Still fighting for that independence!

We've had a pretty routine few weeks. I've posted a few pictures of a dinner I had with some of my friends a few weekends ago. It was a much needed night out! Brian went on a fishing trip with all the guys in my family last weekend (no pictures yet - not sure if he will do a post when he gets some or not) so it was just Lynsey and me for a few days. We went to Three Hills on Friday and hung out with Liz, Gert, Mary and kids. It was Mary's birthday so we went out for supper while Dylana babysat (thanks Dylana!) and then had cake. It was a really good time!

Lynsey has started trying to dress herself. I know this is a natural part of growing up, but kind of like when she started wanting to feed herself, I'm not really that excited about it. She just gets so mad when she can't get her pants on - she almost always gets both legs in one opening and after a while, this really gets to her (and consequently, to me). She is getting better and like with the feeding, I will just have to be patient while she figures this out. The tantrums come and go - she had a few this weekend that I just couldn't explain. She would hand me the remote and say "baby". Thinking this meant she wanted to watch Baby Einstein, I would turn it on for her and she just got so angry and said "baby" over and over again until she was in an all-out freak out. This happened a few times. I can't tell you how happy I will be when she can tell me more. This is an incredibly frustrating phase that she's in - she knows what she wants, but she just can't tell me properly. Kind of like when she's in her high chair saying "more" - well, "more of what, Lynsey?", and all I get is a frustrated crying and pointing to nowhere "more more more". It's been a bit tough, but I know this will just keep getting better as her vocabulary expands. She's a smart little girl - she'll figure out how to get what she wants sooner rather than later, me thinks:).

On a brighter note, isn't she a cutie??:) I love her so much, and while some days are really hard, I have so many moments where I just love her to pieces and am so incredibly thankful for her (I'm sure all you moms out there know exactly what I'm talking about:)).