Working on making a list of Hannah's English progression:
Mommy, Doddy, Shanno, Catawi, Cala, kitty, Nikki, Nora, eat, drink, sleep, outside, car, yellow, jump, thank you, please, potty, all done, Grandma, good job! shoes, uh oh! apple, banana, Jesus, me, no, yes, Bible (parts of Jesus Loves Me.)
Yesterday was raining, an Hannah was quite disappointed. Why? Because on Tuesday, she figured out how to go outside by herself. If she has her shoes on, and even when she didn't, she would open the door, walk across the porch and head out into the back yard. The trampoline is out there, and she's figured out how to get on by crawling on the little slide we scooted over so Caleb could climb on. She can also climb off by herself. I really like the independence she's gained! It's good for her, and I know she doesn't get as bored when we're busy and can't pay attention to her. She's never been distructive, just obviously bored and wanting the attention on her. She also likes the little tykes car we have and can get in and out.
There are still times she'll do things and I wonder what's going on in her head. Take for instance this morning. Caleb had woken up during the night twice crying really hard, , and I'm sure I will for a long time, saying his foot hurt. There was nothing on it, no redness, so swelling, nothing I could feel or see. The second time, he kept saying, "take it off!" So, with about 5 hours of sleep, I wasn't ready to get up at the normal time and asked Samuel to let me rest for a bit. He did; an hour later I got up and Hannah was still in bed. She never called out to get up, or even sat up in bed while she patiently waited. Only when Samuel said her name did she respond and was ready to get up. Now, if all my kids were like that...
We're almost done with our first full week of commitments. Normally, it's CC on Monday, with scouts that night. Catherine started ballet this week and really enjoyed her class yesterday. Last night was AWANA, tonight is karate for the boys, tomorrow is nothing, and Saturday we're back at dance. I'm rethinking how great I thought the schedule was, since we like to be able to go on the weekends to Branson. What WAS I thinking? I may have to talk to her teacher about switching classes, which will mess up the car pooling we'd planned. We'll figure it out.
Everyone is in bed, and it's time to relax! Have a great evening.
Religion that is pure and good before God the Father is to help children who have no parents... James 1:27 NLV
2 comments:
Delahne.. I think Hannah staying in bed is part of their baby house training. Tamara has been home over two years and she still won't get out of bed by herself. When she has to go potty she'll call but won't get up until I tell her to get her butt up and go. It's like she needs my permission to get out of bed? I'm not rushing it.. honestly it's kind of nice having a kid that stays in bed when you put them there. ;o) FYI.. You should see her in kindergarten.. she is thriving!!! YAY!!!
LOVE your blog.. Goes perfectly with my morning coffee. ;o)
Lol, the kids I babysit seem to have made an art out of getting up and out of bed - they're very good at finding excuses to not stay asleep :-) My favorite so far? "I can't sleep...my neck itches." How nice that Hannah stays in bed.
That's great that she's learning independence and and getting strong enough to walk farther and farther. You go girl!
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