Is it Fall Yet?

I get so confused this time of year. Schools in this area are almost year round so some kids have gone back and the rest go back in the next few weeks, while the rest of the country is still in the middle of summer. At work I am setting up pricing for November and cool weather is four months away. So I am so confused about what time of year this is. 

I do know that it is time for the Olympics again! We watched the opening ceremonies last night. Such a contrast from Bejing in 2008. It was impressive, but I wasn't totally blown away. They said that the director didn't plan to top Bejing, he wanted to do something totally different.

The gymnastics competition starts today with the men and then alternates with the women. The women's team final is on Tuesday. The Americans are the favorites, but anything can happen. They really have to stay healthy. The top vaulter is competing with a broken toe. Ouch! I guess it adds to the drama. 

David's dad popped in for a quick visit. He did a little traveling and went to northern Arizona to watch  Hopi ceremony and then drove down to see us for a couple of days. Indigo loves him. She can't say "Grandpa," but can say "Pop-Pop" which is what Eliza calls him. That could be fun, since I called my grandpa "Pop." 

Indigo is totally over her ear infection. But I think the next teeth coming in are tough. She goes from happy to meltdown very quickly. She's testing boundaries too, and does NOT like to share or hear the word "no!" I guess that's to be expected at her age. But it's hard not to give in because when she is screaming and upset, it feels like we're the only ones who suffer! But if we teach good behavior now, hopefully life will be easier down the road. 

Not much planned for today. The boys might take Indigo to the Tonto National Monument. I don't know if I will go because I have Parent's Night Out at the gym and I'm not sure i we'll get back in time. 

Here are a couple of pictures from our fun outing at the mall last week. 

Talent Show

I am now a stage mom. It's pretty hilarious! Indigo's daycare had talent show, dinner and silent auction tonight to benefit a family with three boys who have Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a very serious, typically fatal form of the disease. All 3 boys have it and their two daughters are carriers and could pass it on. It makes me so grateful that Indigo is so healthy. 

I'll try attaching the video (the last video I tried didn't play). The teachers taught the kids the bumblebee song (I learned it in camp with yuckier lyrics). My friend Emily had given Indigo a bumblebee onesie so she wore that and daycare made wings and antennae and painted their faces. Emily was thrilled when I told her they were going to "bling my baby!"

David's aunt and uncle and my aunt and uncle came along with my cousins. It was so great to have them all there. The song lasted under a minute but I think Indigo has caught the acting bug. She wanted to go back on stage after they were done. 

She is totally over her ear infection although we have one more day of antibiotics. She takes her medicine so well. I agree with her that it is yucky and that she is almost done. She seems to understand and drinks it without much protest. Such a good baby! 

Last Friday we had a family date night. We took Indigo to the Scottsdale Fashion Square mall to stay cool and let her play. She has recently discovered escalators. She must have ridden up and down 25 times (with daddy's help, of course). 

Now, Daddy is in Connecticut for training on new lighting equipment. So us girls are flying solo. It's not too bad, and the week will go by very fast. Emily and I are going to see Magic Mike on Friday while her husband babysits. And when David gets back we are going with them to see The Dark Knight.


Computer is not cooperating! I'll load the video to Facebook and email it to anyone who wants it!

...And We're Back #2

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it" (Ferris Bueller). I guess you could say we were living life. But it felt more like we were surviving it. Life has just been crazy. David went to Page, AZ twice in 4 weeks for a couple of days each time so I was flying solo. My work has been busy and David's work never seems to stop. Then Indigo got an ear infection last Sunday so she has been irritable and not herself. We thought it was just teething but it got worse over the weekend so I took her in yesterday and started antibiotics. She's perked up a lot but had a hard time falling asleep tonight - I suppose because it hurts to lie down. Poor baby! (update 7/12/12 - she is pretty much back to normal today. She had a lot of fun at daycare and was dancing and playing with daddy when I got home from the gym tonight.)

We had a very nice 4th of July at my aunt's house. Indigo loved swimming with her cousins. We met a couple there who are adopting a child in August. They are very excited and had lots of great questions. It made me think about our parenting choices and how we have been working hard to make Indigo a part of our life and not live completely for her. They were intrigued by this thought and said it seemed like a good idea. Go us! Does this make up for her falling asleep on the toy shelf Tuesday at daycare because she wasn't feeling 100%? 

I've been reading a lot of parenting blogs recently and several themes have been popping up. It seems nobody uses public changing tables these days. They prefer to change the babies in the back of their SUVs, in strollers, everywhere but the designated areas. Personally, I am 100% fine with changing her in bathrooms and have used the floor in cases where there was no changing table. I like having the sink right there to, you know, WASH OUR HANDS after a changing! I think this makes more of an impact on keeping everyone healthy than trying to avoid germs altogether. Let's face it. Kids are going to come into contact with germs and they are going to get sick. It's either going to happen through daycare, or at church daycare or on the 1st day of kindergarten if they have not been exposed before that point. I guess that is just my little soapbox. 

Indigo has a talent show at daycare on Tuesday. David's aunt and my aunt and some family are going to come watch. It should be super silly! 

And in two weeks the Olympics start! I love the Olympics. I started my 28 year gymnastics career after watching Mary Lou Retton in 1984 (good GOD I'm old). I'm really enjoying the gym right now. The Rec team girls that I coach and coach Casey went to Lake Owen camp in Wisconsin and came back energized and ready for their new season. We are switching to xCel this fall. It is a more organized competition program where they still get to do optional skills. It should be great! And David's really helping me watch all the Olympics I want. He keeps quoting Dana's line from "Sports Night" - "Olympic FEVER baby!" It's cute. 

This computer seems to be limping along so I'm going to call it a night before I lose this post for a second time. 

I tried to post - really

I started a new post.....and then the computer crashed. All is well. Indigo has an ear infection but she's working through it. Work is busy but good. Ono coming up on Saturday. Should be fun!