March has been really relaxed. We've been finishing up the organizing of our new place, and by we I mean David because he likes doing that kind of thing and always ends up redoing it after I've done it, so I figure I'll let him do it in the first place. ;)
We did St. Patrick's Day with my parents. We made corned beef for the first time and it turned out really well, a lot better than I imagined it would. :) Next year I want to continue my family's tradition of dying foods green. And pink/red for Valentine's. I always had fun with that as a kid and would love to incorporate that into our traditions as well.
We got on a a walk every day after breakfast. It helps Kollyn sleep better (3 hours naps instead of no hour naps) so that in and of itself is incentive enough, but it also helps me a ton, especially since I went off my anti-depressants at the end of February, so getting outside has really helped me cope with that change. Luckily, I was on the lowest dose already so, while the process was difficult, it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I had a few days where I was super nauseous and had no energy, but pushing though that helped it not last so long, thankfully.
And I have that ability to push through because of this adorable little face!
She is starting to really like swings. She'll say "Wheeeeeeee" and smile and giggle now. Before she was stone faced the whole time. If there is one thing this girl can do, it's have a stone face and no reaction. She'll do it a lot, especially when she knows we're wondering what her reaction is. David will drive the stroller all crazy trying to get any kind of reaction and she is stone faced. Silly little girl.
But there's no doubt she loves her Daddy. This little girl is 99% David. I'm pretty sure the 1% she got from me was liking Thin Mints ;) But in all seriousness, she is very much a Daddy's girl and has him wrapped around her little fingers. She runs to the door when he comes home and yells "HI DADADA!" and gives him a huge hug. She loves holding his hand, sliding down the slide with him, and snuggling with him on the couch. I love their relationship and I love watching it grow more and more as she gets older. I'm so glad she has been able to develop that bond with him. I know it means a lot to him that she loves him that much.
These last few weeks at school have been really hard on all of us. He's been gone a lot of late nights doing projects and homework and has missed out on bedtime, which is normally Daddy time. Kollyn will stare at the door and say "dada da dada dada da" over and over, waiting for him to come. It breaks my heart, but it's only for a few more weeks. It makes David feel really bad he's not there for her when she wants him to be, but we both know it's unavoidable. He is just so ready to be over and can't wait to graduate, though now there have been some complications with that we're having to work through. But oh well. Soon school will be over and she'll have her Dad back.
This girl is such a ham! She knows exactly how to make people laugh and will keep doing it. Once you start laughing, she starts laughing and her laughs are so contagious you can't help but keep laughing. It's a never ending circle of cute laughter and smiles. This is one of her current favorite things, putting a travel pillow on her head, and then trying to put it on my head. It makes her crack up and I have no idea why. She is just so cute and loves to make people feel better. I've had a couple days this month where I've been so upset and she'll come up to me, pat my shoulder (she watches me rub David's back so I think that's what she's trying to do), give me a big hung, a big kiss, and say "mamama." while giving me this huge grin. It's hard to be sad when that much love is coming your way. She definitely knows how to brighten a room, that's for sure.
And that's really about it. We go on walks all the time, can't wait for the pool to open (It looks like they might open it earlier than Memorial Day, since it's been so warm, because we've seen them taking the cover off and workers working on it so fingers crossed they open it soon!), and we're all ready for summer to be here. :)
