"Be gentle." This is going to be my common phrase from now out throughout my days.
Titus is a rambunctious boy. He loves to run, jump, tackle. He loves wrestling. (It's the one reason he cleans up toys with a fiery passion!) Most days I repeatedly tell him to not touch Rya, or to keep his hands off of her. He gets so rough with her and even though he just playing a girl can only have her head smashed into the floor/furniture so many times!
Oh and side note- to tell Titus to keep his HANDS off of Rya guarantees he will touch her/knock her down with a different body part. Telling him to be gentle removes that loop hole.
So here we go on the journey to be gentle....
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Monday, June 10, 2013
Rya Update
Rya is such a sweet treasure!!
Her smile lightens up my day.
She will be 16 months in about a week. I feel like this time is flying but at the same time that Rya has been with us forever!!
Rya is such a copy cat! She follows her brother everywhere and tries to do everything he does. She's very good at problem solving like her brother.
Rya definitely is on the normal side of verbal skills. She's adding new words every day and tries to say almost anything if she's in the mood.
This girl is a climber! (Thanks to her brother!) It's never a shock to find her standing on the back of the couch looking out the window. And praise God unless her brother is involved she has never fallen or gotten hurt. Praying this continues!!!!
We are transitioning from two naps to one. Some days are easier than others. Rya could use 2 naps most days but is soo stubborn! She sleeps pretty well for nap and at night. Although lately she is waking up more at night. I'm chalking it up to cutting molars but who knows. It could be just to cuddle and connect with mommy.
She's still nursing- little booger won't give it up! And she's not eating a lot of food right now. Once again I am chalking that up to the teething...and her being a toddler. As far as I know she hasn't lost any weight yet so I'm not going to worry about it.
This girl is such a crazy blessing and I love her to pieces!!!
Her smile lightens up my day.
She will be 16 months in about a week. I feel like this time is flying but at the same time that Rya has been with us forever!!
Rya is such a copy cat! She follows her brother everywhere and tries to do everything he does. She's very good at problem solving like her brother.
Rya definitely is on the normal side of verbal skills. She's adding new words every day and tries to say almost anything if she's in the mood.
This girl is a climber! (Thanks to her brother!) It's never a shock to find her standing on the back of the couch looking out the window. And praise God unless her brother is involved she has never fallen or gotten hurt. Praying this continues!!!!
We are transitioning from two naps to one. Some days are easier than others. Rya could use 2 naps most days but is soo stubborn! She sleeps pretty well for nap and at night. Although lately she is waking up more at night. I'm chalking it up to cutting molars but who knows. It could be just to cuddle and connect with mommy.
She's still nursing- little booger won't give it up! And she's not eating a lot of food right now. Once again I am chalking that up to the teething...and her being a toddler. As far as I know she hasn't lost any weight yet so I'm not going to worry about it.
This girl is such a crazy blessing and I love her to pieces!!!
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Titus Update
This kid is crazy.
And I love him!!!
We are currently in the middle of toilet training. He was breaking out in rashes and sweating really bad in the hot weather so I decided to ditch the diapers (except for sleep). He's rocking it! I'm sure we will have lots of accidents before we are done (and even after). But it hasn't been too bad yet! I'm still the initiator but that will change the longer we do this.
We are in a phase of Titus needing to learn how to express anger/frustration the right way vs screaming or yelling. It's hard and frustrating but he's learning.
This boy is so sporty!! He can throw pretty much anything and with dead-on aim if he tries. He LOVES baseball and soccer right now. He loves to play outside and absolutely LOVES to wrestle with Daddy.
Titus loves learning his numbers and letters and I'm trying to encourage that. It's not always easy but he's getting it slowly! I have a bunch of homeschool printables that I can use for him but I'm holding off on that for now. Rya is adjusting her naps so we don't always get one-on-one time where the printables would be easier.
He drives me crazy! He ignores me a lot and I am not as patient as I should be, but God is using that to work in my life. It reminds me of my God's unconditional, patient love and how I should have that for Titus. I'm a work in progress and I'm so thankful my God hasn't given up on me!!!
I'm so blessed to be Titus's mommy. We have a blast and it's more than worth it even when it's frustrating.
And I love him!!!
We are currently in the middle of toilet training. He was breaking out in rashes and sweating really bad in the hot weather so I decided to ditch the diapers (except for sleep). He's rocking it! I'm sure we will have lots of accidents before we are done (and even after). But it hasn't been too bad yet! I'm still the initiator but that will change the longer we do this.
We are in a phase of Titus needing to learn how to express anger/frustration the right way vs screaming or yelling. It's hard and frustrating but he's learning.
This boy is so sporty!! He can throw pretty much anything and with dead-on aim if he tries. He LOVES baseball and soccer right now. He loves to play outside and absolutely LOVES to wrestle with Daddy.
Titus loves learning his numbers and letters and I'm trying to encourage that. It's not always easy but he's getting it slowly! I have a bunch of homeschool printables that I can use for him but I'm holding off on that for now. Rya is adjusting her naps so we don't always get one-on-one time where the printables would be easier.
He drives me crazy! He ignores me a lot and I am not as patient as I should be, but God is using that to work in my life. It reminds me of my God's unconditional, patient love and how I should have that for Titus. I'm a work in progress and I'm so thankful my God hasn't given up on me!!!
I'm so blessed to be Titus's mommy. We have a blast and it's more than worth it even when it's frustrating.
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