No Turning Back

I should really rename the blog to "All About Ashlyn". Alot of this is really for grandmas, but I hope you can all understand how excited and proud we get being new parents. Of course we have the smartest child ever because she has now conquered the art of sitting. That's great and all, but it's becoming a problem. Now that she's figured out how to roll over and sit herself up, that's all she wants to do. She's having a hard time taking naps now because she thinks that every time I lay her down, it's an opportunity to show me how quickly she can roll over and sit back up. Ugh...
She finally went down for her afternoon nap the other day. About a half an hour later she was in there moaning and whining, though I thought she would fall back asleep so I waited a few minutes. After a bit I went it to see what was going on. Ashlyn had sat up and backed herself into the corner. She was sitting there hunched over and half asleep. She knows how to get up, but doesn't know how to get back down. It's pretty funny and incredibly frustrating.

This morning I left her in the middle of the floor with her toys and went in the other room to do a couple things. When I came back in, this is what I found by the entertainment center...

Guess there's no turning back now....she's figured out she can move.

I hate admitting when everyone else is right. So I'm finally ready to confess that we jumped in way over our heads when we got the new puppy along with moving to a new state, a new job, getting a new house, and expecting a new baby.

I found Donovan a new home last week. It certainly wasn't a light-hearted or easy decision. It was getting way too hard to give him attention along with Ashlyn starting to learn to crawl, etc... I miss him & it's been a bit lonely but I know he's with a great family and getting all the love and attention he deserves. We learned that Derek really doesn't love dogs and they require A LOT of work and attention. We'll reconsider when all our kids are old enough, but for now I'm looking on the bright side. It's been nice to not have to worry about him mauling Ashlyn with kisses and not having to vacuum pet hair off the floor.

Tonya - I took your advise and we're just now trying out the Baby Einstein videos. Not quite sure what she thinks of them yet. My question for everyone is: Have you tried them with your kids and what's your opinion???

Well, that's about all our excitement for now. Take care and thanks for checkin' in!