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April 7, 2003
I can’t believe that we just had another semi huge fall of snow here in Ottawa, how depressing! Will spring never arrive...I know it’s just around the corner but my goodness this family is starting to climb the walls!
Brennen has been incredibly funny these past days, he loves to wrestle with his daddy and McKinley, loves to draw with crayons (on the wall and doors also), loves to play with play dough and is just addicted to Blues Clues!
We have struggled with deciding on a preschool with B to start in September, I really want him to go to the one near McKinley’s school which would mean John could pick them both up at the same times and still enjoy a few mornings a week alone (hopefully catching up on the things to do around the house lol). There are a few schools in our neighborhood but I keep coming back to the one. It’s a good small school and I have an interview next month to meet the teacher etc. We’ve decided against a similar well thought of school that expects the parents to stay.. McKinley would have done well in such an atmosphere (probably blossomed) but Brennen takes to new situations slowly, still cries when we leave him (last time we went to a movie he cried one and a half hours yikes) I think slowly being transitioned on his own will benefit him in the long run, he’s going to have to out grow his fear and I hope by the time he starts school in September it might be just that much easier.
I can’t believe I am an extended nursing mom, that’s right Brennen is still going strong and seems to be no where close to weaning. How do I feel about this? Kind of tortured actually his schedule is like this : when I return home from work (anywhere between 4:30 and 6:00pm) he nurses immediately, plays for a while but usually spends the evening on my lap NURSING…yup he just seems to feel that he has to catch up for the day he’s spent without me. I’ve read the books and I know that this to will pass but his weird nursing schedule (he continues his non-stop nursing until he falls asleep and will wake up to 4 times a night to nurse.) It’s really draining on me and tiring as sometimes when he is nursing I have to go to the washroom and he cries until I return how crazy is that.
Brennen’s new trick is he kisses the breast, wave’s hello to it, murmurs mama mama when he’s nursing and seems so joyously happy that I smile but come on... all evening long. Tonight I had a quick meeting to attend at work for 6:30 he fell asleep nursing at 4:30 or so and was freaking out because I had to leave the house I was gone all of 30 minutes and he cried and cried. I wonder if he’ll ever grow out of nursing or will I be nursing this little guy before he leaves for kindergarten? I never thought I’d be nursing a 22 month old will I also be puzzled at nursing a 5 year old...
We took the kids to Piglet movie on Friday afternoon I was so worried B would be restless and yup he was… he sat for about 20 minutes then proceeded to roll on the filthy floor, eat McKinley’s popcorn, climb the seats (thank the saints we and another family where the only ones in the theatre) when I took him out he yelled bye bye waving to McKinley and John and ran out. I took him around the theatre (huge Omniplex) which he enjoyed and then went back into the movie where he’d watch for a few minutes then pop out of his seat and run down the aisle and try and climb to the top of the theatre rows. (We were seated in the lower portion). As John and I left we shook our heads, giggled a bit and decided that Brennen’s next visit would be quite some time away. We were probably expecting too much and although it was hectic and very nerve wracking (I thought he would have fallen or bumped his head on the stairs or seats sooner or later) Brennen had a blast he was all smiles as we left and sang a tune to himself. I think he definitely enjoyed the experience.
Well that’s it for this post, I don’t want to seem negative about Brennen he’s a real love and definitely a treasure but his intensity can be difficult at times. I hope our positive reinforcement and lots of love help him to grow up to understand that he’s loved and although he’s nothing like any other child we’ve ever met or had, we wouldn’t trade him for the world (no matter how many walls, books or fridges he’s written on lol)
Cheers,
Kellie and Brennen
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