Comparison

Mikayla

Caileigh

We went to get a pet fish today! He/she still doesnt have a name but there have been some pretty creative suggestions being passed around.



Thank you Aunties for Mikayla's new name blanket! She just loves it and so do I.

Nanee and Bupee are visitng and we enjoyed the sunshine yesterday and took a walk to the park.

Some of the best ideas.......

Things have been a bit challenging lately. I have been sick on and off for the last 3 weeks, nobody is sleeping and it seems that Caileigh is exploring her "two" side. In an effort to cheer everyone up today, I decided to fill the bath tub with finger paints. I figured that the kids would love getting to paint themselves, and each other. Their reaction certainly wasn't the one I was expecting. After a little while, Aiden did manage to embrace the idea and have fun.
Caileigh, unfortunately, never did.


In a further effort to cheer my "big" girl up, I took her out for a date this morning. Just Caileigh and Mommy got to go out, cruise the mall, grab an ice cream and spend some much needed alone time together. Aiden got to spend the hour at Grandma's having special time with her and Mikayla. Aiden will get his special alone time tomorrow when Daddy or Mommy take him to Gymnastics.

Caileigh comes to me with dishelved hair, hat on backwards, dirty shirt and jeans, filthy yellow boots and says to me, "Mommy, take a picture of me, I look GREAT!"

Another self dresser (blue shirt, black pants, brown socks) enjoying his train set complete with almond boulders and raisin pebbles.

Miss Mik

Saturday my good friend joined us for a playdate. Since they moved away, we have only seen them once. It was great to see the changes in both girls.
The big girls! (14 months apart)

The little girls (2 months apart)

These days it seems that Caileigh will nap about 3 out of 7 days. I tend to prefer that she doesnt nap because it makes bedtime a breeze and Sean is often not home during this process. The downfall is that there is no "quiet time" and the afternoons can sometimes be challenging. This particular day Caileigh had woken up extra early, refused nap and then decided to change her mind......


Today Caileigh was pretending to make playdough morsels for her good bear friend that she decided to name Mr. Dough. Aiden got in on the action and the two of them spent 1/2 hour making little snacks that her friend could eat. Aiden then got the idea to go upstairs and build Mr. Dough a new house. Caileigh exclaimed, "Oh Aiden, Mr. Dough will be so happy!" They ran upstairs and used all the blankets and pillows in the house to create a cozy den for Mr. Dough to live in. It was really neat to see the kids playing creatively for such a long time!

All else is well. I am struggling with another cold/cough but the kids seem to finally be healthy. Mikayla is coming up to 3 months and just weighed in at 12 pounds. Two of my dance students got 2nd place medals in a recent competition!

Sleep Update:
Our bed, 3:30am, need I say more?
(Note: I sleep on that sliver of bed on the right hand side. Could explain my sore neck today)

We haven't been able to see Buppee for several weeks so today we took him to Strong Start and then ventured out to Lund for lunch. It was great to have this time together.

My girls seem to have mastered the innocent look.


Aiden doesnt even attempt to try.

I hesitate to generalize between girls and boys, however, it has been my experience that girls are much more fine motor oriented. Although Aiden can and has written his name, Caileigh is much more interested in practicing on a daily basis. Everyday she wants to write shopping lists and other important info.(her words) Here is an example of her art from today. She doesn't say "M" and then draw one but she does recognize that she is writing letters and is purposeful in doing so.




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