Safari Park

Ella, Gary and I had a mini-vacay this weekend in San Diego...we had SO much fun!  We went to the Safari Park on Friday...

Waiting for the tram (or "jolly barn" as Ella calls it!)...

It started a little shaky on the tram, but it ended well...

My cute little bats...

Ella's favorite animals at the park were the giraffes...

That place is a WORKOUT.  Seriously, it was so much fun, but I don't think I'd go there more than once every few years...I'm not in good enough shape! ;)  The great part about it though is that my never sleeps in the car child did this in about 45 seconds...

We checked into the Rancho Bernardo Inn & Spa and played at the pool.  We really loved the hotel- I would definitely stay there again.  We ate dinner at Veranda and had a great view...

We got a little bored waiting for dinner...

So we took some silly photos...

But it was worth the wait...so yummy!

Ella, the adventurous eater, even ate calamari tentacles! 

The next day Ella was super excited to visit her cousins for Brice's second birthday!

She had a great time in the bounce house...

And even gave the birthday boy a hug...

We have to give BIG thanks to grandma and grandpa for watching Everett over night!  The safari park is definitely not the place for a 6 month old, and Ella was so happy to have so much time alone with mommy and daddy!  GREAT weekend!!!!

Everett 6 Month Stats

Everett had his 6 month WBV today...
Height: 26.5 inches (about 50th percentile)
Weight: 14.12 pounds (5th percentile)
Head Circ: 43.5 (95% percentile)

Um, no wonder this kid can't sit up...with a noggin like that, I'll be surprised if he can walk without tipping over!

Gary asked the ped about his head being a little flat, and he said it's not too bad (I think Ella's was worse), but we have to come back in 6 weeks to re-evaluate whether he will need a helmet.

Little Miss Croup-y Pants

Ella has croup. :(  Which means there is a lot of this going on...

It also means I have two unhappy babies...one doesn't feel good, and one gets practically ignored...no fun all around.

She has a fever in the 103s, and even meds don't seem to reduce it much.  The only good thing is that from what I hear, I guess she has a more mild case because she doesn't have that "seal" sounding cough- just a regular sounding cough, and she is still able to sleep through the night and not cough a ton during the day.  The hardest part is keeping her away from Everett- it's near impossible!!!!

Edited to add: You know your kid doesn't feel good when she ASKS you to put her down for a nap...and 30 minutes early at that!

Ella's First Haircut

I had a hair appointment today so my stylist said she would give Ella her first trim...she did so great!! Since she can be a little fearful, I thought she might start crying or refuse to sit for the cut, but she loved it! When I was getting my hair cut, she asked if it hurt me, and then she initially said she didn't want to get her hair cut, but after Lori talked to her, she sat all by herself...such a big girl!

Everett 6 Months Old

Everett's half birthday is today!  He is *such* a good baby.  There is no other word to describe him...he's just so good.  He just hangs out, goes with the flow.  He loves to smile and flirt.  He is WAY more active then Ella ever was- I'm a little scared for when he gets older!

He wears a size 2 diaper and all different size clothes.  He's still really skinny so even 0-3 month size shorts are really big on him, but he can wear up to 6-9 months in shirts because he's so darn tall.  You can see how long he is here...

 

He drools all over the place, but still has no teeth.  He's eating solids 1-2 times a day and gets about four 6 oz. bottles a day.  We're still experimenting with sleep since he still doesn't regularly sleep through the night...sometimes we do the dream feed but usually not, and then he'll usually wake up once.  He rolls like crazy and can prop himself up on his arms, but he doesn't sit up at all- not even in the tripod position so we need to work on that!

Ella and Everett at 6 months old...

 

Ella & Mommy Day!

Ella has been very clingy to me lately, and crying (sometimes hysterically) when I leave, and I realized that I literally have not had one day alone with her since Everett was born almost SIX months ago!  So I had my mom take Everett today, and I spent the whole day alone with Ella. :)  We had to do some errand-y type things, but we also went to the zoo...

I get a lot of alone time with Everett, which I love, but I miss girlie time with my baby girl!

One of the things we had to do was go to my office (which she loved, and she has been asking to go back to mommy's work all day) to pick up my new iphone.  That's right, I had to give up my Blackberry.  So far, I HATE the iphone.  I miss you Blackberry!  People keep telling me I will learn to love it so I'm just waiting for that to happen. ;)

I Love Holiday Weekends

Even though we had to use the long weekend to do some not so fun things like car shopping and buying a new refrigerator (you know, because our only 6 year old one died), we had so much fun having grammy and pop pop visit and going to grandma and grandpa's house for a bbq!

I made my favorite True Food Kitchen Tuscan Kale Salad, but I accidentally put too much garlic and lemon in the dressing so it was VERY bitter and VERY garlic-y.  We discovered that Ella apparently loves excessive garlic and acidity because every time we turned around, she was standing on a water bottle sneaking kale salad!  What two year old eats kale salad?!!

Ella also had her very first corn on the cob!

While we were out to dinner this weekend, I had Everett on my lap, and Ella came over to sit on my lap too because she wanted to put her arm around her little brother. :)

2nd Swim Lesson- Success!

Ella had her second swim lesson today with one of her besties, and she did AWESOME.  I was so proud of her!

She even practiced kicking with daddy before class started!

SALE!!

Little Chicken Baby Boutique's Memorial Day Dress Sale is Here!

10% off ALL Dresses (even sale dresses)!!

use code:

DRESS10

Click HERE for LCBB's Etsy Store

There are new fabrics either not yet made into dresses or not listed

so check our Facebook page HERE for photos of all the fabrics currently available!

We've also lowered the shipping costs on all dresses (U.S. order only)!

*Some fabrics are very limited quantity so act fast before they are sold out!

Photo Edited Dresses?

I think I may start using photo editing techniques for my Etsy photos just for fun...

Here is new style (3/4 elastic sleeves) and fabric...

E&E

Ella
Found a full bottle of cinnamon and did this while I was feeding Everett (yes, I gave in and bought her Tinkerbelle pjs)...
Her reasoning? She wanted "cinnamon on her banana" for breakfast. By the way, when I caught her, she was still scooping up handfuls of cinnamon off the table and putting it on her fully cinnamon-covered banana.

This was before she found a tube of vaseline (which she thought was sunscreen) and rubbed it all over her cheeks so that her "cheeks don't get burned" (direct quote). I can't get mad at her because I can't stop laughing!

Everett
Recently found his feet and is always grabbing them.  Learned how to roll over both ways...and over and over and over and over...which means he is now sleeping on his stomach.

Had his first Tiny Tots playgroup today (of which I am the organizer), but it turned out to be mostly older kids (13 months to 2.5 years) so once again, Ella will be making even MORE friends and Everett will still have only two!  At least I tried. ;)

Sewing
I made a dress in one of the new fabrics and a new crayon clutch...

New Fabric

I think I forgot to post about these adorable new fabrics I bought...

I'm currently making some dresses- I love these fabrics!  Excuse me if I've already posted them...I'm a little overwhelmed right now because I'm super busy at work...have I mentioned I'm back at work?? 

I went back early because we are so busy, and I can't believe I'm even saying this, but I'm LOVING it.  I now only do work for my favorite client, and I work on a contract basis.  Perfect balance.