Today at lunch my mom was feeding Kes water from the bottom of the straw, and she would say, "Ready???" And Kes would yell, "TET!!!" and my mom would say, "go!" and put the water in her mouth.
She has been exceedingly cranky lately, a combination of lack of sleep from the illness of last week and teething. Boy is she teething. She wants tons of holding (which is pretty enjoyable actually) and one of her favorite words (since 2 weeks ago when she got sick) is "cuddle" - "duhduh, duhduh," all the time.
Part of the crankiness, though, is that she desperately wants to walk. She stands very well now, and walks with one finger, but can't take that step. She usually doesn't try and just sits down and crawls, but sometimes even that begins a tantrum with her whole body on the floor, face-down.
Yes, that redheaded temper has reached full-throttle. Doesn't take much for her to launch into a dive headfirst, either forward or backward, and wail over the injustice of it all. Because, you know, having her hand put through her pajama sleeve is pure torture. Giving her toothbrush back to me after her turn... completely unfair. Being put down so that Mommy can change her own clothes... heartbreaking.
Thankfully, her joy is just as exuberant. And her love too. "Cuddle. Mama."
Friday, August 25, 2006
Friday, August 11, 2006
Sick and tired... but cute!
Yesterday the kids woke up with fevers. Elly's went as high as 104.3 yesterday, and Kes's went up to 101.5. Today, Elly has been between 100-101.5 and Kes has been about 101-102. I have no fever but feel quite drained.
Man, they're cute, though. Kes has said "cuddle" (duhduh) more times in the past two days than she's said all her other words combined in the past week. And Elly has been using language so well to tell me about how she is feeling. She said, "my body feels hot." And when I dragged them to the grocery store this morning, Elly said about every man we walked past in the store, "I don't like that kind of man."
Then at home today I sent her to her room for kicking. A few minutes later I see her walking down the hallway with her eyes covered. Because, after all, if she can't see me, I can't see her.
Later she told me she drew a new picture for me. She showed me her magnadoodle and it was a picture of a face with two eyes, a big nose, and a straight mouth. I asked her to tell me about it, and she said, "It's a grumpy face who needs to blow his nose."
Man, they're cute, though. Kes has said "cuddle" (duhduh) more times in the past two days than she's said all her other words combined in the past week. And Elly has been using language so well to tell me about how she is feeling. She said, "my body feels hot." And when I dragged them to the grocery store this morning, Elly said about every man we walked past in the store, "I don't like that kind of man."
Then at home today I sent her to her room for kicking. A few minutes later I see her walking down the hallway with her eyes covered. Because, after all, if she can't see me, I can't see her.
Later she told me she drew a new picture for me. She showed me her magnadoodle and it was a picture of a face with two eyes, a big nose, and a straight mouth. I asked her to tell me about it, and she said, "It's a grumpy face who needs to blow his nose."
Kessa at one year - checkup
30 inches and 24 lbs
Wears 18-24 months (but squeezes into 12-18)
Stands alone, can go to standing from all fours
Walks holding on to things
Dr. Kerr says she is advanced verbally (surprise, surprise) and that we should make sure to be putting money in her college account.
Got her first IPV (polio) shot. Again, didn't cry over the 1 jab.
Wears 18-24 months (but squeezes into 12-18)
Stands alone, can go to standing from all fours
Walks holding on to things
Dr. Kerr says she is advanced verbally (surprise, surprise) and that we should make sure to be putting money in her college account.
Got her first IPV (polio) shot. Again, didn't cry over the 1 jab.
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