Until you have a child, I don't know if you really think about going to the bathroom much. I mean you do - but not as much when you have a kid who is going through potty training. The day care teachers have been working very hard with Lexi and Dad and I are finally putting in some real efforts, too, I would say. I think she is finally getting it. Hoorah! She was very excited to pick out some new underwear on Saturday and will tell you all about it if you care to hear. And while there are still accidents, I think she understands what she is supposed to do even if she doesn't always tell you she has to go. Most of the time, you need to be asking her. But she is finally 'producing' on the potty!
Way to go, Lexi!
May 17, 2010
April 10, 2010
Updates
We haven't been very good about blogging regularly lately.
Or taking lots of photos.
Since this is where Lexi's baby book is basically housed, I wanted to update on a few things.
Lexi went to the dentist for the first time. The day care had a form we needed to complete so off we went. She was excited about going and we talked about opening her mouth to say 'ahh.' Still excited leading up to the door but once in the office, there was a complete meltdown. We sat in the patient chair waiting for the dentist with Lexi on my lap. There was a tv that they tuned to cartoons so the wait wasn't bad, but when the dentist appeared, there was no 'aahing' to be done. We finally got her to open her mouth so the dentist could count her teeth at least and look for dark spots of which he found none. And that was enough for the form to be filled, so we called it quits. Her canines are finally coming in though aren't all the way there yet and we haven't seen any sign of the molars. Soon she will have no gaps in her smile.
Lexi likes to go to the library and pick out books - and play on the kids computer which has learning games. She hasn't quite figured out how to move the mouse around to click on things but like the 'pidu' anyway.
Stephen took the back of off one of the toilets to see if he could fix it and while he is still working on it, the lid remains off. Lexi is enjoying looking into the back of the toilet. Too bad that she is not interested in sitting on the toilet. They say she is making great strides in this department at day care where they have started to have her wear underwear but at home we have had no action at all. We did buy some more stools for all of the potties so I have gotten her to sit on the toilet in the last day but it is usually for all of 10 seconds.
Fish sticks are her favorite food for the moment. She is 'off' of yogurt and peanut butter. Lexi's knows which restaurants serve ice cream (McD's, Wendy's) and when we pass them, that is what she says.
Her vocabulary is pretty impressive we think so we still don't understand some words. She is getting grammer down correctly. By the end of next week we will know where she will be going to preschool in the fall. She likes day care a lot - I hope she will transition ok. She tells stories or jokes that often make no sense but she laughs anyway.
She got a tricycle for Easter from Auntie Lora and is slowly getting the hang of the pedals. It's a bit of a stretch for her legs still but give her anouther 2 inches and she should have no problem keeping her feet on the pedals.
That's it for now. She continues to delight - and frustrate - us!
Or taking lots of photos.
Since this is where Lexi's baby book is basically housed, I wanted to update on a few things.
Lexi went to the dentist for the first time. The day care had a form we needed to complete so off we went. She was excited about going and we talked about opening her mouth to say 'ahh.' Still excited leading up to the door but once in the office, there was a complete meltdown. We sat in the patient chair waiting for the dentist with Lexi on my lap. There was a tv that they tuned to cartoons so the wait wasn't bad, but when the dentist appeared, there was no 'aahing' to be done. We finally got her to open her mouth so the dentist could count her teeth at least and look for dark spots of which he found none. And that was enough for the form to be filled, so we called it quits. Her canines are finally coming in though aren't all the way there yet and we haven't seen any sign of the molars. Soon she will have no gaps in her smile.
Lexi likes to go to the library and pick out books - and play on the kids computer which has learning games. She hasn't quite figured out how to move the mouse around to click on things but like the 'pidu' anyway.
Stephen took the back of off one of the toilets to see if he could fix it and while he is still working on it, the lid remains off. Lexi is enjoying looking into the back of the toilet. Too bad that she is not interested in sitting on the toilet. They say she is making great strides in this department at day care where they have started to have her wear underwear but at home we have had no action at all. We did buy some more stools for all of the potties so I have gotten her to sit on the toilet in the last day but it is usually for all of 10 seconds.
Fish sticks are her favorite food for the moment. She is 'off' of yogurt and peanut butter. Lexi's knows which restaurants serve ice cream (McD's, Wendy's) and when we pass them, that is what she says.
Her vocabulary is pretty impressive we think so we still don't understand some words. She is getting grammer down correctly. By the end of next week we will know where she will be going to preschool in the fall. She likes day care a lot - I hope she will transition ok. She tells stories or jokes that often make no sense but she laughs anyway.
She got a tricycle for Easter from Auntie Lora and is slowly getting the hang of the pedals. It's a bit of a stretch for her legs still but give her anouther 2 inches and she should have no problem keeping her feet on the pedals.
That's it for now. She continues to delight - and frustrate - us!
March 31, 2010
Doing the "Hokey Pokey"
She doesn't know all the words, but she makes up for it in enthusiasm, wouldn't you say?
March 7, 2010
Happy (half) birthday to Lexi
In late January-early February, my parents and sister came to Washington, D.C., for several days for a visit from their home in Seattle. Over the weekend that they were here, my brother and his partner Russell came down from New York City. And on that Saturday, Russell's sister Michelle, who lives here in Washington, D.C., came over, so we had a full house of visitors. While the snow fell outside (one of our milder storms), we were cozy inside as we made two full batches of lefse. A good time was had by all.
Everybody stayed for dinner that evening, and at the end of it, I was surprised with a cake that Michelle had made for an early birthday celebration for me. Everybody sang "Happy Birthday" to me as usual, I asked Lexi to help me blow out the candles, and she helped me open the cards and gifts I received too.
A few weeks later, Lexi and Sarah went to a birthday party for the son of one of my college friends (I was busy that day with a church meeting) who lives out in the suburbs. There were cake and ice cream and presents to open, and a fire truck even paid a visit, since the birthday boy is very much into them.
This has all added up to a lot of confusion on Lexi's part. While my birthday, February 9, is Lexi's half birthday, she, as a 2 1/2 year old, is having a hard time understanding that it's not her birthday. So she has been telling us regularly in the month since we started all of these birthday celebrations that it is her birthday and having us sing "Happy Birthday" to her. I thought it might have been over as we've moved into March, but this morning she brought up the fact that it was her birthday again, and so I had to sing. Perhaps we'll be doing this for the next five months until we really do arrive at her birthday.
Everybody stayed for dinner that evening, and at the end of it, I was surprised with a cake that Michelle had made for an early birthday celebration for me. Everybody sang "Happy Birthday" to me as usual, I asked Lexi to help me blow out the candles, and she helped me open the cards and gifts I received too.
A few weeks later, Lexi and Sarah went to a birthday party for the son of one of my college friends (I was busy that day with a church meeting) who lives out in the suburbs. There were cake and ice cream and presents to open, and a fire truck even paid a visit, since the birthday boy is very much into them.
This has all added up to a lot of confusion on Lexi's part. While my birthday, February 9, is Lexi's half birthday, she, as a 2 1/2 year old, is having a hard time understanding that it's not her birthday. So she has been telling us regularly in the month since we started all of these birthday celebrations that it is her birthday and having us sing "Happy Birthday" to her. I thought it might have been over as we've moved into March, but this morning she brought up the fact that it was her birthday again, and so I had to sing. Perhaps we'll be doing this for the next five months until we really do arrive at her birthday.
February 22, 2010
December 22, 2009
Christmas with Lexi
It's been interesting this year to experience Christmas with Lexi. She is definitely more aware of things like the lights on trees and decorations. She hasn't gotten the idea that she will be getting presents or worrying about what she will get under the tree. I think that is a good thing. She points at all of the lights and says 'Christmas'.
Last night we went out to 'Candy Cane Lane' here in Seattle. It was a short street where (almost) every house had decorations out including giant candy canes. We walked it with Lexi in the stroller as it isn't all that cold here. Lexi doesn't know what candy canes are but she enjoyed looking at the lights. When we came to the end, she wanted more lights and had a little protest that she had to get back in the car to see them.
She enjoys playing with nativity sets and making baby Jesus sleep (sleeping is on your tummy, just like she does). We didn't have a tree at home but there is one at the grandparents and she really wants to touch the ornaments. We have had to tell her several times that it is for looking only. Occasionally she also wants to look at the presents but we tell her those are for later and she accepts that just fine.
She is certainly enjoying all of the Christmas cookies and sweets. She won't say no to any of that.
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