where's the husband?

More of funny comments Julia makes ... it is good stuff!

Overheard during her time with K & M & family ...
gender confused bear - "sometimes Sawyer is male, sometimes female ... I don't ask. That is rude."

something about Nazis ... what?? where did she learn about that?
Apparently she really listens when NPR is on the radio.

Yesterday as we prepared for her overnight at K&M's, Julia was getting her clothes together. She starts counting the people in their house ... 2 women, 3 girls, 4 boys. She stops & says again "2 women ... where's the husband?" She's quite serious in her happy curious way.

I explained that every family is different, there isn't always a wife & husband, sometimes there are 2 wives or 2 husbands.  Then Julia says "it doesn't make sense." She loves K&M & family, I don't believe she's homophobic or anything, her godfathers are 2 men in a committed relationship. However, her idea of marriage, probably because of books, TV & movies, is a man & woman.

Never boring living with Julia! : )

Cake Monster

We have a situation. Jacqueline loves cake!
Cake or muffin or biscuit - doesn't matter, she likes it!
Jai thinks it's my homemade stuff, but I'm not sure.

Every time she sees something that resembles cake or muffin or biscuit, she goes crazy, clapping her hands, making noises LOUDLY. It's funny, but I think we have a serious situation.

Julia is a fan of dessert - understatement! She ate her applesauce birthday cake, but it wasn't anything overly enthusiastic. However, her love of dessert started about 2 years ago & now it's become standard to hear "what's for dessert?" even when she's not eating much for dinner.

Everyone loves my applesauce birthday cake. It's pretty darn yummy, moist, good balance of healthy and not too sweet. Well, I made a carob cake this week. Some people call carob "hippie chocolate" (recent "New Girl" episode). Jacqueline went crazy for it too!! : )

Luckily most of my homemade creations are healthy, local and/or organic ingredients if possible. I doubt my children will be obese unless they stop moving ... I would like that sometimes, but they are normal age-appropriate children. Eating dessert is OK as long as you eat foods in a healthy balance.

Hippie chocolate - love it too! : )

Today ladies!

1/23/13 Modern Family - that Lily! : )

Post Every Week - 2013 Goal

I will post something ONCE a week.
Simple!

Really I should tell myself once a day so it happens once a week ... it's like exercise!

If I say every day, it's just NOT realistic, but 1 time in 7 days, surely I can do that!!

OK - followers ... keep me honest! : )

12 month Wellness Check

Jacqueline went for her 1 year check at the MNPS clinic this week.
She's doing well, seems to be on par with everything. The NP is pleased, not concerned about anything. She had to get 3 shots AND blood drawn for 2 checks for lead & hemocrit levels (iron). Jacqueline was NOT happy about that. : (
It really bothered Julia too and we had to leave & read a book in another room.

Her weight was barely 18 pounds (around the 5 %tile, slightly lower than usual 10 %tile). It is more than Julia weighed, but less than she should, given her being sick for many weeks in December. She is more mobile, crawling faster & cruising quite a bit though that's not why her weight is lower.

Julia had been walking for 2 months at this point! Another reminder of how different each child is. Actually we're grateful she's not walking as much as we want her to. Then the pace would pick up & we're barely keeping up with them now! : )

HAPPY ONE YEAR, JACQUELINE!!!

School Wait list ...

1/22/13 Update: I had the numbers wrong!

I haven't posted in forever, actually never finished post about School Option process, but I thought I'd quickly post our numbers on the wait list.
141 for Hull Jackson = 148 (this is our first choice)
134 for Stanford = 131

I don't think Julia will be going to PK at either of the Montessori schools in MNPS. Oh well, in April we'll complete application for other PK options.

I have a few theories on why our numbers suck, but I'll have to write that later.

FIRST birthday fun

This was a funny birthday party probably because Julia was running around & wanting to take all of Jacqueline's presents.

Side note:
Sharing really is a hard concept, but sharing isn't the correct term for YOUR birthday presents immediately after getting them.

We had the small family only party as usual for 1st birthday. Lisa, my 18 year old sister, came up from college in Chattanooga. Bonnie, made it to this first birthday. : ) Susie participated via Skype to witness the lovely chaos that is now standard fare in our home.

Gifts: you know I love them!
Jacqueline liked her presents. Lisa gave her a cute toy turtle (Squirt from "Finding Nemo"). We got her some Eric Carle items, a great bilingual book about colors & the Numbers flash cards. EC stuff is so beautiful.

Lisa also gave Julia her birthday gift. It is this amazingly cool Dr. Seuss book called "All About Myself." It's great because it includes all of these opportunities to identify & count facts about Julia - name & age, but also how many teeth she has or what color is her hair.

OK after writing all this, the BEST part of the birthday party was the cake! Jacqueline went crazy, she got so excited when she saw it.  We think she's been observing us eat this applesauce cake for the last few months & wondering when is it my turn to get some! As I put the piece on her tray, I didn't think to make it smaller. She picked it ALL up & stuffed it in her mouth! While laughing, I worriedly observed her to make sure she wasn't choking!

It was hysterical & I hope Jai got some good video. I need to ask him where it is. It is some good stuff!

HAPPY first BIRTHDAY, Jacqueline! : )