Today, we made a special picture for Daddy. We also picked up a few things from the PX that he needed for us to mail to him in Iraq (razor blades, a watch battery, etc).
Heidi is 21-months-old and can recognize/identify the following shapes now:
circle
triangle
heart
star
So, I first traced her hand in the middle of a sheet of white typing paper in purple.
Then, I gave her a different color and asked her to draw a circle. You can tell that she was trying to draw a circle. It isn't even close to perfect, but it is sort of round with a line through the middle (she is still working on fine motor skills/muscle control).
Next, I asked her to draw a triangle, ... then a heart, ... and finally a star. Her triangle doesn't really look much like a triangle, but it does have some angles in it! Her heart looks like some angles and some scribbled circles, sort of. And, her star looks kind of like a bunch of scribbled angles. Even though it may be hard to tell what she meant to draw, I was impressed with how well she actually did! I could tell that she was trying to draw them.
We mailed her special picture to Brian today along with the other things that we picked up from the PX.
Right now, it looks like Brian might be coming home sometime after Christmas (with a very small possibility of being home right before). Even if he gets here after Christmas, we will wait to celebrate with him. He missed out on Christmas with Heidi last year... because he has been in Iraq. It has been almost 11 months now that he has been gone. Brian will definitely miss out on another birthday with Heidi. He will miss another Halloween with her. He will miss another Thanksgiving with her. I just don't want him to miss out on another Christmas with Heidi, so even if he comes home after Christmas, we will just celebrate whenever he makes it home.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Two Times Today
It has been a few days since Heidi has tried to use her potty chair. I have stopped asking her if she needs to use it because she has just been telling me no lately.
This morning when she woke up, her diaper was dry (as it usually is when she wakes up anymore) and she told me "Potty Mommy, potty." So I brought her into the bathroom and she sat down on the potty and went pee pee! We sang our Pee Pee on the Potty song and she got a treat (Nemo gummi snack).
Later on today, she had watched Pocahontas (again... she has been watching it EVERY DAY). She gets kind of sad at the end when John Smith is going back to London on his ship and Pocahontas is left waving goodbye to him on the land. She usually waves and blows kisses to the characters in the movie... like she is actually there saying goodbye with them.
During her movie today, I asked her a few times if she needed to use the potty, but she always just said "No, Pocahontas." I just don't think she wanted to leave her movie. She sits and really watches it!
Finally, after her movie had ended... I asked her if she needed to go potty again. She just said "No, Donald." I guess now she wanted me to put Donald Duck cartoons in for her to watch. I thought one movie was enough, but I knew she would probably mostly play during Donald Duck, so I put it on for her and I had an idea... I thought maybe if I brought her potty chair out into the living room, she wouldn't have to leave her show and maybe she would go potty.
So, I brought her potty chair into the living room and didn't say anything to her about it. She went right over to it, pulled her diaper off, sat down, and then she went pee! We did our potty song again... and this time she got a chocolate Hershey's kiss as a reward!
This morning when she woke up, her diaper was dry (as it usually is when she wakes up anymore) and she told me "Potty Mommy, potty." So I brought her into the bathroom and she sat down on the potty and went pee pee! We sang our Pee Pee on the Potty song and she got a treat (Nemo gummi snack).
Later on today, she had watched Pocahontas (again... she has been watching it EVERY DAY). She gets kind of sad at the end when John Smith is going back to London on his ship and Pocahontas is left waving goodbye to him on the land. She usually waves and blows kisses to the characters in the movie... like she is actually there saying goodbye with them.
During her movie today, I asked her a few times if she needed to use the potty, but she always just said "No, Pocahontas." I just don't think she wanted to leave her movie. She sits and really watches it!
Finally, after her movie had ended... I asked her if she needed to go potty again. She just said "No, Donald." I guess now she wanted me to put Donald Duck cartoons in for her to watch. I thought one movie was enough, but I knew she would probably mostly play during Donald Duck, so I put it on for her and I had an idea... I thought maybe if I brought her potty chair out into the living room, she wouldn't have to leave her show and maybe she would go potty.
So, I brought her potty chair into the living room and didn't say anything to her about it. She went right over to it, pulled her diaper off, sat down, and then she went pee! We did our potty song again... and this time she got a chocolate Hershey's kiss as a reward!
Thursday, August 16, 2007
"Potty Mommy, Potty!"
Tonight, after Heidi's bath I was just about to take her out of the water when she started telling me "Potty Mommy, potty!" So, I got her out and dried her off really quick and set her on the potty, which was next to the bathtub. When I sat her down, she said "Book, Mommy," so I ran into her room (across the hall) and grabbed a book. As soon as I started reading her book, she pee peed in the potty! I gave her lots of praise and a chocolate hershey's kiss for a prize. She really likes chocolate, so I got some today at the commissary to give her as a reward/bribe for when she uses the potty. She wanted them right away when she figured out what I was putting into our shopping cart. I told her that that chocolate was only for when she goes potty. I put some in a little bowl in the bathroom, so she can see it... She knows it is there. Maybe it will encourage her to try to go again! :)
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Heidi's Pretend Play: Bob the Builder Breastfeeds
I have recently been trying to wean Heidi from breastfeeding. Yesterday, I only fed her in the morning after she woke up and didn't feed her any breastmilk for the rest of the day. She was really sad, especially at night before bed, when I wouldn't give her any breastmilk. She would cry and hug me and cry some more. It was really sad. I kind of felt like I was hurting her feelings... and thought maybe she is thinking I don't love her anymore because I am cutting her off.
Well, I guess she is trying to work through this in her mind and try to comfort herself because today Heidi was pretend playing about breastfeeding...
In her pretend play, she had been playing with our Fisher Price barn set. She also had a tiny Bob the Builder plastic doll that she had put in the barn. She put Bob in the hard, blue, plastic bed upstairs in the barn and said "Night Night Bob." Then, Bob started crying. Not just a little cry, but a BIG, REALLY UPSET cry! Then, she moved Bob out of his plastic barn bed over into the corner of the barn. He was still REALLY CRYING!
Then, a little plastic Little Bo Peep doll was picked up and taken over to the barn where Bob was. Heidi then said "a crying... a crying... okay." I think she may have been trying to say "don't cry, it's okay" because that is what I usually say to her when I rub her back and try to comfort her after telling her I can't feed her any breastmilk.
Well, when she picked up the plastic Little Bo Peep doll, she started saying "Mommy, Mommy." Then, she picked Bob up from where he was crying in the the barn and she said "milk." I am thinking she was making Bob say milk. Then, Little Bo Peep breastfed Bob the Builder!!!
She pretend played this EXACT story THREE TIMES in a row today. I think she is trying to figure out how to cope with my cutting her off from my breastmilk.
She also pretended putting a couple of other babies to bed later and covered them up with their "covers," as she calls blankets. She gave one baby a plastic oreo cookie and a cob of corn to go to bed with. I guess she thought if that baby couldn't have milk, she should at least have something to snack on before she goes to sleep! haha
Well, tonight when I put Heidi to bed... she did not even ask for milk! After "book time," we brushed her teeth. Then, I picked her up and put her on my lap to rock her for a minute or so... like I usually do, but she didn't want to rock, she just pointed to the bed and said "bed." I asked her for a kiss and hug, like I normally do. She usually will give me a hug and kiss and then lay down with her baby (Brian's old ET doll) and go to sleep... but tonight, she wouldn't even kiss me or hug me! I put her in the crib and told her that I was sad because she wouldn't kiss or hug me. It didn't seem to bother her that I was pretend crying, so I picked her up to hug her and kiss her and put her back in bed... said goodnight and left her to fall asleep.
I am glad that she is weaning, but I hope tomorrow night she will give me a hug and kiss before she goes to bed. :(
Well, I guess she is trying to work through this in her mind and try to comfort herself because today Heidi was pretend playing about breastfeeding...
In her pretend play, she had been playing with our Fisher Price barn set. She also had a tiny Bob the Builder plastic doll that she had put in the barn. She put Bob in the hard, blue, plastic bed upstairs in the barn and said "Night Night Bob." Then, Bob started crying. Not just a little cry, but a BIG, REALLY UPSET cry! Then, she moved Bob out of his plastic barn bed over into the corner of the barn. He was still REALLY CRYING!
Then, a little plastic Little Bo Peep doll was picked up and taken over to the barn where Bob was. Heidi then said "a crying... a crying... okay." I think she may have been trying to say "don't cry, it's okay" because that is what I usually say to her when I rub her back and try to comfort her after telling her I can't feed her any breastmilk.
Well, when she picked up the plastic Little Bo Peep doll, she started saying "Mommy, Mommy." Then, she picked Bob up from where he was crying in the the barn and she said "milk." I am thinking she was making Bob say milk. Then, Little Bo Peep breastfed Bob the Builder!!!
She pretend played this EXACT story THREE TIMES in a row today. I think she is trying to figure out how to cope with my cutting her off from my breastmilk.
She also pretended putting a couple of other babies to bed later and covered them up with their "covers," as she calls blankets. She gave one baby a plastic oreo cookie and a cob of corn to go to bed with. I guess she thought if that baby couldn't have milk, she should at least have something to snack on before she goes to sleep! haha
Well, tonight when I put Heidi to bed... she did not even ask for milk! After "book time," we brushed her teeth. Then, I picked her up and put her on my lap to rock her for a minute or so... like I usually do, but she didn't want to rock, she just pointed to the bed and said "bed." I asked her for a kiss and hug, like I normally do. She usually will give me a hug and kiss and then lay down with her baby (Brian's old ET doll) and go to sleep... but tonight, she wouldn't even kiss me or hug me! I put her in the crib and told her that I was sad because she wouldn't kiss or hug me. It didn't seem to bother her that I was pretend crying, so I picked her up to hug her and kiss her and put her back in bed... said goodnight and left her to fall asleep.
I am glad that she is weaning, but I hope tomorrow night she will give me a hug and kiss before she goes to bed. :(
"Doctor Is Coming"
Today, I took Heidi back to the medical clinic behind our house for an ear re-check (she had an ear infection). While we were waiting for the doctor to come into the room, I told Heidi that the doctor was going to be coming into the room. A couple of minutes later, she walked into the room and started looking into Heidi's ears when Heidi said "Doctor is coming... Doctor is coming." The doctor stepped back and looked a little shocked at what she had said... and then said "She is talking really well!" "She is not even 21-months-old yet and just said a complete sentence. Most babies that I see her age do not speak this well." She also went on to say that it is probably because I stay at home with her every day.
I think Heidi is pretty smart. She also knows her colors and animals... and can even do the signs for a couple of her colors... and for a LOT of animals. She also says some other 3-word combinations.
At the end of our visit with the doctor, she gave her a Winnie the Pooh sticker and we went home. Heidi really enjoyed her sticker and played with it the entire way home.
I think Heidi is pretty smart. She also knows her colors and animals... and can even do the signs for a couple of her colors... and for a LOT of animals. She also says some other 3-word combinations.
At the end of our visit with the doctor, she gave her a Winnie the Pooh sticker and we went home. Heidi really enjoyed her sticker and played with it the entire way home.
Heidi went poo poo and pee pee on the potty tonight!
Tonight, when we were doing "book time" before putting Heidi to bed, Heidi was sitting in the rocker and I was sitting on the floor... and she started to lean forward a little in the chair. I asked her if she needed to go poo poo and she didn't say anything, so I then asked her if she wanted to go to the potty, and she said "yeah." So, we went to the bathroom and took off her diaper (completely dry) and she sat down. I took the Richard Scarry Nursery Rhyme book that we were about to start reading and read quick nursery rhymes and she had finished going! She went POO POO & PEE PEE!
I sang a poo poo on the potty song and we danced... I tried to show her how proud of her I was. She was pretty proud of herself. She is almost 21-months-old now, so maybe we will have her potty trained by the time she is 2-years-old! (... at least I hope...) It is too bad that Brian has to miss out on all of Heidi's accomplishments this year!
I sang a poo poo on the potty song and we danced... I tried to show her how proud of her I was. She was pretty proud of herself. She is almost 21-months-old now, so maybe we will have her potty trained by the time she is 2-years-old! (... at least I hope...) It is too bad that Brian has to miss out on all of Heidi's accomplishments this year!
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Heidi Knows Her COLORS!!! ... And Has Poo Pooed on the Potty!
It has been a long time since I have written anything on here, so I thought I would try to give a quick update...
Recently, Heidi and I drove up to Olathe, Kansas to visit Brian's sister and her family. We made the trip along with Rachel and Genevieve (my sister-in-law and niece). Brian's sister, Heather, was due to have her baby July 17th, but didn't have her until a couple of weeks later. While we were there, Heidi got sick with a pretty bad cold, a fever, and even threw up a few times. When we got home, it just wasn't getting any better, so I took her to the hospital and found that she not only had a bad cold, but she also had an ear infection. Then, I ended up getting sick too! I had a little bit of a cold, a really BAD BAD BAD sore throat, and a fever for a few days! My throat is actually still sore. I went to the doctor too... but they did a strep throat culture, and I guess that was negative because I haven't heard anything from the hospital. They told me to take 8tsp. of Children's Ibuprofin for the fever and sore throat pain... so I have gone through a couple of bottles of Children's Ibuprofin.
Anyway, onto another subject... Heidi has been learning her colors over the past month. At 20-months-old, she now knows pretty well the following colors:
red
yellow
blue
green
orange
purple
pink
black
brown
white
She also knows the following letters pretty well: X and U (sometimes gets a few others right, like: T, Y, E, S, and B).
I also sing an A E I O U song with her sometimes, and she tries to sing it along with me... Here are the words to the song:
A E I O U
A E I O U
A E I O U
I know my vowels and so can you!
She doesn't sing it exactly in that order. It might sound more like:
"E E A I O U A E O I ... know can you .... E A O I U A E E O A I E ... know you can"
While we were in Kansas visiting a couple of weeks ago, Heidi went POO POO IN THE POTTY for the first time!!! I wasn't there. I had gone somewhere (I think to some garage sales) and was gone with Heather and Rachel. We left the girls with Grandma Sylvia. Grandma Sylvia said that Heidi had already started pooping in her diaper, so she put her on the potty chair and she finished on the potty.
Today, I saw that Heidi was pooping in her diaper, so i did the same... I took her diaper off and put her on the potty chair in the bathroom... and she finished pooping a little more on her potty chair! Maybe she will be potty trained before she is weaned from breastfeeding! :)
My sister, Blair, was also visiting this past week (from Colorado). Other than Heidi and I being a little sick, we had a fun visit with my sister. We went to IKEA one day. She had never been. We also went out to eat, watched some movies, and did a little shopping. I'm glad she didn't get sick with what we have/had!
Recently, Heidi and I drove up to Olathe, Kansas to visit Brian's sister and her family. We made the trip along with Rachel and Genevieve (my sister-in-law and niece). Brian's sister, Heather, was due to have her baby July 17th, but didn't have her until a couple of weeks later. While we were there, Heidi got sick with a pretty bad cold, a fever, and even threw up a few times. When we got home, it just wasn't getting any better, so I took her to the hospital and found that she not only had a bad cold, but she also had an ear infection. Then, I ended up getting sick too! I had a little bit of a cold, a really BAD BAD BAD sore throat, and a fever for a few days! My throat is actually still sore. I went to the doctor too... but they did a strep throat culture, and I guess that was negative because I haven't heard anything from the hospital. They told me to take 8tsp. of Children's Ibuprofin for the fever and sore throat pain... so I have gone through a couple of bottles of Children's Ibuprofin.
Anyway, onto another subject... Heidi has been learning her colors over the past month. At 20-months-old, she now knows pretty well the following colors:
red
yellow
blue
green
orange
purple
pink
black
brown
white
She also knows the following letters pretty well: X and U (sometimes gets a few others right, like: T, Y, E, S, and B).
I also sing an A E I O U song with her sometimes, and she tries to sing it along with me... Here are the words to the song:
A E I O U
A E I O U
A E I O U
I know my vowels and so can you!
She doesn't sing it exactly in that order. It might sound more like:
"E E A I O U A E O I ... know can you .... E A O I U A E E O A I E ... know you can"
While we were in Kansas visiting a couple of weeks ago, Heidi went POO POO IN THE POTTY for the first time!!! I wasn't there. I had gone somewhere (I think to some garage sales) and was gone with Heather and Rachel. We left the girls with Grandma Sylvia. Grandma Sylvia said that Heidi had already started pooping in her diaper, so she put her on the potty chair and she finished on the potty.
Today, I saw that Heidi was pooping in her diaper, so i did the same... I took her diaper off and put her on the potty chair in the bathroom... and she finished pooping a little more on her potty chair! Maybe she will be potty trained before she is weaned from breastfeeding! :)
My sister, Blair, was also visiting this past week (from Colorado). Other than Heidi and I being a little sick, we had a fun visit with my sister. We went to IKEA one day. She had never been. We also went out to eat, watched some movies, and did a little shopping. I'm glad she didn't get sick with what we have/had!
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