okay, i know it's been a while. i honestly didn't think i was that busy until i get to the end of another week and haven't finished half of what i wanted to do. a lot has happened, however, that i have wanted to put on the blog to keep everyone updated, but i just haven't had time (in other words, sleep ranked higher on my priority list). so, once again, here it is:
mali is really crawling now, and just a minute ago, i went to get her out of her crib to feed her and she was standing there waiting for me! not already!! my babies keep growing up! before long, i'll have to have another! when i say "before long", i mean a few more years. i'd like to not be pregnant for a while.
noe will be turning two soon...and it shows. she throws horrible tantrums, throwing herself on the floor, hitting, screaming. i am...we'll say bemused. other times, however, she's an angel!! she helps feed mali, she likes to play with her before nap (while mommy takes a shower) and before bed, and insists on getting her up in the morning with me, running in to her room, climbing up on the side of the crib, and shouting "hi, mei mei!!". i've also noticed that she's starting to get a bit manipulative. if mommy tells her no about something, she tries to get it from daddy. or she finds some other sneaky approach to getting what she wants. overall, though, it's great to watch her really growing up. she's climbing a lot (making mommy so nervous that some of the other moms have had to tell me to relax and let her go), she knows her friends by name, and she starts every day by asking to go to the playground. she's been really busy, lately, with play dates and library time and just running errands with mommy, so she's starting to really get familiar with things. she's speaking with more enunciation and catching on to more chinese now, which is just amazing to see. we're still working on the potty trainig, though.
we have a contract on another house which, just last week, past inspection!! there're a few things that need fixing, but nothing big and nowhere near as expensive as the $20K we would have had to spend on the last one! fingers crossed, though. i'm not even going to pick out paint colors until after closing this time!
we bought noe a power wheels jeep for her birthday (only $20 at baby mania on saturday) and will be spending some time "pimping her ride" before the big day. we're trying to decide on what colors and stickers we should put on it. i, of course, want girly stuff, but daddy is resisting!! noe is all about driving these days, so i hope this one will be a big hit!
i've finally gotten registered to begin the parents as teachers program (after being on te waiting list for several months). i'm pretty excited about it. the events start this week for both girls and they look like a lot of fun! it's really just play dates and fun stuff for the girls, a day out for us all (keeps the house clean), and it also gives ideas to the moms about how to help the kids advance through each milestone. i'll keep you posted about how it's going.
noe hurt her thumb last night and it's swollen and bruised (not broken, though). i had to give her tylonel last night to help her sleep because she couldn't hug her bear without it bothering her, and noe does not sleep without the bear. today, i am trying to keep her distracted from it so that she's not so miserable. it worked pretty well this morning. i took them to the library for story time and crafts, then to the store where she got to drive the race cart (those thing are life savers!), then to walmart where she got to sit in the fron of the cart and i pushed her fast through the aisles. we went to lunch becase i was out way past lunch time in between the store and walmart. then we came home, though, and i put them down for their naps...and noe can't sleep. her finger hurts again and i hear her still up there telling her bear about it. it's been almost an hour, and noe never has problems sleeping during nap time. after they get up, i'm thinking of taking them to the play groung to burn some energy before dinner. family home evening is tonight, too, so we can have ice cream, so all in all, they'd have had a pretty good day! hopefully that will help her sleep pretty well tonight. we have a busy week starting tomorrow, and i'd hate for her to miss out on it due to injury or crankiness (from lack of sleep).
well, i'm off to try and convince her to sleep again. i have pics to post, but will have to wait until later. until then...!
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