Outfits

This Puma outfit is another gift from April for the "athletic" look :)

Gemma was needing some new "lighter" pj's now that it's getting warmer, and I wanted them to fit all summer long so I got them in a size 2T...clearly they're a little big.

A couple of cute things she does

Little Tiger

Gemma got a cheer leading outfit from my friend April, and I've been dying to put it on her. So here it is! Adorable isn't it?

"The itsy bitsy spider...

crawled up the water spout...

Down came the rain and washed the spider out...

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain...

And the itsy bitsy spider...

climbed up the spout again."

Hide and Go Seek

Sorry the video is so dark. It would have been better if David had been filming to capture her face expressions.

Small break

Well, I've decided to take a small break with potty training and try again in a month or so. Gemma did really well, but I noticed that even when she went in her little toilet, she wasn't really aware of what she was doing. If I didn't start cheering for her and point it out, she would just keep talking about Elmo (which is what we read while we wait). She's pretty funny though, in the last couple of days she's been coming up to me and saying poopy, so I figured it didn't hurt to let her sit on the toilet. The second she sits down she wants to read a book. It didn't take much to figure out she didn't really have to go poopy, she was just wanting me to read her books , and she knew that would do the trick.
She has recently become a cuddler. At night before bed she likes to sit and cuddle with me and watch Arthur. I don't know if she's really wanting me, or if she knows bed time is approaching. She has already started using little tactics to postpone me putting her in bed. It used to be such a breeze to just lay her in her crib and walk out. Now she has to have a good 10 minutes of crying before she finally accepts she down for the night. A few nights in a row I went ahead and got her up and she ended up falling asleep on my shoulder. I loved every second of course, but David quickly stepped up and told me I needed to put an end to that before we made it a habit. Of course he's right, but I have to admit it makes me sad that soon she'll be too big for me to be able to rock her to sleep at all.
Drawing is a new favorite past time as well. She will scribble on any and everything. I have to keep a close eye on her, I don't want to have to repaint any walls. So far so good.

Gemma practicing eating with a spoon. Sometimes she does really well, other times I wonder if she even got anything in her mouth.

I have to apologize for the bad video taking. She was crawling on me so it was hard to tape since I couldn't really see the screen.

A Busy Morning

Well, I have no new pictures or videos, but this special day still deserves a post. Gemma went potty and poopy on the toilet for the first time this morning! I'm not convinced she fully understood what she did, but we made sure to give her lots of praise and applause. I'm so proud of her!!

Our Little Fig

In the last four weeks, baby Boyd has gone from the size of a blueberry, to the size of a fig. Every week I get an update on what's going on with the baby, and I always have to laugh at the food comparisons and the inaccuracy of this form of measurement. I want to know exactly how big of a blueberry or fig we're talking about here! By the size of my stomach you would think it should be the size of a grapefruit by now. Regardless, the baby is doing great. I had another ultrasound yesterday, and while it still looks like an alien, it was so exciting to see the little heart beat. We also got to see it's two little legs crossed. Hard to believe they can already do that at this stage. At one point we got to see "between the legs" and my doctor said not to get too excited, all babies look like girls at this age. After David and I reminded him that we didn't want to find out the gender anyway, he informed us that he only gets about 3 couples every year who don't want to find out. That seems like such a small number to me. I love surprises, and it seems like the older I get, the fewer surprises are left. So I want to make this one last as long as possible, and enjoy the anticipation. I'll admit it makes decorating rooms, and picking out names a bit harder, but it's worth it!

Gemma is also growing like a weed. She seems to be getting smarter and smarter by the day. She continues to be an outdoors kind of girl. She can spend hours outside. She spent some time with Somer while I was at the doctor yesterday, and was introduced to sidewalk chalk. It's her new obsession. She brought three pieces home with her, and immediately wanted to go outside and draw after waking up from her nap. We played outside for a whole hour and she could have kept at it had we not had to leave

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She was having a hard time looking at the camera because of the sun.

Saying hi to daddy when he got home from work

Excited about the dog barking next door