Reagan is sick. : ( She has had a fever since yesterday, and she is being uncharacteristically still. Today I asked her if there was anything I could do to make her feel better and she replied, "You could give me some of your energy." Where does she get this stuff?
Later today, she was obviously feeling a little better. The phone rang and caller ID said "unavailable," so I didn't answer it. (This time of year, we get a zillion calls from politicians.) Well, Reagan was in another room and did answer it. I could hear her saying, "This is Reagan. Do you want to talk to me?" When I took the phone from her, the caller on the other end was a recording.
Monday, October 30, 2006
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Catching Up
As you may have imagined, having two children has greatly affected my ability to blog in a timely manner. There just doesn't seem to be enough time in the day for such luxuries. But I'll try to catch up on the last couple of months.
Presley is getting to be such a big girl! She babbles constantly and is getting rather round (in the 90th percentile of height and 75th of weight and head size!). She rolls over now and loves sitting in her exersaucer. On the downside, she's also teething--drooling and getting pretty cranky at times. But she's still a basically happy baby.
Reagan continues to be an imaginative, animated child. It seems she's imitating a different princess each day. In fact, she'll say, "Mama, I'm Reagan now," to let me know when she wants me to treat her as my daughter. Otherwise, I'm supposed to play along, I guess. Daddy very often finds himself playing the part of Prince Eric or Beast or...whomever.
We're getting geared up for Halloween. Reagan wants "a real tail, just like Ariel," but we had already agreed that she would be Belle for Halloween. We actually did purchase the mermaid costume, but haven't told her yet. We're trying to teach her a life lesson--not to be greedy and to be thankful for what you have. If she seems to have mastered it by Halloween, we'll fork over the Ariel costume.
Presley's costume will be a surprise. I'll simply say that it has something to do with Daddy's favorite hobby. If I ever get Scott to show me how to post pictures on here, I'll post some after Halloween.
Not much else to report. We keep a pretty predictable schedule. Tuesday is Kinderdance; Wednesday and Thursday are preschool days; on Monday and Friday, we usually stay home. I'm working as much as I can, but there never seems to be enough time to do everything. From here on out, I'm sure that will only get worse.
Presley is getting to be such a big girl! She babbles constantly and is getting rather round (in the 90th percentile of height and 75th of weight and head size!). She rolls over now and loves sitting in her exersaucer. On the downside, she's also teething--drooling and getting pretty cranky at times. But she's still a basically happy baby.
Reagan continues to be an imaginative, animated child. It seems she's imitating a different princess each day. In fact, she'll say, "Mama, I'm Reagan now," to let me know when she wants me to treat her as my daughter. Otherwise, I'm supposed to play along, I guess. Daddy very often finds himself playing the part of Prince Eric or Beast or...whomever.
We're getting geared up for Halloween. Reagan wants "a real tail, just like Ariel," but we had already agreed that she would be Belle for Halloween. We actually did purchase the mermaid costume, but haven't told her yet. We're trying to teach her a life lesson--not to be greedy and to be thankful for what you have. If she seems to have mastered it by Halloween, we'll fork over the Ariel costume.
Presley's costume will be a surprise. I'll simply say that it has something to do with Daddy's favorite hobby. If I ever get Scott to show me how to post pictures on here, I'll post some after Halloween.
Not much else to report. We keep a pretty predictable schedule. Tuesday is Kinderdance; Wednesday and Thursday are preschool days; on Monday and Friday, we usually stay home. I'm working as much as I can, but there never seems to be enough time to do everything. From here on out, I'm sure that will only get worse.
Monday, October 09, 2006
Ariel Obsessed
Reagan's favorite princess seems to change from week to week. Sometimes it's Belle, and she walks around with a book in her face, just like the opening scene of the animated film. At other times, she's being Jasmine, and either Daddy or Mama play the part of Aladdin. But lately, with the release of "The Little Mermaid" on DVD, she's been seeing lots of commercials that have her thinking about Ariel.
In particular, the McDonald's commercial with the two little "mermaids" on the beach has caught her eye. About a dozen or more times a day we hear, "I want a green tail, just like Ariel." We tried explaining that if Reagan were a mermaid, she's have to live in the water and that Mama and Daddy couldn't live there with her...wouldn't that be sad? But no, she says she wouldn't be lonely because she'd have Flounder and 'Bastian the crab to keep her company. (By the way, she has a hard time pronouncing "Sebastian," and it comes out sounding more like the word for an illigitimate child. Hee hee.)
At this point, Reagan thinks she's going to be Ariel for Halloween. That might be tough, considering we don't have an Ariel costume. (Belle was her original choice, and we have that costume all ready for her.) Maybe "Ho Ho" (aka Santa) will bring her a "green tail, just like Ariel"--if he can find one!
In particular, the McDonald's commercial with the two little "mermaids" on the beach has caught her eye. About a dozen or more times a day we hear, "I want a green tail, just like Ariel." We tried explaining that if Reagan were a mermaid, she's have to live in the water and that Mama and Daddy couldn't live there with her...wouldn't that be sad? But no, she says she wouldn't be lonely because she'd have Flounder and 'Bastian the crab to keep her company. (By the way, she has a hard time pronouncing "Sebastian," and it comes out sounding more like the word for an illigitimate child. Hee hee.)
At this point, Reagan thinks she's going to be Ariel for Halloween. That might be tough, considering we don't have an Ariel costume. (Belle was her original choice, and we have that costume all ready for her.) Maybe "Ho Ho" (aka Santa) will bring her a "green tail, just like Ariel"--if he can find one!
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