3/12/12

Alayna ate most of her cheerios and banana at breakfast.  At lunch she ate all of her grilled cheese sandwich and apple slices and about half of her tomato soup. 

Alayna was pretty loppy and out of it until about 9:00 this morning.  She kind of had a "deer-in-the-headlights" look.  : )  We decided it was probably due to the time change. 

Kenzie came over to her (while she was cuddling on my lap) and asked, "Come play, Layna?"  Alayna didn't go play, but she still must have liked it because she got down and gave Kenzie a very nice hug.  : )

Alayna didn't go potty at all for me this morning and also pooped in her pull-up.  That should mean that tomorrow will be a better day, if the trend continues of good potty training day, not so good...

Alayna was very busy building with the duplos in the back room this morning.  She made a "building" and was very proud of it.  When I tried to get her to hold it for me while I took a picture, she wasn't very cooperative though, either hiding it behind her back, putting it on the floor where I couldn't see her too or putting it in her mouth (as I finally conceded). 

3/9/12

Alayna ate about half of her oatmeal and all of her craisins at breakfast.  At lunch she ate all of her ground beef and her applesauce and seconds on pea and pasta with grated cheese on top. 

Alayna was so happy to see Aaron when he came today and played with or alongside of him much of the morning.  They were having a blast playing in and around the dress-up deal.  When they started all of the clothes were still in it and Alayna was hiding behind them.  Aaron would pull back one of the dress ups to find her and they both would just crack up.  It was really cute!

We were listening (and the kiddos were dancing) to my ipod music today.  I started asking "what's this one" right after it started (just a couple notes into it).  Alayna knew what the song was every time!  She really likes and relates to music.  It is amazing how much she sings as she plays throughout the day!

Alayna is so sweet and careful with the babies.  She is the only one that will always check with me to make sure it is okay to give the baby a specific toy, give her a love, or touch her.

Alayna has been dry all morning and even pooped in the potty before nap.  She told me she needed to go once, and the rest of the time just went when someone else said they needed to go. 

3/8/12

Alayna ate all of her blueberry bread pudding and blueberries at breakfast.  At lunch she ate all of her green beans and seconds on kiwi and turkey burger on bun. 

Alayna was following Kenzie around today trying to give her a hug.  Kenzie didn't want to give or get one and kept telling her "no" and pushing her away which made Alayna sad.  I asked who wanted to get a hug from Alayna and Morgan and Jadey both went over for her to hug them, which helped her feel better.  I think it is so sweet how she just randomly decides to give someone a hug. 

Alayna was jumping on the mattress and flopping and saying she was doing a "flop-flop."  She got all of the other kiddos interested in playing on the mattress also.  She is often the catalyst in the rowdy area, especially on the mattress.

Alayna didn't do too well potty training today -- two wet diapers and one poopy this morning.  It is so crazy how it can be great one day and not much at all the next.

3/7/12

Alayna ate all of her whole wheat toast with jelly and thirds on dried mangoes at breakfast.  At lunch she ate about half of her sweet potatoes and all of her tropical fruit and her beef and bean burrito. 

Alayna snuggled with me (and her blanket) for about 15 minutes this morning after waving "bye" at mom and dad.  Morgan wanted to "cuddle" with me too and Alayna shared her blanket on her own initiative. 

Alayna was collecting lots of the Velcro fruits and vegetables and putting them into one of the back packs and carrying them around.  She didn't take them all and there were still some left for the other kiddos to use so it wasn't a big deal.  She kept putting them in the back pack them dumping them out. 

Alayna had been dry all morning and pooped in the potty right before nap, so hopefully will wake up without a poopy diaper (that is usually when she poops here). 

Alayna was doing some amazing belly flops onto the mattress today (and yesterday).  She jumps pretty high off of the climber/balance beam and it kind of takes my breath away to watch some of the flops.  It looks like it would really jar the body and brain, but she just loves it and lays there laughing!  Silly girl!

3/6/12

Alayna ate thirds on cinnamon roll and all of her prunes at breakfast.  At lunch she ate all of her cantaloup and waffles, and at least a bite of her scrambled eggs and hashbrowns. 

Alayna asked me "Where's Aaron?" at least three times today.  Aaron is the 1-year-old of a friend of ours and he often comes on Fridays (if there is an opening -- because Peyton often stays with grandma).  I am sure I have mentioned it before, but Alayna loves interacting with him because he laughs at all of the funny stuff she does.  Anyway, he didn't come last Friday and she must be missing him!  I will have to tell his mom.  That will make her feel good!

Alayna did such a great job pottying yesterday.  Her pull-up was only wet one time and she had no pooping accidents.  She didn't tell me any of the times, but she was staying clean and dry in between times.  Today was like a total reversal.  She wouldn't poop in the potty (did it in her pull-up -- a MESS), only peed once and didn't want to even go in and try any of the times I took her.  She is just so independent that is all depends on her mood that day, it seems to me. 

We just got a couple new books from the UC Bookstore with a gift card we had received from one of the families at Christmas.  One of the books was a gorgeous pop-up book with different sets of birds on each page (forest, swamp, water fowl...).  That in itself was awesome enough, but then each page also makes that set of bird sounds when you open it.  It will be one of the "special books" that only we hold and read to the kiddos.  Today was the first time we read it and Alayna was pretty intrigued with it. 

3/5/12

Alayna ate all of her mixed fruit and her Kix cereal at breakfast.  At lunch she ate second on ham sandwich, all of her broccoli and her mandarin oranges. 

Alayna wasn't sad at all after daddy left.  It was just for his benefit!  : )  She didn't even cuddle with Gary for very long after waving "bye".  She got down and played with the "new" toy exchange stuff within just a couple minutes. 

She loves it when she wears the dress she had on today and Gary smells the "flower" and pretends it doesn't smell good.  He will sniff it, then say, "Pee-eew!  Stinky flower!"  Alayna really chuckles every time. 

Several of the kiddos were spinning until they fell over this morning and Alayna sat and watched them, laughing out loud when they would crash and fall. 

Alayna was only wet once this morning and went pee twice and pooped once. 

She wanted the leopard costume on today and work it the rest of the time we played in the big room after I helped her put it on. 

3/1/12

It was nice to have Alayna back today!  : )  At breakfast she ate all of her grapes and about half of her cinnamon whole wheat toast.  At lunch she ate all of her mashed potatoes, chicken, cherries and most of her dinner roll. 

Alayna was a little clingy before breakfast this morning.  She cuddled with Gary was much as he was available then came to me whenever he was busy.  When I went to leave the room to make the cinnamon toast for breakfast, she just melted down.  When Gary asked her what was wrong she said she wanted to "watch Lauralea".  That was fine with me, so she came out and watched and after breakfast, she was back to her old busy self. 

Both Peyton and Thomas kept going over to her, following her around and watching her, so I think it is safe to say that they missed her.  She gave both of them a love, but she also wasn't as long suffering with them as she usually is -- probably after not having them around for almost a week. 

She did have one episode of not listening this morning when Gary talked to her about finding a toy that no one was playing with rather than trying to take it from someone else.  She would NOT look at him or respond in anyway, so she took a little break and did much better after that.  It always amazes me when kiddos do something like that and think it is going to work!

Overall, Alayna was very busy and engaged appropriately.   In the back room she was so cute playing with Riley.  She was hiding around the corner then would pop out and "peek" at Riley.  Riley was really chuckling, which made Alayna grin from ear to ear and repeat it over and over.  It was SO adorable! 

She went potty three times this morning, but also was wet twice and pooped in her pull-up once.  She is our of diapers/pull-ups so we need more until we get this process down a little better.  Thanks!