Lots of new things since last post!!
Taylor has eaten carrots and will be starting squash tonight! So exciting ;)
Taylor's first day of school is today. That makes mommy a little sad, but I know it's a better thing for everyone. It will provide Taylor some time to play with friends and get acclamated to new people. She's really starting to have stranger danger, and I am hoping that daycare will help with that.
Another thing of guilt that I have been dealing with - is the thought of stopping breastfeeding. My goal was to do it for six months...which I have - she's not exclusively breast fed, but at least she still gets it. But now, my supply is so low that I am just thinking about stopping...plus, with her two teeth coming in - I think it may just be a wiser choice!
Brooke started soccer this past weekend, and did great! She was really aggressive with the ball and wanted to be right in the thick of things. She scored a goal for the opposing team and two for her team!! Way to go, Brooke! I think she had a pretty good time playing soccer as well.
Brooke has also had a few temper tantrums with me lately. I think it's because she is seeing other three year olds throw them, and she wants to test the waters with me - to see if she will get away with it. I stood my ground - although it was very hard, and I was fighting back the tears - but I refused to let her win. She hasn't thrown a temper tantrum with me since.
Brooke is also having daycare changes. She will now being going the same days as Taylor...just two days a week. I think she will adjust and do just fine with that.
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Monday, March 19, 2012
March Madness
Well, not only is March Mad because of the NCAA tourney, but it's also mad because of all the new things going on!!
Let's see...where to start...
Brooke has officially started gymnastics again with her cousins Cecily and Ava. She has also started soccer. We had soccer orientation on Sunday, and it was a little hectic. I am not sure how one coach is going to get six little three year olds to all listen to one direction at one time. It's going to be an interesting...but very cute season.
I have also learned that I am a helicopter parent. I need to lay off Brooke a little bit and let her explore. She was outside playing with her little friend, Mary, yesterday and I was a nervous wreck. I was talking to the neighbors and she was playing on the sidewalk. I couldn't take my eyes off her - I didn't want her to cross the street...even though our street is a cul-de-sac and very little traffic travels down our way. We have tried to teach her that she is to look both ways before crossing the street, and that she has to hold Mommy's or Daddy's hand while crossing. I want to give her a little more independence as far as playing in the court is concerned, but I also want to make sure she is safe at all times. She also needs to learn the rules of playing. While I was talking to the neighbors last night, Brooke asked if Mary could come inside and play. I told Brooke that Mary had to ask her parents. They said yes. Brooke failed to inform me that they were going inside the house....but I was watching her move the whole time. She ran from Mary's house straight into our house. After she got there, I came in and had a little talk with her. I am just so afraid that she's going to wander outside with Mary one time and I won't know where she is. This parenting stuff is pretty hard :)
Taylor...well, Taylor turned six months old and had her check-up. She was 15.5 pounds and 26 inches long with her head circumference at 17 inches. That equates to: 31%, 48%, and 64%. She has already had peas and green beans and two little teeth are popping through right now. She's been a champ about sleeping - all the way through the night no problems at all...knock on wood. These two little girls are growing up so fast....I love it and hate it all at the same time.
Let's see...where to start...
Brooke has officially started gymnastics again with her cousins Cecily and Ava. She has also started soccer. We had soccer orientation on Sunday, and it was a little hectic. I am not sure how one coach is going to get six little three year olds to all listen to one direction at one time. It's going to be an interesting...but very cute season.
I have also learned that I am a helicopter parent. I need to lay off Brooke a little bit and let her explore. She was outside playing with her little friend, Mary, yesterday and I was a nervous wreck. I was talking to the neighbors and she was playing on the sidewalk. I couldn't take my eyes off her - I didn't want her to cross the street...even though our street is a cul-de-sac and very little traffic travels down our way. We have tried to teach her that she is to look both ways before crossing the street, and that she has to hold Mommy's or Daddy's hand while crossing. I want to give her a little more independence as far as playing in the court is concerned, but I also want to make sure she is safe at all times. She also needs to learn the rules of playing. While I was talking to the neighbors last night, Brooke asked if Mary could come inside and play. I told Brooke that Mary had to ask her parents. They said yes. Brooke failed to inform me that they were going inside the house....but I was watching her move the whole time. She ran from Mary's house straight into our house. After she got there, I came in and had a little talk with her. I am just so afraid that she's going to wander outside with Mary one time and I won't know where she is. This parenting stuff is pretty hard :)
Taylor...well, Taylor turned six months old and had her check-up. She was 15.5 pounds and 26 inches long with her head circumference at 17 inches. That equates to: 31%, 48%, and 64%. She has already had peas and green beans and two little teeth are popping through right now. She's been a champ about sleeping - all the way through the night no problems at all...knock on wood. These two little girls are growing up so fast....I love it and hate it all at the same time.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
February Updates
Well, it's been a little while since I have posted - so I figured tonight is as good as any to post.
My little three year old baby girl is getting to be so big...I am trying to challenge her attitude of "I can't do it by myself" and encourage her to at least try. Sometimes it's much easier for me just to jump in and do it for her, but I think she needs to learn to do things on her own - like getting dressed in the morning. Once she accomplishes a goal, she is so proud of herself - but getting her to like the idea of doing something on her own is a very hard task. I hope to continue the trend of having her do things by herself and help her a little along the way.
She got into trouble at school the other day. Her teacher told me that she wasn't sleeping at nap time and when she asked Brooke to please be quiet, Brooke turned around, told her no, and then rolled her eyes. Right after the teacher told me that, I shot Brooke the "Mom" look. And then I thought to myself - oh no, now the teacher knows exactly where Brooke gets her dirty looks from. I admit - I am the queen of dirty looks....I do it without knowing I am doing it....and I hate it!!
Brooke still loves to help out as a big sister. Taylor is really lucky to have her.
We signed Brooke up for both soccer and gymnastics this upcoming term. She will be playing soccer on Sundays and doing gymnastics on Saturdays. I think she's going to love soccer!
I had to let Taylor cry it out the other night..she has been waking up in the middle of the night and wanting to sleep with me. I finally decided that she needed to sleep in her own bed all night long and decided that we would start last Friday. She cried it out for an hour and a half. I went up there every ten minutes during this hour and a half to comfort her for a minute. She finally fell asleep and has been sleeping through the night ever since. I am very glad...we are both getting a better night's sleep because of it.
Taylor is also starting to crawl. She has the army crawling down pat and can go across the room in no time...she's been doing that for a few weeks now. She is starting to get up on her knees and try to crawl. It's truly amazing...she's not even sitting up all the way by herself for long periods of time!
Ms. Taylor also has two teeth that are SOOOO close to popping through - they just won't poke thru the gums!!! I can't wait until they do.
I will update later this month to talk about Taylor eating baby food, crawling updates, and Brooke playing soccer and gymnastics!! I am so glad summer is coming so that we can go outside and play! I am ready for warm weather and excited about the time change this weekend.
My little three year old baby girl is getting to be so big...I am trying to challenge her attitude of "I can't do it by myself" and encourage her to at least try. Sometimes it's much easier for me just to jump in and do it for her, but I think she needs to learn to do things on her own - like getting dressed in the morning. Once she accomplishes a goal, she is so proud of herself - but getting her to like the idea of doing something on her own is a very hard task. I hope to continue the trend of having her do things by herself and help her a little along the way.
She got into trouble at school the other day. Her teacher told me that she wasn't sleeping at nap time and when she asked Brooke to please be quiet, Brooke turned around, told her no, and then rolled her eyes. Right after the teacher told me that, I shot Brooke the "Mom" look. And then I thought to myself - oh no, now the teacher knows exactly where Brooke gets her dirty looks from. I admit - I am the queen of dirty looks....I do it without knowing I am doing it....and I hate it!!
Brooke still loves to help out as a big sister. Taylor is really lucky to have her.
We signed Brooke up for both soccer and gymnastics this upcoming term. She will be playing soccer on Sundays and doing gymnastics on Saturdays. I think she's going to love soccer!
I had to let Taylor cry it out the other night..she has been waking up in the middle of the night and wanting to sleep with me. I finally decided that she needed to sleep in her own bed all night long and decided that we would start last Friday. She cried it out for an hour and a half. I went up there every ten minutes during this hour and a half to comfort her for a minute. She finally fell asleep and has been sleeping through the night ever since. I am very glad...we are both getting a better night's sleep because of it.
Taylor is also starting to crawl. She has the army crawling down pat and can go across the room in no time...she's been doing that for a few weeks now. She is starting to get up on her knees and try to crawl. It's truly amazing...she's not even sitting up all the way by herself for long periods of time!
Ms. Taylor also has two teeth that are SOOOO close to popping through - they just won't poke thru the gums!!! I can't wait until they do.
I will update later this month to talk about Taylor eating baby food, crawling updates, and Brooke playing soccer and gymnastics!! I am so glad summer is coming so that we can go outside and play! I am ready for warm weather and excited about the time change this weekend.
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