Wow, it has been almost TWO years since I last posted on here. Part of me has forgotten about this little place that I use to use as a recording device to vent all of my happiness, sadness, and madness. I briefly glanced at my very last post, "Little Diva," and don't even recognize the little girl I see in those pictures. Was that Jayde? I see mention of the milestone of her "forward facing in her big girl car seat," and feel like that moment was a life time ago. She has changed so much, grown up so much. She is no longer that "baby" that I see in those pictures. She has grown into this beautiful, smart little girl.
WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE?!?
Jayde just celebrated her THIRD birthday this past January. We threw her a birthday party this year, in which we invited family and friends to come and celebrate at her favorite park. She chose the theme, FROZEN, which is her current obsession. She had a great time, visiting with family and laughing and playing with her friends from school. It was a beautiful day, which was great, because it is usually pouring down rain on her birthday. The day was perfect.Just like her.
She no longer goes to the at home daycare that she went to before (the one I had previously mentioned in my last post.) She FINALLY got into the Children's Center at my school. This is her second semester there and she absolutely loves it! She has great teachers, and has made tons of friends. I really do prefer this school out of all the daycares she has been to in the past. It is a play based school, which means that the children learn things through the natural activity of play. They always have such fun activities and learning experiences. I also am required to do "parent hours" a couple hours a week, which I wasn't too happy about at first (because lets be honest, I could be doing a million other things during that time.) But now that I have been doing it for a while, I really enjoy being able to watch Jayde play with her friends and see what kind of activities they engage in throughout the day. It has made me realize how important it is for a parent to participate in every aspect of their child's lives, even things such as volunteering at school. Also, being around younger children always makes my days better. I value how they appreciate the little, simple things in life. It reminds me that I need to start doing the same. I also like that she is always bringing art projects homes so that I can hang them on the refridgerator, and at the end of each semester the staff puts together a photo album of pictures for each child to give to their parents.
Jayde and her good friend Serenity after school on a rainy day
Since I have last written, Jayde has gone from a crib, to a toddler bed, to a twin sized bed. She could have probably stayed in her toddler bed for another year or so, but one day while we were shopping at Ikea she saw a loft bed (or as Jayde calls it, "latter bed") and fell in love. Honestly, Keith & I thought it was pretty cool too, since there would be space for her to play underneath the bed. For a while, we had problems with her coming into our bed in the middle of the night, so we told her that once she was able to actually sleep in her own bed, we would think about getting her one (because what's the point in getting a new bed if she doesn't sleep in the one she has already?) She is a determined little girl, and she is always working things out so she is able to get what she wants, and she quickly started sleeping in her bed. Lucky for her, at the time this happened, Christmas was right around the corner, and her Mimi and G-Daddy got her her own beautiful "latter bed" as a early Christmas present. Since then, she has been happily sleeping in her bed during the night and for her daily nap.
First night sleeping in her "latter bed"!
As I said before, Jayde is obsessed with the new Disney movie, Frozen. And when I say obsessed, that doesn't even begin to describe her love for it. She has seen it FIVE times in the movie theater, and relates almost every situation in her life to a scene from the movie, which means there are tons of times each day that "Do You Wanna Build a Snowman" and "Let It Go" get randomly sung word for word. At first I loved it and thought it was so cute that my daughter loved this movie so much (after all, it did get her out of the 2 year long Rapunzel obsession), and I sung along with her during each song. But now, after months of watching movie clips on YouTube, playing Ana/Elsa with her on a daily basis, and having to listen to the soundtrack during every second in the car, it is driving me a bit crazy. Don't get me wrong, I do think that it is a great movie. I just think the amount of Frozen in my life has gotten overboard. Sadly, this is just the beginning. The movie officially comes out on the 18th of this month, and we already have it pre-ordered (which means that I will have to now watch the movie on repeat when we are home.)
This past year has been great. I have had such an amazing time watching Jayde grow from a "baby" to a "little girl". It is so amazing that I can now actually hold a conversation with her since she now understands me and she can talk in full sentences. She is so loving, caring, smart, beautiful, silly, and the list just keeps going on and on and on….. Obviously I have SO many things that I could write about these past two years in this blog, but for now, I am just going to keep it short (well, kinda) and sweet.
TOMORROW I am starting a new journey on my 30 day gluten/wheat free diet! (and possibly make it a more permanent lifestyle if I feel it has a positive benefit on my body). Due to a few requests, I have decided to blog about my journey. I will be blogging on this page, so I can blog about the diet along with my "mommy" updates (since there has been TONS of people telling me that I need to start writing again).
Oh… and I will definitely be changing up my page layout as soon as I have the time.. Bottles, rubber ducks, and diapers. REALLY?!? Haha :)
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