7-23-10

Here it is July, and I have thought about blogging for so many days now.  Laney has changed even so much since the last time I wrote, and so have I!  I am 28 weeks pregnant with Liam and am getting bigger every day.  Yesterday was our 10th wedding anniversary and we are celebrating by a small vacation to Bacara Resort in Santa Barbara.  We exchanged some new right-hand rings on the beach yesterday and went out to a nice dinner in town. 

Laney has turned two and is just a joyful little girl to be around.  I finished work in June and have really been enjoying my month home with her.  She seems to enjoy having me home too.  She wakes up early and then we put her in our bed so we can try to sleep until seven, but are up most mornings at 6.  Laney really loves to have her back rubbed and also loves "cratchy back".    We got her a special booster that raises the height of a regular table chair and she likes to climb into it and declare "dinner" when she is hungry, no matter what meal it is.  Usually she asks us for a cheese quesadilla or chicken and rice, her two favorites.  Lately it seems that her other favorite food is whatever mommy is having and I find that I usually have to give her bites from my plate too!

Laney moves at full speed now, declaring "Laney fast" as she runs laps around whatever she can.  She loves to take the pillows off the sofa in our living room and then jump off the sofa onto them.  No fear!  She also likes when I help her do somersaults on the pillows and laughs hysterical and proclaims "again." 

Her hair is getting much longer, with beautiful golden ringlets in the back.  She rarely lets  me style it, but loves to shake her head and mess it up with her hands declaring that she has "crazy hair".  Laney is also in a major "self, self, self" stage.   She wants to do everything from putting her socks, shoes, clothes on to washing herself with soap and climbing in and out of the car/stroller by herself.  She often needs help, especially knowing what shoe goes on which foot, and freaks out if you try to help her.