Wow, when my kids decide to grow they do it in style! We had two big milestones this week with the kids.
We signed Peanut up for Pre-K this week. I tried to sign her up at my lunch the first day, but the line turned me off. I was starting to get a little panicky about her not getting into the school by my house when I got an email from K stating that the line was gone. Sure enough, 1.5 hours after I was there I was back with NO LINE. It took me 15 minutes to register. Now I just have to keep my fingers crossed until April to find out if we made it in or not. We have been prepping her for big kid school. She is getting exciting about it although she is still just a bit hesitant of leaving the center she loves. Mom and Dad are excited about saving about 100 dollars a week during the school year, but we are not looking forward to dealing with vacation care.
The big thing that I have been mourning is weening BabyP. He was totally fine this morning when he woke up and didn't even ask to nurse, which was really surprising to me. The blessing in it is that he slept straight to 6 this morning. I think it is hard to see the baby grow up. I already miss the closeness of nursing. We still cuddle a lot but it doesn't feel the same. I don't miss the biting and him deciding to wake me up in the middle of the night.
It is sad to see the kids grow up. It makes me feel old to see them develop and move on. It makes me realize my own mortality, and it scares me to think I might miss a portion of their life. It is odd to think that I will never nurse a baby again or to think that both kids won't be in daycare anymore. There are lots of good things about them growing up, but I am giving myself a little bit of time to miss my baby.
And, I promise, sometime, i will actually download the pictures off my camera.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Remember me?
Remember me? I blog here from time to time. I don't come around much anymore for no other reason than I am lazy. I do admit that the extra couch time I have been putting in makes me feel good.
Happy January! It has come and gone almost. The weather has been really wonderful, but I hear rumors that it might snow again.
The kids are doing well. Peanut is starting to get an attitude that we are working with her on. She really notices what she has compared to other kids and makes a point to point it out. It really bothers me. We have had some talks about how people like to have complements rather be told how they aren't as good as someone else. I think it will be a conversation we will have to have a couple of times before it really sinks in.
BabyP is almost weaned. He didn't nurse at all today. We will see how tomorrow goes.
Happy January! It has come and gone almost. The weather has been really wonderful, but I hear rumors that it might snow again.
The kids are doing well. Peanut is starting to get an attitude that we are working with her on. She really notices what she has compared to other kids and makes a point to point it out. It really bothers me. We have had some talks about how people like to have complements rather be told how they aren't as good as someone else. I think it will be a conversation we will have to have a couple of times before it really sinks in.
BabyP is almost weaned. He didn't nurse at all today. We will see how tomorrow goes.
Monday, January 18, 2010
birthday card
So peanut got this card that sings for her birthday. I don't remember all the words, but it goes "... a sweet little girl is turning four..." She sings along to it, but when she gets to that part, she sings "a sweet little girl is learning whore." I don't know why because we tell her the words she needs to use, but, as always, she ignores me.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
rollin' rollin' rollin'
Things are just chugging along as normal here at the tallgirl house. The big talk about the house is whether to wean BabyP or not. I am slowly moving that way. His last little bought of teething left me with some open wounds that can cause a girl some grief. We have been talking a little bit about how we can drink milk at night and don't need to nurse because we are getting to be a big boy. I want it to happen gradually and without fuss because, really, in a way, I don't want to wean him at all. I love curling up with my sweet boy. He seems to get so much comfort from it that it makes me sad to loose that crutch. We are both getting older, and I am ready to have my body back. I have been sharing it for almost five years so I deserve a bit of a break.
BabyP is talking like crazy lately. I know I say that every other post, but he is regularly putting two word sentences together. His comprehension is way better than I give him credit for. I can't think of an instance right now, but there has been a couple of times where I was amazed that he understood what I was saying. We have been working on using words instead of having a complete meltdown when he doesn't get his way. It isn't working so far, but it will soon! He did that really cute thing that kids do when they say I don't know he said "I know".
He is also doing tricks like jumping, but he isn't doing so good at landing. He ends up falling each time he gets off his feet. He is really into playdoh, puzzles and painting these days. He is, of course, still very into his sister. He is also interested in trains ("choo choo") and planes ("ae-o-plane"). When a helicopter or plane is overhead, he stops, points and looks with wonder. He is really into the book "Trains" by Byron Barton. He calls it the "ahh a board" book. We read that book no less than 4 times a day. He points out the "moke" or smoke and the "nanana" or bananas.
Sister has discovered legos and LOVES THEM. I had to laugh last night as I was kicking them out of my path in the bedroom. My dad loves to talk about how he would always end up stepping on them during the night. I can see my time coming. Luckily, my kids are still using the big duplo blocks. Peanut is also into building with the Lincoln logs we bought her. It is hard for her though because he brother always wants to knock down what she is playing with. She is pretty good about getting him something else to destroy or letting him play with something else of hers she isn't using. Today he was playing with her princesses, and she brought him closer so she could keep an eye on him while she played with Barbies. She is such a big girl.
She has been asking for a lot of things lately. I have been trying to get through to her that she is not getting any presents. She doesn't need anything. She just wants it. I tell her that I am NOT buying her anything. BUT, I did buy her and myself matching pajamas. She is wearing them for the second night in a row. And YES, I understand the irony of telling her she doesn't need any toys and buying her some pajamas.
We had a little bit of a conversation about earthquakes and how they can happen in other places and not here. She is starting to realize there are things in the world that are scary, so it is difficult to have conversations about earthquakes with her. I explained that sometimes big storms come in off the ocean, but that doesn't happen here because we have no ocean. Faults under the earth work the same way.
So I am sending both of my kids to school tomorrow with busted lips. Peanut fell at the zoo when we were leaving. I was a little worried I was going to have to take her in, but she is going to be perfectly fine. BabyP fell today on the duplo box. His teeth went into the backside of his lip. He didn't eat much the rest of day. I guess it hurt even though he shook it off pretty fast this morning. It is such a weird thing to feel sheepish about their falls. I know no one will think I hurt them, but if someone who doesn't know us takes a look at two kids with busted lips from the same family it might look a bit odd.
BabyP is talking like crazy lately. I know I say that every other post, but he is regularly putting two word sentences together. His comprehension is way better than I give him credit for. I can't think of an instance right now, but there has been a couple of times where I was amazed that he understood what I was saying. We have been working on using words instead of having a complete meltdown when he doesn't get his way. It isn't working so far, but it will soon! He did that really cute thing that kids do when they say I don't know he said "I know".
He is also doing tricks like jumping, but he isn't doing so good at landing. He ends up falling each time he gets off his feet. He is really into playdoh, puzzles and painting these days. He is, of course, still very into his sister. He is also interested in trains ("choo choo") and planes ("ae-o-plane"). When a helicopter or plane is overhead, he stops, points and looks with wonder. He is really into the book "Trains" by Byron Barton. He calls it the "ahh a board" book. We read that book no less than 4 times a day. He points out the "moke" or smoke and the "nanana" or bananas.
Sister has discovered legos and LOVES THEM. I had to laugh last night as I was kicking them out of my path in the bedroom. My dad loves to talk about how he would always end up stepping on them during the night. I can see my time coming. Luckily, my kids are still using the big duplo blocks. Peanut is also into building with the Lincoln logs we bought her. It is hard for her though because he brother always wants to knock down what she is playing with. She is pretty good about getting him something else to destroy or letting him play with something else of hers she isn't using. Today he was playing with her princesses, and she brought him closer so she could keep an eye on him while she played with Barbies. She is such a big girl.
She has been asking for a lot of things lately. I have been trying to get through to her that she is not getting any presents. She doesn't need anything. She just wants it. I tell her that I am NOT buying her anything. BUT, I did buy her and myself matching pajamas. She is wearing them for the second night in a row. And YES, I understand the irony of telling her she doesn't need any toys and buying her some pajamas.
We had a little bit of a conversation about earthquakes and how they can happen in other places and not here. She is starting to realize there are things in the world that are scary, so it is difficult to have conversations about earthquakes with her. I explained that sometimes big storms come in off the ocean, but that doesn't happen here because we have no ocean. Faults under the earth work the same way.
So I am sending both of my kids to school tomorrow with busted lips. Peanut fell at the zoo when we were leaving. I was a little worried I was going to have to take her in, but she is going to be perfectly fine. BabyP fell today on the duplo box. His teeth went into the backside of his lip. He didn't eat much the rest of day. I guess it hurt even though he shook it off pretty fast this morning. It is such a weird thing to feel sheepish about their falls. I know no one will think I hurt them, but if someone who doesn't know us takes a look at two kids with busted lips from the same family it might look a bit odd.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
She changed me
My kids have changed me in ways I never really expected. I am in a leadership program at work. In the program, we do a lot of self reflection and figuring out what makes us tick. Part of the self reflection is taking a personality profile to see where, in this case Gallup, thinks my strengths lie. My top five strengths are as follows. 1. I am a interested in finding the most direct path for getting things done (arranger). 2. I am interested in people and extremely extroverted (woo). 3. I am interested in making sure that people are never left out (includer). 4. I have a positive outlook (positivity). 5. Communication is important to me (communicator). I thought it was interesting for an engineer to be so interested in people and relationships. I couldn't help but wonder if it is because I am mom. I wonder what my personality profile looked like before I had kids.
I know my priorities have changed since I had kids. Relationships in general are more important to me. I was struck in the car this morning when I heard about Haiti. I started tearing up thinking about all the people being affected. I can't imagine being so scared that something is going to happen to your baby or worse wondering if your baby is okay because you can't get to them. I can't imagine the uncertainty or complete despair those poor people must be in.
Kids have also given me a way to relate to people, by being an easy source of conversation. Most people like to swap stories about kids or at least hear an innocent little story about how my kids embarrassed me. Talking about or interacting with other people's kids is a very neutral way and easy way to get to know someone. I think it makes me more approachable, but it also gives me an opening to learn a little bit about someone.
I think my kids have made me a more caring person. It is an incredible thing to think that everyone loves their kids as much as I love mine. It is incredible to think that someone loves me as much as I love Peanut. Someone loves each one of us with that incredible selfless love. I think the way I look at the world is now tinted by these giant love glasses that I wear. I think it is a good thing. I wish everyone wore love glasses.
Since I have had kids, I have a much larger sense of community and need for justice in the world. I think, well she is a mom just like me so she should have the same rights and freedoms. I also have much more pity for children in bad situations then I ever did. It is amazing to me how kids transcend cultural boundaries.
I never knew how much being a mom would change me. I knew my priorities would change, but I didn't realize my whole outlook on life would change. It is amazing to me the impact these little creatures have had on me. I think I am a better person with them in my life.
I know my priorities have changed since I had kids. Relationships in general are more important to me. I was struck in the car this morning when I heard about Haiti. I started tearing up thinking about all the people being affected. I can't imagine being so scared that something is going to happen to your baby or worse wondering if your baby is okay because you can't get to them. I can't imagine the uncertainty or complete despair those poor people must be in.
Kids have also given me a way to relate to people, by being an easy source of conversation. Most people like to swap stories about kids or at least hear an innocent little story about how my kids embarrassed me. Talking about or interacting with other people's kids is a very neutral way and easy way to get to know someone. I think it makes me more approachable, but it also gives me an opening to learn a little bit about someone.
I think my kids have made me a more caring person. It is an incredible thing to think that everyone loves their kids as much as I love mine. It is incredible to think that someone loves me as much as I love Peanut. Someone loves each one of us with that incredible selfless love. I think the way I look at the world is now tinted by these giant love glasses that I wear. I think it is a good thing. I wish everyone wore love glasses.
Since I have had kids, I have a much larger sense of community and need for justice in the world. I think, well she is a mom just like me so she should have the same rights and freedoms. I also have much more pity for children in bad situations then I ever did. It is amazing to me how kids transcend cultural boundaries.
I never knew how much being a mom would change me. I knew my priorities would change, but I didn't realize my whole outlook on life would change. It is amazing to me the impact these little creatures have had on me. I think I am a better person with them in my life.
Monday, January 11, 2010
I have to remind myself to give myself a break.
I think sometimes you swim and sometimes you just hold onto the floaty and kick like mad. I am not exactly swimming these days, but that is okay. It is okay to hold onto the floaty and kick like mad. There are a lot of little project around the house that need done, but we will get to them. I just have to remind myself of that. It isn't important. What is important is going to park when it is sunny and doing a craft with Peanut after her brother goes to sleep. It is important that she has my attention.
I also have to remind myself, that I don't have to do everything even though it is much easier on everyone else if I do. It isn't easier on me. I am important too.
I realized tonight, I didn't really sit down until I started eating dinner. I felt heavy and tired and just craved a little bit of quite. It's okay to feel tired. Everyone does.
I also have to remind myself, that I don't have to do everything even though it is much easier on everyone else if I do. It isn't easier on me. I am important too.
I realized tonight, I didn't really sit down until I started eating dinner. I felt heavy and tired and just craved a little bit of quite. It's okay to feel tired. Everyone does.
4 yr checkup
the stats
41 lb - 86th percentile
41.75 inches 87th percentile.
She is good and balanced. Her hearing is excellent, but her vision is a little off. She is 20/30 in one eye and 20/40 in the other. The doctor said at this time there was no need to do further testing. He said we can just wait until next year.
41 lb - 86th percentile
41.75 inches 87th percentile.
She is good and balanced. Her hearing is excellent, but her vision is a little off. She is 20/30 in one eye and 20/40 in the other. The doctor said at this time there was no need to do further testing. He said we can just wait until next year.
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