Kaitlyn's story for the day:
Andy walked into her room (with me not far behind) after Kaitlyn's nap, to find her standing at the corner of her toddler bed, with her pants on her head. She just smiled at us, and looked as though she was slightly worried she was in trouble. She wasn't in trouble of course. Just gave her mommy and daddy a good laugh.
Brianna's story for the day:
Kaitlyn was trying to watch a movie, and Brianna is in her "must touch every button in sight" phase...and this primarily includes the buttons on the TV and DVD player. So even though we have it blocked off as best we can, she still tries all the time, and occasionally succeeds. So back to Kaitlyn's movie...I guess she noticed Brianna going for the buttons and, in her 2 year old anger, put her hands on Brianna and pushed her back. Hard. Brianna fell (didn't get hurt) and cried. Kaitlyn got a time out in the corner. After I was done consoling Brianna, she toddled over to Kaitlyn's corner, pointed at her for a few seconds (arm out, one finger firmly towards Kaitlyn), then toddled away. It was as if she was saying "THAT GIRL YOU CALL MY SISTER... PUSHED ME!!!"
Sisterly love...so much fun! Even though they fight and push each other and pull each other's hair, they do love each other. This evening, they were giving each other hugs and kisses galore. Which is the.cutest.thing.ever!
Sunday, November 29, 2009
A Tale of Laundry Detergent Woe
So I just recently bought a nice new bottle of laundry detergent. Exciting, right? Well, I usually keep the laundry detergent on top of the freezer right next to the washer. And of course, I must not have had the cap on good, and the washer must have really been rocking (as it often does, because it sucks). And at some point, the stupid detergent got rocked right off of the freezer.
I walked down to switch loads and though "oh wow, it smells good down here. Must be the new laundry detergent!" (because it was a different brand than I usually buy). Until I realized that it smelled like Spring breeze because the floor in front of the freezer was covered in slippery, spring-breezy loveliness.
Bravo.
I walked down to switch loads and though "oh wow, it smells good down here. Must be the new laundry detergent!" (because it was a different brand than I usually buy). Until I realized that it smelled like Spring breeze because the floor in front of the freezer was covered in slippery, spring-breezy loveliness.
Bravo.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Wow. Here's a little trivia for ya...
After posting my post below, (READ IT!) I checked out the number of posts per month we have had lately. Every month is 1 post. Except a couple of months (August and October I believe) that had none. NONE. What kind of blog are we running here?! Geez.
Anyhow, my trivia is that March there were 14 posts, and starting in April things went downhill. April also happens to be the month I started a new job and left my old one, which I had held for 5 years and gave me a little extra time due to the 4 on, 4 off schedule. Hence how I was able to blog much more often. So there it is. Working M-F, and during the day, definitely takes away from blogging opportunities that one has when they are working a 4 on 4 off night shift schedule.
That's okay. I will gladly take the trade. Because even though my blogging now sucks, I get every weekend off! (I used to work 6 out of 8 pretty much). I get paid holidays! I get to sleep like a normal person!!! It.is.awesome. I bet my brain is functioning 150% better these days, simply because I am actually sleeping now.
Weird how my brain is functioning 150% better, but yet I still sometimes feel like there is room for improvement...things that make you say "hmmmm"....
Anyhow, my trivia is that March there were 14 posts, and starting in April things went downhill. April also happens to be the month I started a new job and left my old one, which I had held for 5 years and gave me a little extra time due to the 4 on, 4 off schedule. Hence how I was able to blog much more often. So there it is. Working M-F, and during the day, definitely takes away from blogging opportunities that one has when they are working a 4 on 4 off night shift schedule.
That's okay. I will gladly take the trade. Because even though my blogging now sucks, I get every weekend off! (I used to work 6 out of 8 pretty much). I get paid holidays! I get to sleep like a normal person!!! It.is.awesome. I bet my brain is functioning 150% better these days, simply because I am actually sleeping now.
Weird how my brain is functioning 150% better, but yet I still sometimes feel like there is room for improvement...things that make you say "hmmmm"....
Yeah. I'm no good at this lately.
So it seems that, slowly, since Brianna AKA "B" was born and even more so since I have gotten a new job, I have gotten into a habit of not habitually updating our blog. Does that make sense? Anyhow, I'm sorry! I need to do better. Maybe now that the summer has come and gone, we will be home more on weekends and I will manage to manage things better!
Kaitlyn is a typical 2-almost-3-year-old. She is the cutest, funniest, most dramatic and moody creature on earth. She isn't a huge chocolate or sweets fan (leave it to me to birth a child with the strangest food preferences ever. I mean, not a chocolate fan? WHAT?). She sleep talks (thanks for passing that down, Andy). She loves being read to. Thank god for the Target dollar section. Just the other day, I bought 11 books. For $11. SCORE! Kaitlyn loves her friends at daycare, she loves shopping (to her daddy's dismay) and she is like a sponge when it comes to learning stuff.
That's a toddler for you. Like a sponge on legs. Soaking up knowledge like crazy, and so squishy and cuddly you just wanna hug it. Not that I hug sponges, but you know what I mean. Maybe if there was a sponge teddy bear, that would work better in this comparison. Because everyone wants to hug a teddy bear...right?
Oh and I can't forget to mention potty progress. Yeah...there is none. She is taking her dear sweet time. She does really awesome for awhile, and then we take a step back. There was a period of several days where she used the potty (for #1) 99% of the time, but lately not so much. And #2 has been a struggle all along. We are just keeping at it, and I trust that when it is time, she will know and will just start doing it.
Brianna....oh Brianna. My little stubborn, mega-fit having (seriously, she is the Queen of fits and she is STRONG to boot), kitty loving, sweet little Brianna. She isn't too talkative, but what she does say is flagged with HIGH importance! Phrases such as "ooh ooh ah ah" (like a monkey) and "Uh oooooooh" (after purposely throwing her sippy on the floor for the 4th time in a row) top the list of most frequently heard. She has a quickly growing vocabulary though. In addition to ooh ooh ah ah, and uh ooooooh, she says mama, dada, kitty, go, and Andy swears he heard her say "love you". I know I am missing some, but I can always add them in another day. Since, you know, I'm going to be a Blogging Rock Star from now on in. Instead of the Blogging Loser I have been the past several months.
Oh and back to the mega-fits I mentioned. Most people haven't really witnessed a true, Brianna style mega-fit. But I promise, they happen. She is such a sweet, happy baby most of the time. She is perfectly content playing with others or by herself. I have heard on more than one once about how happy she is. And it is true. I am very lucky that way. But when she does have a fit, WATCH OUT. The girl has lungs. She has power. She has strength. She has endurance. She has the scream of a champion! Even our day care provider said that Brianna has one of the most piercing loud screams of any kids she has encountered in over 15 years of day care.
That's my girl. I'm so proud!
(PS...pics WILL come soon. I promise!)
(PS2...I retain the right to define "soon" to mean whatever best suits my needs in the future. So if pics don't come until a month from now...soon means "in a month". But I really do hope to get them up much sooner than that!)
Kaitlyn is a typical 2-almost-3-year-old. She is the cutest, funniest, most dramatic and moody creature on earth. She isn't a huge chocolate or sweets fan (leave it to me to birth a child with the strangest food preferences ever. I mean, not a chocolate fan? WHAT?). She sleep talks (thanks for passing that down, Andy). She loves being read to. Thank god for the Target dollar section. Just the other day, I bought 11 books. For $11. SCORE! Kaitlyn loves her friends at daycare, she loves shopping (to her daddy's dismay) and she is like a sponge when it comes to learning stuff.
That's a toddler for you. Like a sponge on legs. Soaking up knowledge like crazy, and so squishy and cuddly you just wanna hug it. Not that I hug sponges, but you know what I mean. Maybe if there was a sponge teddy bear, that would work better in this comparison. Because everyone wants to hug a teddy bear...right?
Oh and I can't forget to mention potty progress. Yeah...there is none. She is taking her dear sweet time. She does really awesome for awhile, and then we take a step back. There was a period of several days where she used the potty (for #1) 99% of the time, but lately not so much. And #2 has been a struggle all along. We are just keeping at it, and I trust that when it is time, she will know and will just start doing it.
Brianna....oh Brianna. My little stubborn, mega-fit having (seriously, she is the Queen of fits and she is STRONG to boot), kitty loving, sweet little Brianna. She isn't too talkative, but what she does say is flagged with HIGH importance! Phrases such as "ooh ooh ah ah" (like a monkey) and "Uh oooooooh" (after purposely throwing her sippy on the floor for the 4th time in a row) top the list of most frequently heard. She has a quickly growing vocabulary though. In addition to ooh ooh ah ah, and uh ooooooh, she says mama, dada, kitty, go, and Andy swears he heard her say "love you". I know I am missing some, but I can always add them in another day. Since, you know, I'm going to be a Blogging Rock Star from now on in. Instead of the Blogging Loser I have been the past several months.
Oh and back to the mega-fits I mentioned. Most people haven't really witnessed a true, Brianna style mega-fit. But I promise, they happen. She is such a sweet, happy baby most of the time. She is perfectly content playing with others or by herself. I have heard on more than one once about how happy she is. And it is true. I am very lucky that way. But when she does have a fit, WATCH OUT. The girl has lungs. She has power. She has strength. She has endurance. She has the scream of a champion! Even our day care provider said that Brianna has one of the most piercing loud screams of any kids she has encountered in over 15 years of day care.
That's my girl. I'm so proud!
(PS...pics WILL come soon. I promise!)
(PS2...I retain the right to define "soon" to mean whatever best suits my needs in the future. So if pics don't come until a month from now...soon means "in a month". But I really do hope to get them up much sooner than that!)
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