WE DID IT!!!!

Well I never actually thought that this day would come but we did it!!!  Devyn is officially off of her binky!!  The past 3 nights she has been to bed without it and no big problems!  Tonight she cried for about 30 minutes but now she is fast asleep!!  

Now we need to move on to potty training :-)  Although public restrooms with a 2 year old kind of gross me out so she might be wearing diapers for little longer. 

Devyn Update...

So getting rid of the pacifier isn't really working!!  Devyn knows exactly where all of them are!  We were hiding them above the fridge but this is what happened this weekend...

Then Brant cut holes in all of them and that really isn't working either.  But we are getting there.  

This is another one of Devyn's pictures...she broke our camera after taking this!  So no more pictures for her!  I tried to find a kids camera but they don't really have one that flashes!  

Exhausted...

I feel so bad for Devyn.  We had a REALLY rough night last night.  I have been up since about midnight with her.  She just didn't want to sleep.  She did throw up yesterday and she is crying all the time.  I think she is really uncomfortable and has a bad stomach ache.  Both Brant and I had to go to work today so we had to send her with Natalie.  Which is probably better because she cuddles up to Natalie more than she does me and Brant so I know she is in good hands!  Natalie just sent me this picture.  She looks so sad.  I wish I could go home and be with her. 

Moving Up!

We graduated from our gymnastics class this weekend!!  We are moving up to the next level.  It makes me kind of sad that my little girl isn't in the infant class anymore.  She is getting so old!! 

The kids got medals and everything on Sunday.  We tried to get a picture of Jacob and Devyn together but they weren't really having it.  Well I think Devyn wasn't really having it.  But here are the attempts! 

Here is the medal ceremony.  Devyn only kept her medal on for about 2.2 seconds.

Weekend Pics!

I LOVE weekends!!  I love being able to spend time with my family and do nothing! It's awesome.  

We are in the process of looking for a daycare.  Natalie is going to be having her baby in April so we need someone to watch Devyn and Jacob while I am student teaching.  But then I am off ALL summer and I can't wait to be able to spend every single day with Devyn.  We went to a place yesterday and it was okay but it isn't Natalie.  Not sure how we are ever going to find someone as good as her.

Devyn is into pushing anything and everything.  We push our table around, the slide around, and our foot stool around.  Looks like fun huh??

Devyn is SO into Brant lately.  Everything is daddy.  I think I have mentioned that before but EVERYTHING is daddy.  Oh daddy, wheres daddy, hi daddy.  I am even daddy.  When I come home she says Hi DADDY!!  I am always correcting her saying no honey I am mommy.  I think she is just really excited that we can say daddy and clearly.

Having a temper tantrum... I am probably a bad mom for taking pictures of my child having temper tantrums but they are so funny.  She honestly loses it for no reason sometimes.

I wouldn't give her her pacifier yesterday so this is what she did.  She started crying then climbed into the cabinet and sat there until she was over it.  Well until she was almost over it.

She LOVES taking pictures.  My camera is filled with pictures that Devyn took.  Mostly of the floor or maybe the tv will get in there.  She just likes the instant gratification of pressing a button and something happening.  But here she is trying to grab the camera - she hasn't realized yet that I already have it.

This is one of Devyn's shots.  She got herself.  Not bad for being 1.

DATE NIGHT!!

Brant and I had a date night on Saturday!  A much needed date night!  But after our date night we decided that going out to dinner is just too expensive so I don't think we will be having another one any time soon!  But we still had fun.  We went out for sushi and then stayed at the Westin downtown.  My parents took Devyn!  Thank you Mom and Dad!!  Here are a few pictures from Devyn's Saturday night at Baba and Papa's. 

Oh and we saw Lovely Bones.  I do NOT recommend that movie to anyone that has children.  I was so completely disturbed that there were times that I was sweating and almost about to vomit.  And I am not normally affected by things like that.  But after the movie I decided that Devyn will never be allowed to do anything _ that I will follow her wherever she goes!!  She is going to LOVE me! 

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this picture.  I have no idea why but Devyn just looks so innocent. 

I know I always say this but Devyn LOVES Drew.  She grabbed this picture of him and said DREW!! 

Our new word is choo choo.  When she sees a train she says it.  Good thing Drew has every single Thomas the Train!! 

And we love to take things out and put them back in.  She could do this for hours. 

We still aren't good at eating.  Not sure how we are going to get this to work BUT we try.  I feel like I have tried everythign and nothing works. My mom tried ice cream and she didn't even like that!  Sometimes I wonder where she came from!! 

I love this picture!!  Resting on Baba.

Devyn gave my dad LOTS of attention this weekend.  She can even say Papa! 

My mom put out some crackers and Devyn would take this shot glass and fill it up with crackers and do a shot of the food.  Hey whatever gets her to eat! 

And we have the flu!

It has been a pretty rough week at the Gordons.  Devyn has the flu. Poor little thing.  She really hasn't eaten anything in 2 days.  And when your only 21 lbs that is kind of a big deal.  I really hope she doesn't drop below the 20 lbs mark.  I hate seeing her sick but I love that she is cuddling up to me!  She isn't much of a cuddler.  I stayed home with her yesterday and she wouldn't let me put her down - so I carried her around all day.  The only time she got down was to throw up all over the place.  She only got me once.  She got Brant after he was all dressed up in his suit!  I thought that was pretty funny _ Brant did not. 

Devyn is with Jacob today because she seemed like she was feeling better this morning.  Natalie sent me this picture _ she looks so sad. 

This was her yesterday sleeping on me.  Cutie. I guess it could always be worse.  ALL of my sisters kids are sick!