Sunday it was the radio, today it was TV. She's all over the media, talkin' and teachin' about National Tap Day!
We're having fun listening and watching online! Katie just told me "I am really good at tap because in the summer I take my lessons from the BEST TEACHER IN PORTLAND!"
The TV segment can be seen through this link.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
Julianna's boo-boo
Nick slammed the sliding glass door on Julianna's finger yesterday.
There was a gash on the front side, so I cleaned it up and put a Band-Aid on, and had her ice it to keep it as cold as she could stand for as long as she could stand.
Today she took the Band-Aid off and the skin underneath was WHITE. The nail bed was purple, as was the tip of the swollen finger. The WHITENESS freaked me out, and I started imagining all kinds of Worst-Case Scenarios, as I got J and N out the door to the Urgent Care.
By the time we got there, it was pinking up, and all the WHITENESS disappeared during our waiting room stay. This made J and I feel a bit better.
The doctor determined that it did not need to be drained, and the x-ray showed that the finger is not broken.
All that worrying for nothing! And you know who worried even more than I did? Julianna. She was terrified of showing it to the doctor, because she thought he might do something painful in order to fix it. Many, many tears were shed. And when he told her that all he wanted to do was take a picture (x-ray) of her finger, more tears were shed - this time of relief.
Whew!
Here's what her finger looks like now:
There was a gash on the front side, so I cleaned it up and put a Band-Aid on, and had her ice it to keep it as cold as she could stand for as long as she could stand.
Today she took the Band-Aid off and the skin underneath was WHITE. The nail bed was purple, as was the tip of the swollen finger. The WHITENESS freaked me out, and I started imagining all kinds of Worst-Case Scenarios, as I got J and N out the door to the Urgent Care.
By the time we got there, it was pinking up, and all the WHITENESS disappeared during our waiting room stay. This made J and I feel a bit better.
The doctor determined that it did not need to be drained, and the x-ray showed that the finger is not broken.
All that worrying for nothing! And you know who worried even more than I did? Julianna. She was terrified of showing it to the doctor, because she thought he might do something painful in order to fix it. Many, many tears were shed. And when he told her that all he wanted to do was take a picture (x-ray) of her finger, more tears were shed - this time of relief.
Whew!
Here's what her finger looks like now:
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Happy Birthday G.G.!
We love you so much, G.G.!
July 2005 (Nick)
May 2003 (Julianna)
November 2001 (Katie)
June 2001 (Katie)
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Touchy-feely
When I picked Julianna up from preschool today, she had something exciting to tell me: "I got to let one of the butterflies go!"
Her class has studied the life cycles of butterflies and frogs, and has kept caterpillars and tadpoles to observe. The butterflies all hatched from the cocoons over the weekend, and today they were flying around their little net home, ready to go outside. (Three of the tadpoles have turned completely into frogs; the rest are somewhere in-between.)
The teachers drew names to determine who would get to release the butterflies, and Julianna was lucky enough to be one of the children chosen! While her classmates looked on, she let a butterfly climb onto her finger, then carefully moved her finger out of the net habitat to the open air, and off it flew!
I asked her which she liked better: having a butterfly on her finger or holding a snail in her hand (she LOVES that), and she said "the butterfly!" Cool! I wish I could have seen it and taken some photos!
Her class has studied the life cycles of butterflies and frogs, and has kept caterpillars and tadpoles to observe. The butterflies all hatched from the cocoons over the weekend, and today they were flying around their little net home, ready to go outside. (Three of the tadpoles have turned completely into frogs; the rest are somewhere in-between.)
The teachers drew names to determine who would get to release the butterflies, and Julianna was lucky enough to be one of the children chosen! While her classmates looked on, she let a butterfly climb onto her finger, then carefully moved her finger out of the net habitat to the open air, and off it flew!
I asked her which she liked better: having a butterfly on her finger or holding a snail in her hand (she LOVES that), and she said "the butterfly!" Cool! I wish I could have seen it and taken some photos!
Monday, May 12, 2008
Sunday!
I woke up late and had to rush to meet the choir before church without having eaten breakfast.
Eric got the kids ready all by himself and took them to church. No time to clean up discarded pajamas or the pile of dishes in the sink.
Home after church, Eric quickly sighed, "I am not doing that again." (You see, this was the first week after Sunday School ended for the summer.)
Kids gave me the Mother's Day things they made at school.
Eric: "So, should we go run some errands?"
Me: "I don't want to run errands. You know what I want to do? I want to go to Disneyland."
We discussed for a moment whether we could get by without a grocery trip and some laundry loads, but in the end the fact that our annual passes expire in one week proved to be decisive. We all changed into pants and comfortable shoes, threw some snacks, camera, and sunscreen in a backpack, and headed over there!
We decided Disneyland might be too crowded, so we went to California Adventure. It was a great day! We went on a few rides, saw several shows, had some food, took J to the potty seventy-gajillion times, and just enjoyed each other's company. Emphasis on that last one.
Katie and I took Julianna on Soarin' Over California for her first time, and she loved it. How could she not? It is a great ride. You really feel like you're flying through the air over the California scenery.
The girls and I also saw the Aladdin show - first time for all of us. It was well done, and we were all glad to see it. Meanwhile, Daddy and Nick were watching the Pixar Parade (Lightning and Mater included) and riding the "Silver Rocket" over and over again.
We had never been to the Animation area before. It is really cool! There are shows in which you get to talk to this CG turtle from Finding Nemo, and he actually talks to people in the audience. Nick loved it. We also went to a show where they teach you how to draw a Disney character. Then there are places to explore on your own - making a zoetrope strip and watching a huge claymation zoetrope thing.
The kids were all asleep in the car within a few minutes, as we left later than we had meant to, but they managed to get up and off to school just fine. Walking to school, the girls decided that it was the best Mother's Day ever. Certainly for them! and truly, it was a great day for me too.
Eric got the kids ready all by himself and took them to church. No time to clean up discarded pajamas or the pile of dishes in the sink.
Home after church, Eric quickly sighed, "I am not doing that again." (You see, this was the first week after Sunday School ended for the summer.)
Kids gave me the Mother's Day things they made at school.
Eric: "So, should we go run some errands?"
Me: "I don't want to run errands. You know what I want to do? I want to go to Disneyland."
We discussed for a moment whether we could get by without a grocery trip and some laundry loads, but in the end the fact that our annual passes expire in one week proved to be decisive. We all changed into pants and comfortable shoes, threw some snacks, camera, and sunscreen in a backpack, and headed over there!
We decided Disneyland might be too crowded, so we went to California Adventure. It was a great day! We went on a few rides, saw several shows, had some food, took J to the potty seventy-gajillion times, and just enjoyed each other's company. Emphasis on that last one.
Katie and I took Julianna on Soarin' Over California for her first time, and she loved it. How could she not? It is a great ride. You really feel like you're flying through the air over the California scenery.
The girls and I also saw the Aladdin show - first time for all of us. It was well done, and we were all glad to see it. Meanwhile, Daddy and Nick were watching the Pixar Parade (Lightning and Mater included) and riding the "Silver Rocket" over and over again.
We had never been to the Animation area before. It is really cool! There are shows in which you get to talk to this CG turtle from Finding Nemo, and he actually talks to people in the audience. Nick loved it. We also went to a show where they teach you how to draw a Disney character. Then there are places to explore on your own - making a zoetrope strip and watching a huge claymation zoetrope thing.
The kids were all asleep in the car within a few minutes, as we left later than we had meant to, but they managed to get up and off to school just fine. Walking to school, the girls decided that it was the best Mother's Day ever. Certainly for them! and truly, it was a great day for me too.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
We interrupt this blogger malaise to bring you the following announcement
Julianna just lost her first tooth!
Bermuda Triangle in my Brain
My friend Eileen had her third baby a few months ago. I am having fun watching her deal with three.
When she drops the oldest off at preschool, she takes the infant seat out of the minivan and snaps it into the Snap 'N Go stroller, as the two older boys jump out of the car and head toward the classroom. At the classroom door, the baby lying in the stroller waits outside because there isn't really enough room to roll it inside. (I sneak over and give the baby some goofy grinny faces so he'll smile at me!) Boy Number Two wants to stay and play in Big Brother's classroom so Eileen has to coax him out of there. And they're off! Back to the car to rush to Boy Number Two's music class or Parent Ed class or Target.
At Parent Ed class, I get to see more of the Third Baby show. Eileen switches the baby between the stroller and the sling. Walking around with an 18-pound baby strapped to her body, she helps Boy Number Two with the swings, the slide, the toy cars, the Birdseed Table, the tricycles, the craft of the day... At Song Time, she tries to surreptitiously nurse the baby while Boy Number Two sits next to her. On the days when BN2 wants the lap spot, she shifts the baby over to one arm and holds them both close. During Snack Time, she makes sure the baby has nursed enough or burps him or bounces him to sleep, while friends like me make sure BN2 gets the snack refills he needs.
I watch and enjoy helping out, and I think to myself, "did I do this too?"
Because I am surprised to say that I DON'T REMEMBER IT.
It's like there is a huge chunk of time missing from my brain.
How did I drop off Katie with a barely-2-year-old and a baby? Did I use my Snap N Go? Did I just carry him? When did he nurse? OH! I remember, I nursed him in the minivan in the preschool parking lot, right after drop-off, since there was no time in the rush of the morning getting the other two out the door.
How did I carry him during Julianna's Parent Ed class? Did I carry him in the sling or the Bjorn? Did J understand when I needed to tend to the baby? Did she sit next to me during Song Time or fight to fit into my lap?
Was I actually there?
I guess I was, because I found this picture:
That looks like something I would remember, doesn't it?
Ugh, it saddens me.... because they are little for so short a time and my brain has lost some of it! I want to be able to close my eyes and transport myself back to those days... relive it a little bit... But when I try, there's nothing there!
I can do that for the first baby, and the second baby, but not for number three. And I love Nick with every beat of my heart. He makes me melt with happiness.
What up, brain?! C'mon, help a girl out!
I was calmer with this baby than with the other two, that much I know. I rolled with the punches and gave myself permission to take more naps. I was more relaxed about this, knowing everything would work out. And he was a happy, calm baby, so that helped. The days passed by smoothly. And then I forgot.
When she drops the oldest off at preschool, she takes the infant seat out of the minivan and snaps it into the Snap 'N Go stroller, as the two older boys jump out of the car and head toward the classroom. At the classroom door, the baby lying in the stroller waits outside because there isn't really enough room to roll it inside. (I sneak over and give the baby some goofy grinny faces so he'll smile at me!) Boy Number Two wants to stay and play in Big Brother's classroom so Eileen has to coax him out of there. And they're off! Back to the car to rush to Boy Number Two's music class or Parent Ed class or Target.
At Parent Ed class, I get to see more of the Third Baby show. Eileen switches the baby between the stroller and the sling. Walking around with an 18-pound baby strapped to her body, she helps Boy Number Two with the swings, the slide, the toy cars, the Birdseed Table, the tricycles, the craft of the day... At Song Time, she tries to surreptitiously nurse the baby while Boy Number Two sits next to her. On the days when BN2 wants the lap spot, she shifts the baby over to one arm and holds them both close. During Snack Time, she makes sure the baby has nursed enough or burps him or bounces him to sleep, while friends like me make sure BN2 gets the snack refills he needs.
I watch and enjoy helping out, and I think to myself, "did I do this too?"
Because I am surprised to say that I DON'T REMEMBER IT.
It's like there is a huge chunk of time missing from my brain.
How did I drop off Katie with a barely-2-year-old and a baby? Did I use my Snap N Go? Did I just carry him? When did he nurse? OH! I remember, I nursed him in the minivan in the preschool parking lot, right after drop-off, since there was no time in the rush of the morning getting the other two out the door.
How did I carry him during Julianna's Parent Ed class? Did I carry him in the sling or the Bjorn? Did J understand when I needed to tend to the baby? Did she sit next to me during Song Time or fight to fit into my lap?
Was I actually there?
I guess I was, because I found this picture:
That looks like something I would remember, doesn't it?
Ugh, it saddens me.... because they are little for so short a time and my brain has lost some of it! I want to be able to close my eyes and transport myself back to those days... relive it a little bit... But when I try, there's nothing there!
I can do that for the first baby, and the second baby, but not for number three. And I love Nick with every beat of my heart. He makes me melt with happiness.
What up, brain?! C'mon, help a girl out!
I was calmer with this baby than with the other two, that much I know. I rolled with the punches and gave myself permission to take more naps. I was more relaxed about this, knowing everything would work out. And he was a happy, calm baby, so that helped. The days passed by smoothly. And then I forgot.
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