Oh Lordy Lord

'Bottle' 'Bottle' !!!!!! These are the words of Gia and they are not nice!

I have decided- well actually I decided a LONG time ago that Gia was too old for the bottle. So last night I decided that it was time --- this decision was helped by the fact that I had no clean bottles and that the milk was in the garage fridge. I layed her down- she screamed 'Bottle, Bottle!!'- cried for 4 minutes and passed out. Yea Happy!

This morning was a different story. She woke up and requested a Bottle-- I gave her a sippy cup with milk. She was livid! Oh Geez Louise~

I am doing my best NOT to give in--- If we can get Lex off the bottle and paci-- we are determined we can get Gia off the bottle.

What makes it a little more stressful is that Lexi is BACK in panties! She is sometimes really okay w wearing them and sometimes really really upset! 'I want my white diaper with Mickey and Minnie!'- "I don't want to be a big girl!'--- Where are sometimes she says 'I'm not a baby- I'm Lexi!' & then she names off everyone that wears panties.

So up ahead are some stressful time! Wish me luck and sanity.

If I had my camera

I would have figured out how to take a picture---

This afternoon- I was showing Lexi 'My Little Ponys' on EBAY--She started to snuggle really hard in my lap so I pulled her up in total baby/ snuggle/ fetal position. She looked really tired so I said 'You can close your eyes if you want.' She closed her eyes- I thought she was kidding around, but after a second she started breathing hard--- My baby fell asleep in my arms!!!!!! For me that was such an 'AW' moment.

After a few minutes I layed her in her bed and luckily she stayed asleep.

My Baby- Big Girl Lexi is Moving to New Heights!

Lexi's teacher called me last week and told me some really good (sad) news.

Ms V (Lexi's main teacher) explained that she noticed a HUGE progression in Lexi's learning since she was enrolled last spring. She had told me that a few months earlier and at the time I thought 'Dang they are going to kick her out of the program- how can we 'dumb' this girl up!?'

Well- needless to say--- Lexi's teacher informed me that Lexi was observed by another MISD teacher-not sure how to explain who this teacher was-- and this teacher (Ms. Barton) said 'Hmmm this little girl should probably not be in this class.'

Oh DANG!!!!!

Good News!!!! Lexi is being transferred to an ADVANCED class--- Yipee- my baby girl is catching on!

Bad News!!!! Lexi is being moved out of Bennett :-(

Good News!!! Lexi is being moved to Primrose!!!!

Bad News!!!! She will no longer be in MISD-- but a daycare environment- which is not so bad, BUT I like the school atmosphere :-(

Good News!!! It is free and she will be fed lunch :-)

Bad News!!! She will no longer have her 3 teachers-- Ms. V, Wilson, and Garner :-()

Good News!!! She will have 3 new teachers-- Primrose teacher, MISD teacher -visits daily--, and a speech teacher.

Bad News!! She may have to ride the bus to and from school.

Good News!!! She loves the bus.

Bad News!!! I like mom or dad dropping her off so she can get a kiss good bye and we can see her get out of the car happy.

BEST NEWS-----MY BABY GIRL IS GETTING SMARTER AND BIGGER----------------

'Poopy! Princess Potty'

These are the words that Gia spoke to give me the sign that she needed to POOP! I checked her diaper 'CLEAR'-- I smelled something not so pleasant & headed straight for the bathroom. She sat- continued to insist on 'PAPER'. I left the room to give her some 'time' & when I came back--- we had POOP!!!! Call the newspaper- this is an exciting moment! How wonderful it would be if I could get both kids potty trained and never have to buy diapers again (unless - of course- I created another beautiful, gorgeous, smart, adorable Fauci child!

Check Out Gia's New Dance Move

State Fair of Texas --Texas/ OU Game

We have created a family tradition and that tradition is venturing out on the day of the Texas/ OU game at the State Fair of Texas. Some would say that we are crazy because of the crowd and traffic, but we look at it as an adventure. Normally you can arrive to the fair before the game starts and know that the fair will be a little more crowded than normal- then once the game starts- you practically have the fair to yourself. After the game is over- that is normally about the time you should think about leaving. This year was a whole different year! When we arrived and once the game started- the fair had a nice and easy crowd. Once half time came around- we realized that someone left the gate open and a ton of OU and Longhorn fans had escaped. We were able to tolerate that crowd- they were mainly hanging around the big screen watching the game. After the game was something we had never experienced--- as we were walking we had walked into a swarm of orange and burgandy. There was no escaping! It was madness! After I found an opening- Jenna and the gang held onto my pants and we made our escape. Ryan was pushing the double stroller and he did an awesome job- he did run into a few ankles, but no one seemed to mind.


Do you see the orange and burgandy in the background? This was after halftime!

Lexi and I were waiting for Jenna and Chris to get off a scary and very expensive ride. I had some tickets left so I bought some apples with caramal and nuts. If the caramal did not slide off the apple so much it would have been good.

This was Gia's first Fair ride! She never really smiled and giggled but she seemed to like it!

Thank goodness for FREE ice cream! We would not have known about this if it was not for Ryan. The girls had been so evil for the the first hour of our trip, but the ice cream really seemed to calm them down!

The sign says it all! That is the only reason Rick was at the fair!

Lexi loves to ride rides!

After a huge meltdown--- Gia passed out. We tried laying her back in the stroller, but she would get angry!
Crazy fair riders.
Overall- we had quite an experience at the fair- from way too many crowds to crying and screaming Fauci kids! Thankfully Jenna and her boyfriend arrived and helped with the girls.

Little Tornados

Why do I even bother!?!?!?!!? Lexi and Gia emptied out their drawers so their animals could have blankets?!!?!?!? Gia likes to carry piles of clothes into the living room- for what reason- I cannot even begin to guess!?!?!? I can't 'get on to them' because they are so happy and out of my hair when they are causing these tornados! I am sure one day I will BLOW UP!