we're back home now...
we've been at my sister-in-law's house in mckinney since sunday, taking care of her four children while she and her husband went to san francisco, california to check out a potential job relocation opportunity. the new workplace was none too enticing, so they'll most likely be staying in texas. i'm sorry it didn't work out for them, but happy micah and rowan's cousins won't be moving so far away! i've already had a sister live in california, and it is hard with so much land between you. i'm sure josh would miss his sister and her kiddos if they moved. they're great kids, we had a fun time staying with them. micah and rowan played nonstop, and rowan hardly napped while we were there, which was frustrating. he's turning into something of a light sleeper, during the day at least. he still sleeps all night long, ten to twelve hours. he has a runny nose now, and i'm hoping it doesn't turn into a bad cold. i thought we were done with runny noses, grrrrrr!
while at my sister-in-law's, we ate spaghetti with meat sauce (josh made that), pancakes, farfalle pasta with chicken sauteed with garlic and herbs (i made that) with broccoli and applesauce on the side, fried cod with french fries, and pepperoni & sausage pizza. yummm!
this morning we went to our la leche league toddler meeting. it was a very small turnout, probably because many families are traveling or busy preparing for the upcoming holiday. after the short meeting, we adjourned to the playground downstairs. micah wanted to swing the whole time, but rowan wanted to play with the ride-on cars and stuff on the other side of the playground, so i had a hard time keeping up with both kids. micah did not want to leave when it was time to go, but i got her into the car without a major fit. it helped that everyone else was leaving too; it's always easier when we make a mass exodus.
tomorrow morning is storytime at the garland library, but i'm not sure that we'll go. rowan's nose is runny, and my throat is a little sore. i feel run down. but who knows, we may be feeling up to it in the morning... i'm going to listen to my instincts, and cancel if we need to.
tomorrow, also, my dad and stepmom are supposed to pick micah up around 1:30 pm to take her to a movie - something about dogs, with john travolta doing one of the main voices? anyway, i told micah about it in the car earlier, and she wants me to go too. i don't want to go, and i think my stepmom is really excited about taking micah to this movie. maybe micah will relax tomorrow and go with them, and enjoy her first movie theater experience. or maybe she'll go, and want to leave halfway through the movie, and have a meltdown when she realizes i'm not there to take her home. hmmm... i don't know what to do. we'll see what happens! she is so independent in so many ways, but really does not like to go places without me, even if it's just running an errand with josh. before rowan was born, when i was working on the weekends, she was totally fine waking up at home with her daddy. and when i spent those two or three nights in the hospital with rowan, she did fine here at home, even going to bed without me. because she really had no other option. but if the option to stay or go with me is available, that's what she wants. i really have no problem with this, and i think it's completely natural... but i do wish sometimes that separating from her was easier. i don't really have a need to that often, but when i do, it causes a lot of stress and anxiety for both of us. i know that if i meet her need for closeness, the need will eventually go away, and if i push her to separate from me more often and against her will, it will not have the desired affect, but will increase her need for me. i know that, it's just... frustrating, sometimes. she is a spirited child, and i think spirited children experience more anxiety and worry, because they're so perceptive. they pick up on everything. rowan seems so much more laid back...
what am i doing on the computer at 5 am?! i should be sleeping.
we've been at my sister-in-law's house in mckinney since sunday, taking care of her four children while she and her husband went to san francisco, california to check out a potential job relocation opportunity. the new workplace was none too enticing, so they'll most likely be staying in texas. i'm sorry it didn't work out for them, but happy micah and rowan's cousins won't be moving so far away! i've already had a sister live in california, and it is hard with so much land between you. i'm sure josh would miss his sister and her kiddos if they moved. they're great kids, we had a fun time staying with them. micah and rowan played nonstop, and rowan hardly napped while we were there, which was frustrating. he's turning into something of a light sleeper, during the day at least. he still sleeps all night long, ten to twelve hours. he has a runny nose now, and i'm hoping it doesn't turn into a bad cold. i thought we were done with runny noses, grrrrrr!
while at my sister-in-law's, we ate spaghetti with meat sauce (josh made that), pancakes, farfalle pasta with chicken sauteed with garlic and herbs (i made that) with broccoli and applesauce on the side, fried cod with french fries, and pepperoni & sausage pizza. yummm!
this morning we went to our la leche league toddler meeting. it was a very small turnout, probably because many families are traveling or busy preparing for the upcoming holiday. after the short meeting, we adjourned to the playground downstairs. micah wanted to swing the whole time, but rowan wanted to play with the ride-on cars and stuff on the other side of the playground, so i had a hard time keeping up with both kids. micah did not want to leave when it was time to go, but i got her into the car without a major fit. it helped that everyone else was leaving too; it's always easier when we make a mass exodus.
tomorrow morning is storytime at the garland library, but i'm not sure that we'll go. rowan's nose is runny, and my throat is a little sore. i feel run down. but who knows, we may be feeling up to it in the morning... i'm going to listen to my instincts, and cancel if we need to.
tomorrow, also, my dad and stepmom are supposed to pick micah up around 1:30 pm to take her to a movie - something about dogs, with john travolta doing one of the main voices? anyway, i told micah about it in the car earlier, and she wants me to go too. i don't want to go, and i think my stepmom is really excited about taking micah to this movie. maybe micah will relax tomorrow and go with them, and enjoy her first movie theater experience. or maybe she'll go, and want to leave halfway through the movie, and have a meltdown when she realizes i'm not there to take her home. hmmm... i don't know what to do. we'll see what happens! she is so independent in so many ways, but really does not like to go places without me, even if it's just running an errand with josh. before rowan was born, when i was working on the weekends, she was totally fine waking up at home with her daddy. and when i spent those two or three nights in the hospital with rowan, she did fine here at home, even going to bed without me. because she really had no other option. but if the option to stay or go with me is available, that's what she wants. i really have no problem with this, and i think it's completely natural... but i do wish sometimes that separating from her was easier. i don't really have a need to that often, but when i do, it causes a lot of stress and anxiety for both of us. i know that if i meet her need for closeness, the need will eventually go away, and if i push her to separate from me more often and against her will, it will not have the desired affect, but will increase her need for me. i know that, it's just... frustrating, sometimes. she is a spirited child, and i think spirited children experience more anxiety and worry, because they're so perceptive. they pick up on everything. rowan seems so much more laid back...
what am i doing on the computer at 5 am?! i should be sleeping.
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