The Acrobat

We've endured some pretty unpleasant weeks due to little Ivy's canine teeth and all the illnesses we contract in the nursery.  Deep sigh.  No one has been sleeping much; and amidst all this, Ivy decided to learn how to climb out of her crib...at 3 in the morning.  When something like this happens, you're left to figure out what to do...at 3 in the morning.

Our options:
(1) Let Ivy sleep in our bed.  Umm, no.  We tried this for about 3 minutes, during which Ivy kicked Scott repetitively, whacked me with her teddy bear, and kept saying, "Hi," over and over again.
(2) Put her back in her crib.  Also, no.  She continued to acrobat out of her bed.
(3) Go to Wal Mart and buy a crib tent.  Wow, those are expense.  No.
(4) Read all the internet hacks, find one that works, and finagle a new crib setup where she can't get out.  Yes!

So we did #4, and while we were rigging up the new crib setup, we brought in a bunch of pillows and blankets to Ivy's room.  Ivy was very excited to be awake at this point and yelled, "Awesome" while she jumped into the pillows. These are the times that try men's souls, but also make us laugh.

Unfortunately after weeks of these shenanigans and illnesses, we were forced to re-sleep-train our child, which was horrible.  Also horrible are night terrors, which made their way into these disastrous weeks as well.  I've often found myself wondering where the medal is that I'm supposed to get for enduring these things.  Haha.  Also why did we decide to stop eating desserts...?  I mean, really.  For now, it does look like we're seeing some improvements (and not seeing 2AM - 5AM), so I think I can start to nervously laugh about this phase of our lives and look forward to the next one.

Hang in there parents!  It gets better (but sometimes also worse).

The Library

Ivy loves the library.  Any place with a new variety of chairs she can try out (plus books) is her favorite place on earth.  Also she can hold still long enough for me to photograph her.  (Yessss.)

Around Here (End of Winter)

We're...

...hoping: to revive blogging (ha), the snow somewhat melts, Ivy learns to like more songs besides, "Wheels on the Bus" (let me be more specific--only one verse of "Wheels on the Bus").

...cooking: all the instant pot things, breakfast for days (my food of choice when I'm solo parenting), gnocchi soup.

...looking forward to: Spring (Easter! Baskets! Flowers! The outdoors!), seeing a play this month, going to the temple this weekend, reading new books.

...laughing: about all the things Ivy thinks are "salt," about the nursery children, about the children's Bible songs on Amazon Prime ("Be careful little heart, whom you trust").

...watching: not much--but of course-- the Bachelor.  Arie is the closest they've ever gotten to Scott, so I'm into it.  Haha.  Oh, also--p90x3, week 8 if that counts...

...reading: The Snow Child (eh, just gives me nightmares about homesteading in Alaska), A Wrinkle in Time (meh), Toot Toot Beep Beep (Ivy's favorite book in the world), and Just Jane (review TBD).

...planning: a Hawaiian vacation, attempts to better decorate our house, the backyard updates we're doing.

...thankful for: modern medicine (we had a fun trip to the instant care for Scott last week--he's fine now), the conclusion of business trips, Ivy's good sleep patterns and cheesy grins.