What have we been up to this week? Quite a bit actually. Our house only has three bedrooms which has left Seren bedroomless until recently. We have a bonus room upstairs that was serving as a playroom/family room but is now being converted into the largest bedroom in the house! I guess big Chubbas need big bedrooms! I hate to lose the bonus room but we don't really have any other options right now. None of this was supposed to be a problem. Originally, we were only planning on living here until Ella started Kindergarten but with the housing market in crisis, I don't think we'll be moving anytime soon. So Jason moved all of the toys down to our actual family room, which would be fine except Ella loves to make a mess!
Now I need to pick out new paint, find some new curtains, order new lighting and some shelving, and see if we can have a door frame/door installed. This sounds like an after Christmas project to me...
Speaking of Christmas, I almost fell over on Saturday when I got in the car and heard Christmas songs playing on the radio. It seems too early for that, however I am almost done shopping! Ella and Grace are ready to go. Seren still needs a few things but I know what I'm getting everyone else. I'm so relieved! I plan to be completely finished before Thanksgiving. I also have most of Ella's birthday shopping done too including tickets to see Sesame Street Live! Ella is really excited to see Elmo. She mentions it everyday! Thankfully my mom wanted to have Ella's party at her house this year so that will save me a lot of cooking, cleaning, decorating, etc. All I have to bring is the cake! ...oh, and Ella!
I can't believe my baby is going to be three in just three weeks!! The good news is that Seren will be turning 6 months just a few days before Ella turns three so I can take them to the doctor for their check-ups at the same time. At least Ella doesn't have to have any more shots for a few years. They are so funny together! Seren just loves Ella's craziness and Ella is constantly checking on Seren and trying to get her to laugh. Ella has been especially helpful during tummy time and is very good about sharing her toys (except when Seren tries to eat them!).
The weather has been exceptionally warm the last few days so we have been spending a lot of time outside. I took the girls to the park yesterday. For whatever reason, Seren was not impressed with the swings. I think she was afraid that Ella was going to fall off or something. It was the only time she fussed.
While we were there, Ella started telling me this long story about how she's not supposed to talk to strangers and that if one tries to talk to her she should start screaming, "Daddy!" I thought it was pretty funny and I asked Jason about it last night thinking that he had talked to her about strangers but he had no idea where she picked that up. Somebody must've said something to her about this. It definitely wasn't me. Ella would sooner die than run off with someone she didn't know. The other day she began screaming at Easton when she couldn't see me (I was directly behind her). If someone ever tried to take her, they wouldn't get too far. She would be in hysterics!
On Saturday Ella, Seren, and I went for a long walk around the neighborhood and played on the little community playground. It was the first time Ella has gotten her hands dirty without freaking out. She's such a priss!! It was very windy and Chubba didn't appreciate not being able to coo. Every time she tried, the wind would blow which would startle her and stop her in mid-coo. It was fun to see her frustration! (Does that make me a bad mom?)
Chubba trying to coo.
Eventually, she gave up. Poor baby!
Ella was enjoying the wind!
She's going to miss being outside...
My biggest project this week is trying to get Ella to stop saying "I can't." If she is having trouble doing something, she immediately stops trying and gives up. I don't know where this came from but it's driving me nuts. Especially when it's things I know she can do - like dress herself. I've been telling her that it takes practice and to keep trying and to work hard but it's very frustrating that she gives up so easily. Jason thinks it's just a phase...I hope so!! I just wish I knew where this was coming from so that I could put a stop to it! Any advice is welcome!
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