Matthew is ONE today. Happy Birthday, Matthew! I can't believe he is one already. I know that a year ago today I woke up and wonder how much longer I could stand being pregnant. Matthew decided there was no more growing room and was born about 4pm weighing 8 lbs 10 ounces. He is still a big boy. He is now wearing 24 months clothes even though he is only a year old.
As of today we have
a 3 year old ...
a 2 year old ... and
a 1 year old ... until Aug 24 when Grace turns 4!
Let the comments begin because I know they will be coming!
Grace in her love for independent playing asked yesterday go play on the playground. Sophie was taking one of her rare naps so Grace was out there alone. Brian kept checking on her and she had fun out there by herself ... well until she got stuck because the play house door wouldn't open and she refused to go down the hot slide (smart girl!) or the rock wall board. She is lucky Brian saw her and rescued his Princess!
Sophie still loves to sing. If Grace and Matthew fall asleep in the van and Sophie is still awake, she will sit back there singing songs to herself. It is so cute to hear Old McDonald, You are my sunshine, or Itsy Bitsy Spider as you are driving along. We must not forget these songs ... they are certainly better than ones we will be hearing from the back of the van ten years from now!
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Showing posts with label singing. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
More Teeth, Singing, and Preschool
Matthew now has SIX teeth. He is teeth are so sharp. He is a biter so watch out.
Sophie loves singing ... singing ... singing. She catches on words to songs really fast. The songs Grace learned at preschool Sophie now knows. She is a smart singing cookie. You are my Sunshine is her favorite song at bedtime these days.
Grace has finished her first year of preschool. She made so much progress in school this year. It is great to see her come out of her shyness even though she still love independent play. She did really good in all of the areas of school and is on track for being in the four-year-old class next year!
Sophie loves singing ... singing ... singing. She catches on words to songs really fast. The songs Grace learned at preschool Sophie now knows. She is a smart singing cookie. You are my Sunshine is her favorite song at bedtime these days.
Grace has finished her first year of preschool. She made so much progress in school this year. It is great to see her come out of her shyness even though she still love independent play. She did really good in all of the areas of school and is on track for being in the four-year-old class next year!
Friday, May 28, 2010
Applesauce, Nickname, and Cruising
Grace surprised me the other night and made up an applesauce song at bedtime. It basically was the word applesauce over and over and over again. I rarely get bedtime duty as that is a daddy job per Grace and Sophie so it was nice to see this side of Grace. Brian tells me that this wasn't the first time she picked the applesauce song to sing so it must be a favorite ... at least for now!
Sophie's new nickname might just be "Crash." She has the most banged up knees of any little child around. As soon as one boo-boo gets better, she is scrapping them up again. People including Grandma, of course, are now commenting and asking about her poor knees. Sorry, Sophie. You are related to your mom and her mom and we lack coordination too.
Matthew has started to cruise around stuff. The coffee table is his favorite cruising object as it was for Sophie and Grace. We are very thankfully for its round corners. Matthew is trying to get more teeth and is still not sleeping through the night for me. The sleeping thing will have to change here soon. It must.
Sophie's new nickname might just be "Crash." She has the most banged up knees of any little child around. As soon as one boo-boo gets better, she is scrapping them up again. People including Grandma, of course, are now commenting and asking about her poor knees. Sorry, Sophie. You are related to your mom and her mom and we lack coordination too.
Matthew has started to cruise around stuff. The coffee table is his favorite cruising object as it was for Sophie and Grace. We are very thankfully for its round corners. Matthew is trying to get more teeth and is still not sleeping through the night for me. The sleeping thing will have to change here soon. It must.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Crawling, Singing, and a Shadow
Matthew is crawling like a mad man. Slap. Slap. Slap. You know he is coming when you hear the slapping. The slapping on the floor as they crawl is one my favorite things about the crawling age. It gives you time to get ready to give them a big smile as they turn the corner looking for you! We also had to lower Matthew's crib all the way down. Now if I don't drop the side, I end up dropping him into the crib. oops! To add to his first, he has started standing next to stuff now. Standing at the coffee table is one of his favorite activities right now.
Grace has become a singer. In a typical preschooler way about half the time she belts out the songs like she shouting down the street. Her memory is getting really good and she is remembering songs she learns at school and singing them at home. She sang Skin-a-ma-rinky-dink as part of her Mother's Day Tea at preschool and now likes to sing that at home. I must try to find the TV show that song was part of ... sadly it is the only part of the show I seem to remember watching as a kid!
Sophie has become Grace's shadow. She is a little follower when it comes to playing. It is probably a good thing because Grace is a little bossy-boss. One of these days, Sophie will get tired of it but we find ways to use it to our advantage now. We commonly ask "Sophie can you had toys to Grace and then Grace can put them away." I am sure this will back-fire on us one of these day. For now though, it is useful and with three of them, we take what we can get!
Grace has become a singer. In a typical preschooler way about half the time she belts out the songs like she shouting down the street. Her memory is getting really good and she is remembering songs she learns at school and singing them at home. She sang Skin-a-ma-rinky-dink as part of her Mother's Day Tea at preschool and now likes to sing that at home. I must try to find the TV show that song was part of ... sadly it is the only part of the show I seem to remember watching as a kid!
Sophie has become Grace's shadow. She is a little follower when it comes to playing. It is probably a good thing because Grace is a little bossy-boss. One of these days, Sophie will get tired of it but we find ways to use it to our advantage now. We commonly ask "Sophie can you had toys to Grace and then Grace can put them away." I am sure this will back-fire on us one of these day. For now though, it is useful and with three of them, we take what we can get!
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