Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Monday, August 09, 2010
That's my girl!
(She actually kept these on the whole time we were at the pool!)Well, the time has come...my little girl is beginning to LOVE accessories. Shoes! Sunglasses!Socks! Tights! That has been all she has been interested in playing with lately. She will go to her room and get in her sock and shoe drawer and has us put different combinations of shoes/socks/tights on. She just loves the options I think (I totally get this girl!). It has been a lot of fun and today Brent took her to Wal-mart with 2 different shoes on and it just delighted my heart! I love that he didn't care if her shoes matched or not. I am convinced this is genetic. The women in my family have a serious accessory addiction! This age is a lot of fun and I love seeing her discover her world. Here are some pictures of our toddler accessorizin!
Sporting her new shoes, that she loves!
Priceless!Sunday, August 08, 2010
Count to 10
I am checkin' in to rehab along with b in real life and a bunch of other ladies. The idea is this: On Monday's write something positive about being a wife/mother/woman to combat the guilt we might often feel. Saying 'no' to mommy guilt sound great to me! I want to be done with it and hopefully this is a start!
Our sweet, active Chloe gets really frustrated when she can't figure something out and/or communicate with us. She knows some basic signs and word and uses them, but sometimes it just isn't enough. She gets REALLY MAD! Like laying down on the floor and screaming and sometimes banging her face on the floor. In the past, this behavior has made me REALLY upset (MAD) too and I feel out of control and just want her to STOP. This last week I decided, mostly for myself, that when this happens I will go to her and hold her hands, have her look in my eyes and I will count to ten out loud, then take a deep breath. I have done this for about a week now and it truly calms both of us down, then I try and distract her by suggesting another activity and take away the toy/circumstance causing frustration. It is great to find a way to communicate to her that it will be okay, even though we don't understand each other all of the time. I think I will give myself a pat on the back, yep...that felt good!
Check out B's blog to link up to other women saying no to guilt!
Our sweet, active Chloe gets really frustrated when she can't figure something out and/or communicate with us. She knows some basic signs and word and uses them, but sometimes it just isn't enough. She gets REALLY MAD! Like laying down on the floor and screaming and sometimes banging her face on the floor. In the past, this behavior has made me REALLY upset (MAD) too and I feel out of control and just want her to STOP. This last week I decided, mostly for myself, that when this happens I will go to her and hold her hands, have her look in my eyes and I will count to ten out loud, then take a deep breath. I have done this for about a week now and it truly calms both of us down, then I try and distract her by suggesting another activity and take away the toy/circumstance causing frustration. It is great to find a way to communicate to her that it will be okay, even though we don't understand each other all of the time. I think I will give myself a pat on the back, yep...that felt good!
Check out B's blog to link up to other women saying no to guilt!
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