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Skylar's Diary
Day 65
November 19, 2008
Dear Diary, Jaden's mom had the baby! It's a little girl named Anna. I wish we'd hurry up and pick a name for our baby. Anyways, Jaden missed dance today so she could go to the hospital with her dad to meet her little sister. I guess that's a good enough reason to miss dance class, isn't it?
Day 64
November 14, 2008
Dear Diary, Nana is actually coming! She'll be here for Thanksgiving, and then she's staying until after the baby comes. The baby will probably be born early, in January. I'm just so excited that Nana is going to be staying with us for a while!
Day 63
November 10, 2008
Dear Diary, One nice thing about Mom being on bed rest, is that she's home all the time. We sit and read books together, and play card games like 'Go Fish" and "Crazy Eights". It's actually a lot of fun getting to hang out with her so much. I love my mom.
Day 62
November 7, 2008
Dear Diary, Dad and I went walking tonight around the neighborhood. It's not something we do a lot, but the weather has been so much cooler lately that it seemed like a good idea. He was asking me what I think about having a baby sister. I love it! I just hope they hurry up and pick a name so we can stop saying "her" and "it".
Day 61
November 2, 2008
Dear Diary, Dad made this really interesting dinner tonight. Interesting is a nice way of saying gross. I know he's trying hard since Mom is resting, but taco soup? Couldn't we just have tacos? I love my dad, really I do, but he's not as good a cook as Mom is. Just don't tell him I said that!
Day 60
October 31, 2008
Dear Diary, I'm kind of sad that my mom won't be able to come around with us trick or treating tonight. Bed rest means bed rest I guess. I told her I'd just stay home with her, but she said no way. We're just going to go around the block, and then come home to hand out candy, since Mom can't really answer the door every time the doorbell rings.
Day 59
October 26, 2008
Dear Diary, Last night I had my birthday party. I was allowed to have four friends come over for a sleepover. Dad ordered pizza for us and we had a lot of fun listening to music and dancing around. Then my parents surprised me with an icecream cake. It was awesome! I don't think we went to sleep till way past midnight.
Day 58
October 22, 2008
Dear Diary, Dad and I had to take Noodles to the vet today. Lately we noticed that her teeth were getting really long. It seemed like she was having a hard time eating her food. The vet said hamster's teeth never stop growing, so you have to give them something hard to gnaw on, like dog biscuits. Anyways, the vet trimmed them with special clippers this one time. At least now I know how to keep Noodles teeth from getting too big again!
Day 57
October 20, 2008
Dear Diary, It's a girl!!! I actually got to see my baby sister on the ultrasound which was kind of freaky. But I was so happy to see her! Now we only have to wait like 4 more months for her to get here. I can't wait!
Day 56
October 19, 2008
Dear Diary, I am sooooo excited! Tomorrow we get to go to the doctor's office and find out if the baby is a boy or a girl. I still think I don't care which one we have. I'll take either! I'm just really excited to find out, then Dad and I can paint the baby's room either pink or blue. I'll let you know!
Day 55
October 14, 2008
Dear Diary, Happy Birthday to me! Happy Birthday to me! I can't believe it's here already. We didn't really have a chance to plan with everything going on with the baby and all so instead of this weekend, we're celebrating next weekend on the 25th. Or at least my party with my friends is next weekend. Daddy promised that tonight I can have whatever I want for dinner as long as they do take-out. I pick Chinese!
Day 54
October 10, 2008
Dear Diary, We're going out to dinner tonight. Mom said she wants to get out of the house a lot this weekend before she has to stay home. I guess that's what bed rest means, you have to rest all the time, even when you don't feel tired. Mom said she had to do the same thing before I was born, and I came a little early.
Day 53
October 7, 2008
Dear Diary, Mom and the baby are doing good, but the doctor still wants Mom to be on bed rest starting next Monday. I guess she is going to work from home using her laptop. The good news is Nana is coming to stay with us for a few months to help! I finally got to feel the baby move, and it was really weird. I can't wait for the appointment next week when we find out if the baby is a boy or girl.
Day 52
October 5, 2008
Dear Diary, Oh my gosh! I totally forgot that I have this book report due tomorrow. I haven't even finished reading the book yet. Okay, actually I haven't even started it yet! I just kind of forgot, and the book was under a pile of papers on my desk in my bedroom. I better hurry, or Mom is going to be mad!
Day 51
October 2, 2008
Dear Diary, Noodles kept me awake a lot last night. I could hear her running around in her wheel. Dad says Noodles does that because hamsters are nocturnal, which means they like to be awake at night and sleep in the daytime. Thank goodness she doesn't do that every night, but once in a while I hear her. And when I turn the light on to check on her, she just kind of looks at me like "hey, you're awake, let's play!"
Day 50
September 30, 2008
Dear Diary, Jaden is coming over for dinner before we go to dance class. We're going to play with Noodles too. I love to watch Noodles run all around my room and see where she goes. Mom's not crazy about her being out of her cage, in case she has an accident, but Noodles needs her exercise. Time for homework before Jaden gets here.
Day 49
September 26, 2008
Dear Diary, Sometimes it's hard being a perfectionist. If I'm drawing a picture and something doesn't look quite right then I want to star all over with a brand new piece of paper. It's kind of frustrating. I just can't stand it when something doesn't look exactly the way I want it to. Even when I'm dancing, if I mess up on a step, then I want to start the music over from the beginning and get it perfect. Ugh!
Day 48
September 24, 2008
Dear Diary, My birthday is coming up in October. October 14th. Not sure what we're going to do to celebrate my birthday yet, but maybe I should starting asking my parents. I would be happy just having a bunch of my friends spend the night. Ooh, time to get ready for dance class, I'm going to be late!
Day 47
September 23, 2008
Dear Diary, Mom tried to let me feel the baby moving today. She had me put my hand on her stomach, but I couldn't feel anything, even though I sat very still. I was a little sad, because I really want to feel the baby kicking. Mom says there will be plenty of time. And pretty soon we get to start decorating the nursery. Dad says maybe I can even help him paint the baby's room.
Day 46
September 20, 2008
Dear Diary, Jaden came over today, and we worked on our posters together. I think her poster looks way better than mine, but she can draw really, really good. I tried to draw myself dancing, but that was hard. I think the picture I colored of Noodles turned out pretty good though. The teacher said we have to draw and color the pictures ourselves, that we aren't allowed to just print pictures from the computer.
Day 45
September 18, 2008
Dear Diary, I'm working on this class assignment called "All About Me". You have to make a poster that tells all about your life from the time you were born until now. I had to get out my baby album since obviously I don't remember being a baby! Some of the things written down in there are pretty funny, like that I used to say "pea-ketch" for ketchup! And I also used to say "hanga-burger" for hamburger. How cute!
Day 44
September 13, 2008
Dear Diary, Mom went in for another checkup for the baby yesterday. The doctor said in another few weeks she'll have to go on bedrest. That means no more working or running around. The good news is the baby is growing and looks healthy. By next month we should find out if the baby is a boy or girl. That will be fun! Mom said I can go to the ultrasound and see the baby too.Day 43
September 9, 2008
Dear Diary, I wanted to play outside after school today, but it's just too hot. The only thing I can stand to do outside right now is swimming in the pool. And even the pool is starting to feel like swimming in a bathtub-yuck! I can't wait for it to cool down just a little bit. Mom's calling me for dinner, gotta go-
Day 42
September 7, 2008
Dear Diary, I'm so happy we got to go back to the zoo yesterday! I have to be honest though, I couldn't pick Fred my flamingo out in the big group they had at the exhibit. Even though I brought his picture with me, they all looked the same! Well, it's the thought that counts. At least I'm still helping to take care of him since I adopted him.
Day 41
September 4, 2008
Dear Diary, Its been so hot lately that we haven't been to the zoo in a while. Dad says maybe this weekend we can go, just the two of us. I haven't seen my flamingo in a while. I wonder if I'll still recognize him. Hopefully. I wish Mom could come too, but she has been so tired lately, and the doctor still wants her to take it easy.
Day 40
August 31, 2008
Dear Diary, Dad and I decided to pamper my mom so she could relax and take it easy. So she propped her feet up on a pillow. I made her iced tea while Dad made her favorite snack, crackers with tapenade. It's this mixture of olives, capers, pine nuts, and a bunch of other ingredients I can't even pronounce. Mom loves it. Then we massaged her feet. Or at least I helped until me hands got too tired.
Day 39
August 28, 2008
Dear Diary, After dance class tonight I'm going over to Jaden's house for dinner. We're going to have pizza I think. Yummy! Anyways, I hope our dance instructor has some good music for class tonight. Sometimes she picks this old music that I've never heard before.
Day 38
August 26, 2008
Dear Diary, So far so good. School has been pretty easy since there hasn't been much homework yet. And no tests or quizzes yet either. I know that will change soon though. Our class has a pet guinea pig named Rocky. We get to take turns bringing him home over the weekends. I can't wait for my turn!
Day 37
August 19, 2008
Dear Diary, Our family has been so busy with baby stuff that the first day of school just kind of snuck up on me! Tomorrow is the big day and I'm pretty excited! I want to do really good this year. I did pretty good last year, but I'm going to try harder. Besides, I know I have to keep my grades up or I won't be allowed to dance.
Day 36
August 18, 2008
Dear Diary, The good news is that mom and the baby are okay. The bad news is that the doctor said mom will probably have to be on bed rest soon for the rest of the pregnancy. I guess bed rest means you have to lay around a lot and can't lift anything heavy. Mom said that's okay if that's what she has to do. I'm just relieved to hear that everything is okay.
Day 35
August 15, 2008
Dear Diary, Mom had to rush to the doctor's office this morning. She said it was nothing, but she looked worried. Dad and I are at home waiting for her to come back. I hope everything is okay with the baby.
Day 34
August 14, 2008
Dear Diary, Okay, I love my friend Jaden, but she has some pretty nasty habits. Okay, one nasty habit. When she was at my house, she sat on the floor and started biting her toenails. That's what clippers are for I told her. She smiled and said something about being flexible. I was totally grossed out!
Day 33
August 8, 2008
Dear Diary, Finally our pool is all done being resurfaced. Now there's water back in it and we can start swimming tomorrow the guy said. Yeah! Jaden is going to come over and swim too. I think our moms will hang out and talk baby stuff while we swim.
Day 32
August 4, 2008
Dear Diary, Mom went to the doctor today for her baby appointment. She said pretty soon I should be able to feel the baby move when I touch her tummy. That is so cool! I noticed Mom didn't eat very much dinner tonight. I don't think she was feeling very well. She said some days she feels nauseous and that makes it harder for her to eat.
Day 31
August 1, 2008
Dear Diary, Jaden thought I was joking when I told her about the baby. Then we were both jumping up and down all excited. I know she's having a baby sister, but I don't care what we have. If it's a boy or girl, it doesn't matter to me. I'm just happy that I'm finally going to be a big sister to somebody!
Day 30
July 30, 2008
Dear Diary, Holy cow! I thought my parents were sitting me down to tell me I was in trouble or something. But they both kept smiling at me. Dad said, "What is the one thing you've been asking us for?" I still didn't get it. All I could think about was that I had asked for a rabbit. And that's when my mom told me that I couldn't get a rabbit. "But", she said, "You can have a brother or sister though!" I'm still in shock! I'm going to be a big sister! I can't wait to tell Jaden. We're both going to be big sisters!
Day 29
July 25, 2008
Dear Diary, I wish I could sleep with my hamster Noodles. She is so soft to cuddle with. Unfortunately she would never stay still in my bed all through the night. She's always awake at night.
Day 28
July 22, 2008
Dear Diary, Dad was giving me a hard time earlier about my music. He wonders why I have to keep playing the same song over and over again. I told him that's because I have to practice my dance. Then he asked if I can just practice without playing the music. I guess it was too loud or something. How can you dance without music? I'd be totally lost in my steps. Some people may be able to do that but not me.
Day 27
July 21, 2008
Dear Diary, Okay, this whole baby thing has me kind of freaked out! I know Mom and Dad didn't say we're having another baby yet...but they did say soon. I've always wanted a baby sister or brother. But that would be really weird too. I've always been the only kid in the family. It's always been just the three of us. I guess I'll have to wait and see.
Day 26
July 17, 2008
Dear Diary, My mom and dad sometimes think I'm ignoring them when they talk to me. I really don't. But if I have my music on, and I'm busy dancing or singing, then I don't hear anything else. Then my mom will walk right up to me till her face is right next to mine and just look at me. It usually makes me jump. Can I help it that I'm concentrating on my music?
Day 25
July 12, 2008
Dear Diary, I'm so bummed that we can't use our pool for the next couple of weeks. We're getting it resurfaced, whatever that means. And now there's not even any water in it. This is summer and it's over 100 degrees outside. I hope they hurry up. I can't wait to go swimming again. Especially after dance classes when I feel so hot.
Day 24
July 9, 2008
Dear Diary, Ohmigosh! I was talking to my mom about how jealous I am that Jaden's family is having another baby and we're not. Mom said, "maybe someday soon." Soon? How soon is soon? She wouldn't say anything else. When I asked my dad he said "ask your mother." That was no help at all.
Day 23
July 8, 2008
Dear Diary, My friend Jaden found out that the baby is a girl. That would be so much fun to have a little sister that you could dress up. Kind of like a doll. As long as I didn't have to change the diapers or anything.
Day 22
July 4, 2008
Dear Diary, I get so grumpy when I'm tired. If today is the 4th of July, why did some people in our neighborhood set fireworks off last night? I don't really care, except that they were really really loud, and it was sooooo late. I guess that makes me a party pooper.
Day 21
July 1, 2008
Dear Diary, I'm spending the night at Jaden's tonight after dance class. It's sooooo fun now that we are in the same dance class. She's still learning a lot of the steps, but then we get to practice together at home too. Anyways, we're going to have chicken wings for dinner, yummy!
Day 20
June 28, 2008
Dear Diary, I miss Fred, my flamingo. I have his picture up on my wall, but I only get to see him when I go to the zoo. It's not like I can see him every day. I'm going to ask if we can go sometime next week. That way I can check on him and see how he's doing.
Day 19
June 27, 2008
Dear Diary, Well, at least my dance instructor has noticed. After class today, he said that I'm really improving my technique. Hopefully all that work is finally paying off. I love to dance, don't get me wrong. I just want to be the best. Mom says I'm just being a perfectionist, and that I shouldn't be so hard on myself.
Day 18
June 24, 2008
Dear Diary, Sometimes dancing can be frustrating. I guess I'm not one of those people that dancing is easy for. I have to practice my steps and routines a lot to get them on tempo and perfect. Other girls have it so easy. They seem like they never practice. Almost like they don't even have to try. I wish it was that easy for me.
Day 17
June 22, 2008
Dear Diary, I'm going over to Jaden's house today. We're going to go swimming and practice our dancing. I love to play Marco Polo in the pool. Sometimes I start laughing so hard I can't swim! It's fun trying to catch the person with your eyes closed. When Jaden is it, I try to splash her so she knows where I am. Then when she gets close, I swim way under her.
Day 16
June 19, 2008
Dear Diary, I'm kind of liking my room being all neat now. It was not fun cleaning it, but now I'm trying to keep it that way. This morning I even rearranged my furniture. I get bored keeping it the same way all the time. So now I have my bed diagonal in the corner of the room.
Day 15
June 15, 2008
Dear Diary, Tonight we are going out to dinner for dad's day. We're going to this restaurant that has the best hamburgers I've ever had. Before we go though, Mom says my room has to be totally clean. Usually I just hide everything under my bed and shove things in the closet. But my mom says she's onto me and this time it's going to be a real cleanup. Time to get rid of some of my old toys and clothes that don't fit anymore. We're going to box it up for one of the local charities.
Day 14
June 10, 2008
Dear Diary, It seems weird now that school is out that I wait all day to go to dance class. I'm so used to rushing home from school and getting ready to go right away. I love summer! Noodles is running all around my room in his plastic ball. He rolls in it from one wall to the next. I think he likes being in there.Day 13
June 8, 2008
Dear Diary, Jaden is coming over today so we can go swimming. We see each other even more now that Jaden started taking dance classes at the same studio as me. The best part is now we can practice our dance together at each other's houses too. Well, I better get my room cleaned before she gets here. Noodles pushed a bunch of wood chips out of his cage, and they're all over the floor now.Day 12
June 5, 2008
Dear Diary, Fred. I have decided to name my flamingo Fred. I don't know if it's a boy or a girl. I guess if I find out it's a girl, then I can change it to Fredericka. I hung the picture of Fred up on my bulletin board. I wonder when I can go back to the zoo and see him again. It may be hard to tell which one is mine. All the flamingos look the same to me!
Day 11
June 1, 2008
Dear Diary, Yesterday my family and I went to the Southern Nevada Zoo. The best part was when my dad surprised me with an adoption application. He said I could pick one of the animals to adopt. I picked a West Indian Flamingo. They are on the endangered species list. I thought this might be a good way to help. I don't get to adopt one to take home. But I do get a certificate and picture of my flamingo, with a list of flamingo facts.
Day 10
May 29, 2008
Dear Diary, No dance class today, but I do have a lot of homework to do. How can teachers give homework when school is out in a couple more weeks? At least my mom doesn't make me start my homework the second I get home. I usually have something to eat and hang out with Noodles and my mom first. But sooner or later I have to get it done. My books are waiting for me on my desk. Guess it's time to get it over with. Then at least I might have time before dinner to ride my bike.
Day 9
May 28, 2008
Dear Diary, I love having my hamster Noodles. But I'm a girl who loves animals, lots of animals. I keep asking my parents to let me get another pet. I'd love to get a bunny or a dog. So far they're not saying yes. I take good care of Noodles. I can be responsible to take care of another pet too. Hopefully they'll let me soon.
Day 8
May 25, 2008
Dear Diary, In the summer it gets very hot here in Nevada. Sometimes over 100 degrees. Thank goodness we have a pool to cool off in. I've heard that when it gets really super hot that you can fry an egg on the sidewalk. I don't think my mom would be too happy about an egg on our sidewalk, but that's pretty cool.
Day 7
May 24, 2008
Dear Diary, Jaden is so lucky! Her mom and dad just told her they're having another baby. Jaden's going to be a big sister! She already has an older brother too. I wish I could have a brother or sister too. When I ask my parents, they just say we'll see. It's not a no, but it doesn't mean yes.Day 6
May 22, 2008
Dear Diary, I wish I could go to dance class every day. Mom says two days a week is enough. She says I have school to think about too. Maybe when I get older I can take more classes. I just love all the music and it's sooooo much fun learning new steps to the songs. My friend Jaden wants to start taking dance classes too. That would be really cool if we could be in class together!
Day 5
May 19, 2008
Dear Diary, School is almost over and our teacher just assigned a book report! I am okay at reading, but would rather do something else, like dance! We have 2 weeks to get it finished. Maybe I'll find a book about animals I can do a report on. That might make it easier.
Day 4
May 18, 2008
Dear Diary, One of my favorite things to do on the weekends is go to the pet store. Today Dad and I went there to visit the animals. I just love playing with all the puppies and kittens. They're so cute! But I also like the bunnies and fish. I like all kinds of animals.
Day 3
May 15, 2008
Dear Diary, It's already so hot here and it's not even summer yet! I think I might go swimming in our pool this afternoon. Sometimes I wish I had a brother or a sister to play with, especially when I go swimming. Maybe I'll ask my mom what she thinks.
Day 2
May 13, 2008
Dear Diary, Tuesdays and Fridays I have dance class. That means I have to hurry home from school and get my homework done. Then feed my hamster Noodles and eat a quick snack before it's off to dance. Tuesdays and Fridays are very busy.
Day 1
May 10, 2008
Dear Diary, My teacher gave us these cool notebooks to write down anything we want. She says she won't read what it says. Today we have p.e. after lunch. I like when we get free choice day. That way I can dance with my friends on the basketball court. We make up our own dance routines to songs we like.
