Baby Talk: Anti-Men!

We may have a slight problem at our house!  Little Miss Paige wants nothing to do with men...not even her own Daddy!  Don't get me wrong, she loves her Daddy and she still gives him the best smiles but she doesn't want him to hold her...AT ALL!  She has always favored females, mainly because she is around them the majority of the day but it has gotten worse this past month.  She cries when Wes holds her (most of the time) and cries when her Granddaddy and Boompa talk to her.  I really hope this is just a short phase we are going through.  This is what happens whenever a male holds her....and yes her Daddy takes this picture and will send to me if I am working, ugh!

 

I mean, I love being her favorite but sometimes it would be nice to be able to let her Daddy hold her or play with her so I can get something done.  

Does anyone else have this issue?  I wish I could fix it..I know one day she will not be this way but I hate that she does it.  Wes doesn't get bothered by much but yesterday he kept saying, "Paige, I wish you liked me".  Broke this Mama's heart! 

 

I just found the best website with all of these baby gifs...spent too much time watching them!!

Paige is such a sweet and happy baby for the most part.  We were on the floor playing and she was just singing and talking and Wes said he wishes she would do that with him (some of that is his fault for not doing it when she was younger but still..)  I mean, who wouldn't want to play with and love on this sweet girl?

 

Our Weekend

As usual, it is Monday and I am day-dreaming about the weekend!  On Friday, we went over to Mimi's house to see Gee (Wes's grandma was in town from Texas for a few weeks).  We haven't seen Gee since Christmas and she was excited about seeing Paige.  We had dinner with them and then headed home to get ready for our trip to the mountains.  We made baby food, packed the entire house it felt like, and relaxed.

On Saturday we woke up and loaded the car, Wes cooked breakfast, I fed Paige bottle and then oatmeal and apples, and showered and got ready and out the door by 830...and I didn't wake up until 7:15.  I was very pleased and we weren't rushing around at all either.   Of course I never have gas so we had to make one stop on the way and then we were finally on our way to the mountain house. 

Every year my parents have the Big Bash at their mountain house.  It started a few years ago for my mom's 50th birthday and they have just continued having it each year.  They invite a lot of their friends and some of ours as well.  This year Wes had several family members there too.  (Gerri and Gene of course and then his cousins from Asheville were at Chimney Rock so they came for a short visit too!)

We took Paige's pool because Anna, Will and the girls were there and we knew it would be fun times.  Well, let me tell you...mountain well water is COLD even after letting it sit in the sun for a while.  None of the girls were happy at first, then BB boiled some water and added it to the freezing water.  Emma and Ella were happy then but Paige was still grumpy!  I think she was really overwhelmed with all the people wanting to talk to her and hold her, all the men there (yes she is a little scared of men) and then the ice cold pool...she just wasn't having it! 
                                                                                   

   

We had a great time just relaxing at the house.  There was some yummy food too!  I ate too much!  I think Paige was happy when it was finally nap time...she loved swinging!

      

Everyone started leaving around 3 that afternoon I guess and then it was just us, Gerri and Gene and my parents.  I think Paige liked that much better!   I had to share this picture...I just love my hubby!

 

We had leftovers for dinner and took Gerri and Gene over to the house where they were staying the night and Wes took Paige and I on a ride on the Kubota.  Paige just loves to ride...she was laid back relaxing.

Sunday, we woke up and Dad and Wes left for a 3 or 4 hour hiking adventure!  Mom, Paige and I stayed around the house.  We had breakfast and cleaned up a little more.  Paige loved playing in the house and following BB around everywhere waiting for the fridge to open!

 Sunday was also Mom's birthday and every time I wasn't with her, I kept thinking I have to tell her Happy Birthday...I finally remembered when I was around her to tell her!  I think she enjoyed spending the majority of her birthday with me Miss Paige!

After lunch, we packed up and decided to head on home.  Poor Miss Paige either got car sick or just wasn't feeling well because she got so sick.  We had to pull over in the pouring down rain (at least it was before we got on the interstate) and change her clothes, wash her down with baby wipes and clean out the car seat!  Once she got situated again, she passed out until we were about a mile from the house thank goodness!

We got home just in time for bad weather.  I saw where there were Tornado Warnings for us...that means one was spotted!  People saw funnel clouds about half a mile from our house and then at the lake...so all around us!  I took some toys and Paige and I hung out in the bathroom while her Daddy looked out the back door...ugh.  He even wanted to go take the trash off during this.  I told him he was not going anywhere (if you looked outside it wasn't raining or anything so he thought I was crazy) but he finally humored me and sat in the bathroom for about 5 seconds and he said the storm has passed since it was at the lake.  Can I tell you how much I hate tornadoes?? I think I would die if I ever really saw one!  

So needless to say, we still have trash that needs to be taken off...the Tornado warning was over at 4:15 and the trash dump closes at 5?? He couldn't take it for some reason after the warning was canceled...not to mention we live less than a mile from it too!   Makes sense huh?

We had an eventful weekend and it was nice to get away for a night but it sure was nice to be in my bed and Paige in her own room last night!

Lets hope this work week goes by fast so the weekend will be here soon!

   

Paige and Audrey go to the ZOO!

Heather and I have been trying to plan a May play date forever and it was never working out.  Then we decided I would take a day off work (really had to twist my arm) and we would take the girls to the zoo.  Yesterday was that day...it was wonderful.

We met at the zoo at 10:00 once it opened and we decided to walk the opposite way of everyone else.  So we went to see the chickens, ducks and pigs first.  I think this was the favorite stop for both girls since we could get really close to the animals.  The large animals were all behind glass or just too far away to keep their attention.

 

                                        
Our next stop was the alligators and turtles....how cute are these two girls?!
                                        
                                        
Of course we thought this would be a good idea....
                                        
Finally we got to see the giraffes!
                                        
                                                    
See there are animals there....not just Paige and Audrey
                                                    
Back to P and A...
                                                    
                                                    
Yummy snack time...apparently Paige is a little pig compared to Audrey!
                                                                                         
What a great trip to the zoo!
                                      

After the zoo trip, we had to go get our favorite salad in Greenville!  Then we stopped by Buy Buy Baby to get a couple things.  Both girls needed a new diaper, so we were heading to the bathroom and we saw a sign that said changing tables are located in the feeding room.  So we looked down the hall and saw a wonderful room!  There was a very nice changing station, two gliders, humidifier, bottle warmers...it felt like home! haha 

Not going to lie...we really took our time here...

 

 

 

Then it was time to say bye!  It was a great play date but Miss Paige was worn out!  She missed her long afternoon nap and was ready for a car ride home!  Paige can not wait to see Audrey at our next play date.  Heather and I already have themes for the next few months...what a surprise!