Science Museum and Nap

A busy day at the science museum. and a nap on the chair.

Birthday Party and celebration

The order of these pictures has been mixed up, but these are from her birthday morning, and then the morning of her party when we decorated her cake, and then the party! more cake pictures and recipes here

TWO YEARS OLD!

My first day of being two started, unfortunately, by falling out of my new big girl bed. But it improved right away when Momma reminded me that it is my birthday! Then I found presents in the kitchen! The greatest presents! Momma is going to put more pictures up of me and my new toys, but for now this is a video of me as Dr. Zoe, playing with one of my birthday toys.

Our Blizzard, lovingly known as "Snowpocalypse," "Snowtorious B.I.G," and "Snowmageddon"

old video, selling ice cream (snow pics coming soon)

Toddler Bed. oh boy.

How do people do this toddler bed business? Zoe was so very excited about her big girl bed. During the day. Last night was our first night with the new bed, and she was extra rambunctious at bed time. It was getting late. I left the nightlight on and told her she could play in her room until she wanted to lay down, but mommy was going to bed. Because it was bedtime. That lasted 2 seconds. Bang Bang on the door, and then she figured out how to open it. "Hi Momma I opened the door!" I ended up rocking her to sleep before laying her in her bed - more than 2 hours later than usual. Then after 6 (of the usual 10-11) hours of sleeping, she was up again. Perky and awake and no interest in going back to bed. As I was trying to get her to lay back down and close her eyes, oh about 5am, she said "I can't sleep. My bed is open!"

Perhaps we've done this too soon? But I feared she would hurt herself falling over the crib rail after she climbed out into my arms, and then later I caught her straddling it, one leg in and one leg out. So I suppose this is safer, but hopefully its not a nightly battle.

*PS I just read gobs of people giving advice about this on some sort of momtalk webpage and they said over and over: spend however long it takes for several nights persistently putting her back in bed every time she gets out. no extra eye contact. no extra talking. no rocking. quiet patient putting her back into bed. over and over until she stays. eventually it wont take hours. I guess this will be the new strategy. Zoe is an incredibly persistent and independent child though. This could take awhile.