random update

hi all,
thought i might give you an update on all the "fun" things thalia has learned how to do lately. please take note of the ""...they come into play.
first, thalia has learned how to scream at an extremely high pitch. she has been doing that for a couple days...its enough to drive you nuts! i am trying really hard to not react so she (hopefully) learns that it doesn't get her anything. so far, my "discipline" isn't working.
thalia has also learned how to get into my cupboards. this is her trying to get into the only cupboard i can lock currently. i figure i'll just put all the bad stuff in there and not worry about the tupperware or formula can. i was trying to get a better picture of her today actually trying to get IN the cupboard, but she caught me, and as soon as she sees the camera lately, she wants to play with it. i'll try to get a picture of her amongst my tupperware and lids...i think every kid has at least one picture like that.
i tried to feed thalia yogurt today...yiayia tried when she was here, and i don't know how that went, but my try was an adventure. thalia has grown tired of chicken so i am trying to find other sources of protein for her. yogurt seemed like a good idea. until she tried to spit it out! it was everywhere! if you click on this picture, it should get bigger so you can see that thalia has yogurt all over!
also, i don't know how but i think thalia has been sneaking into the family room at night and watching ultimate fighter because she has perfected a wrestling move that works every time. whenever i change her diaper...well, usually it is quite the ordeal, but sometimes, she will lay there nicely while i change her. until its time for me to snap her shirt. when i go to snap her shirt, she raises her legs up, crosses her ankles, and brings her legs down together, forcing me to let go of her shirt. it is really incredible...and i haven't been able to figure out a way to block it. guess i'll just have to start calling her rick flair or something.
those are the latest "fun" things she has been doing. today, she missed her usual nap and was so cranky it was ridiculous. getting her to go to sleep after that is a nightmare. i just have to try and swaddle her with my arms and she just screams and cries. but she has to go to sleep...i don't really know what else to do.
speaking of sleeping, she has been doing better lately. she has been sleeping from about 9 or 930 all the way until 4! i am trying to see if i can get her to just go back to sleep without eating. last night she took some water and fell back asleep for about an hour and a half. its a work in progress...but even the fact that she is only waking up once a night now is a HUGE improvement.
well, i need to put my groceries away and get thalia ready for bed. i'm sure there will be more stories to come...especially with thalia's daddy coming to visit for his birthday this weekend! but before i go, i just have to share this picture with you. i don't know why, but i just think thalia looks so old in this outfit. what do you think? she's adorable though, if i do say so myself!
much, much love and a bit more sleep,
c, c, and t