Caitlin went to the doctor on Wednesday because of her terrible runny nose and cough. I was right and she has allergies. Zyrtec is a godsend, by the way.
At the appointment, she was 39" tall and 37 lbs! She plots at the 95th percentile for both. I thought she was on the bigger side, but I didn't know she was at the top of the curve!
Kiera only weighs about 44 lbs at age 7. She's always been my peanut. My clumsy little peanut :) All arms and legs.
Caitlin is my solid little tank with the mad physical skills. She is strong.
Just one more way my two girls are so different!
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Already?
Kiera's been pretty chatty this week.
On Wednesday, she was talking about Billy and Bobby (not their real names). On the playground, they did something they weren't supposed to do and got the whole class in trouble... no kickball for the whole class. She got this gossipy 12-year-old girl tone to her voice and told me all about how it was so unfair and that everyone was so mad and the other boys were telling Billy and Bobby that they weren't their friends anymore. And it was SO UNFAIR. Billy and Bobby are always getting in trouble. Why do they always have to do bad stuff? Why can't they just be nice?
(I want to tell her that this has to do with their Y chromosome and that she will spend the rest of her life trying to figure men out... but I refrain. LOL)
Then she proceeds to tell me about Susie and Mary (again, not their real names). Earlier in the year, she sat next to Susie. They got along fairly well. Mary... well, not so much. But Kiera starts dishing on these two (again in the gossipy pre-teen voice)... I don't understand why they won't talk to anyone else. They only want to talk to each other. They are neighbors and they ignore everyone else. Just because they live by each other, they can't talk to anyone else? I don't even care. Susie isn't my friend anymore. And Mary is bossy. She is SO bossy. I don't know why she is so bossy. But why won't they talk to anyone else? They are so mean sometimes....
Seriously, this went on for like 10 minutes.
And don't get me wrong: Kiera's a good kid and she is nice to everyone at school. She's also sensitive.
But these kids are 7 years old. It amazes me how early this starts! They seem so young to be wading into the muddy social waters.
At least she is still young enough that she is talking to me about these things. I know the day will come when she won't. I'm not looking forward to those days.
So we chatted about all of these things... the unfairness and others' feelings and why its so important to treat others respectfully. Be nice to everyone. Include everyone.
Why do they have to grow up so fast??
On Wednesday, she was talking about Billy and Bobby (not their real names). On the playground, they did something they weren't supposed to do and got the whole class in trouble... no kickball for the whole class. She got this gossipy 12-year-old girl tone to her voice and told me all about how it was so unfair and that everyone was so mad and the other boys were telling Billy and Bobby that they weren't their friends anymore. And it was SO UNFAIR. Billy and Bobby are always getting in trouble. Why do they always have to do bad stuff? Why can't they just be nice?
(I want to tell her that this has to do with their Y chromosome and that she will spend the rest of her life trying to figure men out... but I refrain. LOL)
Then she proceeds to tell me about Susie and Mary (again, not their real names). Earlier in the year, she sat next to Susie. They got along fairly well. Mary... well, not so much. But Kiera starts dishing on these two (again in the gossipy pre-teen voice)... I don't understand why they won't talk to anyone else. They only want to talk to each other. They are neighbors and they ignore everyone else. Just because they live by each other, they can't talk to anyone else? I don't even care. Susie isn't my friend anymore. And Mary is bossy. She is SO bossy. I don't know why she is so bossy. But why won't they talk to anyone else? They are so mean sometimes....
Seriously, this went on for like 10 minutes.
And don't get me wrong: Kiera's a good kid and she is nice to everyone at school. She's also sensitive.
But these kids are 7 years old. It amazes me how early this starts! They seem so young to be wading into the muddy social waters.
At least she is still young enough that she is talking to me about these things. I know the day will come when she won't. I'm not looking forward to those days.
So we chatted about all of these things... the unfairness and others' feelings and why its so important to treat others respectfully. Be nice to everyone. Include everyone.
Why do they have to grow up so fast??
Sunday, April 10, 2011
If it makes you feel any better...
So, everyone knows Caitlin is an ornery turd. LOL. She is always getting into trouble and lately has been perfecting her skills in ignoring me completely. She is fiercely independent which also makes for some interesting battles (which I choose carefully, of course).
So I was a little leary about starting her in preschool because I was afraid she would be one of those kids... you know the ones. The ones who are "biters" or "hitters" or who are constantly in time out. The ones who make their teachers want to go home and have a stiff drink.
Turns out my fears were unfounded.
The other day, my mom was picking her up from preschool. It was quite warm that day and my mom was telling Caitlin that she didn't need her jacket on. Of course, Caitlin wanted to wear the jacket so she was arguing and fighting for the jacket.
Then one of the teachers said... "If it makes you feel any better, she always listens to us. She is so good. She is the best one we have."
Wait, what????
Apparently she is Miss Perfect at preschool. She listens, she eats, she sleeps. I don't know how they do it. Maybe they drug her. (LOL, I'm kidding, of course).
I guess it does make me feel better in a way. At least she listens in that setting. She is capable of it. Now if she would just extend that courtesy to me at home....
So I was a little leary about starting her in preschool because I was afraid she would be one of those kids... you know the ones. The ones who are "biters" or "hitters" or who are constantly in time out. The ones who make their teachers want to go home and have a stiff drink.
Turns out my fears were unfounded.
The other day, my mom was picking her up from preschool. It was quite warm that day and my mom was telling Caitlin that she didn't need her jacket on. Of course, Caitlin wanted to wear the jacket so she was arguing and fighting for the jacket.
Then one of the teachers said... "If it makes you feel any better, she always listens to us. She is so good. She is the best one we have."
Wait, what????
Apparently she is Miss Perfect at preschool. She listens, she eats, she sleeps. I don't know how they do it. Maybe they drug her. (LOL, I'm kidding, of course).
I guess it does make me feel better in a way. At least she listens in that setting. She is capable of it. Now if she would just extend that courtesy to me at home....
Origami crane update
We turned in our origami cranes to the girl scout office and we had about 240 cranes!! I am so happy. I am hoping that across the country they will collect thousands.
I set a personal goal of 100 cranes and I did it! I worked on them in the evenings when I had a spare hour or two, folding 10-20 at a time. I am very proud to hit 100!
I got some origami paper which made for very pretty cranes:
And a big thank you to Violet for sending 80 cranes to add to our total! You rock, Violet!! 
I set a personal goal of 100 cranes and I did it! I worked on them in the evenings when I had a spare hour or two, folding 10-20 at a time. I am very proud to hit 100!
I got some origami paper which made for very pretty cranes:
And a big thank you to Violet for sending 80 cranes to add to our total! You rock, Violet!! 
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