Sunshine Week

Well, while many other areas of the Country were having crummy weather (though many in Alabama welcome the snow as they almost never have it), we have enjoyed a full week of sunshine!  It's been wonderful!  So here's a recap of some of our week in pictures.  At least the part of the week that I actually documented by taking pictures ;).

Monday, Jeremy (who is on swing shift this month) took Lynnaea to a nearby park.  We walked there.

She was waving at her shadow.

She explored the park slide, etc.  And enjoyed herself.  Until a minor tragedy occurred on the big twisty slide.  She doesn't understand the importance of leaning back while sliding, so when her foot snagged on the slide, she went toppling forward into the side of the slide at a turn and scraped her eyelid.  And then she was seriously done and ready to go home.  Poor thing.  She recovered about 5 minutes later on our walk home.

This was the little slide.

This was the first (successful) trip down the big twisty slide.

Me at 26 weeks.

My cute little bug.  She's getting so big!

She almost never sleeps on her back.  So when she does, I know she was tuckered out!  We need to move her into a toddler bed one of these days -- soon.  But there's a part of me that just wants to put it off.  Mostly because she sleeps better (and usually longer) in the crib. 

Bedtime routine takes on all sorts of adventures.  Sometimes we brush our teeth with fire hats on (yes, Mommy needs one too...).  Sometimes we brush and floss bunny's teeth too (her little stuffed rabbit).  Sometimes we wipe the mirror with water and then dry it with the hand towel.  And sometimes we lick the mirror...  (And by we in most of those cases, I mean Lynnaea ;)).  It's true:  motherhood is an adventure and a surprise.  You just never know what's in store!  But I think it's pretty darn cute, these little things my sweet girl likes to do while she gets ready for bed.  She has really taken to nurturing her bunny and flamingo.  She will rock them and give them kisses and include them in her play time.  She also includes them in clean-up time.  She is amazing.  She also knows how to blow kisses now and will say "I you too" when you say "I love you!"  Or if you ask her to say I love you to someone else (like Grandma). 

Anyway, today we took an hour walk around our neighborhood.  She picked some flowers.  Picked up and threw rocks.  She's not a prissy little thing.  But she is a nurturing sweetheart.  It's been a joy to watch her little personality blossom and take shape.