Real Headstands

Today Paige was having a pretty large tantrum, over not being allowed to pull a dining room chair into the living room and push it over OR pull it over on top of herself.













I put her on her head to make her laugh, and then was forced to hold her in headstand position for longer than I would ever want to be upside down.

















And here are a couple of her looking cute, with the beginnings of a lovely tan.

Queen of the Nile

Yesterday, while Jess was helping his dad with some cement, and Lily was napping, Paige got to hang out in this little inflatable boat/raft. She sat there with a queenly demeanor, while we lowly servants sponged her with water, and regularly brought new pots of freshly heated water to keep her from getting too cool. Haha. She played calmly with the toys in the water, and barely made eye contact with us, like she couldn't be bothered.

Sweet Sweet at Bedtime

Here is a picture of Paige on the shelf in the closet. Today was the first time she decided to try it.














And here she is trying to put an end to her daddy's nap.













She has become wonderful about bedtime. Around 9 she goes to bed, awake or not. She's almost always awake, but sleepy, and we kiss her goodnight and put her in her crib, and she doesn't make another sound. But tonight she even reached for her crib like she couldn't wait to get in it. Then she blew Jess a kiss before we walked out. So sweet.

Happy Easter!!

Today we had an Easter lunch at Grammy and Grampy's house. Paige and Lily got new bible story books and cute baskets to carry them in. They also had a new bench to sit on.













She still had a tear in her eye from falling down a few seconds earlier.

Later we had dinner and an egg hunt at MY Grama's(her GREAT Grama's). She caught on to the egg hunt quickly, and had lots of fun. She also got a nice basket over there with candies and a couple little toys From Grampa and Grama Trudi, and a pair of new Minnie Mouse sunglasses from Aunt Mollie and Uncle Tim. Wonderful.






































We finished off the day with a blast from the past. She used to ALWAYS talk nonstop, saying either "deedledeedledeedledeedle..." or "littlelittlelittlelittle..." in the cutest voice of all time. It's been a long time since she did it though, and tonight we got a nice long "deedledeedledeedle" conversation while Jess changed her diaper. For those of you who have never heard it, you have my sympathy.

A List

I decided I'd make a list of words Paige can say. Some she still says frequently, and some she said for a while, and then got tired of them.

Dada(her first word)
Mama
Baby
Lily(or "Yiyee")
Kitty Cat
Gia (her dog's name, sometimes it's more like Giga)
Grama (actually Gamma)
Peekaboo
No
Tickle(Pronounced "tickoo")
Mmmmmmm(Not sure this counts, but she says it all the time while enjoying good food)
Ball
More(this sounds like Moe, and is always said along with the sign)
Basketball (this was "backetba", I'm sure nobody will believe us, but it's true)
I also think she's saying "Go" now, but I haven't decided for sure yet.

That may be all of them, but if I think of more later, I'll add to it.

Since I like to include pictures, here's one of Paige after she climbed onto Gia's back this morning. Gia didn't mind.














And one I like that Jess took

A Little Help

I painted two little pictures for Paige's big girl room. Tonight we were attaching the little hangers to the backs so we could hang them up. The nails are like a centimeter long, so it was REALLY hard to hold them still without hammering your fingers. Luckily Paige's fingers are tiny.


























Just kidding. She did want to help so we took these pictures just for fun. I held the nail for the REAL hammering. :) Anyway, here are pictures of her room. The only thing we have to add is her nightstand, which is on its way, and a lamp. I may paint some more pictures, I don't know yet. Also, when she actually moves in I'll probably repaint the letters that spell Paige, which are currently above her crib.

A Belly and a Chase

Here's my 16 week belly.

















And here's Paige tonight, VERY excited about Jess and I chasing her around the car.

Paige is a winner!

Today Veronica and Lily invited us to go to Bullhead with them to an easter egg hunt with some of their friends. So we went along. Paige and Lily didn't hunt for eggs. Lily's pretty young for that, and Paige was too busy eating a chocolate bunny to waste her time with eggs. She was also OBSESSED with the guy in a bunny costume. All the other kids forgot about him, but Paige wanted to stand near him the whole time, until I'd take her away. She'd cry and wave at him as I dragged her away, and then run back whenever I put her down. She also won a drawing and got a big easter basket with a pink dodge ball in it and lots of candy she probably won't be allowed to eat much of.

Here she is looking worn out from her big day, with her winnings:


















Also we went to Target and I found the cutest bedding for Paige's big girl room. I'll wait to post pictures for a while until I finish her room. I still need to paint shelves and things. The furniture is all in it's place though and she loves her room. Too bad she won't get to sleep in it for months.

Vacuum belly basket head

I took the basket head picture the other day actually, but she does some variation of this most days. Sometimes using a little white bucket we have, and sometimes her laundry basket.













Today she decided she likes to vacuum her belly.













ALSO, it snowed today! She loved it!

Funny face

Here's Paige today looking beautiful for story time at the library.













And here's a face she decided to make while watching a movie.













And finally, we had one more dresser to put together for her big girl room. So here she is doing tandem carpentry with daddy.

Stew and Carpentry

First, early in the day, Paige spent some time in a stock pot. It looked uncomfortable, so I'd help her out, but she always got right back in.














Tonight, Jess was putting together Paige's new dresser, and she decided to grab a screwdriver and help him out.

Cute Suit Riot

She got a new bathing suit today, and when I tried it on her, she danced on the vcr in it. She pulls it off the shelf to use it as a stepstool to reach the buttons on the tv. Also to dance on sometimes.













And twirling in her new dress.













Also, she added a new word to her list today. I pretended to tickle her stuffed monkey and she helped me and said "tickoo".

Sleeping Ghost and Salad Dressing

This morning Paige found a ghost costume in her drawer, so we put it on her for fun. Then she took a long nap in it on the living room floor.


























At dinner, she helped Jess with his salad dressing, the whole time he was trying to eat.

Lounging Around

Jess and I are sick, although Paige seems to feel better, so we had a pretty lazy day. We just lounged around mostly, and we did it like this:

More Poker Chip Games

This morning we let Jess sleep in. Paige and I got the poker set out again, and we had lots of fun with the chips. First we just poured them all into her lap and threw them into the air in a frenzy. Then she sat on her couch and stacked them on her knee carefully.













We finished off by cooking some poker chips, and then she decided to try a bite right out of the pot. I think she got that from Gia.