Dear Lila,
I checked on you last night before I went to bed, around 11pm, and nearly jumped out of my skin. You were not in your bed but asleep sitting upright in your armchair with your mouth agape. I walked into your dark room expecting to see your sleeping self under your covers but you were sitting there right next to the door. That was definitely a first! You have never sleepwalked (as far as I know) and when I asked you about it this morning, you had no recollection of getting out of bed and plopping down into your armchair. Silly girl! Thank goodness you didn't walk to the top of the stairs!
Love,
Mom
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Morning Rush
Dear Lila,
I dream that one day, my kids will get up on their own on school days, eat their breakfasts quickly, brush their teeth, put their shoes on and get out the door on time without me having to say every two minutes, "Come ON! Let's GO! You have to go to SCHOOL!"
Today was not that day. You kept pulling your comforter over your head when I was trying to get you out of bed and you sleepily stumbled over to your toy shelf, stood for a minute at your desk and plopped into your armchair for a beat before eventually making it into the bathroom--and you whined the whole way. (You, like your mama, are not a morning person and I get that but how are you so tired in the mornings?! You go to bed at 7:30pm and sleep until 6:30am--that's 11 whole hours, almost half a day!) I went into GuhGaw's room three times to tell him to get dressed and on my third trip back, he had taken his pajama bottoms off but still hadn't put his regular pants on or even taken off his pajama top. Breakfast was also painstakingly slow--both of you took a bite of waffle, goofed around for a few minutes, ate a spoonful of cereal, chattered for a few more minutes. I had to say "Stop talking and eat your breakfast!" so many times that I lost count. I also begged, "Guys, can you please get ready for school without me yelling at you every other minute? All this yelling every day is making me look so old and tired." You replied, "You don't look old. You look like a perfect mama."
Well, if all the yelling has taken years off of my life, that comment definitely added back at least a couple! Thank you, sweetie!
Love,
Mom
I dream that one day, my kids will get up on their own on school days, eat their breakfasts quickly, brush their teeth, put their shoes on and get out the door on time without me having to say every two minutes, "Come ON! Let's GO! You have to go to SCHOOL!"
Today was not that day. You kept pulling your comforter over your head when I was trying to get you out of bed and you sleepily stumbled over to your toy shelf, stood for a minute at your desk and plopped into your armchair for a beat before eventually making it into the bathroom--and you whined the whole way. (You, like your mama, are not a morning person and I get that but how are you so tired in the mornings?! You go to bed at 7:30pm and sleep until 6:30am--that's 11 whole hours, almost half a day!) I went into GuhGaw's room three times to tell him to get dressed and on my third trip back, he had taken his pajama bottoms off but still hadn't put his regular pants on or even taken off his pajama top. Breakfast was also painstakingly slow--both of you took a bite of waffle, goofed around for a few minutes, ate a spoonful of cereal, chattered for a few more minutes. I had to say "Stop talking and eat your breakfast!" so many times that I lost count. I also begged, "Guys, can you please get ready for school without me yelling at you every other minute? All this yelling every day is making me look so old and tired." You replied, "You don't look old. You look like a perfect mama."
Well, if all the yelling has taken years off of my life, that comment definitely added back at least a couple! Thank you, sweetie!
Love,
Mom
Sunday, April 8, 2018
Rough and Tumble
Dear Lila,
We have a large curved staircase in our house and it's one of the most beautiful features in our house. Visitors always comment on it when they see it for the first time and I remember one of my friends asked if any of you kids had ever fallen down it since it is so large. At the time, the answer was a lucky no. That answer changed today, though, when you were coming downstairs with your water bottle and tumbled almost all the way to the bottom :-(
I was cleaning up dishes in the kitchen when it happened so I didn't see you fall but I heard you fall and the memory of that sound keeps making me chest tighten. All three of you kids have slipped on the stairs at some point but you've only ever slipped down one or two steps before landing on your butt or catching your fall. This time, you told me that you were a quarter of the way down when you lost your footing. I heard a thump on the stairs . . . and then several more thumps followed. I ran to the stairs and you were sitting near the bottom. You said you had hit your head, your arm and your leg and you said they all hurt a lot. And you were wailing in such a way that it made me start to cry. Daddy and GuhGaw were out at the time but DiDi was downstairs and he picked up your water bottle and said, "I got you water bottle!"
I carried you over to the couch and DiDi ran and got the ice pack out of the freezer for you. You were shaken for awhile but there were no visible bumps or bruises. I kept asking you throughout the day if you had a headache or if you felt dizzy or nauseous but you said you were fine. Oh MAN. Thank goodness you didn't get seriously hurt!
Love,
Mom
We have a large curved staircase in our house and it's one of the most beautiful features in our house. Visitors always comment on it when they see it for the first time and I remember one of my friends asked if any of you kids had ever fallen down it since it is so large. At the time, the answer was a lucky no. That answer changed today, though, when you were coming downstairs with your water bottle and tumbled almost all the way to the bottom :-(
I was cleaning up dishes in the kitchen when it happened so I didn't see you fall but I heard you fall and the memory of that sound keeps making me chest tighten. All three of you kids have slipped on the stairs at some point but you've only ever slipped down one or two steps before landing on your butt or catching your fall. This time, you told me that you were a quarter of the way down when you lost your footing. I heard a thump on the stairs . . . and then several more thumps followed. I ran to the stairs and you were sitting near the bottom. You said you had hit your head, your arm and your leg and you said they all hurt a lot. And you were wailing in such a way that it made me start to cry. Daddy and GuhGaw were out at the time but DiDi was downstairs and he picked up your water bottle and said, "I got you water bottle!"
I carried you over to the couch and DiDi ran and got the ice pack out of the freezer for you. You were shaken for awhile but there were no visible bumps or bruises. I kept asking you throughout the day if you had a headache or if you felt dizzy or nauseous but you said you were fine. Oh MAN. Thank goodness you didn't get seriously hurt!
Love,
Mom
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Nineties Kid
Dear Lila,
Guess who scored a 98 on her Gifted & Talented test this year? YOU!!! I am so proud of my bright girl!
Love,
Mom
Guess who scored a 98 on her Gifted & Talented test this year? YOU!!! I am so proud of my bright girl!
Love,
Mom
Monday, March 12, 2018
Power Hug
Dear Lila,
Sometimes Daddy or PoiPoi pick you up from school but when I go, you always give me a big smile when you see me and run at me and hug me so hard, you almost knock me over. And I love it every time!
Love,
Mom
Sometimes Daddy or PoiPoi pick you up from school but when I go, you always give me a big smile when you see me and run at me and hug me so hard, you almost knock me over. And I love it every time!
Love,
Mom
Friday, March 2, 2018
Jelly Belly
Dear Lila,
Today, you asked me out of the blue, "Mama, the next person who comes out of your stomach, can we name her Jelly Bean?" Wait, what? From the way you phrased the act of giving birth to the fact that you want a sibling named after a colorful confection--hahaha! I love it!
Love,
Mom
Today, you asked me out of the blue, "Mama, the next person who comes out of your stomach, can we name her Jelly Bean?" Wait, what? From the way you phrased the act of giving birth to the fact that you want a sibling named after a colorful confection--hahaha! I love it!
Love,
Mom
Monday, February 12, 2018
Mini Mathematician
Dear Lila,
You were in your room tonight and when I went in to check on you, you weren't reading books or playing with dolls as I had expected. Instead, you were making up subtraction problems and solving them by yourself. You had filled both sides of a piece of paper with problems such as 7-1 and 2-1 . . . and you had solved each one correctly, too!
So proud and impressed, little girl!
Love,
Mom
You were in your room tonight and when I went in to check on you, you weren't reading books or playing with dolls as I had expected. Instead, you were making up subtraction problems and solving them by yourself. You had filled both sides of a piece of paper with problems such as 7-1 and 2-1 . . . and you had solved each one correctly, too!
So proud and impressed, little girl!
Love,
Mom
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