Thursday, March 12, 2009
Sunny Days
This last week I've been trying to take the kids outside each day for an hour or so for some romping, running, grass picking and whatever else we do in the great outdoors. The last several days we've been out it's been absolutely freezing... as in the snow we had a few days ago still hadn't melted... freezing.
Today, as it is clear outside, I expected the same brisk temperatures and dressed myself and the kids accordingly. Allie had warm sweats on with her thick stockings underneath, gloves and a hat (I think today was actually the only day she's EVER kept them on), Adrian had his cute winter hat with warm jacket and I even wore a scarf. But when we got outside, I was pleasantly surprised to find it was actually warm. T-shirt weather warm! Allie had fun picking grass and even found a flower which she sniffed the entire walk home.
Today, as it is clear outside, I expected the same brisk temperatures and dressed myself and the kids accordingly. Allie had warm sweats on with her thick stockings underneath, gloves and a hat (I think today was actually the only day she's EVER kept them on), Adrian had his cute winter hat with warm jacket and I even wore a scarf. But when we got outside, I was pleasantly surprised to find it was actually warm. T-shirt weather warm! Allie had fun picking grass and even found a flower which she sniffed the entire walk home.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Bye, bye chair
So, yet another really cute thing Allie does now is saying goodbye to everything within immediate sight when we are leaving the house. It usually starts with family and the kitties.. then moves on to play stuff and then to whatever is laying close at hand. Bye bye chair, bye bye balloon, bye bye shoes...
Sunday, March 8, 2009
New things
It has been fascinating to watch Allie grow. She seems to pick up new things each and every day, which always leaves me excited for her, but a little sad my baby is growing up so fa
New things she's doing:
Asking Why-ah to everything. She adds that little extra 'ah' to the end each and every time. It's cute! The other day on a very cold walk I commented how cold I was. Whyah came soon afterwards. We went through the sun not being very affective this time of year (whyah) because it is further from the earth (whyah), because it's winter (whyah), because winter comes after fall where the leaves fall (whyah), because... on and on until I run out of answers and just start saying Whyah back to her. Nothing like your toddler to challenge your bank of knowledge (or lack thereof)!
She started saying Yes like Yeahesss with a guttural sound from her throat (kind of like the catapiller from Alice and Wonderland)... so funny. And then we'd say it back to her that way and she caught on that it wasn't right. So now she says Yes very clearly and then adds the Yeahesss in a totally exaggerated way making fun of us, making fun of her.
She climbs into her car seat all by herself. I'm a little nervous she's going to fall back so I stand at the ready, but she's done really well so far. I'm waiting for her to figure out how to buckle it herself next.
She also wants to know constantly what we are doing. What mommy doin', Daddy doin', Adri doin? is uttered about a million times a day. And she will ask over and over again until you give her a satisfactory answer. That also seems to coincide with 'Where Daddy go?' which there are only 4 answers to (depending on the season). She knows them all. I ask it back to her and her first choice is Home. "No we are home, where is Daddy Allie? Um... Snowboarding. No, Daddy isn't snowboarding, where is he? Um.... Wall (this is the rock climbing wall)! Nope, not at the climbing wall either. Where is he? Um.... Work! Yep, he's at work! We go through this a number of times throughout the day. Of course during the summer snowboarding will change for Bike.
She loves, loves, loves her markers and playdough, both of which I only let her play in her high chair. The markers she colors more on herself then the paper/pictures but we are working on that one.
She also knows when she's done something wrong or hurts someone to say sorry. "Sorry Mommy" is said pretty frequently. She seems to be going through an "it's easier to ask for forgiveness then permission" stage.
She LOVES the kitties. They don't love her with quite the fervor she loves them, but for the most part they tolerate her. Lucy does better then Opie and will actually rub against Allie hoping for a petting. Allie usually ends up laying on her until she squeaks, but she doesn't really hurt her. They've also learned to hide behind stuff Allie can't get around if they need space, which of course upsets Allie.
Allie's favorite places to go are Big Play Place (Bellevue Square), Little Play Place (Alderwood Mall), Holly's house (we go once a week and play with Holly's 2 kids who are 4 months older then both of mine), and Starbucks (where she gets chocolate milk and sometimes doughnuts). I have to say for the most part she does us proud being out and about. She is so well behaved (especially at other people's houses) and always says please and thank you, shares with other kids well (unless they try to take her carebear figurines) and generally listens to direction unless she's really tired. Then all bets are off!
She is a movieaholic (like her mom) and would sit and watch her movies all day if you let her. We are pretty good and limit it to one a day (I'm pretty excited if we make it a whole day with no TV). Annoyingly enough, she cries every time they end and I usually have to send her to her room to fuss (fussing isn't allowed to be done where other people are) and she can come back out when she's ready to be happy. I try to give her a choice: Choose to be happy and stay out with mommy and Adri, or choose to fuss and go to your room. She usually chooses her room with her binkis and comes out a few minutes later saying "Allie's happy now Mommy!"
The other day in the car she said to me "No Worries Mommy". I must say that to her specifically in the car because that is the only place she says it to me.
New things she's doing:
Asking Why-ah to everything. She adds that little extra 'ah' to the end each and every time. It's cute! The other day on a very cold walk I commented how cold I was. Whyah came soon afterwards. We went through the sun not being very affective this time of year (whyah) because it is further from the earth (whyah), because it's winter (whyah), because winter comes after fall where the leaves fall (whyah), because... on and on until I run out of answers and just start saying Whyah back to her. Nothing like your toddler to challenge your bank of knowledge (or lack thereof)!
She started saying Yes like Yeahesss with a guttural sound from her throat (kind of like the catapiller from Alice and Wonderland)... so funny. And then we'd say it back to her that way and she caught on that it wasn't right. So now she says Yes very clearly and then adds the Yeahesss in a totally exaggerated way making fun of us, making fun of her.
She climbs into her car seat all by herself. I'm a little nervous she's going to fall back so I stand at the ready, but she's done really well so far. I'm waiting for her to figure out how to buckle it herself next.
She also wants to know constantly what we are doing. What mommy doin', Daddy doin', Adri doin? is uttered about a million times a day. And she will ask over and over again until you give her a satisfactory answer. That also seems to coincide with 'Where Daddy go?' which there are only 4 answers to (depending on the season). She knows them all. I ask it back to her and her first choice is Home. "No we are home, where is Daddy Allie? Um... Snowboarding. No, Daddy isn't snowboarding, where is he? Um.... Wall (this is the rock climbing wall)! Nope, not at the climbing wall either. Where is he? Um.... Work! Yep, he's at work! We go through this a number of times throughout the day. Of course during the summer snowboarding will change for Bike.
She loves, loves, loves her markers and playdough, both of which I only let her play in her high chair. The markers she colors more on herself then the paper/pictures but we are working on that one.
She also knows when she's done something wrong or hurts someone to say sorry. "Sorry Mommy" is said pretty frequently. She seems to be going through an "it's easier to ask for forgiveness then permission" stage.She LOVES the kitties. They don't love her with quite the fervor she loves them, but for the most part they tolerate her. Lucy does better then Opie and will actually rub against Allie hoping for a petting. Allie usually ends up laying on her until she squeaks, but she doesn't really hurt her. They've also learned to hide behind stuff Allie can't get around if they need space, which of course upsets Allie.
Allie's favorite places to go are Big Play Place (Bellevue Square), Little Play Place (Alderwood Mall), Holly's house (we go once a week and play with Holly's 2 kids who are 4 months older then both of mine), and Starbucks (where she gets chocolate milk and sometimes doughnuts). I have to say for the most part she does us proud being out and about. She is so well behaved (especially at other people's houses) and always says please and thank you, shares with other kids well (unless they try to take her carebear figurines) and generally listens to direction unless she's really tired. Then all bets are off!
She is a movieaholic (like her mom) and would sit and watch her movies all day if you let her. We are pretty good and limit it to one a day (I'm pretty excited if we make it a whole day with no TV). Annoyingly enough, she cries every time they end and I usually have to send her to her room to fuss (fussing isn't allowed to be done where other people are) and she can come back out when she's ready to be happy. I try to give her a choice: Choose to be happy and stay out with mommy and Adri, or choose to fuss and go to your room. She usually chooses her room with her binkis and comes out a few minutes later saying "Allie's happy now Mommy!"
The other day in the car she said to me "No Worries Mommy". I must say that to her specifically in the car because that is the only place she says it to me.
Sleep Finally!
Adrian slept through the night FINALLY! Jake put him to bed just before 9pm (quite a bit later then normal because he took his last nap later) and we didn't hear from him until he squeaked at 5:50am. I went to check on him and he was still asleep and stayed that way until 7:30am. It was awesome!
Last night he went down at 7:30 and slept through to 3:00 but then just wanted to play. I finally got him to eat a bottle and go back to sleep until 7:00 after being up for an hour. But still! That is huge progress from his normal schedule of waking 2 - 3 times a night. I'll take it!
Last night he went down at 7:30 and slept through to 3:00 but then just wanted to play. I finally got him to eat a bottle and go back to sleep until 7:00 after being up for an hour. But still! That is huge progress from his normal schedule of waking 2 - 3 times a night. I'll take it!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Adrian 6 Mo
Adrian had his 6 month checkup this Monday and I was once again AMAZED at how big he is. Here are his current measurements:
Weight: 23.8lbs
Height: 29 in
Head: 18.5 in
One more pound and he would have tripled his birth weight. No wonder I feel like I'm carrying a really, really heavy sack of potatoes around when I pick him up. I am actually pretty excited for him to start walking so he can get from one place to another without me lugging him there.
He is still such a happy little guy. His favorite toy is his Jumperoo where he will sit and jump for an hour, entertaining himself. He LOVES his sister and will just start laughing when he looks at her. She is also great at keeping him awake and happy in his car seat by playing peekaboo.
Sadly he isn't sleeping any better, but we haven't given up hope yet. He is fully on formula now (hallelujah my body is back to being my own again and the milk machine has been shut down!) and seems to be doing great on it. Thankfully, he is happy chowing down on the Costco brand which is a third of the price as normal Simalac or Enfamil, especially since he eats more then Allie, who cost a small fortune to feed during her first year. He is eating solids now too twice a day. We are still working at getting his over active tongue out of the way of the spoon, but he seems to like everything I've given him so far.
Weight: 23.8lbs
Height: 29 in
Head: 18.5 in
One more pound and he would have tripled his birth weight. No wonder I feel like I'm carrying a really, really heavy sack of potatoes around when I pick him up. I am actually pretty excited for him to start walking so he can get from one place to another without me lugging him there.
He is still such a happy little guy. His favorite toy is his Jumperoo where he will sit and jump for an hour, entertaining himself. He LOVES his sister and will just start laughing when he looks at her. She is also great at keeping him awake and happy in his car seat by playing peekaboo.
Sadly he isn't sleeping any better, but we haven't given up hope yet. He is fully on formula now (hallelujah my body is back to being my own again and the milk machine has been shut down!) and seems to be doing great on it. Thankfully, he is happy chowing down on the Costco brand which is a third of the price as normal Simalac or Enfamil, especially since he eats more then Allie, who cost a small fortune to feed during her first year. He is eating solids now too twice a day. We are still working at getting his over active tongue out of the way of the spoon, but he seems to like everything I've given him so far.
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