Uh-Oh!

A little drama for your momma:

For those of you who know Sydney's sleeping habits, you know that she has always liked to get up fairly early in the AM. M-F that is just great, because we're all up & out the door for work pretty early. We always thought it would be nice if she'd sleep past 7 or 7:30 on the weekends, and she does grant us this wish every once in a while. This morning was one of those mornings. I heard her making some noise at 6:45, but then she fell back asleep until about 8:20. I went in to get her, and realized she was totally suck between the rails of her crib. I was calm for a moment, I called in Jeff for back up, and I crawled in the crib w/ Syd to assist. Now, I have seen her sleep on her back w/ her legs outside of the crib before, no big deal. Today she was on her stomach with her legs out, which apparently makes all the difference. It looked as if she tried to get out of her crib the same way she gets off a couch, by sliding down on her stomach until her legs touch the floor. Well, her legs were totally touching the floor, but her crotch was stuck against the rail & she couldn't get back in or out. She really wasn't too upset about this situation, and I'm sure that having both her blankies (buddies) in her crib w/ her helped a lot. But she kept telling me that she was all done & then whimpering a bit. First, we tried to squeeze her chubby knees through the slots. No luck. Next, Jeff said he was going to get something to cut the crib with. I immediately flash to the day we bought the crib, and how expensive it was, and how we'd have to replace it if we cut this one to pieces getting her out. Then, I told Jeff to get something to lube her up with, and some scissors to cut her PJ's off her legs. He was gone for a good 3-5 minutes, mean while Syd & I are singing songs to stay calm & I'm trying to wiggle her into different positions to figure out which way she could fit. I mean, if she got them in, she could get them out...right? Finally, I magically slipped her through at about a 45 degree angle & Poof....we had our baby back. Jeff immediately proclaims "WE ARE PUTTING HER BUMPER BACK ON!".

We didn't take any pictures of her stuck, but I think she was in that position for a good while because she had some pretty good marks from where the bars were pressing against her.



To cheer her up, Jeff played peek-a-boo under her blanket.... ...and let her jump all over him. This is the new game. Sydney climbs on Jeff, steps all over him, jumps on him, Jeff says "OUCH" and she does it harder & harder & harder.
I get asked about 10 times a day where Sydney gets her curls from. If you knew me before I turned 4 or so, then you'd know that my hair was just like that when I was little. When I answer that the hair is from me, I often get this funny look from people as if I'm a liar. Since I do use a flat iron on my hair nearly every day, I thought I'd take this picture so you can see what my crazy hair does w/ out being whipped into shape.Surely, one day, Sydney will be cursing me for the hair she has inherited (as I did my mother most of my life). But for now, with a little spray of water in the mornings to tame it, her hair is as cute as can be & I think she knows it.

A Snack w/ Tanner

Tanner came over yesterday for a late afternoon snack & little playtime. Since we had a monsoon of a rain yesterday, I popped in Curious George for the kiddos while they enjoyed their popcorn. They both went crazy for the little monkey!
They toy kitchen is one of the new favorites in the basement. They shared well & played nicely together. At this age....you just never know when a play date could turn ugly!
Tanner was sure a real cake was going to come out of the oven.
Sydney's top eye teeth poked through last week. She's been a little drooley & her nose was a little runny, but she's been a pretty good sport about the whole thing. So far, the 1 year molars were the worse since she was fevered with each one & they all came in one at a time.

And the Home of the CHIEFS

We had a blast on Sunday at the Home Opener....and the Chiefs finally pulled out a win! Here are the few pictures I managed to take.

Me & Jen D (http://www.the-ds.com/kc/).

Jeff & Bud L

My one attempt to wrangle the guys and get a snap shot.
Didn't realize the camera was on zoom until I just downloaded it.
Our seats weren't great, but they did the trick. It really is the loudest stadium in the NFL, but that didn't stop the 3 year old boy behind us from taking a good nap!

Playtime with Jackson, Mi-mi Class, and a Walk with Nizzy

Last Sunday my friend Stephanie & her family came over for the game (yes, we lost again!). You might remember pictures of Jackson from Syd's birthday party blog. He was the one chasing her around & trying to kiss her. Well....not much has changed. He immediately laid a few kisses on her as soon as he walked in the door. Instead of crawling around after each other, now they ran all over the place. Sydney had a bit of a hard time sharing, but she was a pretty good sport.
Here are a few quick picts from Kindermusik. Our class is very full (12 toddlers + parents). Elliot is Syd's friend from our first class & I was glad to see the girls remembered each other.

Sydney LOVES Miss Laura! Seriously LOVES her! Laura gets Sydney's full attention during class. Sydney follows her every move & stays as close to her as possible. During our rocking time, Syd wanted Laura to hold her. Maybe Syd's a little bit of the teacher's pet, because Laura is always tell her "Good singing, Sydney" or "Good dancing, Sydney".

We played puppets during the free time.



Since Syd has graduated to the Our Time class, we don't get home till close to 8pm. She's pretty pooped, but its worth it. You can see how tired she is here. I wonder, how much longer can I get away with taking naked pictures of her? I know the photographer's won't after just a few months of age, but I still think of her little body as a baby body. I'm sure our time is running out.Today Jeff had volleyball stuff to do, so Sydney & I cleaned the house (not our favorite pass time) and then she took Nizzy (aka Nee-nees) for a walk.We went all the way to the end of the street & back. I think she wanted to make another lap, but it was lunch time.

Are you ready for some Football?

We are, but it looks like Chief's aren't! Tanner & Sydney slept through last week's game, but the pre-game activities consisted of holding hands & playing chase (see below).

Hopefully tomorrow will bring better results for our boys. Either way, Sydney will be cheering them on in her traditional football attire.

Just for fun, here she is last year (picture taken sometime in November).

So Much Fun

SO MUCH FUN!!! This surely describes Sydney right now, and how we've been spending our time. She is just so much fun right now. At just under 20 months, Syd is just bursting with personality. She's starting to talk in full scentences, can sing the entire Alphabet, sparatically count to 20, and loves playing with her friends. Here's a snapshot of what we've been up to lately (sorry for not posting in so long!)

Welcome Audrey Elizabeth Bullcoming born 9/6 to Stacy & Jeremy! Visit them at http://bullcoming.blogspot.com. We went to Wonderscope w/ Danielle, Brynn, & Ella. The girls had a blast! Here Sydney is in the golf ball room where there are a dozen different ways to drop a golf ball & see how gravity affects it.
There was a room especially for the under 2 set. Believe it or not, Brynn & Sydney were definitely the big kids of the group.

At the pretend ATM, Sydney loved seeing herself on the security camera.Brynn & Sydney sharing at the Pizza Parlor.

Happy 3rd Birthday, Trevor!
Aunt Meghan showed Sydney how to play T-Ball. Sydney was more interested in running after the ball after someone hit it.
She liked to "mow" the lawn. I got so tickled because we told her to put gas in the mower, and she must have thought we said "grass" because she kept pulling it out of the ground & putting it under the cap.
Trevor got an easel for his birthday. Sydney loved the chalk side...she probably spent 2 hours in front of it that weekend. Guess we know what to put on her Wish List!
Washers w/ Daddy

Score!

Ruthann Hunt (Great Grandma) sent us this cute little matching shirt & hat. Wanna know how to get your toddler to sit still for a picture? Give them a snack trap full of Cheerios (or Cherries as Syd calls them).
We've been working on different facial expressions & their names. Here is frown.
Gosh, her hair is getting so long....we haven't cut it yet because I can't bring myself to cut off any of those darling curls!

We had a play date & since it was all girls, we made necklaces. Maddie liked to wear everyone's at once. Apparently, the other girls didn't mind.
2 attempts to take a group picture.... Its pretty tricky to get everyone still & looking at the same time.
I thought this one was cute w/ Brooklan cuddling on Brynn.
BFFL: Sydney really likes Maddie. Every day she asks where she is, as if she should always be at our house for a play date. When Maddie was upset, she went over to comfort her like a good friend would.
Sydney liked to steal Ella's blankie.

Where's your belly button? If one bow is pretty, then 2 bows must be even prettier!
Just chillin'!

Slumber Party w/ MaddieJust look at those ringlets! I hope curly hair is coming back in style, or else we'll be spending a lot of time using the straightener over the next 15 years!