This just happened.
Aiden wanted to hold Julia's necklace, so he was pointing at it and whining. I said, "say 'can I hold it please?'" He continued whining/pointing. I decided to go even more basic, I said "say please." He continued to whine. Julia hates for him to get upset and always gives in...she just handed him the necklace without a word. He took it, looked at her, said "Mine!" and walked away.
I wish I could look at something I wanted, say "Mine!" and it would be given to me with no objection....especially when it comes to shoes and purses!
October 29, 2007
October 28, 2007
I can't sleep
I can't sleep because Lexie is up every 2-3 hours around the clock. I can't sleep because I have insomnia. Wally has been out of town since Thursday and I am SO TIRED!!!
Lexie has colic, I think. She is very fussy in the evenings lately. Last week she started crying at 8:30pm exactly almost every night. The past two nights she started earlier. She cries anywhere from half an hour to 4 or 5 hours. It's exhausting and frustrating not to know exactly what's wrong or how to help her feel better. I'm hoping this phase passes quickly.
Aiden, Julia and Wally are all doing great. The kids are enjoying school and Wally is back to work. We had a good time while he was on vacation last month visiting with family, but now we're back to these frequent short trips for work. Blech. I just want him home! When Wally is gone, all Aiden wants to do is follow me around the house. He'll play with Julia, but he also spends a great deal of time at my feet saying "Mama, mama" He's talking so much. He said his first sentence this week! We were in the garage and he didn't want to go inside so he told me "No go-go!" We're still working on animal sounds too, but right now all animals say "woof!"
Lexie looks just like Aiden! It freaks me out. Lately she's been wearing some of the onesies that he wore, the gender neutral ones, and it's like deja vu. She looks exactly what he looked like at this age, she's just smaller than he was!
I have to register for my Spring classes this week. No word yet on where I will be doing my internship. I'll be relieved once I've registered. I've been worried about getting the right sections of the classes I need, I have so few left. My advisor put a hold in my name on two classes for me, or maybe it was just one. I can't remember. I register on Halloween. Until then, I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
I'll have to remember to get back on here later this week to post their Halloween pics. Julia is going as Hermione from the Harry Potter series and Aiden is going to be Spiderman. They both tried on their costumes a couple of weeks ago and they look adorable. Aiden's really going to enjoy it this year.
Happy Halloween!
Lexie has colic, I think. She is very fussy in the evenings lately. Last week she started crying at 8:30pm exactly almost every night. The past two nights she started earlier. She cries anywhere from half an hour to 4 or 5 hours. It's exhausting and frustrating not to know exactly what's wrong or how to help her feel better. I'm hoping this phase passes quickly.
Aiden, Julia and Wally are all doing great. The kids are enjoying school and Wally is back to work. We had a good time while he was on vacation last month visiting with family, but now we're back to these frequent short trips for work. Blech. I just want him home! When Wally is gone, all Aiden wants to do is follow me around the house. He'll play with Julia, but he also spends a great deal of time at my feet saying "Mama, mama" He's talking so much. He said his first sentence this week! We were in the garage and he didn't want to go inside so he told me "No go-go!" We're still working on animal sounds too, but right now all animals say "woof!"
Lexie looks just like Aiden! It freaks me out. Lately she's been wearing some of the onesies that he wore, the gender neutral ones, and it's like deja vu. She looks exactly what he looked like at this age, she's just smaller than he was!
I have to register for my Spring classes this week. No word yet on where I will be doing my internship. I'll be relieved once I've registered. I've been worried about getting the right sections of the classes I need, I have so few left. My advisor put a hold in my name on two classes for me, or maybe it was just one. I can't remember. I register on Halloween. Until then, I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
I'll have to remember to get back on here later this week to post their Halloween pics. Julia is going as Hermione from the Harry Potter series and Aiden is going to be Spiderman. They both tried on their costumes a couple of weeks ago and they look adorable. Aiden's really going to enjoy it this year.
Happy Halloween!
October 17, 2007
My son is a manly man
Aiden is very macho all of a sudden, doing all sorts of "boyish" things.
* He now says his version of "vrrooom!" when he plays with toy cars. It sort of sounds like the way he says "woof!" when he sees a dog.
*If his nose is runny and we haven't wiped it yet, no problem, he'll just wipe it on his shirt!
*He's into everything and can open any door in our house (bedroom doors, we had to childproof the ones that lead outside). We also had to install cabinet locks because he will get out snacks, open the package, and smash them into the floor.
*He loves to wrestle and play ball.
*He can destroy a room in ten seconds flat...toys everywhere.
*He pulls the heads off of his sister's Barbie dolls. (not kidding)
*He tried to eat my deodorant today.
Lately he is more of a little boy and less of a baby. :( He is growing up so fast.
Who can resist a face like this???
* He now says his version of "vrrooom!" when he plays with toy cars. It sort of sounds like the way he says "woof!" when he sees a dog.
*If his nose is runny and we haven't wiped it yet, no problem, he'll just wipe it on his shirt!
*He's into everything and can open any door in our house (bedroom doors, we had to childproof the ones that lead outside). We also had to install cabinet locks because he will get out snacks, open the package, and smash them into the floor.
*He loves to wrestle and play ball.
*He can destroy a room in ten seconds flat...toys everywhere.
*He pulls the heads off of his sister's Barbie dolls. (not kidding)
*He tried to eat my deodorant today.
Lately he is more of a little boy and less of a baby. :( He is growing up so fast.
Who can resist a face like this???
October 16, 2007
A New Routine
Wally went back to work October 1st. It's been challenging, but I am figuring things out as I go. Sometimes Lexie cooperates and sometimes she makes it much more difficult! I keep telling myself it will get easier as she grows and gets on more of a consistent schedule.
Last week Wally went out of town overnight for the first time since Lexie was born. Tomorrow he is leaving again and the kids and I are going to visit my parents for the weekend so we won't see him again until Saturday evening. I'm nervous to have them by myself for that long! But it was going to happen sooner or later... I need to learn how to get by on my own with the three of them.
The kids are all doing really well. Aiden is talking more everyday...he now says "thank you" very clearly. He still calls Julia "Ya ya" It's very cute. He also says "go go" when he wants to go somewhere. Any mention of the van or going on a w-a-l-k (we have to spell it) and he runs to the door, clapping his hands and yelling "go go! go go!" He cracks us up.
Julia continues to enjoy Kindergarten....she came home the other day talking about Vincent Van Gogh. Then over the weekend she and I stopped at a garage sale and she was thrilled to discover a huge hardcover book of Van Gogh's work. It was only $1 so I bought it for her. She's taking it to school tomorrow to show her art teacher.
Lexie went to the doctor last Friday for her one month checkup....she weighed 9 lbs 9 oz! That means she gained over 2.5 lbs since she was born. She still seems very small to us though. She still doesn't fit in the majority of her clothes...she mostly wears preemie sized onesies and pants right now.
A few weeks ago we went to Sea World and Epcot. We had a really great time on our first vacation as a family of five! The kids loved the animals at Sea World and the rides at Epcot.
Enjoy some recent pics...talk to you all later.
Last week Wally went out of town overnight for the first time since Lexie was born. Tomorrow he is leaving again and the kids and I are going to visit my parents for the weekend so we won't see him again until Saturday evening. I'm nervous to have them by myself for that long! But it was going to happen sooner or later... I need to learn how to get by on my own with the three of them.
The kids are all doing really well. Aiden is talking more everyday...he now says "thank you" very clearly. He still calls Julia "Ya ya" It's very cute. He also says "go go" when he wants to go somewhere. Any mention of the van or going on a w-a-l-k (we have to spell it) and he runs to the door, clapping his hands and yelling "go go! go go!" He cracks us up.
Julia continues to enjoy Kindergarten....she came home the other day talking about Vincent Van Gogh. Then over the weekend she and I stopped at a garage sale and she was thrilled to discover a huge hardcover book of Van Gogh's work. It was only $1 so I bought it for her. She's taking it to school tomorrow to show her art teacher.
Lexie went to the doctor last Friday for her one month checkup....she weighed 9 lbs 9 oz! That means she gained over 2.5 lbs since she was born. She still seems very small to us though. She still doesn't fit in the majority of her clothes...she mostly wears preemie sized onesies and pants right now.
A few weeks ago we went to Sea World and Epcot. We had a really great time on our first vacation as a family of five! The kids loved the animals at Sea World and the rides at Epcot.
Enjoy some recent pics...talk to you all later.
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