she is!!!

CRAWLING!!! she learned last night!!! hahaha and it is SO cute!!! really she has only done just a few of the little crawly steps... but it was definitely crawling, her knees both moved and everything!!! 

and eventhough she is not full on crawling from one side of the room to the other, it has opened up her world. she is rolling more and crawl~sitting more and somehow manages to cover vast distances with her own brand of movement.

this is all with only one day under her belt of being a crawler.... who knows what the next few weeks are going to bring?? 

top teethies are coming

turtle has had her bottom 2 teeth for a couple of months now with no sign of any others on their way, until now. her top 2 are coming in. i can definitely feel one of them, but am pretty sure that its mate is coming too b/c of the swelling. she wont let me do a thorough exam however b/c i think it feels a little ouchy for her. soon she will have 4 teeth.... monkey had 7 or 8 by this age :)

a long long car ride

this past weekend we made the long haul to aunt L's wedding in northern california. it was 12+ hours of driving (one way) with the actual distance being only about 9 hours and the extra hours devoted to nursing/pee/food stops.

monkey did really really good on the drive since i had the bright idea of getting him a portable DVD player. he stayed fully entrenched in tv coma the entire way!!! hahaha!!! it was great!!! the first day he didnt even have to pee for the first 6 hours b/c of it !!!! HAHAHA!

turtle on the other hand was not having any of it! she would ride for a couple of hours in her carseat without complaining. but after that she was D-O-N-E!!! there were several times when she just cried and cried and cried b/c she didnt want to be in her seat anymore. and i couldnt blame her... but i also couldnt take her out. i think the main problem was that she is a tummy sleeper so she couldnt get comfy in her seat :(

we took 2 days to drive down and one day to drive back.... i will NEVER do this again! and i dont recommend this to ANYONE!

it was nice seeing all the family though... and aunt L's wedding was very sweet!

didnt know i would have to have this conversation?

i had to explain to my monkey today that we dont pee on couch throw pillows. this is one conversation i never thought i would have to have? but i guess if no one tells you, how do you know not to pee on throw pillows?

my mistake i guess. maybe i need to go over a list of things we CANT pee on... just to cover all bases?

i am lucky it wasnt a "nice" pillow

time to lower the crib mattress!

this afternoon while turtle was supposed to be napping i kept hearing happy squeals! coming from upstairs... after about the 5th squeal i realized she wasnt going to go to be and decided to go get her.

well, what do i see when i open the door??? my little one was sitting up!!! thats right! i put her down on her tummy for her nap and she had sat herself back up! that little goofball!! mommy didnt know you could do that LOL!!