We are at home one morning in September and she says to me "Mom! Take my funny pictures and send them to my Nannie. I will make her laugh because she loves me and says I am so silly!" So I pulled out my phone and she made all these poses. I was totally cracking up! I sent them to Lois and we hope it did indeed make her laugh :) I think it is so awesome when she thinks of different family members and wants to call them to say hi, or send them texts - it shows that she is thinking of them and really loves her family. That is definitely what I want from her!
She started a new dance class! I gave her a few options on what she could try this year, and she wanted to do dance and I wanted to her to dance too! I was thinking of piano, but I am concerned lessons would be too hard since she can't practice. Dance was a perfect option! She really wanted to go buy a "dance outfit" before class (she watched SYTYCD this summer at the Lampards and knew that people usually danced in awesome outfits), but I felt like it wouldn't be necessary. I called the teacher ahead of time and asked what the dress code was, and she said anything that is comfortable, as long as her hair is pulled back. So she went in leggings and a t-shirt
We get there and she is the only girl out of five of them that day who was not wearing a little dance outfit with a skirt or tutu. She took that in, and I could see on her face that she wasn't very happy with me. I felt SO BAD! If I had known that all the other girls had one, I would have got her something! But the teacher said it wasn't necessary! Despite that, she still jumped right into the class and really enjoyed it. But when we got into the car afterwards, the first thing she said to me was "All my other friends in there had dance outfits, and we need to go get me a dance outfit right away". Sorry kid!
I called Brandon and Shelby one evening because I was feeling particularly drained. We had another appointment with the OB/GYN in early Sept and she didn't give us good news. She basically just told us that something was wrong, and that we would have an incredibly difficult time conceiving naturally, and that she was sending us to a fertility specialist in Victoria. But she then said that we wouldn't be able to get an appointment at that clinic for at least six months, probably closer to a year. After two years of trying, and all the heartache of the past year, that felt so demoralizing. And everyday it seems I have more friends telling me that they are pregnant, and every single time it feels like I got punched. I am SO happy for my friends, really truly... but it is just so hard to hear and feel like something must be wrong with me, and that I am less of a mother because I "only" have one. I work VERY hard to stay positive but somedays it gets me down. This was one of them - Shelby came on the phone and I just cried and she listened. She is the best, so kind and sweet and she gave me really good advice. I felt much better afterwards. Then the next day these showed up at my house!!!! What! How thoughtful!! She is truly amazing. It turned my whole perspective around. It is a lot easier to stay positive when people are so kind and show such love!
I had to start work again after the summer off... lame! I need a better job. But the hours are good for us, so all it well! Me going to work means that these two hang out in the evenings I work. For Jon, that always means going for a walk down the beach with her
Then he sends this... sitting in the backyard with her, suntanning. She wanted to tan in just her undies haha!! Oh my goodness. Also, notice the tattoos on her ankles and feet. Jenna has foot tattoos, and Q wanted to put some one just like Jenna. haha!
We spent a night in Victoria on the weekend - it was so rainy! Hello fall. It came on so fast and with no warning. Sad! I am not a huge fan of the rain... but better than freezing cold I suppose! We went for a walk on the breakwater which was good - one days like this, its easy to feel so blah, but getting out is a good thing!
I love this picture of these three. They all three have the same soft heartedness about them, which is really cool. We had a really good day with Lois!
Bed time was particularly difficult for a while around this time because she was pretty clingy, especially when we are there, and not at our own house. I think after the months of all the change and people in and out constantly, she just needed to be reminded that Daddy and I are a constant, and that we aren't going anywhere. More on how we dealt with bedtime later - but this is a prime example of how she would sleep when we weren't at home (or even sometimes when we were home!) - the blacks on the left side is my body... she is pressed right up against me, snoring and sleeping soundly. If I didn't sit with her while she was falling asleep, she would cry and just beg me to be with her. Poor girl! (and poor mom! haha)
Starting our Survivor pool! I can't say that Survivor is my favorite show... I probably wouldn't watch it if it wasn't for this pool. But it is a really fun way to stay connected to these camp people that we love so much! Our pool this year has Matt, Vanessa, Lisa, Brad, Sarah and Derek in it! The groups text with us all can get pretty hilarious. I like it :) As we were making picks, Q wanted to take notes too, so here she is making her "picks" haha! It won't be long until she does actually want in!
Fall has started, and I am really looking forward to the new routine. I love fall. Everything starts over fresh again, feels like a new beginning
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