11/4/20 – Smiles For Miles

We had to get up extra early this morning because we had to take our Christmas photos with Alisa Sue this morning at 7a. I woke you up around 6:15a & you surprisingly woke up relatively happy, although slowly. I packed everything in the car last night to minimize what needed to be done this morning. You chose to ride with Daddy & you guys left just a few minutes before me. Unfortunately, you had to come back home to pick me up because my car battery was dead. I wasn’t thrilled that I had to move all the stuff I packed to Daddy’s car and that made us run a few minutes late, which I hate.

When we got out of the car, I realized I had forgotten to grab one box with our fuzzy white blanket and my shoes. All of our pictures just had to cut my feet off so you couldn’t see my flip flops lol!

You were absolutely riveting today. Every photo was a stellar smile and your eyes were lit up. We stopped at several cools spots downtown and every picture you took was great. You were so happy and snuggly. The look in your eyes when you were looking at us or kissing us was just pure love. Every photo she showed me in the camera was stunning. Twirly dress pictures, me & you kissing pictures, you hugging Daddy. All adorable. Then, you were complaining that you were chilly. It was a little cool & breezy, but I was surprised you were so frozen. Alisa makes you laugh every time she turns around, so she always gets the perfect shot. After we finished, we took Daddy to Five-O Donuts and then we headed to school. You told Ms. Amber at the gate that Ms. Alisa said hello!

I got this message from school. “This week at school we focused on corn. We discussed the different parts and the 3 different types. Feed corn, popcorn and sweet corn. They also worked hard strengthening their fine motor skills as the created their own multi color corn and plucked the kernels off the corn. We also worked on upper number recognition (10-20) with rote counting and one to one correspondence.”

At my office, a client stopped by to drop off a surprise for me. She painted a painting of you and I together and it was so pretty. It made me cry. The way to my heart is definitely through you!

Chrissy & Olivia picked you up from school. She said you didn’t look like you felt good. You were bummed because you thought I was going to pick you up. You were lethargic and didn’t eat any of your lunch, except a few bites of your sandwich. She brought you to my office and we ran to pick up my car at the dealership. When I got home, you were laying on the couch watching Toy Story. You ate some broccoli soup, but not a ton. You laid on my until I took you to bed at 8p. You wanted to watch Toy Story 2 in my bed. I told you it was too late and we would watch tomorrow. You said “ok Mama, goodnight.” I hope you sleep well & feel much better tomorrow.

I love you so much!

11/3/20 – Buenos Dias!

I didn’t feel you come to bed during the night, but when I woke up, you were snuggled up against me close. I stayed there, kissing your forehead for about 10 minutes…I could have stayed for an hour. I got up to do yoga and when I came back you were snoring so hard. You woke up and came out while I was making your lunch. It took a bit to get your dressed and ready today. You were a little whiny since you woke up because you went to bed so late the last couple of nights. You got it together and we had a good ride to school.

Today was your first Spanish class with Ms. Ida. When I picked you up, you were singing “Buenos Dias….Como estas.” We had to run back to my office for a few minutes so I could finish a closing. You ate some fruit and cheese while I finished and chatted with Bianca. As soon as I finished, we headed home to cook dinner. You were very easily upset all evening. You were tired & hungry, but hardly ate dinner. I took you to your room at 7:45p to read books and snuggle. We have pictures tomorrow super early (7a) and I don’t want you to be tired. You were out around 8:30p.

I love you so much!

11/2/20 – You Better Watch On Me!

You woke up at 7:30a and came out in the living room saying Good morning! When you were getting dressed, you decided you wanted to wear your America clothes…I told you election day is tomorrow, you should save your America clothes for that. The Giants play tonight, and they have America colors, so you should wear some Giants gear. Surprisingly, you agreed and chose to wear a cheerleader dress. I braided your hair and you got really upset because I couldn’t put your Elsa braid into your braid. I finally got you to calm down and hugged you for a few minutes. I’m not sure why you were so upset, but I didn’t want you to start the day this way.

You were cracking me up on the way to school. You were super excited about the candy corns that Aunt Deb gave you and you were telling me “I’m a big fan of Candy Corn. When I see it I’m going straight to it. Once I see it I’m gonna open the lid and tear it up. Yeah Boy. You better watch on me mom & tell me to stop because I’m gonna eat it fast!” What’s funny is you have never even tried candy corn before!

Today was your first Monday gymnastics class. We had to switch from Thursdays because this week you start taking Spanish class with Ms. Ida after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. You had a great class and really took to heart Coach Nickie telling you that you are almost ready to move up to the 5 year old class. You had great listening ears and you were her class leader and demonstrator. She told you after class if you keep it up you will be moving up in no time!

After class, we headed home to make dinner. As we drove by Benderson Park you asked if we could stop to play. Sure, G, why not!?!?! The temperature dropped as soon as the sun started to go down & you still just wanted to wear your leotard. Good thing I brought your Giants shirt because it was breezy & even you got a little chilly. You had fun playing, climbing & swinging. We ran races in the hay maze & you smoked me every time! We played for about an hour & a half & then we were hungry.

Instead of cooking, we met Daddy at Cheesecake Factory. You walked right up to the hostess stand and politely asked for a table for three please! You wolfed down your grilled salmon and right before my food came you “yelled” at the table “I have to poooooooooop!! It’s coming now!” Yeah, that was awesome lol. We went and you were right! We made it just in time! You crack me up. On the way back to the table, we had to walk only on the blue square tiles because there were alligators on the floor!

At home, we played Jenga & checkers with Daddy. Once I said well it’s 9p, we need to go read books, you clung to Daddy and said he was taking you to bed. You got up twice for more water, once to pee and then once to come to the living room to play in your kitchen. It was 10:15p. I marched you back to your room, rocked you in the chair, and you were out in 5 min. Mama don’t play lol!!

I love you so much!

11/1/20 – Cheese Pizza

The clocks fell back an hour this morning & you didn’t get up until 8am. We played quietly while Daddy slept in a bit. We made breakfast, then headed to Urfer Park to meet Juniper & Eliza. We haven’t seen them since your birthday party. The two of you had so much fun playing together & of course sharing snacks. You insisted on wearing your mermaid tail despite it not being ideal park attire lol. We played really hard for about 2 hours & you were so hot & sweaty. I finally convinced you to take a break in the air conditioning of the car.

You wanted to go back out and play, but after some serious negotiating, you eventually agreed to go get some lunch. I asked what you were in the mood for & you immediately belted out “cheese pizza!” So, we headed to Joey D’s for pizza. You were dancing in the dining room like a champ. We took our leftovers home to Daddy (he stayed back to work for a little bit) and then we grabbed all the 3 Musketeers candy out of your trick or treat basket & headed over to visit Ms. Sandy. It was so good to see her. You were excited to give her the candy and gave her tons of hugs.

When we got home, you took a shower with me. I had to go to a funeral & you stayed with Daddy. You guys watched The Little Mermaid and played Jenga. When I got home, you were playing in the toy room in your jammies and Elsa braid. We played for a bit then went to your room to read books and do Lingos. You were lights out after some snuggles by 9p. What a fantastic weekend.

I love you so much!

10/31/20 – To Infinity…And Beyond!

This morning we had gymnastics. You had a great class, but you did leave a little again. I was helping Olivia in her class & you kept wanting to come over with me. Coach Nickie talked with us after class & said your strength & skills have greatly improved & you are just about ready for the 5 year old class. But, she can’t move you up until she’s confident you won’t leave your class because the big kids tumbling could hurt you if you aren’t with your class. They typically don’t move you up until your birth month, but physically, you are ready!

After class, we went to fancy breakfast with Chrissy & Olivia. You love watching out for her and holding her hand. You are such a good leader & caretaker. When we left breakfast, we went to a drive by trick or treat for my friend’s granddaughter, who’s Mom is sick so they can’t go trick or treating. We returned a few things at Macy’s then headed to Benderson park to play and run the maze. You played on the swings and then chatted with some kids and struck up a game of hide & seek (your newest fav lately). You were negotiating and giving directions to the kids telling them who was going where etc.

We went home to shower and get ready for trick or treat. I painted your nails with Buzz colors to match mine. You were so excited about it! You wanted to get into your costume at like 3:30p! It was killing you to wait. So we watched Toy Story Terror while you waited for your nails to dry.

Marcela came to see us dressed in our costumes & so did my friend Ingrid Walker & her dog Benji. All you cared about was the kisses Benji was giving you! Finally, it was time and we loaded up in your spaceship & took off! Aunt Deb cam and trick or treated with us too!

It took a long time for us to get around the block because the spaceship caused quite a ruckus! When we got home, you asked me to go outside so we could sit by the fire and just relax. Some of the neighbors came over and you said they were too loud. You said “I don’t want to hear all that talking.” You asked me for an apple and snuggled up in my arms. THIS is perfect!!!! I love you sooooo much! We FaceTimed with Ms. Sandy because we missed her earlier. You wanted to go back out take spaceship and get a burger from the Barker’s house, so we took another lap. You bellied right up to the bar and chatted up all the grown ups like you owned the joint! This was an awesome Halloween. We had a fun day and a great evening. This is definitely one for the books and I hope you never forget this!!!!

I love you soooo much!

10/30/20 – You Wore Me Out!

When you woke up, you ran upstairs to look for Jackie. You were bummed when you realized she left already! You got it together, ate breakfast & got dressed happily. This morning, you marched into school so confidently.

Ms. Marian sent me this email today and it made my heart so warm. I’m so proud of you! I love how funny you are and how honest you are. You certainly say what’s on your mind!

“I was able to spend time with the Bear Class yesterday afternoon. We did wagon rides (we got a new one) and bubbles! Giovanna pulled her classmates in the wagon (SHE insisted!). It was quite humorous to see little Norah try to reciprocate the effort and pull G……lol…..I added the muscle needed for a successful turn. Fifteen minutes into the fun, G says “Miss Marian I’m exhausted you wore me out”….the kid cracks me up!  I wore her out? She insisted on doing the pulling…..LOL. After water drinks we went inside to draw or play table games. As classmates were coloring, she polled each one and asked “give me a word that starts with the letter ‘L”. Not one round, not two, not three….I think she sat there filling papers with the letter L as each child responded during multiple rounds! She finally said “OK, no one is allowed to say Lion and more!”  Your kid cracks me up!!”

The school app posted several pictures from the last two weeks and said “We have been very busy strengthening our fine motor skills and showing off our creativity. Also we are working hard on our one to one correspondence and using new math concepts like weighing and measuring!”

I picked you up from school and you showed me the project you made. You of course are always saying “I want to be a Mama Doctor, with a girl baby. And I will work in the hospital!” You made a Mama Doctor with a baby in her hand!

We stopped at Publix on the way home to grab a few ingredients for dinner tonight. You happily jumped up on the scale and it said 51 pounds! Before Jackie got home, you wrote out your birthday card for Baby Will! After dinner, we took a walk around the block and you were excited to show Jackie just how you can walk Harold. When we got home, we made a fire and had S’mores. It was a little chilly, so it was nice to snuggle together by the fire. We went to bed later than we should have (10:30p), but it was such a fun night & we hardly ever get to hang out with Jackie!

I love you so much!

  • Ready to Learn!
  • 51 Pounds!

10/29/20 – Pretend I’m Alexa

You were so clingy to Daddy this morning. You didn’t want him to leave for work at all! While you were eating breakfast, you decorated the Bundt cake box for the surprise teacher treats we were bringing with us this morning. At first, you just wrote your name, then you decided to draw a picture of each teacher, so we wrote her name next to her image for each of them!

When we got to school, you were excited to give your gift to Ms. Amber. The teachers were all very appreciative and loved your drawings.

Lately, you have been singing the 5 little pumpkins song. You also made me give you Alexa commands, and you tell me “pretend I’m Alexa and ask me something I don’t know.” Now, you are telling me to “ask Alexa to play the 5 little pumpkins, fast version” lol. Alexa also has a skill called Quiz me about you, where she asks you questions about her. One of the answers stuck with you and you couldn’t stop repeating was “I’m not on Facebook because I don’t have a face, but I am on Twitter because I have a voice.”

I picked you up & we headed to gymnastics. I brought you a charcuterie pack. I handed it to you and said I have a surprise for you! You said “snacks aren’t a surprise…toys are!” You proceeded to tear it up! We talked to Ms. Sandy on the way to class. You had a great class & then we headed home to make mushroom soup, per your request. It was man night, so we stayed up and read books in bed with Jackie. We headed to bed and she went up to shower and call Baby Will.

I love you so much!

10/28/20 – Sweets With My Sweetie!

Aunt Deb brought us baggies of acorns, pine cones, nuts & leaves from her yard to bring to school for the sink or float project. You were so excited to hand them to Ms. Amber when you got to school.

On the way home from school, you asked to stop for donuts. Instead, we stopped for bundt cakes. They were so fantastic that we ordered a dozen to take to the teachers tomorrow morning.

we took Harry for a walk. You were telling him “Walk Harry, walk walk. Don’t eat the wild mushrooms, they will make your belly sick.” We checked the mail and we found a Halloween card for you from Dr. Steinhauer in Chicago. We also got your Christmas dress delivered today and you tried it on but didn’t want to take it off!

I love you so much!