I'm glad to know it's not just Asa. He normally does a really good job of telling me what's wrong. He's doing better now, but has a very runny nose. I wonder if he had a headache to go with the cold and just couldn't tell me. -Bonnie
----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "may02" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 7:58 PM Subject: [may02] RE: crying > Allison ( 28 months) has days where she'll scream, cry, hit and yell; first > she wants me, then her daddy and won't look at me. She tells me "it hurts" > but does not say what,,,,,,,,,, which is weird b/c she was able to > distinctly tell me her eat hurt last February when she had an ear infection. > The nurse at her doctor's office said the children at this age are so much > smarter than they can tell us - they are frustrated b/c they cannot > communicate effectively. It sounds reasonable, but is heartbreaking when > they have those days. ( reminds me of myself during those hormonal 10 months > of pregnancy) > > > p.s. Heather - noticed below that you're having a hard time finding clothing > to fit Kaity,,, how is Osh Kosh working? They seem to run big in the > but/crotch areas,,,,, I'm buying about 6-12 mo's behind for Allison. Just a > thought,,,,,,,,,,there is not consistency to clothing sizing, for children > or women!!!!! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Heather Burke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "may02" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 9:52 PM > Subject: [may02] RE: crying > > > Yeah - kaity is cutting the top back 2 2-yr molars at once and we are having > weepy-cranky days too. No drooling in sight so I was clue-less until she > let out a wide-mouth hollar one day! > > Heres my regular letter to family re potty training progress: > > What KAITY-DID - 2 yr 4 � mo > > Sat Sept 25, 2004 - > > It can only be called 'duck abuse'. No nice euphemism like 'duck feeding'. > Perhaps it was actually 'duck pummeling'. Either way, the ducks got > something to eat, Kaity was entertained, and we did our civic duty. Twice > in one weekend. Nuf-said. > > After 3 weeks of us asking her 'do you have to go potty?', to be answered in > a disgusted denial, she has finally bought into it. She earned herself over > 14 stickers yesterday, 1 for each productive trip to the potty. Over the > last few weeks we have made complete fools of ourselves clapping, cheering > and generally getting very excited about her cooperation. Now however, it > has rebounded on us. When she sees me heading to the bathroom, she runs to > stand at my knee, and cheers my successes with "yeah mommy! Aw-wite mommy! > Yeah! Aw-wite!". It is positively constipating as I laugh so much. I DO > get awarded a sticker, just like her, though I get the flower stickers and > she gets Pooh stickers. (see http://community.webshots.com/user/hkburke) > We went to the Med Center Friday for my allergy shots, both of us had > stickers on our shirts. Experienced moms knew EXACTLY what was going on! > > Today, after our ritual duck abuse, we stopped by the quilt show, looked > around and bought raffle tickets. I washed her hands before going in. She > was bored quickly and invoked to the 2yr old's right of being carried. I > put her on my shoulders and finished the tour. Near the end she began > leaning down and whispering into my ear "'ome" and I knew it was nap time. > All 3 of us returned to the show at closing time and got in a bid on a lap > quilt at the 1 minute mark. > > I found 2 books at the library about zoo animals. She knows quite a few of > them, but seeing them first in a book should help her enjoy seeing them in > October. > > She's still wearing 24mo clothing (vs 18 mo or 2T). In summer it was easy > to put her into 18-24 month size and let the almost short length be ok. Now > that it is cooling off, buying winter clothes is providing a challenge. Her > inseam is 10-11 inches, 1-3 inches below industry standard for 24 mo. And > yet, buying her 18 mo sized pants means they are to small around the butt. > So - I get to do some massive hemming! Ebay here I come for new clothes! > > Tuesday Sept 28 - > > After the library music program today, I took her downtown for some errands. > At the end I hear from her the dreaded phrase - "mommy potty!". She > wouldn't go in the store's bathroom and kept insisting on "'ome". SO home > we went! She held it all the way and did not loose it in front of the potty > as I thought she would. Good Girl! > > The library program took a start-of-school break for a few weeks and Kaity > really missed it. At home she does some of the routines we have learned. > Going-potty is usually accompanied by innumerable versions of > head-shoulders-knees-and-toes. > > Pretend play is coming around. At the library today, in the corner with the > play kitchen and tables, she orchestrated dinner for herself, babydoll and > me. We were told where to sit and were served plastic cookies on plates and > empty cups. Ay home she pushes her dolls around in her umbrella stroller. > I have ordered her a doll's stroller from Amazon - this ought to be fun to > see. > > 2 yrs old is SUCH fun!!! > > --- > You are currently subscribed to may02 as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > %%email.unsub%% > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to may02 as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% --- You are currently subscribed to may02 as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
