Feverish
Friday, May 16th, 2008
Both of the girls have been sick this week. Sofia had a fever earlier in the week, and Julia came down with one today. She spent most of the day on the couch watching Cinderalla and TV, and then fell asleep before dinner (and she had taken a nap earlier too).
Sofia is walking now. It’s a clumsy stride, but she’s getting better and better every day. Last weekend was her breakthrough, when, all of a sudden, she just decided that walking was her preferred means of travel. She had been hesitant to do it without support (human or tabular) until then.
Her language is coming along. She’s trying new words a lot. She says “Mommy” and “Dada” of course. Julia is “Gee-ya.” She says “Baby” and “Baba” (for bottle). For some reason, ball is “Da-gun” most of the time, but she does say “Ball” every once in a while.
We think she has a molar coming in. She’s been putting things in her mouth more than usual and she’s been a little cranky the last couple of days.
We’re looking at preschools for Julia to start in the fall. We like the local YMCA, and it seems like that’s the direction we’ll go in. I think (and I hope) she’s ready for school. It’s tough to know, because, other than the two week daycare experiment, she has had nothing but one-on-one childcare. But when we talk about it, she seems to be looking forward to it.
We need to get her completely potty trained by then though. She’s doing all her #2s in the potty, which is good. She has four regularly scheduled potty trips during the day, and she sometimes has a completely dry diaper at those times (meaning she didn’t go in between), but she’s still has another step to go before she can go completely diaperless.
Julia went to the dentist for the first time a couple of months ago and they said she has an extreme underbite. So, that’s something we may have to deal with at some point.
The girls can be so cute together. Sofia loves to give her big sister hugs and for the most part, Julia is great with her. But sharing is an issue. Julia could show no interest in a particular toy for a month and then, if Sofia is playing with it, need to play with it herself right away. Her inability to listen when we’re talking to her or just do what we say can be frustrating as well.
Both of the girls have been sick this week. Sofia had a fever earlier in the week, and Julia came down with one today. She spent most of the day on the couch watching Cinderalla and TV, and then fell asleep before dinner (and she had taken a nap earlier too).
Sofia is walking now. It’s a clumsy stride, but she’s getting better and better every day. Last weekend was her breakthrough, when, all of a sudden, she just decided that walking was her preferred means of travel. She had been hesitant to do it without support (human or tabular) until then.
Her language is coming along. She’s trying new words a lot. She says “Mommy” and “Dada” of course. Julia is “Gee-ya.” She says “Baby” and “Baba” (for bottle). For some reason, ball is “Da-gun” most of the time, but she does say “Ball” every once in a while.
We think she has a molar coming in. She’s been putting things in her mouth more than usual and she’s been a little cranky the last couple of days.
We’re looking at preschools for Julia to start in the fall. We like the local YMCA, and it seems like that’s the direction we’ll go in. I think (and I hope) she’s ready for school. It’s tough to know, because, other than the two week daycare experiment, she has had nothing but one-on-one childcare. But when we talk about it, she seems to be looking forward to it.
We need to get her completely potty trained by then though. She’s doing all her #2s in the potty, which is good. She has four regularly scheduled potty trips during the day, and she sometimes has a completely dry diaper at those times (meaning she didn’t go in between), but she’s still has another step to go before she can go completely diaperless.
Julia went to the dentist for the first time a couple of months ago and they said she has an extreme underbite. So, that’s something we may have to deal with at some point.
The girls can be so cute together. Sofia loves to give her big sister hugs and for the most part, Julia is great with her. But sharing is an issue. Julia could show no interest in a particular toy for a month and then, if Sofia is playing with it, need to play with it herself right away. Her inability to listen when we’re talking to her or just do what we say can be frustrating as well.
