Cue Twilight Zone music.
I hear "How Come?" so many times a day, my tally lost count. This is an example of a typical conversation between me and MissE:
Me: MissE, can you please put your toys away so we can go to the park?
MissE: How come?
Me: When we finish playing with our toys, we put our toys away. Then we can go to the park.
MissE: How come?
Me: I've already answered your question. Do you want to go to the park?
MissE: What question? Can we go to the park?
Me: You asked "how come" we need to put your toys away. I told you before we go to the park, we need to put our toys away.
MissE: How come?
Me: *Silence*
MissE: How come mama? HOW come? HOW COME?
Me: How come? (Yes, I stooped to the level of a 2 year old)
MissE: IT IS!
As you can see the outcome is, MissE: 1 Mama: 0
Maybe I should write a follow-up to Adam Mansbach book!
Apparently being 2 is about pushing mama and daddy's boundaries... and us setting boundaries!
MissE seems to have adjusted to our new family.
- She is now staying in her room in the night! Okay, I confess, we cheated and turned the handle around. I set my alarm for 5 minutes before her Okay to Wake clock will turn green and unlock the door very quietly so she is free to leave her room. I know it sounds cruel, but when I am already sleep deprived with a newborn and the toddler often wakes up the newborn in the middle of the night, it's absolutely not! It's also helped her sleep pattern, now that she isn't up in the middle of the night, she is back to sleeping longer, waking up at 7.30-8am.
- Potty training is back on track... and dare I say it, TICK! (And we didn't cheat with this one!) MissE is now doing her #1's and #2's on the toilet. She is now wearing undies to daycare too (gotta love the teachers at daycare who urged us to toilet train her!). She loves the attention of doing the "right thing" and of course her treat of a small piece of candy and eventually a larger present (she is filling in a chart). She especially likes not smelling "stinky" (she used to tell us all the time "I don't want to smell it!") Now if only mama and daddy are brave enough to go out for longer than 1 hour with her in undies...
Cousin M: It's okay, sometimes we have accidents.
MissE: And sometimes it's stinky.
Mama: Sometimes? Try all the time!
Yi-mah, daddy and mama erupt in giggles.
On a recent trip to Bunnings with daddy, Mr.H wanted to look at the plants, but she refused to leave the table and chair where she was having a drink of water. MissE then said, "Daddy, you go on. I will watch you. You can do it, you can go by yourself and be very brave". Or when I return from the potty, she often tells me that I am a "good girl, mama. I'm very proud of you". She also calls us "sweetheart" now.
She loves her baby brother so much. She is a little "mom", she turns on his toys for him and gives him a pacifier when he cries. And when I am feeding MrE, she feeds her baby (although, as you can see from the photo we are trying to teach her that bottle feeding is okay too).
Mr.E is TWO months
Mr.E now weighs 13lbs 2 oz and is 27 inches in length.
What a big month it's been! Mr.E had his 6 week check-up/ immunisations, and a "male"-related appointment (I won't say any more so not to open a can of worms!) in the same week. He was very brave during both appointments but the pain got the better of him at home. He's allowed!
He's so much more alert, constantly looking around at his environment. He is Mr.Independent and loves lying on his play-mat, trying to grab (and often does) his toys (his toys often land on his head though).
He's also treated us to his first smiles. First, on the 22 July at me! Then to his big sister on 27 July. I have a feeling most of his smiles with be for his big sister!
It's Spring, FINALLY!
It's been a few years since we have experienced an Australian Winter, and of course it happened to be the coldest in many years. July was the coldest and wettest in 65 years! So at the first sign of Spring, we packed our beach bag to enjoy the sunshine at the beach. MissE had a fantastic time playing in the sand and getting as wet as possible, without actually swimming, in the water. MrE enjoyed the ocean air, watching the seagulls and kicking his feet in the sand.
September 4th was Father's Day in Australia (I'm not sure why it's a different date to the US?)
Fairyland
MissE recently attended a birthday party at Fairyland. What a fairy-tastic time she had! MissE is not a girly-girl so her fairy "look" was "fairy gansta".
The party started in the Fairy Garden. Princess Belle, the hostess with the mostess, made balloon animals for all the little fairies and little kings. The party then moved to the super secret Fairyland location for story time, dancing and lunch then ended with cake in the Fairy Garden.
This party had me thinking, what a profitable business it could be... one day when I win the lottery!
She is looking forward to her own birthday party in a few months. She has already told me what cake she wants so now it's up to me (and secret squirrel business for now).
Until next month...
September 4th was Father's Day in Australia (I'm not sure why it's a different date to the US?)
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| Mr.E, Handsome like daddy |
MissE recently attended a birthday party at Fairyland. What a fairy-tastic time she had! MissE is not a girly-girl so her fairy "look" was "fairy gansta".
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| Balloon animals |
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| Hopped up on Fairy Dust |
She is looking forward to her own birthday party in a few months. She has already told me what cake she wants so now it's up to me (and secret squirrel business for now).
Until next month...
