Almost Ready

So the past week or so I have been hunting for a navy dress for Tacy to wear to my sister's wedding this weekend.  Unfortunately it is spring so most things with navy also have bright pink or yellow.  I was about to give up when I found a navy and white cute striped dress at Carters.  I love that store!  And it was 50% off so bonus!  Then I had the fun task of trying to make her a matching headband.  Silly me to think I could just whip up a felt navy flower and smack it on a headband.  Ha ha.  Navy felt does not exist.  In fact, there really aren't that many navy fabrics.  So I pinterested and found some fabric flower designs, searched fabric stores, and found a fancish navish fabric.  The flower is made and attached to elastic.  We also bought Tacy cute little white sandals this week (for the wedding, church, etc) so Tacy is all ready for this wedding!  

hard to see, but this is the headband

I had two tests this week in school and they both sucked.  One was just a predictor test for the NCLEX (nursing board test) and it said that I have a 94% chance of passing, so not bad.  The other test though, well that was bad.  The two tests were back to back days, so I did not get to study for the Friday test as much as I would have liked, but I did go through all of my notes and made some additional notes to quick study.  With my last minute cramming I didn't have time to shower the morning of the test, so it was a ponie tail day (which normally isn't bad but it was picture day at school).  So after a horrible test (the class average was 79%) we then had to take group and individual pictures for our dump graduation program.  Every girl had makeup on and their hair done except me and one other girl who forgot.  Beautiful.  Oh well.  

This graduation is such a joke because we are just getting a certificate of completion and a pin (yes a dumb pin saying LPN and OWATC - the school). We are crossing a stage to be "pinned" while our picture is showed.  The nursing coordinator wants to talk for a long time and have some dumb program from the sounds of it.  I don't really want to go, but I have great classmates who have convinced me to.  Afterall, it is a step to get to my end goal.  On a good note for school, all my papers and assignments are done!  I just have 2 more tests and 2 quizzes left.  The last test happens to be on my birthday (happy birthday to me). 

Example of Tacy not sitting still

Other than school, Tacy is rolling a lot now.  She still doesn't roll to get anywhere far, but she will easily roll off our bed (we usually put her in the middle when we are getting ready) and changing her diaper is now a fun challenge for us and hilarious game for Tacy.  She also just started doing this army crawl thing yesterday. She rocks onto to one (like her right side) and then reaches forward with her left side and pulls herself forward a little.  She will then roll onto her other side and do it.  It's slow but it helps her go forward to get to a tablet (the best motivation to get her to move).  

The position that Tacy takes when she is looking at someone

We have started to look for toddler car seats for Tacy and have truly discovered how small our car is.  I didn't think a civic was small, then we had a baby.  Now a toddler car seat really makes that back seat seem small.  While we were trying out car seats at Babies R'Us Saturday night, one mom walked by and laughed while totting her baby and toddler son.  Brad asked her for any advice and she told us "get a bigger car"  She said that they started with a Jeep and even that was small.  She was driving a Honda Odessy.  For now we have no way to afford a new car so we will deal.  Eventually we will get something more roomy, but both Brad and I would like to avoid a minivan.  They may be roomy, but I feel too young to settle for a bus.  

8 months already!

I can't believe Tacy is already 8 months old!  I started my OB/Peds clinicals, so last week I followed the Transition nurse and got to go in on 4 deliveries (2 c-sections and 2 vaginal) and hold 3 babies as we assessed them.  It was fun and newborns are so cute.  One baby only weighed 9 pounds less than Tacy did at birth and I kept looking at him and wondering how Tacy had gotten so big!  No worries though, as cute as babies are, we are not going to be having another for a while cause Tacy is enough.

Tacy loves to play the real piano now.  She has learned how hard she needs to hit the keys to make noise.  She loves pounding on tables so pounding on the piano is also very fun.  Brad recorded her playing yesterday and she even started talking/singing while playing.  The movie is on Facebook if you haven't seen it yet.

playing with daddy's head during general conference

Tacy has learned how to worm her way out of our laps the past week.  She arches her back and slides down to the ground.  It is funny to watch when someone is trying to hold her and she twists, turns, and wiggles her way out.  It's bad though when we are trying to buckle her in her car seat or let her lay in her swing and she can just about wiggle her way out of them.

enjoying the sunshine and the grass

Tacy is getting better at standing balanced.  She pulls herself up to stand when she is playing the little piano (which has bars to grab to pull herself up), but that's it.  As for tummy time, she still only rotates around in a circle or will roll occasionally to get to something.  No crawling.  She will stick out her belly and rock back and forth on it, reminding me of a see-saw.  It's funny to watch and I guess good since we are not ready for  mobile child yet.

Standing so big on the couch, playing with the pillows, and watching the cars drive by

Tacy is now wearing 9 month clothes!  The onsies are a little big and some of the pants are huge, but for the most part they fit her okay.  6 months still work but they fit her perfect, so we knew it was time to get out the bigger stuff.  Tacy has been eating 6-8 ounces before she goes to sleep at night and all last week she would wake up 2-3 times in the night because she was hungry.  She is now back to sleeping through the night thank goodness.  I will try to weigh and measure her soon to see how much she has grown.  

Easter Weekend

Easter Family photo

So school gave me a spring break (Friday - Monday).  I get every Monday off in April, so it really only felt like I got Friday off, but oh well.  I have not had a spring break of any kind since high school so I will take what I can get.  We had planned on going to visit our friends in Vernal Utah, but those plans fell through Wednesday (March 27th).  So instead we spent Easter at home with Brad's family.  Not the exciting getaway we were hoping for, but it worked out because Tacy has been sick with a cold.

I have a test tomorrow, but I wanted to have some fun this weekend.  So instead I pinterested.  I finally made a spring wreath, I made Tacy a new headband, and I finally made my first pinterest food (homemade reeses easter eggs - except I made balls).  

sporting her new headband

We also bought Tacy a cute Easter dress thanks to all the Easter sales this weekend.  

We had a family Easter egg hunt on Sunday after church.  Tacy and I found her eggs pretty fast.  Brad's dad has way too much fun hiding the adult kid eggs really hard though.  Through the help of Brad and Sam I eventually found my egg.  We did have a yummy Easter dinner with most of Brad's siblings and his grandparents.  My reeses PB balls did not look pretty but they sure tasted delicious!

studying outside with mom

So with all my crafting and taking care of a sick baby I did finally write up my presentation for Wednesday.  I have studied some...it's all right, it was Easter.  We were able to enjoy nice sunny weather and are currently having a fun thunderstorm (no sarcasm, I do love thunder).  

Tacy in her Easter dress