March was a pretty good month for my resolutions.
1. Bible - still 10 pages behind...ugh, gotta catch up with this one! Actually, I guess that means I read enough for this month, but didn't make up last months pages that I was behind on.
2. Salad - definitely have been meeting my 2x a week goal - a lot of times I have 2 a day!
3. Books - I've read 13 books so far (out of my goal of 50), so just over 1/4 done - right on track
4. Coupons - March - $167.78 Total 2012 - $442.85 - totally killing this one! (My goal is $100/month) :-) I will say, a large chunk of coupons, like $75 or so, this month were on a big toy sale at Target - I got several board games and toys for really cheap that I will use over the next few birthdays/Christmases for the kids. But, I got such great steals I had to stock up. For example, I got the full size board games of Chutes and Ladders, Candyland and Memory all for $1.79 EACH! Crazy! I got Battleship for $5 along with some other great deals.
See you next month!
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Paul and Camille March 2012
The past few weeks have been huge in the lives of our children. They are growing up so fast and changing so much!
Paul started Montessori school four weeks ago and he attends Tuesday and Thursday. They have a phase-in process, so at first, I went with him and we stayed an hour or two the first two days. Then, the next couple days, I stayed for a little bit, and he stayed through lunch by himself. This past Thursday was the first time he stayed all day, which means he even took a nap there! He will now continue to go regularly T/TH from 8:30-3:00. It'll be nice to have some "free" time with only one child to tote around. He also has been tee-teeing on the potty occasionally. He's probably gone 3 or 4 times over the last few weeks. He's not too interested yet, but when he does go, he gets pretty excited about his accomplishment. He's also saying more "words" including Mum-Mum (the delicious cardboard flavored baby rice cake snack that Camille eats) and "ro-ro" which is our abbreviated word for Cheerios. He's still slow on the talking but he makes up his own signs for everything and figures out how to get what he wants, and can even get things himself now. I forget if I put this in the last blog, but he figured out how to pull his little wooden chair around and use it as a step-stool. So, now he will watch us cook or wash his hands or reach places he otherwise couldn't get to - usually places we didn't want him to reach! He's outsmarting us now!
Camille is also hitting some big milestones. About 3-4 weeks ago, she got her first tooth and she's working on a couple more now. She also started walking at about that time, too. She can now pretty much walk across a room without falling, and she's getting better at balancing herself if she starts to fall. She can also crawl on all fours when she's not walking, or if she needs to get to something to pull herself up on so she can continue walking. She has also been babbling a lot more these days. Some favorite words she says are "dada" and "bubba"...usually it sounds like "dadadada" or "bububububu"...but I am pretty sure she's starting to associate those sounds with who they represent, rather than just a noise.
I can't believe how fast these kids are growing!
Paul started Montessori school four weeks ago and he attends Tuesday and Thursday. They have a phase-in process, so at first, I went with him and we stayed an hour or two the first two days. Then, the next couple days, I stayed for a little bit, and he stayed through lunch by himself. This past Thursday was the first time he stayed all day, which means he even took a nap there! He will now continue to go regularly T/TH from 8:30-3:00. It'll be nice to have some "free" time with only one child to tote around. He also has been tee-teeing on the potty occasionally. He's probably gone 3 or 4 times over the last few weeks. He's not too interested yet, but when he does go, he gets pretty excited about his accomplishment. He's also saying more "words" including Mum-Mum (the delicious cardboard flavored baby rice cake snack that Camille eats) and "ro-ro" which is our abbreviated word for Cheerios. He's still slow on the talking but he makes up his own signs for everything and figures out how to get what he wants, and can even get things himself now. I forget if I put this in the last blog, but he figured out how to pull his little wooden chair around and use it as a step-stool. So, now he will watch us cook or wash his hands or reach places he otherwise couldn't get to - usually places we didn't want him to reach! He's outsmarting us now!
Camille is also hitting some big milestones. About 3-4 weeks ago, she got her first tooth and she's working on a couple more now. She also started walking at about that time, too. She can now pretty much walk across a room without falling, and she's getting better at balancing herself if she starts to fall. She can also crawl on all fours when she's not walking, or if she needs to get to something to pull herself up on so she can continue walking. She has also been babbling a lot more these days. Some favorite words she says are "dada" and "bubba"...usually it sounds like "dadadada" or "bububububu"...but I am pretty sure she's starting to associate those sounds with who they represent, rather than just a noise.
I can't believe how fast these kids are growing!
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
A monumental day for my son!
Paul went tee-tee on his potty....twice!! This evening after I got him out of his bath and dried him off, I asked him if he wanted to sit on his potty (which he has done before, just hasn't gone potty on it...except for the first time we ever sat him on it when he pooped...but that's another story...and he hasn't done it since). He agreed to sit and I talked about going tee-tee, and after a few minutes I noticed a tiny droplet of tee-tee coming out. I asked if he could make more and a few minutes later, he went! Then, we poured the tee-tee in the big potty, flushed, washed our hands, then he promptly sat back down and made more tee-tee - I think it was so he could flush the big potty again- lol. I am so excited for my growing boy, and this on the eve of his first day at montessori school...such a big week for him!
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
New Year's Resolution update/ kids update
Part 1: New Year's Resolution Update
1. Read the bible - I'm about 7 pages behind schedule, but that's better than last month at least.
2. Read 50 books - I have read 9 so far, so I am a little ahead of schedule.
3. Eat salad twice a day - I am doong great with this one seeing as I buy a box of salad weekly, so I eat from it almost every day.
4. Save $100/month ($1,200/year) in coupons - This month was only $75.30, but for the year, I am at $275.07, so quite a bit ahead still.
Part 2: kids update
Paul: terrible two's full swing, now we even get full on laying-on-the-floor-kicking-and-screaming tantrums, for no good reason. But other than that, he's such a great kid. He's a really sweet big brother, too. He will bring Camille toys to play with or her pacifier if she's upset. He still doesn't talk much, but he has made up more sounds and signs for words so he gets his point across. His new trick this month is being able to open the refrigerator and freezer doors by himself, so now he can help himself to whatever he can reach in either of those. So that's been a new interesting challenge. We picked a montessori school for him, so he will hopefully start going next week, all day, two times a week. Next month's "kids update" will be all about his new school! I can't believe he is already old enough for school.
Camille: she changes so much every day, it seems! She crawls really fast now and can finally go from laying down to sitting without having to pull up on something. She can also walk by holding only one of our hands and she's getting pretty fast at that, too. She might be walking on her own by the next update! She babbles more and more each day and is also becoming more and more playful. She has been trying all kinds of new foods - her favorite new snack is graham crackers. She has also tried lentils, baked potato, white kidney beans (those make her too gassy and upset), a couple bites of our foods here and there, I can't remember it all. It seems she is trying a couple new foods each week, most of which she enjoys. She doesn't have teeth yet, but it sure hasn't slowed her eating down. There's rarely a time when she's not eating it seems!
Well, that's pretty much it for this month. See you in March!
1. Read the bible - I'm about 7 pages behind schedule, but that's better than last month at least.
2. Read 50 books - I have read 9 so far, so I am a little ahead of schedule.
3. Eat salad twice a day - I am doong great with this one seeing as I buy a box of salad weekly, so I eat from it almost every day.
4. Save $100/month ($1,200/year) in coupons - This month was only $75.30, but for the year, I am at $275.07, so quite a bit ahead still.
Part 2: kids update
Paul: terrible two's full swing, now we even get full on laying-on-the-floor-kicking-and-screaming tantrums, for no good reason. But other than that, he's such a great kid. He's a really sweet big brother, too. He will bring Camille toys to play with or her pacifier if she's upset. He still doesn't talk much, but he has made up more sounds and signs for words so he gets his point across. His new trick this month is being able to open the refrigerator and freezer doors by himself, so now he can help himself to whatever he can reach in either of those. So that's been a new interesting challenge. We picked a montessori school for him, so he will hopefully start going next week, all day, two times a week. Next month's "kids update" will be all about his new school! I can't believe he is already old enough for school.
Camille: she changes so much every day, it seems! She crawls really fast now and can finally go from laying down to sitting without having to pull up on something. She can also walk by holding only one of our hands and she's getting pretty fast at that, too. She might be walking on her own by the next update! She babbles more and more each day and is also becoming more and more playful. She has been trying all kinds of new foods - her favorite new snack is graham crackers. She has also tried lentils, baked potato, white kidney beans (those make her too gassy and upset), a couple bites of our foods here and there, I can't remember it all. It seems she is trying a couple new foods each week, most of which she enjoys. She doesn't have teeth yet, but it sure hasn't slowed her eating down. There's rarely a time when she's not eating it seems!
Well, that's pretty much it for this month. See you in March!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
2012 resolutions update - month 1
1. Read 50 books - I've read 5 so far.. slightly ahead of schedule.
2. Read the bible- I am about 5 days (15 pages) behind ...guess that's why I am ahead on my book reading.
3. Eat salad 2x a week - definitely meeting this so far - I buy a box of pre-made salad at least once a week so it's enough for several salads.
4. $100 in coupons/month - this month's total was $199 - double my goal! It would be awesome to keep that up! I must give credit where credit is due on this one. If it weren't for the fact that Paul's mom (Tia) and grandmother (Grammy) give me their Sunday coupons each week, I wouldn't be nearly as successful. :-)
I think I am doing pretty well overall. I will update again in a month! :-)
2. Read the bible- I am about 5 days (15 pages) behind ...guess that's why I am ahead on my book reading.
3. Eat salad 2x a week - definitely meeting this so far - I buy a box of pre-made salad at least once a week so it's enough for several salads.
4. $100 in coupons/month - this month's total was $199 - double my goal! It would be awesome to keep that up! I must give credit where credit is due on this one. If it weren't for the fact that Paul's mom (Tia) and grandmother (Grammy) give me their Sunday coupons each week, I wouldn't be nearly as successful. :-)
I think I am doing pretty well overall. I will update again in a month! :-)
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
All About Camille
My little second-born sweetheart rarely gets a moment in the spotlight all to herself, so this blog is just for her. She's been changing and maturing so much lately, within the last month or so, that I wanted to write it all down before I forget.
1. Started "crawling" - it's more like a trench crawl - she still doesn't pick her belly up off the floor, but boy can she move fast these days.
2. Babbles a lot - she says things resembling "bubba" (for brother) and dada among other random and super-cute baby noises.
3. Eats 4 food groups now - she eats rice & oatmeal, a growing selection of fruits & veggies, and as of last week, meat! She's tried turkey & chicken so far. And, today for the first time, she got to try plain whole milk yogurt - her first dairy food! Also, of all these foods, the only "baby" food is the rice & oatmeal - I make everything else for her. Sometimes we just hold out some of our meal and make it separate for her without seasonings. She has also never had to have formula as I have been very fortunate to be able to continue nursing her.
4. Feeds herself snacks - we introduced her to "puffs", "mum mums" and "yogurt melts", which all pretty much just melt in her mouth. We can now put some on her walker tray and let her cruise around feeding herself. She is also beginning to use a sippy cup. We give her water in it and she is getting pretty good at using it all by herself.
5. Physically stronger - she sits up on her own for long periods of time and she can go from sitting to laying down, and then can roll & trench crawl all around. She can also pull up to standing if she is holding on to something really sturdy. She will also reach out for our hands so she can pull herself up and then walk, or almost run, us all over the house. Now it's only a matter of time before she lets go!
Can't you tell I'm so proud of her? :-)
1. Started "crawling" - it's more like a trench crawl - she still doesn't pick her belly up off the floor, but boy can she move fast these days.
2. Babbles a lot - she says things resembling "bubba" (for brother) and dada among other random and super-cute baby noises.
3. Eats 4 food groups now - she eats rice & oatmeal, a growing selection of fruits & veggies, and as of last week, meat! She's tried turkey & chicken so far. And, today for the first time, she got to try plain whole milk yogurt - her first dairy food! Also, of all these foods, the only "baby" food is the rice & oatmeal - I make everything else for her. Sometimes we just hold out some of our meal and make it separate for her without seasonings. She has also never had to have formula as I have been very fortunate to be able to continue nursing her.
4. Feeds herself snacks - we introduced her to "puffs", "mum mums" and "yogurt melts", which all pretty much just melt in her mouth. We can now put some on her walker tray and let her cruise around feeding herself. She is also beginning to use a sippy cup. We give her water in it and she is getting pretty good at using it all by herself.
5. Physically stronger - she sits up on her own for long periods of time and she can go from sitting to laying down, and then can roll & trench crawl all around. She can also pull up to standing if she is holding on to something really sturdy. She will also reach out for our hands so she can pull herself up and then walk, or almost run, us all over the house. Now it's only a matter of time before she lets go!
Can't you tell I'm so proud of her? :-)
Friday, January 20, 2012
Just when you think things are getting good...
So I recently bragged that my kids' nap schedules were aligning and I got 2 breaks during the day because of it. (Read - opportunity to finally take a shower!) This hasn't been the case since Camille was born (not the lack of showering - the break time, I mean). Now that she's getting in to a more predictable eating and sleeping schedule, she is syncing up with Paul's nap schedule, too. It was going great the past few days. But, then today happened. Actually it started last night. For some reason, both of the kids woke up twice during the night at different times. So, that meant no sleep for anyone! Paul (husband) was already having problems sleeping because he can't shake this cough he has and I am having my turn with it now. So, we got two hours here and there of sleep which threw off today's schedule completely. Camille is currently on her third nap, she had two short ones earlier for less than an hour each. Paul only had one nap that he fought for over an hour to take, but finally gave in. So as you can imagine, it's been a pretty rough day. It's days like these that I appreciate when I do get my two "nap breaks" and remember not to take them for granted! :-)
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