Wednesday, May 29, 2013
awww
Today while I drive I hear Abby say "Mommy, I broke her heart." So sad and pitiful and sweet. Of course I then realized she literally broke her monkey's heart; she's a stuffed animal that has [err, had] a heart sewn in between her hands.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
class of 2013
As silly as it is, Ryan is a preschool graduate! The concept of graduating from anything other than high school or college is a little bizarre, but it was still a huge milestone any way you look at it, especially considering that Ryan's leaving a school he's been at for three plus years. We love Mt Zion, although fortunately we, as a family, will still be there a long, long time :) It's a little surreal that he's all done; that summertime feeling hasn't quite kicked in yet. I am so grateful for the preschool and all he has learned and all he has grown and for the friends he's made [and me too!]. He has had an amazing group of teachers that have poured into him and loved on him and helped him develop into an amazing little man.
The performance was great this year. They sang lots of new songs [Ms. Stephanie took over the music program this year, so the Christmas play was all new too]. Ryan's class counted and did their colors in Spanish; Ryan can easily count to five and is certainly fluent in his colors. He gets a big kick out of using Spanish colors even more than English. Abby was up there too singing and dancing. Although one of her bows came out and she spent a long time worried about that, it really distracted her :( She was super cute though and really into it. She was doing the motions and clapping. Her favorite song by far is the B-I-B-L-E, she screams that one!
After the younger classes finished, Abby and the siblings were able to come sit with their families and we watched the Fours graduate. It was cute. They put Ryan in a cap and gown and called out names and they walked across the stage and everything. We were supposed to wait until the end to clap and cheer, but of course when they said "Ryan Chase," Abs yelled "Ryan Chase!" Soo cute! She parroted a few other names, but none as loud as Ryan's. [sidenote, I think she knows every name in preschool. On the days she doesn't go to preschool and thus is with me in carline, she repeats the names as the teacher calls them out on the walkie talkie, "Ryan Chase, Ms. Jennifer, Ryan Chase."]. They took diplomas [rolled up papers] from the teachers, walked across stage, and then dropped them in a reuse basket, all theatrics I suppose :) They did keep their 2013 tassels, so that was fun to hang on Ryan's bulletin board.
After the graduation, we headed downstairs to the classrooms. Abby wasn't too big on going to her room, so she spent most of the time parting in Ryan's room. We had fun snacking and socializing and celebrating. Ryan and I also ventured down to say goodbye to Ms. Kathy and Ms. Marlene from last year.
It was a great day and it's crazy that it's here and gone already. Ryan did wonderful of course and I did better than I thought I would. There were several times I almost lost it, but I held it in and I never did cry. I was talking to another mom about it and we decided there really was never a good time to cry. Even during the slideshow and the graduation, it wasn't like there was sappy music or anything. The day was upbeat and kept moving along quickly. And of course we went straight from there home to pack like manics for Destin, no time to dwell!
Ryan, I am so proud of you!! We started you in preschool in the spring of 2010 in Ms. Stephanie and Ms. Vickie's babies class because your speech therapy basically told us we had too. Unfortunately, between Abby's birth and CHOA stay you missed a lot of school and I don't really remember much of that short year :) You could barely talk and I'd be excited if you said "ball" or "cars" when I asked you how your day was. In the twos class, you had Ms. Shannon and Ms. Erica. We love Ms. Shannon of course and Ms. Erica was great with you; she used to pluck you crying from the car every morning. You really liked her. You always spoke of Caden during these times and thought he was the coolest kid ever. You still didn't talk much, but you learned your ABC's and your numbers. And when you started the threes, you and Hudson were the only ones who could write your name. Ms. Kathy and Ms. Marlene were awesome. You still cried a little at dropoff, but you did great as soon as you were out of the car. Your best buds this year were Hudson and Brooks, although unfortunately they both left for traditional pre-k. By the fours class, you were confident and in charge and jumping out of the car, eager to show Abby the ropes. Ms. Jennifer [Eli's Mommy] and Ms. Cindy were amazing teachers. You have learned so much this year, from your full name to your address to both our phone numbers. You are quite literally a sponge and you love to learn. But I suppose most important to the original goals, we have seen you blossom socially and speech-ally [not sure what word I want here!]. You talk non-stop, you have a memory far better than mine, you love to be organized, and you keep a wall calendar and wear a watch. This year John was in your class for the third year in a row, but your best buds were Eben and Asher. Ms. Cindy referred to you guys as the Three Amigos. They both also go to Watermarke, although you didn't know that when you glued on to Eben the very first day. Mommy's grateful though, since their mommies and I are becoming fast friends too. We tried to keep in touch with Brooks's family after last year, but we just didn't have enough in common. I am excited for you to continue a friendship with Asher and Eben, despite the different elementary schools. Out of a class of twelve, only you and Claire are going to Avery. And Eli too, although he couldn't be in your class this year since his mommy was your teacher!
Anyways, seeing as you and Abby are both awake now and wrestling on the bed next to me, it's time to wrap up this crazy long post. I could go on forever about how awesome you are and the wonderful experiences you had in preschool, but I guess I have to stop now. Daddy and I are soo very proud of you and we love you and we can't wait to see how great you do in elementary school. Oh the places you'll go! [which also happened to be your graduation present from us :)]. We love you, our preschool graduate!!
The performance was great this year. They sang lots of new songs [Ms. Stephanie took over the music program this year, so the Christmas play was all new too]. Ryan's class counted and did their colors in Spanish; Ryan can easily count to five and is certainly fluent in his colors. He gets a big kick out of using Spanish colors even more than English. Abby was up there too singing and dancing. Although one of her bows came out and she spent a long time worried about that, it really distracted her :( She was super cute though and really into it. She was doing the motions and clapping. Her favorite song by far is the B-I-B-L-E, she screams that one!
After the younger classes finished, Abby and the siblings were able to come sit with their families and we watched the Fours graduate. It was cute. They put Ryan in a cap and gown and called out names and they walked across the stage and everything. We were supposed to wait until the end to clap and cheer, but of course when they said "Ryan Chase," Abs yelled "Ryan Chase!" Soo cute! She parroted a few other names, but none as loud as Ryan's. [sidenote, I think she knows every name in preschool. On the days she doesn't go to preschool and thus is with me in carline, she repeats the names as the teacher calls them out on the walkie talkie, "Ryan Chase, Ms. Jennifer, Ryan Chase."]. They took diplomas [rolled up papers] from the teachers, walked across stage, and then dropped them in a reuse basket, all theatrics I suppose :) They did keep their 2013 tassels, so that was fun to hang on Ryan's bulletin board.
After the graduation, we headed downstairs to the classrooms. Abby wasn't too big on going to her room, so she spent most of the time parting in Ryan's room. We had fun snacking and socializing and celebrating. Ryan and I also ventured down to say goodbye to Ms. Kathy and Ms. Marlene from last year.
It was a great day and it's crazy that it's here and gone already. Ryan did wonderful of course and I did better than I thought I would. There were several times I almost lost it, but I held it in and I never did cry. I was talking to another mom about it and we decided there really was never a good time to cry. Even during the slideshow and the graduation, it wasn't like there was sappy music or anything. The day was upbeat and kept moving along quickly. And of course we went straight from there home to pack like manics for Destin, no time to dwell!
Ryan, I am so proud of you!! We started you in preschool in the spring of 2010 in Ms. Stephanie and Ms. Vickie's babies class because your speech therapy basically told us we had too. Unfortunately, between Abby's birth and CHOA stay you missed a lot of school and I don't really remember much of that short year :) You could barely talk and I'd be excited if you said "ball" or "cars" when I asked you how your day was. In the twos class, you had Ms. Shannon and Ms. Erica. We love Ms. Shannon of course and Ms. Erica was great with you; she used to pluck you crying from the car every morning. You really liked her. You always spoke of Caden during these times and thought he was the coolest kid ever. You still didn't talk much, but you learned your ABC's and your numbers. And when you started the threes, you and Hudson were the only ones who could write your name. Ms. Kathy and Ms. Marlene were awesome. You still cried a little at dropoff, but you did great as soon as you were out of the car. Your best buds this year were Hudson and Brooks, although unfortunately they both left for traditional pre-k. By the fours class, you were confident and in charge and jumping out of the car, eager to show Abby the ropes. Ms. Jennifer [Eli's Mommy] and Ms. Cindy were amazing teachers. You have learned so much this year, from your full name to your address to both our phone numbers. You are quite literally a sponge and you love to learn. But I suppose most important to the original goals, we have seen you blossom socially and speech-ally [not sure what word I want here!]. You talk non-stop, you have a memory far better than mine, you love to be organized, and you keep a wall calendar and wear a watch. This year John was in your class for the third year in a row, but your best buds were Eben and Asher. Ms. Cindy referred to you guys as the Three Amigos. They both also go to Watermarke, although you didn't know that when you glued on to Eben the very first day. Mommy's grateful though, since their mommies and I are becoming fast friends too. We tried to keep in touch with Brooks's family after last year, but we just didn't have enough in common. I am excited for you to continue a friendship with Asher and Eben, despite the different elementary schools. Out of a class of twelve, only you and Claire are going to Avery. And Eli too, although he couldn't be in your class this year since his mommy was your teacher!
Anyways, seeing as you and Abby are both awake now and wrestling on the bed next to me, it's time to wrap up this crazy long post. I could go on forever about how awesome you are and the wonderful experiences you had in preschool, but I guess I have to stop now. Daddy and I are soo very proud of you and we love you and we can't wait to see how great you do in elementary school. Oh the places you'll go! [which also happened to be your graduation present from us :)]. We love you, our preschool graduate!!
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| The Big Two on the last day Ryan's class wore yellow and Abby's green :) |
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| our awesome little man! |
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| Ms. Jennifer and Ms. Cindy's graduating class of 2013 |
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| Asher, Eben, and Ryan, bestest preschool buddies |
Monday, May 13, 2013
spring soccer
It's the end of the year! Wow! My baby is about to graduate preschool, how did that happen?? We've been busy wrapping everything up. End of the season soccer party, teacher gifts, upcoming class performances. Lots of fun and good times going on here. And then to top it all off, we are leaving for Destin Thursday afternoon, hooray!
Ryan and Coach Daddy have had a great soccer season. Unfortunately it's also been a very rainy one. I think we were up to three rainouts. Two games were rescheduled, but we're missing next week's makeup due to already made Destin plans. We love soccer, but we love the beach even more :) We had seven kids this season, including Glenwood from past seasons and Seth from preschool. I really felt like the team fit together very well and us parents all got along really well on the sidelines. Ryan would keep track of the games and tell me how many days until he could play soccer again. And near the end of the season, he asked more thean once if he could pray for no rain! He was very energetic and confident and happy to play. He scored several goals and ran and ran and ran around that field.
Ryan and Coach Daddy have had a great soccer season. Unfortunately it's also been a very rainy one. I think we were up to three rainouts. Two games were rescheduled, but we're missing next week's makeup due to already made Destin plans. We love soccer, but we love the beach even more :) We had seven kids this season, including Glenwood from past seasons and Seth from preschool. I really felt like the team fit together very well and us parents all got along really well on the sidelines. Ryan would keep track of the games and tell me how many days until he could play soccer again. And near the end of the season, he asked more thean once if he could pray for no rain! He was very energetic and confident and happy to play. He scored several goals and ran and ran and ran around that field.
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Sunday, May 12, 2013
tidbits of Abby
**Abby has been practicing her spelling. "h-a-y" spells everything. It started correctly, "h-a-y spells hay." But recently "h-a-y" spells just about anything. "I know how to spell ----! h-a-y!" Except yesterday that is, when we were driving in the car and she was spelling with randomly shouted out numbers.
**Everything happened "last night" in Abby's world. I think I remember Ryan going through this stage, but I don't remember it being this extreme. Anything and everything that has already happened, happened "last night."
**Follow up: Abby spelled her name for us last night : "Abby, h-a-y, Abby." And earlier today, Ryan asked me how to spell of. I told him and Abby repeated: "of, o-h-a-y-f, of." It's silliness around here!
**Another follow up: For whatever reason, Ryan pointed out CVS to Abby as we drove by recently. Abby: "I know how to spell CVS:: h-a-y-C-V-S!!" [getting louder and louder until she's yelling the end].
**Everything happened "last night" in Abby's world. I think I remember Ryan going through this stage, but I don't remember it being this extreme. Anything and everything that has already happened, happened "last night."
**Follow up: Abby spelled her name for us last night : "Abby, h-a-y, Abby." And earlier today, Ryan asked me how to spell of. I told him and Abby repeated: "of, o-h-a-y-f, of." It's silliness around here!
**Another follow up: For whatever reason, Ryan pointed out CVS to Abby as we drove by recently. Abby: "I know how to spell CVS:: h-a-y-C-V-S!!" [getting louder and louder until she's yelling the end].
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Granddaddy and Grandma Jo-Ann
Last weekend [April 27th], Granddaddy and Grandma came down for a visit. The kids loved having them here! Unfortunately it was pretty rainy and yucky most of the weekend; soccer was rained out for the third time this season, boo! But we still managed to find lots of fun stuff to do. Saturday we went down to Woodstock for a family fun festival. Ryan was a super big, brave boy and he went in the Monster water balls. He had a blast inside his bubble splashing around in the pool. He did great! Ryan and Abby also bounced and slid and played on inflatables, and we saw a firetruck, cement truck, and police motorcycle. After the festival, we went to lunch at Atlanta Bread [ABC if you are cool and old-school like us :)]. Yummy! Saturday afternoon we walked to the playground.
Sunday was miserably rainy. We made it to church and Ryan & I snuck out for a few minutes for Seth's Lego birthday party. Otherwise, we hung out inside playing games and Legos and the new McDonald's cash register set that Granddaddy brought Abby for her birthday. We then went to IHOP for dinner. Chloe was a big girl and sat in her first restaurant highchair, she did so good! Thanks Granddaddy and Grandma Jo-Ann for a fun visit! We hope to see you again soon!
Sunday was miserably rainy. We made it to church and Ryan & I snuck out for a few minutes for Seth's Lego birthday party. Otherwise, we hung out inside playing games and Legos and the new McDonald's cash register set that Granddaddy brought Abby for her birthday. We then went to IHOP for dinner. Chloe was a big girl and sat in her first restaurant highchair, she did so good! Thanks Granddaddy and Grandma Jo-Ann for a fun visit! We hope to see you again soon!
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| Ryan in the water ball! |
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| the festival in Woodstock |
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| at IHOP |
Friday, April 26, 2013
Happy birthday Mommy and Daddy!
All our crazy April birthdays! This year my birthday fell on a Thursday, which meant all the normal weekday activities - preschool, errands, Abby's 3yr checkup, contractors working on the bathroom floors. Nana surprised us in the morning by stopping in with a card and presents, thanks Nana!! And I took the kids to Chick-fil-a after the pediatrician. It was a fun treat for being good at the doctor and Mommy got a free cookie for her birthday, awesomeness! Coleson came home from work a few minutes early, and we went to Provino's for dinner. I love Provino's, especially with a free birthday dinner. We took the kids with us, which proved to be a bit more stressful than I imagined. Note to self: quiet, intimate settings are not the best places for three kids. But it was still nice to be out!
After soccer on Saturday, my mom took me to Frosty Frog for a birthday lunch, yumm!! thanks! Then Coleson and I celebrated our birthdays with a trip down to the big city of Atlanta. I surprised Coleson last year with a weekend away for his 30th and we loved it so much that we hope to make it a birthday tradition :). We stayed at the InterContinental Buckhead again, beautiful hotel. I love the views and all the hustle-bustle. I can't handle too much of it, but a once-a-year trip is certainly a nice change. Everything did look even greener when we got home and, for better or worse, I noticed the cows more than normal. Coleson commented on the lack of pollen while we were walking around downtown, but I guess if there's no trees there's no pollen! Anyways, I digress... birthday weekend. We dined at Cantina for dinner. It was a nice Mexican place that was a perfect combination of different and fun but still casual and comfortable since we don't get out much these days! Great food and margaritas and people watching. And we love walking everywhere.
Sunday morning we walked to Buckhead Church. Buckhead Church is awesome. Breakfast was at the Flying Biscuit. The biscuits really were delicious with their berry-apple-butter-jelly stuff. Coleson had an egg and potato thing and I had an egg, mushroom, sausage, spinach, noodle plate. Pretty good actually. After walking back to the hotel for our car and things, we headed home via Valerie and Andre's where we met little Milo. Sooo sweet and so cute and so little. And when I was done holding him, I got to hand him back to his Mommy! I love love love being a Mommy, but I am excited for this next stage of living vicariously through other people's babies. Babies are hard work :). Once we were home and reunited with our three and settled back in, Grandma and Grandpa stopped by to say hi and bring presents, thank you! And thanks to Nana and Pop-Pop for the hotel points and for watching our little ones for the weekend!
Coleson's birthday was on Monday. He worked his one-day-from-home-a-month day on Monday since it was his birthday and the contractors were supposed to finish. Which they didn't. Another story for another post though. Ryan was excited and apparently told his class, so Ms. Jennifer walked him to the car after preschool to wish Ryan's Daddy a happy birthday :). In order to let Daddy get some work done and since we thought the kitchen would be a mess thanks to the contractors, we snuck out for a Burger King playdate with Eben and Asher from preschool. It was a great playdate! There were five kids/siblings playing and they played amazingly well. For nearly two hours there wasn't any quarrelling amongst them and they were nice to the other kids that came and went. And of course that made it really nice for the three mommies! For Coleson's birthday dinner, he asked for Chinese takeout since we'd been out a lot and we thought I wouldn't be able to cook in the kitchen. After researching a bit, we found some pretty good Chinese close by. The weather was beautiful and we ate out back. We did presents and cupcakes and Coleson tossed the football with the kids for awhile.
And that was that. Up next: Chloe!! Wow, my baby baby will be one in a little over three months. Craziness! But let's not rush things. Happy April birthdays Abby and Mommy and Daddy!!
After soccer on Saturday, my mom took me to Frosty Frog for a birthday lunch, yumm!! thanks! Then Coleson and I celebrated our birthdays with a trip down to the big city of Atlanta. I surprised Coleson last year with a weekend away for his 30th and we loved it so much that we hope to make it a birthday tradition :). We stayed at the InterContinental Buckhead again, beautiful hotel. I love the views and all the hustle-bustle. I can't handle too much of it, but a once-a-year trip is certainly a nice change. Everything did look even greener when we got home and, for better or worse, I noticed the cows more than normal. Coleson commented on the lack of pollen while we were walking around downtown, but I guess if there's no trees there's no pollen! Anyways, I digress... birthday weekend. We dined at Cantina for dinner. It was a nice Mexican place that was a perfect combination of different and fun but still casual and comfortable since we don't get out much these days! Great food and margaritas and people watching. And we love walking everywhere.
Sunday morning we walked to Buckhead Church. Buckhead Church is awesome. Breakfast was at the Flying Biscuit. The biscuits really were delicious with their berry-apple-butter-jelly stuff. Coleson had an egg and potato thing and I had an egg, mushroom, sausage, spinach, noodle plate. Pretty good actually. After walking back to the hotel for our car and things, we headed home via Valerie and Andre's where we met little Milo. Sooo sweet and so cute and so little. And when I was done holding him, I got to hand him back to his Mommy! I love love love being a Mommy, but I am excited for this next stage of living vicariously through other people's babies. Babies are hard work :). Once we were home and reunited with our three and settled back in, Grandma and Grandpa stopped by to say hi and bring presents, thank you! And thanks to Nana and Pop-Pop for the hotel points and for watching our little ones for the weekend!
Coleson's birthday was on Monday. He worked his one-day-from-home-a-month day on Monday since it was his birthday and the contractors were supposed to finish. Which they didn't. Another story for another post though. Ryan was excited and apparently told his class, so Ms. Jennifer walked him to the car after preschool to wish Ryan's Daddy a happy birthday :). In order to let Daddy get some work done and since we thought the kitchen would be a mess thanks to the contractors, we snuck out for a Burger King playdate with Eben and Asher from preschool. It was a great playdate! There were five kids/siblings playing and they played amazingly well. For nearly two hours there wasn't any quarrelling amongst them and they were nice to the other kids that came and went. And of course that made it really nice for the three mommies! For Coleson's birthday dinner, he asked for Chinese takeout since we'd been out a lot and we thought I wouldn't be able to cook in the kitchen. After researching a bit, we found some pretty good Chinese close by. The weather was beautiful and we ate out back. We did presents and cupcakes and Coleson tossed the football with the kids for awhile.
And that was that. Up next: Chloe!! Wow, my baby baby will be one in a little over three months. Craziness! But let's not rush things. Happy April birthdays Abby and Mommy and Daddy!!
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Happy 3rd birthday Abby!
In honor of Abby's 3rd birthday last weekend, we ran a 5k benefiting CHOA. It seemed a fitting way to honor her and them on her birthday. The race was early and cold and dark. Daddy pushed Chloe in our Chicco stroller and I pushed Abby's in Ms. Tara's jogging stroller [awesome stroller by the way!!]. Ryan ran. And he kicked our butts. We certainly held him back. Mommy is fat and lazy and has birthed three babies and has just recently regained full lung capacity from pneumonia [any other excuses you can think of for me? :)], so I definitely brought up the rear. Ryan and Daddy hung together, although I almost caught back up to them at the end. The next day I was sore, but Ryan didn't miss a beat. Forget soccer, we need to sign this kid up for track, he really was impressive out there!
After the race we celebrated with bagels at Starbucks and then headed home where Abby found some presents waiting in the backyard! A new turtle sandbox and a riding inflated donkey horse thingy. The look on her face when she saw them through the backdoor was priceless. Ryan got her some dress-up shoes she had been eyeing at the grocery store. She loved them, but unfortunately they broke within minutes, boo. :(
All her aunts and uncles made it for the party and it was nice to have them in and out throughout the afternoon. The party started at 4:30 and it was a small gathering this year - just family and Alicia, Christa, Tara, and their crews. Abby helped me pick a polka-dot theme and the guys grilled out burgers & dogs for us. The kids had a blast running around and playing and splish splashing in the pool noodle polka dots and eating cupcakes. Thanks to everyone who came and helped make her day super special!
Since her birthday was a Saturday this year and was full of all sorts of fun festivities, we had our family "dinner" for lunch on Sunday. Abby picked Zaxby's which is an interesting choice since she doesn't eat their chicken very well. It took forever to get her to eat one piece and seeing as it was her birthday and all, we left it at that. Whatever!
Abby's three year checkup was on my birthday this year. After some deliberation and a re-measurement she was officially listed as 37.5inches. Initially they came up with 35.7 which is actually shorter than she was at her 2.5yr. So Dr. Bowman measured her again. When you are as short as she is, two inches is a big deal :) Hopefully Dr. Bowman's measurement was correct! She weighed in at 32lbs. Both right at normal/average on the charts. They also took her bloodpressure [94/42] and a urine sample. Dr. Bowman was happy with the results on both of those and wasn't worried about her kidneys. It was nice she took those couple extra steps [Abby's last visit with her pediatric nephrologist was her two year; we loved Dr. Jernigan, but it's been great having all three kids at the same, close to home, pediatrician!]. PS - I just googled bloodpressure for a three year old girl, and according to livestrong dot com, the first site that came up, if anything Abby's a little low on the bloodpressure. I would guess that's better than a little high, especially given her Mommy has low bloodpressure too.
After the race we celebrated with bagels at Starbucks and then headed home where Abby found some presents waiting in the backyard! A new turtle sandbox and a riding inflated donkey horse thingy. The look on her face when she saw them through the backdoor was priceless. Ryan got her some dress-up shoes she had been eyeing at the grocery store. She loved them, but unfortunately they broke within minutes, boo. :(
All her aunts and uncles made it for the party and it was nice to have them in and out throughout the afternoon. The party started at 4:30 and it was a small gathering this year - just family and Alicia, Christa, Tara, and their crews. Abby helped me pick a polka-dot theme and the guys grilled out burgers & dogs for us. The kids had a blast running around and playing and splish splashing in the pool noodle polka dots and eating cupcakes. Thanks to everyone who came and helped make her day super special!
Since her birthday was a Saturday this year and was full of all sorts of fun festivities, we had our family "dinner" for lunch on Sunday. Abby picked Zaxby's which is an interesting choice since she doesn't eat their chicken very well. It took forever to get her to eat one piece and seeing as it was her birthday and all, we left it at that. Whatever!
Abby's three year checkup was on my birthday this year. After some deliberation and a re-measurement she was officially listed as 37.5inches. Initially they came up with 35.7 which is actually shorter than she was at her 2.5yr. So Dr. Bowman measured her again. When you are as short as she is, two inches is a big deal :) Hopefully Dr. Bowman's measurement was correct! She weighed in at 32lbs. Both right at normal/average on the charts. They also took her bloodpressure [94/42] and a urine sample. Dr. Bowman was happy with the results on both of those and wasn't worried about her kidneys. It was nice she took those couple extra steps [Abby's last visit with her pediatric nephrologist was her two year; we loved Dr. Jernigan, but it's been great having all three kids at the same, close to home, pediatrician!]. PS - I just googled bloodpressure for a three year old girl, and according to livestrong dot com, the first site that came up, if anything Abby's a little low on the bloodpressure. I would guess that's better than a little high, especially given her Mommy has low bloodpressure too.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Three years old! [and five days :)]
Happy Birthday my Sweet Abby-Girl!! Wow, three!! What a fun and spirited and beautiful and joyful little girl you are. You are tough and strong and fearless and you know what you want. As your mother, these can make it tough to parent you, but I also love these qualities and sometimes I wish I had more of your confidence and passion myself! You love life and your family and your friends and your baby dolls. Most of the time you can do your colors and shapes and counting [although you still skip six everytime!!], you just usually have something better to do! You scream at bugs and love swinging and the monkey bars and your new sandbox. You think your Big Brother hung the moon, but that doesn't stop you from pestering him endlessly. You love sharing your room with Chloe and think it's the coolest thing ever when she "matches" you [you dress alike :)]. You love fruits and bananas and snacks and goldfish and as soon as you realize what it means to be a vegetarian, you'll be the first of our kids to go through that phase. You can sit at the dinner table forever and store chewed food in your cheeks for hours. You love ribbiting like a frog and polka dots and monkeys. You sing and dance and spin yourself in circles until you fall over. Tinkerbell and Curious George are awesome and guacamole is super tasty, as are artichokes. If we aren't paying attention, you'll eat plain ketchup and you much prefer your fingers over a fork. You are blossoming into a little gymnast, yesterday you flipped all the way over on the bars on the playset. Nothing phases you and I don't even flinch when you trip over your own two feet, it happens a dozen times a day! You dress yourself and put on your own socks and shoes. Pink is your favorite color, although you usually call it purple. You can be shy for about thirty seconds, but after that you've never met a stranger and you can tell some amazing stories. You always ask to go out for chicken, don't actually eat it, and then we have to keep on you to finish it. You give great hugs and love for Mommy or Daddy to pick you up. You are an amazing blessing and I thank God everyday for you. I love you, love you, love you my Sweet Girl!! Happy third birthday!!
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
show and tell
Yesterday was "W" show and tell at preschool. Ryan and I talked about it at breakfast, and he wanted to bring a whale. And yet somehow in the few minutes between breakfast and getting in the car, we managed to forget his "W." So he told his teacher he wanted to wait until today when he actually had something to show. I assumed he would want a whale, but instead this morning he told me he wanted to draw a picture of Washington DC. Pretty cool. I suggested he could bring in the keychain that Daddy brought him last summer when he had a conference in DC, but we couldn't find it. So instead he decided on our DC magnet. I then asked what he was going to say about it [show and tell is more like tell and guess at his preschool, so he likes to be tricky and try to stump his friends when he tells about his show.] He told me that Washington DC was just a city, not in a country, but then he corrected himself, it's not in a state. What?!? How does he remember that? I told him that was really good, but he thought that would be too easy and his friends would know. I tried to be nice and not insult his friends' intelligences by telling him that they probably wouldn't know that if they hadn't been there, but he still wasn't buying that. Okay, well what else could you say about Washington DC? The President, although he couldn't remember his name, lives there. Then he told me United States of America and I could tell he was thinking real hard, but he couldn't quite come up with it. Washington DC is the capital of America? Yes!
So off he went with his Washington DC magnet for a belated show and tell. I would have loved to have seen him explaining Washington DC to his class. When I picked him up, I asked him what he told his friends. He told them it's a city, it's by the pretty water, and the President lives there. I asked if his friends guessed it and he said no. I asked if he gave any other clues, and he said no. I am still not exactly sure how his show and tell resolved. I suppose it's probably a little wrong and I know I am 100% biased, but I hope his teachers see how smart he is, he certainly amazes me! :)
So off he went with his Washington DC magnet for a belated show and tell. I would have loved to have seen him explaining Washington DC to his class. When I picked him up, I asked him what he told his friends. He told them it's a city, it's by the pretty water, and the President lives there. I asked if his friends guessed it and he said no. I asked if he gave any other clues, and he said no. I am still not exactly sure how his show and tell resolved. I suppose it's probably a little wrong and I know I am 100% biased, but I hope his teachers see how smart he is, he certainly amazes me! :)
Thursday, April 11, 2013
brilliant
Ryan's known my phone number for quite awhile now, but we've never really talked about Daddy's phone number before. Tuesday he asked me what it was. I literally recited the number to him twice and he knows it! I've been quizzing him a couple of times a day just to make sure it's sticking in his long term memory, but no worries there. He's gotten it right every time without any hesitation. I swear he has a better memory than me these days! What a smart little man!
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