Boring Documentation!

So I know that many of my posts are probably brutally boring, and I know this because there are other blogs I read that I think are brutally boring. But as tempting as it is for me to make a "fun to read for all" blog, what I really intend to do here is document for myself, for my kids, for my husband and for our extended family, what is going on in our lives in these moments - the best moments of our lives.

So, with that declaimer, let the boring documentation begin!

I am officially done nursing Eisley. I nursed Emmett till 14 months when he kinda weaned himself. Eisley on the other hand was showing NO interest in self weaning. I thought that maybe as my milk changes during pregnancy that she would naturally become disinterested. I didn't have the patience for this - Eisley had been getting more and more demanding for milk, more attached to me and waking up early just to nurse. About 2 weeks ago, I was down to one (convenience) AM nursing. When she's wake up at 5:00ish, I'd just nurse her to get a few more moments of rest (she rarely would ever go back to sleep).

Anyway, so now it's been about 2 weeks (or maybe 1.5, I haven't really been keeping track). I nursed her once in this span, so I wasn't cutting her off totally cold turkey. The results so far have been very positive. She seems to be sleeping better. I've been letting her cry a bit more at night and in the morning and she pretty quickly goes back to sleep. Last night she actually slept the ENTIRE night without crying once. And what is even better, she slept till 7:30am! She is napping a bit better too. As for the uber attachment to me, I haven't seen a vast improvement there, but I'll guess I shouldn't be complaining there. I'd rather have a daughter who loves being around me, than the opposite!

That's all for now!

Chromatography and Dressing up

At the Science Museum yesterday we did a little chromatography experiment/craft. Basically separating colors of a marker by dripping water onto a special paper. We attempted to recreate it using a coffee filter and markers. Not sure what the Science Museum's trick was, but our chromatography didn't work very well. We had fun trying though! I just googled "simple chromatography experiment" and THIS link came up. Maybe we should try this next time.

Eisley loves dressing up - if you can call it that. One pair of her brother's underwear covered by a pair of bloomers paired with a chef's hat. She wore around one of my shirts as well for most of the morning. We'll have to get her some real dress up clothes - however, they probably won't be as fun as whatever is lying on the top of the laundry pile!

Science Museum with Daddy

Today we went to the Science Museum...

and the only thing better than going to the Science Museum...

is going to the Science Museum WITH DADDY!

We all had a blast and after only 3 hours...

we were all exhausted!

Emmett said he wanted to stay longer...

...but I was totally spent. So we called it a day. A WONDERFUL day!

My little Valentines

These are my little Valentines. My sweet little Valentines.

Eisley got stickers from Grandma and Papa. She was absolutely LOVING her latest artistic creation.

And then she helped Mommy clean the bathroom. She is such a great little helper.

Daddys are the best

I love watching Eric play with the kids. He is SO creative. This picture (taken on Friday) is during the game of "the floor is changing!" In this particular picture the floor was "soda pop." Throughout the game the floor had become ice, spikes, bugs, peanut butter, sticky, soft, balloons, trampoline, hot, cold, cookies...and whatever the floor was, the kids would act different depending on the change. It was GREAT! Aren't Daddys the best!?

Pink Hearts

Pink heart shaped pancakes. It's gonna be a good day!

It was a good day even though Eisley woke up at 1:00 am and could not go back to sleep. At about 3:30 I was laying on the floor of her room rubbing her foot, attempting to calm her back to sleep when she literally FLEW out of her bed. She was standing, I was rubbing her foot and all of the sudden I felt something fly at me and land on my stomach. It was my precious daughter, she did not cry a peep, just snuggled in close to me, breathing heavily with a light coating of sweat on her forehead. How she managed to throw herself out of her crib, I have no idea. I guess I'll have to raise the side of the crib. The picture below is the height of the crib when she performed her act of passion? anger? perseverance?

Sippy cup rant and rave

This is NOT ok, and this is why (well, one of the reasons) I prefer Playtex sippy cups over Gerber ones.

If you dare, continue reading for my Sippy Cup Rant and Rave.

THE VALVE

Gerber sippy cups only have one point where the valve attached which leads to the valve falling out which totally defeats the purpose of a sippy cup. False security! See how the valve is floating in the milk? Not good.

The Playtex cups have two points where the valve attaches. I have yet to experience an escapee Playtex valve.

HANDLE ALIGNMENT

Another shortfalling (in my opinion) of the Gerber cups are that the handles are attached to the cup not the lid) so when tightened the mouth piece and handles are often misaligned. See below. I'm sure the kids don't mind one bit, but it kinda bugs me.

On the Playtex cups, the handles are attached to the mouth pieces so they are always aligned.

HANDLE DIRECTION

As you can see above, the Playtex handles point down while the Gerber ones point up (but are mostly enclosed). The reason I prefer the Playtex is because they fit inside the bottle spaces that most diaper bags have.

DISCLAIMERS

My experience is only with the Gerber 6 oz spill proof cup, Playtex First Sipster, and the Playtex Insulator.

RANDOM THOUGHTS

My all time favorite cup, which I'm afraid is being discontinued are the Playtex Insulator, as seen in this picture:

This is the new style which I don't like as much.

Although the new style is BPA free, which is great, they leak. At least the last batch I bought leaked. Also, I like the sleeker, simpler design of the old style. I also like that they MATCH. I'm all about my cups matching cause the if I lose one, I know which set I've lost. Me and losing things, that's a whole 'nother post. Anyway, these mismatched ones drive me bonkers. That's weird isn't it? Oh well! I gave the few I bought to my mom. You really can't have some matching and some mismatching cups in your collection. That just makes them all mismatched!

What are YOUR favorite sippy cups and why?