Saturday, December 6, 2008

i am craving pizza like a pregnant lady today.

well, we were supposed to go to a christmas parade this morning, but... micah and rowan napped together for a total of about 3 and a half hours yesterday, so we were up late. i think past midnight. so of course we slept in, until about 9:30 am. the parade would have been fun, but what i'm really excited about is santa's village tonight at 5:00 pm. some friends are meeting us there, and it's micah's first time to go. i think she's going to love it!

i really want to enroll micah in some art, dance and/or gym classes. i think it will help with her uneasiness taking directions from adults other than myself or josh, and i think she would just have a great time. we took her to a free trial gymnastics class a couple of months ago, and she was crazy about it... but would only participate if josh walked through the activities with her, and wanted to stay a good distance away from the teacher and the other kids. if the teacher addressed her directly, she buried her face in josh's leg. now, i know my daughter, and she always has a negative first reaction to new experiences and environments... so i totally expected this, but it was/is still frustrating. i hate to spend the $100 on a series of classes if half or more of them are spent trying to coax her into participating. then i'll feel like i'm forcing her to do something she doesn't want to do, and it won't be fun for either of us. i would just like for her to get to the point where she's not so uncomfortable doing things like this, or like staying in her sunday school class by herself, etc. it does not concern me that she's not comfortable doing it (she is fiercely independent in her own way, and very attached to me, and i to her), i just would love to see her confidence and security build to the point where she doesn't feel threatened by brief separations from me. i wonder if i am expecting this too early...?

there are some art and gym classes at our local rec centers that i could attend and participate in with micah. so i'm thinking of enrolling her in one of those, and having my mom watch rowan on those days so i can give my full attention to micah and spend some fun, quality time with her. my friend alison and i are also going to have our kids enrolled in a gym class together, that she and i can also attend with them. i think if micah sees her friends participating and having fun, she'll enjoy it more.

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