HOT, HOT

Well today reached 113F.  It was so hot, and Calleigh still wanted to play outside.  What a crazy lady.  I guess she is an Arizona girl so she will get used to playing when its like a thousand degrees outside.  I am thankful for art class, swim class and skating lessons that can keep me cool.

Another Ultrasoud

 Today I had to go for another ultrasound.  This time I had to go to the level 2, where they deal with high risk pregnancy and what not.  I have had two other ultrasounds already this month, so this was the third.  The first time I went for my ultrasound was to check for the baby's anatomy, and get some measurements.  Well they couldn't get all the measurements they needed, because baby was positioned in an awkward position and was not being very cooperative.  So I made another appointment a week later.  This time they could get what they wanted, however, to the technician baby's bladder was measuring smaller then it should.  So they wanted a second opinion, so they sent me to the level 2 ultrasound.  I was there once before when I was pregnant with Calleigh, so I new the drill.  Well all is fine, it turns out that every time they go to measure the bladder, baby has released the fluids from its bladder.  They watched the liquid go into the bladder and come back out, so we know that it functions the right way.  So we have nothing to worry about now.  We got some good pictures of baby.  

Busy day

 Well today was another busy day.  This morning we had art class, which Calleigh is doing so good at.  When class started two weeks ago, she was not interested it getting messy at all.  Now, she is not as apprehensive to get a little dirty.  Today she actually put her whole hand in paint to do hand prints.  I was surprised that she did it willingly.  Then after art class, we had swimming lessons.  She is doing a lot better now with swimming lessons also.  She is kicking her legs very well and blowing lots of bubbles.  Her favorite thing to do is to jump into the water.  After swimming, we went out for lunch with grandma (my mom) and my uncle who was only in town for today. We had a very busy but fun day!!!

Happy Father's Day

A-amazing

N-nice

D-dad

Y-Young and hard working

I have an amazing husband and father to our daughter, and soon to be new addition.  Today started with Calleigh and I making some blueberry pancakes together.  Calleigh went and got Andy up from bed, and told him time to eat pancakes.  Then Calleigh gave Andy his father's day gifts.  A new charcoal grill, and the accessories to go along with it, and a little paper tie Calleigh made in art class this past week.  We had a nice little breakfast then got ready for church.  After church we went over to my parent's house for lunch.  My in-laws joined us for some hamburgers.  It was then time for Calleigh to have a little nap, so home we went.  Andy put together his new grill, so we could use it tonight for dinner.  We invited the whole family over to our house for dinner to celebrate father's day.  We had a grand total of 12 including all babies and kids.  It was great.  We had some, smoked baby back ribs, baked potatoes on Andy's new grill, salad and cheese macaroni salad.  For desert, I made chocolate brownie cookies with ice cream.  We had a very nice time and are happy to celebrate all the wonderful and amazing dads!!!!

Helpful ideas for managing angry behaviors

Today Andy and I were at our Foster Care training class, (only 5 more to go), and they had a guest speaker come and talk to us about managing behaviors.  I got some new ideas, that would be useful in the near future.
When dealing with some behaviors she says that the first thing you should do is create MAD rules, such as, no touching, biting, or hitting others.   She says young kids who need to express their angry need to release it some how.  She suggests to get a pair of old work boots and decorate them.  Add bells, feathers, lighting bolts, etc, to them.  When a child feels like they are getting mad at something/someone, have them go and put the boats on they can jump around/stomp their feet, to release all their angry.  Some other ideas were, stomping on ice cubes, ripping cardboard, and flattening milk jugs.  A suggestive book she said to read with kids is Tristen's Temper Tantrum.  I loved this idea, and will definitely use it if we ever have to. 

First Library Visit

Today Calleigh and I and two girls I work with went to the library.  We first got to sign up for a library card.  That was easy.  Then it was off to find some books.  The older girls that I work with, wanted books on The Brain and spiders, so we found them some books.  Then it was Calleigh's turn to find some books.  She was so excited, she was pulling all different kinds of books off the shelves.  I think she was a little overwhelmed with the amount of books there were.  Then towards the end of our visit, I asked her if she wanted to take any books home, she promptly said "yes".  She was pulling books off the shelve and handing them to me saying "take home, take home"  She had so many.  I limited her to four books, and she was just as happy.  On our way out she was holding one of her books, "Clifford the Big red dog".  I think we will have to go again and maybe next time just sit and read some books.  She really enjoyed her first trip to the library.

Daddy and Calleigh

Today Andy had the day off, and I had a lunch date with my girlfriend, and then off the the rink.  So Andy and Calleigh had a nice day.  Our morning started with swimming of course, and Calleigh did a great job today.  She was jumping in the water and kicking her legs.  Not as much crying today, and the last few days.  That means she is getting used to it...right.  Once home from swimming I had to leave for my lunch date, but Andy was home, and made Mac and Cheese for lunch her favorite.  Then it was nap time.  However, this little stinker but, decided that she didn't want to have a nap today, she wanted to sit her crib and talk away.  I later came home, and she was happy as can be, so I got her out of bed.  Andy and Calleigh played some more and read lots of stories.  I think they had a great day together.