Toots are funny! Part 2

So tooting is still funny in our house. I tooted one early morning and David said, loudly, "There's a duck in mom's pants!" Of course B was already giggling as he always does when anyone toots and D immediately started repeating David over and over and over again. Fun stuff. Well, a couple days later, I was giving the kids snack in the afternoon and D tooted rather loudly into her booster seat (which is a vinyl spongie material so it resonated!). She said laughing, "There's a helicopter in my pants!" And of course, B was giggling and I had a much needed laugh. There is a small chance I might keep my sanity if they keep making me laugh.

The weather is back in the 90s. It's killing me. Earlier in the week, it was pouring rain and cool. So nice! And now it's summer. We went to Devan's 2nd birthday today at Travel Town. Fun but soooo hot! And chasing B is so not fun in this weather. I don't know how I'm going to get through the week. David and I had a date night last night. It was only a few hours but it was nice. Unfortunately, it's not going to hold me over until the next date night. Ugh.... Oh well, hopefully D will make more funny comments and B will keep giggling.

Chocolate covered hot dogs

No, we didn't have them for dinner last night. D and I have been making up stories instead of reading for bed the last several nights. The first night we did it, I came up with a story in which we ate chocolate covered hot dogs. It wasn't the story that was funny. It was her response. "That's TERRIBLE!" I've never heard her use that word before and her expression was hilarious. She loves chocolate and hot dogs but apparently, she has no desire to eat them together. So funny. She is getting very imaginative in her play and is playing more by herself. She is enjoying that B is more interactive as well although he's still not talking.

I will be calling the doctor tomorrow to get a referral for a speech therapist. B sounds like a caveman. He points and tries to communicate but doesn't seem to make any effort to babble or make words. He says "dah" every now and then but that's it. It makes me sad that he gets frustrated because he can't tell us what he wants. We get frustrated too. I just hope it's nothing serious and that once we do therapy the words start flowing. He's almost 17 months old. I did notice this morning that he has 4 more teeth coming in. That might be the reason why he's been so fussy the last few days!

September was a hard month. I didn't post a lot because we had some "issues" that I didn't want to advertise. I'm hoping I will be much better about posting in October! I have to do Snapfish for Sept so at least there will be pictures to remind us of the good things that happened.

Where does the time go?

A lot has happened since last I wrote. Nothing that I will write about here because I don't want to advertise our baggage but I will say that all is fine and the drama is over. Now, back to our regularly scheduled life....

D is enjoying school. Her teachers are fabulous! She has made friends and all seems fine at her new school. Today we went to a fundraiser lunch at The Habit. I'm all for eating burgers to support her school! But I am starting to realize that fundraisers will be a large part of our participation at the school. We just got the magazine drive info yesterday. I do understand why they do it though. The tuition is REALLY low. So I will do my part to keep it that way!

B is walking like a champ. He and D like to "run" and chase each other in the living room. They both giggle up a storm. I hope they always have a close relationship. Sharing is still an issue for D but she had a good day today and I was proud of her. It must stink to have to give up her toys to her little brother who doesn't give them back!

I'm finally getting to the point where I'm tired of breastfeeding. I know there's still some milk left but I think I'm just getting to where I want to be "free." I love B so much and it's usually a relaxing time with him, especially before bed. But he's almost 17 months and I'm just feeling like it's time to move on. We'll see how long it actually takes me to do just that

I looked in the mirror tonight and looked old. The gray hairs were sticking out, I look tired and I saw myself as a tired, old lady. Not good. I need to get together with the girlfriends, get a massage, something. And can the hot weather PLEASE go away?! It's not helping how I feel! Or how the kids feel. They don't seem to care how hot it is but it has to affect them somehow. Ok Fall, you can come now!

Word World is paying off!

So one of the shows we let D watch on PBS is Word World. Between WW and Sesame Street, the girl has definitely learned A LOT! On the way to her doctor's appointment yesterday, we passed a doctor's office and a sign that said "Duck Lim, MD." She said to us, "That's a duck store!" I realize it's word recognition and she didn't sound it out or anything but isn't that what reading is at first? Funny and cute!

She's hooked on Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That. I love PBS but man, does she like watching the same shows over and over again! B loves the opening music to WW and does his happy dance. That's fun to watch. Fortunately after that he loses interest. We don't want him watching tv yet. Although with them both being sick, it does help!

Tough times

So we're all sick. It started on Sunday. B was really fussy and his nose started running late in the day. By Monday, he was a mess. By Monday evening, D was sneezing. I came down with it on Wednesday and David today. D complained about her ears this morning so we took her to the doc and she has a double ear infection. I had taken B on Tuesday because of his cough and the doc thought he might be starting an ear infection but when she checked today, he was fine. I'm so tired of wiping snotty noses! And B just can't seem to stop drooling. I swear it's been going on for over a year. I would not want to take a sample of the carpet at this point. As soon as he stops though, we will celebrate with a carpet cleaning! Anyway, with all the illness, David has been helping me during the day and working at night. No wonder he got sick! Since next week is going to be crazy he has get a jump on things. When it rains, it really pours around here! D's had to miss school. I just hate that. But hopefully she'll be good to go back on Monday. Fingers crossed.

Preschool is upon us!

D is finally going back to school this week. She starts back on Friday. FINALLY! It's been 6 weeks since the end of summer school and it's been a LONG and sometimes very difficult time. Transitions for a 3 year old aren't easy. For her parents either! So last week, one of her teachers did a home visit which was nice and this week, I set up a couple playdates for her to meet some new friends that would be in her class. Of course the one friend that I requested her be with this year will be in another class. I wanted her to see some familiar faces so yesterday we went to another little girl's house and today we met two more girls at a park. All very nice and they seemed to get along with D just fine. Phew!

Last night was the New Parent Orientation at the school. Technically, since we were there during summer, we aren't new but since we've never been during the year, they thought we should go. The school is awesome. The only thing I don't like is the 6 weeks off during the summer! But the director is fabulous, I love the very strict health policy and the parents and kids that I've met seem really nice. Oh, and the parent involvement at the school is great too. Something that D's old preschool didn't have AT ALL! So bring on Friday! We're ready!!!!

Today at the park, I let B walk around while his sister played with her friends. He was so cute while toddling all over the place. When he tried climbing up a ladder, I had a little freak out. I can't believe he's turning into a climber! D didn't start climbing until she was over 2! The whole boy/girl thing is crazy. Big differences! Tonight we went to Grammie and Grandpa's for Rosh Hashanah dinner. Both kids seemed to have fun but B was so funny rambling around their house. Pictures to come!

Interesting times....

It's been a hard few days. I've basically dried up and B's stopped nursing. I'm heartbroken. On the flip side, he's walking all over the place. My big boy. I guess it's just time.

Yesterday we went to Ventura Harbor for lunch. We drove an hour and 15 minutes to get there. It was 95 degrees here and 60 degrees there. We had lunch, got D ice cream, let B walk a little and before we knew it, it was time to go back home. We drove for over 2 hours! Not because of traffic but because of the fact that he fell asleep 5 minutes from the house so we kept driving so he could nap. Thank goodness for the DVD player so D could watch her Clifford. We got some cute pictures from the Harbor. I'll have to post them. Since my battery is about to die though, I have to go plug in. And go to bed.