Somewhere along the way, Anya has picked up a little giggle that she adds after most comments. I assume one of her friends at school does the same thing.....wonder how long it'll last?
Anya, like most 5 year olds (I assume) has recently taken on a fascination with teenagers. So far, it's limited to girls (that she wants to model herself after). The other day she was wearing a sweater with a camisole underneath it. When she came home from school, she was "burning up", so she took off the sweater and I noticed that the cami was riding up on her belly. When I attempted to fix it, she pushed it back up and informed me "no, mommy, I'm dressing like a teenager". AAARGH!!
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
Our little man
Despite being in the throes of the terrible twos, Baz has remained sweet and giving. He's excelling in the fine art of whining and now fights back when Anya gets physical with him, but he's always willing to share with anyone (well, except maybe Anya :) ). He loves getting thing (food, for instance) when he knows somebody likes it. He loves giving Pap pap his oreos or Dada his special cookies (what is it about grandpas and their cookies?).
He has been known to throw a whopper of a tantrum, but unlike Anya's, his end fairly quickly. In fact, he almost runs to time out when told and stops crying in a heartbeat.
Our latest issue with Sebastian has been doorlocks. A few months ago, he locked himself in his room while home with my parents. Pap-Pap was quick to break out the screwdriver and remove the handle then and wisely turned the lock around so the door locked from the outside. Unfortunately, he couldn't foresee the events of last week. One night, we were having storytime and all 5 of us were in the big kids' bedroom. George was reading a story to Anya while Baz played around the room. He decided then to go over to the door, turn the lock (which was now on the outside of the door) and close it. Yep, we were all trapped. Nothing worked in the hole in the handle on our side, so George started working on taking the door off the hinges as I began to climb out the window. I hesitated because I was barefoot and I couldn't quite remember what was on the ground below me and I knew I'd have to drop at least a foot or two. George jumped in and offered to go and so he did. Needless to say, that door and now the bathroom door are sans handles and locks!
He has been known to throw a whopper of a tantrum, but unlike Anya's, his end fairly quickly. In fact, he almost runs to time out when told and stops crying in a heartbeat.
Our latest issue with Sebastian has been doorlocks. A few months ago, he locked himself in his room while home with my parents. Pap-Pap was quick to break out the screwdriver and remove the handle then and wisely turned the lock around so the door locked from the outside. Unfortunately, he couldn't foresee the events of last week. One night, we were having storytime and all 5 of us were in the big kids' bedroom. George was reading a story to Anya while Baz played around the room. He decided then to go over to the door, turn the lock (which was now on the outside of the door) and close it. Yep, we were all trapped. Nothing worked in the hole in the handle on our side, so George started working on taking the door off the hinges as I began to climb out the window. I hesitated because I was barefoot and I couldn't quite remember what was on the ground below me and I knew I'd have to drop at least a foot or two. George jumped in and offered to go and so he did. Needless to say, that door and now the bathroom door are sans handles and locks!
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Kindergarten issues
This is a little one, but worth jotting down since I know I won't remember this in the long run. This week Anya had her first "I don't want to go to school" tantrum, which was closely followed by her first time being dropped off after missing the bus.
This tantrum happened because of her friend Olivia. Olivia sits at Anya's table and they usually are great friends. This week, they had silly hat day because they were working ont he letter "h". Anya's hat was decorated with pompoms and pipe cleaners. At the end of the day, Anya was in her "bus room" which is shared with the bus that Olivia rides. According to Anya, Olivia deliberately pulled some of the decorations off of Anya's hat which hurt Anya's feelings so she told the teacher.
This prompted Anya to tell the teacher on her, so Olivia told her she wouldn't be her friend anymore. What I don't get is why Anya had no problem being friends with someone who broke her hat, but Olivia didn't want to be friends after being told on. I suppose it just shows how forgiving Anya is.
This tantrum happened because of her friend Olivia. Olivia sits at Anya's table and they usually are great friends. This week, they had silly hat day because they were working ont he letter "h". Anya's hat was decorated with pompoms and pipe cleaners. At the end of the day, Anya was in her "bus room" which is shared with the bus that Olivia rides. According to Anya, Olivia deliberately pulled some of the decorations off of Anya's hat which hurt Anya's feelings so she told the teacher.
This prompted Anya to tell the teacher on her, so Olivia told her she wouldn't be her friend anymore. What I don't get is why Anya had no problem being friends with someone who broke her hat, but Olivia didn't want to be friends after being told on. I suppose it just shows how forgiving Anya is.
Anya
So my first baby is now 5- how did that happen? It feels like just yesterday that I took that HPT and saw the second line pop up immediately. Of course, I can't imagine life without her, and I can almost remember life before her. As I look at Lorelei, it's just so amazing to remember all the phases that Anya has gone through since she was that small.
Her friend party was on the weekend of thanksgiving and was lots of fun! It was at a plaster painting place so all the kids picked out a piece to paint first. Anya loved being the center of attention and seemed to enjoy being surrounded by her friends from Colleen's, school and home! Baz joined in as well and painted about half of his cement truck.
After that, the party moved to the back where the kids ate pizza, danced the hokey pokey and limbo, and did facepainting and tattoos. Anya stuck with a butterfly this year, avoiding her fiasco of the skeleton face from last year.
Because these parties are so short, the kids take the prezzies home to open them and what a sight that is! It's like Christmas morning, but only one kids gets the gifts. Anya was quite gracious and allowed Baz and Isabella to help her. I had the hard job in writing down what each kid gave her so we could do thank you notes.
Her friend party was on the weekend of thanksgiving and was lots of fun! It was at a plaster painting place so all the kids picked out a piece to paint first. Anya loved being the center of attention and seemed to enjoy being surrounded by her friends from Colleen's, school and home! Baz joined in as well and painted about half of his cement truck.
After that, the party moved to the back where the kids ate pizza, danced the hokey pokey and limbo, and did facepainting and tattoos. Anya stuck with a butterfly this year, avoiding her fiasco of the skeleton face from last year.
Because these parties are so short, the kids take the prezzies home to open them and what a sight that is! It's like Christmas morning, but only one kids gets the gifts. Anya was quite gracious and allowed Baz and Isabella to help her. I had the hard job in writing down what each kid gave her so we could do thank you notes.
Infant cold
We've been dealing with colds in the big kids (and grownups) for the past several weeks- they get worse, then better, then worse, etc, but so far Lorelei has escaped them. Until this week :( She started coughing early in the week, but it was a dry cough that usually didn't last too long. 2 days ago, her cough turned wet. On one hand, I was happy because I hoped that meant it was breaking, but the past 2 nights have been rough for her. Her head is super-congested so at times she can barely breathe. I've been running the humidifier all night and sucking her snot like crazy....hopefully it passes soon- such a small baby shouldn't have to deal with feeling crappy!
Oh, and FTR, even as she's coughing and hacking and puking up her lunch, she still smiling!
Oh, and FTR, even as she's coughing and hacking and puking up her lunch, she still smiling!
10 weeks old
So Lorelei had her 2 month checkup this week. Technically she was 10 weeks old. She weighed in at 13lbs, 2 oz and was 24 inches long, putting her in the 90th percentile for both measurements. Wowsers! I don't think Anya or Baz ever topped the 50th percentile E.V.E.R
She's doing great with development, too....laughing and cooing all the time. I even think she was trying to grab the toys hanging down from her playgym today. She really is such an easy baby...other than the constant spitting up, she eats, sleeps, and smiles. There is no need to constantly hold or rock her- anyone can put her down on her mat or in the swing and she happily starts looking around. She adores her brother and sister and breaks out in huge grins for them.
I'm a little worried about how squirmy she is already- I hope that doesn't mean she'll crawl and walk early. Often when I prop her in her boppy pillow, I turn my back to come and find her lying on the floor!
On the sleep front, she's getting into a fairly good nighttime pattern- she's down in her crib around 8 or 9 and she'll stay asleep until at least 12, sometimes as long as 2! It takes about an hour to feed her (nurse, then bottle if she wants it), change her, and get her back down, but she'll then sleep for 2-3 more hours. if I could jut get Baz to sleep all night, I could so live with that schedule!
She's doing great with development, too....laughing and cooing all the time. I even think she was trying to grab the toys hanging down from her playgym today. She really is such an easy baby...other than the constant spitting up, she eats, sleeps, and smiles. There is no need to constantly hold or rock her- anyone can put her down on her mat or in the swing and she happily starts looking around. She adores her brother and sister and breaks out in huge grins for them.
I'm a little worried about how squirmy she is already- I hope that doesn't mean she'll crawl and walk early. Often when I prop her in her boppy pillow, I turn my back to come and find her lying on the floor!
On the sleep front, she's getting into a fairly good nighttime pattern- she's down in her crib around 8 or 9 and she'll stay asleep until at least 12, sometimes as long as 2! It takes about an hour to feed her (nurse, then bottle if she wants it), change her, and get her back down, but she'll then sleep for 2-3 more hours. if I could jut get Baz to sleep all night, I could so live with that schedule!
Ahhhh, behind again
So it seems that I'm back in the sleep deprivation game lately.....Baz was OK for the past 2 nights, but OK means that he was up once during the night and then up for good at 5:30 am. Prior to that, he was up multiple times each night and still up for good at 5:30 (at the latest). Factor in that Lorelei is up at least twice each night and is up for close to an hour each time and you've got one tired momma! My blogging is suffering because once we get the kids down in the evening, I've got about a half hour to sit and try to watch tv before I crash to get my only 3-4 hour stretch of sleep I'm going to get.
I've got a zillion things I'd like to get down, but I'm going to just try to get some of them down!
I've got a zillion things I'd like to get down, but I'm going to just try to get some of them down!
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