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September 22, 2003
Hi, It's me again. Sorry it has taken awhile to post. Although, I sometimes wonder if anyone actually reads this. We're all doing well. I just got back from the gym. I hadn't gone in 9 days and I did my hardest weight training. My muscles feel like jello and typing seems like a lot of effort.
I'm actually doing really well. I can't complain too much. I think the girls are behaving and not stressing me too much. We moved Maddie to a big girl bed this past Thursday, the night of hurricane Isabel. She's doing great with it. She doesn't get out of bed at night. She stays in it during her naps. I feel like she might have a delayed reaction eventually. I can't believe that it is going to be this easy. I get her bedding tomorrow. I can't wait. I have to paint her headboard and footboard. Right now the mattress and boxspring are on the floor. She told her friend Kacie today that "sometimes I cry because I miss my crib", I was surprised she said that. She's always liked her crib so I guess I shouldn't be.
There are two issues with her though. They are building a development behind our development. This will be directly behind our house so there is a lot of noise and commotion. Lots of dumptrucks and bulldozers and all of that stuff. She is terrified of it all. Now she won't go outside to play, clings to me when we are outside anywhere, to and from the car. She wants me to hold her and Emma at the same time. She will follow me everywhere inside of our house. She's terrified if she can't see me or know where I am inside of our house. She's afraid of things that she is not normally now, like the vacuum cleaner, flies, anykind of strange sound. I'm sympathetic to her cause when we are outside or going to and from the car but I am definitely getting frustrated of the nonsense inside of our house. I've decided not to press the issue though because I don't seem to get anywhere, she just cries more. Does anyone have any suggestions? I would love to hear them. These trucks aren't going anywhere soon, so hopefully things will improve.
My other issue is that her new mission is to entertain Emma. She's being too rough though. She stands on her hands, pulls her ears, tickles her too hard, etc. I don't know what to do about it because she's genuinely trying to be nice, but ultimately she makes Emma cry which upsets them both. I don't want to hurt Maddie's feelings because she is just trying to entertain her. I feel like I am constantly dashing her spirits. It must be so hard to be two.
WEll, I'm almost done. EMma is doing wonderful. SHe's now learned to get from sitting to crawling, and crawling to sitting, quite well. She can really crawl fast now. SHe continues to be such a sweet baby. I am enjoying every minute with her.
WEll, I hope everyone is doing well and was not harmed too much by hurricane Isabel. Thank you for reading.
Jess
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