Another late blog! This time, I blame exhaustion and narcolepsy. These days I've fallen into the bad habit of completely crashing on the couch after putting the kids to bed. I've been back to work for three months now, so I guess the "grace period" of adjustment is very much over. It's just a full-speed-ahead sprint everyday (although I can't really relate since it's been a while since I've been to that place called the "gym")!
I'm going to summarize this month's update with just a list of milestones:
ME:
- I was alone for an extended period of time with the
kids for the first time (while Shaggy went gallivanting in New
Orleans). We survived and actually had fun - although we didn't step foot outside! Thanks to the family and friends I called in for lifelines!
JOSIAH:
- We went trick-or-treating - Josiah as a Chef and Sammy as a chicken (recycled costume from Josiah). Josiah was determined to collect lots of candy and we had to pry his fingers off his basket when the night was done. He doesn't seem to understand the eating part though, so now Shaggy and I are left with free candy to ourselves. Yay!
- He continues to talk up a storm, picking up new words by the day. Some random ones lately: "step aside", "hocus pocus", "amazing" that he clearly picked up from TV. What's most useful is that he can clearly communicate basic needs like "I so hungry", "I tired", or "gimme milk please", or his most frequently used phrase, "get me out of here!"
- He's like a moody teenager these days. One minute he'll be cackling his head off, and next he'll be moping around the house. Lately when I leave or come home from work, he just completely ignores me. And don't get me started with the occasional tantrums...
- Perhaps related to the above, he's been showing strong emotions toward Samantha, often blurring the lines between love and jealousy. He'll get really close, ask "how are you sa-man-ta?", and smother her roughly with hugs and kisses. When I'm holding her, he'll tell me to move her so he can sit on my lap...or just attempt to sit on top of her.
- He's always singing! He demands Veggie Tales during every car ride and sings at the top of his lungs. His memory of lyrics and melodies is quite impressive! He'll sometimes replace words in the song with silly sounds just to get a reaction.
- He participates during prayer. He'll add to our list of thanks - "ebebody", "all da friends", "ice cream", etc. And he ends with "Jeju name pray" :)
- He's still obsessed with letters, numbers and shapes and likes pointing them out when he seems them. Even at the playground, he'll run past the slide, but instead run toward the sign with letters. Our nerdy boy.
- His new favorite book is "Are you my Mother?" I beam with pride every time we read it, although I don't think he realizes that I'm his "mother" yet.
- Next up: we are looking into daycare options to help relieve our nanny, focus on potty training, and also force some socialization for Josiah! Just thinking about how much he's going to initially cry already breaks my heart :(
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SAMANTHA:
- Sammy passed her 6 month milestone! Man, 2nd children get so neglected. I completely forgot about feeding her solids, so we've just recently started with some rice, oatmeal, carrots, and peas. I think she likes the idea of food more than the actual taste. She vomited her first carrot meal on our nanny :(
- She had her first bottle of formula this month. I don't know why I had so much mommy guilt in the transition, but she took it fine (still just her usual portion size of 4 ounces though). Now I have more justification to start weaning from nursing/pumping...but I'm still dragging my feet for various reasons. And as much of a time commitment it is, I can't remember my life without those routines!
- She's a Mommy's gal! Whenever I walk into a room or start speaking, she looks toward me, squishes her face into a smile and starts laughing. She even says "ummamama" every now and then. It's the sweetest!
- She's affectionate. Maybe because I kiss her constantly, I'm convinced she's trying to kiss me back by squishing her (drooly) mouth onto my face.
- She's extremely grabby and strong! I'm constantly batting her hands away as she tries to scratch my face, yank my necklace or hair into her mouth, aim for my earrings, etc. She even pulls Josiah's hair and grabs his water bottle from his hands. Pesky little sister.
- She cut her first tooth (bottom-center). Poor girl occasionally bursts into shrieks of pain.
- She is rolling around like crazy. We can't keep her in the bouncer for too long, for fear of her flipping off completely. She likes the jumperoo, especially if it's facing the TV. When she can't see the screen, she starts to moan like a bullhorn.
- She is still a great sleeper. Once again, due to being 2nd child and having to adjust to Josiah's schedule, we don't even keep track of her naps! Luckily, she sleeps on-the-go and it doesn't seem to affect her ability to go down at night. In the morning, I just find her on her tummy, babbling and waiting for me to get her!
- Next up: we gotta move her out of our room and into Josiah's. Despite Shaggy's urging, I keep pushing it off. I'm not ready to see my baby girl grow up!
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