The other big news from today is that Eve
\n is officially plug-free… and none too pleased! :) Lex and I
\n made a big deal about how grown up she’s getting and how she
\n doesn’t need her plugs any more. We took her and the two
\n remaining plugs to the garbage and I asked her to throw them
\n away. She picked up one and happily tossed it in the garbage,
\n then picked up the other one and popped it in her mouth. I
\n tried to talk her into throwing the second one away, but she
\n insisted on keeping in. “Garbage!” she said, pointing to the
\n one, “mouth!” she insisted, pointing to the other. Smart girl!
\n After a few minutes I just popped it out and threw it away. She
\n cried, but settled down when I offered her two treats (the
\n chocolate chips Lex was getting as potty rewards). I gave her
\n two treats, one for each plug. She was happy until naptime,
\n then she cried and sobbed and said, “plug. garbage. mommy, get
\n it!” :) Took about a half hour at nap and half hour at bedtime.
\n Tomorrow will be better, I’m sure. It makes me sad to hear her
\n crying, but I know it’s for the best. It’s interesting when
\n kids talk at a young age because instead of just crying I hear
\n her calling me and calling for her plug. “Get it, get it,
\n mommy, plug!” She’s 19 months now and was getting a little too
\n plug happy, so I’m confident it was time. And I’m happy we
\n threw it away so I couldn’t be weak and give it back! <\/p>\n
On another note, Eve has had some serious
\n growth spurts lately, both physically and mentally. She has
\n outgrown a lot of her clothes (as my family enjoyed mocking
\n this week!) and looks like a kid now! She also has taken an
\n interest in the alphabet and can sing part of the song, and
\n she’s learning to count. Her preferred order is “ooonnnee…
\n siiixx… ooonneee….ssiiixxx…” etc. But when you help her
\n focus she can get one through five… yet somehow doesn’t yet
\n connect that six comes next :) She’s a funny girl. She is also
\n learning how to make Lex laugh (I’ll post a video of that soon)
\n and cry! He took a toy away from her a few times this morning,
\n then she grabbed the radio he was playing with and ran away! He
\n cried, she laughed, I tried to be mature and not laugh as well.
\n It’s amazing watching them grow together. I’m a lucky
\n mommy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The other big news from today is that Eve is officially plug-free… and none too pleased! :) Lex and I made a big deal about how grown up she’s getting and how she doesn’t need her plugs any more. We … Continue reading