She did get a little irked tonight when I needed to change her diaper and it was right in the middle of her playtime. She was really into playing with one of her toys but when duty calls!! So she kicked a little (her other thing...to kick me!). I usually say "Nooooo, we don't kick mommy." That really has had no affect on her so the past couple times I've been saying "Ow-wy!" and then usually she repeats that back to me and will stop. Not sure why that works!..and it doesn't work every time but funny. Other times, she will get that bottom lip out and give me a huge frown and even cry when I tell her no, but I guess she is kind of understanding she shouldn't be doing it.
It really has been a fabulous weekend. Ava and I went to the mall - just the 2 of us on Friday night. We shopped, had dinner in the food court and rode the carousel (another story there...later). She was such a good little shopper. Just enjoyed hanging out in her stroller and hardly made a peep, other than to say hi to people. Saturday I went on the Spoon River Drive with the Bettis babes. Travis stayed home with Ava. She had another good day and we just hung out at home after I got back til bedtime. Sunday we went to church with the Stille's. Ava went to the nursery for the first time and though we snuck out, she did great! The ladies said she played and had fun. Then we had lunch at Moe's. I made a quick trip to the mall during her nap and then we just played around the house the rest of the evening. Today was FABULOUS to have the day off!!! Ava and I slept in (til 8am almost, again!). We had breakfast, played, watched Sesame Street (she is getting more into shows but still just for a little while. She says ELMO now!), made a quick trip to Walmart before her nap. Travis worked a half day and then we headed out to the pumpkin patch with Lori and Uncle D for our fall pictures. I was really worried (with the fits...and just the fact that Ava is 1 and a half (almost!!) but she did great. She is just the sweetest thing!! The pics with the antique truck there turned out great and she had a ball playing on the inside. After our (about) hour long shoot, (in the heat no less, and 'fall' clothes), we had a snack, played in the little buildings at the pumpkin patch, and jumped on the big giant pillow!! It was fun. And she not once threw a fit. Having this long weekend was great but I am going to miss her tomorrow for sure! Oh and I actually have to teach this week as my student teacher is gone tomorrow and it's her last week with me! OUCH!
Well, anyway, don't worry, I'm not getting too excited about these fit-less days. I am sure they aren't over, but I WILL enjoy it when they aren't happening! =) She is getting her other bottom tooth now - along with one of the molars that is still coming in but she is overall in a better mood!
OK, so the carousel story (not that it's great) but she has ridden it twice at the mall and once at the zoo (just remembered).and LOVED it! So, I decide to take her on it while we are there Friday night. I am not sure if the inital music startled her, or what, but as soon as I put her on the horse, she started getting whimpery. Then it almost immediately started going (we were the only ones on it), and maybe she just wasn't ready. So, I took her off, tried again, whimpery again. So we sit on the bench and she was clinging onto me. She did keep looking at the jesters in the middle and maybe they were freaking her out! Who knows! She is over being scared of the vacuum though! YAY!
So, as my friend Amy S. said, I know it's hard to believe that THIS sweet little face could be guilty of throwing any fits!
