Stephens Country

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

What to do at home with the flu

Author: Carrie | | at 8:17 PM |

So, you may be wondering, "What do you do with a toddler who has the flu?" Well, here's what we did!

We played with blocks

We had naked baby dancing time! (There was dancing right before this picture - I promise!)

Fun with paper towel rolls

We colored - not sure what she's doing with her left hand here... looks broken!

Happily showing off her full belly

How we spent most of the day

Mr Potato Head time

and today with her sister

Scout has really missed Dylan. I tried to separate them as much as possible so there was less of a chance for passing the flu to D. D's been sleeping in the pack n play in the guest room and when Scout wakes up and looks in Dylan's empty crib, she asks about her. She was also highly upset with me for not letting her play with "Diddle" yesterday evening. So sweet!!!

Monday, October 26, 2009

The flu found us

Author: Carrie | | at 6:24 PM |

Scout was diagnosed with influenza type A today... the doc said most cases right now are H1N1. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out.

For now, we're keeping the girls as separate as possible and hoping Scout is the only one who gets it and she recovers quickly. The doc said it looks like we caught it early so hoping the tamiflu works quickly!

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Punkin Patch

Author: Carrie | | at 9:22 PM |

No cry

Author: Carrie | | at 7:09 PM |

I was cleaning up after Scout's dinner last night and Dylan was fussing in the pack n play. Scout kept saying, "No cry. No cry. Sis-sis. No cry." She was coming in and out of the kitchen and I thought she was trying to get my attention. After I cleaned up, I went into the dining room to find this:

Scout? What are you doing? Filling the pack n play with toys, of course!

Not to mention her shoe!

Girls playing peek-a-boo a few minutes later

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Land of the Weird

Author: Carrie | | at 7:29 PM |

Strange happenings at the Stephens household today...

Scout started drooling last night. I'm pretty sure it has to do with some teeth that are trying to come in. I picked her up from daycare today and her shirt was soaking wet. I asked if she had spilled something on her shirt and they said no, it was drool. Well, I didn't believe them. I thought maybe she spilled something when they weren't looking. I took the shirt off of her when we got home and within 5 minutes, she was wet down to her pants! Weird!

Silly girl

Michael noticed a tiny pile of dirt yesterday in a doorway and mentioned it. Today, I noticed 4 or 5 ants crawling around a now bigger pile of dirt - they were trying to build a mound in our house!!! Weird!

Bear pictures

Author: Carrie | | at 3:57 PM |

I've been taking a picture of Dylan next to the same care bear every month to show how much she's grown. Here's the pic from 1 month, 3 months, and 6 for comparison. :-)

1 month

3 months

6 months

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

6 months ago

Author: Carrie | | at 5:48 PM |

6 months ago I was waiting to be told that I could get out of bed to go see my precious new baby in NICU. She was so tiny and fought for every breath that she took. I spent the whole day (and several weeks after) praying that she would grow strong and healthy. My prayers were answered! Just look at my sweetie pie now...

then

now

Scout has grown up so much in that time, too! She wasn't even walking when Dylan was born. Where does the time go?

then

now

As always, thanks for looking!

The things they say:

Mommy: And we'll see all of your friends at daycare today. We'll see Claudi... and Jessa... and Avery... and Miss Becki... and Miss Jamie... who else will we see?

Scout: Barney!
~1/5/10

"Here, mommy. It's Sue Sue"
~Scout handing me her play phone. 1/12/10

"No! Mine!"
~Scout to Dylan - in reference to mommy's lap 1/13/10

"Oh no! Pants fall down!"
~Scout - and they had. 1/16/10

"Diddle spit up. She's yucky! No spitting in the tub, sister."
~Scout 1/23/10

"Jessa did it."
~Scout 1/27/10 (Jessa goes to school with her and she was telling me about what she thought was a crayon mark on the dishwasher. It was spilled spaghetti and Jessa's never been to our house.)

"No, mommy. Where did Sue Sue go?"
~Scout 2/6/10 (After I explained to her that Sue Sue had to go bye bye. I told her she went back to her house and that satisfied her. So much for the simplest answers!)

Mommy: Scout, you look thug-a-licious in that hat.

Scout: (smiles) Thanks!
~2/8/10

"Scout has a banana, Dylan has no banana. Scout share banana? No, no. My banana. No Dylan. Mine. Ha ha! Silly Dylan. No banana."
~Scout 2/8/10 (All said in the span of about 3 seconds - I think I got it all)

Mommy: Scout, did you know that Miss Kara has a baby in her tummy?

Scout: Oh no! I sorry.
~2/9/10

"Look! Boobies!"
~Scout after seeing a commercial on television for a Jillian Michael's workout video.2/14/10

"No no, Dinan (Dylan). Nite nite. It dark outside. Nite nite time."
~Scout Overheard in their room after Dylan woke her up at 4:30AM 2/22/10

"Cout poo poo on a potty! Yay Cout! I wanna sicker."
~Scout 2/23/10
She got two Dora stickers and a piece of candy. :-)

"Oh no! Where did my toes go? Oh! There they are. Hey! Where did my hands go? Oh! There they are! Where did my knees go? Oh! There they are!"
~Scout in the bubble bath 2/25/10

"Balloon is sleepy. It need a nap."
~Scout talking about a helium balloon on the second day 3/5/10

"The moon is wet."
~Scout (foggy morning - it did look wet!)
3/8/10

Scout: No, Dynan! No tinkle in the bathtub. Mommy, Dynan tinkle in the bath!

Mommy: That's okay, Scout.

Scout: Oh. Mommy, Cout (Scout) tinkle in the bath, too. Sorry.
~3/18/10

Scout: It's hot. Sun did it.

Mommy: That's right. The sun is making it hot.

*beat*

Scout: Ja Ja did it.

Mommy: Ja Ja did what, sweetie?

Scout: Ja Ja did it. She turn it on. Turn the sun on.
~3/29/10

Scout: No, Mommy!

Mommy: Scout, don't tell Mommy no.

Scout: No, Mom!
~4/7/10

Scout: No, Mommy!

Mommy: Scout, don't tell Mommy no.

Scout: No, Daddy!

Mommy: We don't tell Daddy no, either.

Scout: No, Sister!

Mommy: Sister didn't do anything to you. Why are you telling her no?

Scout: No, highchair!
*silly girl is just mad she can't have any candy* lol!
~4/10/10

Our cats names are now "Yogurt" and "Okee"
Yogurt because Caillou's cat's name is Gilbert and when Scout says it, it sounds like yougurt.
Okee is because I asked Scout what we should name the other kitty and she said "other kitty" which sounds like Okee in toddler-talk.

Mommy: Scout, we don't take toys away from Dylan. You have to share.
Dylan: No no no no no no no!
My 13 month old has learned the word no. Lord help us all!
~4/27/10

Mommy: Scout, are you cute?
Scout: No. I not cute. I cwaaaaazeeeee!!!!! (growl)
~5/13/10

Scout: (in the tub) Shhhh! Whisper!
Mommy: (whispering) why are we whispering?
Scout: (whispering) The bubbles are whispering.
~5/13/10

After flipping her plate over...
Mommy: Dylan, are you all done eating?
Dylan: Done! (spits chicken into her hand and puts it in mommy's hand)
5/19/10

No, mommy. That a worm. You eat it.
~Scout (in reference to a green bean)
6/4/10

Scout: I need a band aid. I have a owie on my knee.
Mommy: We can get one when we get home.
Scout: Dylan has one on her knee. It's my turn, mommy. I want it.
6/9/10

Dylan (after finishing her strawberries): Gone. See. Gone.
6/16/10

No, Mommy. I wanna use da big potty!
~Scout refusing to use her little potty
6/26/10

Mommy: What do we use to see?
Scout: Our eyes!
Mommy: What do we use to hear?
Scout: Our ears!
Mommy: What do we use to smell?
Scout: Our butts!
6/27/10

C'mon, little butt!
~Scout to Dylan
7/14/10

Scout: Oh! Movie stopped!

Mommy: Did you kick the tv?

Scout: I just a little bit kicked it.

7/20/10 (In the car)

"You do the pokey pokey and you turn yourself a town..."

~Scout 7/23/10

"Cock a doo a doo! Cock a doo a doo, Mommy! Did you hear that? Cock a doo a dooooooooo!"
~Scout at about 9PM... trying to fight sleep 7/24/10

Mommy: Do you know where we're going tomorrow, Scout?
Scout: A party?
Mommy: No, daycare!
Scout: A party!
Mommy: No, sweetie. There's no party at daycare tomorrow.
Scout: That's right. It on win-day.
(She doesn't give up easily!)
~7/26/10

No, mommy. I can't do it. YOU do it for me!
~Scout (while sitting on the potty) 7/27/2010

Somebody pooped in here! Naaaaah! Just kidding, mommy!
~Scout from the bathtub 7/30/2010

Mommy: That's amazing!!!
Scout: No, that's Aunt Sarah!
8/6/10

Scout: I'm scared of the clouds!
Mommy: Let's think of something happy. Are ladybugs happy?
Scout: Yes. Scout is not happy. Scout is scared. And tired.
8/7/10

Scout: Mommy, I need coffee!
Mommy: Not until you're 3.
8/24/10

"Yook, mommy! I holding Dylan hand so sweet."
~Scout 8/28/10

Mommy: Where do we pee pee?
Scout: In the bathtub!
Mommy: No, in the potty.
Scout: Oooops.
Mommy: Did you pee pee in the bathtub?
Scout: Uh huh. And Dylan did too!
8/31/10

"A tuna Matata! What a na na na page!"
~Scout 9/4/10

"Hello ebey-body! Welcome to Fwi-day! Welcome to Fwi-day ebey-one!"
~Scout talking to an imaginary audience 9/6/10

"Awesome!"
~Scout (after dumping her bowl of noodles out) 9/8/10

Mommy: What are you girls doing?
Scout: (showing mommy her toilet paper roll) We're yooking for pirates, mommy!
Dylan: Arrrrrr!
9/9/10