Abby hair

This week, I realized that Eva's hair is long enough for pig-tails. It is just about the cutest thing I've ever seen. Normally, it takes Eva about 2.3 seconds to take out whatever I've put in her hair. Only this time, I took her to the mirror to show her the pig tails. She giggled and grabbed her hair and said "Abby hair". For those who don't watch Sesame Street on a regular basis, "Abby" is a very cute little character that is like a fairy. She has these two little puffy pig tails in her hair. Eva loves seeing Abby on Sesame Street. So the last couple of mornings, I've told her that we're going to give her "Abby hair" instead of pig tails.

My friend Linsey has a daughter that is about 8 months older than Eva, so I've learned a lot about raising little girls from her. Well, just a few months ago, we were discussing how cute Kaitlyn is with pig tails. Linsey jokingly told me that Kaitlyn gets away with more when she has pig tails in her hair. Ryan and I decided tonight, that it is completely understandable. Tonight, when Eva looked up at me and said "One choc chip, Mommy." I just couldn't help myself and gave the kid a chocolate chip. Hopefully Eva won't make the connection with her "Abby hair" and getting chocolate chips. That could be bad news. :)

On a happier note, Eva finished her steroids yesterday! I just realized that I never wrote about the fact that she has had croup and has been on steroids since last Friday. For those who haven't had a two year old recently... or better yet, haven't had a 2 year old on steroids. Let me share the joy of the last 5 days. As my sweet pediatrician said, "It will seem like she has PMS." It's so true. She has bounced back and forth between edgey and falling to pieces when we tell her no and running back and forth across our house. She runs from the front door to the back door and back again. She has also been pushing the stroller around the house and about every 60 seconds, she yells "I stuck! I stuck! STUCK!..." She continues to yell until I rescue her. It's been funny at times and very frustrating at times. This morning was frustrating. It took both Ryan and me to get that one, tiny, little girl dressed. Craziness!! Hopefully it'll be out of her system by the weekend.

Now for some pictures of that cute little steroid child with her "Abby hair" that could keep her out of jail. :)





I was trying to put one of the pig tails back in, but Daddy saw a picture moment.

This is the new bath tub art that is now part of our nightly routine.  Why is it so fun to draw on the bathtub?  I don't know, but Ryan and I are joining right in.