Our friend Joshua gave Lex and Eve his old
Sit-n-spin toy and they absolutely love it! Eve actually has a
goose egg on her head trying to get on the thing, but once
she’s on she loves it. I have a movie of the two of them that
I’ll post later. Gotta go now
Eve’s newest present:
He gets himself into the strangest
sleeping situations. But he’s actually sleeping, so I’m
happy!
We had a visit from our good friend Joshua
today. Lex loves Joshua. Joshua apparently loves Lex too and
told me many times today that he wishes Lex was his little
brother, which is cute because just this morning Lex and I were
talking about why Eve has a big brother but Lex does not.
Anyway, they had a lot of fun. Lex
was exhausted because he didn’t nap. He’s been napping every
other day or so lately, and despite a long day at the lake
yesterday he didn’t nap. I was hoping for a nap today, but he
was too excited about Joshua’s visit. All day he kept running
to the window telling me that Joshua’s car is here. All day! So
when Joshua got here, he was raring to go and Lex was
exhausted. He did his best to keep up though. Joshua always
brings Lex nice presents (toys he no longer plays with) and
today he brought a keyboard (musical, not computer) and some
Froggy books. Lex just wanted to play with the keyboard and
read the books the whole time :)
The big news of the day however, is
Lex learned (or decided) to drink from a cup! No sippy top
needed. I bought big, bright-colored, plastic tumblers at the
grocery store a few weeks ago for my party last week. At the
store this week we saw kid-sized versions of the same cups. Lex
loved them (me too!) so we bought a few. Today when Joshua
asked for a drink I pulled these out (he is 7 and doesn’t need
sippy tops!). Lex wanted one too. I put a little milk in his
and explained that these cups don’t have sippy tops, so he just
started drinking. He’s not the cleanest and I had to remind him
to close his mouth so the milk doesn’t dribble out, but he did
it. Then he asked for more. It got a little messy when Joshua
got silly and Lex cracked up, spitting milk everywhere :)
Later, for dinner, I gave him the same cup with more milk
(Joshua was gone now) and Lex drank up. Yay Lex!! We’ll see if
he repeats this new skill tomorrow.
We took Eve in for her 15 month check up
today and alleviated all concerns about her previous weight
loss. In the past 3 months she’s gained 2.5 lbs (22.2lbs) and
2″ (31.5″) and going strong. The doctor said she looked
fantastic and was pleased with her growth and development. He
also gave me contact information for a local parents group for
kids with peanut allergies. Apparently they meet monthly. I’m
going to check it out.
Lex went to bed early tonight (no nap) and
Eve was very happy to have the run of the living room. She
bopped all over taking out toys and climbing on things and
fully enjoying the fact that he wasn’t knocking her over :) The
video is about 2min, but cute.
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Eve has quite the personality these days and is a lot of
fun. She’s talking more and more, and likes to say “hi lex” and
“big ball” and a few other phrases. She is very silly and
easily tickled, and she has a really funny fake-ish laugh. The
other day at the grocery store I was kind of talking to myself
and said, “what am I doing? that’s silly” Eve heard the word
silly and started laughing :) It cracked me up. She’s also
fairly strong willed when she wants to be and doesn’t hesitate
to shriek and throw a mini-tantrum if things aren’t going her
way. Other times she is mellow mellow and happy to go with the
flow. I love watching the personality emerge. I think she’s
getting more beautiful by the day too.
She doesAlan took the week off and we had a fun,
family-filled time. We went to MA to visit Lauren, who was in
town for a quick stay on her way to Venezuela. We met her and
her boyfriend at our favorite ice cream stand, then spent the
afternoon with them at her mom’s lake front home. The kids had
a great time playing fetch with the dog and examining the boat
trailer and it’s many fancy gears and pulley systems. That
night we went to Alan’s parents house to celebrate his mom’s
birthday (and set up a new computer for them). The kids were
exhausted by the end, but a good day was had by all. The next
day Alan joined us for our regular lunch in the park and saw a
puppet show. Lex actually sits still this year and watches the
show, something he never did last year. Of course Eve is always
on the move now, but she stays pretty close to the picnic
blanket… so far. Friday night was the Pampered Chef party and
therefor Friday was devoted to prepping for it. When I host a
party I like to do it right :) On Saturday we went to a
friend’s birthday party. They had a big backyard with lots of
food and things for the kids to do. We didn’t know many people,
but we all had fun anyway. Today was a little more low key. Lex
and I went bathing suit shopping and stopped at the grocery
store (on his insistence, really) then played outside with the
neighbors all afternoon. I got some GREAT landscape/gardening
advice and then we enjoyed dinner on the deck… until the
downpour and our hasty retreat inside :)
The kids have been sleeping pretty badly lately (ok, me
too, which is why I’m blogging at 2:00am), but I think it’s
mostly because of the crazy week. I tentatively have a busy
week going forward, but I may try to scale it back a bit and
get everyone back on routine. The kids have been going to bed
really late and we’ve been even later. I’ve been struggling
with the WW thing and I think it’s mostly because I’m tired all
the time! Next week may be all about routine, rest, and proper
grocery shopping!!
Anyway, enjoy the
pics.
Watching
Lex,
After a
Lex
Eve sits
Fun in
I thinkWe’ve been having some late nights around
here. The kids are finally in bed, though not yet sleeping, so
I thought I’d blog for awhile :)
My Pampered Chef party on Friday was
tons of fun. All week the weather forecast was nice and sunny,
but Friday morning a storm rolled in and the day was dreary and
overcast. I was bummed. I went out, by myself!, to a WW meeting
then got a mani/pedi (treat for losing 10lbs!) and grocery
shopping. I’m kind of crappy at the grocery shopping these days
and we seem to be going every couple of days :/ Got home to a
remarkably clean house and deck. My husband rocks!! Together we
finished cleaning inside, with the expectation of moving the
party indoors. However, around 5:00 the sunshine decided to
come out and the evening was beautiful. We made Cran-Raspberry
fizz (a tasty summery drink with raspberry sherbet) and Greek
Cheese Torta (sooooo yummy!). I also had chips & salsa,
veggies, cookies, and Peach Sangria. All very yummy. We had 10
guests and my friend Andi brought her husband (Alan’s buddy
Mike) and her boys, so while the ladies where having fun, the
men and boys were running around, laughing and sharing the
food. It was really relaxed and fun. People ended up staying
until it was dark and very chilly. And not only did we have
fun, but I earned lots of free products! I’m so excited to
start this business. So far I have 5 people who want to host a
party! Yay!
I have not changed a poopy Lex diaper in
two days! No, I haven’t been handing them off to Alan and no,
we haven’t shipped the boy out for a few days. Instead he seems
to have discovered an honest interest in toilet training. He
still insists on diapers, which is ok because I’m not convinced
he knows he’s going to pee before he starts and he often runs
to the bathroom with a slightly damp diaper and puts the rest
in the potty. He’s been burning through the sticker chart and
earning TV show privileges daily. I made him a third chart
yesterday and numbered it 10 stars instead of 5 stars to earn a
show. He’s earned two shows already! He doesn’t seem to care
much about the shows as much as the stickers though. He has
also been asking to use the bathroom at public places and at
friends houses and I think he’s interested in seeing all the
different bathrooms and he remembers which ones have potties or
step-stools or which ones don’t flush! (outhouse at the
strawberry field last week) He’s making progress. I’m so proud
of him!!
PS. We had a fantastic Pampered Chef party on
Friday. I have lots to tell and will make a separate blog about
it soon, however it is late now and we had a busy day so I need
sleep.
While a lot of toddlers we know seem to be
developing friendships, Lex has remained a bit of a loner. We
had an odd experience at the playground last week that I’ve
been meaning to blog about. We went to a kid show in the park
at lunch time with Michelle and kids, then stopped at the
playground for a few minutes. It was nap time, but I thought
we’d be ok. When we got to the playground there was a very friendly 3yr
old girl there. She gave Eve a big hug, and gave Dylan a big
hug, almost climbed into the stroller to give Caitlin a big
hug, then she got to Lex, who was sitting in our stroller. She
said hello and started to hug him, but he dropped his head down
and started crying! It was sad. I pulled him out and cuddled
him and chalked the whole thing up to a nap time situation.
Dylan, this girl, and another little girl then walked around
holding hands (Dylan is smooth!) and playing
ring-around-the-rosey. Lex kept his distance, but watched them
carefully. At one point he settled himself into the base of a
tree and just watched them. I went over to talk to him and I
offered to help him play with them or something, but he said he
just wanted to watch. It was a little weird and I felt a little
bad for him, but I know he’s an introvert and I expect more of
the same as he grows up.
Anyway, all this to tell you a story
about today :) We went outside this afternoon to fill up the
pool and do some swimming in icy cold hose water. On the way
out Lex asked if Parrish could swim with him. I was surprised
by the question and told him we could definitely go ask. When
we are outside Parrish often runs over to play but Lex always
seems a bit indifferent, so I was surprised to hear him
requesting it. So we went over to Parrish’s house and Lex
walked right up on the porch, but refused the knock, instead
deciding to crawl up on their ledge and peek in the window.
Hm… we’ll have to work on that. Anyway, the dog made our
presence known and Parrish’s dad came to the door. Lex wouldn’t
talk to him, so I asked. They were heading out and couldn’t
swim, but said maybe a little later. So we ended up staying
outside for two hours, playing in the pool and waiting for
Parrish. Lex kept saying, “will Parrish come play with me now?”
It was so cute. They came home after awhile but Parrish was
sleeping and Lex could see him napping in the car and was
confused as to why he wouldn’t just wake up and come play. We
went in a few times (diaper changes, etc.) and each time Lex
insisted we go back out quickly because Parrish is going to
come play. I felt so bad for him because Parrish never came out
to play. I think it’s the first time he’s requested a play date
and it didn’t work out. It was sad, but there will be plenty
more days and lots of time to play.
As the pool drained into the lawn
Lex helped me scoop water out with buckets to water the
gardens. I initially gave him a watering can to use, but he
wanted my 3 gallon bucket (which he couldn’t even begin to
move!) so we compromised on the little purple bucket. After
about three trips he said “Mommy, this bucket is very heavy!”
and switched back to the watering can. He was a very good
helper though!
