I'm not even really sure how to begin describing the past week. It wasn't bad, really-- we definitely had some fun times-- but it was certainly eventful. Yes, I think we'll go with eventful.
First thing's first: Macey got her first (and hopefully only) black eye. She was playing quietly in her room while I put laundry away in Camden's room. Then, I heard a loud crash followed by some really distraught crying. Now, Macey is my tough girl; she rarely cries. She's known to brush off a bloody, skinned knee with a "May-May otay!" So I knew if she was crying that hard, it was going to be bad. And it was.
I walked in her room to find her sprawled on top of her dollhouse, which she had apparently tripped over. I'm guessing a piece of doll furniture hit her right in the corner of her eye when she fell, because the puffiness and bruising was immediately apparent. By the next morning, she had a genuine black eye. Thankfully, it has now faded to a light yellow/green shade, which makes it look like she's rocking some eye shadow left over from the 80's.
Okay, moving on. I mentioned that we are starting Camden in Little League this fall, so Matt has been practicing with him a couple of times a week. On this night, it was Camden's first time using a "real" bat and his first time wearing a helmet. Macey and I met the boys up at the field and as soon as I saw Camden all decked out, I had to bust out the camera. I couldn't even stand the cuteness, and I know it'll be even more adorable to see him in uniform.
He got a hit!
They also worked on some grounders at the neighborhood tennis court.
My girl didn't want to be left out of the baseball fun and insisted on wearing "bro's hat"!
We also had a play date with one of Camden's friends from preschool. I had to snap this picture because I was in awe that four young children were sharing one toy cooperatively.
We've been making a lot of homemade popsicles this summer-- they've been a big hit with the kids. This picture just makes me laugh-- her expression is so goofy. (Please excuse our bathing suits and towels drying off in the background.)
We spend a lot of summer days at the pool, but on this afternoon, I wanted to do something different. I got out the old slip-n-slide and made the kids some water balloons too. The water balloons were a big hit and lasted a lot longer than I thought they would! Of course, Macey's was the first to pop.
In other news, this happened. Yep- Macey's in a toddler bed. No, I'm not happy about it. In fact, tonight is her first full night in her toddler bed and she's already woken up several times. I've heard that you often have to re-sleep train when you transition to a toddler bed, and it looks like that's going to be the case here.
So, why's she in a toddler bed? Well, it's because she flipped out of her crib head first. The first night it happened, we thought it was a fluke. She was angry and worked up because, as I've mentioned previously, she's been fighting bedtime. So she was holding on to the rails and using her crib like a trampoline, and over the top she went. (Luckily, there was a mattress on the floor next to her crib-- because, you know, the sleep issues she's been having have led to Matt or I on the floor at night more than one time.) Anyway, we wrote that flip off as an accident, as she seemed genuinely scared when she landed outside of her crib.
Turns out, it wasn't a fluke. Or, maybe it was initially, but once she learned that she had the power to get out of her crib? Well, there was no keeping her in.
So, to avoid any serious injuries, we went ahead and made the conversion. She loves the new bed, loves her Minnie blankets, and loves that she can get in and out of her bed without any acrobatic tricks. However, it appears that (so far, at least) she doesn't love actually sleeping in her new bed.
And just because it makes me laugh and kind of sums up our week nicely: here's Macey trying to Facetime with her Nan, who injured her back and had to stay home and rest up for a week.
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