New accomplishments!

Penny has been doing so many things this weekend. I think part of it is due to the fact that we moved the furniture around. Penny had learned to climb on the fireplace so we moved one of the couches to go in front of it. We feel like there's more room in the living room even though it's pretty much the same. We stopped by a friend's house to lend them a movie. They got a trampoline for Christmas and they said Penny could go on with them. Here's a cute picture of what her sitting with her hair all static:

She's so funny! Her hair was sticking up so bad :)  Tonight was one of the big accomplishments that I wanted for her so bad: She took my water bottle with a  straw and figured out how to suck the water threw. I think that's partly because earlier in the week, I bought sippy cups that make her suck instead of the ones that you apply pressure to like a bottle top. I am so excited for her! She is walking all over the place now! During the third hour of Church, she was walking around the room and all the women were watching and then later telling how big she's become. She has grown up so fast. This morning, she woke up at 330am. She didn't want any milk or juice. Finally, I put her back in her crib and decided she wanted her light on and she then she proceeded to open one of her books in her crib and read to herself. About 30 minutes later, she made her little cry that she was ready to be tucked in and go to sleep.

So, Chris and I think that Penny would be ready for a big girl bed. The concern is that she would know how to climb in and out which could be bad. That means she could climb out and wander around the house. It's a hard thing to know when to transition. My mom says she didn't really have an age where she moved kids from crib to bed because it was a matter of another baby had come and so the child needed to not be in the crib anymore.

This week, I am going to be trying to plan meals ahead better than I have since Penelope has come along. Before Penny was here, Chris and I would plan out what we wanted for dinner for the week and I would make a list of what I needed to get from the store. I don't know why he doesn't care anymore. But anyways, we put a list together of eighteen meals that we like and some we'd have more than once a week and then we go out about once a week for dinner. I'm going to go to Costco with a  friend to see if shopping there will help the grocery buying and budget. I love spreadsheets so doing this is fun to me. I guess it appeals to the part of me that worked for a while. The meals go from being simple like pasta with spaghetti sauce and hamburger helper to things that take a little more effort like enchiladas, lasagna, or beef stew. I am open to any dinner suggestions for three, even though Penny doesn't eat a lot. I want to make sure dinner include veggies more often. Sometimes we just forget.

Well, I've got to plan dinners for this week by myself (including dinner with missionaries over). Wish me luck!