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January 20, 2010
Parker took his first steps quite a while ago. However, he continued to use crawling as his primary method of transportation for a looooong time. He was a crazy fast crawler, and so we could understand why he’d drop to all fours when he really wanted to get somewhere. Finally this week he’s decided that maybe the rest of the world isn’t completely crazy and he’s started to walk more and crawl much much less. The poor kid – in our rental house there are three thresholds to stumble over and while Xander occasionally forgets to pick up his feet all the way, Parker doesn’t have enough balance yet to make the steps without falling – every time. But, he gets up and keeps going instead of continuing on all fours now. It’s the end of an era in our house – no more crawlers, unless they’re using our table as a tent or some other game of course…
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January 1, 2010
Apparently the general consensus is that 2009 sucked, and it won’t be difficult for 2010 to be a better year. Globally, I agree with that. The economy sucked, and still does. There was death, starvation, hardship and misery. However, my little family had an amazing year. While Parker was technically born in 2008, he really only spent a day and a half in 2008. In 2009 he had his first year of life. He learned to roll over, to crawl, to walk, to say mama and dada and cat, to smile and giggle and laugh. He learned how much he loved his family, and he learned to cuddle and play with us. Xander turned three. He learned to use a big boy potty. He gave up his binky and sleeps in his own bed. Both our boys slept through the night, at the same time (it doesn’t happen as frequently as we’d like yet, but we’re making progress!) I got a new job – benefited and with an awesome office. We sold our house, and found a pretty amazing house to purchase. Our extended family is happy, healthy and stable. Our friends also seem to be doing well.
We had our fair share of tough times in 2009 as well, but overall, it was a pretty amazing year and I’m sorry to see it go. I will never again have an infant. I will never again feel that joy and pride when said infant learns something new – I’ll have a similar feeling with my children continue to learn new things and surprise me as they grow, but I won’t ever watch one of my children take their first steps again, etc. I don’t want to forget that 2009 came and went. I will always remember it fondly as a year of firsts and lasts for our little family. So long 2009, and thanks for all the happy memories!
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Posted in Preschool Posts, Toddler Times | Tagged 2009, 2010, babies, Baby, baby development, baby sleep, baby talk, child, children, crawling, development, developmental milestones, family, happy new year, infant, infants, mom, mommy, mother, motherhood, mothering, mothers, new year, new year's eve, parent, parenting, parents, sleep, toddler, working mom | 2 Comments »
December 2, 2009
We are pretty much settled into our rental house now. Xander is sleeping in a queen size bed and across the hall Parker is in his crib. For the most part, we’ve been sleeping blissfully well. Parker has been sleeping straight through from 7:30/8:00pm to 6:30/7:00am without a peep! We have never been a “cry-it-out” family. This resulted in Xander sleeping in our bed until well into his second year. Parker has always slept in his crib, but I would often cuddle him to sleep and then put him down. Recently he’s been rather disagreeable about cuddling before sleep. So, a few nights ago I let him cry it out. It took 12 long minutes, but then he fell asleep. We tried this with Xander when he was a baby, but when Xander woke up it would be the middle of the night, and he wouldn’t stop until you picked him up, so we gave up pretty quickly. Last night after we read books, I tried to cuddle Parker for a few minutes but he would have none of it, so after lots of hugs and kisses I put him in his crib, covered him up and walked out. He squeaked maybe twice and then fell silent.
I feel like we’ve finally turned a corner when it comes to sleep in our house. Parker’s been sleeping great for almost 2 weeks now, and Xander has occasionally woken up, but most nights goes back to sleep quickly. Ahh… Sleep – it’s a wonderful, wonderful thing 
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October 9, 2009
Last month I helped to chaperon Xander’s day care class at a local apple orchard. It was something I had been looking forward to for years – some of my fondest childhood memories include my mother coming on fields trips like apple picking with me. So I was “assigned” 2 boys along with my son to keep track of during the day. One of the boys is generally pleasant and helpful and listens pretty well. The other one, not so much… So, we all hopped into my car (I should note that the “challenging child” also came with a booster seat that I personally feel is entirely inadequate for his little frame) and off we went.
We were about 15 minutes into the trip when I got a reality slap in the face. The boys (the challenging one started it of course) began a lengthy game of one-upping each other. “I peed on the floor!” “I pooped on the seat!” “I pooped on your head!” “I pooped on your nose!” and on, and on, and on this went. Attempts to redirect them fell on deaf ears. Even after two of the boys tired of the game, the challenging kid kept bringing the conversation back to bodily functions. It was then, driving down the highway on a sunny September morning, that I realized that I have two sons and this sort of talk is going to continue for years, and years, and years. I visibly shuddered at the realization. And then quickly asked my charges “hey, who likes to pick apples?” and then after they tired of that, “hey! Look at that tractor!” Finally an hour later we arrived at our destination.
I’m pretty sure that herding kittens is easier than herding 3-4 year olds. Luckily, there were many adults around, so I managed to get some assistance in convincing my challenging child that he could not stay on the play ground, but needed to walk with us to the apple trees. It helped having a nice big wagon that fit 2 boys.
The picking itself didn’t last very long – maybe 1/2 an hour, but the kids had fun. We watch some farm animals, picked some apples and spent some time on their playground. It was a nice day. This particular apple orchard has a wooden sign with a scarecrow and a flower on it. The top says “How Tall In The Fall?” The idea is that you can take a picture of your child in front of the sign and compare from year to year. Well, last year we took a picture of Xander in front of the sign. This year I did the same thing. Unfortunately, last year they had placed a wooden box at the base of the sign, which raised Xander up 6 inches or so. So if you compare the pictures, he actually looks taller last year. Not exactly the comparison I was looking for…
I was mostly spared potty talk on the way home, but I think that’s because the boys were tired (thankfully!) Overall I think the day went really well. I had fun, the kids seemed to have fun, and we got apples! Next we we’re headed to a pumpkin patch. The farm not only has pumpkins but also hay rides and a corn maze, so it should be a good day! I wish I could continue to chaperon Xander’s monthly trips, but unfortunately after this one I’ll have to save my vacation time for the Christmas break…
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September 30, 2009
It took 9 months to grow him, and now he’s grown 9 months on his own – time flies…
ps. Aren’t he and Mazzy adorable?
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