Today was Meghan Nowlin's baby shower! And it was great. It brought back so many memories of getting ready for Jack's arrival. It wasn't that long ago, but sometimes it really seems like it! It was SUCH a great time. I just remember feeling so excited and peaceful and quiet. The best and strongest memory I have was while Tommy was at work, after we moved into our new house and before I started teaching in the fall- I was painting Jack's room and listening to Lunasa. All the windows were open and the fan was on and it was just a perfect day. It was just a really, really happy time that I'm so glad I got to appreciate and will never forget.
Mallie's new motto is 'I a big girl'. Tommy asked her if she's going to get a haircut and she replied, "No, I get MORE. I a big girl.' Then, last night, she tooted in the bathtub and Tommy said, "Mallie! Did yu just toot!?" and she answered, very quickly and matter-of-factly, "No, I a big girl". She wants to eat her yogurt out of the container, because she is a big girl....etc.
Mallie's hair is getting WILD in this warm, humid weather. I am finally able to put it in pigtails or ponytails-or "tonypails' as Jack calls it. But, inevitably, she pulls the rubberbands out and ends up with some serioulsy crazy hair. It fits her personality so perfectly though. She's just so care-free and out there!!!
Jack is getting awesome at throwing and catching. He and Tommy are really able to play catch outside now. It's kind of awesome to see him doing this. He has a strong arm and can really whip the ball if he tries.
Annie is getting really close to crawling. For months, she's been perfectly happy sitting up and playing with her toys on a blanket. Now she is reaching for things that are further and leaning over. She's holding herself up on her arms and trying to move. I think she'll be all over the place in a month or so.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Jack had his first drop-off playdate with his friend from school, Nate Glanc this morning. Nate is a really cute kid and the two of them had a great time. They played "Animals in the Cage" where they ran back and forth from Jack and Mallie's room to Annie's room, throwing stuffed animals in her crib and yelling "ANIMALS IN THE CAGE!" Mallie joined in on this game too. They also played "Two Bad Guys", which involved a lot of growling and yelling and such. I was in the kitchen and heard them chanting, "TWO BAD GUYS" in the basement and then heard Mallie start yelling at them. They had her cornered downstairs, Nate with the laser gun and Jack with the huge Hulk hands. They were just playing 'Two Bad Guys'.... The next time I checked on them, Jack was sitting in the Elmo chair, with a makeshift microphone, commentating on Nate's basketball game. Nate would should the ball and Jack would say, "Oh!!! That's a 2 pointer!! If he loses the game, then he loses!!"
The other day I came downstairs to a somewhat distraught Jack in the basement bathroom. He had an accident and went to the bathroom in his pull-up (a little bit) and on the floor (a little bit) and made it to the potty for most of it. As I was cleaning him up, he sang the following song, to the tune of 'This Old Man':
I went potty
In my pull-up
And I went right by my shoe
But that's OK cause it was a little bit.
Oh no!
She's wiping my front!
And I don't want that to happen anymore!
Yesterday, Jack and Mallie were fighting about a sippy cup. Jack was taunting her with it and she was screeching. Jack kept saying, "Look Mallie, I can drink out of this cup" And all of a sudden, Mallie turned to him and said, "Oh, good job Jot!" And gave him a huge hug (patting his back). It totally disarmed him and he just stood there, hugging her back and looking at me.
The other day I came downstairs to a somewhat distraught Jack in the basement bathroom. He had an accident and went to the bathroom in his pull-up (a little bit) and on the floor (a little bit) and made it to the potty for most of it. As I was cleaning him up, he sang the following song, to the tune of 'This Old Man':
I went potty
In my pull-up
And I went right by my shoe
But that's OK cause it was a little bit.
Oh no!
She's wiping my front!
And I don't want that to happen anymore!
Yesterday, Jack and Mallie were fighting about a sippy cup. Jack was taunting her with it and she was screeching. Jack kept saying, "Look Mallie, I can drink out of this cup" And all of a sudden, Mallie turned to him and said, "Oh, good job Jot!" And gave him a huge hug (patting his back). It totally disarmed him and he just stood there, hugging her back and looking at me.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
I can already tell that our summer is going to FLY and that I am going to LOVE it. We are having such nice days being outside and running around. Even running errands is pleasant and I am getting so much more accomplished now that I don't dread bundling everyone up to get in the car!
Jack and Mallie are loving the time in the car these days, mostly due to the new Jim Gill CD we have. We went to see him in concert and they are REALLY into the music. Especially Mallie. SHe knows all the songs and sings them, with her pac in her mouth. SHe even does the motions to them.
We went to the Rec Center today to sign Mallie and Annie up for Kids' Club. THe Curious George theme song by Jack Johnson came over the speakers and Jack stopped in his tracks and announced to the entire plac "MOM! IT"S OUR SONG!!!" He then proceeded to do a strange little shimmy dance and play air instruments while we walked through the center and out the door- as though no one was watching him- when everyone was.
We lost power for about 3 hours last night. Annie was already sleeping when it went out, but Jack and Mallie thuoght it was the coolest thing ever (and secrectly, so did their dad). Jack sat on the couch and leaned on the pillow and started up this conversation, using his arms and gesturing emphatically about how the 'light man' is 'just taking a little rest'.
The other day I was putting Mallie's shoes on as she was making a very loud noise, over and over again. I finally, said, "OK Mallie, that's enough"... and she replied "No Mama, that not enough!"
Mallie went in to wake Jack up this morning and leaned over to him and said (in her voice she uses to talk to babies), "Hiiiii Bud!" They've been using this 'Bud' term a lot lately. They call birds they see 'Bud' and try to run after them shouting, "Come HERE BUD!!!" And they usually get really mad or sad when the thing flies away in terror. Jack also greets his neighbor friend, Robby with a 'Hi Bud!' when he comes over to play.
We went to Claire and Drew's for dinner tonight. Jack and Mallie were playing with beanbags there and got into a scuffle over the yellow one. Mallie hit Jack and Jack threw beanbag at Mallie. So they went to time out together and sat there (amazingly enough) until I went over to talk to them. I asked Mallie, "Why are you in time out?" And she answered me, "I hit my brother" and then reenacted the whole thing so I understood. I was impressed that she knew why she was there and she even said, "Sorry Jot". SHe's really getting it.....
Jack and Mallie are loving the time in the car these days, mostly due to the new Jim Gill CD we have. We went to see him in concert and they are REALLY into the music. Especially Mallie. SHe knows all the songs and sings them, with her pac in her mouth. SHe even does the motions to them.
We went to the Rec Center today to sign Mallie and Annie up for Kids' Club. THe Curious George theme song by Jack Johnson came over the speakers and Jack stopped in his tracks and announced to the entire plac "MOM! IT"S OUR SONG!!!" He then proceeded to do a strange little shimmy dance and play air instruments while we walked through the center and out the door- as though no one was watching him- when everyone was.
We lost power for about 3 hours last night. Annie was already sleeping when it went out, but Jack and Mallie thuoght it was the coolest thing ever (and secrectly, so did their dad). Jack sat on the couch and leaned on the pillow and started up this conversation, using his arms and gesturing emphatically about how the 'light man' is 'just taking a little rest'.
The other day I was putting Mallie's shoes on as she was making a very loud noise, over and over again. I finally, said, "OK Mallie, that's enough"... and she replied "No Mama, that not enough!"
Mallie went in to wake Jack up this morning and leaned over to him and said (in her voice she uses to talk to babies), "Hiiiii Bud!" They've been using this 'Bud' term a lot lately. They call birds they see 'Bud' and try to run after them shouting, "Come HERE BUD!!!" And they usually get really mad or sad when the thing flies away in terror. Jack also greets his neighbor friend, Robby with a 'Hi Bud!' when he comes over to play.
We went to Claire and Drew's for dinner tonight. Jack and Mallie were playing with beanbags there and got into a scuffle over the yellow one. Mallie hit Jack and Jack threw beanbag at Mallie. So they went to time out together and sat there (amazingly enough) until I went over to talk to them. I asked Mallie, "Why are you in time out?" And she answered me, "I hit my brother" and then reenacted the whole thing so I understood. I was impressed that she knew why she was there and she even said, "Sorry Jot". SHe's really getting it.....
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
I hate that so many days go by and I cannot get to a computer to write. I'm letting too many stories slip away and I'll regret it someday- Ialready am!
Tonight, Tommy had to go outside to take out the trash. He must have upset the neighbor's dog because we heard it start barking. Jack and Mallie were in bed, but not sleeping yet and he called me in. I asked what he needed and he said, "I think those dogs are saying, 'JACK! GET A DOG!'" He followed that up by saying that he should probably get a dog when he's a big kid, like next year when he's in the 4-year-old class.
Last nihgt, Tommy worked late. Before bedtime, Jack, Mallie and I were laying on the couch, chatting and reading. I looked over and Jack was in the corner of the couch with both arms behind his head and his legs crossed. He looked JUST like Tommy. I asked him who he was 'being' and he got a funny grin on his face and said, "Daaaaaaddy."
Mallie has become completely addicted to her pac. We are trying to keep it only in her bed, but the other day she went into her bed specifically to find it. Tommy found her laying in her bed the other day, just sucking away on it. And if she can't find it up there, she tears the bed apart searching for it. I finally gave up because she is teething and I think it makes her feels better. She'll be eating her lunch and take a few bites, then throw in her pac for a second and then go back to eating. We're calling it her 'after dinner pac'.
Mallie is also REALLY talking and reapeating what she hears. Especially things her brother says. Tonight, we were watching the CAVS game. They made a great play while we were upstairs getting ready for bed and Tommy yelled. Jack yelled back "Be quite down there!" and Mallie repeated him (With her pac in, of course).
Mallie is the HAPPIEST kid on earth when she wakes up. SHe needs zero waking up time. She goes from being out-cold to smiling and chatting in 2 seconds. It's one of my favorite qualities of hers because I certainly do not have it and it makes me cheerier to be around it in the morning and I don't have to pussy-foot around her when she wakes up, like I do for her brother!!!
Annie is eating real baby food now... applesauce, pears and bananas, along with her oatmeal. It's taking a while for her to like it... But she's getting there. I had to put her back on her pepcid prescription this week because she was really struggling with her bottles.... writhing around and not finishing even 5 ounces. SHe seems to be doing better now.
SHe went on her first picnic lunch today before Jack's 'Last day of school' party. She just sat on the blanket and watched the kids eat and watched the lawn-mower at the park. She is so content and happy. And chubby!!! SHe especially loves it when I lay her down and hover above her and snuggle her chubby little neck. Sometimes she laughs out loud and sometimes she gets really still and quiet. She loves to bump noses, too.... and when I tickle her tummy with my nose- that gets a big laugh. Another sure-fire way to get her into hysterics is to stand her up in front of me and say "Ma ma ma ma ma". DOn't ask me why, but this is just the funniest thing she's ever seen. It started out as a lesson to get her to say my name... but now I just do it for the cheap laugh!!! :)
Tonight, Tommy had to go outside to take out the trash. He must have upset the neighbor's dog because we heard it start barking. Jack and Mallie were in bed, but not sleeping yet and he called me in. I asked what he needed and he said, "I think those dogs are saying, 'JACK! GET A DOG!'" He followed that up by saying that he should probably get a dog when he's a big kid, like next year when he's in the 4-year-old class.
Last nihgt, Tommy worked late. Before bedtime, Jack, Mallie and I were laying on the couch, chatting and reading. I looked over and Jack was in the corner of the couch with both arms behind his head and his legs crossed. He looked JUST like Tommy. I asked him who he was 'being' and he got a funny grin on his face and said, "Daaaaaaddy."
Mallie has become completely addicted to her pac. We are trying to keep it only in her bed, but the other day she went into her bed specifically to find it. Tommy found her laying in her bed the other day, just sucking away on it. And if she can't find it up there, she tears the bed apart searching for it. I finally gave up because she is teething and I think it makes her feels better. She'll be eating her lunch and take a few bites, then throw in her pac for a second and then go back to eating. We're calling it her 'after dinner pac'.
Mallie is also REALLY talking and reapeating what she hears. Especially things her brother says. Tonight, we were watching the CAVS game. They made a great play while we were upstairs getting ready for bed and Tommy yelled. Jack yelled back "Be quite down there!" and Mallie repeated him (With her pac in, of course).
Mallie is the HAPPIEST kid on earth when she wakes up. SHe needs zero waking up time. She goes from being out-cold to smiling and chatting in 2 seconds. It's one of my favorite qualities of hers because I certainly do not have it and it makes me cheerier to be around it in the morning and I don't have to pussy-foot around her when she wakes up, like I do for her brother!!!
Annie is eating real baby food now... applesauce, pears and bananas, along with her oatmeal. It's taking a while for her to like it... But she's getting there. I had to put her back on her pepcid prescription this week because she was really struggling with her bottles.... writhing around and not finishing even 5 ounces. SHe seems to be doing better now.
SHe went on her first picnic lunch today before Jack's 'Last day of school' party. She just sat on the blanket and watched the kids eat and watched the lawn-mower at the park. She is so content and happy. And chubby!!! SHe especially loves it when I lay her down and hover above her and snuggle her chubby little neck. Sometimes she laughs out loud and sometimes she gets really still and quiet. She loves to bump noses, too.... and when I tickle her tummy with my nose- that gets a big laugh. Another sure-fire way to get her into hysterics is to stand her up in front of me and say "Ma ma ma ma ma". DOn't ask me why, but this is just the funniest thing she's ever seen. It started out as a lesson to get her to say my name... but now I just do it for the cheap laugh!!! :)
Monday, May 4, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
Annie has been reaching some milestones in the past couple of weeks. Some are milestones all babies reach, and others are those that my babies reach and make me feel like they are growing up too fast. First of all, she is really sitting up on her own. She isn't completely trust-worthy and definately needs her boppy piloow around her... but for the most part, she can sit and play for several minutes at a time. I think she really likes being able to sit up like a big kid and watch everyone running around. She's very entertained. In fact, sometimes, too entertained. When something makes her laugh or very excited, she arches her back and flips herself backwards... hence the need for the boppy.
On Saturday she took her first 'Duck Tub'. This has become a rite of passage in our house. When the baby is old enough to sit up well, we inflate the old duck tub (given to Jack as a shower gift) and give them their first 'sitting up' bath. Annie, as the others, LOVED this experience. She couldn't believe that she was able to slpash around with her hands and see her little feet in the tub. Jack and Mallie got in on the action (of course) and helped and we very excited as well. They showed her how to make the duck 'quick' by squeezing it's beak. The whole thing was a huge party in the bathroom. Duck tubs are great fun for the kids.... but ended up making the mom feel like she was going to cry because her little baby is old enough for a duck tub.
Finally, Annie has become a BIT of a cuddler. When she is sleepy, i pull her little legs up into her chest and she puts her head down on my shoulders. I feel like I see babies do this all the time with their mommies... but Annie has never been one to rest her head on my shoulder... I think she's too afraid of missing somthing going on. Anyway, she'll lay her head on my shoulder and put her face right in my neck. I nuzzle her and chat with her really softly and when i lift up my face to see what she's doing, she is usually smiling, with her pacifier in her mouth and closing her eyes. To me, it seems like the ultimately relaxing thing for her. At least, I'd have to feel pretty relaxed to be smiling with my eyes closed!!!
Annie is also becoming a little chatter box.. or at least she enjoys yelling a lot. She's not much of a babbler yet... but she does like the sound of her own voice. So she does long, drawn out 'aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh's' ALL the time. Yesterday, she started to do it in church and Tommy had to take her out. Once she starts, there's no stopping her. She isn't unhappy... just wants to hear herself.
I was scolding Jack the other day for jumping on the couch and told him that if he did it again, he'd be in serious trouble. Mallie, with her pac in her mouth, repeated me, "SERIOUS TROUBLE!' clear as day.
Mallie has been spitting when she's angry. If Jack does something to make her mad, she yells at him, "Bad JOT!" and then goes, "pppptttffft". She has also physically attacked him a couple of times, leaving scratches on his face. When I go in to break up the fight and discipline them, he tells me, "It's OK Mom, I'm OK" because he doesn't like it when I discipline Mallie.
We drove to the Eastside yesterday for a party and when I looked in the back seat to check on Jack and Mallie, they were holding hands as they sat in their carseats.
Jack and Mallie have been more than sweet to Annie lately. They greet each morning with kisses and sweet things to say "Hiiiii Yi-yi!!! You uuuuup??? I yuv you!!!' shaking their heads and making google eyes at her. She LOVES this!!! Especially from Jack. She cannot get enoug of her brother.
Annie, almost without fail, tends to get very fussy right as we sit down to eat dinner every night. I hvae been pulling her highchair up behind Mallie and she takes it from there. Mallie plays pee-a-boo, shakes her toys at her, talks to her, etc. And Annie sits there and babbles to Mallie and belly laughs. Since this started, Mallie has not been eating her dinners... but atl least the two of them are happy!!!
Jack has started a new thing... Timmy was over and we were sitting on the deck the other day. Timmy said, "This is really nice out here", to which Jack replied, "Isn't it, Timmy?" Then the next day I said, "Mallie, you're so cute" and Jack said, "Isn't she Mom?" I'm not sure where we picked this one up.
He also has been hesitant to try new things at school. Mrs. Pachettie and Mrs. Krueger have been working on this. At Grandpals day the other day (which Papa attended), the kid greeted the Grandpals by holding hands and singing "The More We get Together". Jack just sat with Papa at this part and said, "I'm not doing this part".... and told me when he got home that he didn't sing that song cause he was 'a little shy' which is his excuse for not trying new things!?
Jack started mini-kickers soccer last week. I have never seen him so excited for anything in his life. He couldn't eat breakfast and when he was 'done' he ran upstairs and dressed himself (which I've been trying to get him to do for months!) in his soccer shorts. He was totally excited and was the first one on the field, running around, kicking the ball as the other kids signed in. He is pretty good, too!!!
Mallie has been a huge helper around here lately. She jumps to help me with the laundry (or yawndee as she calls it). She pretends to shake out the shirts and towels like I do. She loves to help dust and wash things.
Mallie knows the words to "Frosty the Snowman'...especially the last word to each line. The best is when she sings, "He led them down the streets of town right to the traffic" and she yells "COP!!!" It never gets old!
Jack has learned from this song and calls the 'cops', 'caps'. We were sitting in a parking lot waiting for Tommy the other day and a police car pulled in. Jack yelled, "Look Mom! The caps are coming!!"
On Saturday she took her first 'Duck Tub'. This has become a rite of passage in our house. When the baby is old enough to sit up well, we inflate the old duck tub (given to Jack as a shower gift) and give them their first 'sitting up' bath. Annie, as the others, LOVED this experience. She couldn't believe that she was able to slpash around with her hands and see her little feet in the tub. Jack and Mallie got in on the action (of course) and helped and we very excited as well. They showed her how to make the duck 'quick' by squeezing it's beak. The whole thing was a huge party in the bathroom. Duck tubs are great fun for the kids.... but ended up making the mom feel like she was going to cry because her little baby is old enough for a duck tub.
Finally, Annie has become a BIT of a cuddler. When she is sleepy, i pull her little legs up into her chest and she puts her head down on my shoulders. I feel like I see babies do this all the time with their mommies... but Annie has never been one to rest her head on my shoulder... I think she's too afraid of missing somthing going on. Anyway, she'll lay her head on my shoulder and put her face right in my neck. I nuzzle her and chat with her really softly and when i lift up my face to see what she's doing, she is usually smiling, with her pacifier in her mouth and closing her eyes. To me, it seems like the ultimately relaxing thing for her. At least, I'd have to feel pretty relaxed to be smiling with my eyes closed!!!
Annie is also becoming a little chatter box.. or at least she enjoys yelling a lot. She's not much of a babbler yet... but she does like the sound of her own voice. So she does long, drawn out 'aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh's' ALL the time. Yesterday, she started to do it in church and Tommy had to take her out. Once she starts, there's no stopping her. She isn't unhappy... just wants to hear herself.
I was scolding Jack the other day for jumping on the couch and told him that if he did it again, he'd be in serious trouble. Mallie, with her pac in her mouth, repeated me, "SERIOUS TROUBLE!' clear as day.
Mallie has been spitting when she's angry. If Jack does something to make her mad, she yells at him, "Bad JOT!" and then goes, "pppptttffft". She has also physically attacked him a couple of times, leaving scratches on his face. When I go in to break up the fight and discipline them, he tells me, "It's OK Mom, I'm OK" because he doesn't like it when I discipline Mallie.
We drove to the Eastside yesterday for a party and when I looked in the back seat to check on Jack and Mallie, they were holding hands as they sat in their carseats.
Jack and Mallie have been more than sweet to Annie lately. They greet each morning with kisses and sweet things to say "Hiiiii Yi-yi!!! You uuuuup??? I yuv you!!!' shaking their heads and making google eyes at her. She LOVES this!!! Especially from Jack. She cannot get enoug of her brother.
Annie, almost without fail, tends to get very fussy right as we sit down to eat dinner every night. I hvae been pulling her highchair up behind Mallie and she takes it from there. Mallie plays pee-a-boo, shakes her toys at her, talks to her, etc. And Annie sits there and babbles to Mallie and belly laughs. Since this started, Mallie has not been eating her dinners... but atl least the two of them are happy!!!
Jack has started a new thing... Timmy was over and we were sitting on the deck the other day. Timmy said, "This is really nice out here", to which Jack replied, "Isn't it, Timmy?" Then the next day I said, "Mallie, you're so cute" and Jack said, "Isn't she Mom?" I'm not sure where we picked this one up.
He also has been hesitant to try new things at school. Mrs. Pachettie and Mrs. Krueger have been working on this. At Grandpals day the other day (which Papa attended), the kid greeted the Grandpals by holding hands and singing "The More We get Together". Jack just sat with Papa at this part and said, "I'm not doing this part".... and told me when he got home that he didn't sing that song cause he was 'a little shy' which is his excuse for not trying new things!?
Jack started mini-kickers soccer last week. I have never seen him so excited for anything in his life. He couldn't eat breakfast and when he was 'done' he ran upstairs and dressed himself (which I've been trying to get him to do for months!) in his soccer shorts. He was totally excited and was the first one on the field, running around, kicking the ball as the other kids signed in. He is pretty good, too!!!
Mallie has been a huge helper around here lately. She jumps to help me with the laundry (or yawndee as she calls it). She pretends to shake out the shirts and towels like I do. She loves to help dust and wash things.
Mallie knows the words to "Frosty the Snowman'...especially the last word to each line. The best is when she sings, "He led them down the streets of town right to the traffic" and she yells "COP!!!" It never gets old!
Jack has learned from this song and calls the 'cops', 'caps'. We were sitting in a parking lot waiting for Tommy the other day and a police car pulled in. Jack yelled, "Look Mom! The caps are coming!!"
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
There's been a gap between posts because I was bloggin outside the kids' room every night after I put them to bed to make sure Mallie wouldn't get out of bed. But she's getting better about that and I don't have to wait there for a long time anymore. That, and even if I did have to wait there, I wouldn't have a computer because TOmmy's been working so much lately. I guess in this economy, the work is good. But I have never seen him work so hard on anything before. He comes home at the regular time (over the past 3 1/2 weeks) and eats dinner with us. Then he sits at the kitchen table and works until 11:00 p.m. It's torture having him here and not being able to interact with him. Even worse for the kids. But, like I said, I'd rather him busy than not at work.
Annie is really growing and changing a lot. She's rolling over without any effort now. Mostly from her back to front. She's been eating her oatmeal for a little over a month now. She usually likes it and seems really full after a good meal. I give it to her in the morning and the evening. And she's getting 3 bottles in between. For several weeks, she was waking up in the middle of the night for me to rock her back to sleep and she only wanted to sleep in our bed after she woke up. Then, I got completely fed up with rocking her for 15 minutes at 2 a.m.... so I just plopped her down on a pillow between Tommy and I. As soon as her little head hit the pillow, she fell back asleep. She'd sleep a few more hours and then get up for a bottle between 4-5 a.m. and then go back to bed for a couple more hours. I didn't have any issues with this new plan. I was getting sleep and so was she. BUT! Last night, I fed her and put her to sleep at 8:45 p.m. Tommy and I woke up at 7 a.m. without Annie in our bed. I kind of panicked and made him go check on her. He did and found her on her TUMMY!!! This made me even more anxious and I made him go back in to make sure she was breathing. She is now officially a tummy sleeper because she rolled herself over for her morning nap too.
Annie is laughing and chatting all the time. She is a very happy baby, but she's pretty serious sometimes, too. She studies people's faces before giving them a smile. But once she's your friend, she is very smiley and fun.
Mallie is really working on talking. She has several phrases down that she uses every day. "Read Mo Book." (Read More Books)..."Yaaaa Mama Yaaaa"...(when I do something she wanted me to do). "Mo Ju peeee" (More juice please). Etc. She will come up to me and chatter away, with her little hands flailing. I do not know what she is saying and I feel bad because she obviously does. I just nod my head and say, "Oh!!! Wow!". Usually she throws a word or two that I understand in here and there, so I can get the gist of what she means. Mallie knows about 3 letters right now and makes sure we all she them when she sees an 'O' or and 'A' or and 'E'. She is still in LOVE with reading and loves to snuggle up with anyone who has time to read with her.
Jack is getting really good with his writing. He is practicing his numbers and letters all the time.
THe other day, Jack was playing outside by himself in the back yard. It was a beautiful day, so the neighbors were out, too. When I went to check on him, he had his pants around his ankles and was going tinkle in the backyard. I don't know how the neighbors did not see this, but I don't think they did. He told Tommy that "Mommy does this at the park".... which I do NOT... But I have let him go potty behind a tree at the park before, so I can't blame him.
I was putting Mallie to bed the other night and she kept getting up and running out of her room. She runs out, slams the bedroom door, leaving Jack in the dark, dowering under his covers because he's afraid of how mad I get at her. Then we can hear her little feet running into our room, around the bed and hiding on the far side of the bed. When we get to her, she's laughing and bouncing up and down with excitement. Anyway, I caught her the other night and put her back in her bed and said, "Stop it right now!". She responded with her little pacifier clenched between her teeth and said (in the exact same tone), "Top it Ra Now!" I had to run out of the room because I was laughing.
Jack asked me yesterday why he is a boy. I have been avoiding this question by answering, "Because God made you a boy", and thought that I probably needed to confront this now. So I told him, "Becuase you have a weiner". He said, "And Mallie has a weiner?" I said, "No, she doesn't". He said, "Yes, she does" and tried to pull down her diaper. THen we had to get into the provacy issue. So he asked, "well, what Mallie has?" And I said 'She has something else. Why don't we go downstairs and get a snack?"
Jack and Mallie sing along to the CD in the car. If it isn't on when the car starts, Mallie shouts at me from the backseat, "Turn Up!!!" She knows the ABC song pretty well and they sing it at the top of their lungs. She is always looking at Jack to make sure he sees how cool she is. They also sing 'BINGO'... But Jack thinks they are singing "B-R-N-G-O" I have explained many times that it's an 'I', but he doesn't care.
WHen Jack and Mallie fight, which is rare, they are usually playing unsupervised in the basement. I will hear Jack yell, "MALLIE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" And then she chimes in, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" and then he chimes in on top of her, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!", so the two of them are just standing there yelling at the top of their lungs. This doesn't solve any problems, but by the time they are finished yelling like that, they've forgotten what they are yelling about.
Mallie has the funniest characteristics when she is talking to someone. The other day, I asked her if she was going to read a book. She was headed for the back door and stopped and tilted her head toward the door, bent down, curled up her little arm and hand toward her face and started pumping it back and forth, saying in a really quiet voice, "No Mama... outside? outside?"
I asked Jack the other day if he was my favorite boy. He replied, "I your favorite Boy" and I said, "Do you love your Mama?" He replied, "Yeah, you're pretty cute.." Then he scrunched up his nose and said, "Yes you are, yes you are!"
Annie is really growing and changing a lot. She's rolling over without any effort now. Mostly from her back to front. She's been eating her oatmeal for a little over a month now. She usually likes it and seems really full after a good meal. I give it to her in the morning and the evening. And she's getting 3 bottles in between. For several weeks, she was waking up in the middle of the night for me to rock her back to sleep and she only wanted to sleep in our bed after she woke up. Then, I got completely fed up with rocking her for 15 minutes at 2 a.m.... so I just plopped her down on a pillow between Tommy and I. As soon as her little head hit the pillow, she fell back asleep. She'd sleep a few more hours and then get up for a bottle between 4-5 a.m. and then go back to bed for a couple more hours. I didn't have any issues with this new plan. I was getting sleep and so was she. BUT! Last night, I fed her and put her to sleep at 8:45 p.m. Tommy and I woke up at 7 a.m. without Annie in our bed. I kind of panicked and made him go check on her. He did and found her on her TUMMY!!! This made me even more anxious and I made him go back in to make sure she was breathing. She is now officially a tummy sleeper because she rolled herself over for her morning nap too.
Annie is laughing and chatting all the time. She is a very happy baby, but she's pretty serious sometimes, too. She studies people's faces before giving them a smile. But once she's your friend, she is very smiley and fun.
Mallie is really working on talking. She has several phrases down that she uses every day. "Read Mo Book." (Read More Books)..."Yaaaa Mama Yaaaa"...(when I do something she wanted me to do). "Mo Ju peeee" (More juice please). Etc. She will come up to me and chatter away, with her little hands flailing. I do not know what she is saying and I feel bad because she obviously does. I just nod my head and say, "Oh!!! Wow!". Usually she throws a word or two that I understand in here and there, so I can get the gist of what she means. Mallie knows about 3 letters right now and makes sure we all she them when she sees an 'O' or and 'A' or and 'E'. She is still in LOVE with reading and loves to snuggle up with anyone who has time to read with her.
Jack is getting really good with his writing. He is practicing his numbers and letters all the time.
THe other day, Jack was playing outside by himself in the back yard. It was a beautiful day, so the neighbors were out, too. When I went to check on him, he had his pants around his ankles and was going tinkle in the backyard. I don't know how the neighbors did not see this, but I don't think they did. He told Tommy that "Mommy does this at the park".... which I do NOT... But I have let him go potty behind a tree at the park before, so I can't blame him.
I was putting Mallie to bed the other night and she kept getting up and running out of her room. She runs out, slams the bedroom door, leaving Jack in the dark, dowering under his covers because he's afraid of how mad I get at her. Then we can hear her little feet running into our room, around the bed and hiding on the far side of the bed. When we get to her, she's laughing and bouncing up and down with excitement. Anyway, I caught her the other night and put her back in her bed and said, "Stop it right now!". She responded with her little pacifier clenched between her teeth and said (in the exact same tone), "Top it Ra Now!" I had to run out of the room because I was laughing.
Jack asked me yesterday why he is a boy. I have been avoiding this question by answering, "Because God made you a boy", and thought that I probably needed to confront this now. So I told him, "Becuase you have a weiner". He said, "And Mallie has a weiner?" I said, "No, she doesn't". He said, "Yes, she does" and tried to pull down her diaper. THen we had to get into the provacy issue. So he asked, "well, what Mallie has?" And I said 'She has something else. Why don't we go downstairs and get a snack?"
Jack and Mallie sing along to the CD in the car. If it isn't on when the car starts, Mallie shouts at me from the backseat, "Turn Up!!!" She knows the ABC song pretty well and they sing it at the top of their lungs. She is always looking at Jack to make sure he sees how cool she is. They also sing 'BINGO'... But Jack thinks they are singing "B-R-N-G-O" I have explained many times that it's an 'I', but he doesn't care.
WHen Jack and Mallie fight, which is rare, they are usually playing unsupervised in the basement. I will hear Jack yell, "MALLIE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" And then she chimes in, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" and then he chimes in on top of her, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!", so the two of them are just standing there yelling at the top of their lungs. This doesn't solve any problems, but by the time they are finished yelling like that, they've forgotten what they are yelling about.
Mallie has the funniest characteristics when she is talking to someone. The other day, I asked her if she was going to read a book. She was headed for the back door and stopped and tilted her head toward the door, bent down, curled up her little arm and hand toward her face and started pumping it back and forth, saying in a really quiet voice, "No Mama... outside? outside?"
I asked Jack the other day if he was my favorite boy. He replied, "I your favorite Boy" and I said, "Do you love your Mama?" He replied, "Yeah, you're pretty cute.." Then he scrunched up his nose and said, "Yes you are, yes you are!"
Monday, March 9, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
Lots of catching up to do:
Today Jack told me that his dad told him that a ladybug crawled on his face when he was outside and bit his cheek. I asked him what Daddy said when that happened, and he said 'Ouch Criminy!!!" (which is a word Tommy does use all the time!)
We were pulling in the driveway from the Little Gym today, when Jack pulled up his pant leg and felt his leg. He exclaimed, "Mommy! I have HAIR on my leg!!!" I didn't really have time to reply to this, as I was hauling babies and bags back and forth from the van to the house. But when I returned to get him out of his seat, I heard him telling Mallie, "Oh Mals! I know why I have this hair on my leg! It's because I am getting big like a grown up". Mals was not listening to any of this, just squirming and whining to get out of her seat.
Annie took a nice long nap this afternoon. I heard her wake up on the monitor, but she never cried! I finished reading Jack and Mallie a book and went up to check on her. She was just rolling around up there, playing with her socks and smiling. SHe would have been happy up there for a long time!
Jack brought me a potato chip from Jack Jack today and told me, "Here Mom! A Ponado chip for you."
We were getting out of the car for Little Gym today and I told Jack that Mallie is going to be the littlest kid in the class and would he help her. He said, "Sure Mom. Mals, you have to listen to your teachers. I help you." Again, she was not listening to him, just pushing her way past him out of the van.
Annie is really purposefully reaching for things and grabbing them. She can sit in her highchair now and we put a toy on the tray and she will sit there and reach and grab for it for a long time. It keeps her so entertained!
We went away last Friday night and left the kids at different houses. Jack stayed with Tom and Mary. Mallie stayed with Auntie (because I thought she needed another kid to play with/ mother, which she did. She was so upset as we dropped Jack and ANnie off, and as soon as we got to Auntie's she went straight for Finn. She helped bathe and walk him that night, too). And Annie went to my mom and dad's. In the morning, I went to get Mallie while Tommy collected the other two at his parent's house. I walked in to Claire's and Mallie got very excited to see me. But then, she brushed by me and went to the front door and said, "Jaaaa?" She was so upset that he wasn't there. So we hurried home, for a very happy reunion and to watch the two of them play for the rest of the morning.
After Squeaky Sneakers today, Jack and Mallie climbed in the back of the van and straight into their seats. I was so happy and said, "Thank you guys for sitting right down!". Mallie exclaimed, "Mama! I sitting down!!" (clear as a bell). And I said, "You are Mallie!? You're such a good girl!" and she replied, "Seeeee! (Seat!)" And I said, "In your seat!? Wow! Great job!" And she said, "Day Doo" (Thank you!) It was the most grown-up and clear conversation I've had with her yet!!!
Today Jack told me that his dad told him that a ladybug crawled on his face when he was outside and bit his cheek. I asked him what Daddy said when that happened, and he said 'Ouch Criminy!!!" (which is a word Tommy does use all the time!)
We were pulling in the driveway from the Little Gym today, when Jack pulled up his pant leg and felt his leg. He exclaimed, "Mommy! I have HAIR on my leg!!!" I didn't really have time to reply to this, as I was hauling babies and bags back and forth from the van to the house. But when I returned to get him out of his seat, I heard him telling Mallie, "Oh Mals! I know why I have this hair on my leg! It's because I am getting big like a grown up". Mals was not listening to any of this, just squirming and whining to get out of her seat.
Annie took a nice long nap this afternoon. I heard her wake up on the monitor, but she never cried! I finished reading Jack and Mallie a book and went up to check on her. She was just rolling around up there, playing with her socks and smiling. SHe would have been happy up there for a long time!
Jack brought me a potato chip from Jack Jack today and told me, "Here Mom! A Ponado chip for you."
We were getting out of the car for Little Gym today and I told Jack that Mallie is going to be the littlest kid in the class and would he help her. He said, "Sure Mom. Mals, you have to listen to your teachers. I help you." Again, she was not listening to him, just pushing her way past him out of the van.
Annie is really purposefully reaching for things and grabbing them. She can sit in her highchair now and we put a toy on the tray and she will sit there and reach and grab for it for a long time. It keeps her so entertained!
We went away last Friday night and left the kids at different houses. Jack stayed with Tom and Mary. Mallie stayed with Auntie (because I thought she needed another kid to play with/ mother, which she did. She was so upset as we dropped Jack and ANnie off, and as soon as we got to Auntie's she went straight for Finn. She helped bathe and walk him that night, too). And Annie went to my mom and dad's. In the morning, I went to get Mallie while Tommy collected the other two at his parent's house. I walked in to Claire's and Mallie got very excited to see me. But then, she brushed by me and went to the front door and said, "Jaaaa?" She was so upset that he wasn't there. So we hurried home, for a very happy reunion and to watch the two of them play for the rest of the morning.
After Squeaky Sneakers today, Jack and Mallie climbed in the back of the van and straight into their seats. I was so happy and said, "Thank you guys for sitting right down!". Mallie exclaimed, "Mama! I sitting down!!" (clear as a bell). And I said, "You are Mallie!? You're such a good girl!" and she replied, "Seeeee! (Seat!)" And I said, "In your seat!? Wow! Great job!" And she said, "Day Doo" (Thank you!) It was the most grown-up and clear conversation I've had with her yet!!!
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