Tunnel Time

When I was little my Grandmama had a tunnel like this (except it was yellow vinyl-like material and we tore it up!) that all 10 of us wild and crazy cousins loved to drag around her house. Mom found this for Matney a couple months ago and when Miss M had enough courage to go through the tunnels in the mall play area we thought it was time to bring it out. It took her a while to warm up to it but once I threw her puppy dog in she was willing to go in to get him back. Once she was in she LOVED it! We've read books in tunnel, put all toys in the tunnel, made the tunnel dance...she's having a blast!

Good As New

I am excited to report that Matney is all better! We went to the dr. this morning and they thought it was Nursemaid's Elbow. That was the original guess last night at CHOA but the "fix" didn't work so they looked for another diagnosis. The dr. this morning wanted to try again and sure enough one good arm twist and she was good as new! Thank goodness. As a mama my mind was running through horrible scenarios last night...something neurological, a brain tumor that is already big enough to be effecting her arm, etc...so I am thrilled this was such a common, easy to fix, minimally painful accident.
And what did we learn from this? No more playing like wild monkeys and swinging from our arms in this house. All little girls need their feet on the ground!!!

Injured...again!

Matney's new addition.


I have a feeling it is going to be one thing after another as Matney grows. Last night when she was getting a bath my mom noticed that she wasn't moving her right arm. Long story short we ended up at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta last night and came home with a sling and splint. At first the Dr told us her elbow was broken but he called us while we were driving home and said the radiologist at Emory had reviewed the Xray and said it wasn't broken. She slept in the splint last night. I took it off this morning and she still is not using that arm. So, it is back on and we are headed to the dr this morning. Who knows! We'll update again this afternoon.

Getting Big!

I am thinking we may end up with a thumb sucker. Halle Kate loves her hand and is not a big fan of the paci. I wonder if she'll take to sucking her thumb once she can find it.

Matney FLIPS out...but why?

I was out of the room getting the car packed to head out one morning when I heard Matney having a fit in the living room. I came in to find her pointing and squealing...but at what???



OH MY! I had turned on Sesame Street to keep her distracted while I loaded the car. And do you know who was on the big TV singing away?

ELMO AND HIS DUCKS!!! Yep, the one and only Elmo and his 4 ducks!!! Can you believe it? Until now we'd only had the pleasure of watching Mr. Mo and his quackers on the computer but now...oh what a happy day for Miss M!


And if you have no idea what I'm talking about please refer back to this post. I promise it will make you smile.

No favorites here

Just so you know that there are no favorites in this house here are some pictures of Halle Kate over the past several days. Matney was easy to take a picture of when she was little because she loved the boppy. I took tons of pics of her in there every day. Halle Kate? She hates the boppy, hates the swing, hates the bouncy seat. She would like to be held up with her head over your shoulder, thank you very much, and that makes it hard to take a picture. Anyway, here are a few I snapped along the way.
Suprise!

Just relaxing in Mama's lap.


So sweet and peaceful. This is how she spent her time at the mall while Matney ran wild in the play area.

Sneaky, Sneaky!

I am POSITIVE that Matney has learned to hide her pacis now that she doesn't get one unless it is bedtime (or unless I am not around and Grandma feels sorry for her!). Look at this. In the first picture, behind that dumb old paci, is a look of fear and questioning. Matney found a paci and it is still on her clip. "Hmmm...you think Mama will notice this??? It does happen to blend in with my outfit rather well."

And this picture? Llama llama mad at Mama! Yep, baby girl, I know a paci when I see one. And I snatched the paci away!

Look, Kaci!!!

Though there are pictures of the girls this is for my friend Kaci. She is physical therapist who works with kids and got many phone calls from me when Matney didn't want to roll over, stand up, crawl, etc. Kaci taught me how important is was for her to be on her belly and strengthening those back and neck muscles from the beginning.

So, Aren't you impressed? Here is proof that I did learn something! Halle Kate is already spending time on her belly at one month. Maybe you won't get as many phone calls from me with Halle Kate as you did with Matney. We miss you, come see us soon!!!

I can hardly stand the cuteness!!!

I know that many of you reading have your own kids. And yes, your own kids are the cutest thing you've ever seen but pretend not to be biased for just a minute. Now tell me that this is not the cutest munchkin? Oh my, I can hardly stand it. Looking at these pictures makes me want to go grab my pigtailed girl right out of her bed just to give her a big kiss!!!



There is only one more full week of my mom being up here before school starts again so we all worked hard to get the boring stuff done last week. Oil changes, eye dr appts, etc...yuck. Taking Matney back to the mall playground...FUN!!!




I asked Matney to find me the pig. Um, right HERE!


Such a cute little behind with that hairdo. Even her backside makes me smile!

First comes love, then comes marriage...

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Stacey with a big, huge, honkin' baby carriage!
Remember a couple posts ago I said I was going to put together our new double stroller? Well here it is and it is huge! Oh my goodness. And I think it is the last step before the minivan, partially because you need a bus to fit it into. This bad boy weighs 40 lbs and is loads of fun to lift in and out of the car. Add 25lbs of Matney and 15+ lbs of Halle Kate and her infant seat and it is a BEAST! I assure you I will NOT be taking it on any long walks around this neighborhood's hills. I am pretty sure that halfway up it's 80+ pounds would come sliding back and crush me like a bug!

I'd been looking at reviews online for double strollers for a while and was really torn about which one to buy. They are expensive and I didn't want to end up with one that I'd hate and never use. Long story short I bought one, got it home and knew pushing around the living room that it wouldn't work. We loaded the girls back in the car and made another trip to Babies R Us to look again. I had ignored this one for a while because it was $100 more than the other options and I am cheap! However, after testing them all I knew this was the only one that really is funtional. So, I came home and looked online. Guess who found this stroller for $9 CHEAPER than the other options?!?! ME! No shipping, no tax and on clearance because this particular fabric is being discontinued. WHOO HOO! I hit "submit order" as quickly as I could so that I wouldn't miss the deal.
After several trips out with both girls I can say that I love this stroller and, even had I not gotten a great deal, it would have been well worth the extra money I would have spent. I know several of you reading will be in the market for a double stroller soon. I promise you girls, I tried them all and this on is worth saving your pennies for!