Just stuff

Haven't posted in a while so I just thought I'd update on a few things that have happened lately...
Belle news - since December 17th, Belle has gotten 5 new teeth in and is really working hard on her final 1 year molar which means not much sleep for any of us and a whole lot of Tylenol and teething tablets! She also has a serious case of the sniffles and a cough that just sounds terrible. She will be going to the doctor tomorrow because she either has an ear infection or has developed a new habit of smacking herself in the head... Either way - it might be something that the doctor should check out! :) We also got notification yesterday that she will be moving to a Toddler room on Monday. At first I was a little upset because I thought that she would be separated from her buddy Trevor (because he's not walking yet, so I didn't think that he would be moving). But I found out today that she will be moving to this new room along with Trevor AND Autumn. So the three of them will be staying together, which is wonderful! :) And, technically, it's not a "Toddler" room (that would mean rate reduction) but just a bigger room for the three of them. I definitely think this will be a good thing because when I went to pick Belle up last week, she was walking around the room and about stepped on a new baby about 3 times - so they will have more room to play in the new room with more age appropriate toys. They will also be having circle time and will be learning shapes, colors and songs. It is going to be wonderful to see these three grow up and learn together! :)

Along with all her good stuff - our little girl has a mind of her own and is one seriously independent little lady!!! She has decided lately that she wants nothing to do with getting her diaper changed and has learned the fine art of the temper tantrum. She will throw herself on the floor and cry when she doesn't get her way - which I think is really kind of funny and it makes her even more angry when I laugh at her... Hopefully that will keep her from doing this later on - and please note as hard as it is, we DON'T GIVE IN to the tantrums!!! Yeah, we'll see how that goes when it happens in the grocery store... She has also recently taken to telling US when it's bedtime. Around her normal bedtime - or before - she decides she's tired, drops her toys, says "night night" and heads up the stairs... She has also started telling me "mama, night night, bath". It's really too cute and most of the time it really goes well... sometimes, she suddenly decides that she doesn't REALLY want to go to bed and then we are all up half the night... But this is one trend that I hope sticks around!

Jen news - I found out last week that I passed my Professional Engineering exam... which means that technically, I can now sign and seal plans (and also be liable for anything that is wrong on them). This being said, I have been holding back on telling this news to the President at our company. However, today, I went to talk to her about some other things and asked her "so, if I were to pass my PE, would I be expected to sign and seal plans right away?" And when she said "No! That's what we have senior associates for." I said "in that case, I passed my PE!" She was super excited and it was really nice to actually be able to share my news. But I did talk to her a little bit more about not being ready to sign and seal stuff yet and she was okay with that. I think that's it for me.

Well, tomorrow, I have to get up early to take the monsters to daycare so I can get to work early since I have to leave early to take Belle to the doctor... I was also so excited to have lunch with KP and Grant tomorrow and I had to cancel because I have a meeting at 10 that will probably end up going waaaaaaaaay more than 1 hour... :( So sad! But, hopefully we can reschedule for next week and if not, at the very least, we are having a girls day next Saturday and I sooooo cannot wait! I am in desperate need of soem pampering and girl time...