Thursday, May 29, 2008
i'm so excited....
collin said "i love you" to me for the first time tonight. as w/most every day this week he's been rather challenging so it was really sweet. :-) have to remember to put that in the baby book.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
terrible day
so yesterday was terrible and today's started out the same way. hopefully things will get better b/c i don't know if i can deal w/another day like that today.
so, yesterday morning jared gets up to take collin to his parents' for bfast and for a visit. it is unusual for jared to go out w/collin by himself (horrible, i know, b/c he's 2) but it's just not something he's ever really done. at any rate, i was already kind of worried b/c it was just out of the norm. so, as collin and jared leave i'm standing at the door to tell them goodbye and collin starts crying b/c he doesn't understand why i'm not coming too. he kept turning around to see me and ended up falling and scraping his knee pretty badly. jared gives me a really hard time about this and says it's my fault b/c i should have just gone in and let them go. maybe he's right. jared brought collin back in and i cleaned up his knee and gave him a deigo band aid (sticker) and they left again.
when jared leaves to come home he calls me and tells me not to freak out but that collin fell at his parents and has a cut on his knee and a pretty nasty scratch on his chin. he said that it happened on or around his parents' swing set. he also said that his mom was really upset and said that i was never going to let collin come back b/c he doesn't see them that often and when he does he comes home all banged up. so...about 30 min later they get home and collin has blood on his shirt, a nasty, nasty looking scratch on his chin and a cut on his knee above his band aid from the earlier scrape. i go to clean him up and give him another bath. other than a few tears from the stinging on his knee in the bathwater he seemed pretty okay. he had a nap and woke up in a good mood.
the day seemed to turn a little after his nap. we had lunch and then he and i went to borders to hang out to give jared a little down time. we had a good time (collin counted snails on a book - yay!!!). we came home and played, also good, and then planned a trip to the park w/friends.
we picked up dinner on the way and ate at the picnic shelter. while i was getting collin's food cut up he slipped between the table and the bench and hit the back of his head. he freaked out and it took a LONG time to get him to calm down but, finally, he did. we ate and then headed to the playground. he played for a while w/o any problem. then, all of the sudden, he decided the most fun thing there to do would be to walk up and down the stairs. he was doing well but then missed the bottom step and did a somersault landing on the mulch of the playground. i didn't see any scrapes, bumps, etc... but i think it scared us all. he then proceeded to fall 2x before we ended up leaving. not sure if he was tired or what but i just felt really badly b/c i felt like maybe there was something i could have done...like i wasn't watching him closely enough. i know he's a toddler and that he'll fall down and get hurt and, as jared reminds me all of the time, that he's a little boy so he's going to do all kinds of daredevil kind of stuff and fall and get hurt. still hard to see.
i must say that i don't want to head out the door today b/c i'm afraid that w/my luck that i'll end up in the ER w/him by the end of the day. i know i can't wrap him up in bubble wrap or something but, right now, i really want to. :-(
so, yesterday morning jared gets up to take collin to his parents' for bfast and for a visit. it is unusual for jared to go out w/collin by himself (horrible, i know, b/c he's 2) but it's just not something he's ever really done. at any rate, i was already kind of worried b/c it was just out of the norm. so, as collin and jared leave i'm standing at the door to tell them goodbye and collin starts crying b/c he doesn't understand why i'm not coming too. he kept turning around to see me and ended up falling and scraping his knee pretty badly. jared gives me a really hard time about this and says it's my fault b/c i should have just gone in and let them go. maybe he's right. jared brought collin back in and i cleaned up his knee and gave him a deigo band aid (sticker) and they left again.
when jared leaves to come home he calls me and tells me not to freak out but that collin fell at his parents and has a cut on his knee and a pretty nasty scratch on his chin. he said that it happened on or around his parents' swing set. he also said that his mom was really upset and said that i was never going to let collin come back b/c he doesn't see them that often and when he does he comes home all banged up. so...about 30 min later they get home and collin has blood on his shirt, a nasty, nasty looking scratch on his chin and a cut on his knee above his band aid from the earlier scrape. i go to clean him up and give him another bath. other than a few tears from the stinging on his knee in the bathwater he seemed pretty okay. he had a nap and woke up in a good mood.
the day seemed to turn a little after his nap. we had lunch and then he and i went to borders to hang out to give jared a little down time. we had a good time (collin counted snails on a book - yay!!!). we came home and played, also good, and then planned a trip to the park w/friends.
we picked up dinner on the way and ate at the picnic shelter. while i was getting collin's food cut up he slipped between the table and the bench and hit the back of his head. he freaked out and it took a LONG time to get him to calm down but, finally, he did. we ate and then headed to the playground. he played for a while w/o any problem. then, all of the sudden, he decided the most fun thing there to do would be to walk up and down the stairs. he was doing well but then missed the bottom step and did a somersault landing on the mulch of the playground. i didn't see any scrapes, bumps, etc... but i think it scared us all. he then proceeded to fall 2x before we ended up leaving. not sure if he was tired or what but i just felt really badly b/c i felt like maybe there was something i could have done...like i wasn't watching him closely enough. i know he's a toddler and that he'll fall down and get hurt and, as jared reminds me all of the time, that he's a little boy so he's going to do all kinds of daredevil kind of stuff and fall and get hurt. still hard to see.
i must say that i don't want to head out the door today b/c i'm afraid that w/my luck that i'll end up in the ER w/him by the end of the day. i know i can't wrap him up in bubble wrap or something but, right now, i really want to. :-(
Thursday, May 22, 2008
amazing growth!
i must say that i am absolutely amazed at the sudden developmental spurt collin's going through...it's mind boggling. all of the sudden he's just talking non-stop w/tons of new words every day. he's also using articles. probably not that big of a deal but we are pretty impressed that he's gaining an understanding of that. he's using more and more sentences. he's also beginning to count.
this is something i've been worried about for a while so i'm very relieved that he's really taking off. i always have this fear in the back of my mind that b/c he was so premature that he will have very noticeable developmental delays. it's a HUGE relief that it seems that is not really a concern at this point.
it is just really neat to see how much kids grow and learn so quickly and i feel so blessed to be able to be a part of this w/him.
this is something i've been worried about for a while so i'm very relieved that he's really taking off. i always have this fear in the back of my mind that b/c he was so premature that he will have very noticeable developmental delays. it's a HUGE relief that it seems that is not really a concern at this point.
it is just really neat to see how much kids grow and learn so quickly and i feel so blessed to be able to be a part of this w/him.
potty training
i think it's time to start potty training again. the past few days collin's been saying "pee pee" and "poo poo". we had a little success last fall w/getting him to use the potty but he never expressed an understanding of what was going on w/it and only went when we took him to the potty. so far i've not been able to get him to use the potty but i'm hoping that if we consistently take him and keep talking about it he'll get it. i would be soooooo happy. i am so very tired of diapers. the issue will be just making sure that i remain patient. the other issue will be making sure that jared takes a much initiative taking him to the potty as me.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Behavior Issues
okay...we are in the midst of the terrible two's. i guess in the grand scheme of things collin's not so bad but it is so frustrating that every time we say no collin throws a fit and/or starts whining (the incessant whining is driving me INSANE!!). Nanny 911 has been coming on tv in syndication recently so i'm obsessed w/watching it b/c i think maybe i'll learn something about what to do and/or what not to do.
one thing that has really peaked my interest is the idea of a reward board. i've really put a lot of thought into this and wonder if it will help or if collin is too young to understand what it is and what it's for. jared doesn't seem to be too interested in it but maybe we just need to discuss it a little more for him to get on board w/this plan. if so, it will be time to decide what to do and how to do it. i'm really trying to give collin a little more responsibility by letting him help w/chores and giving real consequences to bad behavior.
i'm not super crafty so i'm not sure how/what to do w/regard to setting up the board/system. oh how i wish i was more imaginative.
more on this later....
one thing that has really peaked my interest is the idea of a reward board. i've really put a lot of thought into this and wonder if it will help or if collin is too young to understand what it is and what it's for. jared doesn't seem to be too interested in it but maybe we just need to discuss it a little more for him to get on board w/this plan. if so, it will be time to decide what to do and how to do it. i'm really trying to give collin a little more responsibility by letting him help w/chores and giving real consequences to bad behavior.
i'm not super crafty so i'm not sure how/what to do w/regard to setting up the board/system. oh how i wish i was more imaginative.
more on this later....
let's give this a go
okay...so it seems like everyone blogs anymore. i don't know that i really understand what it is but i thought i'd give it a try b/c it may be a good outlet for my thoughts and feelings.
unfortunately, i've recently had a lot of problems w/anxiety and mild depression and hope that venting, bragging, etc.... will help alleviate this problem (b/c i do NOT want to have to go into counseling...argh!) . we'll see...fingers crossed.
unfortunately, i've recently had a lot of problems w/anxiety and mild depression and hope that venting, bragging, etc.... will help alleviate this problem (b/c i do NOT want to have to go into counseling...argh!) . we'll see...fingers crossed.
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