Odds and ends...

Martin still hates Danika...but she LOVES him. She recently got a hold of him when he was sitting on Doug's lap and just squeezed the living daylights out of him. Just look at him...he looks so happy. :)

I wasn't feeling very well during the month of December thanks to this little one on the way, so decorating was a slow process. And my "helper" didn't really make things go any faster. :) Every time I climbed the step stool, she climbed up behind me to "help." It was really quite entertaining. :)

I'm a lousy blogger...but I have an excuse!

Well....I'm a terrible blogger. I know it's been a month since I last updated. But I have a really good excuse.....

I'm pregnant right now and due with the second little Bierer Baby on Aug 5th.

We are REALLY excited! But since Thanksgiving I've been miserable. I keep hoping it is going to get better, but I feel lousy. Why is this baby being so mean to me?????

Anyway...if I can get my act together I'll post Christmas pictures and pics from Danika's birthday very soon. :)

love,
andrea

It's a BAD BOO-BOO

So...we had a mishap yesterday.

Danika has been refusing to wear her mittens, so lately I have been telling her that when she doesn't wear her mittens or gloves, she has to put her hands in her pockets. She is pretty willing to do this, and it seemed like a happy compromise for both of us. That is, until yesterday morning.

We had the mitten fight on the way to daycare, I settled for my usual compromise, and we got out of the van to walk into the building. We got about half-way there, and my precious little girl tripped and fell flat on her face. It was like I could see it happening in slow motion, but I just couldn't reach her in time. And...since her hands were in her pockets, she couldn't catch herself. She hit the cement face first. I knew it wasn't going to be pretty, but when I scooped her up, her mouth was full of blood and she was terrified.

Long story short, while initially it looked like she put her teeth all the way through the upper lip, after we got the bleeding stopped, we realized she didn't. She put a deep gash on the inside, and she got several cuts on the outside from the cement. Mommy had to take the day off work to comfort and cuddle the little bug, but it all turned out all right. She got to eat a lot of popsicles and jello and she liked that. :)

By late afternoon, she was even pretty good natured about it. I asked her to show me her boo-boo and she puckered her lips right up and pointed inside. I asked if I could take some pictures and she said, "Yep." So...I did.

Here is Danika "Bruiser" Bierer as she looked yesterday afternoon.

The Dress Up Girl

This is a common occurrence in our house now. Anytime I leave my closet door ajar, a little elf climbs in and grabs a pair of my shoes and claims them as her own. The shoes are different every time, but the laughter it causes her parents is pretty much the same. :)

Along with the new shoe obsession, she has also taken a new interest in dressing up. This is a glimpse of her Snow White costume. So much fun! I love having a little girl!!!! :)

She's pretty pleased with herself. :)

Sssssoooo sssssssplendid!

A few weeks ago we were at a friends house and they have a pet snake. They were kind enough to get the snake out and let the kids each take a turn petting/holding the snake. Danika was SO excited! She loved it! And once she got to pet it, I couldn't get her to stay out of the way to get pictures of the other kids...she kept wanting her turn again. :)




Notice how fascinated Danika is....and notice that Doug is not in any of these pictures. :)

Danika petting the snake.

Danika is actually petting the snake's head. She was so happy and excited that I had to keep a close eye on her so she didn't hurt it by squeezing it too hard.

Shawn and his boys taking thier turn...Danika refusing to sit down and get out of the way.

You can see her laughing and squealing in the background. :)

This was supposed to be a picture of Diane and Ethan with the snake...but Danika again ran into the middle of the picture...

Diane and Ethan without Danika.

So...apparently my daughter is not afraid of snakes. Now if Doug can just teach her not to be afraid of spiders like her mom, we will be all set. :)

NOT a morning person

Occasionally Danika takes too long of a nap in the afternoon and I have to wake her up otherwise she won't be able to sleep at night when she needs to. The last time I had to do this, I thought it would be fun to take my camera in with me. Following are a few examples of how happy she is NOT when she wakes up from a nap. :)

Doug says she gets her happy disposition from her mother. :)

Adventures with Daddy

We were recently buried in snow. We bought Danika her first pair of boots and snowpants and took her out to play. :)



Looking longingly at the snow.




Are you people ready yet or what?

Yea!!!!

Just a few days before, it was still warm and Doug was giving Danika her first lawn mower ride. She loved it!