I hope everyone had a good holiday! We spent Christmas at my grandmothers as usual. Lots of good food as usual. We sort of stopped getting each other gifts except for my grandma and Joni. It's insane how many gifts Joni opened. With everything she unwrapped she'd gasp and say, "MY FAVORITE!" It was cute to watch. Hopefully next year she'll get gifts that take up less space (books).
I can't believe 2011 is almost done. There's been much sadness this year with us losing loved ones. I hope 2012 will bring more good health and happiness. Happy New Year!
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Fall 2011 Update
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! We did the usual thing and headed to my grandma's in Malden. Lots of good food and goofing off with the family. Good times. Hard to believe that Christmas and New Years is right around the corner.
Joni also turned 3 a couple of weekends ago! I can't believe how big she's grown. I'm sooo thankful for my happy, healthy and beautiful girl!
Remember how we first tried potty training back in June? At first there were a couple of days where there we were accident free but that didn't last long. She was having accidents almost everyday and it was making everyone frustrated and that might have made things harder for Joni. I read that you shouldn't get angry or make a big deal out of it if your child has an accident. After months of frustration I'm happy to announce that my little Joni has now been potty trained for a little over a month now!! YAY! AND no diapers at night either! (I bribed her with Disney Princess undies. I'm so glad that worked!)
In case I don't post anything for awhile, Happy Holidays!
Joni also turned 3 a couple of weekends ago! I can't believe how big she's grown. I'm sooo thankful for my happy, healthy and beautiful girl!
Remember how we first tried potty training back in June? At first there were a couple of days where there we were accident free but that didn't last long. She was having accidents almost everyday and it was making everyone frustrated and that might have made things harder for Joni. I read that you shouldn't get angry or make a big deal out of it if your child has an accident. After months of frustration I'm happy to announce that my little Joni has now been potty trained for a little over a month now!! YAY! AND no diapers at night either! (I bribed her with Disney Princess undies. I'm so glad that worked!)
In case I don't post anything for awhile, Happy Holidays!
Monday, November 14, 2011
"I'm worried about the animals..."
We were watching some show about animals and Joni sees some parrots and tells me likes them a lot. She then begs me to let her have some parrots "pretty please". She says we'll need to get a cage and that they can go in her room. She then changes her mind and says that the parrots would be noisy so they should be in MY room. I said "MY ROOM?", Joni just nods. Thanks honey. I love you too.
The show later shows some area where there were no animals. Joni asks me where all the animals were. I told her I didn't know. She says under her breath, "They're extinct..." and then says this more loudly, "I'm worried about the animals mama."
I love this little girl SOOOO much.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Happy Halloween!
3 - 2 - 1...BLAST OFF! My little nugget was a rocket ship this year.
She had fun and got a ton of candy from just going around the block in my mom's neighborhood. Too bad almost half of the candy had nuts. Oh well.
She had fun and got a ton of candy from just going around the block in my mom's neighborhood. Too bad almost half of the candy had nuts. Oh well.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Writing Skills
So on Sunday I was writing a card for a birthday party we were heading to for my friend's son. I asked Joni to sign her name. I held her hand and instructed her how to move the pen. I wasn't moving her hand though. After that Joni asked for a small piece of card stock that was on the table. She grabbed a pen and did this all on her own, without instruction from anyone:
I've been trying to teach her how to write her name for a couple of weeks now. Seriously, I'm one proud mama!
I've been trying to teach her how to write her name for a couple of weeks now. Seriously, I'm one proud mama!
Mama I'm So Sad...
One of my friends gave Joni one of her birthday balloons a couple of weeks ago. Yesterday that balloon flew away. She wanted to take it to grandma's house and back. Peter opened the car door and the balloon flew out. :(
Joni stared up into the sky and it took a few seconds before she realizes what happened and burst into tears. She asks us to catch it. Poor thing. We told her we were sorry and that we'll get a big balloon to replace that one. She said no that was too big. Later she said that it was okay but the tears were still coming down. I told her maybe the balloon was going to the moon. (She's really into the planets and the moon now.) Joni perked up a little. She said she was going to go on a REAL rocket ship to the moon to find her balloon.
When we get into our building, we do this thing where we race to our door. So we start running and it seems she is starting to forget about the balloon then... there's more whimpering and then she says "Mama I'm so sad..." That's so sad and cute at the same time. I think that was the first time ever that she said she was sad. She really did look sad. What's a mother to do?
Joni stared up into the sky and it took a few seconds before she realizes what happened and burst into tears. She asks us to catch it. Poor thing. We told her we were sorry and that we'll get a big balloon to replace that one. She said no that was too big. Later she said that it was okay but the tears were still coming down. I told her maybe the balloon was going to the moon. (She's really into the planets and the moon now.) Joni perked up a little. She said she was going to go on a REAL rocket ship to the moon to find her balloon.
When we get into our building, we do this thing where we race to our door. So we start running and it seems she is starting to forget about the balloon then... there's more whimpering and then she says "Mama I'm so sad..." That's so sad and cute at the same time. I think that was the first time ever that she said she was sad. She really did look sad. What's a mother to do?
Monday, August 15, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Someone is a Ham...
Joni's always loved music but she's been bursting out in song more and more these days. It's hard to keep her focused long enough so we can record it. This video's the best we've got so far. You'll see she focuses on something else at the end. We were in the car going through the McDonald's drive thru and she was strapped in her car seat so that helped. I know it's a bit dark but you can still see her.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Um Well Hello There...
Yes it's been a VERY long time since the last posting. My apologies. I've just been...well very lazy. I'm going to **try** to post at least once a week.
Joni's 2 1/2 years old now! She's such a big girl now and talks nonstop! She's known her alphabet for awhile now. If I figure out how to post sound clips, I'll upload her singing her abc's. It's really cute.
The other week my sister says "Joni you're such a lucky girl!". Joni's response was "No I'm not! That's mean! I'm not a dog!". One of our neighbors has a dog named Lucky and I guess she thought my sister was calling her a dog. HA.
We started potty training this week. Last Tuesday we put Joni in underwear late in the afternoon and she was accident free for more than 6 hours! I was so proud. But the next day she went to the dentist with Peter and my mom and had an accident in an elavator. Doh! I'm glad it wasn't in the car. We didn't have any pants in the diaper bag so she just walked around in her underwear. I think they looked like shorts and just look at how happy she looks!
Honestly I think I didn't start it seriously because I'm lazy. It's really convenient to just keep her in diapers. I don't need to constantly ask if she needs to use the bathroom and I wouldn't need to clean up any accidents. But once I decided on Tuesday to start this, it wasn't hard at all. I just need to remember to ask or take her to the bathroom every so often depending on how much she drinks. Her pediatrician said kids can be potty trained in a weekend. IN A WEEKEND! So I'm going to try this weekend. :) Wish us luck.
On a sad note, we lost my father in law on Wednesday, May 11th. His health has been on a decline for the past couple of years. We miss him dearly.
Joni's 2 1/2 years old now! She's such a big girl now and talks nonstop! She's known her alphabet for awhile now. If I figure out how to post sound clips, I'll upload her singing her abc's. It's really cute.
The other week my sister says "Joni you're such a lucky girl!". Joni's response was "No I'm not! That's mean! I'm not a dog!". One of our neighbors has a dog named Lucky and I guess she thought my sister was calling her a dog. HA.
We started potty training this week. Last Tuesday we put Joni in underwear late in the afternoon and she was accident free for more than 6 hours! I was so proud. But the next day she went to the dentist with Peter and my mom and had an accident in an elavator. Doh! I'm glad it wasn't in the car. We didn't have any pants in the diaper bag so she just walked around in her underwear. I think they looked like shorts and just look at how happy she looks!
Honestly I think I didn't start it seriously because I'm lazy. It's really convenient to just keep her in diapers. I don't need to constantly ask if she needs to use the bathroom and I wouldn't need to clean up any accidents. But once I decided on Tuesday to start this, it wasn't hard at all. I just need to remember to ask or take her to the bathroom every so often depending on how much she drinks. Her pediatrician said kids can be potty trained in a weekend. IN A WEEKEND! So I'm going to try this weekend. :) Wish us luck.
On a sad note, we lost my father in law on Wednesday, May 11th. His health has been on a decline for the past couple of years. We miss him dearly.
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