Friday, June 16, 2017
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Spring 2016
Once again, it's been a long time since I updated this blog! We are finishing up the school year and getting ready for summer. Becca had a great first year of preschool. She had wonderful teachers and made a few friends in her class. I am so thankful that both kids love school so much and never have separation anxiety. Until she got used to her schedule Becca would cry on the days that she didn't get to go to school. Next year she will be moving to a different preschool. It is closer to our house and the same preschool Ben went to.
Becca is 3 now and very mature and independent for her age (except when it comes to swinging on the swingset which she insists she can't do). She makes up elaborate stories with her princesses and loves dressing up in costumes. She also loves any and all crafts, especially using glue sticks! Despite a slow start, she is finally potty-trained. It's so strange to not have a kid in diapers. Becca loves to play with Hannah (a little too rough sometimes) and Hannah seeks Becca out for attention. Becca also started some basic dance classes this Spring and she loved them! I feel like she is constantly twirling in circles at home. She will be playing soccer in the Fall so that should be interesting!
Ben is finishing up Kindergarten and has had a great year. He also loves school and has made some good friends. His reading and writing have come so far this year. He never enjoyed trying to read and sound things out and would get very frustrated. Some day I will learn that Ben does things when he is ready and not a minute before! He is reading like crazy now and loves it. He did Tae Kwon Do up until he had a cast on his foot this Fall but then decided it wasn't the sport for him. He did t-ball/baseball this Spring and really enjoyed it. It was a pretty big time commitment so we were afraid he would get tired of it but it was a pretty successful season. He is also going to play soccer in the fall (for the first time since he was 3!) so hopefully that will go well.
Becca is 3 now and very mature and independent for her age (except when it comes to swinging on the swingset which she insists she can't do). She makes up elaborate stories with her princesses and loves dressing up in costumes. She also loves any and all crafts, especially using glue sticks! Despite a slow start, she is finally potty-trained. It's so strange to not have a kid in diapers. Becca loves to play with Hannah (a little too rough sometimes) and Hannah seeks Becca out for attention. Becca also started some basic dance classes this Spring and she loved them! I feel like she is constantly twirling in circles at home. She will be playing soccer in the Fall so that should be interesting!
Ben is finishing up Kindergarten and has had a great year. He also loves school and has made some good friends. His reading and writing have come so far this year. He never enjoyed trying to read and sound things out and would get very frustrated. Some day I will learn that Ben does things when he is ready and not a minute before! He is reading like crazy now and loves it. He did Tae Kwon Do up until he had a cast on his foot this Fall but then decided it wasn't the sport for him. He did t-ball/baseball this Spring and really enjoyed it. It was a pretty big time commitment so we were afraid he would get tired of it but it was a pretty successful season. He is also going to play soccer in the fall (for the first time since he was 3!) so hopefully that will go well.
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
First Day of Kindergarten
Wow, I can't believe it's been almost a year since I posted in here! Ben had his first day of Kindergarten today. He was READY and very excited. I talked to him last night at dinner and asked if there was anything he was nervous about or if he had any questions and he just said no and kept on eating dinner. He had no problem going to the bus stop and ran to get on the bus with all the other kids. I can't wait to hear how his day goes. Becca was very sad when we got home (mostly because she wanted to go on the bus too). Her turn will come in a couple of weeks when she starts preschool.
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Ben at 5 and Becca at 19 months
As Ben likes to remind everyone, he is 5 now and he is a big kid. He has really matured a lot in the last 6 months and is usually very cooperative. He's doing great at preschool and I am so glad he has another year before kindergarten. He is the friendliest kid and makes friends wherever we go.
He is very interested in Star Wars these days. He hasn't seen any of the movies but he knows all the characters and whether they are good guys or bad guys. He has a set of Star Wars figurines and he spends hours making up stories about them. He's also really interested in Thomas trains. He is a chatterbox and generally talks non-stop. He makes me laugh with the crazy things he says. Yesterday he told me his battery was wearing out and he couldn't answer any of my questions about school anymore. When I went out of town recently he told Josh "Congratulations on being in charge Daddy".
He is a really good big brother and tries to help with Becca whenever she will let him. When she's upset he likes to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to her which sadly doesn't calm her down like it used to. He successfully put Becca in timeout recently for opening and spilling my spices everywhere while I ran to get the vacuum
I think I say this every year, but 5 is my favorite age so far. He can be reasoned with which makes life so much easier and he does some big kid things but he still loves to cuddle and asks us to sing a lullabye before bed.
Becca is 19 months old and is generally a sweet little girl but she can definitely throw some serious temper tantrums. She will do something so sweet like hold the hands of her Winnie the Pooh doll and sing Ring Around the Rosie, but dinner is a nightly battle lately. She is talking quite a bit and says new words everyday. She has a few phrases that she uses too like "here you go". She also sticks her hand out and says "stop" or "wait". She loves to do pretend play with her baby dolls and also loves to color with crayons and markers. She is very coordinated and likes to ride Ben's scooter. And of course she loves anything Frozen. As soon as we get in the car she starts saying "let it go, let it go!".
She is definitely more shy though and will never talk or smile to strangers. She also loves to hold the phone but refuses to talk. She takes her toy phone and says "hello?".
The last 4 months have been really rough sleep-wise with her getting up extremely early (4ish). It all started when she got Hand Foot & Mouth and then her molars came in and it just became a habit. I think (hope!) we are starting to make some progress though.
He is very interested in Star Wars these days. He hasn't seen any of the movies but he knows all the characters and whether they are good guys or bad guys. He has a set of Star Wars figurines and he spends hours making up stories about them. He's also really interested in Thomas trains. He is a chatterbox and generally talks non-stop. He makes me laugh with the crazy things he says. Yesterday he told me his battery was wearing out and he couldn't answer any of my questions about school anymore. When I went out of town recently he told Josh "Congratulations on being in charge Daddy".
He is a really good big brother and tries to help with Becca whenever she will let him. When she's upset he likes to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to her which sadly doesn't calm her down like it used to. He successfully put Becca in timeout recently for opening and spilling my spices everywhere while I ran to get the vacuum
I think I say this every year, but 5 is my favorite age so far. He can be reasoned with which makes life so much easier and he does some big kid things but he still loves to cuddle and asks us to sing a lullabye before bed.
Becca is 19 months old and is generally a sweet little girl but she can definitely throw some serious temper tantrums. She will do something so sweet like hold the hands of her Winnie the Pooh doll and sing Ring Around the Rosie, but dinner is a nightly battle lately. She is talking quite a bit and says new words everyday. She has a few phrases that she uses too like "here you go". She also sticks her hand out and says "stop" or "wait". She loves to do pretend play with her baby dolls and also loves to color with crayons and markers. She is very coordinated and likes to ride Ben's scooter. And of course she loves anything Frozen. As soon as we get in the car she starts saying "let it go, let it go!".
She is definitely more shy though and will never talk or smile to strangers. She also loves to hold the phone but refuses to talk. She takes her toy phone and says "hello?".
The last 4 months have been really rough sleep-wise with her getting up extremely early (4ish). It all started when she got Hand Foot & Mouth and then her molars came in and it just became a habit. I think (hope!) we are starting to make some progress though.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Becca at 15 months
What a huge difference 3 months has made! Becca is definitely a toddler now! Just like Ben, she started walking right around 14 months and hasn't looked back. She is an explorer and a busy little girl. She doesn't have much interest in whatever Ben is watching on tv (except for The Wiggles). Her current favorite inside activity is to open up the lazy susan where my spice containers are and walk around carrying them. She also likes to play with her baby dolls and will put them in the shopping cart or stroller and push them all over the house. She wants to be outside all the time and brings me her sandals and my sandals to get her point across. She likes to play in the driveway and always has a piece of sidewalk chalk in each hand. Sometimes she draws a little and every once in a while she tries to eat it. She can climb up the stairs on our slide and will go down the slide all by herself.
She has about 6 consistent words now (Dada, Mama, Bey (Ben), go, hi, bye) and she seems to understand most of what we say and can follow directions (go get shoes and bring them to Mommy,, take your snack to your highchair, etc.).
She started sleeping through the night not long after her first birthday and when that happened she started waking up earlier in the morning. Oh well.
She is doing really well eating solids and prefers to feed herself. She just started using a spoon and is pretty good with it. Pretzels are one of her favorite snacks and she will dip them in guacamole and then lick the guacamole off.
I think this is going to be a very busy summer of learning new things for our little girl!
She has about 6 consistent words now (Dada, Mama, Bey (Ben), go, hi, bye) and she seems to understand most of what we say and can follow directions (go get shoes and bring them to Mommy,, take your snack to your highchair, etc.).
She started sleeping through the night not long after her first birthday and when that happened she started waking up earlier in the morning. Oh well.
She is doing really well eating solids and prefers to feed herself. She just started using a spoon and is pretty good with it. Pretzels are one of her favorite snacks and she will dip them in guacamole and then lick the guacamole off.
I think this is going to be a very busy summer of learning new things for our little girl!
Sunday, May 11, 2014
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Becca at 1 year
Sleep - Becca goes to bed between 7:30 and 8 and will usually sleep until 5ish, drinks a bottle and then sleeps until 7:30 or so. Lately with teething she's been waking earlier though and that is not a good thing because she is NOT a morning person. Once she's done with this bout of teething I'm going to work on dropping that 5am feeding because I know it's just habit at this point. Unfortunately her teeth move VERY slowly so it may be awhile. She still only has 2 bottom teeth but 3 top teeth have been poking out for 2 weeks now with barely any movement.
Her naps are a little inconsistent although she usually takes a nap around 10. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday I have to wake her at 11 to go pick up Ben from school. So on those days she usually takes a quick afternoon nap too. Other days she skips the morning nap and takes a long early afternoon nap. She's pretty flexible though and as long as she is up by 3:30 or so it doesn't impact her night sleep.
Food - Becca got a slow start with baby food so I've been taking table food a little bit slower too. She does pretty well though and really likes feeding herself table food. She will feed herself baby food if it is in a squeezable packet and she can drink water independently out of a sippy cup. She transitioned from formula to milk with no problem and just like Ben she loves her milk.
Communication - It's hard to say if Becca has any real words at this point because sometimes she says things but she's not consistent. She does have 3 signs - more, all done and eat. She's also starting to point to where she wants to go/what she wants to play with. She will wave, clap, do high fives, play peek a boo, smack her lips together to make kiss sounds to Ben and blow kisses. She will point to things when asked. Becca is much more reserved than Ben was at this age (although I think most people are more reserved than Ben!). She is not really interested in smiling at strangers and will stare them down. Some of our neighbors have said that they've never heard her make a sound (which is funny because she has the loudest cry I've ever heard).
Playing - Becca likes to play with toys but she also really just likes exploring. She likes to play in the pantry taking things off the shelves. She also likes to pull all my books off the bookshelf. One of her favorite games to is crawl to the stairs and go up the first two steps and then laugh at me when I tell her to come down. She'll slide down on her belly and then do it again. She also really likes being chased. She likes to play with her baby doll and will feed the baby and give it hugs and kisses. She loves to listen to music and will bob up and down or move her arms from side to side to dance.
Becca isn't walking yet, but she can stand without holding on for about 30 seconds so I think she will be walking soon. If I try to get her to take steps on her own she will make a very controlled fall to the floor.
One of her absolute favorite activities is to take a bath. She is so happy splashing around in the tub. She's going to love the baby pool this summer. She likes to ride her baby bike outside but she's also a bit challenging because she will crawl on the ground and put grass/leaves/sticks in her mouth so I have to watch her really, really closely.
She loves playing with Ben but she does lose her patience with him when she's tired. He can almost always get her stop crying by singing to her. She is also a Daddy's girl and gets very excited when Josh comes home from work. She will complain until he picks her up.
In general, I love this age and can't wait to see what our little sweetie does next!
Her naps are a little inconsistent although she usually takes a nap around 10. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday I have to wake her at 11 to go pick up Ben from school. So on those days she usually takes a quick afternoon nap too. Other days she skips the morning nap and takes a long early afternoon nap. She's pretty flexible though and as long as she is up by 3:30 or so it doesn't impact her night sleep.
Food - Becca got a slow start with baby food so I've been taking table food a little bit slower too. She does pretty well though and really likes feeding herself table food. She will feed herself baby food if it is in a squeezable packet and she can drink water independently out of a sippy cup. She transitioned from formula to milk with no problem and just like Ben she loves her milk.
Communication - It's hard to say if Becca has any real words at this point because sometimes she says things but she's not consistent. She does have 3 signs - more, all done and eat. She's also starting to point to where she wants to go/what she wants to play with. She will wave, clap, do high fives, play peek a boo, smack her lips together to make kiss sounds to Ben and blow kisses. She will point to things when asked. Becca is much more reserved than Ben was at this age (although I think most people are more reserved than Ben!). She is not really interested in smiling at strangers and will stare them down. Some of our neighbors have said that they've never heard her make a sound (which is funny because she has the loudest cry I've ever heard).
Playing - Becca likes to play with toys but she also really just likes exploring. She likes to play in the pantry taking things off the shelves. She also likes to pull all my books off the bookshelf. One of her favorite games to is crawl to the stairs and go up the first two steps and then laugh at me when I tell her to come down. She'll slide down on her belly and then do it again. She also really likes being chased. She likes to play with her baby doll and will feed the baby and give it hugs and kisses. She loves to listen to music and will bob up and down or move her arms from side to side to dance.
Becca isn't walking yet, but she can stand without holding on for about 30 seconds so I think she will be walking soon. If I try to get her to take steps on her own she will make a very controlled fall to the floor.
One of her absolute favorite activities is to take a bath. She is so happy splashing around in the tub. She's going to love the baby pool this summer. She likes to ride her baby bike outside but she's also a bit challenging because she will crawl on the ground and put grass/leaves/sticks in her mouth so I have to watch her really, really closely.
She loves playing with Ben but she does lose her patience with him when she's tired. He can almost always get her stop crying by singing to her. She is also a Daddy's girl and gets very excited when Josh comes home from work. She will complain until he picks her up.
In general, I love this age and can't wait to see what our little sweetie does next!
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Thursday, December 12, 2013
A New Post!
Wow, it's been a long time since I wrote anything in here! Becca is 9 months old and doing great. She is changing so much it's hard to believe she just learned how to sit up 3 months ago! She is not really interested in crawling so instead she either scoots around on her bum or else rolls to what she wants. She has started walking while holding on to our furniture and she really thinks she can walk without holding on so she lets go and falls a lot. She is very brave about trying to get around!
After a very, very slow start to eating solids she is starting to come around. She loves eating mum mums because she can feed herself. She's only somewhat interested in baby food.
Becca LOVES her Daddy and she cries when he leaves the room. Most of the time she will cling to him if I try to take her from him! She also loves Hannah, who is very patient with her and of course big brother Ben.
She does have quite a bit of stranger anxiety and unlike Ben as a baby, she pretty much refuses to smile for strangers when we're out and about. Many times we get stopped by older women who want to talk to her and Becca just will NOT smile for them. What can I say, she's a little stubborn.
Ben is 4 now and he is also doing great. He loves his preschool classes and we've been very happy with his progress this year. We had a wonderful trip to Disney World and Ben had an amazing time. Ben has matured so much in the past 6 months and we are so proud of him.
After a very, very slow start to eating solids she is starting to come around. She loves eating mum mums because she can feed herself. She's only somewhat interested in baby food.
Becca LOVES her Daddy and she cries when he leaves the room. Most of the time she will cling to him if I try to take her from him! She also loves Hannah, who is very patient with her and of course big brother Ben.
She does have quite a bit of stranger anxiety and unlike Ben as a baby, she pretty much refuses to smile for strangers when we're out and about. Many times we get stopped by older women who want to talk to her and Becca just will NOT smile for them. What can I say, she's a little stubborn.
Ben is 4 now and he is also doing great. He loves his preschool classes and we've been very happy with his progress this year. We had a wonderful trip to Disney World and Ben had an amazing time. Ben has matured so much in the past 6 months and we are so proud of him.
Friday, December 6, 2013
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Friday, May 31, 2013
Monday, May 20, 2013
Update on the kids
Rebecca had her 2 month check-up today. She is in the 25th percentile for weight and the 90th for height. She was so happy for the doctor but then had to get 4 shots. Poor baby has been so upset all afternoon/evening.
She continues to be a great sleeper, especially at night. She's usually exhausted by 7pm or so and will sleep soundly until 4 or 5 and then has a quick bottle and goes back to sleep until 7 or 8. She's having a harder time napping during the day though. She falls asleep easily but has trouble staying asleep. I remember Ben doing the same thing at this age. I feel like I'm constantly trying to stretch out her naps by putting the pacifier back in her mouth, etc.
She also started rolling over onto her belly while being swaddled yesterday! Unfortunately this means I can't keep her arms in the swaddle anymore. It didn't seem to affect her last night though. The funny thing is that she doesn't roll onto her belly while not swaddled.
She is a very smiley baby and loves to watch Ben play. She's also cooing a lot which is so cute!
Ben has turned into a big kid all of a sudden! His speech is really coming along. We are starting to hear B, M and a few P's. Those are the last sounds that he is struggling with so this is major progress. His speech therapist said once he gets these sounds down he won't need speech therapy anymore. Amazing! He continues to make us laugh all the time with the funny things he says. Tonight while I was reading his books before bed he said to me "I love you, Happy Mother's Day. How 'bout on Saturday Daddy and Rebecca will stay home and Mommy and Ben will go to the place where they say yay for moms". I have no idea what place he's talking about but sounds good to me!
Ben started swimming lessons and has already come a long way in terms of his comfort level in the water. A few weeks ago it was a struggle to get him in the water and now he's putting his face in and floating. We're working on riding his bike - he can pedal the tricycle with a little help getting started but the bike is harder for him.
He went to his first movie with Daddy yesterday. They went to see The Croods and he loved it! I was very surprised that he made it through the whole movie but he did. They even stayed until the end of the credits and then Ben clapped. He's been talking about it non-stop since they got home. Telling me all about the "giant tv" and how it was dark and they had to be quiet.
She continues to be a great sleeper, especially at night. She's usually exhausted by 7pm or so and will sleep soundly until 4 or 5 and then has a quick bottle and goes back to sleep until 7 or 8. She's having a harder time napping during the day though. She falls asleep easily but has trouble staying asleep. I remember Ben doing the same thing at this age. I feel like I'm constantly trying to stretch out her naps by putting the pacifier back in her mouth, etc.
She also started rolling over onto her belly while being swaddled yesterday! Unfortunately this means I can't keep her arms in the swaddle anymore. It didn't seem to affect her last night though. The funny thing is that she doesn't roll onto her belly while not swaddled.
She is a very smiley baby and loves to watch Ben play. She's also cooing a lot which is so cute!
Ben has turned into a big kid all of a sudden! His speech is really coming along. We are starting to hear B, M and a few P's. Those are the last sounds that he is struggling with so this is major progress. His speech therapist said once he gets these sounds down he won't need speech therapy anymore. Amazing! He continues to make us laugh all the time with the funny things he says. Tonight while I was reading his books before bed he said to me "I love you, Happy Mother's Day. How 'bout on Saturday Daddy and Rebecca will stay home and Mommy and Ben will go to the place where they say yay for moms". I have no idea what place he's talking about but sounds good to me!
Ben started swimming lessons and has already come a long way in terms of his comfort level in the water. A few weeks ago it was a struggle to get him in the water and now he's putting his face in and floating. We're working on riding his bike - he can pedal the tricycle with a little help getting started but the bike is harder for him.
He went to his first movie with Daddy yesterday. They went to see The Croods and he loved it! I was very surprised that he made it through the whole movie but he did. They even stayed until the end of the credits and then Ben clapped. He's been talking about it non-stop since they got home. Telling me all about the "giant tv" and how it was dark and they had to be quiet.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Silly Ben
Ben has really been making me laugh lately with some of the funny things he says...
Tuesday after school he told me he wanted to go to "the bowling alley, Chick Fil A or Five Guys but NOT the dentist".
This morning he was playing with Rebecca in her bouncy seat and he told me she was talking to him. I asked him if she said goo goo, ga ga to him and he said "Oh, Lady Gaga! I like that song".
He said Rebecca wanted to eat a waffle for breakfast too so I told him she doesn't eat food, just milk because she doesn't have any teeth. He went up to her face and said "Rebecca, say ahhh" so he could see that she didn't have teeth.
He keeps asking me to play Call Me Maybe on my phone, but he calls it "Call Me Old Navy".
Josh went to Seattle last week and Ben told me he wanted to "See an owl too"
At Rebecca's doctor appointment the doctor told Ben he was cute. He said "I'm not cute, I'm a big boy. I'm handsome".
Tuesday after school he told me he wanted to go to "the bowling alley, Chick Fil A or Five Guys but NOT the dentist".
This morning he was playing with Rebecca in her bouncy seat and he told me she was talking to him. I asked him if she said goo goo, ga ga to him and he said "Oh, Lady Gaga! I like that song".
He said Rebecca wanted to eat a waffle for breakfast too so I told him she doesn't eat food, just milk because she doesn't have any teeth. He went up to her face and said "Rebecca, say ahhh" so he could see that she didn't have teeth.
He keeps asking me to play Call Me Maybe on my phone, but he calls it "Call Me Old Navy".
Josh went to Seattle last week and Ben told me he wanted to "See an owl too"
At Rebecca's doctor appointment the doctor told Ben he was cute. He said "I'm not cute, I'm a big boy. I'm handsome".
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