Sound?
Most kids ask, "What's that?" Our kid says, "Sound? Sound?" anytime she hears anything. Even if it's a familiar sound like a car or a bird or a dog, she will ask, "Sound?" Pretty cute.
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Keykock
We went to the zoo today and she saw the peacocks and thought that they were beautiful and now is talking and talking about them. Everyone she talks to she tells.
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Hello?
For the first time today, Lauren answered the phone. Fortunately, it was a friend with a 2 yr. old, so she understood Lauren, but I'm sure it was odd to hear that little voice on the other end of the call when you didn't expect it.
Monday, April 11, 2005
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
And the party continues
Today was our friend party. Lauren got lots of nice presents and had lots of fun. I think she is pretty happy to have one friend over to play, but a total of five 2 yr. olds may have been a bit much. She was not very "cool" with people touching her stuff. She wanted every book/toy/ball that anyone else had, even if it was a long ago disregarded toy. I know it's very typical behavior, but you just hope your child will be different. She's not. She's normal.
By about 2:00 p.m., I asked her if she was going to nap and she said, "No", then crawled in my lap and I almost caught fire. She was running a temperature. I feel like we just went through this. Maybe this explains the tears at the party over very minor things, maybe she's just two or maybe it was three solid days of PARTY! PARTY! PARTY! It can be overwhelming to be so popular!!
I think she'll be better soon and I learned something about Lauren today. She LOVES the taste of Tylenol. Good. One thing to make a sick girl, a happy girl!
Today was our friend party. Lauren got lots of nice presents and had lots of fun. I think she is pretty happy to have one friend over to play, but a total of five 2 yr. olds may have been a bit much. She was not very "cool" with people touching her stuff. She wanted every book/toy/ball that anyone else had, even if it was a long ago disregarded toy. I know it's very typical behavior, but you just hope your child will be different. She's not. She's normal.
By about 2:00 p.m., I asked her if she was going to nap and she said, "No", then crawled in my lap and I almost caught fire. She was running a temperature. I feel like we just went through this. Maybe this explains the tears at the party over very minor things, maybe she's just two or maybe it was three solid days of PARTY! PARTY! PARTY! It can be overwhelming to be so popular!!
I think she'll be better soon and I learned something about Lauren today. She LOVES the taste of Tylenol. Good. One thing to make a sick girl, a happy girl!
Monday, April 04, 2005
Happy Birthday!!
We spent an amazing day with Lauren. Woke up, played, went to Chuck E. Cheese to play for a couple of hours, napped, went to the park and played and came home and, can you guess? Played. What a great way to spend a beautiful day!!
Happy Birthday sweet beautiful baby! Don't grow so fast!!!
Love always,
Momma
We spent an amazing day with Lauren. Woke up, played, went to Chuck E. Cheese to play for a couple of hours, napped, went to the park and played and came home and, can you guess? Played. What a great way to spend a beautiful day!!
Happy Birthday sweet beautiful baby! Don't grow so fast!!!
Love always,
Momma
Sunday, April 03, 2005
Day 1 of the Birthday Extravaganza!!
So much love and happiness fills our house daily, and today was no exception. We had the first of Lauren's birthday parties. Yes, I said partieS. We had the family party today and everyone who could be there, was. Parents (obviously), grandparents, great grandparents/uncle, aunt and uncles all hanging on her every word and gesture. How else would you want a second birthday? Did I just type SECOND BIRTHDAY PARTY???? How is that even possible? That's for another day... Tomorrow John and I will be taking Lauren to Chuckie Cheese for fun, frolicking and pizza. Then, on Tuesday, the day I may actually pull out my hair, is her friend party. There will be 6 children around age 2 in my house, thankfully with their parents. Expect updates.
More later...
So much love and happiness fills our house daily, and today was no exception. We had the first of Lauren's birthday parties. Yes, I said partieS. We had the family party today and everyone who could be there, was. Parents (obviously), grandparents, great grandparents/uncle, aunt and uncles all hanging on her every word and gesture. How else would you want a second birthday? Did I just type SECOND BIRTHDAY PARTY???? How is that even possible? That's for another day... Tomorrow John and I will be taking Lauren to Chuckie Cheese for fun, frolicking and pizza. Then, on Tuesday, the day I may actually pull out my hair, is her friend party. There will be 6 children around age 2 in my house, thankfully with their parents. Expect updates.
More later...
Monday, March 28, 2005
Two word sentences, building blocks...
We went to the Dr. today and Lauren is perfect. Like I needed a dr. to tell me that;) She can make sentences, stack blocks, jump with her toes off of the floor. She is in the 80% for height and weight. She is growing well. She is opinionated, she is talkative, she is ours. And she is perfect.
We went to the Dr. today and Lauren is perfect. Like I needed a dr. to tell me that;) She can make sentences, stack blocks, jump with her toes off of the floor. She is in the 80% for height and weight. She is growing well. She is opinionated, she is talkative, she is ours. And she is perfect.
Monday, March 21, 2005
who could ask for more
What a fantastic birthday!! Great lunch, great day at the park, wonderful family, great gifts. 31 is looking like a great year.
Thanks to everyone for the cards and presents and nice thoughts!!
What a fantastic birthday!! Great lunch, great day at the park, wonderful family, great gifts. 31 is looking like a great year.
Thanks to everyone for the cards and presents and nice thoughts!!
Saturday, March 19, 2005
Sunday, March 13, 2005
I have never been so scared...
A few nights ago, I felt helpless and scared and I cried. Lauren was sick, and I don't mean run of the mill sick, I mean fever sick. 103.8 in one ear, 106.1 in the other. Sick-sick. And I didn't know what to do. This was one hour after medicine and it was bedtime where she was not going until she felt cooler to me. She acted fine but felt like fire, and I knew we should do something, and fast.
Calls to friends with older children went unanswered, calls to parents (ours) scared me more, though they certainly didn't mean to, the internet is full of information that you are told to believe with a grain of salt, so I went to a site I trust and I called our pediatrician. The wonderful night nurse who called back recommended a "tepid" bath which we were already doing and to monitor her. She also told me that I had the "mother's eye" and I would know if she took a turn for the worst. I watched her like a hawk. She didn't get worse, thank God, but I still worried. At least her fever didn't go up anymore.
I know that there will be several times over the next lifetime that I will feel bewildered, scared, and more than a little bit unsure, but when someone so small, with so little real ability to tell me how she feels, is so sick, I feel more helpless than I can ever remember feeling.
I think we are now on the upswing, but thinking about it makes me tired all over again.
We were all sick, but Lauren was the sickest in my opinion. Gotta love the flu...
A few nights ago, I felt helpless and scared and I cried. Lauren was sick, and I don't mean run of the mill sick, I mean fever sick. 103.8 in one ear, 106.1 in the other. Sick-sick. And I didn't know what to do. This was one hour after medicine and it was bedtime where she was not going until she felt cooler to me. She acted fine but felt like fire, and I knew we should do something, and fast.
Calls to friends with older children went unanswered, calls to parents (ours) scared me more, though they certainly didn't mean to, the internet is full of information that you are told to believe with a grain of salt, so I went to a site I trust and I called our pediatrician. The wonderful night nurse who called back recommended a "tepid" bath which we were already doing and to monitor her. She also told me that I had the "mother's eye" and I would know if she took a turn for the worst. I watched her like a hawk. She didn't get worse, thank God, but I still worried. At least her fever didn't go up anymore.
I know that there will be several times over the next lifetime that I will feel bewildered, scared, and more than a little bit unsure, but when someone so small, with so little real ability to tell me how she feels, is so sick, I feel more helpless than I can ever remember feeling.
I think we are now on the upswing, but thinking about it makes me tired all over again.
We were all sick, but Lauren was the sickest in my opinion. Gotta love the flu...
Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Baby, sun, eyes Momma
Translation: Why on earth did you not bring my sunglasses when it is obviously as bright out here as if we were on the surface of the sun? Geez, woman! Get with it.
OK, maybe that's a lose translation, but I bet it's close. She is talking so much these days that I barely remember when I was worried she wasn't talking enough. That's a lie. I remember very clearly, but now I worry no more. She knows what she wants and when she wants it, but it is still often a guessing game and I am not the best guesser, I guess...
A living, breathing, thinking, moving, talking, opinionated, singing, dancing, reading, jumping, flipping, chasing, swinging girl. That's what I've got on my hands now. Watch out world, here she comes!!!
Translation: Why on earth did you not bring my sunglasses when it is obviously as bright out here as if we were on the surface of the sun? Geez, woman! Get with it.
OK, maybe that's a lose translation, but I bet it's close. She is talking so much these days that I barely remember when I was worried she wasn't talking enough. That's a lie. I remember very clearly, but now I worry no more. She knows what she wants and when she wants it, but it is still often a guessing game and I am not the best guesser, I guess...
A living, breathing, thinking, moving, talking, opinionated, singing, dancing, reading, jumping, flipping, chasing, swinging girl. That's what I've got on my hands now. Watch out world, here she comes!!!
Sunday, March 06, 2005
Favorite pasttimes (besides Blue's Clues)
Swinging. I promise you that everytime we leave the house, she says, "Wings? Wings? Wings?" until I answer her. This time of year, the answer is usually, "Not today sweetheart. It's too cold. Maybe if it gets warm later, OK?" to which she answers, "OK Mommy." It breaks your heart, that sweet little voice. And I truly do mean it. If it gets warmer, watch out park, here we come!! I love taking her to the park and she loves going. She gets to "wing", run, slide, play in the sand, feel the wind in her hair and the sun on her cheeks. And so do I.
Bring it on spring! I'm SO ready!!
Swinging. I promise you that everytime we leave the house, she says, "Wings? Wings? Wings?" until I answer her. This time of year, the answer is usually, "Not today sweetheart. It's too cold. Maybe if it gets warm later, OK?" to which she answers, "OK Mommy." It breaks your heart, that sweet little voice. And I truly do mean it. If it gets warmer, watch out park, here we come!! I love taking her to the park and she loves going. She gets to "wing", run, slide, play in the sand, feel the wind in her hair and the sun on her cheeks. And so do I.
Bring it on spring! I'm SO ready!!
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