Amira's Addendums

Well our routine is to pray with Amira, tuck her in, turn off her lamp and then put her gate up at her door. Just about every night it’s something she will think of to prolong you leaving. For example, sometimes after you tuck her in she will fuss about how much cover she has…..some nights she wants just the sheet and other nights she doesn’t want any cover…..”I don like it mommy/daddy…….no cuvuhs pleez” Sometimes after you turn the lamp off she wants the lamp on or when you leave it on she wants it off…..”Light on pleez mommy/daddy” Sometimes right when you get the gate up and you think you are all free to leave you hear……”Potty pleez mommy/daddy…….my need to poo poo” Other times when you have made it down the hallway and you breathe a sigh of relief……you hear…….”My sheep…….my need my sheep mommy/daddy”

Well I decided to take the time to record the sheep episode tonight just for fun and so Jenn’s mom could hear how special these sheep are in the Leggett household. We spend a good amount of time each week looking for those sheep when they are misplaced so maybe she’ll be able to bring some more from Canada so we can hide them in places around the house for emergencies.

Tonight I was lucky because the sheep was right in the bed with her and she just couldn’t see it:-)

There is no picture since it was dark in her room but there is sound.

Here is a picture from last November...this was a GREAT night because we actually found both sheep. You have to click on the picture to get a good view of the sheep.

Please don't kick my baby out of day care!

Well well well.....Miss. Amanda got wrote up at school today:-) Ms. Nicole wrote a note about her desire demand for attention. In other words my little lady is SPOIL!!! Yes I said it....she is SPOIL!!! It's all our fault I can admit. When we get home Jacquelle holds her while I fix something to eat. Then we eat and since we have been too busy to go buy another high chair he holds her while he feeds her and while he eats. Then one of us gets Amira ready for bed and the other one holds Amanda. Then I nurse her and if she goes to sleep I put her in her crib but if she doesn't I pass her to daddy and he holds her while he watches ESPN. Do you see a theme going here? This little lady gets held WAY too much!!! I wish I could call Ms. Nicole tonight and start discussing the techniques she's been trying at day care so we can start them tomorrow morning since I usually hold her while I get Amira ready and/or while I fix Amira's breakfast.

When Amira was at her last day care there was a 6mo old little boy that got kicked out of daycare since his mama held him too much and he cried all day. Even though this was a home care and Ms. Nicole has a home care there are still 4 other children to care for. So when I drop them off tomorrow I will have to ask Ms. Nicole.......please don't kick my baby out of day care!

This was taken about 30 minutes ago.....This was after we gave them a bath, I nursed Amanda and then while I read Amira some books Amanda got held by her daddy while he did some work on his laptop. And then she fell asleep in his lap while she was being held and he laid her in the crib. Looks like the Leggett household will have to change up the routine of HOLDING AMANDA!

Is it a sign?................Well I guess it was!

"Salama (my baby sister) asked.....sometimes when I make a call and look at my phone it's at 9:13.....sometimes when I get a text and look at my phone it's at 9:13........sometimes when I get a voicemail it says I received it at 9:13......do you think that's a sign?"

This is what Jacquelle and I got asked over Christmas break before she put in her application for Delta Sigma Theta sorority.....after we figured out what she meant and burst into laughter and her face was still serious I realized WOW.....she is sooooooooooo serious and she wanted to be a Delta soooooooooooooooo bad. Well I guess it was a sign.....................

NOTE: Delta Sigma Theta was founded in 1913 so she was hoping this was a sign that she would make the Delta line at Skegee:-)

THE LINEUP!

I know you can't see anything but I had to post these videos for my Delta friends.

They were so tired and sweaty doing all that stepping in those heels!

You have to listen closely to hear her introduce herself!

Finally DONE!!! What a long night for us all (we waited about 2hrs for this probate show.....you would have thought the President was coming to Tuskegee with all the people out there in the middle of the night). I must LUV my baby sister!

Another video (or actually just sound) for my Delta friends:-)

Salama (#4 Disturbia)

Happy Easter!

Amira hunting for Easter eggs at Grandma Leggett's
Amanda not wanting to take a picture!




Amanda wasn't feeling well (had a fever all day) but you surely can't tell by these pictures in the car.

The Amanda Centipede Dance!

She might not be crawling but she's dancin!

Amanda's 1st REAL sugar cookie!

Grandpa gave Amanda an oatmeal cookie this weekend when we were home for Easter (without my permission might I add). She really enjoyed it.

Amira making birthday cards

Amira making birthday cards for some special people....I hope you have received them by now! She really enjoyed making them.

At the park feeding the ducks

Amanda!

Me and Amanda after a long day of holding her and doing nothing much else (this was when she had one of her many ear infections!)

Amira with AFRO!

Here are some pictures of Amira after I took her braids down with her Afro!! For those that haven't met him.....that's our dog Rusty.

Amira's 2nd Birthday Party!

Click on the picture to get to the slideshow from Amira's 2nd birthday party at Marbles Musuem. It's kinda long since I put in most of the pictures Jacquelle took.

Potty Potty and mo Potty!

Well Amira is getting potty trained and doing exceptionally well. We started last week and she only had about 2 accidents this whole week. She wears a pamper during nap time and overnight but other than that she is doing great. However, mommy and daddy aren't doing so well......she wants to potty ALL THE TIME!! And she actually does something just about each time so you feel bad not letting her go although it is often just a lil squirt of pee pee!

I had to travel to Seattle for work this week so daddy was holding it down although he didn't answer the 2 and 3am potty calls I'll give him a B+:)

It is so weird to see her wearing panties....I look and think....where did my baby go.....she's growing up so quick.......thank God I have another baby:)

P.S. I really mean to post some pictures but the laptop with all the pictures is acting up so I have to wait until Jacquelle can fix it but I assure you that I have some pictures coming soon.

Finally joining everyone in cyberspace!

I always felt like I was in the loop with technology but once I joined facebook I realized I was waaaaaaaaaaaay behind. I just thought I'd sign up for fun but then I saw that everyone and their mama was on there so I felt left out.....so I joined myspace too (although I like facebook better). Then I took it a step further and joined my alumni network too. The fun thing is that I have reconnected with people I hadn't heard from in awhile....the hard thing is that this stuff can be overwhelming.....I joined all three of these networks within a few weeks. I still don't understand why you would send someone a drink or a snack on facebook?!?!? What's that all about? Somebody needs to inform me of how all this stuff works?

Well Amanda has her 5th ear infection (no that's not a typo). She has had a fever this time but I am believing it will be gone really soon. She has been so pitiful and so have I. I feel like I have missed so much time from work this last month since we are all just recently recovering from the flu. Well since she wants to be held ALL the time I decided I would multitask and hold the sleeping baby and update my blog. I feel like I am held hostage by a 7 month old as my husband said the other day. At least I'll have some time to upload some pictures and email them out. I guess I have to go and post the pictures on all 15 of my new websites:)

Memphis Drive

Oh yeah, the trip to Memphis was farely uneventful and I didn't take nearly as many pictures as I would have liked when I was home:(

2007 Christmas Card

Here is our 2007 Christmas Card.