January notes

Well, here it is almost the end of January 2007...times goes by so fast! I'm leaving tomorrow with Amanda Blake to go to a 3 day scrapbooking event at a Bed and Breakfast in Leavenworth, IN. We're excited! Jeff is keeping the kids so he' s not looking forward to it too much!! After this trip, she and I will finish planning the BIG Super Bowl party and then after that...DISNEY WORLD!!! I can't believe we're taking 5 kids that are 5 and under to DW in just 37 days! The girls are only 16 months old...what were we thinking!! Anyway, just wanted to make some notes...

Ally: Says "Jack" constantly. Loves to know where he's at and be around him (although he's not so nice to either one of them). Says "Bye" like she's from Kentucky! Says "Bite" which she hears quite often...whether it be "Do you want a bite?" or "NO bite!". Likes to bite when she's mad or wants something. Still only has 7 teeth but working on her molars. She can do "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" which is so cute.

Abby: Little Bit (as Jeff calls her) just does her own thing. She's soooo extremely busy. She is also a climber. She now gets on the kitchen chairs and then onto the kitchen table. Caught her there more than once. We now keep the chairs on top of the table when we're not sitting in them. She still plays so well by herself and has to fight off Ally taking everything she touches. Still only has 6 teeth and wears 12 month clothes. She's so little. Talks alot but doesn't say many words...basically the only thing she says is "Momma" and she yells that alot!!

Both girls: I've been trying to wean them off of baby food. I know it's better for them than anything I fix but it's expensive and they aren't learning to chew things! They've been eating grilled cheeses, green beans and jelly sandwiches. I'll be glad when they can eat more things. Both girls are walking/running although Ally is still so clumsey. At the beginning of January, they quit taking their evening nap so they are down to 2 - 2 hr naps now...morning and afternoon. Bedtime is between 7:30 and 8:00 and they are usually READY! They give lots of kisses and can play good together sometimes! It's so much fun to watch them interact now.

Jack: Almost completely potty trained. Still wears a diaper at nap and bedtime and still wakes up with a full one. Jeff still has to sit outside his room every night when he goes to bed. He still takes an afternoon nap which probably doesn't help the bedtime situation much. We just got word that Newburgh Baseball is accepting 4 yr olds for t-ball now so we're going to get him signed up for that next month. Favorite saying right now is "What the..." which he totally gets from Papaw. He likes to play with and hurt the girls. He likes to see if he can "pull their heads off" because that's what Devyn does to him. :- He's so funny sometimes but still so innocent. One night, Jeff was reading him a story about fire safety and do's and don't's. He told Jack that you should never play with matches. Confused, Jack said "But Daddy, we always play with matches." Jeff asked him what he was talking about and he said "You know, we turn over the cards and try to get matches!". He's talking about the game Memory...too cute! Still not real sure about school. He cries/whines most mornings when I drop him off. He does well when there but wouldn't go if he didn't have to! He just got his very first report card. I couldn't wait to see what it said! He got...

53 "A's" for "Always" on things such as...
"I speak clearly."
"I follow school rules."
"I know my first and last name."
"I can use crayons and scissors correctly."

4 "B's" which means "Beginning To" in...
"I am not afraid to try new thing."
"I ask questions."
"I can move from one activity to another easily."
"I can print my first name."

1 "S" for "Sometimes" in...
"I know my shapes...Rectangle"

and 2 "N's" for "Not Yet" in...
"I can recognize opposites."
"I can gallop." (he can totally gallop! :-)

Anyway, I guess that's enough for my first posting! Be back soon...