We have been hard at work trying to get the house organized. It's a never ending battle, but slowly (as we purge more and more) we are catching up. It's hard, because I get so distracted when I see something that needs to be done, while I'm in the middle of something else. I'm working on my focus.
Lacey has been enjoying swim team more and more. We finally figured out that she cannot swim on days that she has school. She is just too tired and emotional, and it just leads to a waste of time and usually a meltdown. So she swims two or three days a week, and loves it. She especially loves when they get to wear flippers. She is improving by leaps and bounds, especially in the last couple of weeks. Her freestyle is great. She is learning to breathe to her side, and now will count and breathe every three strokes. She has dolphin kick down pat, and is pretty good at streamlining off of the wall (when her head doesnt get in the way). She is improving greatly in backstroke. She can do butterfly pretty well, and is now learning breaststroke. She has the kick down, but we haven't tried the stroke yet. I'm so glad she is enjoying it, she is such a joy to watch.
She loves school and reading, and can do addition. We are working on subtraction. She can write and recognize her whole alphabet, can spell most simple words (and some harder words), and can sound out words she is reading. She loves to play cars with Davis, she loves to cook, and she loves animals. She currently has a pet rat named Daisy. We actually had two, but Rose got sick and died a few days ago. Lacey has been pretty good about it, she is sad but she has been saying, "I know God loves having a pet rat." She is definitely pushing her boundaries more and more, and we have struggled with finding effective ways to discipline her. So far, taking things/priviledges away seems to be the best. She is struggling with still being little, yet wanting badly to be big. I keep telling her to slow down, but she doesn't listen! She is still very insightful and will randomly say what's on her mind. It's usually a deep thought. And most of the time, funny. She is such a clown and loves attention. She eats pretty much anything, but her current faves are spaghetti, beef stroganoff, rolls, and steak. She likes to play with trains, ponies, littlest pet shop animals, and her harmonica. She calls it a remonica.
Davis is enjoying being the baby/big boy of the family. He has realized that the louder he screams when sissy messes with him, the more attention he gets. We are trying to nip that in the bud, because he seems to like getting sissy in trouble. And sissy really enjoys pushing his buttons. She usually does exactly what she knows will annoy him the most. They have their sweet moments, but most of the time they are typical siblings. I hope that improves as time goes by, and the discipline can be more even. It's hard becase as smart as Lacey is, she doesn't really understand why she gets in trouble for things that Davis doesn't. Working on it!
Davis is talking up a storm. His favorite things are singing, screaming, and laughing. Some of his most common sayings:
-hold you
-love you
-thank you
-hush Marley
-please move (pees moosh)
-pretty tree
-go outside please
-wanna race
-wanna ride
-stop it
-oh man (o maain)
-nurse please (nus pees)
-help me
He says anything you ask him to, and has excellent pronunciation on most words. Where Lacey had more sentences at this age, Davis has better pronunciation and repeats everything you say. He loves to talk and tell you about what he's doing. He loves chocolate and candy (unlike Lacey). His favorite foods are spaghetti (pagetti) and corn. He doesn't have a lovey, but is obsessed with cars and dinosaurs. He can tell you what most animals say, and knows his body parts. He can take his shirt off, loves to be in just a diaper (like Lacey did). He loves to put his shoes on. He also loves to give hugs. He hates to be messed with or told what to do. He also dislikes putting his coat on and eating at the table. He'd rather wander around playing, stopping only to take a few bites. He loves to be outside with sissy, and especially likes chalk and riding toys. He loves baths/water and will splash in every puddle he sees, even if it's 32 degrees outside. He is still nursing, but we are slowly working on weaning. I never in a million years thought I'd be nursing a toddler!
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