ok. so there's really no good excuse for letting my public documentation of my children's lives go unattended for a good 6 months. but i'm back. so let's get on with it....
Haven - GOT INTO PRESCHOOL!!!!!! ok, so not the hardest thing to do, i will admit. however, when the school i wanted to get her in opened for public enrollment, they only had 1 spot in the 4 year old T/Th class. *insert nail biting episode 1* i paid the $50, filled out the paperwork, and prayed to Jesus. and it worked!!! 2 weeks later i got a call saying that she got the spot! so she starts in Sept. YAYAYAYAY!!! the visit was hilarious. Haven just walked in like she owned the place...playing with toys, getting out books, drinking from the water fountain, saying hi to other kids. sometimes i wish she were a little more timid. i know it is good for her to be so brave right now...lord knows i don't want to be the parent of "that" kid. you know the one that clutches their mom and screams their lungs out when she tries to drop him off in the church nursery. ug. i will never have to deal with that. but i am also afraid that she is a little too bold. i don't want her to immediately talk to people she doesn't know. we will definitely work on that in the future!
she is doing great on letters and can spell and write her own name. she also writes MOM and DAD, which is adorable. i think she might be ahead of some of the kids when she starts school because my mom always brings preschool level stuff for them to do. she is also working on writing numbers. i have a teaching clock that i bought a while ago and we started working on time, but i think she will need a firmer grasp on the concept of time before we will get much farther.
she just this week started sleeping in her bed without the "gate"! i can't believe she has done so well - hasn't fallen out once! now if we could just get her out of pull-ups at night, we would really be set!! she also moved up to a booster in the car this weekend. Maelie was reaching the limit for her carseat, so it seemed like a great time to make the big switch. she thinks she's a really big kid now!
Maelie - wow...how time has flown! i can't believe i am already planning her first bday party! in just 6 weeks, she will be one! i have picked out her party theme, the invitations, and other small things. now i just need to get a venue and time and date worked out. i am still deciding if i want to spend big bucks to have her cake made or if i will just give her a big cupcake. she only turns one once, so i am leaning towards having it made (and if we all know how i do things, i will end up doing this thing big). Mae has 6 teeth, just started pulling up to a stand yesterday and has curly hair! i don't know what to think about the hair...neither Adam or i have curly hair. i could have just said me there, but i'm being nice to Adam. when he had hair, it wasn't curly. :o) my sister Stacy has really curly hair. has all her life. so it must be that gene peeking through. i can't wait to see what it's going to be like as it gets longer!
right now we are in the clutch of an awful stomach virus, so she is not really eating much of anything right now. however, when she is able to keep food down for more than 5 minutes, she loves puffs, cheerios, and yogurt. i have been trying to introduce her to more foods (whole peas, cheese, etc), but then the whole barfing thing started. (it's been a traumatic couple of days around here....the dogs both got a faceful of it Sunday night).
overall, she is a perfect baby who is only interested in doing things she probably shouldn't be doing (eating dog food, standing up at 10 months, etc). i am so excited for her birthday. it will be so great to celebrate the one year mark of my miracle baby!
so i did it. i have effectively broken my silence. now i am going to really keep up with this thing. pinkie swear!
