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August 18, 2002
They’re Gone!
Alexandria (and all of us) has recovered quite nicely from the visitors. It seemed she was better behaved when there were people here, but I am not sure why. Even if we just sat and talked (and didn’t really interact with her) she did much better. The kids also broke two of her toys (Grrrr!). The snapped half of one of the antenna’s off her pull snail that was bought as a present for her, and broke the string (twice!) on one of those toys…oh heck, I don’t know what they’re called, but the string is broken! For those that are older, it’s like the old button on a string. Anyway, now that company is gone she’s back to her old tricks: dumping Coke on the table, “missing” the potty when she pees, and a slew of other “undesirable” behaviors that crop up every now and then, when she really wants to get our attention. This too shall pass, as they say.
Riding her Bike!
Alexandria has learned to ride her little tricycle! That is something fun she is always ready to do. She can even steer it, and she likes to ride to the little local park (and play for a while) and then back. Sometimes she gets a little tired on it, and you have to remind her to pedal, but all in all, she’s pretty good at it. She’s getting so big!
Potty and Bribing
She’s still potty trained, so that’s good. I am living in mortal fear of her getting bored with potty training, and just wanting to go back to diapers, but between bribery and threats of taking her Eeyore toy back to the store, she stay pretty well in line. We remind her if she doesn’t want to use the potty any longer, then Eeyore will have to go back. That was her present for being potty trained in the first place. It’s a little removable plush Eeyore that rides a tricycle, and plays annoying music (they are sold at the Disney store). She fell in love with it, so it’s an excellent bargaining chip.
Preschool?
We’ve also found a preschool program for her. It’s run through the park district, so it’s really not that expensive (about $120/month) for a half a day. I am afraid it will all be full, though. It looks like we’re signing up for it pretty late. I need to call them tomorrow morning, and see if any of the classes are still open. If not, I am not sure I’d want to send her to a private (by this I mean non-park district) preschool. It seems to be too much expense, and too much work to select one we’d like. And, while I know there’s no guarantee that we would like this, she seems to enjoy the other activities that she does through the park district, so that’s one of the reasons I’m sold on it. We’ll see. Wish us luck that we can still get it!
New Sibling…
Alexandria got to feel the baby move the other day. She wasn’t wowed by the experience, but that’s okay. I bought her a book from the Toby series (she really seems to like those) about “Toby’s New Brother” and thought that might help give her an idea. I explain to her that she will have a brother or sister, just like Toby, and they won’t always be fun, either. I think some of it may be sinking it, but we’ll see when said sibling arrives. I was thinking of getting a doll, and having her play baby with it, to be gentle and whatnot, but I am not sure whether it even matters. I just don’t know. I haven’t heard of anyone else doing that, except with pets. LOL
If anyone has any input on that matter, drop me a line. I am open to other methods of acclimation, as well! I am guessing we’ll just be flying by the seat of our pants. Which is probably how 90% of second time parents work it, right?
Eating and snacking!
Okay, I guess this is normal, but hopefully someone out there can reassure me. There are some days when Alexandria eats like a horse, and other days when she eat close to nothing. For example, she had a huge breakfast this morning. She ate 4 large eggs, completely. I think she had a few bites of toast. She had a vitamin, and drank some milk and some juice. Now, after that, she took a bite of my Frosted Mini Wheats, and that was it. She’s had some milk throughout the day, but not much, and some water. No other food has passed her lips, except for one slice of American cheese. Dinner is currently being bought at the store (Al needs to get the ingredients and cook it up). Hopefully, she will have some of that. It’s just unnerving to see how much she can eat (when she wants to) and how much she won’t eat. I ask her if she’s hungry, and she says no. I am not going to force her to eat, as I really think she’s the best judge of whether she’s hungry or not. I need some ideas for her for wholesome snacks. Sometimes I will give her a slice of toast with peanut butter on it, or those orange cracker with PB on them, or wheat ones with phony cheese on them. I need more ideas, though! I’ve never lead a wholesome life with my diet, so maybe I need to get a book or something. What do you let your kids snack on?
Well, that’s all I have for now. I am vowing to be better at keeping this diary up-to-date, because I don’t know if I will be keeping a preschooler one. On one hand, I am glad I will have this to look back on, but on the other hand, it’s really freaking hard to keep up with it! And I know if I didn’t keep a public journal, I’d never do it on my own. I’m not that highly self-motivated. So, that’s just something else to ponder. I will check out the preschoolers diary site more thoroughly. Having a preschooler seems so odd, I’ve had a toddler for forever! Or maybe it just feels like that… When I look back, it’s so hard to actually remember what Alexandria was like when she was a baby. I wish I’d kept a journal of my pregnancy with her, and when she was a baby!
Till next time!
Candace and family
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