Such a Slacker!!

Since I am such a slacker, I thought I should update my blog atleast once a month!! HAHA sounds silly, but that will probably be the case :)

Life is good, and very busy. I have been thinking about doing this excersize class called Zumba, but when I think about my day it just doesn't seem to fit in. I drop off Lauren at the baby sitters and get to work by 8, get off work at 5 sometimes 5:30 get Lauren go home make dinner play w/ Lauren, chat with Erik then it's off to bed. And fitting in Zumba just doesn't seem to work when it starts at 5:30 p.m. (i believe). But if I had more time in my day i would love to do it, becasue i have no motivation to work out at my house! And they have the Zumba class on Thursday's at 8, but I have already been teaching dance for 3 hours and don't know if I can make myself stay in that studio for another hour.
(so that paragraph didn't turn out how i thought!! I was just trying to explain that i feel busy and not explain so much about the Zumba class.. just work with me here!)

So anyways... I was just thinking about how much Lauren is growing and how much she is learning and thought i should write some of these things down so I won't forget them!

Lauren is starting to sing!! She likes to sing twinkle twinkle little star. Let me tell you how it goes
(twinkle sounds more like cirlce) cirlce, circle ......... star ............................ upa bova...... s-high!! I fill in all of the spaces!! She also like to help me sing the primary song "Jesus wants me for a sunbeam" the only part she says is the sunbeam part, she says "beep" (instead of beam) and jumps when she says it too!!

She also likes me to sing to her (so on the way to work if any of you see me singing in my car.. you will know why!) She is very particular about the songs that I sing. If she does not like the song that I am singing she will let me know by screaming and starting to cry! So I follow orders and quickly switch songs!! The ones I have found she approves of (and it really depends on the day) are: twinkle twinkle, I'm a little tea pot(she really likes this one), and Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.

Lauren loves to talk on the phone. The other night Erik called his mom, and lauren demanded to have the phone, and she sat there and chatted with Grandma for a good 5 or 10 minutes! Even if no one is on the other line she is still chatty!! The newest cutest thing she has done while talking on the phone is say "hi" pause for a second "bye" and then start talking!

Lauren has all of her molars in THANK GOODNESS, she showed signs of serious teething :) The nights were the worst, when the sun went down she turned into a monster! But she is coming back around and the night time monster is slowly passing!

Lauren loves to be outside and even if her nose, cheeks, and hands are freezing she still throws a fit when I try to get her to come inside! I usually bribe her with cheese and she skips the fit throwing part!! But I am glad she likes to be outside, and I can't wait for summer to come and we can be outside more often! Every time we go outside she always says "soo" (translation: snow) And when we are out side we always have to go see the "puppies" she is really good at saying puppies!

The bottom line is she is an awesome little girl and makes every day a whole lot better for me and Erik!! She makes us laugh, and even when she is trying to make herself cry we still have to giggle at her! Every day is a new adventure and the ride is AWESOME!

Love you lady Lauren :)

Update and a look at Lauren's World

I am such a slacker at this blogging business.. but I love to read everyone elses so I thank all of you who keep up with your blog!

Christmas was good, we spent a lot of time with family and Santa was good to us all! Lauren got spoiled and she was a little overwhelmed by all of the present opening but she got through it! I got a new phone and a columbia jacket that is purple and I LOVE (from Erik) from his parents I got a jewlery box and we got an Amish made heater- heat surge, which is so nice! Erik got a variety of warm clothes, warm socks, tools and things, and many more I can't remember, Lauren got a play area that has tunnels and a ball pit (that was from dad), books, books, and books, clothes, and the cutest little interactive puppy named Violet, a Dora couch that folds into a bed, puzzles, and toys.

New Years was fun.. we didn't do anything special, Debbie and I watched Halmark Christmas movies and pretty sure I wasn't awake to bring in the New Year, but it came in fine w/out me awake! I had a nice two week vacation from work and enjoyed being home with Lauren! It was nice to just relax, but still seemed like we were doing something every single day!

I have no pictures because my diaper bag has gotten to my camera, and I am pretty sure the camera is done for. So until I find my old camera or buy a new one we will be pictureless.

In Lauren's world...
She is growing so fast and starting to talk a lot more. She is trying to repeat words that we say and her dad has gotten caught because she tried to repeat a very naughty word that sharts with sh...! But he knew he was caught and laughed about it but he better be carefull!
Some of her new words are
wee - Willie (Steve and Debbies Jack Russell Terrior)
ree- ready (like when the timer goes off for the oven or microwave)
mok - milk
ah dah - all done
baaboo's - bubbles
book - book (she doesn't say much of the oo so it's more like b-k)
She has a few certain books that she really likes and she picks them from the book shelf and there are a few that might say something about giving a kiss goodnight, or one says something about a bunny falling down.. and I tell her to give them a kiss and the sweet thing is that she remembers the page were i told her to kiss and she kisses the page w/out me telling her to!
bawls - balls (once again she doesn't really say the l sound!)
dowa - dora
dee - deer
yas -yes
NO - she means NO!!
shhhh - when dad is sleeping she not and points to her nose and says shhh.. because she see's me putting my finger to my mouth, but she points to her nose!
zzzzzzz - zip (when we are zipping up her coat)
sesus - jesus
men - amen
wass - wash (she likes to wash up after eating and really anytime!)
The other night she had a wash cloth and was walking around the house saying wass wass she was happy with that wash cloth for about 20 minutes! It is really her new favorite toy!
ouse - house
caut -coat

This is really for me so I can remember because she has the sweetest little voice and she is trying so hard to say new words! It is so fun to she her learning and exploring new things! She just amazes me everyday and I know all kids go through this and they do just the same but it is so neat to see it happening first hand!

On the other hand.. Lauren is learning how to throw fits, and she is VERY good at them! So we are working through that and trying to figure out how to handle that! I see the terrible two's coming on sooner than I would have hoped! But she does make up for it when she giggles or smiles or surprises me with a new word! So I guess I will keep her!

Thanks for reading and hope you all had a Wonderfull Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Confession

Lauren still has a pacifier (at 17 months I know thats wrong) she only uses it at nap and bed time, and when it is really needed throughout the day (excuses i know!). And I KNOW she doesn't need it because she doesn't use it at the babysitters, but I think I am more attached than she is, so I am the problem it looks like :) We call the pacifier a sas, not sure why we do.. Amiee's kids have always called it that and it just works. And lauren knows how to say sas and she shrugs her shoulders when she say's it (like where is my sas). Needless to say it is adorable! Any ways, we were on our way home and the first thing she ALWAYS says when she gets in my car is CHEESE (because she loves string cheese and I try to have a snack for her when we drive home, because when I get off at 5 she is hungry and the 10 minute drive home is a lot easier when she is happy!) so as we were driving (and she was done with her cheese) she says "sas go peas" (let me interperet that for you... Where did my sas go, can I have it please) First of all that was THREE words she said together and her little voice is SO cute, so I couldn't take it and I gave her the sas. I have no backbone when it comes to this child.
Any suggestions on how to get rid of the sas? I keep thinking when she is 18 months I will take it away, and now that she is almost 18 months I am a little worried so I am trying to talk myself into taking it away when she is 2! CRAP
In other news..

Lauren is doing fantastic, and she is growing so fast and talking more and more each day! She is trying to repeat some things that we say (and sometimes her dad gets caught when Lady Lauren try's to repeat some words he says.. so dad is working on that!)

Lauren really likes Dora the Explorer and we watch her in the morning before we go (mostly so I can have some time to get ready without her at my feet)

She takes a long time to warm up to people. It is halarious when she is around someone she doesn't know, she won't look at them.. Even if the are right in her face she will try her hardest to look around them! Her face is priceless though when she is being shy, she almost has the eye roll down (which scares me) but she is a very shy girl at first!

She has an attitude with a capital A! Starting to throw herself on the floor when things don't go her way! It is awesome expecially when we are in a crowd of people.. like the ward christmas party!

Promise to post pictures soon.. work keeps me busy busy, but we get 2 weeks of for Christmas and I am SO SO HAPPY!

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Lauren's World..

Lauren is getting so big, and growing up right in front of my eyes. She is starting to talk more and more each day. I just wanted to right it down before I forgot.
ma or mamma (mom)
daddy (daddy)
gama (grandma)
papa (grandpa)
bye bye
bye guys
mo (more)
peez (please)
dowa (Dora the Explorer)
ba pa (back back from Dora the Explorer)
up (up)
dow (down)
aw (off)
sa (socks)
shoo (shoes)
Kaya (my niece)
Ky (Kysar)
when I try to get her to say Kynlee's name (Kaya's twin) she just looks at me like I am crazy!
ya-ya (Lila) she doesn't have the L sound but she trys really hard, but it still comes out ya-ya
Oh Tool (Oh Toodle of of the Mickey Mouse Club House) She really only gets the pitches right but she does try to copy me!
That is all the words I can think of that she says for now!

Lauren loves to put on shoes, and even if the shoes are mine she still loves to put them on and walk around in them!

She likes to take off her clothes, she says aw (off) and when I take off her clothes she then proceeds to take of her diaper and run from me!

She has figured out how to climb and thinks that it is the coolest thing ever. She will climb on anything that is climbable and then check to make sure someone is looking!

She has a tendency to make things disappear. I will mention one thing that has gone missing.. my wedding band (not the main engagement band) It has to be in my house somewhere but I am at a loss as to were I should look.

She still LOVES books and would rather sit around reading then playing with toys. When she has a book she will point to a picture and just babble something. She makes up her own stories and tells them to me! When she brings a book to me or her dad she will sit on our lap for a minute then she wants down and goes to sit in her chair and finishes the book!

Lauren is the queen of the house and she knows it. She gets away with almost everything, and knows she can. She does know when she is into something she shouldn't be because when I catch her she gives me a look like, oh crap!

She is so much fun and I am so excited to see what comes next :)

A Morning Unlike the Rest!

This morning I was getting ready like usual and Lauren was watching the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and I went to go start my car to get it warmed up. When I turned the key the lights came on like normal and then the car just shutoff. Nothing would happen when I turned the key, so I called Erik and he said it sounded like the battery was dead.. The head lights weren't left on or anything so I am still not sure why it died. I wasn't to concerned because we have 18 hundred vehicles. I then went to find the keys for the Grand Prix and it was a success! I went out to start the Grand Prix (that hasn't been moved for a couple months, and started like a charm) and moved Lauren's car seat from the purple car to this one and ran back to the house and when I went to turn the handle of the door to the house it was locked... I looked through the window and there was Lauren by the door (she had been playing with the handled because she can reach it now and locked it on accident). AHH my keys to the purple car (the one I always drive were in the house with Lauren) so I try really hard to use my super powers and open the door, but it didn't work. Then I was trying to get Lauren to play with the handle somemore and maybe twist it back to unlock and that didn't work. I went to the back door hoping that it was unlocked and it wasn't. I called Erik and said very firmly "How do you open doors with a credit card because Ineed you to tell me how or you have to come home now and unlock the door because Lauren locked the door to the house while I was outside." He was surprisingly very calm and said just chill out and you can't open these doors with credit cards but go to the garage and get a screw driver and go to the back and pry the door open. So I am thinking "yeah right, I am really going to pry the door open" So I run to the garage and find a screwdriver and go to the back door. I start doing what I think is the right thing to do and it was not working! Then Lauren came to the back door because she could hear me russeling around and she started crying. So I was even more frantic and starting prying (come to find out the wrong way) Erik finally said just stop what you are doing and listen to me. So he told me how to pry it open and it opened finally! When I went in the livingroom Lauren was sitting on her chair with a worried look on her face watching T.V. We hugged and chilled for a minute then we had to be on our way! If anyone was watching me they were probably falling over laughing, because I am laughing as I am writing about this:) But we made it through the morning and all is well!