but for the first time on Saturday I had some pain and soreness in my joints after a run. I expected it to start eventually so I wasn't too shocked, but my knees felt like I had run a marathon on concrete. Every week I'm gaining weight, so I'm not expecting this to go away, but I do want to be really careful about it. Today I just stuck to incline walking at a brisk pace instead of running to give my knees a break and I also iced my knees after Saturday's run. I'm not allowed to take ice baths where I submerge my body, so I'm stuck with isolated icing. Ideally, I'd run in the grass next to the road when possible, but it's not usually mowed and I really hate ticks.
I guess when you gain a bunch of weight in one isolated area on your body, you are bound to have some new aches and pains. For your amusement, here are more Myspace-esque bathroom belly shots.
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| Hairstyle courtesy of MD humidity. Also, toddler head photobomb! |
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| My belly button looks like an eye or little mouth open in horror |
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| My viewpoint |
So, 18 weeks and starting to feel it more and more as I run. It's not too bad yet, mostly because I can still squeeze into my workout clothes. My husband keeps pointing out that I'm probably stretching them out and ruining them, but since my next recourse is to start raiding his drawers for bigger shirts, you'd think he'd keep his mouth shut.
Since Faith got so many new toys for her birthday, I wanted to move some of her older toys to the basement. I made the mistake of asking her if she was done with her toy piano and if I could put it away and she has been playing with it every day since I asked. I guess she wasn't done having fun with it and I have to admit, I enjoy her new method of enjoying the music too:
It's ok to laugh at her spastic dance hands, as you can hear I can't help it either.
Do you ever wish that presents (for your birthday or another holiday) would be spaced out over a few days, or do you like getting them all at once?
She dances just like I imagine you dance. Wait, I did see you dance once, at your wedding. It was exactly like that.
ReplyDeleteI dance with the grace of a Black Swan. I don't know what you're talking about.
Deletealso - look how clean your carpet is in the old picture, compared to now. It's amazing. :)
ReplyDeleteYeah the combo of a toddler and a dog who loses bowel control during seizures has not been kind to our white carpeting :)
DeleteI prefer spaced out! By the way, I know I say this often, but you are hilarious. I especially love the hair cut.
ReplyDeleteyour first attempt at cutting human hair fared far better than my first attempt. Hopefully Faith won't ask you to buzz her hair any time in the future. Also my presents are inevitably spaced out over several days because I start pestering people about a week out and at least one person caves early for their sanity.
ReplyDeleteMy husband still won't let me anywhere near his hair. :)
DeleteBaby Faith totally looks like Churchill. hahahahhahahahahhahahahaha.
ReplyDeleteI pretty much only get presents from my husband and mom for my birthday, so they get spaced out naturally, since my mom has to mail her presents.
Great job cutting the bangs, I did horribly the first time I cut one of the girls bangs, it was bad! Sorry the aches are starting, my hips hurt almost immediately when I was pregnant from all the stupid relaxin, nasty damn hormone! Happy Birthday to Faith!
ReplyDeleteSpaced out presents is always the way to go for kids. I always end up mailing presents to my siblings late, but it works out because then a week later they get something new.
ReplyDeleteI would never laugh at a baby, but....that old picture of Faith is hilarious. The grumpy face makes it even better.
Love this post. Could almost write a post for the comment but will stick with just one thing. The angry Winston Churchill is just previous. Oh and one more. What a cute preggers person you are. I was never cute pregnant. So jealous.
ReplyDeleteSpaced out... Mmm never thought of that! That'd be pretty cool!
ReplyDeleteI love your baby bump!
I'm not a patient person, I think my husband would die if mine were spaced out.
ReplyDeleteI am officially scared for my future day of cutting toddler bangs, but the dancing hands might life that much better.
They day that she needs a real haircut, I'm totally paying someone else to do it :)
DeleteYou did a great job cutting the bangs. So many people make the mistake of cutting the bangs way too short. Hoe-ney the pony is cute.
ReplyDeleteThat's really sad that you can't take those full immersion, use a straw to breathe, ice baths that you really love.
ReplyDeleteIt's a tragedy.
DeleteOh ya I meant to ask why can't you? Hot tubs cook the baby, so do ice baths freeze the baby?
DeleteI like the photo where you point out your tummy; that really helps me understand where it is.
ReplyDeleteI included that for my male readers who may be confused by pregnancy.
DeleteI thought you said you were going to give both girls matching haircuts? Is that plan on hold until Peanut is all healthy?
ReplyDeletePeanut trims her own bangs.
DeleteYou never held a newborn before Faith? Even I've done that! I prefer my gifts to be spaced out, my family can easily make Christmas morning last until well into the afternoon. Watch those knees, I need you back to race with after this is all over!
ReplyDeleteLast night I was cracking up while reading this, and naturally, my husband assumed I was laughing at my own blog because that's the type of girl I am. But nice job.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter's birthday is 10 days after Christmas. It's hard when you have a birthday party and you actually just want to hide all of the gifts that people bring and bust them out later, but evidently they think that's rude. I'm not sure what to do in the future. Maybe celebrate half birthdays since people are sick of gift giving come January? I do not know.
What kind of hair have you cut???
ReplyDeleteMostly horse, but some dog and cat too.
Deletehappy (belated) birthday Faith! LOVE her haircut....lol and her facial expressions.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Faith! We have that darn piano at our house too... or we did. I finally convinced the kids to let me give it away "to other babies that need toys". Addison is 4 and Hayden almost 6 and they still wanted it. I cut Addison's bangs all the time. When I take her in for a real haircut the stylists are always "Oh man, let's fix these bangs." Gee, I thought they looked fine.
ReplyDeletehere hair is getting so long!! eisley is almost 2 1/2 and still looks like a 40 year old thinning man! avery on the other hand has had crazy thick hair since birth! Funny how different they can be!
ReplyDeleteanyway happy birthday and she really is so adorable! love how you are able to catch her fun faces!
Oh my god. LOVE the baby photo of Faith!! Happy birthday to her. Must post pictures of the pink seguin cowgirl hat when you bust it out!
ReplyDeleteI'd be ok spacing out the presents but it turns out I get fewer presents now that I'm an "adult." Faith talking to Honey is hilarious and I love Faith's jazz hands.
ReplyDeleteI meant Hoe-ney.
DeleteI love your belly shot, you look so great! Those pics of Faith conversing with her pony are awesome. Happy 2 years to her! Sorry about the knees- sounds like you're doing all the right things, ice, relative rest, etc. Did you experience the same thing in your first pregnancy?
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Faith!
ReplyDeleteYES I wish presents were more spaced out in our house. My husband's birthday is right around (sometimes ON) Thanksgiving and Will & Ruthie's b-day is two weeks before Christmas. Then we cap it off with my birthday in late January. I'm actually thinking of giving them some presents for their half-birthday so they get something sometime other than December....