We were thrilled to have J dedicated at church today. He was great, and only cried a bit when our pastor held him to give him his blessing. I’ll get the pics up as soon as I can.
Month: January 2010
J was dedicated today
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I’m trying…really I am
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Well. There has been a battle raging in this house for quite some time. R is desparate to dress herself, and I am determind to dress her myself. Ok, really I want to pick out her clothes. She is showing more and more resistance. I have been putting complete ‘outfits’ on hangers, and she can pick which one. That satisfied her for a few months. Now she complains bitterly that the outfits hanging there are not ‘long enough’. She loves long, flowy dresses. And I mean LONG. If it isn’t to her ankle, it isn’t long enough. Anyways. I I figured I’d let her help me put together outfits on hangers, then she could make them, and choose. Well, that doesn’t seem to be enough either. Today after school she claimed she was cold, so she wanted to put on pants. (something she hardly ever chooses). She came down with this get up on. Stripey leggings (my fav), other coloured striped socks, jean skirt, grey shirt with pink writing, and turqoise/cream striped hoodie. She added he crocheted hat, jacket, and red Olympic mitts in addition to the already attached pink mittens. I need to loosen up..really I do. I am trying.
J update. The boy was at the doctor today for an early 5 month check up. He is now 15 and a half pounds (50th percentile), 26 inches long (50-75th percentile) and has a head circumference of 16 7/8ths. He is doing really well. I looked at some old pictures of him, and I can hardly believe how much he has grown.
Changes
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Recent changes in J that I really should document.
1) his drooling has dramatically increased, he always leaves a puddle on the exersaucer
2) his sleep has been disturbed, he is taking shorter naps, and sometimes leaving them out all together. (now today he did have a 2 hr nap)
3) his night sleep is disturbed, he is fussy crying, not really waking up, but making enough noise that we need to check on him
4) he loves stuffing his fists in his mouth
5) he is talking less (how sad!)
J and R at home
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This is what I like to see, my kids together!!
That boy can suck
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J has done this a few times for daddy. He hasn’t done this for me. He actually sucks so hard that the nipple inverts and gets pulled down. I must also say when I take the bottle apart, the nipple stays inverted! We’ve always known he was a strong sucker, but this just prooves it.
Skating
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We went skating at out friend’s house today. R is improving in her skating, but really lacks confidence. We are trying to encourage her as much as possible. J watched the skating from the edge. He was quite content, all bundled up like the Michiline man. Every now and then one of the kids would skate over and coo at him.
M helped R gain more confidence on the rink
Big J checking up on little J
How cute are these eyes?!
R says
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I just got home, and i read this email from daddy. Our girl just cracks me up. This is what she told him as they were driving to swimming lessons.
So R asks if we can go see Ariel. I say maybe. She asks what we’ll do if I want to see different things than she does. I say we’ll have to make some sort of deal. She says “Here’s my deal: If we go to see the things I want to see then maybe I will give you a treat or maybe a little gift. You remember that for when we are at Disney so you will maybe get a treat and not be disappointed”
Chuckle
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I got a real chuckle out of J today. I couldn’t manage to repeat it, but it was sure cute!
Lots of firsts
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Today we tried out lots of ‘firsts’ for J. We tried him out in the MacLaren stroller (nice travel stroller) as we want to use this on our upcoming trip. J seemed to be ok in it, but he seemed to need a bit of shoulder support.
We also tried him out in our booster chair that has a nice tray to attach. He is still a bit small for it, but with the grippy stuf on the chair he doesn’t really slide around.
Another thing we tired was our Hip Hammock carrier. We used it extensively when we adopted R from China. J seems to be ok to it, as long as we keep our arm around him, but we do that anyway. Daddy tried it out by taking J out to pick up R from school.
Grandma bought R a cute apron about 2 years ago, and she also bought and gave us a matching bib. It was ment for our next addition, and he is finally here! How cute isn’t it?
Better late than never
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I forgot to post this. January 1st we had family over for waffles, and R promised to have a “Nativity Play” in the basement. R had costumes, stuffed animals, daddy, and props in her her play. It was very entertaining. Daddy was the shepherd, and he had a tiny paper shepherd’s crook. She drew this picture for me. Mary on the donkey, Joseph, and the angel in the top left corner.
