Humans -
Hannah's verbal skills continually amaze me (and frustrate me). She argues with me now, which is awesome. Maybe she'll be an attorney. I'll tell her to do something (go potty, go upstairs, go downstairs, etc) and she'll say "No, I don't want to." And I'll say "I don't care if you don't want to, I asked you to." And she'll say, "I'm not going to." This arguing has happened much sooner to me than I had anticipated.
The other day she was upstairs and I was downstairs...
Hannah: Mama, come upstairs!
Me: I'm doing the dishes, why?
Hannah: Because I told you to.
Also the other day when I told Hannah to do something...
Hannah: Why?
Me: Because I'm the boss.
Hannah: NO! I'm the boss!
She's even starting pointing her finger at me to further get her point across. Stabbing at the air NO! I DON'T have to potty!
Lest you think my big girl is all attitude, she mostly spends her days telling me she NEEDS to be held and she NEEDS a hug and NEEDS a kiss and I am most happy to oblige.
And she is SO! FUN! right now. (Are you enjoying my all caps and exclaimation points? I feel like I just need to write like I would talk.)
I love having full conversations with her. We can talk and talk all day about playgrounds and movies and kids and family members and dogs and colors and the Bible and Jesus and sports. It's much like having a little friend with me all day (a little friend I have to discipline, mind you). Hannah, my sweet and precious daughter, I just love her more and more each day.
Olivia is also giving me her fair share of attitude. She has learned pretty quickly to go dead weight when I try to pick her up to change her diaper, or fall face down on the ground kicking and screaming when she doesn't get her way. She still doesn't say much (maybe dog?) but she certainly can communicate.
And again, lest you think my little girl is all attitude, she spends most of her days toddling away from me to play with something and then toddling back with her arms open for a hug and kiss. Her favorite place to be is hanging on my legs with her chin resting on my knees looking up at me grinning. How can I resist that? Sweet Livi Lou I love love love having her as my daughter. I love her more and more each day.
Dogs - let's revist them, shall we? Anyone want them? They are sweet. And need more attention.
Plants - all my veggies are growing! I can't believe it! I think I may only end up with 5 tomotoes and 5 zuchinni and maybe just a couple peppers but I'm so excited! I've learned some stuff and I can't wait to have a real garden (as soon as we spend $500 to cut down a dying tree that blocks all the sun, which may not happen for a while).
So that's about it for now.
Oh, also, just for the sake of a funny story I fell down the stairs yesterday. The entire flight. It hurt and I hit my head and I'm sore today. My first thought was "Praise the Lord I wasn't carrying the girls." I carry them multiple times a day up and down those steps.
So maybe it wasn't funny but I just wanted to share. And I want more sympathy. I didn't get enough on facebook the other day when I posted that I spent over two and a half HOURS straight on the phone dealing with our taxes.
4 comments:
love the update. hope you're ok. :) wish we could sit around and watch our 1 year olds throw themselves on the floor. our new house is all concrete on the first floor, i'm so nervous reese is gonna throw one of her fits and crack her head open. :) hope you have a happy weekend!!
Was going to comment on this post about your girls anyways, but then I got to the part about falling down the stairs! Oh. My. Goodness. That is terrifying. I am always afraid that I'll do something like that while carrying the baby. Hope you don't have any lasting injuries, and that you're feeling alright. Your girls sound like so much fun (of course we all have challenging moments with our little ones!).
How in the world did you fall down the stairs? And how did you manage not to break something in the process?
GLAD you're OK. Love looking at the pics on your blog
Much love, Ama
Hannah and Calvin seem to be on the same wavelength. It's scary how verbal they are now, isn't it? But I'm really loving this age.
Also, I fall down a lot. A LOT. So I feel your pain. Literally. Glad you're okay, and hope the soreness has subsided by now.
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