i asked, nissa answered. she mentioned peter, i asked "what about peter?" and she said "peter is (long pause) a boy." well, yes he is. very astute.
nissa is full of interesting things to say, and it's great. every minute is an adventure to see what observation she has to offer or thought she'd like to share. school bus next to you. daddy on his way home. daddy at work. gibson is smelling. i'm going pee pee. house tunnel (her name for the gangway). you get the idea.
tumbling class was a good time today. before class, she went over to where the markers were to do cartwheels and she did some. her version, but feet on the feet, hands on the hands and jumped. i was impressed. she was also playing well with one little girl. the girl was very kind, barely flinching when nissa spontaneously offered up her t-rex impersonation with a huge ROAR right in the girl's face. what did offend her was nissa yelling at the poor girl when she climbed into the "pool" by the rings where nissa was swinging. i had to have a chat with nissa about how to nicely address people and asked her to apologize. that's a work in progress, to be sure. during class nissa did a fantastic job following the course, including the cartwheels, handstands, walking "like a monkey" laterally across the uneven bars, walking across the beam (by herself!) and even doing a summersault on the beam. i really think she's getting the hang of this tumbling class thing.
we discovered nissa finally has one of her "two year" molars coming in. upper left. not great, but at least it explains why her fingers are always in her mouth and she's been on the cranky side. i guess buying chew toys for both nissa and gibson the other day were well timed! i still am considering a dog chew toy for nissa, for two reasons. 1. most of the teethers are designed for infants with NO teeth. nissa has a full array, so she could, in theory, break into gel-filled ones or otherwise do damage i'm not interested in supervising. 2. if gibson accidentally gets a hold of the toy, it wouldn't be instantly destroyed. learned that lesson when grandma and grandpa a mistook nissa's teether for a dog toy and let gibson have at it. he punctured it and since it was gel filled, it's in the garbage now. bummer.
nissa continues to do a great job using the potty during day time. twice now, she has gone on her own into the bathroom, set up her seat and stool and sat down. the first time i was going myself and she went downstairs and peed in the dark and everything. the second time was just a little too late, so she sat with wet clothes and no pee pee came out. accidents happen.
so we've been kind of trying for a second baby and it makes me very contemplative. i wonder how nissa will react to having a sibling, a rival for attention, a new little friend all her own. i wonder how i will manage juggling my time between two children, when for two plus years i've dedicated all of my attention to nissa. i wonder if i'll have miserable morning sickness again, and more weight gain. i never lost the weight from before, so i hope not. i'd like to keep going to tumbling class, so i hope the morning sickness is gentle. i wonder how the grandparents will manage with another little one, but more importantly, deal with a little one and my crazy daughter that finds more wacky things to do daily. at least nissa listens well most of the time and likes to help (so far).
new molar
pee by herself success, not quite
number two thoughts
Friday, February 25, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
counting to 6!
yet again, it's been way to long since i've posted, so here goes.
last night, while sitting on the potty one last time before bed, nissa and i were reading the "time to pee" book. about half way through, there is a page where you count, "1, 2, 3, PEE!" and when nissa read that part, she kept going after 3 all the way up to 6! this is a big deal because although she can count and count to 2, once she gets past 2 she skips/jumbles the numbers. *i* was excited.
we had a fun visit with our neighbors yesterday. their daughter is just a few months older than nissa and they get along well and are close developmentally. of course, they would have gotten along even better, had either of them had their naps, but such is life for a toddler. i am so grateful to have neighbors that we have so much in common with, it's such a blessing to have a sounding board for all the craziness we experience.
on weekends lately, we've been trying to mix things up by watching movies instead of more phineas and ferb. it's funny how once you view a movie as a parent, you have a whole new perspective. i thought lilo and stitch would be a great movie for nissa, but it turns out it's really depressing and sad. nissa was sad when stitch left that night, when lilo got taken away in the spaceship. she asked about them and everything. watching her face is really interesting too, as she looks surprised, angry, upset as the story progresses. once again, i underestimated my daughter when i was surprised to see her understand the movies and react to them. silly mommy.
we've been working on "first names" again with nissa. mommy's name is still mommy, but her "first" name is rachel. we're working on last names too, but everyone having the same last name is proving challenging for her. nissa's last name? nissa. ok, nissa, you're the boss. "no, i'm nissa." she says that a lot. are you a big girl? are you a cutie patootie? are you a monkey? "no, i'm nissa." the only exceptions are: puppy, t-rex, and volcano. go figure.
we went ice skating a couple of weeks ago and had a really good time. we walked over, rented her skates (size 9!?!?!?) and hit the ice. i swizzled backwards holding her hands and tried to get nissa to take steps. she did ok, but occasionally slid her feet ahead or behind her, so it was challenging for me. my back was a bit tense, but nothing a break every 10 feet couldn't make manageable. i just kept my knees bent as far as i could manage, keeping my core tight, and i was good. awesome work out! we made it around twice before out time was up (about 30 min on the ice, i think), so i was happy. nissa loved it and can't wait to go back. i considered going on president's day, but feared large crowds of kids, so i skipped it. we'll be back soon, i hope. what i really should do is look at thrift shops for skates.
so my cousin saw the video of nissa and gibson tugging over a plate and says she peed her pants. as soon as i took the video i had to take the plate away, that was a disaster waiting to happen! that's life with nissa- always a moment away from peeing your pants. seriously.
of course, i've completely glanced over the huge snowstorm we had. not sure what the official damage was, but it felt like about 2 feet, with drifts in our yard up to 4+ feet. no fun to shovel, but ok fun to run around in. too bad it got cold right away, because we would have loved to play in it some more with nissa. it got beyond frigid, so we couldn't enjoy it beyond the first day, so i was bummed. oh well. one day i'd like to get over my fear of sledding and go with nissa. i'm sure she'd love it, my little thrill seeker. i had some fun with photography. here's me back in '79, then nissa in '11.
just to recap on the ol' potty training thing, it's been working well. accidents are few and far between, though we are still in dipes to sleep. she's moving up to asking "sit on the potty, please" with results to boot. it's the little things like that that make being a mommy an incredible and awesome experience.
last night, while sitting on the potty one last time before bed, nissa and i were reading the "time to pee" book. about half way through, there is a page where you count, "1, 2, 3, PEE!" and when nissa read that part, she kept going after 3 all the way up to 6! this is a big deal because although she can count and count to 2, once she gets past 2 she skips/jumbles the numbers. *i* was excited.
we had a fun visit with our neighbors yesterday. their daughter is just a few months older than nissa and they get along well and are close developmentally. of course, they would have gotten along even better, had either of them had their naps, but such is life for a toddler. i am so grateful to have neighbors that we have so much in common with, it's such a blessing to have a sounding board for all the craziness we experience.
on weekends lately, we've been trying to mix things up by watching movies instead of more phineas and ferb. it's funny how once you view a movie as a parent, you have a whole new perspective. i thought lilo and stitch would be a great movie for nissa, but it turns out it's really depressing and sad. nissa was sad when stitch left that night, when lilo got taken away in the spaceship. she asked about them and everything. watching her face is really interesting too, as she looks surprised, angry, upset as the story progresses. once again, i underestimated my daughter when i was surprised to see her understand the movies and react to them. silly mommy.
we've been working on "first names" again with nissa. mommy's name is still mommy, but her "first" name is rachel. we're working on last names too, but everyone having the same last name is proving challenging for her. nissa's last name? nissa. ok, nissa, you're the boss. "no, i'm nissa." she says that a lot. are you a big girl? are you a cutie patootie? are you a monkey? "no, i'm nissa." the only exceptions are: puppy, t-rex, and volcano. go figure.
we went ice skating a couple of weeks ago and had a really good time. we walked over, rented her skates (size 9!?!?!?) and hit the ice. i swizzled backwards holding her hands and tried to get nissa to take steps. she did ok, but occasionally slid her feet ahead or behind her, so it was challenging for me. my back was a bit tense, but nothing a break every 10 feet couldn't make manageable. i just kept my knees bent as far as i could manage, keeping my core tight, and i was good. awesome work out! we made it around twice before out time was up (about 30 min on the ice, i think), so i was happy. nissa loved it and can't wait to go back. i considered going on president's day, but feared large crowds of kids, so i skipped it. we'll be back soon, i hope. what i really should do is look at thrift shops for skates.
so my cousin saw the video of nissa and gibson tugging over a plate and says she peed her pants. as soon as i took the video i had to take the plate away, that was a disaster waiting to happen! that's life with nissa- always a moment away from peeing your pants. seriously.
of course, i've completely glanced over the huge snowstorm we had. not sure what the official damage was, but it felt like about 2 feet, with drifts in our yard up to 4+ feet. no fun to shovel, but ok fun to run around in. too bad it got cold right away, because we would have loved to play in it some more with nissa. it got beyond frigid, so we couldn't enjoy it beyond the first day, so i was bummed. oh well. one day i'd like to get over my fear of sledding and go with nissa. i'm sure she'd love it, my little thrill seeker. i had some fun with photography. here's me back in '79, then nissa in '11.
just to recap on the ol' potty training thing, it's been working well. accidents are few and far between, though we are still in dipes to sleep. she's moving up to asking "sit on the potty, please" with results to boot. it's the little things like that that make being a mommy an incredible and awesome experience.
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