Today was Nicole's first day of kindergarten. Mark and I took her there together to drop her off. The kids waited in line outside, then the teacher came out and took them inside. A quick wave to Mommy and Daddy and they were gone. Yes, I cried. But I knew I would.
I picked Nicole up from school, expecting to hear all about her day. But it some poking and prodding to find out anything! In the end I found out she had a good day, made a couple of friends, learned everyone's names (but can't remember them now), learned her teacher's name is Mrs. Van Elfen but she can be called Mrs. Van (to which I said "I doubt that, please call her Mrs. Van Elfen") and had to close the door to go to the bathroom (they tend to leave it open at daycare which I've always found strange) and would therefore be closing the bathroom door at home now.
On the way home after picking up Julia, they saw a UPS truck. Someone told them a while ago that they are called "Monkey Trucks". So in car Nicole asks me if they are really Monkey trucks. I told her that they aren't really, that they're for delivering large packages. Then Julia jokingly said that they are Cow Trucks. Nicole said "No Julia, you can't deliver cows, I learned that at school today". lol Anything to appear smarter than your sister I guess. ;)
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Spiderman
Nicole has recently labeled Mark as "Spiderman". Is it because he is able to climb walls or catch the bad guys with his webs? Oh no, it is because he kills spiders for us! So, "With great power comes great responsibility." And I'm happy to leave that responsibility to Mark. ;)
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Don't eat the seagulls
I haven't had much to post lately, things have been pretty quiet. But I had to share this story because it makes me laugh.
We were driving today and passed a field full of seagulls. The girls were facinated. Then Julia said "we don't put all the seagulls in our mouths". Weird, but okay, Mark and I agreed, we don't eat seagulls. The she said, "we eat them one a time". We are always telling her to stop shoving food in her mouth, to eat a bite at a time. I guess we now know that she is getting the message! :D
We were driving today and passed a field full of seagulls. The girls were facinated. Then Julia said "we don't put all the seagulls in our mouths". Weird, but okay, Mark and I agreed, we don't eat seagulls. The she said, "we eat them one a time". We are always telling her to stop shoving food in her mouth, to eat a bite at a time. I guess we now know that she is getting the message! :D
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Princesses are the new Santa
Nicole is obsessed with princesses. She told me other night she wants to be a princess when she grows up and asked how she would be able to do that. I told her that Mark and I would have to be a King and Queen which we're not, or she would have to marry a prince. She agreed that marrying a prince would be the way to go. Then she said "I'll marry a prince like Daddy". :)
Anyway, yesterday Nicole was asking lots of questions about princesses, where they live, why we don't see any here, etc. We told her that some countries have princesses and some don't and that we don't have any in Canada. She proceeded to tell us that Florida has princesses. Not catching on at this point, we tell her that no, the US doesn't have princesses. Then she tells us about Cinderella, Belle, Ariel, etc. who live at Disneyworld. Right, we get where we are going now. So we start to tell her that Cinderella and Belle aren't real and that those are just people dressing up. Silence. Mark and I look at each other, realizing our mistake. A quick whispered conversation (we were in the car) between Mark and I determines that we are okay with her believing in princesses for now. Luckily, Nicole doesn't believe me and tells me how she met Cinderella at her friend's birthday party, so she has to be real. Phew, crisis averted.
Anyway, yesterday Nicole was asking lots of questions about princesses, where they live, why we don't see any here, etc. We told her that some countries have princesses and some don't and that we don't have any in Canada. She proceeded to tell us that Florida has princesses. Not catching on at this point, we tell her that no, the US doesn't have princesses. Then she tells us about Cinderella, Belle, Ariel, etc. who live at Disneyworld. Right, we get where we are going now. So we start to tell her that Cinderella and Belle aren't real and that those are just people dressing up. Silence. Mark and I look at each other, realizing our mistake. A quick whispered conversation (we were in the car) between Mark and I determines that we are okay with her believing in princesses for now. Luckily, Nicole doesn't believe me and tells me how she met Cinderella at her friend's birthday party, so she has to be real. Phew, crisis averted.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Julia is poopy
She would tell you if I didn't. So I figured I would. ;)
When Julia moved the preschool room at daycare a month ago she refused to tell them when she had a dirty diaper. This was nothing new to me, she won't tell me either. You can smell her across the room and she'll deny it. Her daycare teachers spent the whole month getting her to fess up when she needs a diaper change (as a precursor to potty training). She finally started telling them about a week ago, which makes them very happy. Thanks to her daycare teacher, she will now tell anyone and their brother when she is poopy - random strangers, the cat, etc. The weekend she told me to tell Bethany (her daycare teacher) that she was poopy. Yeah, I'll call her and tell her that right now!
We're going to Niagara Falls next week, including a trip to Marineland. Nicole is super excited (and as a result, so is Julia)! Coincidentally, this is "ocean week" in Nicole's room at daycare. So Nicole is learning all about sea animals. Nicole thinks she will see all these animals at Marineland. We were watching tv the other day and Emily Young had an episode at Marineland. Emily was feeding the dolphins, swimming with the dolphins, and riding the dolphins. I've had to explain to Nicole multiple times now that we will not be swimming and riding with the dolphins! So all in all, this could be a very disappointing trip for Nicole! ;) In all seriousness though, I'm looking forward to the trip, I do think the girls will have a great time!
Oh, here is a random video of the girls singing their babies to sleep. I thought it was cute. :)
When Julia moved the preschool room at daycare a month ago she refused to tell them when she had a dirty diaper. This was nothing new to me, she won't tell me either. You can smell her across the room and she'll deny it. Her daycare teachers spent the whole month getting her to fess up when she needs a diaper change (as a precursor to potty training). She finally started telling them about a week ago, which makes them very happy. Thanks to her daycare teacher, she will now tell anyone and their brother when she is poopy - random strangers, the cat, etc. The weekend she told me to tell Bethany (her daycare teacher) that she was poopy. Yeah, I'll call her and tell her that right now!
We're going to Niagara Falls next week, including a trip to Marineland. Nicole is super excited (and as a result, so is Julia)! Coincidentally, this is "ocean week" in Nicole's room at daycare. So Nicole is learning all about sea animals. Nicole thinks she will see all these animals at Marineland. We were watching tv the other day and Emily Young had an episode at Marineland. Emily was feeding the dolphins, swimming with the dolphins, and riding the dolphins. I've had to explain to Nicole multiple times now that we will not be swimming and riding with the dolphins! So all in all, this could be a very disappointing trip for Nicole! ;) In all seriousness though, I'm looking forward to the trip, I do think the girls will have a great time!
Oh, here is a random video of the girls singing their babies to sleep. I thought it was cute. :)
Thursday, May 15, 2008
The Monster in the Clock and Wolves in the Bathroom
Yikes, I can't believe how long it's been since I wrote anything! I need to get better with updates.
A funny story first. Nicole has a very active imagination and has now taken to scaring Julia. Nicole has Julia completely convinced that there is a monster in our grandfather clock. Julia won't go near the clock and now and gives it the evil eye when she walks by. Nicole also managed to convince her that there are wolves in the bathroom. I had a terrible time getting Julia in the bathroom to brush her teeth this morning. I guess potty training isn't going to go so well now.
Nicole had her first dentist appointment yesterday (late, I know). At my prompting, the dentist gave her a good speech about thumb sucking and how she has to stop. The dentist is going to call Nicole in 2 months to make sure she's stopped. Surprisingly, Nicole has taken this very seriously. Last night she told me I had better take her blankie away (yes, THE blankie) because she sucks her thumb when she holds it. I didn't have the heart to actually take it away, especially when Mark is away - I want to sleep! She still did very well and said that anytime she found herself sucking she would stop. So maybe she's on the road to being done. If only it could be as easy as taking away Julia's day time soother!
The dentist also said that some of Nicole's 6 year adult molars are in which surprised me (she's 4 1/2). She hasn't complained of any mouth pain. The dentist said we should expect she will lose her baby teeth early too, possibly starting within the next year. How can my baby be losing her baby teeth? It seems like just yesterday she was teething.
That's all for now, I'll try to update more often!
A funny story first. Nicole has a very active imagination and has now taken to scaring Julia. Nicole has Julia completely convinced that there is a monster in our grandfather clock. Julia won't go near the clock and now and gives it the evil eye when she walks by. Nicole also managed to convince her that there are wolves in the bathroom. I had a terrible time getting Julia in the bathroom to brush her teeth this morning. I guess potty training isn't going to go so well now.
Nicole had her first dentist appointment yesterday (late, I know). At my prompting, the dentist gave her a good speech about thumb sucking and how she has to stop. The dentist is going to call Nicole in 2 months to make sure she's stopped. Surprisingly, Nicole has taken this very seriously. Last night she told me I had better take her blankie away (yes, THE blankie) because she sucks her thumb when she holds it. I didn't have the heart to actually take it away, especially when Mark is away - I want to sleep! She still did very well and said that anytime she found herself sucking she would stop. So maybe she's on the road to being done. If only it could be as easy as taking away Julia's day time soother!
The dentist also said that some of Nicole's 6 year adult molars are in which surprised me (she's 4 1/2). She hasn't complained of any mouth pain. The dentist said we should expect she will lose her baby teeth early too, possibly starting within the next year. How can my baby be losing her baby teeth? It seems like just yesterday she was teething.
That's all for now, I'll try to update more often!
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Julia's love affair with her soother
Anyone who knows us, or even looks at pictures I post, knows that Julia is completely attached to her soother. I can't even tell you how many soothers we have kicking around the house. So I decided last week (mostly after looking through hundreds of pictures and seeing very few of Julia without her soother) that it was time to say goodbye to the awake time soother. I told her Sunday morning that she was a big girl and that she could have her soother for sleep time, but that was it. She had a few crying fits on Sunday, but was pretty easily distracted. Monday she asked about her soother, but easily accepted that it was in her crib. Wednesday, she didn't even mention it. Yep, it was that easy! I don't know if I'm just imagining it, but I swear she is talking more now, or at least I understand more. It's amazing as to how much I'm noticing it.
The funny thing is that Nicole has taken it upon herself to teach Julia how to suck her thumb. Luckily Julia isn't interested. I actually think taking Julia's daytime soother away is helping Nicole realize she has to stop sucking her thumb. I've noticed Nicole sucks her thumb a lot less these days. She went so far as to tell Julia, during a soother crying fit, that she only sucks her thumb in bed too (I tried not to roll my eyes when she said it).
Maybe we are on the road to getting rid of the oral fixation in this house! But would that mean I have to stop biting my nails? ;)
The funny thing is that Nicole has taken it upon herself to teach Julia how to suck her thumb. Luckily Julia isn't interested. I actually think taking Julia's daytime soother away is helping Nicole realize she has to stop sucking her thumb. I've noticed Nicole sucks her thumb a lot less these days. She went so far as to tell Julia, during a soother crying fit, that she only sucks her thumb in bed too (I tried not to roll my eyes when she said it).
Maybe we are on the road to getting rid of the oral fixation in this house! But would that mean I have to stop biting my nails? ;)
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