10/23
Elly, puffing out her chest and holding the bottom of her ribcage:
"Look, I have breastes!" Puffing out and drawing in her ribcage - "Now I do, now I don't, now I do, now I don't."
10/24
"I'm wiping up the oval, because it's very ovally."
10/29
"Excuse me, Mommy!" (pause) "I know how to scuse me, but I don't know how to pardon me!"
10/30
"Pardon me, Mommy... I learned how to pardon me!"
11/2
"There's Daddy! I very love him." (Very is still pronounced "berry")
11/4 - a new phase of dropping the -ee sound
"Mommy, can I use the squeege?"
"Did we already say the ha-motz?"
"Mama, does this restaurant have macarone for me to eat?"
11/13
Wearing her blinky shoes, jumped up and down. "Mommy, they BLUNK!!!"
12/6
"Look! A squirrel!" (pause) "Squirrel, mooooove!!!" (pause) "He's not moving. I think he's dead."
12/9
Cuddling in bed in the morning, playing with my ring, I explained to her that's the ring Daddy gave me when he asked me to marry him.
Elly: "Was I at your wedding?"
Me: "No, honey, you weren't born yet. We got married first and then you were born later."
Elly: "But I went to Uncle Brian and Aunt Katie's wedding. When I grow up, can I still go to weddings?"
Me: "Yes. When you grow up, you can even have your own wedding. You will find a very special man and marry him."
Elly: "But I already have a special man. Daddy!"
Me: "Yes, but Daddy is already married."
Elly: "Oh. Well, Uncle Mike's a special man too."
Me: "Yes, but Uncle Mike is already married too, he's married to Aunt Cathy."
Elly: "Oh. But how do I know a special man?"
Me: "Your special man is still a little boy, but you will grow up and he will grow up and then you will meet him and find out he is special."
Elly: "Mommy, then I will grow up first."
12/10
Cuddling in bed in the morning, Elly grabs both me and Scott around the neck. "But Mommy, I'm already married! I'm married to you and Daddy!!!"
12/14
Scott was putting the kids in the car in the morning, and as usual, Elly was dilly-dallying in the front yard. I go out and find her on the front sidewalk.
Me: "Elly, it's time to get in the car."
Elly: "But Mommy, I'm looking at the sleeping mouse!"
(oh, no)
Me: "Ohhh, Elly... Didja touch it???"
Elly: (gleefully) "I DID!!!"
(as we go in the house to wash her hands...)
"But why do I have to wash my hands? But why do mouses have germs? But why was the mouse sleeping?"
Thursday, January 11, 2007
3 months worth of catch-up
I can't believe I haven't posted in 3 months.
I've been so busy with work - preparing to (student) teach my first Lamaze class in 11 short days, and to take the test in April. And busy with the kids, who are blossoming.
Eliana just started her second session of swimming - now in the big kid class. She got so confident and capable in the previous class with Daddy, now she is way ahead of all the other kids. It is a far cry from the last time we tried the big kid class, when she did nothing but screamy crying the whole time til we gave in and got her out. I am so glad we put her in the baby class.
She's still in gymnastics, just one day a week now. Loves it and is just awesome at it. She runs circles around the other kids, if I do say so myself. She is the only one who can do seat-drops back up to standing on the trampoline, and one of two who can do a handstand with her feet up on the wall (and the other one is an older boy). She is fearless and loves going over the "high" bar and doing somersaults on the balance beam (not the real one but not the one on the ground, either... it's a few feet off the ground - of course the teacher is spotting the kids).
She's not so much in a mommy phase right now as she was before but she is still very lovey. She tells me all the time that she loves me and wants to cuddle me. We've entered a very harmonious phase - somewhere in between the total disequilibrium where she is asserting her independence and the intense neediness where she wants me next to her 24/7. Man, I like the middle ground.
Kessa, on the other hand, is experiencing both at once. She goes from being an appendage to asserting herself and back multiple times a day. It's very 18-24 months, she's just doing it a little early I guess.
She is pee potty trained (with reminding) and mostly pooping in it too. The major hurdle on both is when she's having so much fun she doesn't want to interrupt playing to go potty. Pretty typical I guess, again, just early. She has even been doing a great job out in public - peeing in public restrooms and/or holding it while we're out - though I still diaper her for most outings. And she's often in dipes at home, simply b/c I need more tiny underwear.
Tuesday she got her first major booboo. And it's not that major, it just freaked me out. She fell while holding one of their plastic golf clubs and it hit her in the mouth. It cut her outside lip and pushed her lip into her tooth so that the inside got totally gashed by her tooth. When I first looked at it and saw it bleeding on both the inside and outside I thought she'd pierced through her whole lip and it totally freaked me out. Then I figured out what had happened but called the dr and they said if the outside wasn't bad she would be fine b/c the inside heals very fast. Two days later it still looks bad, but better than before, so I suppose it's healing. Scott keeps calling her a boxer.
That's all I can think of right now. Amazing how fast 3 months goes.
I've been so busy with work - preparing to (student) teach my first Lamaze class in 11 short days, and to take the test in April. And busy with the kids, who are blossoming.
Eliana just started her second session of swimming - now in the big kid class. She got so confident and capable in the previous class with Daddy, now she is way ahead of all the other kids. It is a far cry from the last time we tried the big kid class, when she did nothing but screamy crying the whole time til we gave in and got her out. I am so glad we put her in the baby class.
She's still in gymnastics, just one day a week now. Loves it and is just awesome at it. She runs circles around the other kids, if I do say so myself. She is the only one who can do seat-drops back up to standing on the trampoline, and one of two who can do a handstand with her feet up on the wall (and the other one is an older boy). She is fearless and loves going over the "high" bar and doing somersaults on the balance beam (not the real one but not the one on the ground, either... it's a few feet off the ground - of course the teacher is spotting the kids).
She's not so much in a mommy phase right now as she was before but she is still very lovey. She tells me all the time that she loves me and wants to cuddle me. We've entered a very harmonious phase - somewhere in between the total disequilibrium where she is asserting her independence and the intense neediness where she wants me next to her 24/7. Man, I like the middle ground.
Kessa, on the other hand, is experiencing both at once. She goes from being an appendage to asserting herself and back multiple times a day. It's very 18-24 months, she's just doing it a little early I guess.
She is pee potty trained (with reminding) and mostly pooping in it too. The major hurdle on both is when she's having so much fun she doesn't want to interrupt playing to go potty. Pretty typical I guess, again, just early. She has even been doing a great job out in public - peeing in public restrooms and/or holding it while we're out - though I still diaper her for most outings. And she's often in dipes at home, simply b/c I need more tiny underwear.
Tuesday she got her first major booboo. And it's not that major, it just freaked me out. She fell while holding one of their plastic golf clubs and it hit her in the mouth. It cut her outside lip and pushed her lip into her tooth so that the inside got totally gashed by her tooth. When I first looked at it and saw it bleeding on both the inside and outside I thought she'd pierced through her whole lip and it totally freaked me out. Then I figured out what had happened but called the dr and they said if the outside wasn't bad she would be fine b/c the inside heals very fast. Two days later it still looks bad, but better than before, so I suppose it's healing. Scott keeps calling her a boxer.
That's all I can think of right now. Amazing how fast 3 months goes.
Thursday, October 5, 2006
Elly update
Elly's been in preschool for a month now and she simply loves it. She has made friends, her favorite of whom is Ella (of all things). Other people I hear about are Samantha and Emma. She also adores Teacher Cheryl. She likes the other teachers, Mel and Elyse, too. She goes straight for the playdough table almost every day, and plays in the sandbox during outside time.
She knows Ha-Motzi by heart and can bless the challah all by herself now.
She enjoyed the high holidays. We took her to Rosh Hashanah children's services and then when Scott and I were going to the adult Yom Kippur services she wanted to come too, so we took her to the children's service for Yom Kippur too.
She is active as ever, loves gymnastics still, but is afraid at swim class. She doesn't want her eyes to get wet. We bought her some goggles and that helped a little.
And as noted, she is in a bigtime Mommy phase.
She knows Ha-Motzi by heart and can bless the challah all by herself now.
She enjoyed the high holidays. We took her to Rosh Hashanah children's services and then when Scott and I were going to the adult Yom Kippur services she wanted to come too, so we took her to the children's service for Yom Kippur too.
She is active as ever, loves gymnastics still, but is afraid at swim class. She doesn't want her eyes to get wet. We bought her some goggles and that helped a little.
And as noted, she is in a bigtime Mommy phase.
Kessa update
Kessa walks! Not just "Teh! Teh!" painstaking steps, but fluid walking. Trying to run, sometimes, too.
She also climbs. A lot. At the park two days ago, she was climbing up the stairs, turning around on the platform, and going down the slide by herself feet first, then walking over to the stairs to do it all over again.
Kes has gotten really interested in music and dancing lately. Whenever we are in the kitchen or living room she makes it clear that she wants me to turn on a CD and dance with her!
Books are another new interest. She has suddenly taken to them with intensity. If she sees one, she grabs it and brings it to me, insisting that I read it to her - over and over again.
One thing that hasn't changed is her temperment. She is still bright sunshine with small tempests.
New words since last update:
Book "Bah"
Dolly "Dahdah"
Sister "Titta"
Toes "Toetoe"
Pow "Towwwww"
Cheerios "Ro Ro"
Rosie "Ro Ro"
Rody horse "Ro Ro"
Cow "Tow"
Dog "Dahdah"
Kitty "Didda"
Nursing "naynay" or "Duhdah" (still trying to figure that one out)
Chips "Tsih"
Yogurt "Gyogyo"
Drink "Dah"
Bagel "Gwob"
Spoon "Poo"
Shoe "Too"
Piggy "Gygy"
Step "Teh"
Walk "Kwah"
Dance "Da"
Egg "Ga"
Attack "Taaaa!"
Bear "Booboo"
Apple "Baba"
Banana "Nuh-Ba"
Orange "Rorah"
Belly button "Buhboo"
Nose "Nah"
Animal sounds:
Moo
Quack
Meow
Woof
Oink
Baa
Neigh
She also climbs. A lot. At the park two days ago, she was climbing up the stairs, turning around on the platform, and going down the slide by herself feet first, then walking over to the stairs to do it all over again.
Kes has gotten really interested in music and dancing lately. Whenever we are in the kitchen or living room she makes it clear that she wants me to turn on a CD and dance with her!
Books are another new interest. She has suddenly taken to them with intensity. If she sees one, she grabs it and brings it to me, insisting that I read it to her - over and over again.
One thing that hasn't changed is her temperment. She is still bright sunshine with small tempests.
New words since last update:
Book "Bah"
Dolly "Dahdah"
Sister "Titta"
Toes "Toetoe"
Pow "Towwwww"
Cheerios "Ro Ro"
Rosie "Ro Ro"
Rody horse "Ro Ro"
Cow "Tow"
Dog "Dahdah"
Kitty "Didda"
Nursing "naynay" or "Duhdah" (still trying to figure that one out)
Chips "Tsih"
Yogurt "Gyogyo"
Drink "Dah"
Bagel "Gwob"
Spoon "Poo"
Shoe "Too"
Piggy "Gygy"
Step "Teh"
Walk "Kwah"
Dance "Da"
Egg "Ga"
Attack "Taaaa!"
Bear "Booboo"
Apple "Baba"
Banana "Nuh-Ba"
Orange "Rorah"
Belly button "Buhboo"
Nose "Nah"
Animal sounds:
Moo
Quack
Meow
Woof
Oink
Baa
Neigh
Poor Daddy
Elly - "Where's Mommy? Mommy's already up.
Scott - No, Mommy's not up. Why don't you come and cuddle Daddy?
Elly - Mommy's already up.
Daddy - No Mommy is not up. Come cuddle Daddy
Elly - No
Daddy - Why don't you want to cuddle Daddy?
Elly - Because I love Mommy
Daddy - You don't love Daddy?
Elly - No
Daddy - Well, I love you
Daddy - Why don't you love me?
Elly - I want to cuddle Mommy. I love Mommy. You keep my from Mommy. You keep me company and keep me from Mommy. I want to get up. Lets watch a video. You can keep me company and keep my from Mommy.
As evidenced by this latest exchange, Elly is in a Mommy phase. Which unfortunately leaves Daddy feeling like chopped liver. Poor Daddy.
Scott - No, Mommy's not up. Why don't you come and cuddle Daddy?
Elly - Mommy's already up.
Daddy - No Mommy is not up. Come cuddle Daddy
Elly - No
Daddy - Why don't you want to cuddle Daddy?
Elly - Because I love Mommy
Daddy - You don't love Daddy?
Elly - No
Daddy - Well, I love you
Daddy - Why don't you love me?
Elly - I want to cuddle Mommy. I love Mommy. You keep my from Mommy. You keep me company and keep me from Mommy. I want to get up. Lets watch a video. You can keep me company and keep my from Mommy.
As evidenced by this latest exchange, Elly is in a Mommy phase. Which unfortunately leaves Daddy feeling like chopped liver. Poor Daddy.
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Tuesday, September 5, 2006
Elly talk
"Mama, there are lots of customers in the store today."
Today I was wearing my "Mamaleh" shirt which is written in a font that is supposed to look like Hebrew. Elly started counting the letters, saying, "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7! Seven gimmels!" I was floored. Then when we got to preschool Elly walked over to the alphabet poster and said, "Mama, look at all the gimmels!"
So when I talked to teacher Mel, I said, "Is gimmel the letter of the week?" and she said, "We don't have a letter of the week this week."
She must've just learned it from the Chanukah book about playing dreidel! Neat that she recognizes Hebrew - even Hebraicized Latin letters - and funny that she calls it all gimmel.
Today I was wearing my "Mamaleh" shirt which is written in a font that is supposed to look like Hebrew. Elly started counting the letters, saying, "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7! Seven gimmels!" I was floored. Then when we got to preschool Elly walked over to the alphabet poster and said, "Mama, look at all the gimmels!"
So when I talked to teacher Mel, I said, "Is gimmel the letter of the week?" and she said, "We don't have a letter of the week this week."
She must've just learned it from the Chanukah book about playing dreidel! Neat that she recognizes Hebrew - even Hebraicized Latin letters - and funny that she calls it all gimmel.
Mama Kes
Kes has always been such a lovey girl, but since turning one she has started showering her love not only on human beings but on stuffed animals. She has a favorite kitty that has become her sleeping lovey, and has even called out for it in the middle of the night (after calling out "Naynay!" and me making my appearance, she called, "Didda!")
The past few days, she has turned her affection to one of Elly's dolls. She picks it up and hugs it, saying "doydoy". Then today she started rocking while she was hugging it. It was so nurturing it brought tears to my eyes. (Then I remembered she IS a second-born Anderson girl and the nurturing temperment is just bound to happen... I guess I've gotten so used to her tantrums - also to be expected with a second-born Anderson girl, especially a redheaded one - that the nurturing was so touching.) Then she said, "Naynay!" And I said, "Oh, you want to nurse your dolly?" and she held it out to me for me to nurse it. I said, "How about Kessa do it?" and she looked confused but then cradled it in her arms in some semblance of a nursing hold and grinned at me.
That's my girl.
The past few days, she has turned her affection to one of Elly's dolls. She picks it up and hugs it, saying "doydoy". Then today she started rocking while she was hugging it. It was so nurturing it brought tears to my eyes. (Then I remembered she IS a second-born Anderson girl and the nurturing temperment is just bound to happen... I guess I've gotten so used to her tantrums - also to be expected with a second-born Anderson girl, especially a redheaded one - that the nurturing was so touching.) Then she said, "Naynay!" And I said, "Oh, you want to nurse your dolly?" and she held it out to me for me to nurse it. I said, "How about Kessa do it?" and she looked confused but then cradled it in her arms in some semblance of a nursing hold and grinned at me.
That's my girl.
Friday, September 1, 2006
Step!
Kes took her first steps today! I missed it, too! Scott saw the first one. She took one step and then stopped and giggled hysterically. Fortunately for me, the second time she did it was an exact repeat of that! Then later in the day she did three steps in a row two different times! And she says, "Teh!" with each step. It's so cute.
*sniff* I guess this makes my baby an official toddler. *sniff*
*sniff* I guess this makes my baby an official toddler. *sniff*
Friday, August 25, 2006
Ready, set, go!
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."
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."
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