Katelyn and Kylie Milestones

My girls have hit a few milestones in the last few weeks. Katelyn is now officially not taking a nap anymore. We still make her have quiet time in her room, and she loves that. Occasionally she'll fall asleep playing on the floor. It's so cute!

Kylie has learned to scoot (on her back). She digs her little heals into the floor and pushes off. I'll put her down in one place and position, and two seconds later I'll turn around and she'll be facing a different direction or have scooted like 3 feet away from her original location. I've got a mover on my hands.

We attempted to put Kylie in her crib the last few nights. I wasn't ready and couldn't sleep. The monitor was too loud and I felt an anxiety in me that I just couldn't shake. So Kylie is still in our room. She sleeps better in her bassinet, so I plan to keep her there now until she outgrows it. Then we'll move her to her room. Hopefully, I'm not setting myself up for bad sleeping habits. Katelyn is such a good night sleeper, it would be a shame if this prevents Kylie from being the same.

4th of July by James Patterson

I love when I'm reading a book that is so good I can't put it down. It's even better than getting into a good movie. I just finished reading 4th of July by James Patterson. It is part of the Women's Murder Club series. I am actually very sad to be done with it. I get down to the last few pages and wish that the book would magically accumulate more pages. Even though it won't, I at least have the next book in the series. I hope it's just as good.

I just love a good read!

Eating Turkey

Tonight, my husband and I witnessed a miracle. Katelyn ate turkey - real turkey. We asked her to please try it, and she ate every bit of what was on her plate. Then she asked for more and ate all of that! I almost cried, I was so happy that she ate something other than macaroni and cheese, cheese sandwich, fries, or nuggets. Now if only we could get her to eat other things too...

Friends

I am the type of person who doesn't need a lot of friends but needs to know that people are there as friends. I have betrayed some friends in the past, and I am not proud of that. I'm just glad I was able to revive my friendships with them, and now we all have babies who are very close in age, within a month of each other.

Even though I am so glad that I have their friendship again, I am sad that I have lost others. I don't know what it is. Do I try too hard? Am I not outgoing enough? If I knew how to make myself more likable I would. Even people whom I feel like I could be very close to don't seem to give me the time of day. There's always another person out there they consider a better friend. I guess the point I'm trying to make is that I wish so badly I could be the one friend to someone that they always come to and can count on. I want to be the first in someone's life. Maybe one day...but for now I still have my husband and my family. And for that I am thankful.

Working Mom

I spent the day today working in my classroom trying to get the room ready for the new school year. Even though I'm not going back to work until October and will have a temporary teacher in my place, I still had a small glimpse into my life as a working mom of two. I missed my babies. I was distracted working, but my heart ached to see my girls. I wondered the whole time how they were doing and what they were doing. All I have to say is thank goodness I still have 2 1/2 more months with them.