Janna did a great job as swimming lessons last night. She was a really good girl. She kept her ear plugs in the whole time. The only bad thing was she was sitting on the wall ( her favorite thing) and I was holding her legs and turned around to listen to the teacher and the next thing I know she was crying. She had fallen over and hit her head on the tile, I blame the big hopper head. Within a few minutes she calmed down and was enjoying class again. I felt like a bad mommy have not been able to stop her from tipping over but I know that many more falls will come.
Janna is enjoying the swim lessons so I hope she will have a better time in the pool this summer.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Aaaaah
Janna amazes me everyday. Currently we will be out and about and she will see a letter and say Aaah or Bbb. Today we pulled up to daycare like we have every morning for about two years now, she looked at the sign, and said "A - aaah". She also likes to take Isaac's many books and point out letters. It makes me smile to see her learning and happy.
Tonight we have swimming lessons, I am hoping not to have a tantrum and have to leave early this week.
Tonight we have swimming lessons, I am hoping not to have a tantrum and have to leave early this week.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Happy Birthday Janna!
Hip Hip Hooray Janna is two today!
It is crazy to think two years have gone by so fast. It doesn't seem like long ago I had my little baby under 6 pounds that needed everything. Now Janna is independent and wants to learn to do everything on her own. With in the past year she has learned so much. She is running around, talking in three word phrases, showing emotion (good and bad), eating with forks and spoons on her own, and just generally soaking in everything she can. As parents we have also learned a lot over the past two years. From changing diapers to potty training, determining certain cries to determining a tantrum or a sad child, bottles to spaghetti, cribs to futons(toddler bed), disciplining and saying no, and loving someone more than yourself. One thing has remained consist ant is her love for us. She may show it in different ways now. It was the smile or the pat on the back but now we get hugs and kisses and "love you". It is the greatest feeling in the world to feel loved.
God feels the same way about us. His love is consistent and never ending no matter how much we change or how independent we think we have become. We still need to fall back on him just as a child will always need her parents.
It is crazy to think two years have gone by so fast. It doesn't seem like long ago I had my little baby under 6 pounds that needed everything. Now Janna is independent and wants to learn to do everything on her own. With in the past year she has learned so much. She is running around, talking in three word phrases, showing emotion (good and bad), eating with forks and spoons on her own, and just generally soaking in everything she can. As parents we have also learned a lot over the past two years. From changing diapers to potty training, determining certain cries to determining a tantrum or a sad child, bottles to spaghetti, cribs to futons(toddler bed), disciplining and saying no, and loving someone more than yourself. One thing has remained consist ant is her love for us. She may show it in different ways now. It was the smile or the pat on the back but now we get hugs and kisses and "love you". It is the greatest feeling in the world to feel loved.
God feels the same way about us. His love is consistent and never ending no matter how much we change or how independent we think we have become. We still need to fall back on him just as a child will always need her parents.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Counting
Janna has this new thing about getting up really close to the TV and kissing, patting, or just plain looking at her favorite characters. Each time we warn her to move and if she doesn't move then we turn it off. She will then back up or throw a fit before we go to a different activity or bed. The other night we gave her a warning and I told her I was going to count to three before she had to come back to us or I was going to turn it off. I know she doesn't get this concept yet but I wanted to try at least.
We have been working on counting not as much as letters but some. We have been trying to get her to say her age of 2 (next month) as well.
Well... I said one....then she turned around looked at Isaac and I with a big smile and said "two". It was so cute we both cracked up laughing. She is catching on to counting:) We then turned off the tv because she didn't move and put her down for bedtime. I wish I could describe the sly smile on her face as she said "two" the "look at what I can do" was perfect.
We have been working on counting not as much as letters but some. We have been trying to get her to say her age of 2 (next month) as well.
Well... I said one....then she turned around looked at Isaac and I with a big smile and said "two". It was so cute we both cracked up laughing. She is catching on to counting:) We then turned off the tv because she didn't move and put her down for bedtime. I wish I could describe the sly smile on her face as she said "two" the "look at what I can do" was perfect.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Swimming Lessons
Janna had her first swimming lessons on Thursday night. When I sent in the registration I had this fear of her screaming the whole time and made sure to look up the refund policy. The night before I tried on her swimsuit and from her screaming I thought this isn't going to work.
We got to the pool and I figured my way out around the locker-room and to the pool. She let me put her big bird swimsuit on no problem. There was a crowd of parents and children by the pool. It was the first swimlesson of the session. Janna was fine and didn't get scaried by the big group. Once we separated into the group of parent/child class Janna kept say "in" . She wanted in the pool and piratically dragged me in. Once we were told to get in she was excited. The water was very cold and took awhile to to get use to. For a few minutes she was saying "out" . Most kids had chattering teeth until their little bodies adjusted.
We did the hokie pookie song and ring around the rosie. Each child got a duck or a ball to play with and reach for. Janna loved this part. There were times that she didn't want to do the back or belly exercises but overall she was good. Janna's favorite part was sitting on the edge of the pool (in a certain spot) and kicking and splashing then sliding into the water to me. She was so cute. It was cold out of the water but she just wanted to "sit" as she repeated numerous times.
When it was time to get out she threw the biggest fit ever. She didn't want to leave. In the locker-room trying to her and me dressed was like wrestling a bear. She tried running back to the pool numerous times. She was upset the whole way home until we got to our street. She calmed down once home. This was not the problem I though we would have. I wonder how next week will go. :)
We got to the pool and I figured my way out around the locker-room and to the pool. She let me put her big bird swimsuit on no problem. There was a crowd of parents and children by the pool. It was the first swimlesson of the session. Janna was fine and didn't get scaried by the big group. Once we separated into the group of parent/child class Janna kept say "in" . She wanted in the pool and piratically dragged me in. Once we were told to get in she was excited. The water was very cold and took awhile to to get use to. For a few minutes she was saying "out" . Most kids had chattering teeth until their little bodies adjusted.
We did the hokie pookie song and ring around the rosie. Each child got a duck or a ball to play with and reach for. Janna loved this part. There were times that she didn't want to do the back or belly exercises but overall she was good. Janna's favorite part was sitting on the edge of the pool (in a certain spot) and kicking and splashing then sliding into the water to me. She was so cute. It was cold out of the water but she just wanted to "sit" as she repeated numerous times.
When it was time to get out she threw the biggest fit ever. She didn't want to leave. In the locker-room trying to her and me dressed was like wrestling a bear. She tried running back to the pool numerous times. She was upset the whole way home until we got to our street. She calmed down once home. This was not the problem I though we would have. I wonder how next week will go. :)
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