It happened...in the tub...

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maybe not be appropriate for all readers :)

It happened...in the tub...Aubrey Dawn POOPED! I had a bad feeling tonight was the night.  I made the comment to Steve that she hadn't pooped yet tonight so I hope she doesn't do it in the tub.  Suddenly she made her poop face and there it was! Her first poop in the tub.  I screamed and told Steve to quickly come look too! We then sat there debating who would take Aubrey out and get her ready for bed and who would have to deal with the "floaters."  Steve took Aubrey so I was left with the "floaters." I panicked and didn't know what to do right away but then I decided to use one of Aubrey little strainer toys and collected it and put it back into her wet diaper.  Funny thing was Steve asked me what I did with it and he said, "Did you flush it?" . . . Oh, duh! I never even thought of that.  Next time now we'll know what to do. Haha.  Anyway, sorry, but I had to share this milestone!  Happy Easter :)

Tulips Came Early

Since the tulips came early in Pella before Tulip Time I went uptown today with Aubrey to snap a few pics.  Unfortunately she did not like sitting on the ground and was much too interested in everyone around her.  So hardly any pictures looking or even smiling.  Oh well, good try, Mommy! 

(Sorry that a few pictures look distorted.)

Life As We Know It. . . Same Ole Same Ole

Well because of the DEMAND of requests to post more often, here you go... 

(YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE :)) 

Life as we know it is pretty routine with school and Aubrey. Nothing too exciting going on but here are a few pictures of the "same ole, same ole."

Daddy playing with Aubrey in our bedroom

We've been going on a lot of walks lately.  

We walk up to the neighbors while Steve does chores there.  

This is what Aubrey's hair looks like after you take out the rubber band.

I like to leave Aubrey sleeping in the car if she falls asleep,

BUT it got too hot in there and this is how soaked she was of sweat!!!

Poor girl...so hot and thirsty!!

Getting messy at supper with ravioli.  

Cute pony tail for the hotter weather.  They stay in better than the barrettes.

Naptime

Sorry for the lack of pics lately, I guess I just have more stories!  I should have gotten pics today, but my battery was dead.  For the past couple of times for naptime Aubrey has been doing everything she can to avoid taking a nap.  Maybe she is weaning herself off of the morning nap, but the things she has been doing lately, I have to admit, are pretty funny.

Today, for example I put her down for her morning nap and she played and played and laughed and giggled and squealed and had a grand ole time until after 45 minutes of it, I decided we would forgo the nap.  She never is fussing or crying, just playing around!  I had the door cracked opened and would peek occasionally and this is some of what I found today.

1-wrestling her blankie
2-doing rolls all around the crib
3-sitting up (several times)
4-leaning against the rails as a backrest
5-half of her pants OFF
6-legs through the rails relaxing
7-blankie on top of her head
8-laying on her knees with her face on the mattress
9-singing, squealing, and laughing her head off
10-kicking the wall, the mattress and anything else
11-ALL of her pants off

So after 45 minutes of this and going in telling her to stop playing, putting her pants back on, taking away the blankie, and anything else I could do to encourage napping, I decided it just wasn't worth it.  So, this morning she only had a 10 minute snooze on the way home from church.

I later tried an afternoon nap, and the same thing went on for about 30 minutes and then she FINALLY dozed off in a very uncomfortable position, but had to be woken up after an hour since we had a Bible Study we needed to be at.  So, up for 15 hours and only an hour nap - she was in a surprisingly GOOD MOOD! Hmmm...very interesting!  At the time it's kinda funny, but oh so frustrating too:) Oh, the joys of parenting!

Stolen Car?! Weird!

Well, I spoke too soon about the car sale going well. Here's a weird story for ya :)

Last night at 3:30 in the morning we got a mysterious call from some unknown number.  We didn't answer it and there was no message.  We left it be and didn't think anything of it.

This morning Steve's dad calls and said he got a call from the Ottumwa Police Department and wanted Steve's number about a missing car.  We realize that was the number who called us...but why?  The police apparently found the Cutless in the middle of a road stalled with no keys.

What!?!

The car has never stalled for us before!  Were these bad guys who were involved in something shady? Oh dear!  Who did we sell the car to and for what purpose?!

Steve later got a text from the person who bought the car stating that the car was missing and he needed the plate numbers to locate it.

What?!

Now, why do they want the plate numbers? What is going on, seriously?  I warned Steve not to give them the plate numbers, because we didn't want to get involved in something and what was their purpose for that anyway?  It was still our property that we had here; how could it help them?

What?!

Finally Steve called the guy back and found out the reason he needed to plate numbers was to try and locate his car because it had been STOLEN!  Steve told him that the Police Dept had called and the guy did find out if was in their custody.  He also wondered if there was a spare key hidden or if the robber hot-wired it.

HOW STRANGE!!! So, we are glad (for our sakes) that it really didn't stall for them but CRAZY that it was stolen! I guess since it didn't have plates it was an easy target.

Anyway, I knew I never really was a fan of Ottumwa and now I have proof why :)
Hope you enjoy the strange but true story!

Sold the Cutless

Since we bought our new Chevy Equinox we debated about whether or not to sell the Oldsmobile Cutless that I bought out in California and then the one that Josh used there and drove back to Iowa.  

Initially we were going to trade it in when we bought a new vehicle, but Pella Motors only wanted to give us $200 or maybe we could have gotten them to take it for $750, but we thought that wasn't worth it.  We also thought that maybe Steve could use it as a "farm" car but then we decided we should at least try to sell it and see once since.  

We put the car on Craigslist last night and got about 6 different contacts in about 24 hours!  Steve called me this afternoon and told me to vacuum it out and clean it up a bit because someone was coming to check it out.  Someone did come this afternoon and we sold it for a decent price!  We were amazed at how fast it went, but it was definitely a nice surprise.  

One last time, here is the picture of the '99 Oldsmobile Cutless...it served us well :)

Whole Milk

Since Aubrey turned one, our doctor recommended that we start trying whole milk.  Just a little at a time for supper or start mixing it with formula to phase her off of that.  On Wednesday night I thought I would give her a couple of ounces in her sippy cup.  At first she didn't want any, but when I put it in a big girl cup she drank it pretty easily.

I knew that there was a possibility of her reacting to it since she is on sensitive formula and is a puker anyway, but she seemed to keep it down. . . UNTIL. . . I went to check on her before I went to bed.  I always open the door just so she isn't too cold or hot in her room and when I went to do so I noticed she was sleeping in her puke! I felt horrible! Steve and I then proceeded to give her a bath, change her sheets, and put her back to bed, all within about 15 minutes; we thought that was pretty good.

THEN, about 5 minutes later we heard a noise and I went to check on her and she threw up again!!! Oh. My. Goodness! I knew it was going to be a long night.  So we did the same process all over again and hoped that was the last of it.  Not so.  She ended up throwing up a total of about six times and had a total of three baths that night and about six different sheets/blankets and jammies.  Finally towards the end of it I wasn't giving her a bath anymore, just wiping her down and decided to take a bath in the morning.

I decided to stay home from school with her since we were both up for most of the night and I wanted to make sure that it wasn't really the flu instead of a milk reaction.  The next morning she woke up in a great mood, no temp, and ate and drank (formula) just fine like always.  She did take an extra 2.5 hour nap so she was definitely exhausted from the night before, but was back to her normal self.

Now, I'm not sure where to go from here, but I will probably try it mixed in with some formula and during the day so we aren't awake all night cleaning up a mess:) We shall see.  She already is giving me quite the run for my money and she's only one. Lol.