Could the ears be the trick??!?!?!?

GUESS WHO SLEPT FROM 9pm to 5:50 am last night??!?!?!?!?!?!?!

I am wondering if the ear tubes have helped her sleep...she really does seem to be doing ever so much better...with last night being the best in ...well...ever!

I know its been forever since I posted (sorry). So...a quick compilation of the past few weeks:

• FIRST SNOW! She enjoyed everything EXCEPT for when the car was covered in snow. Took her a few minutes to understand I was cleaning the snow off the car and we would in fact still be able to go to her grandparents house to play. She fought me hard on wearing the boots, hat, mittens, etc - but once we were out playing in it, she had a great time. Though...it melted very quickly and I have to admit that I think her favorite part was jumping in the puddle of melted run off water. Hmmm....still a lot of Guatemala in her!



• First Parent /Teacher conference: Hilarious at 20 months old...but helpful, actually. I got a chance to review her "report card" with her teacher (which I am so embarassed to say I reacted like I always said I wouldn't...WHAT...she does way better than that when I am around!). And, as I am explaining to the teacher how she is very verbal at home and using multiple word sentances and trying to get her colors down, Lilly promptly starts to eat the report card. So much for genius, huh?



• First forray into potty training: She was soooo excited about having a potty chair her own size. She loves sitting on it. Loved putting toilet paper in it. Loved reading the potty book my friends gave us (thanks Chris). But, actually SITTING STILL long enough for ANYTHING to happen was nowhere in sight. It was just too much too soon, and during her nap on Saturday the potty chair misteriously disappeared until further notice.



• First daddy comment!!!! WAY EARLIER than I expected. But, we were reading a book about adoption where a mommy and a daddy adopt a baby. She points at me and says mama and then sort of ponders the daddy. I simply said that some families don't have a daddy, and some do. I reminded her Jackson has a daddy, and now every time we read the book she points at the picture and tells me "Jackson Daddy!" Whoa. Only 20 months!

ANd...this last pic just made me laugh. SHe was quite impressed at my ability to stand on a kitchen chair and change a lightbulb, so she tried to copy it. Her chair didn't reach QUITE as high...but she had the advantage of wearing a fabulous hat that her Aunt just brought her from Mexico!

OK...have to run...enjoy the pics!

She Did Great...

A quick note to say the surgery went really well. She handled the anesthesia amazingly well - even went out to lunch for a hot dog a pickles before her nap (which would make me ill anyway but she loves). Will post more later...but wanted to thank everyone for their prayers & let you know she is doing really, really well.

Ear Tubes this Week

Just a little note to let everyone know Lilly will be having her ear tube surgery on Thursday. While the idea of the anesthesia has me a little nervous, I am actually delighted to be getting the tubes. Everyone tells me the procedure itself takes less than 15 minutes and that the kids are new people the next day. Hmmmm....don't need a new girl...just a healthy one who can go more than 7 days without getting an ear infection.

Lilly spent the weekend w/ her grandparents and I got a very needed break. The past few weeks have been a lot to handle with my little one, and I needed my focus and patience back before she heads for surgery! SO - I got TWO (count 'em 2!) full nights of sleep AND got to weed out my closet, her closet and the overflowing toy bins. AND I finally feel like I am winning the battle against plastic crap in my house ;)

AND I got to watch the Packers win in a perfect snowy playoff game...and since Dallas lost they get to play at home again next week (see...how many of you knew I have been a Packers fan all these years???? How can you not love a team that is owned by its little nothing town in the cold northland?). Yes - I love the Bengals too, but they are never on TV in my part of the world. And, I love the Bengals out of a sense of my history...I just love the Packers for themselves!!!