Here's your laugh for the day....
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Friday, October 12, 2007
When Gracie doesn't want to take a nap
these are the kinds of things she does......
This was yesterday. She decided that she wanted to take her clothes out of her closet and put them behind the bedroom door.
And this was a couple of months ago. I had laid her down for a nap in my bed because I didn't want her waking her sister up. Well things had gotten quiet so I went in to check and sure enough she had gotten into my makeup. This was also the same week she poured shampoo all over my bed while she was supposed to be taking a nap. At least I can laugh about in now!!!
This was yesterday. She decided that she wanted to take her clothes out of her closet and put them behind the bedroom door.
And this was a couple of months ago. I had laid her down for a nap in my bed because I didn't want her waking her sister up. Well things had gotten quiet so I went in to check and sure enough she had gotten into my makeup. This was also the same week she poured shampoo all over my bed while she was supposed to be taking a nap. At least I can laugh about in now!!!
Calling all mommies, daddies, and well.... ANYONE!!!
I am desperately needing some "from the trenches" advice on a couple of things going on in our house.
#1~Whining. Seriously if I don't find a solution for this my head is going to start spinning around and green stuff is going to come out of my mouth!! :) Ok just kidding but on the serious note this has become a MAJOR problem with Gracie. It seems like from the time she wakes up until the time she goes to bed every word out of her mouth is in some form of a whine. It makes my skin crawl because I can't understand what she wants and even though she knows how to talk like a big girl she chooses not to. I have tried standing her in the corner, sending her to her room, and even a spanking or two. I am just about at my whits end. I want her to feel safe talking to me, especially if there is something wrong, I just can't handle the constant whining.....HELP PLEASE!!!!!
#2~Sharing. I'm really not an idiot and knew that this would be a problem especially with the girls being so close, but I'm curious as to how other parents have handled this issue. Like most older kids Gracie thinks ALL of the toys are hers and doesn't want Carleigh playing with them. you can just about time it...Carleigh picks something up, starts to play with it, and about 3 seconds after Gracie has realized it she's trying to take it away. The bathtub is the worst because Gracie doesn't want to give Carleigh any of the toys. I know an easy solution to that would be to give them separate baths but is that really a solution? I want the girls to learn to play with each other and also develop healthy problem solving skills. So what have you done in your family, or what were some things your parents did, that helped siblings learn to share??
Oh and for those of you who know that we would like 4 children and are probably wondering if after this we still do, the answer is yes! I know you might think we're crazy but hey these are phases that we have to learn to get through, hopefully after the first 2 kids we'll have it somewhat figured out!! :)
#1~Whining. Seriously if I don't find a solution for this my head is going to start spinning around and green stuff is going to come out of my mouth!! :) Ok just kidding but on the serious note this has become a MAJOR problem with Gracie. It seems like from the time she wakes up until the time she goes to bed every word out of her mouth is in some form of a whine. It makes my skin crawl because I can't understand what she wants and even though she knows how to talk like a big girl she chooses not to. I have tried standing her in the corner, sending her to her room, and even a spanking or two. I am just about at my whits end. I want her to feel safe talking to me, especially if there is something wrong, I just can't handle the constant whining.....HELP PLEASE!!!!!
#2~Sharing. I'm really not an idiot and knew that this would be a problem especially with the girls being so close, but I'm curious as to how other parents have handled this issue. Like most older kids Gracie thinks ALL of the toys are hers and doesn't want Carleigh playing with them. you can just about time it...Carleigh picks something up, starts to play with it, and about 3 seconds after Gracie has realized it she's trying to take it away. The bathtub is the worst because Gracie doesn't want to give Carleigh any of the toys. I know an easy solution to that would be to give them separate baths but is that really a solution? I want the girls to learn to play with each other and also develop healthy problem solving skills. So what have you done in your family, or what were some things your parents did, that helped siblings learn to share??
Oh and for those of you who know that we would like 4 children and are probably wondering if after this we still do, the answer is yes! I know you might think we're crazy but hey these are phases that we have to learn to get through, hopefully after the first 2 kids we'll have it somewhat figured out!! :)
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
1st day of school
So being the good mom that I am, I kept my promise to Gracie about being able to go to school when she got fully potty trained and enrolled her last week! She has done such a great job going potty all by herself and only having 1 accident in the past 2 weeks that I knew I HAD to keep my promise. I was a little worried about finding a spot for her since most programs started mid-August but God had it all worked out. I called the private school here in White House because I have heard great things about them and it's only 5 minutes from the house. I really thought that they would tell me they were full but luckily one of the little girls that was in the class didn't transition well so they had moved her to her mom's room leaving an opening for Gracie!! I know I shouldn't be excited that it didn't work out well for the little girl but I am so excited that Gracie gets to go to this school. We went and toured the school on Wednesday and she had her first offical day today. I think that she really LOVED it. She told be all about going on the playground, coloring, learning about "B" in the alphabet. The funniest story though was her telling me she didn't listen and obey. "You didn't?" I asked her. She said "no, I didn't lay down and take a nap". Oh well if that's the worst of it I think I can live with that. Here are a couple of pictures of her with her packback as she calls it:
Carleigh's 1st birthday
Yes I know I'm a little behind on posting this but life has been a little busy lately. Carleigh's actual birthday was the 16th of September but due to some other family activities already scheduled we had her party on the 22nd. It was a great day, praise the Lord, since we had it outside at Jeremy's parents house. With this being her 1st birthday we only invited family because she really doesn't have any friends that she plays or interacts with, although with family alone there was about 30 people there. Thank you to everyone who came and helped make her birthday special. Here are a few pictures from the day:
These are her cakes that my friend Dana made....scrumptious!!
Her first tastes....
Oh yeah she likes it!!!!
saving some for later
she even let mommy have some
This is the present that Jeremy and I had made for her. It is a custom artwork made by Laura Kelley at Pitter Patter Art. She did a wonderful job and I hope that Carleigh loves it as much as we do. Thanks again Laura for doing such an amazing job!!
These are her cakes that my friend Dana made....scrumptious!!
Her first tastes....
Oh yeah she likes it!!!!
saving some for later
she even let mommy have some
This is the present that Jeremy and I had made for her. It is a custom artwork made by Laura Kelley at Pitter Patter Art. She did a wonderful job and I hope that Carleigh loves it as much as we do. Thanks again Laura for doing such an amazing job!!
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