Sunday, January 29, 2012
WOW!
Personality explosion! As we were getting ready to take Isla to my parent's house today I realized what a surprise PopPop was in for. He hadn't seen her in a week and when she was there last Sunday she was sick. Meanwhile, she has had this amazing little personality just explode. She's had her own ideas about things for awhile but suddently they are so.... BIG and BOLD. Sassy little girl!
Saturday, January 28, 2012
A bunch of tidbits.....
I keep remembering things that I want to record here, then don't have a chance to do so or assume that once I sit down to try, I won't remember half of them. There have been so many sweet, smart, attitude-filled little tidbits lately. I'll probably just leave this post on my computer a few days to keep adding to it. The fractured writing has nothing to do, of course, with the very active 2 year old I'm writing about. Oh yeah, gotta post party pics too!
We started a new daycare the week of Isla's birthday. It's going okay but since we only go the 2 days a week I work, we're still adjusting. Wednesdays are going to be harder since every weekend will be a long weekend for her. Naptime has changed from 11 to 12 with the new daycare. This seems to work out well at home, but she's had some days at daycare where she's found a pillow in the library area of her classroom and gone to sleep. It doesn't help that last week she was getting sick while she was there and this week she was getting over being sick while she was there. (Sunday and Monday at home with momma and Ga-ma were rough).
She's finally saying Grandma well, but leaves out a few letters. I think Ga-ma is super cute though and my mom loves it! But she's still a big PopPop fan. She was at their house Sunday afternoon when she started running a fever and when I went to get her, I KNEW she was sick when she didn't want PopPop to carry her to the car. HE says Isla always thinks he has to carry her to the car, but I think HE thinks he always has to carry Isla to the car. I remember seeing him become totally different when my niece was born, then change even more when my nephew came. It's really cool seeing him now with Isla. They always babysat R and J a lot. I think with Isla they're getting to have more fun. I try not to make sure they get to see her a lot without it being too much relying on them to babysit.
Isla loves to "feed her pig" whenever anyone gives her money. My parents think this is so cute so they keep giving her coins and ones to feed it. Mom gave Isla some coins Thursday so they went in her room to feed the pig. Mom oinked after Isla put the first one in and Isla thought that was so funny. After that she wouldn't put the coin in until Ga-ma oinked. I came in the room about the time they finished. She asked Ga-ma for more and mom told her she didn't have any. Isla looked at me and said "momma have more money?" No, momma doesn't have any. "Have daddy more money?" I don't know, you'll have to go ask him. And she marched down the hallway and asked P if he had any money, returning with 2 dollar bills to feed her pig. It hit me and mom both that it was such a big kid conversation.
After so long of "Elmo" and "Moush" in the house, we finally have another TV show we like to watch. I turned on Blues Clues last week and she loved it. Now she's as likely to ask for Blue as Moush or Elmo. I'm working on limiting her TV time though. We both seem to need it in the mornings--neither of us are morning people and it helps me get her ready to have her distracted by the TV, plus letting her have some still time watching the TV seems to help compensate if she's up too early. And it gives me time to check my Words with Friends games, Facebook, put a load of laundry in, unload the dishwasher, etc. After an hour or so of TV, we turn it off and go have some book time in her room. We'll read awhile, play with the dollhouse, blocks, or whatever else is in there. Then we'll think about getting out and about.
The waking too early thing seems to be getting better. We finally can keep her up later and not have her wake up earlier because of it. We try to start bedtime around 7:30 but most nights its been 8 before she's let us leave the room for her to go to sleep and she's been waking up around 6:15. Some days it's 6 and yesterday it was 6:45. On her birthday she gave momma present and slept until 7!! I think this has helped with the later naptime at home. Hopefully once she gets used to going to the new daycare, it will help with naptime there too. Yesterday she stayed awake all morning without any problems--they said she was even laying on her cot laughing when it was actually naptime.
I try to take us to do something each day I'm home with her that way there's not such a drastic difference between work/daycare days and non work days. She's spending Sunday nights with Grandma so I get some time Monday mornings to do chores and have "me" time. Tuesdays we're going to the gym for Kids Bee Fit classes. So far this hasn't gone so great--she doesn't want to participate when momma is there so next week I'll drop her off and go upstairs to exercise while she has her exercise play class. Wednesdays are work days. Thursday mornings are toddler time at the library. We've only been to that once so far--not a huge hit but we'll try it again. She likes going to the library to play and use their computers and wanted to leave toddler time to use the computer more.
Once a month they do Kids Bee Fit at daycare on Thursdays. Not a normal daycare day for us, but they said we can come for that. We went this week and she participated much better than she has at the gym. She didn't want to let go of me when we got there about 15 minutes before it started. Then her little friend Ashlee came over and wanted me to hold her too. Then a new little friend Ava started asking me where her mommy and daddy were and also wanted me to hold her. I sat in one of the preschool chairs with a girl on each knee and one in the middle, reading to them until it was time for Kids Bee Fit. When that started, she was more participatory because her teachers (and momma) played too (when we go to the gym, if moms stay in the room, they sit and watch). As we'd run or gallop in a circle, I had Ava holding on to my pinky, Isla holding on to the same thumb, and Ashlee holding the other hand. As we were leaving, Ashlee came over to me for a hug, then she wrapped her arms around Isla for a hug too. So sweet!
I know I'm scattering here, but back to TV viewing. She is becoming more and more involved with the programs she watches. When Big Bird covers his eyes while Ernie hides, she covers hers and tries to count with him. When Mickey and friends call for Toodles, she "Oh Toodles" with them. And she tells Steve to think when he has all of Blues Clues. And I like that we can watch her shows On Demand, not just for the convenience but for the absence of commercials. This doesn't help with patience though--she starts asking for more as the music on shows changes to start the credits
I'm not sure I care for her newfound ability to take her pants off. I think I put her PJ pants back on her 5 times last night before I decided to let her go bottomless. She'll also push her diaper down if it's not on securely.
Daycare uses Skittles for potty training so I bought some to have here. It didn't take her long to realize she gets one for sitting on the potty. Last weekend she probably spent a total of an hour on her little potty. I don't think she ever went in there, but that's okay for now. She's sat on the potty at school some too. I didn't try to get her to do it while she was sick. I'm trying hard not to push and let her figure this out on her own and daycare seems to be on the same page. Most of the kids there are 4-6 months older than she is so I think that will help with the process.
My girl loves to twirl! As soon as I put a dress on her these days, she'll start twirling. She'll also come over and grab my finger and tell me "UP" to twirl with her. We also Ring A Round the Rosey and fall down.
The last time our PAT person was here, she left No Biting by Karen Katz. Isla can pretty much read the book to us now. Biting seems to be getting better, thanks largely to the book. I need to order a copy of it so we can give S her copy back this week when she comes back.
I'm sure I'll add more to this later and I'll try to upload some birthday party pics tomorrow.
We started a new daycare the week of Isla's birthday. It's going okay but since we only go the 2 days a week I work, we're still adjusting. Wednesdays are going to be harder since every weekend will be a long weekend for her. Naptime has changed from 11 to 12 with the new daycare. This seems to work out well at home, but she's had some days at daycare where she's found a pillow in the library area of her classroom and gone to sleep. It doesn't help that last week she was getting sick while she was there and this week she was getting over being sick while she was there. (Sunday and Monday at home with momma and Ga-ma were rough).
She's finally saying Grandma well, but leaves out a few letters. I think Ga-ma is super cute though and my mom loves it! But she's still a big PopPop fan. She was at their house Sunday afternoon when she started running a fever and when I went to get her, I KNEW she was sick when she didn't want PopPop to carry her to the car. HE says Isla always thinks he has to carry her to the car, but I think HE thinks he always has to carry Isla to the car. I remember seeing him become totally different when my niece was born, then change even more when my nephew came. It's really cool seeing him now with Isla. They always babysat R and J a lot. I think with Isla they're getting to have more fun. I try not to make sure they get to see her a lot without it being too much relying on them to babysit.
Isla loves to "feed her pig" whenever anyone gives her money. My parents think this is so cute so they keep giving her coins and ones to feed it. Mom gave Isla some coins Thursday so they went in her room to feed the pig. Mom oinked after Isla put the first one in and Isla thought that was so funny. After that she wouldn't put the coin in until Ga-ma oinked. I came in the room about the time they finished. She asked Ga-ma for more and mom told her she didn't have any. Isla looked at me and said "momma have more money?" No, momma doesn't have any. "Have daddy more money?" I don't know, you'll have to go ask him. And she marched down the hallway and asked P if he had any money, returning with 2 dollar bills to feed her pig. It hit me and mom both that it was such a big kid conversation.
After so long of "Elmo" and "Moush" in the house, we finally have another TV show we like to watch. I turned on Blues Clues last week and she loved it. Now she's as likely to ask for Blue as Moush or Elmo. I'm working on limiting her TV time though. We both seem to need it in the mornings--neither of us are morning people and it helps me get her ready to have her distracted by the TV, plus letting her have some still time watching the TV seems to help compensate if she's up too early. And it gives me time to check my Words with Friends games, Facebook, put a load of laundry in, unload the dishwasher, etc. After an hour or so of TV, we turn it off and go have some book time in her room. We'll read awhile, play with the dollhouse, blocks, or whatever else is in there. Then we'll think about getting out and about.
The waking too early thing seems to be getting better. We finally can keep her up later and not have her wake up earlier because of it. We try to start bedtime around 7:30 but most nights its been 8 before she's let us leave the room for her to go to sleep and she's been waking up around 6:15. Some days it's 6 and yesterday it was 6:45. On her birthday she gave momma present and slept until 7!! I think this has helped with the later naptime at home. Hopefully once she gets used to going to the new daycare, it will help with naptime there too. Yesterday she stayed awake all morning without any problems--they said she was even laying on her cot laughing when it was actually naptime.
I try to take us to do something each day I'm home with her that way there's not such a drastic difference between work/daycare days and non work days. She's spending Sunday nights with Grandma so I get some time Monday mornings to do chores and have "me" time. Tuesdays we're going to the gym for Kids Bee Fit classes. So far this hasn't gone so great--she doesn't want to participate when momma is there so next week I'll drop her off and go upstairs to exercise while she has her exercise play class. Wednesdays are work days. Thursday mornings are toddler time at the library. We've only been to that once so far--not a huge hit but we'll try it again. She likes going to the library to play and use their computers and wanted to leave toddler time to use the computer more.
Once a month they do Kids Bee Fit at daycare on Thursdays. Not a normal daycare day for us, but they said we can come for that. We went this week and she participated much better than she has at the gym. She didn't want to let go of me when we got there about 15 minutes before it started. Then her little friend Ashlee came over and wanted me to hold her too. Then a new little friend Ava started asking me where her mommy and daddy were and also wanted me to hold her. I sat in one of the preschool chairs with a girl on each knee and one in the middle, reading to them until it was time for Kids Bee Fit. When that started, she was more participatory because her teachers (and momma) played too (when we go to the gym, if moms stay in the room, they sit and watch). As we'd run or gallop in a circle, I had Ava holding on to my pinky, Isla holding on to the same thumb, and Ashlee holding the other hand. As we were leaving, Ashlee came over to me for a hug, then she wrapped her arms around Isla for a hug too. So sweet!
I know I'm scattering here, but back to TV viewing. She is becoming more and more involved with the programs she watches. When Big Bird covers his eyes while Ernie hides, she covers hers and tries to count with him. When Mickey and friends call for Toodles, she "Oh Toodles" with them. And she tells Steve to think when he has all of Blues Clues. And I like that we can watch her shows On Demand, not just for the convenience but for the absence of commercials. This doesn't help with patience though--she starts asking for more as the music on shows changes to start the credits
I'm not sure I care for her newfound ability to take her pants off. I think I put her PJ pants back on her 5 times last night before I decided to let her go bottomless. She'll also push her diaper down if it's not on securely.
Daycare uses Skittles for potty training so I bought some to have here. It didn't take her long to realize she gets one for sitting on the potty. Last weekend she probably spent a total of an hour on her little potty. I don't think she ever went in there, but that's okay for now. She's sat on the potty at school some too. I didn't try to get her to do it while she was sick. I'm trying hard not to push and let her figure this out on her own and daycare seems to be on the same page. Most of the kids there are 4-6 months older than she is so I think that will help with the process.
My girl loves to twirl! As soon as I put a dress on her these days, she'll start twirling. She'll also come over and grab my finger and tell me "UP" to twirl with her. We also Ring A Round the Rosey and fall down.
The last time our PAT person was here, she left No Biting by Karen Katz. Isla can pretty much read the book to us now. Biting seems to be getting better, thanks largely to the book. I need to order a copy of it so we can give S her copy back this week when she comes back.
I'm sure I'll add more to this later and I'll try to upload some birthday party pics tomorrow.
Friday, January 13, 2012
The pictures of her in the red velvet dress were from her first dance last weekend. P took her to a Daddy-Daughter dance at a local church. He said she wanted to dance every dance. He sent me a video-she really got out there and moved! When they got home, she saw me and her face LIT up! It was so much an expression of "Momma, Momma....guess WHAT?!" I think they both had a blast!
It's been awhile....
It's been a busy few weeks. Christmas, New Years, leaving our old full-time daycare, starting our new 2 day a week daycare, birthday #2 yesterday, planning birthday party #2 for tomorrow.....
I thought biting was going a lot better. Until she chomped down on my thumb at dinner this evening. In a restaurant. When we put her in "time out" in the corner of the booth between us, she started screaming. Nice. So she didn't stay in there as long as she would have at home.
Her first day at her new daycare was a rough one. She did okay but she slept HORRIBLY the night before, coughing, tossing....so she was ready for naptime 2 hours before the rest of the class. Today was day #2 and SO much better. She didn't cry at dropoff--it's been wonderful that her little friend A is in her class and gets there at the same time we do. When I went in to pick her up, she had on a welder's helmet with the little face shield down, holding a baby doll. While I was waiting for her to put up a mask, a little alligator walked up to talk to me. A little cutie that decided she liked me the first day we visited the classroom.
Overall, sleep is going better. She was up until almost 8 last Friday and Saturday night and didn't get up until after 6 each morning! Finally, a later bedtime means a later wake time!! So we've been doing bedtime around 7:45. Yesterday she didn't get up until 7:00!!! This morning it was 6:30. I'm praying for another 7:00 day tomorrow!!! She's had a couple nights where she's fussed and we've had to go in and check on her, but for the most part, momma's been sleeping in her own bed.
Seems like there should be so much more to write about, but I'm tired and my brain can't think. Oh well, perhaps I can add some pics instead!
I thought biting was going a lot better. Until she chomped down on my thumb at dinner this evening. In a restaurant. When we put her in "time out" in the corner of the booth between us, she started screaming. Nice. So she didn't stay in there as long as she would have at home.
Her first day at her new daycare was a rough one. She did okay but she slept HORRIBLY the night before, coughing, tossing....so she was ready for naptime 2 hours before the rest of the class. Today was day #2 and SO much better. She didn't cry at dropoff--it's been wonderful that her little friend A is in her class and gets there at the same time we do. When I went in to pick her up, she had on a welder's helmet with the little face shield down, holding a baby doll. While I was waiting for her to put up a mask, a little alligator walked up to talk to me. A little cutie that decided she liked me the first day we visited the classroom.
Overall, sleep is going better. She was up until almost 8 last Friday and Saturday night and didn't get up until after 6 each morning! Finally, a later bedtime means a later wake time!! So we've been doing bedtime around 7:45. Yesterday she didn't get up until 7:00!!! This morning it was 6:30. I'm praying for another 7:00 day tomorrow!!! She's had a couple nights where she's fussed and we've had to go in and check on her, but for the most part, momma's been sleeping in her own bed.
Seems like there should be so much more to write about, but I'm tired and my brain can't think. Oh well, perhaps I can add some pics instead!
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