Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Friday, June 22, 2012
Riding the Train at the Shrimporee
The Aransas Pass Shrimporee is a festival I love to go to and had not yet taken the girls. Brian and I took the opportunity to take them this time around as a test run for large family theme parks. My sister, Andrea, has been bugging me to take Emily to Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio because Emily is young enough to get in free and as Andrea is an employee there I can also have a free pass. I thought if Emily can withstand the large crowds, sweltering heat, and loud noise at the Shrimporee then maybe she would be ready for the much larger theme park. I am so glad that we took a test run because as I suspected, she hated the loud noise, heat and crowds. She and her sister Avery were afraid of all things and did not want to get out of their strollers with the exception of the Flintstone kiddy train. As soon as Emily saw the train she asked her daddy to take her for a ride. All was well through most of the train ride but I don't think any of us thought it would last what seemed like forever, it was probably a 5 minute train ride. Towards the end Emily thought it would never end and started to cry. Avery thought daddy and sissy were leaving and started to cry. In the end they were both crying and ready to leave. So much for train rides and theme parks.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
School Woes
The girls have been going to Legacy Preschool now for a year and a half. Both started when Avery turned 6 weeks old and every summer they move up to the next appropriate class for their age. This past Memorial Day marked the time when both girls would go to the next classroom. Avery moved up to the 18-24 month class and Emily moved into the young 2 year old class. Avery had no problems moving into her class and very easily went with her teacher without crying. Emily on the other hand went into a complete tantrum.
Ms. Tammie (Tammie being her first name) is Emily's favorite teacher and has come to love her after being in her classroom for the length of a year. Emily goes through these emotions every time she has to change classes as she comes to be attached to her teachers, it happened with her previous teacher Ms. Sue. This time around was no exception and as soon as I reached for the handle to the class next door she threw herself on the floor and started to bawl. Everyday since then she has stated she does not want to go to school and cries a depressed cry because she misses her teach Ms. Tammie. At the time of this post it has been two weeks since the transition and she still tells me she does not want to go to school. I know it will take time before she gets comfortable but she makes me feel guilty every morning when I have to drop her off and she starts to school.
The great thing about the move to the next class has been the potty training. The 2 year old classroom focuses on helping to potty train and places the students on the potty every hour. In the two weeks that Emily has been in that class she has come to learn about "the feeling" of wanting to potty. On two occasions she told me "mommy I need to potty"and has then proceeded to actually potty instead of just go through the motions. I have hope that she will be completely potty trained by the end of the summer or by her third birthday. In the process of training Emily I have not pushed Avery to potty train and have yet to place her in training pants, but as she watches her sister potty and then get praise for it she wants to potty as well. We might be killing two birds with one stone. I can't imagine not having to pay for diapers, we've been dishing out money for almost three years. Oh, the thoughts that come to mind when I think about what I am going to do with all that money.
Ms. Tammie (Tammie being her first name) is Emily's favorite teacher and has come to love her after being in her classroom for the length of a year. Emily goes through these emotions every time she has to change classes as she comes to be attached to her teachers, it happened with her previous teacher Ms. Sue. This time around was no exception and as soon as I reached for the handle to the class next door she threw herself on the floor and started to bawl. Everyday since then she has stated she does not want to go to school and cries a depressed cry because she misses her teach Ms. Tammie. At the time of this post it has been two weeks since the transition and she still tells me she does not want to go to school. I know it will take time before she gets comfortable but she makes me feel guilty every morning when I have to drop her off and she starts to school.
The great thing about the move to the next class has been the potty training. The 2 year old classroom focuses on helping to potty train and places the students on the potty every hour. In the two weeks that Emily has been in that class she has come to learn about "the feeling" of wanting to potty. On two occasions she told me "mommy I need to potty"and has then proceeded to actually potty instead of just go through the motions. I have hope that she will be completely potty trained by the end of the summer or by her third birthday. In the process of training Emily I have not pushed Avery to potty train and have yet to place her in training pants, but as she watches her sister potty and then get praise for it she wants to potty as well. We might be killing two birds with one stone. I can't imagine not having to pay for diapers, we've been dishing out money for almost three years. Oh, the thoughts that come to mind when I think about what I am going to do with all that money.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Avery at 21 Months Old
I am so behind on my blogging. It is now June and Avery turned 21 months old in May. We have been very busy and now that summer is here our schedule is getting filled by the minute. Every month as I write these new posts I struggle to remember new developments that Avery has achieved. There are so many new words, songs and quirks that she has learned that I tend to forget some of them or repeat them in my writings. This month Avery has been singing more often with her sister and with our new Amazon Kindle that daddy bought the girls. Both girls love their new Kindle and every day at bath time I bring it in to play nursery rhymes and songs for them as we wash up. Every day Avery chooses the same songs to play and sing along . One of those songs is "Baa Baa Black Sheep" which she learned from a iPhone application that her nonna has on her phone. The other is a song called "Animal Sounds" and she is hysterically funny while she sings this song because of her facial expressions, I can't help but laugh every time she sings it.
Big sister Emily has been imitating mommy and changing Avery's diaper when they play together. Avery has no problem following her sisters instructions and will lay on the floor until Emily gets her fresh diaper on. Now that Avery has seen her sister change diapers she wants to do the same. So now Avery pretends to change her baby dolls diapers as well as pat them to sleep and place them in their play crib. Avery loves to place her baby dolls in their stroller and then stroll them around the house.
Avery's memory is growing stronger and she is remembering what she is being taught at school. She can recite her numbers by herself in English and in Spanish and she can now recognize colors and name them correctly. I think her favorite color right now is green because she always chooses that color when asked which one she would like. If she had to choose between different color cups, "Geen" is what she always says. Avery also recognizes children's shows like "Dora the Explorer" and will sing along with the theme song. She loves to dance now and will bob up and down with a song.
Avery's personality has also grown and she is one sly yet silly little girl. She knows what she wants and she has no patience. When she wants something she wants it now! Temper tantrums are not yet in play but as her older sister is starting to have them I am afraid that she may learn to imitate her bad actions. Only time will tell!!
Big sister Emily has been imitating mommy and changing Avery's diaper when they play together. Avery has no problem following her sisters instructions and will lay on the floor until Emily gets her fresh diaper on. Now that Avery has seen her sister change diapers she wants to do the same. So now Avery pretends to change her baby dolls diapers as well as pat them to sleep and place them in their play crib. Avery loves to place her baby dolls in their stroller and then stroll them around the house.
Avery's memory is growing stronger and she is remembering what she is being taught at school. She can recite her numbers by herself in English and in Spanish and she can now recognize colors and name them correctly. I think her favorite color right now is green because she always chooses that color when asked which one she would like. If she had to choose between different color cups, "Geen" is what she always says. Avery also recognizes children's shows like "Dora the Explorer" and will sing along with the theme song. She loves to dance now and will bob up and down with a song.
Avery's personality has also grown and she is one sly yet silly little girl. She knows what she wants and she has no patience. When she wants something she wants it now! Temper tantrums are not yet in play but as her older sister is starting to have them I am afraid that she may learn to imitate her bad actions. Only time will tell!!
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| Avery's hair first thing in the morning |
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| Wearing mommy's shoes |
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| Throwing a fit |
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| Wearing panties like sissy (over her diaper) |
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