22 months

Only 2 more months and Greta turns the big 2.  And wow has her vocabulary grown and her motor skills.  She talks and talks and sings and dances and runs.  She has also started grunting and whining a bit more, but I'm working to stop that.  Still can't ask for a better girl.

Her top 10
1. Went sledding for the first time.  And didn't really enjoy it.  Likes the snow as along as she's not cold.
2. Love Curious George.  I could post this every month, but she really does.  I think this month we watched the most.
3. Slept walked at school during nap time.
4. Has a great imagination and loves to play and pretend to give you food to eat.
5. Love to grocery shop in the pantry.  Like 5 days in a row, she practically would empty it out in either her shopping cart of on the food or to me at the table, and then "check out".
6. Learned some new songs - "Where is Thumbkin", "A Whole World" and something about fish - keep forgetting to ask day care what the song is.
7. Has the best laugh ever!  And she even has a silly fake laugh.
8. Love to build with the legos and blocks.  A little engineer in the making?
9. Likes playing with play dough - a lot!
10. Is the light of my life and brightens the life of those around her.

Happy Birthday Jules!

A great reason to drive up to Saginaw... to celebrate Julie's birthday and to have Genji!  Something I miss a lot not living in Saginaw.

The most recent picture I could find of Julie and Greta.

So since Ryan was working, Greta and I went for a little road trip.  We stopped in Birch Run and did some shopping.  Greta got 2 new pairs of shoes, even though I think she would have taken like 10 pairs.  Then we drove to Saginaw to have dinner with Julie and Jason, Mom and Dad, and Uncle David.  And let me tell you it was worth the drive!

The food was soooo good!!  And Greta really enjoyed watching the chef cook in front of us.  So fun to watch her experience new things.

Steroid side effects

In trying to research why Greta has been acting so off and different from when she's just sick. I discovered this article. 

http://community.babycenter.com/post/a24289859/toddler_reactions_to_steriods

And yes she has been it all. Cranky. Hyper. Dramatic. Winey. Restless. Sleepy.  Indecisive. 

I definitely don't remember the side effects being this bad last time. However this time it was a much stronger dose and 2 days worth. Just wanting my baby back to normal!! 

Last night from 2 am on we were up. Tried rocking. Laying in my bed. All crying and screaming. Out there. No lay down. Finally I asked if she wanted some milk around 4 and she said yes. So I decided to also give her some motrin to help calm her down. After 10 minutes of crying about me not letting her watch George, I convinced her to go rock with me. And finally at about 4:30 she drifted off to some peaceful sleep. 

Now at 7:30 I let her sleep and wish I would have slept longer. Hopefully she wakes up soon since I do have to go to work today.

Sleep Walking

So as s teenager (Id say) I was a sleep walker. Would scare the crap out if my dad and come down the stairs, usually saying I'm late for something. 

Well today during nap time Greta had her first sleep walk. What??? That's what o said too. But several witnessed it. She was sleeping on her cot. Got up. Eyes open. Walked toward the table. The girls thought she was coming for a drink of water. But walked right past it, not acknowledging anything. So one of the teachers took her hand and led her back to bed and laid her down. And she feel back asleep. 

Strange!!! 

The Farm Movie

Almost 20 years ago, dad and the farm made a video about farming. Kids and adults loved it and watched it over and over. 

This weekend I decided to show Greta, curious if she'd recognize her Papa. And immediately when he came on... She yelled Papa!! And then every time we saw him... My Papa. That my papa. Priceless! 

Dad... You haven't aged a day since 1995!

Sick baby

Well Greta's sick :-( We had a good stretch going but all good things must come to an end. Friday she came home with the bark. So we started breathing treatments the next night. And I didn't think they helped. But kept them up. Slight fever on Saturday so started motrin and that's like the miracle drug for babies. She perked up about an hour after. Another breathing treatment before bed.  Lots of hacking. Sounds just like me. Skipped church. Coughed all day. Just wasn't herself. 

Then a loooong Sunday night and Greta sleeping on me. So restless sleep for her and little to none for me. 

Decided it was time for the doctors. And glad I did. 2 steroid treatments. Continue breathing treatments every 4-6 hours. Continue motrin. 

Tonight I put her to bed at 6 and she happily went. As I listen to her cough, I know it's going to be another long night. 

Tired and cranky

That about sums up Greta and my night... I got very little sleep with her on me half the night. She got restless sleep and then a very very short nap after the doctor. 

Meltdowns tonight included

Watch Olaf after she told me she was all down and waked to the family room.

Spilling her milk on

Accident 

Miller eating a blueberry off the floor

Wanting rice. Not wanting rice.

Play with blocks. No blocks! 

Take a bath. No bath! 

Mine included... 

Greta not stopping crying and whining 

Only wanting mommy. Usually I love this but not when you gotta pee and need 2 minutes.

My patience were being tested tonight and I'm not proud of my reactions at certain points. Need to continue to work on it. It's not her fault she doesn't feel good. Here's to a better tomorrow.