Hannah is also very good at playing with all her toys around the house, and she is also very good at playing with all my kitchen utensils. I find at any given moment I am missing silverware, cookie sheets and all my dishes.
Hannah loves playing with friends (or bossing friends around, typical first born), and friends make every activity better. Whenever we are going somewhere she asks which of her friends are going to be there. I am obviously not cool enough for her these days. Hannah also struggles a little bit with a positive attitude and grateful heart. But hey, I still struggle with that sometimes too.
She is also very good at attempting to manipulate me but she forgets that I am kind of smart. She recently has started to give me permission to watch tv while I am feeding Emiline. "Hey mom, you could turn on the tv and watch what YOU want to watch." Thanks sweetheart. She would watch paint dry if it was on tv.
Watching Hannah mature is so fun. She is a joy to be around and sometimes when we are both laughing at the same thing I get a small glimpse of the friends I hope we will be when she is grown.
Olivia: She is 3.5 and as a typical middle child, is such a peacemaker and provoker at the same time. In the neighborhood she is known as the sweetest, kindest girl so all the kids take her toys. So while I am trying to not be a helicopter mom, I also want to defend the vulnerable. I usually end up going outside and getting her toys back from all the kids. So with her we are walking the line between sharing, and sticking up for yourself. It's hard and I am sure we are making mistakes.
She has little interest in tv but she loves movies. She currently asks to watch The Hunchback, Snow White, and Tangled on an hourly basis.
She is very good at annoying Hannah just enough to get Hannah in trouble.
This is my biggest struggle, the fighting. They get along very well but they obviously fight. I am having a hard time right now figuring out discipline for it so for now I just sit them both in time out. It's hard and I am sure I am making mistakes!
Olivia is such a joy to be around. She is so good at obeying and is so sweet when she looks at me and sweetly asks if I will play puzzles with her. During nap today, we both napped in my bed and she fell asleep holding my hand. During the one on one times with her, I get a glimpse of grown up Olivia and also look forward to our friendship when she is older.
Emiline: She is 10 weeks old. She rolled over from front to back today and was super mad about it. She has been sleeping on her tummy since she was born and when I heard her screaming bloody murder, I ran upstairs and found her clawing the air and kicking her legs like a little turtle.
Em still eats about every 2 hours during the day. She had been going two chunks of 5 hours at night but not last night. It's hard for me to know if this is all breastmilk vs formula or if Em is just this different.
She also has days where she will go to sleep peacefully and some days when she.....won't.
I am finding the line between crying it out and helping her put herself to sleep. It's hard and I am sure I am making mistakes!
I have no clue who Em is going to be as a grown up but if its anything like she is now, she will fit right in with the dramatic, strong willed and spirited girls in the family.
Overall, the transition to three kiddos has not been hard. But like I always say, it's all God's grace that gets me through each day and covers all the parenting mistakes I make.
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