On the wrong side of the crib

baby girl woke up crying this morning.  that doesn't happen often, and when it does, it means we're in for a rough day.  a normal day is when she wakes up and happily plays and sings in her crib for an hour or so.  bad day is when she's crying about who knows what before her eyelids have even popped open to let in the light of day.  brady, on the other hand, is one happy kid.

laughing, smiling, cooing?  check, check, check.

not laughing, smiling, or cooing.

"it's a raccoon horse!"  as a mother, that's my sign to break out the animal flash cards a little more often.

instead, we broke out the pool.  which has been sitting, fully inflated, in our basement since last summer.  talk about a quick and easy setup.

bumbo and sophie and this kid was content to just hang out and watch the action.

we saw a mowing tractor drive by and baby girl went to check it out.  i told her to be careful and not fall over the fence like last time.

coppertone baby?  this swimsuit was huge on her last year but fit great when i put it on her this year.  i did not take into account that the swimsuit wouldn't always be dry.  whoops.

this is the guy on the tractor.  i'm used to privacy in our back yard so the close proximity kinda  left me feeling a little violated.

need a closeup?  you're welcome.  he went back and forth about six or seven times before i finally decided we should just go inside.

that's a face that has recently been crying.  and a naked body that is wearing a fitted crib sheet.  she was crying because she decided she wanted that sheet on her crib for nap time instead of the one already on the mattress.

i thought i loved the free kindle app on my phone.  but i had no idea until i put a little P&P on there!  i have a testimony that everyone needs the scriptures on their phone... and P&P as well.

don't you want to just jump into that picture?!

oh, you're still crying?  of course!

this hat keeps disappearing and then resurfacing at the oddest of times.  after nap, she put on her swimsuit, this hat (inside out) and insisted on sunscreen (which was totally unnecessary because it was 6:00 and the pool is on our covered patio (best place ever to put a pool... no sunscreen required!  unless your kid throws a fit about it.

you're still laughing!  he really has transformed into the most delightful little bundle.  we love him so much.

and since i taught her how to open and close the screen door (to not let bugs in) my child has one more thing to be ocd about.

still crying?  great.

just two loving siblings... hanging out with some pistachios.  and as long as i give her the easy ones, abigail can open and eat her own!  now that is a milestone to celebrate!  "child can open and eat pistachios without assistance."  bonus points that she puts her shells in the designated bowl.

sometimes i get her hair wet like this just for kicks.

have i mentioned that she also has started refusing to eat anything [that resembles a meal - requires sitting down or contains anything of nutritional value] and so that's just a lot of fun too.

so she cried when i had her eat these two bites of avocado.  and then of course she cried that it was all gone and actually we didn't have anymore.  always a win win for everyone involved.  she's really precious.