...this blog thing was supposed to help!

so an entire week has gone by and alas...no blogging! there were several days where i really meant to add something, but CapFed apparently doesn't want me blogging on the clock. oh websense...you really are quite a pain. i can read my blog, i just can't add to it.
Haven turned another month older yesterday. what a kid she is at 38 months. there are so many things that i love about her. she can do so many things by herself. she can dress and undress herself, put most of her shoes on (let's not discuss whether they are on the right feet!), go to the bathroom (and flush and wash hands too!), give herself a bath (although usually mom still does it), feed herself, get a drink of water from the fridge, help mom and dad with the baby, etc. she is getting really good at telling stories...so far she is just re-telling stories she has heard, but i know she will start telling her own any day now. saturday night, she kept trying to tell me a story Adam had told her the night before. it involved her as a baby, crawling out of the bassinett and running away with Frank. she steered and Frank pushed the pedals with his paws. (she does a funny little action for Frank pushing the pedals!) it was a super crazy story and i was really trying to follow, but had to ask Adam to clarify when he got home.
one thing i am not enjoying about being this age is the tantrums. i used to have the most perfect 2 year old. then she turned 3. she knows that whining is the absolute worst thing anyone could ever subject me to, so she is sure to do this multiple times throughout the day. the other thing that i find annoying about this age is that she is really trying to push Adam and i around. if i am pushing the stroller, she will suddenly start to complain and whine about how she wants daddy. and if we switch, then usually a few minutes later, she will whine that she wants mommy to push. i know that a lot of it comes from us giving into stupid little things like that just to avoid a meltdown, but i also know that every time we give in, she wins a little victory. i know i sound like the world's strictest parent when i say that, but she could possibly be a child that needs strong boundries. she has quickly figured out the softie parent and i am not afraid to say that it is not me.
Mae is getting bigger every day! (and if you looked at those thighs, you would believe it!!) tonight i was lounging on the couch with her on my tummy on her tummy and she picked her head up sooo high and smiled for several minutes straight! she even talked to me for a bit. i like happy Mae! i stopped at Megan's on the way home from work today and borrowed her bumbo seat. i think Mae will be ready for it in another week or two. she has incredible head control for her age, but she needs just a touch more before i am ready to let her sit by herself.
this week, i need to finish the felt food project. i am tired of seeing them sit on the living room table...they need to be played with!! i also want to start a soft block project for Mae and possibly find a pinafore pattern for both of the girls. i can't believe that i have been so motivated to be crafty lately. i didn't think i would have any time at all. what i really need to get busy with is scrapbooking....maybe i just need to get this sewing thing out of my system and then i can get on scrapping. now there is something i could really do at work!!