We're 8 weeks!!! That's pretty cool! But look at this belly compared to the first go round, like whoa!
Babylove 2.0
Kinsley
Oh Babylove 2.0 how i love thee, not stop making me feel sick!
Monday, April 30, 2012
Part 3
7/15
We're 8 weeks!!! That's pretty cool! But look at this belly compared to the first go round, like whoa!
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WHAT IS THAT?!?!? And i'm TRYING to suck it in! I mean there's some pudge there, i'm not hiding the fact that i'm a bit fluffier this time around but for reals?!?!?
Oh Babylove 2.0 how i love thee, not stop making me feel sick!
We're 8 weeks!!! That's pretty cool! But look at this belly compared to the first go round, like whoa!
Oh Babylove 2.0 how i love thee, not stop making me feel sick!
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Not sure if i'm ready
I go back to work next week. I'm ready for the adult interaction. I'm ready for the schedule. I'm ready even for Parker to be in daycare with his sister (because I LOVE my daycare). I'm not ready for the fact that Parker isn't sleeping through the night and wakes up every 3 hours still. I'm not ready for pumping nonstop. I'm not ready for having to run all errands on the weekends again. I'm going to miss my big boy but I'm not ready for the stress if work.
Parker still has reflux. It SUCKS. He spits up nonstop. He's on meds so he's not fussy most of the time when he's spitting up but he goes through 2-3 outfits a day and 2-3 PJs a night. Now at night it's a different story, it's not the spit up, it's the pee. He pees out the side of his diaper somehow. I always point the boy parts down but since he's on his side it comes out the side. Kinsley slept on her side and never did this. It sucks.
On a positive note...
I've lost another 2.5 pounds this week! Started doing the Jillian Michaels 30 day shred (until my Insanity gets delivered), and have been following weight watchers pretty well! I'm 2 lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight and then I get to work on the other 40 I want to loose!
Now lets update my 30 by 30
Thirty BY Thirty
1. Loose weight: Currently (6 weeks post pardum) I'm 178. That's only 6lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight, not too bad. Too bad my pre-baby weight was bad and unhealthy. My ultimate goal weight is 140... that means i have to lose 38lbs!!! Whoa, that's nothing to laugh at. Could I get there by the time I'm 30? Probably... but lets be realistic, so I'm setting my goal at 20lbs. If I lose more by then, GREAT, but that's my first goal. 4lbs down... 16 to go for the 20 goal!
2. Down size clothes to fit the space I have. Currently I have clothes EVERYWHERE! Part of it is the curse of trying to fit back into my clothes again. Part of it is different sizes. Part of it is different seasons. And who am I kidding... I'm a product of the "I MIGHT wear it again one day"... yeah. I want to reduce everything to hit into my closet/drawers and one 30 gallon container. THAT'S IT!
3. Church, we need a church BAD. We need one that fits us as a whole family. That fits all of our needs. That makes us all feel at home. We need a church.
4. Visit a city I've never been to. Like a REAL trip, not a we're going to Sesame Place and I've never been there so that counts, because it doesn't. I've been to PA but I've never been to Philadelphia. That would count. I've been to Nashville, TN but I never really visited it (did a mission project there) and got to SEE it. That would count.
5. Have Kinsley Potty trained. Hopefully this will happen WAY before I'm 30 but it's a goal none the less. this is going well... still working on it though
6. Have Kinsley off her passy.
7. Consistently work out 4-5 days a week.3 days this week so far!
8. Go on at least one date a month with Chris. We REALLY need to make sure we take us time and often we get caught up in the kids or friends, this needs to end.
9. Have a girls night once a month. Whether it's dinner or a drink or a movie. It needs to happen! And Chris should get a guys night too once a month.Chris got a guys night! now it's my turn!
10. Stay on top of my cleaning... i guess organization should be part of this goal. Motivation should be? I don't know what the exact problem is but I'm tired of always being behind and dreading someone stopping by my house unexpectedly.
11. Have a new consultant under me in thirty-one (so then i'll have two!).
12. Have TWO of my thirty-one parties reach over 1000k in sales.
13. Still be breastfeeding Parker (I want to make it a year like it did with K).
14. Have my bedroom painted and look like it has style!
15. Have the basement framed.
16. Be able to run 5 miles.
17. Sew curtains for the den.
18. Finish Parker's baby blanket.
19. Have started Parker's Christmas Stocking.
20. Sew ruffles for lights in dinning room.
21. Sew the ruffle pants i've bought fabric for for Kinsley. I sewed one pair! I want to do more but at least I did that AND a dress for her!
22. Sew Pillows for Dinning Bench.
23. Deep clean and treat couches.
24. Shampoo carpets
25. Do 10 projects off of Pinterest. I have TONS of things on there I want to cook, make, try and I need to start Cross them off the list rather than thinking "One day I'll do it"
1. Cleaned my Jewelry with a cleaning solution on there
2. Cleaned my stove top with another cleaning solution from there
3. Made a BLT pasta salad reciepe from there
4. Cleaned my dyson following the directions from a post on there
26. Get rid of 30 things, baby items don't count. I need to PURGE and clothes don't count either since that's another goal. If Chris and I want to finish our basement we seriously need to make room down there, so PURGE! Yard sale on Sunday, lets see if i can do this in one sweep!
27. Complete THREE 5ks. (or larger)
28. Go 30 days without buying a single frivolous thing. Target is a down fall. Randomness is a down fall. I need to go 30 days without buying something that I feel the need to justify.yea between going back to work (and needing clothes that fit) and ebay I'm still working on this.
29. Get 3 pedicures with Kinsley. She and I need that bonding time and she enjoys getting her toes painted. We don't need to go every month by any means (I mean I might but she doesn't) but these outings will be special for her.
30. Have a kick butt party for my 30th!
Parker still has reflux. It SUCKS. He spits up nonstop. He's on meds so he's not fussy most of the time when he's spitting up but he goes through 2-3 outfits a day and 2-3 PJs a night. Now at night it's a different story, it's not the spit up, it's the pee. He pees out the side of his diaper somehow. I always point the boy parts down but since he's on his side it comes out the side. Kinsley slept on her side and never did this. It sucks.
On a positive note...
I've lost another 2.5 pounds this week! Started doing the Jillian Michaels 30 day shred (until my Insanity gets delivered), and have been following weight watchers pretty well! I'm 2 lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight and then I get to work on the other 40 I want to loose!
Now lets update my 30 by 30
Thirty BY Thirty
1. Loose weight: Currently (6 weeks post pardum) I'm 178. That's only 6lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight, not too bad. Too bad my pre-baby weight was bad and unhealthy. My ultimate goal weight is 140... that means i have to lose 38lbs!!! Whoa, that's nothing to laugh at. Could I get there by the time I'm 30? Probably... but lets be realistic, so I'm setting my goal at 20lbs. If I lose more by then, GREAT, but that's my first goal. 4lbs down... 16 to go for the 20 goal!
2. Down size clothes to fit the space I have. Currently I have clothes EVERYWHERE! Part of it is the curse of trying to fit back into my clothes again. Part of it is different sizes. Part of it is different seasons. And who am I kidding... I'm a product of the "I MIGHT wear it again one day"... yeah. I want to reduce everything to hit into my closet/drawers and one 30 gallon container. THAT'S IT!
3. Church, we need a church BAD. We need one that fits us as a whole family. That fits all of our needs. That makes us all feel at home. We need a church.
4. Visit a city I've never been to. Like a REAL trip, not a we're going to Sesame Place and I've never been there so that counts, because it doesn't. I've been to PA but I've never been to Philadelphia. That would count. I've been to Nashville, TN but I never really visited it (did a mission project there) and got to SEE it. That would count.
5. Have Kinsley Potty trained. Hopefully this will happen WAY before I'm 30 but it's a goal none the less. this is going well... still working on it though
6. Have Kinsley off her passy.
7. Consistently work out 4-5 days a week.3 days this week so far!
8. Go on at least one date a month with Chris. We REALLY need to make sure we take us time and often we get caught up in the kids or friends, this needs to end.
9. Have a girls night once a month. Whether it's dinner or a drink or a movie. It needs to happen! And Chris should get a guys night too once a month.Chris got a guys night! now it's my turn!
10. Stay on top of my cleaning... i guess organization should be part of this goal. Motivation should be? I don't know what the exact problem is but I'm tired of always being behind and dreading someone stopping by my house unexpectedly.
11. Have a new consultant under me in thirty-one (so then i'll have two!).
12. Have TWO of my thirty-one parties reach over 1000k in sales.
13. Still be breastfeeding Parker (I want to make it a year like it did with K).
14. Have my bedroom painted and look like it has style!
15. Have the basement framed.
16. Be able to run 5 miles.
17. Sew curtains for the den.
18. Finish Parker's baby blanket.
19. Have started Parker's Christmas Stocking.
20. Sew ruffles for lights in dinning room.
22. Sew Pillows for Dinning Bench.
23. Deep clean and treat couches.
24. Shampoo carpets
25. Do 10 projects off of Pinterest. I have TONS of things on there I want to cook, make, try and I need to start Cross them off the list rather than thinking "One day I'll do it"
1. Cleaned my Jewelry with a cleaning solution on there
2. Cleaned my stove top with another cleaning solution from there
3. Made a BLT pasta salad reciepe from there
4. Cleaned my dyson following the directions from a post on there
26. Get rid of 30 things, baby items don't count. I need to PURGE and clothes don't count either since that's another goal. If Chris and I want to finish our basement we seriously need to make room down there, so PURGE! Yard sale on Sunday, lets see if i can do this in one sweep!
27. Complete THREE 5ks. (or larger)
28. Go 30 days without buying a single frivolous thing. Target is a down fall. Randomness is a down fall. I need to go 30 days without buying something that I feel the need to justify.yea between going back to work (and needing clothes that fit) and ebay I'm still working on this.
29. Get 3 pedicures with Kinsley. She and I need that bonding time and she enjoys getting her toes painted. We don't need to go every month by any means (I mean I might but she doesn't) but these outings will be special for her.
30. Have a kick butt party for my 30th!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Potty Training sucks!
All these post I've read where their kid is potty trained in 1-3 days... I HATE YOU! What your kid is too good to pee on your couch, mother, floor, or at the dinning room table? Your kid doesn't throw herself on the floor crying in the morning yelling she doesn't want to potty yet will happily go 15 mins later at daycare?
Between dealing with a newborn and all that entails, potty training sucks. I pick her up from school to a bag full of poop covered panties. The lunatic afternoon teacher even left a GIANT turd in one pair. I mean really??? You couldn't just let that one roll into the potty DIRECTLY BEHIND YOU? You HAD to send that home? REALLY? This isn't show and tell people, this isn't the nice artwork that we put up on the fridge, IT'S POOP! Keep it!
We do have good days though, like when we went to the playground up the street and Kinsley taught her friend how to sit down and pee in the grass. Now don't judge me, there's no way I could have gotten her home to pee in a respectable toilet while toting a newborn... so we improvised once and well, she actually learned that lesson. Does she learn MANY others? No. But, peeing in the grass at the playground? Done.
The lesson I learned? Don't let Kinsley pick out her own M&M's for her reward. She's supposed to get ONE, MAYBE two when she pees in the toilet. If you let her pick it out then she will act like she's choosing a color then grab as many as she can and stuff them into her mouth before you even know what is going on... normally at least 5 or 6 pieces.
So Yeah, potty training sucks. I have toddler potties all over my house. I have one in my car and i have a fold-able seat to take into places with us. I have disposable seat covers on the ready and THICK (don't even bother with those damn Elmo or Princess panties, there's no barrier there and it's literally a waterfall when there's an accident) underwear falling out of all my bags.
Anyone have any tips on how to make this go any better?
Between dealing with a newborn and all that entails, potty training sucks. I pick her up from school to a bag full of poop covered panties. The lunatic afternoon teacher even left a GIANT turd in one pair. I mean really??? You couldn't just let that one roll into the potty DIRECTLY BEHIND YOU? You HAD to send that home? REALLY? This isn't show and tell people, this isn't the nice artwork that we put up on the fridge, IT'S POOP! Keep it!
We do have good days though, like when we went to the playground up the street and Kinsley taught her friend how to sit down and pee in the grass. Now don't judge me, there's no way I could have gotten her home to pee in a respectable toilet while toting a newborn... so we improvised once and well, she actually learned that lesson. Does she learn MANY others? No. But, peeing in the grass at the playground? Done.
The lesson I learned? Don't let Kinsley pick out her own M&M's for her reward. She's supposed to get ONE, MAYBE two when she pees in the toilet. If you let her pick it out then she will act like she's choosing a color then grab as many as she can and stuff them into her mouth before you even know what is going on... normally at least 5 or 6 pieces.
So Yeah, potty training sucks. I have toddler potties all over my house. I have one in my car and i have a fold-able seat to take into places with us. I have disposable seat covers on the ready and THICK (don't even bother with those damn Elmo or Princess panties, there's no barrier there and it's literally a waterfall when there's an accident) underwear falling out of all my bags.
Anyone have any tips on how to make this go any better?
Monday, April 9, 2012
A complete update~
So i'm going to update you in one long post, don't worry there's a ton of pictures to break it up!
Parker is growing well and fast! He's such a chunker!
He's also found a new best friend in Sadie!
He's becoming more and more alert and has even started to smile for us!
On his 6 week birthday he had to go to the hospital because he had a temp of 100.7 and anything over 100.4 requires a visit to the hospital at his age. After many test (blood test, spinal) it was determined that he just had a cold. The next day there was no fever and we were in the clear!
His re-flux is still not doing well but is manageable as long as he is on his meds.
We've been trying to stay busy while i'm still on maternity leave. Kinsley goes to daycare most days to keep things consistent for her, but we've taken her out a few times for fun!
Like the ZOO!
She had so much fun. We went with her little friends Jackson and Nico. "Here Kitty"
The elephants were their favorite! I think because they are always putting elephants on Mickey Mouse Club house.
She is a big "helper" with her brother. Wants to always hold him, his hand, etc. It gets to be a little aggressive at times, like when we caught her trying to pick him up from his play mat to put him in his swing! YIKES! Mostly though she's sweet about it.
My parents came up for Easter for a visit. Here she is getting her gifts from us, A REAL Micky Mouse Clubhouse!
Going to see what the Easter Bunny brought!
I LOVED her in this easter dress. As soon as i put it on her she started twirling saying "Princess Mommy". She was beyond cute. She also insisted on wearing her candy necklace.
One of the Moms in our circle organized an Easter Egg hunt! It was so cute and fun!
Here's my 7 week old chunker! Looking dapper!
A smile caught on camera!
It was a great Easter weekend with the whole family!
I try to get her to go every 30mins now (used to be 15), sometimes longer. We keep a potty in my car for outings. And she MUST go when she gets up and before bed and before we leave the house. Another thing i learned from her teacher, after she goes and gets excited I tell her to "do more", often she pees just enough to re-leave herself and not to empty her bladder. When she goes to daycare she wears thick panties all day because they are really good at helping to train her!
Parker sleeps okay i guess. He's up every 3-4 hours... normally every 3. Lately it's been 2 again. AND the BIG problem is he's always peeing out of his diapers at night and so that means i have to change him and his bedding. Now he's not in the crib so there's no changing the sheet, but still! KILLING ME!. I've got to get him on a better schedule. Any tips?
I haven't been the best on my weight watchers lately, but now Easter is over and I'm jumping back on. I did jog for the first time on Friday... now i just have to find time to jog again... any tips there? lol.
Well thanks for reading this horribly long update and i'll try to be better about posting so we don't have to go through this again! lol
Thursday, March 29, 2012
In 6 months
In six months I'll be THIRTY!! I think I always thought I would have it more together in some way. I don't know, maybe be happy with myself?
I'm happy with so many things in my life and I guess that should be enough. I'm happy with my amazing husband. I couldn't have asked for a better man. I'm happy with my kids, I have two amazing kids. AND I got one of each, a boy and a girl! Amazing! I'm happy with my neighborhood... wish I had a bigger house? Sure, but I have great neighbors with lots of kids for my kids to play with. I'm happy with my job (finally), even have thoughts about returning before my 10 weeks of maternity leave are up. So what am I not happy about? What is making me feel like I don't have it all together? Well that's what this post is about. It's the thirty things I want to do/accomplish/work on before I'm thirty. So I have Six months to meet my goals, or make sure I'm on the way to meeting them.
Thirty BY Thirty
1. Loose weight: Currently (6 weeks post pardum) I'm 178. That's only 6lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight, not too bad. Too bad my pre-baby weight was bad and unhealthy. My ultimate goal weight is 140... that means i have to lose 38lbs!!! Whoa, that's nothing to laugh at. Could I get there by the time I'm 30? Probably... but lets be realistic, so I'm setting my goal at 20lbs. If I lose more by then, GREAT, but that's my first goal.
2. Down size clothes to fit the space I have. Currently I have clothes EVERYWHERE! Part of it is the curse of trying to fit back into my clothes again. Part of it is different sizes. Part of it is different seasons. And who am I kidding... I'm a product of the "I MIGHT wear it again one day"... yeah. I want to reduce everything to hit into my closet/drawers and one 30 gallon container. THAT'S IT!
3. Church, we need a church BAD. We need one that fits us as a whole family. That fits all of our needs. That makes us all feel at home. We need a church.
4. Visit a city I've never been to. Like a REAL trip, not a we're going to Sesame Place and I've never been there so that counts, because it doesn't. I've been to PA but I've never been to Philadelphia. That would count. I've been to Nashville, TN but I never really visited it (did a mission project there) and got to SEE it. That would count.
5. Have Kinsley Potty trained. Hopefully this will happen WAY before I'm 30 but it's a goal none the less.
6. Have Kinsley off her passy.
7. Consistently work out 4-5 days a week.
8. Go on at least one date a month with Chris. We REALLY need to make sure we take us time and often we get caught up in the kids or friends, this needs to end.
9. Have a girls night once a month. Whether it's dinner or a drink or a movie. It needs to happen! And Chris should get a guys night too once a month.
10. Stay on top of my cleaning... i guess organization should be part of this goal. Motivation should be? I don't know what the exact problem is but I'm tired of always being behind and dreading someone stopping by my house unexpectedly.
11. Have a new consultant under me in thirty-one (so then i'll have two!).
12. Have TWO of my thirty-one parties reach over 1000k in sales.
13. Still be breastfeeding Parker (I want to make it a year like it did with K).
14. Have my bedroom painted and look like it has style!
15. Have the basement framed.
16. Be able to run 5 miles.
17. Sew curtains for the den.
18. Finish Parker's baby blanket.
19. Have started Parker's Christmas Stocking.
20. Sew ruffles for lights in dinning room.
21. Sew the ruffle pants i've bought fabric for for Kinsley.
22. Sew Pillows for Dinning Bench.
23. Deep clean and treat couches.
24. Shampoo carpets
25. Do 10 projects off of Pinterest. I have TONS of things on there I want to cook, make, try and I need to start Cross them off the list rather than thinking "One day I'll do it"
26. Get rid of 30 things, baby items don't count. I need to PURGE and clothes don't count either since that's another goal. If Chris and I want to finish our basement we seriously need to make room down there, so PURGE!
27. Complete THREE 5ks. (or larger)
28. Go 30 days without buying a single frivolous thing. Target is a down fall. Randomness is a down fall. I need to go 30 days without buying something that I feel the need to justify.
29. Get 3 pedicures with Kinsley. She and I need that bonding time and she enjoys getting her toes painted. We don't need to go every month by any means (I mean I might but she doesn't) but these outings will be special for her.
30. Have a kick butt party for my 30th!
So there you have it... that's my list. That's what I want to accomplish. I think it's all doable.
I'm happy with so many things in my life and I guess that should be enough. I'm happy with my amazing husband. I couldn't have asked for a better man. I'm happy with my kids, I have two amazing kids. AND I got one of each, a boy and a girl! Amazing! I'm happy with my neighborhood... wish I had a bigger house? Sure, but I have great neighbors with lots of kids for my kids to play with. I'm happy with my job (finally), even have thoughts about returning before my 10 weeks of maternity leave are up. So what am I not happy about? What is making me feel like I don't have it all together? Well that's what this post is about. It's the thirty things I want to do/accomplish/work on before I'm thirty. So I have Six months to meet my goals, or make sure I'm on the way to meeting them.
Thirty BY Thirty
1. Loose weight: Currently (6 weeks post pardum) I'm 178. That's only 6lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight, not too bad. Too bad my pre-baby weight was bad and unhealthy. My ultimate goal weight is 140... that means i have to lose 38lbs!!! Whoa, that's nothing to laugh at. Could I get there by the time I'm 30? Probably... but lets be realistic, so I'm setting my goal at 20lbs. If I lose more by then, GREAT, but that's my first goal.
2. Down size clothes to fit the space I have. Currently I have clothes EVERYWHERE! Part of it is the curse of trying to fit back into my clothes again. Part of it is different sizes. Part of it is different seasons. And who am I kidding... I'm a product of the "I MIGHT wear it again one day"... yeah. I want to reduce everything to hit into my closet/drawers and one 30 gallon container. THAT'S IT!
3. Church, we need a church BAD. We need one that fits us as a whole family. That fits all of our needs. That makes us all feel at home. We need a church.
4. Visit a city I've never been to. Like a REAL trip, not a we're going to Sesame Place and I've never been there so that counts, because it doesn't. I've been to PA but I've never been to Philadelphia. That would count. I've been to Nashville, TN but I never really visited it (did a mission project there) and got to SEE it. That would count.
5. Have Kinsley Potty trained. Hopefully this will happen WAY before I'm 30 but it's a goal none the less.
6. Have Kinsley off her passy.
7. Consistently work out 4-5 days a week.
8. Go on at least one date a month with Chris. We REALLY need to make sure we take us time and often we get caught up in the kids or friends, this needs to end.
9. Have a girls night once a month. Whether it's dinner or a drink or a movie. It needs to happen! And Chris should get a guys night too once a month.
10. Stay on top of my cleaning... i guess organization should be part of this goal. Motivation should be? I don't know what the exact problem is but I'm tired of always being behind and dreading someone stopping by my house unexpectedly.
11. Have a new consultant under me in thirty-one (so then i'll have two!).
12. Have TWO of my thirty-one parties reach over 1000k in sales.
13. Still be breastfeeding Parker (I want to make it a year like it did with K).
14. Have my bedroom painted and look like it has style!
15. Have the basement framed.
16. Be able to run 5 miles.
17. Sew curtains for the den.
18. Finish Parker's baby blanket.
19. Have started Parker's Christmas Stocking.
20. Sew ruffles for lights in dinning room.
21. Sew the ruffle pants i've bought fabric for for Kinsley.
22. Sew Pillows for Dinning Bench.
23. Deep clean and treat couches.
24. Shampoo carpets
25. Do 10 projects off of Pinterest. I have TONS of things on there I want to cook, make, try and I need to start Cross them off the list rather than thinking "One day I'll do it"
26. Get rid of 30 things, baby items don't count. I need to PURGE and clothes don't count either since that's another goal. If Chris and I want to finish our basement we seriously need to make room down there, so PURGE!
27. Complete THREE 5ks. (or larger)
28. Go 30 days without buying a single frivolous thing. Target is a down fall. Randomness is a down fall. I need to go 30 days without buying something that I feel the need to justify.
29. Get 3 pedicures with Kinsley. She and I need that bonding time and she enjoys getting her toes painted. We don't need to go every month by any means (I mean I might but she doesn't) but these outings will be special for her.
30. Have a kick butt party for my 30th!
So there you have it... that's my list. That's what I want to accomplish. I think it's all doable.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Sorry, He's HERE!
Parker Thomas was born on 2/17/12 at 6:13pm
He was 8 lbs and 11oz, 21" long!
I was induced and the birth was amazingly great (2 1/2 pushes!!)... more on that later, i'm now going to bombard you with pictures.
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He was 8 lbs and 11oz, 21" long!
I was induced and the birth was amazingly great (2 1/2 pushes!!)... more on that later, i'm now going to bombard you with pictures.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
What a day What a day...
Kinsley had a Valentine's Day party yesterday at school and I got to attend! I love these events and having a job that allows me to help and attend!
Here's my little Cupcake in the hat she made for the occasion!
She was VERY excited about the fruit snacks another parent brought.
These are all of her little friends that we get to hear her tell stories about every night at dinner. I love how good they all are, so tiny sitting so nicely around the table eating. OMG! And then they'll throw their plates away too, by themselves! These little people are growing up too fast!
She's very social with her friends and often acts like she has to keep order at the table! lol
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