Leia is slowly getting more confidence on her bike. We never installed the pedals, effectively making her new bike more like a balance strider bike. She seat is all the way down, so she can just scoot along by pushing with her feet, and get the feel for supporting and balancing the bike on her own. She walked very slowly at first, but over this first week, she is getting a little faster every day, and working on picking up her feet off the ground for longer and longer. She started at about 1 second of balancing, and is now up to about 5 after only a week! Leia has embraced the roll of big sister, and has started teaching Arwyn about things around the house, and helping her with a lot of things. She knows Arwyn is good at using the potty, so she's volleying for her to wear panties now sometimes. She pulled out a pair of her own to lend to Arwyn, and helped her put them on. And one day going down the stairs from my room, she pointed up at the large portrait of our Great Great Aunt Em, and says, "Arwyn, see that picture? That's our great grandma. She died. Someday when we get old and turn into great grandma's, we will die too. Not Mommy and Daddy, they won't die, but we will when we get old and turn into grandma's." I cracked up at this statement on so many different levels, but especially at how I am immortal in her mind, whereas other people aren't. So interesting. When she's not busy teaching Arwyn the ways of the world, Leia is also busy snatching stuff right out of her hands. It doesn't matter what object it is or if she hasn't thought about it in weeks, if she see's Arwyn with it, all of a sudden she has to have it. And then she doesn't understand why Arwyn starts pinching or biting her. So much commotion about something she doesn't really even care about. Leia made Josh's week one day on the way home from school. "Daddy, I told all my friends today that you are the best singer in the world." He was beaming. We finally were able to get in to see Leia's doctor about her acid reflux. She hasn't actually complained about it much recently, but when we told Dr. Barta about it, she claimed that she does actually feel it every day, but she just doesn't always tell me. Hopefully the medicine will help her.
Arwyn had her very first singing class this week. She's been so jealous of all the classes that Leia gets to do, so when I told her she was going, she was absolutely ecstatic! She spent the rest of the morning walking around telling us, "I'm going to singing class." Leia was about to be pissed until she realized that she would have special Mommy time while Arwyn was singing with Daddy. We also told her that Nana was going to take her to singing class when she got back from her trip, and that really made her feel special and happy. Arwyn was so funny when we were trying to get Leia to bike faster. She herself was zooming around so fast on her little strider trike, and clearly didn't understand Leia's hesitance, so when she got bored of waiting for Leia, she started entertaining herself by ramming her trike into the back of Leia's bike, and yelling, "I'm going to get you!" That definitely got Leia to speed up a bit, and luckily both of them kept it fun, no one got upset about it. Arwyn has been playing baby dolls really well with Leia. The two of them set up beds and tables, and totally go through the day's routine with their dolls. They are both enjoying themselves so much that I actually get some dishes done sometimes! I took the girls to get their flu shots this week, and Arwyn was so excited. She kept chanting "shot, shot, shot!" the whole way there. Usually Leia is excited too, and she was for a bit, but as the time drew near, she remembered that it would actually hurt, and she started changing her mind about the whole thing. Arwyn showed more signs of maturity this week when she had total cooperation for her haircut. She sat in the chair all by herself, and didn't make any fuss when Stephanie was cutting her hair. Of course Josh was the one who took them, and I had forgotten to warn him that it can be challenging, but I figured Stephanie would help him figure it out. In the end, even she couldn't believe how well Arwyn did. Arwyn has had a huge verbal explosion this week. She's doing so much more singing, acting, and imaginative play, and we are so impressed with everything she's saying and doing that we can't stop videoing her. She's totally on fire!
Arwyn had her very first singing class this week. She's been so jealous of all the classes that Leia gets to do, so when I told her she was going, she was absolutely ecstatic! She spent the rest of the morning walking around telling us, "I'm going to singing class." Leia was about to be pissed until she realized that she would have special Mommy time while Arwyn was singing with Daddy. We also told her that Nana was going to take her to singing class when she got back from her trip, and that really made her feel special and happy. Arwyn was so funny when we were trying to get Leia to bike faster. She herself was zooming around so fast on her little strider trike, and clearly didn't understand Leia's hesitance, so when she got bored of waiting for Leia, she started entertaining herself by ramming her trike into the back of Leia's bike, and yelling, "I'm going to get you!" That definitely got Leia to speed up a bit, and luckily both of them kept it fun, no one got upset about it. Arwyn has been playing baby dolls really well with Leia. The two of them set up beds and tables, and totally go through the day's routine with their dolls. They are both enjoying themselves so much that I actually get some dishes done sometimes! I took the girls to get their flu shots this week, and Arwyn was so excited. She kept chanting "shot, shot, shot!" the whole way there. Usually Leia is excited too, and she was for a bit, but as the time drew near, she remembered that it would actually hurt, and she started changing her mind about the whole thing. Arwyn showed more signs of maturity this week when she had total cooperation for her haircut. She sat in the chair all by herself, and didn't make any fuss when Stephanie was cutting her hair. Of course Josh was the one who took them, and I had forgotten to warn him that it can be challenging, but I figured Stephanie would help him figure it out. In the end, even she couldn't believe how well Arwyn did. Arwyn has had a huge verbal explosion this week. She's doing so much more singing, acting, and imaginative play, and we are so impressed with everything she's saying and doing that we can't stop videoing her. She's totally on fire!
Sidewalk chalk art!
Helping Dad chase moles in the garden.
Arwyn likes eating chalk these days...we had to put the chalk away.
Cooper was a little sad and missing his parents, so we went to say hi.
The only dog that makes Arwyn smile.
Watch out for Arwyn, she's coming in hot for bumper bikes!
Password = Arwyn
We kept trying to get Leia to be more confident and ride her new bike faster, but she was taking her sweet time. Until Arwyn got fed up and took matters into her own hands. Arwyn's chasing after Leia and ramming her with her bike finally got Leia to pick up the pace a bit!
Swinging sisters.
Hey big foot!
Bedtime story time!
Leia always finds the prettiest rocks.
Arwyn was not to happy about this little cold water adventure, and was pissed we left her behind on the island!
What a good big sister, rescuing her baby sister while Mom takes pictures.
Showing Arwyn how to save the pretty rocks in her bag.
Sharing rocks and helping each other find the good ones...love it when they cooperate!
There's a little girl who loves her Daddy.
Hanging out in Dad's arms, watching the day go by.
Password = Arwyn
Arwyn attended her first music class this week, and that combined with a verbal breakthrough, has turned Arwyn into a little acting queen. She's singing, dancing, putting on shows, and talking up a storm. I this is a slightly longer video clip than usual, and I had to whittle it down from almost an hour of amazing footage, but it's totally worth the watch because Arwyn is on FIRE!
Taking care of all their babies.
Another successful haircut for this pretty princess.
Big girl Arwyn, all by herself in the hairdresser chair!
Tonight we have two Princess Leia's in our house!
I picked out Arwyn's pink pants this morning, but then she took over and found the matching red and pink sweater and red shoes...such a little fashionista!
She always wants to carry her lunch bag, but it's so heavy she can hardly walk!
Password = Arwyn
Arwyn loves to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, but it's so cute that way it comes out. It sounds more like "tinkle, tinkle, t t r, how I E T R." She's turning into such a performer!
Preparing for her first 5 second long coast!
Password = Leia
It's been one week since Leia got her new bike, and she's getting so much more comfortable and balanced. She was so excited that she was able to pick up her feet and balance for a whopping 5 seconds down a little hill! Watch me, Dad!
I love Arwyn's gliding technique: kick, kick, lift, one leg forward, one leg back. So efficient and slick looking!
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