Well, this past week started off difficult – we were still trying
to help Maggie adjust to her big girl bed.
It took one and a half hours to get her to fall asleep the first couple
nights, and I continued to sit outside her door to make sure she didn’t feel
scared. Clearly this was not the
solution. So I decided to copy our old
crib routine exactly (except with a bed)… no lights, sing a lullabye, put her
in bed with a kiss and then walk out and close the door. After 30 seconds of whining, she settled
right down and went to bed! Jamie bought
some big body pillows to put on either side of her. These help her from falling out of bed, and
also raise up the covers enough to let her turn around with her braces. She's done great all week!
I love getting Maggie up in the mornings and just sitting
together on her bed for a minute cuddling.
She likes to sing songs and look at books while getting changed and
cleaned up for the day. She still really hates getting her hair done.
Dancing to express her big girl feelings:
Maggie’s new annoying phrase is “I can’t” in a super-whiny
voice. If you ask her to do something
she doesn’t like, she covers her eyes and says her little phrase. It’s slightly nicer to hear than “NO!”, but drives
us crazy sometimes!
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| Red Robin has become our restaurant of choice... sigh, we are such parents |
Our other little girl is becoming more and more active, kicking and squirming all over the place.
Sometimes I’ll wake up in the middle of the night while she boogies
down; I don’t mind, it’s only a couple minutes before I clonk out again, and I
love feeling her movements.
Maggie and I did some painting on Saturday:
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| She gets very focused when painting, just like her Daddy |
Maggie really hates having anything on her hands - she will whimper because she has a little sauce or crumbs on her fingers during a meal. You can imagine my surprise when she decided to start finger-painting (albeit with one very carefully placed finger):
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