This week in the Atchley home 2/18 - 2/24
Apple juice! Apple juice! Apple juice! If ever there was a kid addicted to apple juice it is Sophia Atchley! BJ and I call her our little juice-a-holic. She asks for it all day and will slug down 8 to 10oz within 5 minutes and still ask for more. When we go anywhere we always take a sippy cup with us. The other day I was going to a store in Lewisville and due to rushing I grabbed whatever cup was lying around, which happened to have a bit of apple juice in it, but not much. It was enough for her to get a taste of it, I suppose, but not enough to satisfy her. In the car she began her 'fake', unsympathetic whining for apple juice and I knew I couldn't make it to the store and back dealing with this. I had to make an emergency apple juice pit stop at Sonic. Within 10 minutes she drank her whole cup and by the time we got to the store I was filling her cup again with the last of it. Some days I worry she is drinking too much juice and not enough water so BJ and I have begun watering her juice down. She hasn't noticed the difference which is great for us. Let's hope one day she gets addicted to water.....
Sophia is repeating words she hears more and more. Not only is she picking things up from other people but from the TV as well. BJ and I have really cracked down on what we say but also what we watch. In some ways I feel I have lost a bit of freedom, but for Sophia's sake I am willing to pay the price.
Granny bought Sophia and Phoebe birthday gifts early this year. They both received bunches of new, super cute clothes for the summer. They also got some nice church dresses that I can't wait to post pictures of them in.
Sophia can now open doors with little or no difficulty. I'm not sure if I love or hate this new talent. We crack her door at night before we go to bed so when she wakes up she can get out without calling for us or getting scared. There have been a few nights we have forgotten, but it hasn't been a problem because she has surprised us by walking into our room in the mornings. THAT I do enjoy so she can help herself, but I also don't like the idea of her helping herself into our room or BJ's office. So far so good, she hasn't tried to get into rooms she shouldn't. We hope this lasts.
Sophia has shown me she has truly graduated from bottles and is also a very considerate little girl. Out of horrible laziness on my part (we were going to be leaving soon and I didn't want to pour a whole new cup of juice) I offered Sophia a bit of apple juice out of Phoebe's bottle. She didn't drink out of the bottle and immediately went to Phoebe's room (where she was sleeping) to try and offer it to her saying "sister, sister". I let her know Phoebe was sleeping and couldn't have it but thanked her for being so sweet.
Sophia is obsessed with Pixar movies but is especially in love with Finding Nemo and Cars. She has seen them enough times to be able to repeat parts of the movie while watching them. In an effort for her to feel connected to the movies we bought her a stuffed Nemo and Lightning McQueen dolls. She absolutely loves them and calls them "Nemocars" all the time.
27470 We buy our diapers at Costco which come in big boxes. Sophia enjoyed her Monday afternoon hiding in the box and letting us spin her around in it.
Phoebe turned 7 months this week. We celebrated by letting her taste some chocolate milkshake for the first time.
Phoebe had a weight check appointment this week. At her 6 month appt. she was only 12.4 pounds, way below what she should be at her age. It has now been 1 month and time to check again. This time she weighed in at 13.1 pounds. Yay! She gained a pound.
Auntie Jennifer and the cousins came to visit this week. Sophia really loves her cousin Gwendolyn or "Gwennie" as we call her. Whenever Sophia had to leave Gwennie she wimpered for her repeating her name over and over again. She really enjoys having an older girl to tag along with to show her new things and play with.
I have to call BJ out on this. I went shopping with my mom and sister the other day so of course I did my hair and makeup. When I came home I put on some pajama pants and slippers. I was doing the dishes later that evening and BJ says to me "Did you take a shower today?" I gave him a look of disbelief and said "Do you not see my hair and makeup? Are you that used to coming home to me in pajamas and not bathed you just assume I haven't showered?! I guess I better start taking care of myself each day." His response to not noticing the makeup and hair was a stutter of some silly excuse to cover himself. Shame on him to not notice the difference and I suppose shame on me for not showering more often (?)
Sophia is repeating words she hears more and more. Not only is she picking things up from other people but from the TV as well. BJ and I have really cracked down on what we say but also what we watch. In some ways I feel I have lost a bit of freedom, but for Sophia's sake I am willing to pay the price.
Granny bought Sophia and Phoebe birthday gifts early this year. They both received bunches of new, super cute clothes for the summer. They also got some nice church dresses that I can't wait to post pictures of them in.
Sophia can now open doors with little or no difficulty. I'm not sure if I love or hate this new talent. We crack her door at night before we go to bed so when she wakes up she can get out without calling for us or getting scared. There have been a few nights we have forgotten, but it hasn't been a problem because she has surprised us by walking into our room in the mornings. THAT I do enjoy so she can help herself, but I also don't like the idea of her helping herself into our room or BJ's office. So far so good, she hasn't tried to get into rooms she shouldn't. We hope this lasts.
Sophia has shown me she has truly graduated from bottles and is also a very considerate little girl. Out of horrible laziness on my part (we were going to be leaving soon and I didn't want to pour a whole new cup of juice) I offered Sophia a bit of apple juice out of Phoebe's bottle. She didn't drink out of the bottle and immediately went to Phoebe's room (where she was sleeping) to try and offer it to her saying "sister, sister". I let her know Phoebe was sleeping and couldn't have it but thanked her for being so sweet.
Sophia is obsessed with Pixar movies but is especially in love with Finding Nemo and Cars. She has seen them enough times to be able to repeat parts of the movie while watching them. In an effort for her to feel connected to the movies we bought her a stuffed Nemo and Lightning McQueen dolls. She absolutely loves them and calls them "Nemocars" all the time.
Phoebe turned 7 months this week. We celebrated by letting her taste some chocolate milkshake for the first time.
Phoebe had a weight check appointment this week. At her 6 month appt. she was only 12.4 pounds, way below what she should be at her age. It has now been 1 month and time to check again. This time she weighed in at 13.1 pounds. Yay! She gained a pound.
Auntie Jennifer and the cousins came to visit this week. Sophia really loves her cousin Gwendolyn or "Gwennie" as we call her. Whenever Sophia had to leave Gwennie she wimpered for her repeating her name over and over again. She really enjoys having an older girl to tag along with to show her new things and play with.
I have to call BJ out on this. I went shopping with my mom and sister the other day so of course I did my hair and makeup. When I came home I put on some pajama pants and slippers. I was doing the dishes later that evening and BJ says to me "Did you take a shower today?" I gave him a look of disbelief and said "Do you not see my hair and makeup? Are you that used to coming home to me in pajamas and not bathed you just assume I haven't showered?! I guess I better start taking care of myself each day." His response to not noticing the makeup and hair was a stutter of some silly excuse to cover himself. Shame on him to not notice the difference and I suppose shame on me for not showering more often (?)
I remember the first time I heard Yoroko say "crap." I don't think I've said it myself since then!! There are a lot of things where I feel the same as you- I have to give this up too?? but then I remind myself that at most I have to give it til they're eighteen and then I will still have forty years to enjoy whatever it was that I'm not doing now. Usually that cheers me up. Usually!
ReplyDeletePhoebe only weighs 13 lbs? Max is already in size 3 diapers. Heavens. He's just learned to roll over this week.
Doors- yay fun adapting to a more skilled child! For awhile Yoroko wouldn't stay in her room at night when we put her in bed so we would threaten to shut her door tight if she didn't, which would keep her in. Then she learned to open the door by herself- fortunately after she'd learned to stay in bed when we put her there- and we had to adapt to that and come up with different rewards and put other things further out of reach!!
Phoebe is tiny, but looking very healthy. She takes after the Atchley side. We were all average height but really skinny... It didn't stay that way obviously but yeah.
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