This and That

 

 

 

Sometimes I can hardly stand how much I love and adore this little girl.

Sometimes I feel like my heart will burst just looking at her.

Every day I thank my Heavenly Father I get to be her mommy.

 

 

Potty training has been unsuccessful. She did so well the first couple of days but now shows absolutely no interest so I think it's time to pack up her big girl potty and try again in another couple of months. I was hoping she would be a pro by the time we left to Australia, but we'll just have to see how things go.

 

Violet likes to PRETEND she's asleep, she's been doing this for about a week, but is constantly improving her show. She now knows not to look me in the eye when she's acting, and even makes believable snoring noises.  The only thing left to perfect is closing her eyes all the way while she's doing it, and not cracking a smile when I tickle her collarbone It is HILARIOUS. She does it when I go to unbuckle her from her car seat, and now has moved on to randomly laying all over the floor at different times throughout the day. I am trying VERY hard to get a video of her doing this, but she is sneaky.

 

She's becoming more and more adventurous, and I'm finding my house is becoming more and more dangerous. Today she climbed up on the chair in the dining room (which she knows she shouldn't do) and leaned over the back of it to try and grab the laptop off the kitchen counter so she could listen to a "saw" (song). The chair toppled over and she bumped her head on the counter on the way down. Thankfully, thankfully she wasn't hurt to badly ( she does have a bruise on her forehead) and only cried for about 30 seconds because it frightened her. I caught her this morning trying to swing her leg over the side of her crib. I'm wondering if we need to break down her crib into a bed because THAT is a long fall. She also likes to run.....while in the slippery bathtub, and has dunked herself several times, which she doesn't mind....but that's not the point now is it. She also likes to try and straddle the arm rest of our couch, also dangerous as we have wood floors, and again it's a long way down for a little girl. Sighs. I'm worried about her safety constantly but I suppose she will one day learn that she should not try and stick her fingers in the oven when I'm trying to pull dinner out-hopefully with minimal damage.

 

She knows how to say head, toes, ears, mouth, eyes, and hello in Spanish. And she understands just about everything else we say even if she doesn't quite know how to respond yet.

Her "Ma" McMahon bought her a wooden car carrier truck the other day, and she has, for the last 2 nights, gone to bed with the whole kip and caboodle. And I've gone into wake her up the last 2 mornings to find her quietly and contentedly playing away with her newest gift. She sure loves her trucks.

 

I'm so glad she loves the snow, it's made this winter so much more enjoyable then any winter I've ever been through. It's just more fun with someone who loves it so much. She literally drags me across the parking lot of Hobby Lobby (currently our favorite store) to step in the "no" (snow) piled up on the edges of the lot. She really likes to eat it to (don't worry, I don't allow eating parking lot snow on my watch). She's REALLY getting into songs. Her favorites right now are "Row Row Row Your Boat", "Walking In The Jungle", "Let It Go" (from Frozen), "Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam" and "Open and Shut". And her little sing song voice is the most magical sound in the whole world. Again, I've been trying desperately to get a video...she just seems to know and is making it incredibly difficult.

 

Cristian and I are obsessed with her. I don't know what he's going to do being away from her for a whole month. And I don't know what we'll do without him. Thank goodness for skype, and phones, and postman, and email. Oh dear, I will miss my man dearly.

 

We will be celebrating our 2 year anniversary on the 21st. I feel like the first year of our marriage we faced many trials, many new experiences, and had many opportunities for growth and strengthening our relationship. It was hard, all the new things, trying to figure out our roles as each others spouse, and each of our roles as Violet's parents. I know that learning and improving those things will be a constant forever, and is with everyone, but I am so proud of how far we both have come. I really didn't know who I was, or who I could be as a wife or mom. And of course I do not know all the tricks of the trade and I will be challenged over and over again, molded and shaped by experiences to become the best at both those things for my family. I'm grateful for the opportunity.

 

I love Cristian.

 More today then I did the day I married him, and I will love him more tomorrow then I do today. He's an incredible man. He's proved to be such a hard worker. His patience with me and Violet AND his job sometimes astounds me. He listens, he really does. He helps. He cares about what makes me uncomfortable. He supports and encourages me with my goals and ambitions. He's the best provider. He's protective. He grows a fabulous beard and is the absolute BEST kisser. He makes me laugh. He can be serious. He gives me breaks. He's honest with me, even if it may be something I don't necessarily want to hear. He loves Violet. He tucks her in and kisses her every night when she goes to bed. He does her hair on his days off and it melts my heart. He makes her giggle and reads her books. He's the best, at basically everything (except bowling and go karting-I reign supreme in those areas)We don't agree on everything, and sure, we butt heads from time to time but I wouldn't want to butt heads with anyone else. He's my everything and I'm looking forward to many more years of learning and growing and bettering myself for him and Violet. 

 

Things are wonderful, all three of us are healthy and happy, and that's really what I care most about.