The "Big Girl" Bed Experience

I recently posted a video of Evie getting her big girl bed.  If you didn't see it, here it is again.  She was very, very excited about this new bed.

Well, here's what happened after the video.

You can't really tell, but that blob in the middle of the floor is Evie.
She decided to lay on her rug instead of in her bed.

The aftermath the next morning.
Needless to say, the books were outta there the next day.

Her first nap.
The red bar on the side means she's screaming at the top of her lungs.

She finally decided to actually take a nap.
In her chair.
After she piled everything in her room on it.

Eventually her chair got a bit uncomfortable, so she rolled over.
And I almost had a panic attack because she had her head in the corner.
But, I checked on her and she was breathing (duh) and sound asleep, so I just
let it go.

Yet another nap when she decided everything on her bed needed to
be on the floor instead.

And that's where she slept!

And her last day in the chair.  It was moved out of there after we determined
she wasn't grasping the idea that the bed is for sleeping, not jumping, and the
chair is for stories, not sleeping.  

And this is how she slept that night.  Nothing says "comfy" like a rug,
changing pad, two books, two stuffed animals, two blankets and a pillow!

She does sleep in her bed now, but still falls out.  Instead of
dragging everything out of her bed though, she just calls it
a night on the floor and usually stays there until the morning.
It's adorable.  Kinda sad, but I'm pretty sure we've all been
there and none of us are worse for wear.

Evie did great with the transition to her big girl bed.  After we figured out that literally nothing can be in her room besides the necessities, she did even better.  Now before every nap and every night we move her rug, changing pad and all her diapering "accessories" into the closet.  Her books are all in her baskets in the hallway.  She gets to keep her two bedtime books in her room because she entertains herself in the morning by "reading".  And of course, Kitty and Ducky are always by her side.  She has recently added her baby to the mix too so when story time is over and I'm leaving the room, all I see is this little mound of stuffed animals connected to a body!  This girl cracks me up.  

Easter Weekend

Easter weekend was a lot of fun this year.  Saturday we decided to head to The Woodlands and take some pictures with the bluebonnets.  They were in full bloom and although they're a weed, they were very pretty.

After picture time, was a little play time.  

I will get up here by myself!  And she did.

I will blow you a kiss, but please don't think about joining
me on my bench.  Really.  I'm a big girl now.

Easter Sunday began with a visit by the Easter bunny, of course.  That Easter bunny is a smart little guy.  He knew that mama Coble is ready to hit the beach and decided to get Evie pumped up for it as well!  However, Evie was more excited about her new books and the chalk than anything else in the basket.  She must not remember how much fun we had last year on the beach!  Weird.  

After the Easter bunny madness, we ate breakfast, headed off to church and then drove down to Galveston for a buffet brunch and Easter activities at Moody Gardens.  

So, the brunch wasn't good.  Really at all.  But...we were seated next to a window that had tons of seagulls flying around and Evie was very entertained.  As a result, Darin and I actually got to eat without picking her cup, fork, plate, etc. up off the floor repeatedly.  Overall, we call that a win these days.  My, how your standards change when having a kid!  

Chasing sea gulls.

After brunch began the "Easter activities" which included visiting the Easter bunny, going to the petting zoo and then the big Easter egg "hunt", among other activities Evie was too young to participate in.  

So brave when the Easter bunny was 10ft. away.

No so brave when he's 10in. away.

After the petting zoo it was 2:10pm.  The Easter egg "hunt", which consisted off a bunch of eggs put out on an open field, was at 3:00pm.  It was 80 degrees.  Needless to say, little Miss Evie did not participate.  Instead, we went to the Moody Gardens Aquarium, which was a lot of fun...and air conditioned.  

sea lions

penguins

It was a very fun weekend spent together.  Which, honestly, makes most weekends pretty darn fun.

The Going Ons in Houston with One Very Busy Toddler

Darin & I have come to the conclusion that Evie was the easiest baby ever, until she could start walk.  That changed everything.  In the last couple months, Evie has climbed on top of (and fallen off of) pretty much every thing in the house.  Here are just a few examples:

This started as climbing on top of the dogs' feeding station (after she removed the bowls, of course).  She soon realized there wasn't a whole lot of room to climb on this thing.

This is when I discovered she could crawl up in the stroller.  She hasn't tipped it over yet, but we're just waiting for that day to come.

And this is how she celebrated 16 months of life.  She crawled out of her crib four times that night.  Fun, fun!

This happens quite a bit.  She decides she wants to go for a ride in her trike and will wheel it out of it's parking spot and climb in--or attempt to.

Here she is on top of one of our patio chairs.  Unfortunately I didn't get the picture of her on top of the table so she could get that green can in her hand.

And this is just a pic of her never ending quest to be in any water available to her.  Dog dishes, cat dishes, mop water, puddles....  You name it, she's played in it.

She has learned quite a few things lately too.  She knows all her major body parts, can use a spoon and fork (although is normally still partial to just using her hands), knows many animal noises and is always attempting to help put on her shoes and socks. I'm sure there's a lot more she's able to do at this point, but those are the major ones as of late.  

Here are a few more pictures and videos to show you a little bit of our growing girl.

Best trip to the zoo.  We got there at 7:30am with Evie's Funkle Greg and Faunt Ellie (Fake Uncle and Fake Aunt) and all the animals were so active.  It was awesome and Evie had a blast.

Ellie and Darin rode the carousel with Evie.  She loved it and I loved not
going around and around in a circle for what feels like an eternity.

I actually have many more recent videos to post also, but if I wait til I get those uploaded, Evie will be in kindergarten.  

So anyway, this preggo is exhausted trying to keep up with Evie all the time.  She is one funny, determined (stubborn?) and active little girl.  I love being her mom, but I will love it even more when I can move like a normal person again.  

30 weeks.  Are you KIDDING me?  Uff.