well, we have survived the first 48 hours without daddy. it's a rough transition. not only do these girls adore their daddy, but they have such a special and unique relationship. Cris has been the primary caregiver for the last 2 years, and it was really, really hard to send him to Hawaii alone this weekend. I think it was probably a good thing that he had a 6 a.m. flight, which meant he caught a 4:30 a.m. shuttle from the airport hotel, so we didn't have to have a traumatic airport send-off.
we spent the day in denver on saturday, and checked out the Denver Botanic Gardens....which were really amazing.
Saturday night at about midnight Nova started crying, and when i went into her room she just said "look, mom!", and pointed to their bed.....and a giant pile of partially digested spaghetti noodles. She had perfectly aimed her vomit to be sure that both of their mattresses were involved in the mess.....so i tossed nova in the shower, transferred the girls to my bed, and stripped their beds. Nova had been in my bed for about 45 minutes, when round 2 of the spaghetti vomit made it's appearance. At which point i realized my novice mom mistake....no vomit protection in the clean bed. I tried to catch the spaghetti in my cupped hands, haha, which did not go well, so now my bed, nova, and myself, are all covered in puke. So back to the shower, stripping and remaking my bed (now thorougly covered in giant beach towels), and back to bed. poor little thing couldn't fall back to sleep, so we snuggled for a few hours until she finally drifted off.
Not sure if she caught a little virus, or if it could possibly be the fact that i had caught her ealier in the day drinking out of a baby bottle that she had filled with water from the wading pool that had been standing in the sun for 2 weeks and had bird feathers (and i'm sure LOADS of bacteria) floating around in it.... (i know!!! just the thought of that makes me want to vomit right now!!!) We'll just chalk that one up to beefing up her super-human immune system :)
so, enough puke talk!!! on to the pictures.
The girls were the lucky recipients of this super cool jeep that one of our friend's kids had outgrown and passed on to us. They definately grasp the concept of the gas pedal, but steering still needs a little work!
Do you see future 16 year olds in this picture??!
later this afternoon we headed over to our little local park for some "energy expenditure" before bed. The park has a ton of sand, which makes nova really happy!
The girls have been having a blast on their tricycles lately. I have been trying hard to get them to use their new balance bike, but they are still pretty obsessed with the trikes...we will keep working on the transition!
super busy work week ahead. A full week of clinic, then 12 hour shifts all weekend :( But once i gt the crazy work week out of the way, it is off to Ohio for my little sister's wedding!!! Can't wait to see the Ohio fam!
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