New Favorites
I noticed that I wrote a post last year listing all of Court's current favorite things and almost all of them have changed since then. She is a very fickle little being and keeping track of her likes and dislikes is almost a full-time job right now, but I'm loving every minute of watching my little girl discover herself. Below is an update of what she likes as of today!
Favorite Color: Purple (Damn you Barney the Dinosaur)
Favorite show/character: Higgly Town Heroes, Max and Ruby, Backyardigans (thank goodness she seems to be over her Wiggles hero worship and can't say I miss Dora the Explorer either)
Favorite movie: Lion King, Lady and the Tramp
Favorite animal: cat (she carries around this little kitty that we bought that is made of real rabbit fur. She is obsessed with our poor cat Leo, who I have to say has yet to warm up to her)
Favorite drink : "Juice red" (cranberry juice)
Favorite meal: macaroni and cheese
Favorite snack: dried apricots, blueberries, Cheez-Its, popsicles
Favorite pasttimes: singing and dancing, stacking her many DVDs into "towers", racing us up and down the hallway, hide and seek, painting with watercolors
Favorite song: Hakuna Matata
Favorite toy: she doesn't much play with her toys, she prefers to play endlessly with household items like a flashlight, cup, coasters, fake fruit, knickknacks, but when she does play it's usually with her Thomas the Train set
Favorite phrases: "I need it" "but mommy I HAVE to" "I think I need a snack" "mommy, let's think about this"
What makes her happiest: Waking up in our bed. The big smile on her face when she rolls over and sees me in the morning is absolutely priceless
What makes her mad: Changing her diaper. Telling her to go to sleep. Putting her in a timeout. "you're making my mad!"
She's such a character...a big personality in such a tiny body.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Friday, January 12, 2007
The Cold Has Set Upon Us
We are having an unusually cold January in the Bay Area and because of that, EVERYONE has the flu or a cold. Courtney caught it first about a week ago. It started with a high fever for a couple of days and then a runny nose and a bad cough. It's been especially hard on us because the child now absolutely REFUSES to take medicine. A couple of months she had caught a little cold and we gave her some Tylenol Cold for children. The stuff tasted pretty nasty (I taste everything before I give it to her), but she was suffering so we kind of forced it down. She proceeded to cry and gag until she threw it all up (as well as her dinner, lunch and probably breakfast too). Now, she's traumatized. When we hold her down, she just spits it out all over the place or gags and throws up. We tried sneaking it in her juice and now she won't drink ANY juice. I got busted sneaking Triaminic Ready Tabs into her yogurt so now she won't eat that. We obviously have some trust issues now and I have to work on rebuilding that, but a mother desparate for her child to feel better will try just about anything.
So, I stayed home with her for a couple of days and got a pretty nasty cold as a result. I haven't had a cold in like 3 years, so it hit me like a ton of bricks. I haven't slept well in like 5 nights because of all the draining and coughing and I can barely hear anything because my ears are so stuffed up. I'm at work today either whispering or yelling at people because I can't hear myself talk. Now, my husband is sick also, so we're just a fun bunch! I'm usually such a caregiver and nurturer for everyone around me, but I've noticed that no one really takes care for "mommy" when she's sick. So, I just grit my teeth and get through it and continue to care for my husband and child. In the meantime, I'm absolutely miserable. I'm lucky, though, because Courtney really is a trouper when she's sick. Now, if only I could get my husband to stop being so whiny...
We are having an unusually cold January in the Bay Area and because of that, EVERYONE has the flu or a cold. Courtney caught it first about a week ago. It started with a high fever for a couple of days and then a runny nose and a bad cough. It's been especially hard on us because the child now absolutely REFUSES to take medicine. A couple of months she had caught a little cold and we gave her some Tylenol Cold for children. The stuff tasted pretty nasty (I taste everything before I give it to her), but she was suffering so we kind of forced it down. She proceeded to cry and gag until she threw it all up (as well as her dinner, lunch and probably breakfast too). Now, she's traumatized. When we hold her down, she just spits it out all over the place or gags and throws up. We tried sneaking it in her juice and now she won't drink ANY juice. I got busted sneaking Triaminic Ready Tabs into her yogurt so now she won't eat that. We obviously have some trust issues now and I have to work on rebuilding that, but a mother desparate for her child to feel better will try just about anything.
So, I stayed home with her for a couple of days and got a pretty nasty cold as a result. I haven't had a cold in like 3 years, so it hit me like a ton of bricks. I haven't slept well in like 5 nights because of all the draining and coughing and I can barely hear anything because my ears are so stuffed up. I'm at work today either whispering or yelling at people because I can't hear myself talk. Now, my husband is sick also, so we're just a fun bunch! I'm usually such a caregiver and nurturer for everyone around me, but I've noticed that no one really takes care for "mommy" when she's sick. So, I just grit my teeth and get through it and continue to care for my husband and child. In the meantime, I'm absolutely miserable. I'm lucky, though, because Courtney really is a trouper when she's sick. Now, if only I could get my husband to stop being so whiny...
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Sorry I've been so lazy
About updating my blog, though I'm not sure how many people actually read this!
The holidays were very mellow and very enjoyable. Christmas was awesome with Courtney. She really got into the whole Santa thing and got WAY too spoiled with presents. I have to completely reorganize the house to figure out where to put everything. She didn't act spoiled, though, which makes me very happy. She very patiently opened each gift, put the wrapping paper in the garbage bag, and lines up the presents very neatly in front of the fireplace. How many 2-year olds behave like that at Xmas? I haven't decided if this is a good or bad thing yet. She's pretty uptight and things have to be just perfect or she has a bit of a meltdown. Everything has to be stacked neatly, lined up, none of her food can touch on her plate. But it makes for a pretty tidy house!
I have to say I really enjoyed staying at home with her for my 10 day "vacation". I got into the whole stay at home mom thing. I cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner, all healthy snacks and meals. I took her on excursions. We went out to dinner together, we went shopping. It was like she was my little buddy. This time with her is why I had a baby in the first place. I thought I'd be ready to go back to work from being burnt out, but I cried the whole drive in on that first day back. I don't know if I could do it full-time forever, but I treasure those days when I can devote all my time and energy to my little angel.
I was going to tackle the potty-training thing during this time off, but this gained no traction whatsoever. I took her to Target to pick out some big girl panties thinking this would be a good way to kickstart the process. Thirty dollars later...no dice! She had to get all these boy underwear, like Cars and Wiggles, as well as girly Dora the Explorer, Little Mermaid and Curious George panties. For a couple of days, I had to put them on over her diapers. She also likes to play with them and organize them into neat little piles, but other than that, they don't seem to interest her very much. Money well spent. I did get some Pull-up diapers and she was into pulling them up and down for a couple of days, but she's over that also. I know I'm supposed to be waiting for these elusive "potty training cues" before I try to get the ball rolling, but I'm thinking about taking a more heavy-handed approach. I don't understand how a child as brilliant as Court can be so behind in things like these. I had the same problem with the bottle-weaning issue. Oh well. We'll see what happens.
New Years was a big whopping dud. We didn't even make it to midnight. I did absolutely no reflecting and made no resolutions. I just want to be the best wife and mother I can every day. I have learned this past year, that it's important to put equal energy into both endeavors. As much as I love my daughter and want to make her the center of my universe, I love my husband just as much. It's a different kind of love, of course, but not any less important. I think the foundation of a good family life is a good marriage and I'm committed to that wholeheartedly. Having this child put a tremendous strain on things that first year from all the first-time parent stress that arises from not knowing what the heck you're doing, but things are great now. I want to keep it that way. A lot of my friends ignore their husbands and completely lose their sense of self and individuality when they have children. I made a promise to myself I wouldn't do that and I've done pretty well so far. I still have my yoga classes, dinners with girlfriends, date nights with my husband, drinks with work colleagues, and it makes me a well-rounded person, and not any less of a mother. I want to be a good role model for my daughter and show her that you can have everything if you want it bad enough. Oh look at that...I'm reflecting. Enough of that!
I will post holiday pics next time of my little anal retentive girl!
Cheers
About updating my blog, though I'm not sure how many people actually read this!
The holidays were very mellow and very enjoyable. Christmas was awesome with Courtney. She really got into the whole Santa thing and got WAY too spoiled with presents. I have to completely reorganize the house to figure out where to put everything. She didn't act spoiled, though, which makes me very happy. She very patiently opened each gift, put the wrapping paper in the garbage bag, and lines up the presents very neatly in front of the fireplace. How many 2-year olds behave like that at Xmas? I haven't decided if this is a good or bad thing yet. She's pretty uptight and things have to be just perfect or she has a bit of a meltdown. Everything has to be stacked neatly, lined up, none of her food can touch on her plate. But it makes for a pretty tidy house!
I have to say I really enjoyed staying at home with her for my 10 day "vacation". I got into the whole stay at home mom thing. I cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner, all healthy snacks and meals. I took her on excursions. We went out to dinner together, we went shopping. It was like she was my little buddy. This time with her is why I had a baby in the first place. I thought I'd be ready to go back to work from being burnt out, but I cried the whole drive in on that first day back. I don't know if I could do it full-time forever, but I treasure those days when I can devote all my time and energy to my little angel.
I was going to tackle the potty-training thing during this time off, but this gained no traction whatsoever. I took her to Target to pick out some big girl panties thinking this would be a good way to kickstart the process. Thirty dollars later...no dice! She had to get all these boy underwear, like Cars and Wiggles, as well as girly Dora the Explorer, Little Mermaid and Curious George panties. For a couple of days, I had to put them on over her diapers. She also likes to play with them and organize them into neat little piles, but other than that, they don't seem to interest her very much. Money well spent. I did get some Pull-up diapers and she was into pulling them up and down for a couple of days, but she's over that also. I know I'm supposed to be waiting for these elusive "potty training cues" before I try to get the ball rolling, but I'm thinking about taking a more heavy-handed approach. I don't understand how a child as brilliant as Court can be so behind in things like these. I had the same problem with the bottle-weaning issue. Oh well. We'll see what happens.
New Years was a big whopping dud. We didn't even make it to midnight. I did absolutely no reflecting and made no resolutions. I just want to be the best wife and mother I can every day. I have learned this past year, that it's important to put equal energy into both endeavors. As much as I love my daughter and want to make her the center of my universe, I love my husband just as much. It's a different kind of love, of course, but not any less important. I think the foundation of a good family life is a good marriage and I'm committed to that wholeheartedly. Having this child put a tremendous strain on things that first year from all the first-time parent stress that arises from not knowing what the heck you're doing, but things are great now. I want to keep it that way. A lot of my friends ignore their husbands and completely lose their sense of self and individuality when they have children. I made a promise to myself I wouldn't do that and I've done pretty well so far. I still have my yoga classes, dinners with girlfriends, date nights with my husband, drinks with work colleagues, and it makes me a well-rounded person, and not any less of a mother. I want to be a good role model for my daughter and show her that you can have everything if you want it bad enough. Oh look at that...I'm reflecting. Enough of that!
I will post holiday pics next time of my little anal retentive girl!
Cheers
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