Three months seems to be the norm as far as my frequency of journaling here. So much has changed with Eliana in the last few months. She has had a word explosion within the last 6-8 weeks. She went from saying minimal words to nearly a new word every day. And she's combining words well too. In fact just in the last couple days she's been saying sentences such as, "Help you?", and Mimi (which is the nickname she's chosen for Braden) hit my head". A little tattle tale already. :) I'm not even sure I can come up with all her new words, there have been so many! But I think it's safe to say she's pretty much on target for verbal development. Even today she's started to refer to herself by her name. She pronounces her name as "Yana". :) She also has learned a lot of her letters from a letter game on my phone. She's able to recognize probably at least half if not more of all uppercase letters and a few lower case letters too. Sometimes she's able to identify the letter before Braden. She's also had more personality come out in the last month. She has a very compassionate side and whenever anyone is hurt or crying, she's quick to go to them, put her arm or arms around them and in a mommy-like voice say, "be ok, be ok". She also likes to tell stories. She'll be in her car seat with 2 stuffed puppies telling a story about how they go nigh-night and then there's a "neigh" and they wake up etc. . . . . and it goes on an on. It's so cute to hear her telling her stories. :) And she love to pretend to be a horse galloping around saying "Neigh-neigh". She also seems to love music and whenever there is a good beat, she's been known to start stomping her feet and turning in circles. And at times (in church or Braden's pre-school program) will put her hands together and be waving her arms about too. It's too cute! I know I need to treasure all these moments because my baby is becoming less of a baby everyday. :( It makes me a little sad since she's our last baby. And, there was one time in the car recently that she was falling asleep on the way home from church. Braden, trying to be helpful, started yelling at her to wake up so she could nap once we got home. She opened her bleary eyes and started saying, "No, Mimi, Shush, Mimi" and evening waging her index finger at him. It was hilarious!
Braden has had a new surge of separation anxiety during the last month of pre-school. He would cry every time I dropped him off- which he hadn't done all year! And even crying when Curtis would drop him off at Aunt Cara's house. Also, crying when dropping off at Sunday school and at the Child Watch at the gym. When asked what's wrong with him he just says, "I just love you and want me be home with you". Also Curtis got him to say, "I used to just miss Mommy, but now I miss the whole family". It just seems he's reached a new level of awareness. I just hope this phase passes quickly.
I've recently signed both kids up for swim lessons that start next Wednesday. Eliana and I will be in a parent/child class and Braden will be in a preschool class with no more than 3 other kids to 1 instructor. It's a program called Goldfish Swim School in Carmel that seems to be highly recommended. Braden has had such anxiety about the pool and swim lessons especially when related to going underwater. Last summer, the program we did at the Y made him go under. And he nearly had a panic attack. So, we're praying this is a better experience.
Also, both kids will be starting soccer next Saturday morning. Eliana will be in a parent/child class and Braden will be in the beginner preschool class. We did soccer with the Y last year too, but Braden did not do well mostly due to immaturity issues. Hopefully the Little Kickers program will go better since they don't do any competitive games, only drills etc. It should be an interesting, slightly busy summer. It already seems that many of our summer weekends are filling up. But it should be fun! Til next time....
Monday, June 10, 2013
Saturday, March 23, 2013
March 2013
Eliana is now 20 months and into EVERYTHING! In fact as I type this, she's trying try to type as well. She's constantly trying to get into the pantry door and get out "Nummies". She is also equally thrilled with giving Chloe her "nummies" and would give Chloe 10x as much food for each meal if we let her. She's fascinated by scooping Chloe's food and taking it to her bowl and dumping it in. And if Chloe doesn't eat it fast enough, Eliana has been known to hand feed her. She also seems to be demonstrating a sweet, helpful, nurturing personality. She loves to try to "help" anyone put on/off their shoes, jackets etc. She loves to cuddle Chloe and Mittens (my sister, Cara's cat) and loves on her stuffed animals with puppies and kitties being her favorite. She also is very much getting into the "terrible twos" of wanting to do many things for herself. We love the independent nature she seems to be expressing. She likes putting on her own shoes, fastening her car seat or booster buckles, putting on her pants/PJ's, feeding herself etc. While it is great that she wants to so much on her own, many things she can't quite do and needs help......and is prone to throwing fits when we try to help her. Argh! I know we'll pass this phase, but it certainly is frustrating at times.
Regarding words she's saying: Mommy, Daddy, Papa, Puppy, Kee-Kee (kitty), Go-Go, Nigh-nigh, Re-Rock (for rocking in the rocking chair; interestingly, the same thing I used to say as a baby), Up, Way (as in "this way"),Weee (for swinging, sliding etc), Off, Hi, Bye-Bye, Nummies, Beep-Beep, Ne-Ne (for Nathan), Mi-Mi (for Megan), and animal noises including Neigh-Neigh (horse), Woof (dog), Baa( for sheep or cow), and Quack-Quack (ducks, but also any bird).
And her made up words include: Dabee (seems to be a word with a wide definition- often something to put on/off), Oiee (water/milk, liquid of some sort), Bee (movie), and Mee (binky).
She does continue to sign, but generally just all done, more, please and thank you.
We hope to start working on potty training this spring, as she does show some interest in it mostly because she sees her big brother on the potty. And she has been successful several times. :)
As far as Braden, no too much new to report on him. He's doing well in preschool having just had parent/teacher conferences. Academically he seems quite bright, but sometimes struggles with obeying his teachers, taking responsibility for himself (ie. cleaning up after lunch and putting away toys), and just emotional maturity when things don't go his way including struggling with losing a game etc. But, he seems to be doing better and better in all of these areas. Overall, he really is becoming much easier and a joy to be with. We continue to struggle at times with first time obedience and doing what he's asked in a timely fashion, but something we're all working on. ;)
He did have his 4th birthday party January 27th. Of course it was a Batman party which he has been asking for since last year! It was big fun, but just a family party. Maybe we'll brave doing a friend party next year. The same weekend, the boys in the family also went to Monster Jam which was also a rip-roaring good time.
Recently we've known about a family who lost their middle son (age 7) to brain cancer. Although we didn't know this family well (friend of a friend), their tragedy has made us much more grateful for the many blessings we have, especially our children. And to remind us that our children belong to Him. He has just given us the amazing opportunity to raise and nurture them. And it's made us realize all the more that nothing is guaranteed in this life and we have to rely on God at every step knowing he knows the big picture. We are all here to glorify Him in whatever capacity that is. We know that being Christians does not shelter us from tragedy and sorrow, but that God is the ultimate comforter to hold us during dark times. The Bible tells us those dark times will come and without experiencing a tragedy for ourselves, it's helped us to mentally prepare for what will ultimately come in this life. Now, all that said, we pray against anything of the sort happening to our children or anyone we love, but we also know that we are not meant for this world and it's good to remind our hearts of that.
We are looking forward to Easter next week including dressing up on Easter Sunday, being with family, eating good food, Easter egg hunts, and candy, but most of all to celebrate our risen Lord.
Have a blessed week!
Regarding words she's saying: Mommy, Daddy, Papa, Puppy, Kee-Kee (kitty), Go-Go, Nigh-nigh, Re-Rock (for rocking in the rocking chair; interestingly, the same thing I used to say as a baby), Up, Way (as in "this way"),Weee (for swinging, sliding etc), Off, Hi, Bye-Bye, Nummies, Beep-Beep, Ne-Ne (for Nathan), Mi-Mi (for Megan), and animal noises including Neigh-Neigh (horse), Woof (dog), Baa( for sheep or cow), and Quack-Quack (ducks, but also any bird).
And her made up words include: Dabee (seems to be a word with a wide definition- often something to put on/off), Oiee (water/milk, liquid of some sort), Bee (movie), and Mee (binky).
She does continue to sign, but generally just all done, more, please and thank you.
We hope to start working on potty training this spring, as she does show some interest in it mostly because she sees her big brother on the potty. And she has been successful several times. :)
As far as Braden, no too much new to report on him. He's doing well in preschool having just had parent/teacher conferences. Academically he seems quite bright, but sometimes struggles with obeying his teachers, taking responsibility for himself (ie. cleaning up after lunch and putting away toys), and just emotional maturity when things don't go his way including struggling with losing a game etc. But, he seems to be doing better and better in all of these areas. Overall, he really is becoming much easier and a joy to be with. We continue to struggle at times with first time obedience and doing what he's asked in a timely fashion, but something we're all working on. ;)
He did have his 4th birthday party January 27th. Of course it was a Batman party which he has been asking for since last year! It was big fun, but just a family party. Maybe we'll brave doing a friend party next year. The same weekend, the boys in the family also went to Monster Jam which was also a rip-roaring good time.
Recently we've known about a family who lost their middle son (age 7) to brain cancer. Although we didn't know this family well (friend of a friend), their tragedy has made us much more grateful for the many blessings we have, especially our children. And to remind us that our children belong to Him. He has just given us the amazing opportunity to raise and nurture them. And it's made us realize all the more that nothing is guaranteed in this life and we have to rely on God at every step knowing he knows the big picture. We are all here to glorify Him in whatever capacity that is. We know that being Christians does not shelter us from tragedy and sorrow, but that God is the ultimate comforter to hold us during dark times. The Bible tells us those dark times will come and without experiencing a tragedy for ourselves, it's helped us to mentally prepare for what will ultimately come in this life. Now, all that said, we pray against anything of the sort happening to our children or anyone we love, but we also know that we are not meant for this world and it's good to remind our hearts of that.
We are looking forward to Easter next week including dressing up on Easter Sunday, being with family, eating good food, Easter egg hunts, and candy, but most of all to celebrate our risen Lord.
Have a blessed week!
Braden's 4th Birthday party!
Such a big boy he is becoming!
Sibling love :)
Eliana 18 months
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Christmas 2012
Christmastime brings so much anticipation, yet so much busyness. That seemed true for our family this year. This has been a month filled with a lot of fun including a ride on the Polar Express Train in Connersville which my parents joined us on, several Christmas parties, a trip to the Children's Museum, driving to see Christmas lights, baking cookies, shopping, watching Christmas movies, Christmas on the Farm at Traders Point Creamery to see Santa etc.
Braden definitely knows what Christmas is all about, but we're quick to quiz him on what the real meaning on Christmas is. And he does know the answer is Jesus. Charlie Brown Christmas has helped to define that for him as he's watched that and the Grinch numerous times. Braden was super excited for Christmas day this year- the first year we've ever spent Christmas Day in our own house!!! My parents drove down for the Christmas here this year. The previous weekend we went up north to spend with Curtis' Mom and Dad. One of the first things Braden said on Christmas Day was, Mommy, Santa came, but the Grinch didn't." :) Silly boy. Eliana also was quick to figure out this whole presents thing. By our last session of opening gifts, she knew how to rip open a package with the best of them. Such spoiled, blessed kids they are!!
Now that Christmas season is over and it's almost back to life as usual, I'm kind of glad. I love Christmas time, but I'm eager for routine to return again. We have had a ton of snowfall lately. On Christmas Day night, we have about 8 inches- causing my parents to have to leave for home early :(. Then this past Friday night we had about 4 inches more. I can't remember this much snow on the ground for several years! And it's not even January yet! I do love snow, I admit it, but just hate to drive in it. As long as the roads are clear, bring on the snow! :o)
Now for Kid Updates:
Eliana is almost 18 months old. She's such a joy to our home; becoming more so everyday. She's a busy girl and learning more words everyday. She can say with ease: Mommy, Daddy, Puppy, Kee Kee (for kitty), Nummies, Papa, Up and Uh Oh. She can sign More, Please, Thank You and All Done. And she has several words that aren't really words, but I know what she means. "Dabee" means hat or story. "B" means movie. "Beep Beep" is for anything with an engine (cars, buses, trains etc.) "Oiee" is her word for drink -usually milk, but sometimes water. She understands a great deal. When you ask her a question and she answers agreeably, she'll say "Uh huh". She loves her stuffed animals and just recently will lay them down, saying "Nigh Nigh". Also when she sees Santa or a picture of him, she'll say, "Ne Na". Which also seems to be her reference for Nana. :)
Physically she is an expert walker and beginning to run. She still loves to climb and easily climbs onto the kitchen chairs and beginning to climb onto the table. She loves to "try" to be a big girl, attempting to put her own pants and shoes on, buckle her own buckles, feed herself etc. All of this is great, but leads to melt downs when she can't do it herself and needs a little help. It's amazing how different she is from Braden. He has (and still does-) wanted someone to do everything for him.
Overall she's a pretty good eater, but right now dealing with her wanting to throw everything on the floor (her cups, food etc). Grrr. Makes Mommy crazy sometimes.
Eliana is an awesome sleeper. She will sleep 12-13 hours at night without waking and just recently at 17 1/2 months old is starting to give up her morning nap. Typically in either 1-2 naps she'll sleep a total of 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Braden is still about the same- no longer napping and sleeping about 12 hours/night and wakes about 2-3 times per week with difficulty falling back asleep.
Braden has recently finished a 7 week session of Gymnastics. He was the only boy in his 3/4yo class, but it didn't phase him. And he LOVED it! Unlike soccer, I didn't have to bribe him to go out there and he actually had a good time!!!! It was some basic gross motor skills (running, jumping, bear crawl, crab walk, summersalts, skipping etc.) and also walking on low balance beams, obstacle courses, swinging on bars, jumping in foam pits etc. I think we'll stick with individual sports until he has a maturity to handle a team sport again. We'll probably do another session of gymnastics and then he's expressed an interest in Karate.
Both kids have had a great time playing in all the snow we've had. Braden has surprised me with how long he's happy to play out there even with being cold and snowy. Even Eliana played outside with all of us for more than an hour yesterday.
We realize on a daily basis what a crazy time of life this is. But know we are so blessed to have our family and all that we do. But sometimes finding a rare moment of peace and quiet is, well.....rare.
Braden definitely knows what Christmas is all about, but we're quick to quiz him on what the real meaning on Christmas is. And he does know the answer is Jesus. Charlie Brown Christmas has helped to define that for him as he's watched that and the Grinch numerous times. Braden was super excited for Christmas day this year- the first year we've ever spent Christmas Day in our own house!!! My parents drove down for the Christmas here this year. The previous weekend we went up north to spend with Curtis' Mom and Dad. One of the first things Braden said on Christmas Day was, Mommy, Santa came, but the Grinch didn't." :) Silly boy. Eliana also was quick to figure out this whole presents thing. By our last session of opening gifts, she knew how to rip open a package with the best of them. Such spoiled, blessed kids they are!!
Now that Christmas season is over and it's almost back to life as usual, I'm kind of glad. I love Christmas time, but I'm eager for routine to return again. We have had a ton of snowfall lately. On Christmas Day night, we have about 8 inches- causing my parents to have to leave for home early :(. Then this past Friday night we had about 4 inches more. I can't remember this much snow on the ground for several years! And it's not even January yet! I do love snow, I admit it, but just hate to drive in it. As long as the roads are clear, bring on the snow! :o)
Now for Kid Updates:
Eliana is almost 18 months old. She's such a joy to our home; becoming more so everyday. She's a busy girl and learning more words everyday. She can say with ease: Mommy, Daddy, Puppy, Kee Kee (for kitty), Nummies, Papa, Up and Uh Oh. She can sign More, Please, Thank You and All Done. And she has several words that aren't really words, but I know what she means. "Dabee" means hat or story. "B" means movie. "Beep Beep" is for anything with an engine (cars, buses, trains etc.) "Oiee" is her word for drink -usually milk, but sometimes water. She understands a great deal. When you ask her a question and she answers agreeably, she'll say "Uh huh". She loves her stuffed animals and just recently will lay them down, saying "Nigh Nigh". Also when she sees Santa or a picture of him, she'll say, "Ne Na". Which also seems to be her reference for Nana. :)
Physically she is an expert walker and beginning to run. She still loves to climb and easily climbs onto the kitchen chairs and beginning to climb onto the table. She loves to "try" to be a big girl, attempting to put her own pants and shoes on, buckle her own buckles, feed herself etc. All of this is great, but leads to melt downs when she can't do it herself and needs a little help. It's amazing how different she is from Braden. He has (and still does-) wanted someone to do everything for him.
Overall she's a pretty good eater, but right now dealing with her wanting to throw everything on the floor (her cups, food etc). Grrr. Makes Mommy crazy sometimes.
Eliana is an awesome sleeper. She will sleep 12-13 hours at night without waking and just recently at 17 1/2 months old is starting to give up her morning nap. Typically in either 1-2 naps she'll sleep a total of 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Braden is still about the same- no longer napping and sleeping about 12 hours/night and wakes about 2-3 times per week with difficulty falling back asleep.
Braden has recently finished a 7 week session of Gymnastics. He was the only boy in his 3/4yo class, but it didn't phase him. And he LOVED it! Unlike soccer, I didn't have to bribe him to go out there and he actually had a good time!!!! It was some basic gross motor skills (running, jumping, bear crawl, crab walk, summersalts, skipping etc.) and also walking on low balance beams, obstacle courses, swinging on bars, jumping in foam pits etc. I think we'll stick with individual sports until he has a maturity to handle a team sport again. We'll probably do another session of gymnastics and then he's expressed an interest in Karate.
Both kids have had a great time playing in all the snow we've had. Braden has surprised me with how long he's happy to play out there even with being cold and snowy. Even Eliana played outside with all of us for more than an hour yesterday.
We realize on a daily basis what a crazy time of life this is. But know we are so blessed to have our family and all that we do. But sometimes finding a rare moment of peace and quiet is, well.....rare.
Mommy and Eliana on the Polar Express
Braden telling Santa what he wants for Christmas on the Polar Express
Riding with Papa and Nana on the Pole Ex
Happy to be riding the Polar Express Train!!!
Braden on Christmas morning
Eliana opening her stocking
Can't forget Chloe!
So much snow!
Eliana loves the sled!
Chloe has a great time!
Braden enjoying the snow!
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Where does time go?
This past year I have been so bad at blogging, writing in a baby book etc for Eliana. It seems this last year has gone by in a flash. I've had such good intentions to blog about her, Braden and our family, but with each passing month I felt more and more overwhelmed with trying to "catch up" that I would put it off even more. Well, better late than never I guess. Oh where to begin......
The last time I blogged on my previous site www.pincushionfiles.blogspot.com was when Eliana was 4 months old. Wow, how she had all of us have changed since then. Her first year, once we got past the first 3-4 difficult months, has been wonderful. She was and is generally a very happy baby and quick to smile and wave at anyone. She is now 14 months and began to sleep well and consistently though the night (meaning from 8pm-7am) at about 8 months. And she rarely wakes during the night which is HUGE for me. Braden was and is my middle of the night waking child and has such a hard time putting himself back to sleep. Now that he's going on 4, he does SO much better than he did a year ago, but still wakes probably 3-4 times per week in the night.
Eliana is also a great eater! She hardly has a gage reflex and often will try to stuff her mouth too full. She will eat nearly anything- or at least try it! And is doing so well at eating table foods. We joke that she could eat 24/7 and that's about the truth. Even after a meal she's walking around asking for more "nummies". :)
I was able to breastfeed her to 12 months with some supplementation and then started to wean down to just morning and before bed which we did until about 13 months and then just morning for about 2-3 more weeks. At about 13 1/2 months, while she still would have continued, my supply had nearly run out. I feel it was a great accomplishment to have been able to nurse my baby, my last baby, for that long considering all the difficulties we had at first!
As far as speech, right now she can say, Mommy, Daddy, Puppy, Nummy, and Baby. And she can sign Please, More, and All done. We just started working on Thank You and Help.
She, like Braden, seemed to have a slow start on her gross motor skills, but caught up quickly. She didn't roll over until just shy of 8 months. She could sit independently about 7 months. She crawled at 9 months and pulled up to stand about 9 1/2 months. And walking didn't happen until August 20th when she was 13 1/2 months old. But I was in no hurry. I knew she was developing on track and once they start walking, it's a whole new ballgame! And now she's walking everywhere, although not running yet. But she loves to climb. She climbs up on the kid chairs and onto the table and will climb the stairs in what seems 2 seconds flat. She certainly keeps me on my toes. And then there is the matter of sharing issues between Eliana and Braden. It certainly gets crazy at times. Eliana is much more content to play quietly than Braden was at this age. Such a difference between boys and girls! She loves to sit at the kids table and look at books or play with puzzles or sit in the little rocking chair. Braden at this age, we joked that he wasn't still unless he was sleeping or strapped in somewhere!
Braden is still a very busy almost 4 year old. He's in Preschool at Discovery Days 2 days a week now- Mon/Weds from 9am-1pm. While we're not as fond of his teachers this year, he still seems to have a great time. The first few weeks he was getting in trouble at school for hitting other kids over sharing issues or having a bad attitude. Many talks and a spanking later, he seems to be doing better.
He has a huge imagination and loves to play pretend and talk about things we read in his books. He loves to pretend he is a pirate or Batman and fight "bad guys". Of course cars and trucks are still a huge love of his driving them around constantly. He's still not one to enjoy quiet play like coloring/puzzles etc. but will tolerate it for a time. Recently after Grandma and Grandpa bought him a bat and ball, he's found a love for baseball. He has pretty amazing hand-eye coordination and can hit the whiffle ball over the fence easily. This past spring we signed him up for soccer as part of the YMCA. We thought he would have a great time as he mostly enjoyed Little Kickers in years previous. The practices he did enjoy, but HATED the games. He'd never played an actual game before. The whole idea of "sharing" 1 soccer ball and someone else kicked my ball etc....did not go over well. We had to bribe him to go out on the field and he would always come off crying for one reason or another. I just think he lacked the social/emotional maturity to handle the situation. We'll try again next year (maybe). Or maybe baseball will be his thing. We just want him to enjoy it, whatever IT is.
Well, I think those are the main updates to share at this point. I will try to do better and blog again in the next month or 2.
The last time I blogged on my previous site www.pincushionfiles.blogspot.com was when Eliana was 4 months old. Wow, how she had all of us have changed since then. Her first year, once we got past the first 3-4 difficult months, has been wonderful. She was and is generally a very happy baby and quick to smile and wave at anyone. She is now 14 months and began to sleep well and consistently though the night (meaning from 8pm-7am) at about 8 months. And she rarely wakes during the night which is HUGE for me. Braden was and is my middle of the night waking child and has such a hard time putting himself back to sleep. Now that he's going on 4, he does SO much better than he did a year ago, but still wakes probably 3-4 times per week in the night.
Eliana is also a great eater! She hardly has a gage reflex and often will try to stuff her mouth too full. She will eat nearly anything- or at least try it! And is doing so well at eating table foods. We joke that she could eat 24/7 and that's about the truth. Even after a meal she's walking around asking for more "nummies". :)
I was able to breastfeed her to 12 months with some supplementation and then started to wean down to just morning and before bed which we did until about 13 months and then just morning for about 2-3 more weeks. At about 13 1/2 months, while she still would have continued, my supply had nearly run out. I feel it was a great accomplishment to have been able to nurse my baby, my last baby, for that long considering all the difficulties we had at first!
As far as speech, right now she can say, Mommy, Daddy, Puppy, Nummy, and Baby. And she can sign Please, More, and All done. We just started working on Thank You and Help.
She, like Braden, seemed to have a slow start on her gross motor skills, but caught up quickly. She didn't roll over until just shy of 8 months. She could sit independently about 7 months. She crawled at 9 months and pulled up to stand about 9 1/2 months. And walking didn't happen until August 20th when she was 13 1/2 months old. But I was in no hurry. I knew she was developing on track and once they start walking, it's a whole new ballgame! And now she's walking everywhere, although not running yet. But she loves to climb. She climbs up on the kid chairs and onto the table and will climb the stairs in what seems 2 seconds flat. She certainly keeps me on my toes. And then there is the matter of sharing issues between Eliana and Braden. It certainly gets crazy at times. Eliana is much more content to play quietly than Braden was at this age. Such a difference between boys and girls! She loves to sit at the kids table and look at books or play with puzzles or sit in the little rocking chair. Braden at this age, we joked that he wasn't still unless he was sleeping or strapped in somewhere!
Braden is still a very busy almost 4 year old. He's in Preschool at Discovery Days 2 days a week now- Mon/Weds from 9am-1pm. While we're not as fond of his teachers this year, he still seems to have a great time. The first few weeks he was getting in trouble at school for hitting other kids over sharing issues or having a bad attitude. Many talks and a spanking later, he seems to be doing better.
He has a huge imagination and loves to play pretend and talk about things we read in his books. He loves to pretend he is a pirate or Batman and fight "bad guys". Of course cars and trucks are still a huge love of his driving them around constantly. He's still not one to enjoy quiet play like coloring/puzzles etc. but will tolerate it for a time. Recently after Grandma and Grandpa bought him a bat and ball, he's found a love for baseball. He has pretty amazing hand-eye coordination and can hit the whiffle ball over the fence easily. This past spring we signed him up for soccer as part of the YMCA. We thought he would have a great time as he mostly enjoyed Little Kickers in years previous. The practices he did enjoy, but HATED the games. He'd never played an actual game before. The whole idea of "sharing" 1 soccer ball and someone else kicked my ball etc....did not go over well. We had to bribe him to go out on the field and he would always come off crying for one reason or another. I just think he lacked the social/emotional maturity to handle the situation. We'll try again next year (maybe). Or maybe baseball will be his thing. We just want him to enjoy it, whatever IT is.
Well, I think those are the main updates to share at this point. I will try to do better and blog again in the next month or 2.
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