No Intervention Needed

Kaylie's speech was evaluated by Early Intervention yesterday. She doesn't qualify for services because she falls within a certain range--somewhere between her adjusted age and actual age. I'll admit to being surprised by this but relieved at the same time. Hooray for good news!

What Does Your Name Mean?

I got this from a blogger friend... I pretty much fit everything except being irresponsible and I don't think people would call me selfish (although I've had my moments of course).

What Elizabeth Means

You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow. You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily. Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are incredibly wise and perceptive. You have a lot of life experience. You are a natural peacemaker, and you are especially good at helping others get along. But keeping the peace in your own life is not easy. You see things very differently, and it's hard to get you to budge. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are full of energy. You are spirited and boisterous. You are bold and daring. You are willing to do some pretty outrageous things. Your high energy sometimes gets you in trouble. You can have a pretty bad temper at times. You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life. You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You're most comfortable when you're far away from home. You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble. You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out. Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia. Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

All American Babies

Ryan & Kaylie enjoyed their first Independence Day at the shore with friends and family.

Here they are in the July 4th wear.

They watched their cousin do some crabbing and went for a walk.

Happy 4th of July!

Happy Fourth of July Everyone! We're headed to the beach for the day. We'll probably be home before seeing any fireworks--gotta get the kids in bed. I remember last year not wanting to celebrate anything because the kids were still in the NICU. We spent our day there last year. A difference a year makes indeed.

Happy 13 Months (late)!

Wow, either time is really flying or I still have mommy brain. I completely forgot to take the monthly picture. I remembered today, so I took one this afternoon.

Update to Ugh Post

Well today I went back to the old schedule (nap in the morning) and we had much happier babies on our hands at the usual bedtime. I guess they still need a morning nap. Please, can I have the parenting handbook?

Ugh!

warning... not the most exciting post ever.

I started the transition to one nap a day today. They used to nap around 9:30-10:30 and then again around 2-3/3:30. The last four days we were finding that they didn't want to go to bed at their usual 7:30 time--more like 8:30/9! And they would still get up at 6:30 (ugh, but I can deal with it).

Well, how did it go you ask....They did well in the morning staying up until 11:15 from 6:30. They probably could have gone a little later actually but I didn't want to cross the fine line of tired and overtired. Kaylie slept until 12:45 (not as long as I was hoping for--ugh) and Ryan until 1:15--being woken up by a motorcycle (ugh, don't get me started on that one!) I think he would have gone longer.

So they had lunch upon waking and we played, went to Kohl's, played outside. I kept them busy.

They did really well until 6--well, 5:50 to be exact. We had some meltdowns in the high chairs, so we went upstairs to play. Different environment usually works. I was planning on a 7PM bottle and immediate bed. Well, they had the 7 PM bottle but STILL wanted to be up! WHAT!?!?! I was astonished. I found this out after bringing Ryan up (after seeing that he could barely stand up) and him wailing on and on (ugh!) until we finally went to go get him. I knew he was at the overtired state, but we let him be downstairs for a bit longer. When brought up, again he carried on crying for what seemed like forever, finally passing out at 8:10. Ugh, I just hate that. It breaks my heart. We're not sure if he is getting a separation anxiety or is just overtired. Up until four days ago, we used to literally put him in the crib, say goodnight and walk out of the room. What gives????

Kaylie was a good girl. She played & pooped (ugh! seems to be her new poop time, so there goes a wasted overnight diaper) after her bottle and then was brought up at 7:40 and she went down without a fight. Still a bit late considering when she woke up, but I'll take it.

I know it was only day one and it will take some getting used to. Hopefully, it gets better each day. Suggestions? Leave a comment.