Where does the time go?

My life is a blur! I wake up between 6 and 6:30, feed and change Court, feed the dogs, make Court's lunch, lay out her clothes for the day, try and shower before the babysitter gets there, but that doesn't usually happen. When the she gets to my house at 8AM, I am usually sitting on the couch watching Playhouse Disney with Court on my lap, feeding her Cheerios, in my pajamas and my hair all askew. I would normally be embarrassed having someone see me like that, but I pick my battles...trying to blow dry my hair and put makeup on with a 14 month old clinging to my leg, is just not one of them!

The current battle du jour is weaning my little angel from the bottle. It is supposed to be done by the time she's 15 months old (that's in 16 days) per her pediatrician. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! She's down to 2 bottles a day normally, for her naptime and bedtime, but when she's upset about her routine being changed or is cutting a tooth, all she wants is her bottle. It's the one comfort item she's ever had. No pacifier, blanky, dirty teddy bear...just her baba! Unfortunately, it's the worst thing healthwise. I lay in bed worrying about her teeth rotting while she sleeps! I go online and see these disgusting photos of "bottlemouth" that literally make my stomach turn. But I'm just not ready to force the issue. In most ways, it's awesome that she can tell me exactly what she wants now that her communication skills are better than most 2-year olds (I'm not exaggerating), but it sucks in some ways because it's harder to say now, when she asks for things so pitifully!

She is down to one nap a day, and it's awesome, because it's for like 2-3 hours. You can get a lot done in that time, but most of the time, I just take a nap myself! I missed those naps! Used to be my favorite thing in the world to do! Might still be!

Halloween was fun. Did the trick or treating thing. She was a beautiful butterfuly running down the sidewalk. When she gets excited, as she did that night, her right arm swings really fast back and forth in front of her body, like she's saying "Clear a path people, I'm on a mission". It's hilarious. I'll attach a photo soon of her in her cute little costume.

Otherwise, things are going great. Getting plenty of sleep. Enjoying the heck out of the conversations I have with my daughter. We're having conversations now! She can say just about anything now....in two languages no less. I will have to update more often now that quarterend is over at work because I can't possibly remember all the cute things she's done the last 2 weeks.