Early day

Lately I've been using my iPod to take our daily photos, it's just so much easier and faster.  The quality is not great, but it works.

Yesterday was the first day waking up at 4:20 to make it to the gym when it opens at 5.  It was hard, but we laid in bed and talked about it for 10 minutes.  I think just talking woke us up and got us moving because at 4:50 we were all walking out the door.  We woke the kids up right before walking out, enough time to put on coats.  They wore their pj's to the gym.  

In the kids play area.  We have to bring our own toys and they have a TV and DVD player so we will bring their favorite DVD next time.

Sterling took a nap after we got home and Xander went down at 7.  He woke up at 920, thanks to my assistance...ha!  I thought it would be best to wake him so he'd take an afternoon nap.  Which, by the way, didn't happen...ugh!

Then the kids and I went shopping.  But before shopping we ate Subway and went to play.

We got home and Xander laid here for 40 minutes!  Which ended up being good because he didn't take a nap, so a rest was the best we got, which I'm totally thankful for!

This pretty little lady was a meltdown (and again today).  Maybe another tooth?  Her 2nd tooth came through on the 11th, so maybe it's time for another?

So far today, we are all dressed in our comfy clothes.  We're going to head out for a walk after lunch, where I'm sure both kids will nap.  When they nap, it makes for a nice long walk because I'm not going to stop short and they wake up sooner than they need.  

Sterling has started eating more table foods.  She's had potatoes, toast with butter, bananas and apples...plus all her favorite baby finger foods.  The Gerber Crunchies (all flavors, minus the maple) are her favorite!  Yesterday she also tried a strawberry yogurt melt for the first time.  I think she liked it.  I've had her at 30 ounces of formula for about a month now and she was doing so well.  The past 3 days she's been spitting up like crazy.  I think with the addition of more foods/snacks, I should cut her down on formula.  I'm going to drop her to 27 ounces.  She's been sleeping through the night, waking at 530-6 on her own and going back to sleep after her bottle.  That's been nice, especially with the new gym time added to our schedule.  On gym days, she has her bottle at the gym, finishes it when we get home and goes back to sleep.  So, not much of a change for her.

I'm getting ready to make my yearly change to my blog.  Along with a new design, I need to change my title before next year.  I guess when I made "Living Abroad...Our Life" I wasn't thinking that we are military and this assignment is only temporary.  Now, I'm not positive we won't be living abroad our next assignment, but I'm sure hoping not.  The title probably won't be changed right away, as I still have to think of something that suites our family well.  I'm excited for the new change.  I have no idea what I'm going to do yet, but it's still exciting ;).

Have a great day!