Monday, October 30, 2006
few things
Funny little things:
K now knows her name and will say K when you ask her whose dress is this etc. Before she would just stay quiet when asked her who did this or who is this. She also can identify herself in pictures.
She now calls dada daddy. Mama is still Mama or MOM!
She is very into Halloween. She loved the pumpkin patch yesterday and continues to look for boos (pumpkins) everywhere. We have to get her a costume this evening. The one store we went to yesterday was sold out last night. Yikes! She eats with the pumpkin that Grandma brought home a few weeks ago and tries to give it water, oatmeal etc. We asked her wants she wants to be for Halloween and she said a giraffe or a cat. Two of her favorite animals.
On Saturday Grandma was over for her weekly Sat visit. When Grandma wanted to take her out for their standard walk, Kaitlin asked to be held and I asked her what was wrong she told me Grandma walk… We are still in a mommy period.
Today when we did the school drop off she didn’t cry. She was so busy doing things she didn’t even focus on me when I held her to sing.
We are in a no phase. Almost every question receives a no. Do you want ice cream? No. Do you want to go outside? No. Sometimes she realizes what she is missing out on and follows up with a quick yes!
Excited about Halloween tomorrow!
K now knows her name and will say K when you ask her whose dress is this etc. Before she would just stay quiet when asked her who did this or who is this. She also can identify herself in pictures.
She now calls dada daddy. Mama is still Mama or MOM!
She is very into Halloween. She loved the pumpkin patch yesterday and continues to look for boos (pumpkins) everywhere. We have to get her a costume this evening. The one store we went to yesterday was sold out last night. Yikes! She eats with the pumpkin that Grandma brought home a few weeks ago and tries to give it water, oatmeal etc. We asked her wants she wants to be for Halloween and she said a giraffe or a cat. Two of her favorite animals.
On Saturday Grandma was over for her weekly Sat visit. When Grandma wanted to take her out for their standard walk, Kaitlin asked to be held and I asked her what was wrong she told me Grandma walk… We are still in a mommy period.
Today when we did the school drop off she didn’t cry. She was so busy doing things she didn’t even focus on me when I held her to sing.
We are in a no phase. Almost every question receives a no. Do you want ice cream? No. Do you want to go outside? No. Sometimes she realizes what she is missing out on and follows up with a quick yes!
Excited about Halloween tomorrow!
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
still tears
Day two drop off and still lots of tears... Luckily she had a great time yesterday once I left and looked like such a big girl when I picked her up walking around with pigtails. She came home so full of energy and excited it was hard to believe she was the same girl who was in DC crying for mommy all week.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
We made it
We spent the rest of the weekend in DC at the National Zoo (saw the pandas), in Bethesda, at the National Portrait Gallery (amazing) and spending time with Pmogi. It was nice to see the sites, but K just wasn't very happy and needed to be held almost the entire time by mommy only. Her poor voice was hoarse from crying and in fact on Sunday she lost her voice for a brief time. It was really sad. Not the bonding time we hoped prior to starting school. She did great on the flights home and was so happy to be on the airplane and kept talking about home. Overall it was nice to see Pmogi, visit the sites and enjoy some time, but not with such a sad goose.
K started school today full time and had a rough drop off. The teacher had to take her from me while she was crying so that didn't make the week any better. I also hit a pole yesterday (it jumped out at me) and so not off to a great start. K keeps mentioning that my car is smooshed and wants to look at it over and over when we are in the garage. Grandma also left this morning and so we will now be adjusting to a new schedule and routine.
The biggest development is that she has begun to put two to three words together and is an awesome communicator. It is neat to see her language develop.
K started school today full time and had a rough drop off. The teacher had to take her from me while she was crying so that didn't make the week any better. I also hit a pole yesterday (it jumped out at me) and so not off to a great start. K keeps mentioning that my car is smooshed and wants to look at it over and over when we are in the garage. Grandma also left this morning and so we will now be adjusting to a new schedule and routine.
The biggest development is that she has begun to put two to three words together and is an awesome communicator. It is neat to see her language develop.
Friday, October 20, 2006
The last few days
Yesterday we took K to the air and space museum and the native american museum followed by an afternoon in Georgetown. She loved the two mules we spotted near the river and so we went down and petted them and looked at them until they went home (she even bought a horse ornament for the holidays and carried him around everywhere) The horse love continues... At lunch we went to this place that happened to be filming a movie or tv show so everytime the director said and action K would repeat and really loudly.
Today we went to the National art gallery which she loved and spent some time talking to a group of girls who she had to sit near (they were in their early 20s) and ran around looking for dog, horse and baby pictures. She insisted on getting her crayons and paper out as well and spent some time in the rooms and in her stroller drawing. We went to Bistro D'Oc again for a yummy lunch and Pmogi took us on a tour at the capitol. It was a wondereful tour and as pmogi is interning at a CA senator's office we got to go to their office and check out the Capitol. It was great.
Unfortunately K has had a hard time with this trip and really not been herself. A lot of fussing and frustration of the limits we have had to set because of the city. Her happiest times have been in the hotel. Last night pmogi came over after K was in bed so T and I could go out. We had a great time hitting up some of the local spots in Adams Morgan, but when we got home K had woken up. She spent 90 minutes crying to get out of her bed. Although we put her to bed immediately after getting home (she had been up 10 minutes) the concierge called and woke her up. ARGH! As we told her she had to sleep in her bed she got very frustrated and really wanted out. It was horrible to see her sad and a mistake on our parts to think she could get comfy in a strange bed. We are going to Annapolis tomorrow and are hoping to have a quieter day so she can have a bit of fun.
Today we went to the National art gallery which she loved and spent some time talking to a group of girls who she had to sit near (they were in their early 20s) and ran around looking for dog, horse and baby pictures. She insisted on getting her crayons and paper out as well and spent some time in the rooms and in her stroller drawing. We went to Bistro D'Oc again for a yummy lunch and Pmogi took us on a tour at the capitol. It was a wondereful tour and as pmogi is interning at a CA senator's office we got to go to their office and check out the Capitol. It was great.
Unfortunately K has had a hard time with this trip and really not been herself. A lot of fussing and frustration of the limits we have had to set because of the city. Her happiest times have been in the hotel. Last night pmogi came over after K was in bed so T and I could go out. We had a great time hitting up some of the local spots in Adams Morgan, but when we got home K had woken up. She spent 90 minutes crying to get out of her bed. Although we put her to bed immediately after getting home (she had been up 10 minutes) the concierge called and woke her up. ARGH! As we told her she had to sleep in her bed she got very frustrated and really wanted out. It was horrible to see her sad and a mistake on our parts to think she could get comfy in a strange bed. We are going to Annapolis tomorrow and are hoping to have a quieter day so she can have a bit of fun.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Today
We had another fun day today, we visited the White House - where we spent most of our time enjoying the horse statues in the various rooms open to the public and best of all the squirrels on the grounds. We went to Hotel Washington for a nice breakfast and enjoyed an amazing view of the mall. We went to U street (which is not quite a trendy shopping area, but will be soon) and decided to head over to Georgetown for a nice lunch at Dean & Deluca and some wandering about... We spent some time exploring the Georgetown campus where K enjoyed running up and down the ramps and climbing in the stairs while getting in the way of college students... We even got her to sit in her stroller on the walk back to the hotel while we sang Old MacDonald. Every time we asked her what animal should be on the farm - we were told horses!!! The weather has turned around and now it is in the mid 70s!
Pmogi and I have been having fun (we went to Kramers last night for a dessert and late night book run and met a friend tonight at Teaisms so she could meet K and we could catch up. very nice!)
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Monday, October 16, 2006
More
K loved the botanical gardens this afternoon as they had this amazing house for her to play in and sweep. It was just her size near 4 water fountains. K didn't think the place was really a botanical garden, but rather a water garden as she ran from garden to garden to explore. She also enjoyed our time at Bistro D' as she loved the big sheets of paper she could draw all over. She even tried leek soup - quite brave and only through ice cream bribery. The morning can't be discussed all I can say is we spent seven hours in trains to end up back in DC without a visit to Anapolis. Her cold is better and she slept through the night last night!
Sunday, October 15, 2006
We're here!
We made it. K did great on the plane flights although she was up for the first 90 minutes of the first flight which means she got to bed at almost 1am. She took a nap before we left home and on the way to the airport, but she lost a number of hours of sleep. She has done great regardless and is in great spirits (although she is now fighting a very very runny nose). She was sooo fascinated by the airplane and kept staring at them and enjoying all the activity of the airport.
Yesterday we went to Teaisms (very cute!!!) spent some time in Georgetown had an amazing coffee at Leopld's Kafe and walked along the water. It was beautiful!!! The weather has even cooperated.
Today we went to Alexandria and had a wonderful time walking around, enjoying a yummy lemonade and pumkin tart from Bittersweet and a really nice lunch by the harbor. K had a great time walking back to the train enjoying the piggyback ride and pretending to be a neigh neigh. Yesterday when we were by the river we saw a boat being pulled by two donkeys. K loved it and when she saw the water today asked for donkeys... We also went to the mall and saw some of the monuments which was really nice.
It has been so nice to see Pmogi. We have never been apart for this long and it has been nice to catch up, enjoy the weather and explore DC with a great tour guide and DC expert... It will be nicer when she is in the Bay Area so we can enjoy the cafes there.
More details to come as we have had a busy but fun last couple of days!
Yesterday we went to Teaisms (very cute!!!) spent some time in Georgetown had an amazing coffee at Leopld's Kafe and walked along the water. It was beautiful!!! The weather has even cooperated.
Today we went to Alexandria and had a wonderful time walking around, enjoying a yummy lemonade and pumkin tart from Bittersweet and a really nice lunch by the harbor. K had a great time walking back to the train enjoying the piggyback ride and pretending to be a neigh neigh. Yesterday when we were by the river we saw a boat being pulled by two donkeys. K loved it and when she saw the water today asked for donkeys... We also went to the mall and saw some of the monuments which was really nice.
It has been so nice to see Pmogi. We have never been apart for this long and it has been nice to catch up, enjoy the weather and explore DC with a great tour guide and DC expert... It will be nicer when she is in the Bay Area so we can enjoy the cafes there.
More details to come as we have had a busy but fun last couple of days!
Friday, October 13, 2006
day two
Day two: no tears. K was a bit quivery and nervous for today's school drop off. We went out to the swings and I started to push her and about two minutes in she told me bye bye and I gave her a tickle and left. I didn't hear any tears all the way to the car.
We have been reading this book called Lily's big day. K is a huge fan of Lilly and is asking for boots with stars (Lilly has boots with stars!) I saw some nice cat boots a sure win with our kitty lover girl and will take her to see if she will keep them on so she can be like Lilly.
We have had early mornings (we meaning tmobro and kgoose) and so I got up early to hang out with them today. T decided to relax on the couch until K decided he needed some water during his nap and figured out how to empty her sippy cup of a few sips of water into his mouth while he was sleeping!! Needless to say he was rather surprised.
We decided to make cookies last night (it was so cold out) and the first few batches were going in while K was getting ready for bed. She must have been able to smell them because as soon as we finished the milk she asked to eat and this morning asked to eat within moments of being up. The sugar radar is high. She was deligted to eat a cookie that a horse might like as we had oatmeal cookies. She thinks everyone eats oats just like the neigh neighs!
Wish us a sleepy plane flight tonight!
We have been reading this book called Lily's big day. K is a huge fan of Lilly and is asking for boots with stars (Lilly has boots with stars!) I saw some nice cat boots a sure win with our kitty lover girl and will take her to see if she will keep them on so she can be like Lilly.
We have had early mornings (we meaning tmobro and kgoose) and so I got up early to hang out with them today. T decided to relax on the couch until K decided he needed some water during his nap and figured out how to empty her sippy cup of a few sips of water into his mouth while he was sleeping!! Needless to say he was rather surprised.
We decided to make cookies last night (it was so cold out) and the first few batches were going in while K was getting ready for bed. She must have been able to smell them because as soon as we finished the milk she asked to eat and this morning asked to eat within moments of being up. The sugar radar is high. She was deligted to eat a cookie that a horse might like as we had oatmeal cookies. She thinks everyone eats oats just like the neigh neighs!
Wish us a sleepy plane flight tonight!
Thursday, October 12, 2006
K went to school today
K went to school today in the morning and didn't cry when we left.... I don't expect her to not cry tomorrow, but I am so proud of her!!! She is going to be there for 2.5 hours (longest time yet)
On Tuesday K fell asleep on the way to school so we went to D& T's house. K had a great time and loved playing with the play dough. She was also very excited to see her star game and tried to keep them close to her. She also really enjoyed all the Elmo toys.
Today when I was eating my oatmeal she kept trying to put almonds in my cereal. I had quite a number of almonds in the bowl and asked her to eat the almonds she wanted. Instead of eating them she just kept scooping them into my bowl. When we tried to put them away she said that she would put them in her mouth as soon as she got the container she would giggle and put them in my bowl. I think had more almonds than oatmeal this morning.
Tomorrow we are taking a red eye to DC. Every time we ask where she is going on the plane she tells us to see pmogi and asks if grandma is coming. She must always associate pmogi with grandma.
On Tuesday K fell asleep on the way to school so we went to D& T's house. K had a great time and loved playing with the play dough. She was also very excited to see her star game and tried to keep them close to her. She also really enjoyed all the Elmo toys.
Today when I was eating my oatmeal she kept trying to put almonds in my cereal. I had quite a number of almonds in the bowl and asked her to eat the almonds she wanted. Instead of eating them she just kept scooping them into my bowl. When we tried to put them away she said that she would put them in her mouth as soon as she got the container she would giggle and put them in my bowl. I think had more almonds than oatmeal this morning.
Tomorrow we are taking a red eye to DC. Every time we ask where she is going on the plane she tells us to see pmogi and asks if grandma is coming. She must always associate pmogi with grandma.
Monday, October 09, 2006
kiss or tickle
K is not very giving with her kisses these days so I started asking her whether she wanted a kiss or a tickle before I leave. The tickles have become so fun that she only wants tickles. If she gets an owwie, she wants a tickle instead of a kiss to make it feel better. The funniest part about this is that she loves to tell us when she is done with the tickle. Sometimes before we even start tickling she is telling us she is done... About a second later she is asking for more. Now we have to figure out how to get our kisses back.
The transition to school is not going very well. She is going for 45 minutes - 1 hour a day to get her comfortable. On Friday she cried as soon as we got to the door and asked Mama to push her on the swing and then proceeded to cry horribly on my shoulder for twenty minutes. Today when I asked if she wanted to go to school she said no a number of times and cried getting into the car, when we pulled up to the school and 90% of the time I was there for the drop off. It isn't going well yet, but the woman is very good with it and keeps reminding me that it is normal. The bummer about this is that the first day she went by herself she stopped sleeping through the night. She was up 7 times that night and got up for the day much earlier than normal. She has continued to get up 1-3 times a night since, which is disappointing since she was such a good sleeper.
K got to be a big helper this weekend as we had to take MoCa to the doctor as she wasn't able to use one of her paws. She spent most of the weekend talking about MoCa's paw and MoCa having to go to the doctor because of her owwie.
Two more of K's molars are in.
K got a new horse this weekend and loves it. It goes everywhere with her. She is very very into horses and so this season's clothes include a number of horse shirts and sweaters.
She is getting much stronger and able to hold hang on to bars and swing, climb more and more things and explore things she was afraid to try before. She is also getting very good at developing her vocab and putting together sentences together and is very funny about mimicing things. One of her funniest phrases is oh nooo..
She is also developing a great interest in Elmo (not sure where it came from) but we bought her some elmo crackers which she was very excited about and is always checking to see if Elmos is on tv.
The transition to school is not going very well. She is going for 45 minutes - 1 hour a day to get her comfortable. On Friday she cried as soon as we got to the door and asked Mama to push her on the swing and then proceeded to cry horribly on my shoulder for twenty minutes. Today when I asked if she wanted to go to school she said no a number of times and cried getting into the car, when we pulled up to the school and 90% of the time I was there for the drop off. It isn't going well yet, but the woman is very good with it and keeps reminding me that it is normal. The bummer about this is that the first day she went by herself she stopped sleeping through the night. She was up 7 times that night and got up for the day much earlier than normal. She has continued to get up 1-3 times a night since, which is disappointing since she was such a good sleeper.
K got to be a big helper this weekend as we had to take MoCa to the doctor as she wasn't able to use one of her paws. She spent most of the weekend talking about MoCa's paw and MoCa having to go to the doctor because of her owwie.
Two more of K's molars are in.
K got a new horse this weekend and loves it. It goes everywhere with her. She is very very into horses and so this season's clothes include a number of horse shirts and sweaters.
She is getting much stronger and able to hold hang on to bars and swing, climb more and more things and explore things she was afraid to try before. She is also getting very good at developing her vocab and putting together sentences together and is very funny about mimicing things. One of her funniest phrases is oh nooo..
She is also developing a great interest in Elmo (not sure where it came from) but we bought her some elmo crackers which she was very excited about and is always checking to see if Elmos is on tv.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Monday, October 02, 2006
The weekend
We had a great Saturday as a family. We went to Vasona Park for a company picnic. When we were getting in the car we promised a train ride and K asked if we could also have a horse ride as the last few weeks there has been a train ride near the horses. We said no horses, but in the end she had her first merry go round. She really enjoyed it and spent Sat evening talking about the neigh neighs going up and down. She was also quite fascinated by the geese and kept talking about the muck they were standing in. She also enjoyed the lake, which she initally thought was an ocean. In the evening we headed to a 1 year bday party for J and K loved going over and playing with all the toys and exploring his home. It is hard to believe K was that age.
On Friday evening we went back to school and were delighted to see a swing set and sandbox added to the backyard. K thought the swing was the best and is now starting to transition to school. We are dropping her with Grandma for a couple hours a day so she can get used to the area. Hopefully by the end of next week she will be going for a full day. It looks fantastic, but is quite a change and tough to think of K being away from the home.
T and I had a great weekend as we went to volleyball on Friday night with our friends. We were late due to the school visit, but enjoyed the game and a nice dinner. Sunday was our annual trip to Napa, which was superb. We had a beautiful lunch at Auberge du Soleil (it is beautiful there), followed by a fantastic tasting at Joseph Phelps and a wonderful tour and tasting at Vincent Arroyo. We got to see a lot of the crushing process, which was really really amazing. We even tried some of the yummy grapes. We finished with a nice dinner at Redd in Yountville.
Today K bumped her back when sliding off a chair and asked for a back rub. When I started to rub her she asked that her pajama top be removed for ultimate back rubbing enjoyement. She is very fascinated with backs. Yesterday I was grabbing a book and she kissed my back. As I was moving she asked to give me "one more" which is one of her favorite phrases and gave me another kiss. Back kisses are given to most dogs on the street and of course, MoCa.
I forgot to mention last weekend K saw her first seal in Half Moon Bay as he was swiming close to the shore. It was quite neat.
On Friday evening we went back to school and were delighted to see a swing set and sandbox added to the backyard. K thought the swing was the best and is now starting to transition to school. We are dropping her with Grandma for a couple hours a day so she can get used to the area. Hopefully by the end of next week she will be going for a full day. It looks fantastic, but is quite a change and tough to think of K being away from the home.
T and I had a great weekend as we went to volleyball on Friday night with our friends. We were late due to the school visit, but enjoyed the game and a nice dinner. Sunday was our annual trip to Napa, which was superb. We had a beautiful lunch at Auberge du Soleil (it is beautiful there), followed by a fantastic tasting at Joseph Phelps and a wonderful tour and tasting at Vincent Arroyo. We got to see a lot of the crushing process, which was really really amazing. We even tried some of the yummy grapes. We finished with a nice dinner at Redd in Yountville.
Today K bumped her back when sliding off a chair and asked for a back rub. When I started to rub her she asked that her pajama top be removed for ultimate back rubbing enjoyement. She is very fascinated with backs. Yesterday I was grabbing a book and she kissed my back. As I was moving she asked to give me "one more" which is one of her favorite phrases and gave me another kiss. Back kisses are given to most dogs on the street and of course, MoCa.
I forgot to mention last weekend K saw her first seal in Half Moon Bay as he was swiming close to the shore. It was quite neat.
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