Fun on the slide

Little Bit can go down with no help now. She knows how to get her foot out and has a good time on the slide. I'm so grateful for Mike and Melynda for giving us the slide.

Little Bit in the Love Sack

Aly and Little Bit had fun and a good workout!

Little Bit in the Love Sack2

Little Bit on the slide

This was today before nap-time at Mimi's house.

Never Gets Old

Tonight Gordon and I have been watching Hogan's Heros while I've been working on my homework.  We have all six seasons...I know, kind of crazy.  As many times as we watch the show, it never gets old.  Not only that, but sometimes I can't even remember all the details and I get into the show as if it was the first time again.

NAMC Montessori Homeschool Program FREE

North American Montessori Center (NAMC) just launched their Montessori Homeschool Program for ages 3-6.  They are offering one program, free, a $999 value.  Little Bit and I are keeping our fingers crossed to this.  I'm really excited for the possibility.  It is easy to enter 

First: Visit Montessori for Everyone here.

Second: Leave a comment.

Third: Link back to their site from your blog.

Details you need to know...the giveaway is open until Sunday, February 20th at 12:00 a.m. midnight CST. The winner is chosen at random, and will be posted the next morning, Monday, February 21st and will be via email.

Check out this Giveaway from Discovery Days & Montessori Moments!

Discovery Days and Montessori Moments is giving away this calendar:

It is great!  This comes with:
                                        calendar
                                        set of numbers
                                        holiday & special cards
                                        month names
                                        season cards
                                        year cards for 2011-2013
                                        8 laminated moon phase cards
                                        8 laminated weather cards
                                        days of the week pockets
                                        ribbon date hanger
                                        tacks

If you want this, just enter the giveaway here by following her blog, post about it on your blog and post the link under the comments.  You only have until Feb 23rd until a winner is chosen.

Baby!!! A great Valentines Gift!

I was able to take Little Bit to see her new "cousin" yesterday!  I'm so happy to say that Aly has had her baby girl and I'm so excited for her!  Here are some pictures from the hospital.

So cute! Hat made by Aly, socks made by her grandmother 

Look at the baby Little Bit

After all she went through, she still wanted to hold Little Bit

Little Bit loved the rocking chair

"Is that for me?"

Gordon and Little Bit looking at the baby

Long skinny fingers

Long cute feet

Brad, the Proud Daddy

She loved the baby's socks

First thing to do when coming home, steal Dad's tie

Second thing, find the book she wants to read

Aly, you are such a trooper!! We love you Brad & Aly!!!

Happy Valentines Day!

I felt the need to do something special for Little Bit considering her first Valentines Day was spent in the hospital.

We had pink heart-shaped pancakes, with sprinkles.

Her second pancake

Then tonight while Mommy was not home,  Little Bit went into Aunt Jean's room, found a full size snickers bar, opened it and started eating it.  What can I say, my daughter loves chocolate and it runs in the family.  Poor kid is cursed...so is her little sister that is coming in June and any other siblings she ends up with.

Celebration

As you all know, Little Bit's one year anniversary for surgery was Friday.  It was a busy day.  We had healthy cookies (whole wheat, oats, peanut butter, chocolate chip).  While at UNT we received two Build-A-Bears.  After all of our errands we had to run, we eat lunch at Friday Forum and headed to see her Aunt Aly.  Little Bit discovered their candy stash.

Here is the evidence:

One in her mouth and one in her hands

Working hard to unwrap her chocolate

Seven chocolate wrappers

Happy One Year!

Today was Little Bit's one year mark from surgery.  She is so amazing and so strong.  It is hard to believe it has been an entire year.

Tomorrow I will post about our day, but in the meantime...here are some pictures to compare.

February 2010:

Waiting for the doctor to arrive from driving in the snow.

February 11, 2010-Right after surgery...my poor baby

Finally in mommy's arms a few days later.

Play time still in the hospital.

Happy baby at home.

February 2011:

Sitting in a "big girl" chair with her baby.

When Mommy made her play in the snow.

Cool Princess didn't like the snow much.

"Big Girl" slide

So much fun sliding. 

Sliding Fun

Tonight after class, I picked Little Bit up from church instead of Mimi's house because we had  Relief Society tonight.  They had a "Giving Table" there and of course Little Bit found something she wanted....the only problem, I didn't have a reason to say no.


Let me show you why...

And now for the video...

Images of Little Bit

Rob and Cathe brought their new family dog on Sunday.  Little Bit enjoyed sitting with "her Mike" and Penelope. 

Mike, Little Bit, Penelope

After one of my classes today, we went to Mimi's house and Little Bit found the lunchbox she  likes to carry around, but today she decided to sit into it.  Such a silly Princess.  We love her.

Little Bit in Jean's lunchbox

A spoonful of codeine makes the medicine?

Gordon and I were having a good laugh today about the song from Mary Poppins. We laughed so hard I kept going into coughing fits.

To make a long story short, I went to the doctor's office Friday and came home needing to pick up three prescriptions. It is by far the most and strongest I have had since before we were married. I am on a Z-Pack, a cough medicine (with codeine), and an inhaler. All of these are on top of them having me take two Mucinex and lots of vitamins. Gordon thought it was awesome they gave me codeine because his only memory of it was in Tylenol when his tonsils were taken out. I have a very strong dislike for cough medicine. Gordon would laugh at me when I took the cough syrup because I would un-voluntarily shutter each time. Finally this morning I put a tiny bit on a spoon and made him taste it. Now he understands why I kept telling him it is not a wonder drug like he remembers from so long ago.

Finally with all the medicine, I’m slowly getting better.

On to more interesting things! As you might have read of Facebook, I am pregnant. Gordon and I left Little Bit with Mimi on Wednesday and made the crazy trip in the ice to Plano for an appointment with a specialist for a fetal echocardiogram. It took us over an hour and a half each way. We were able to spend over an hour in the office and see the baby extensively.  Not only did they do the a great job with making sure the baby was growing normal, looked healthy and seamed to be developing everything properly, but they spent much time on the heart for us. Our doctor was wonderful! He explained everything he was looking at with each of the different views of the heart as well as explained what would look different with a heart defect and very specifically with what Little Bit’s heart would have looked like at that point. It was very educational. Due to Little Bit’s heart defect, we will have to have a specialist appointment with each of the rest of our children.

With all the ice and snow this week, we have had a mini vacation that was much needed. Gordon was able to be home for some of the days because Mattress Firm was nice enough to cancel work for him. His help has been much appreciated. I feel like I did nothing but the homework I needed to do and rest all week. Gordon has taken care of everything around the house. I’m so blessed to have his love, support, and constant help.

You would think that one of us would have taken Little Bit out side to play in the snow, but truth be told, we both tried and she hated it. The poor girl complained every time we attempted even if we didn’t succeed in getting her to try. It was not until Saturday when things were melting that she was even interested in the snow. Here are some pictures of her after we came out of the Dollar Tree. She did not want to get in the car; she just wanted to walk in the snow. I even caught her trying to eat it. She is definitely my kid, I remember eating snow all the time as a kid thinking it was the perfect kind of snow cone. No wonder I eat ice today and order snow cones with no flavor…I know, I’m weird.

Princess Little Bit and Mr. Pink Elephant. 

 

Look at her cute hand print in the midst of her foot prints.

We hope everyone had a great week last week and will enjoy the snow we might get this week.