Kid update:
Annah:
Is working very, very hard to stop sucking her thumb. She visited the dentist this week who suggested some things. We are taping a sock over her hand at night. It was hard the first night (Thursday); she cried for about an hour and asked us to take it off. It was so hard not to give in! But, it has been much easier since she fell asleep that night. She has only caught herself sucking her thumb 2 times since, and stopped right away. We told her if she goes 22 days without sucking her thumb, we will take her to Chuck E. Cheese's. She is doing so well!
Sylvia:
Has been making great progress in her potty training the past few days!! She has gone in the potty chair or toilet every time (except during sleep) for four days in a row now! It seems she now knows the feeling of needing to go, and she will come to us and say, "I need to go potty," and then will go in and go. She can turn the water on and off to wash her hands now too. She is very proud of herself, and we are too, of course!
Both girls seem to be growing up every day and surprising us with things they say and do all the time.
Caeden:
Can get himself to a standing position from a squatting position without holding on to anything! I have never seen a pre-walker do it quite the way he does--it's very interesting. We just say, "Caeden, stand up!" and he squats , then stands on up! Once he gets up, he seems like he wants to just take off walking but can't figure out why it's not that simple! We're guessing it won't be too much longer, and we ordered his first-walkers (shoes) this week!
Last Saturday he learned how to clap without someone helping him anymore!
Caeden is also starting to try more words. New things he is saying:
Ah, ah, teeth! (What he needs to do to brush them.)
cheese
no, no, no
carrot
shhh! (with his finger to his mouth)
wow/whoa
I'm not sure if I've written about it here before, but Caeden is a rocker and a head-banger! He likes to get up on all fours and rock. But, more than that he bangs his head back over and over again when sitting in his high chair. He also gets on all fours in his crib, puts his hands up in front of him, and bangs his forehead (not hard) on his hands to get to sleep. It seems disturbing, but for him it is really a comfort mechanism. It's kind of wild, but I think it is a lot like thumb-sucking for him. I asked his pediatrician about it, and he said it is normal and doesn't indicate OCD yet. I am afraid he is going to rock the screws in his crib loose though!
