Rhino Ride and Big Girl Bed

Whew. Another crazy action packed weekend! On Friday we risked a trip to the mall to get Jellybean some sleeping quarters - namely, a 'micro-bassinet/playpen'. Thank you Auntie Ro, Uncle Don and TJ for the Christmas money! We used it on stuff for the kids. Cailin got a pink diaper shirt to cheer on Papa's hockey team:We had fun in the mall. Cailin ran around and had a great time collecting items for the cart. She found a fuzzy blanket that really needed to be cuddled and packed around the store. We got a lot of errands done - including paying for the supplies for our new deck. Weather permitting, we will have it finished by the end of this coming weekend.

We headed out for the farm and watched the hockey game. Kind of. Cailin ran around the downstairs living room and distracted everyone a lot. She can open the door knobs down there and has a lot of fun just opening the door and closing it behind her. She shouts, "Bye!" to us as she's leaving the room.

On Saturday we loaded up the Rhino and took it down to the Dunes for a ride. Ryan had the great idea of strapping Cailin's carseat to the Rhino with a ratchet strap. It worked great:
Cailin enjoyed the ride like crazy, whooping and wheeeeeeeing and laughing. Until we went down a hill - at which point she slapped her hands over her eyes and they pretty much stayed there until we went back to the truck. Well, she alternated between covering her eyes and then covering her ears. Towards the end she was almost asleep. That kid could sleep anywhere. And yes, I am eight months pregnant and going 4X4ing. I got a lot of stares on the trails. I can't imagine why!

We each had a turn riding by ourselves without the carseat poking us and then packed the Rhino up. Cailin had a great time playing in the gravel pit and digging up rocks to throw. We drove back out to the farm to drop off the trailer and ended up staying for supper again. Cailin had the greatest time playing in the Power Wheels Jeep:
For her first time driving it, she did magnificently. I followed her as she drove around in circles and laughed. She insisted on wearing her sweater, buttoned to the top with the hood on of course. And don't forget the suckie. I'm convinced she will be hiding a suckie in her desk at school. Sigh.

Nana and Papa were willing to watch the Smartie overnight so Ryan and I could go to a movie. We were practically in the truck backing out of the driveway before they said yes. No, not really. But once Cailin was bathed and tucked into her jammies, we left and went to see Bridesmaids. It was funny, but not as funny as I expected it to be. Still, it was so nice to have a date night. Since it was the late show, we were home after 1am. I thought we'd turn into pumpkins.

Sunday found us lazily picking up around the house and cleaning. I went and printed birthday invites for Cailin's party. I also got a few prints of recent photos I've taken, and I was pleased with how they turned out. I can't believe my baby is going to be two in less than two weeks.

Today I had to take Bailey to the vet for her booster shots... and a nether-region issue. Don't ask. She's just fine now and feeling much better than she has been. This is the first day in a few weeks that she's actually been herself. It's nice to have her back.

Because I'm a sucker for punishment, I also fit in a quick trip to Walmart for a mattress for Cailin's big girl bed. Surprisingly, I didn't feel homicidal after leaving the store. And I found everything I needed in quick order.

Once I got home, we set up her bed right away:

We thought maybe she would even have a nap in her new bed. Of course, she was way too excited about it to settle down to sleep in it. She played in it, and would tell us 'bye' and shut her door and jump into bed. Approximately five seconds later, she would open the door and come find us to tell us 'bye' again. Rinse, repeat. She also rolled out of it backwards and whacked her head off the floor five minutes after getting her big girl bed. I'm glad she got that out of the way so early. I'm proud to say that she's extremely careful getting in and out of bed now.

So, needless to say she ended up napping in her crib. I think we have lots of time to get her into the toddler bed so we'll be taking the transition slowly. Jellybean will be sleeping in our room to start off with and that gives us a few months (as much as six even?) to get her accustomed to her big girl bed.

We were supposed to be getting a crib from a guy at work, but that deal fell through when they found out it changed into a toddler bed and now their child is using it again. We were going to buy a crib, but after careful deliberation, we decided that it's simply not needed. It would have been super convenient of course, but not entirely necessary. We have time to switch Cailin out of her crib and then Jellybean can use it.

Tonight we watched the hockey game (boo, hiss) and had a lovely taco dinner. I'm sure Cailin jinxed the game by eating tacos in her Canucks diaper shirt and getting it completely filthy. It soaked in the sink with dish soap through most of the game.

I also made chocolate chip muffins for dessert, much to everyone's delight. I see quite a few are missing from the muffin jar.

Cailin passed the time by waving to us and saying, "Night, Cailin! Night, Cailin!" and shutting her door and getting into bed. Much giggling ensued, then the door would fling open and she'd come back out to tell us each in turn that she was going night-night. She tried to get Bailey to go to bed with her, but alas, the dog refused (smart dog). This of course, caused Cailin much strife and we had to listen to paint-peeling shrieks of anger as she was thwarted by a dog.

I also managed to clean, tidy and organize different nooks and crannies of the house in between all our excursions this weekend. Today we went really crazy and cleaned as much as possible in the basement. We're gearing up to tackle the storage room - aka The Pit of Doom. I also cleaned out the hallway linen closet and we organized the toys in the baby's room. There is a lot more work to be done before he gets here, but it felt good to accomplish so much today. The laundry is caught up and 80% of the house is spotless.

I was so tired after all the activity from this weekend that I sat on the couch during the game and had to shut my eyes for a moment. Cailin finds this offensive for some reason. There is no greater way to get her attention than to try and nap in her presence.

I can't believe there's only six weeks left before we become a family of four.