Zoey Mae is now officially 3 years old.
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Monday, May 9, 2016
Friday, May 6, 2016
Nate's First Birthday
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Monday, May 2, 2016
Texas to visit the Cleverleys
Check out our Google album of our trip to Texas if you are interested. We loved staying with the Cleverly family.
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Rolling over, swimming, shots, and siblings
I'm sad to admit that almost all of the progress made in the last week with the kids at night has been lost. We all got a case of the stomach flu. In an attempt to help Zoey find a little extra comfort and sleep better at night, we gave her binky back at night. Today she woke up at 6AM instead of her usual 7:30 or 8.
Nate also learned to roll over while sleeping. This is a great milestone. And I would be more excited, but it wakes him up, pulls his blanket off, and makes him quite upset. I'm not really sure how do deal with this. I don't want to have to interfere every time he rolls over, but I'm not sure how else to get him to sleep. I'm sure he's not going to figure out how to roll back onto his tummy for a couple of months. Sigh.
Such is life, I guess: two steps forward, one step back.
Some other things we have been doing lately include Nate's first, second, and third time swimming. We tried to get it all in before the weather got too cold and the pools close. I even slipped his head under for half a second a few times. He was a champ every time. He is always very surprised, but never cries or chokes.
Zoey is swimming better than ever. She can swim about 3 feet under water in one breath. She loves the hot tub, jumping in, and playing motor boat with dad as well. She is learning to swim out a little bit and turn around to swim back to the step all by herself. Sometimes she swims a little too far before turning back tho and needs a little nudge to make it in time.
Zoey is such a sweet little two year old right now. She is really learning to deal with her feelings and take deep breaths to calm down. She can articulate what she wants and is even polite and patient most of the time. She plays with her little brother so well. She tries to tickle him both with her hand and by "eating" his belly. He thinks it's funny. She loves to cover him with blankets and tuck him in. She plays peek a boo with him even tho he has no idea what is going on. It's so fun to see them interact.
Nate just got his 4 month shots and cried for about thirty seconds. What a champ.
Nate also learned to roll over while sleeping. This is a great milestone. And I would be more excited, but it wakes him up, pulls his blanket off, and makes him quite upset. I'm not really sure how do deal with this. I don't want to have to interfere every time he rolls over, but I'm not sure how else to get him to sleep. I'm sure he's not going to figure out how to roll back onto his tummy for a couple of months. Sigh.
Such is life, I guess: two steps forward, one step back.
Some other things we have been doing lately include Nate's first, second, and third time swimming. We tried to get it all in before the weather got too cold and the pools close. I even slipped his head under for half a second a few times. He was a champ every time. He is always very surprised, but never cries or chokes.
Zoey is swimming better than ever. She can swim about 3 feet under water in one breath. She loves the hot tub, jumping in, and playing motor boat with dad as well. She is learning to swim out a little bit and turn around to swim back to the step all by herself. Sometimes she swims a little too far before turning back tho and needs a little nudge to make it in time.
Zoey is such a sweet little two year old right now. She is really learning to deal with her feelings and take deep breaths to calm down. She can articulate what she wants and is even polite and patient most of the time. She plays with her little brother so well. She tries to tickle him both with her hand and by "eating" his belly. He thinks it's funny. She loves to cover him with blankets and tuck him in. She plays peek a boo with him even tho he has no idea what is going on. It's so fun to see them interact.
Nate just got his 4 month shots and cried for about thirty seconds. What a champ.
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Bye bye binky
Yesterday Zoey had little sores, like a tiny rash or cold sores on her chin. Tanner said something to Zoey about them and asked them if they hurt. I don't think she had noticed them or knew they were there before he asked, but sensing his concern, she too was concerned. She said, "ow. Yeah it hurts dad." She has had these sores before and they went away after we put some petroleum jelly on them. Tanner told Zoey that he thought they were caused by her binky (or more precisely from her slobber when she sucks on it).
"I think we need to take a break from your binky for a few days to help your chin get better. Do you want to try sleeping without your binky tonight?" "Yeah!" She replied enthusiastically, to my surprise. Later, when it was actually time for bed, I thought she would change her mind. But she was still up for the challenge. So the two of them went up to her bed together. Tanner was secretly armed with a binky in the case that she insisted she needed it, but he didn't end up using it. He said she did get sad when she laid down. And he did have to do some more convincing, but she put on her brave face and said in her shaky brave voice, "I not use binky." Probably followed by her hysterical laugh to keep from crying.
But after he left, she fell asleep like any normal night. And was quiet til morning. Could it be that easy?
She got her binky back the next day for her nap because she was so hyper and wiry and not close to sleepy at all. As soon as he slipped the binky in her mouth, she immediately put her head on his shoulder and cuddled. We decided she can use it for naps for now. This was really just an experiment.
Night two and three without a binky have been successes as well. I'm so proud of her.
"I think we need to take a break from your binky for a few days to help your chin get better. Do you want to try sleeping without your binky tonight?" "Yeah!" She replied enthusiastically, to my surprise. Later, when it was actually time for bed, I thought she would change her mind. But she was still up for the challenge. So the two of them went up to her bed together. Tanner was secretly armed with a binky in the case that she insisted she needed it, but he didn't end up using it. He said she did get sad when she laid down. And he did have to do some more convincing, but she put on her brave face and said in her shaky brave voice, "I not use binky." Probably followed by her hysterical laugh to keep from crying.
But after he left, she fell asleep like any normal night. And was quiet til morning. Could it be that easy?
She got her binky back the next day for her nap because she was so hyper and wiry and not close to sleepy at all. As soon as he slipped the binky in her mouth, she immediately put her head on his shoulder and cuddled. We decided she can use it for naps for now. This was really just an experiment.
Night two and three without a binky have been successes as well. I'm so proud of her.
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