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September 4, 2007

my stoic girl

Lizzie had her 4 yr old wellness visit today and handled everything like a pro. She told us yesterday she didn't want to go and get a shot so I was getting quite nervous. We made a day of it and ate a special lunch at Chick-fil-A since there's one near our pediatrician and that seemed to change her spirits a bit. Julia reminded us all morning that she would be watching Lizzie get her shot and that was the ONLY reason she was along for the ride. I think (for my kids at least) its better to include the fact that they are getting a shot at the Dr, it would be worse to have it be unsuspecting. However, she got 3 and I was wondering how she would handle that but she did fine. If Julia was up on the exam table with her when the Dr or nurse came in she asked to get down immediately and said to me about Dr. Slack "she not touch me, okay mommy?". Lizzie is so inconsistent when it comes to getting hurt, she whines and cries and tells me about the littlest boo boos but when a nurse goes to prick her finger she matter of factly declares, "I don't usually cry." I made it a point to praise the fact that she sat still and obeyed the nurse and didn't say how great it was that she didn't cry because I want it to be ok for her to cry in the future if she chooses. She kept asking me, "didn't I do great mommy?" and I would say, "yes, you did everything they asked and really obeyed well." She was such a trooper. And they both got popsicles at the end. We were the envy of the kids we passed and I told Andy tonight, she earned those for sure with a finger prick and 3 immunizations!

Side note: as we were leaving there was a dad at the desk checking out with his teenage son and he commented on how beautiful the girls were and then asked, "so are we having a boy now?" "Nope." His response, "Man your husband must be mad." WHAT! Ok, short of clawing his eyes out I retorted, "why should he be mad, he did it!" How annoying.
I'm getting quite feisty and grumpy in these later weeks, a little lack of self control on my part. The other day I was at walmart with Lizzie and we were checking out and I was so thirsty and was having braxton hicks (not enough to be any big deal, but enough to feel like I'd be doing better sitting) and we were waiting on something. These two college girls were in front of us and it looked like their stuff was all rung up but they and the cashier were just standing there. So before I could stop myself I asked, "Just out of curiosity what are we waiting on?"- they were getting a price check on something. And I think I sighed!! LOL. I know I shouldn't laugh, so bad. It was like it was happening before I ccould stop it. Well, I think I intimidated them enough cause they left without whatever item they were getting checked.

Potty training is going well, Andy and I are really good at asking Julia every five minutes and taking her everytime we go- so I'd say we're pretty well trained now. UGH! Its pretty exhausting. She has surprised me by being dry after every nap since we started so thats good. I just feel like we lost her initiating by all our constant asking. I'm hoping one will fade out eventually and the other will fade back in.

The basement is coming along. We worked all weekend, super good time! We are totally pressing through the grunt work at this point and it is exhausting. Last night I had to quit early because I had a stitch in my side I couldn't get rid of and Andy made me come upstairs saying we couldn't have the baby yet cause I hadn't agreed to his name! We are taking tonight off, we needed it. But he did get some proof that I was down there working this weekend.

We are still seaming. I am on second coats for all wall seams and almost done taping the ceiling.

You know the scene from Cast Away with Tom Hanks where he's just built his fire on the island and he's dancing around it saying, "look what I have created, I have made fire!!". Well, sometimes I go downstairs and am filled with such pride at what we are accomplishing and I want to yell, "look what we have made, we have made playroom!" It is very exciting, and yet other times I go down and see all the seams that need to be sanded and it can be a bit discouraging but bit by bit we are finishing it. We have a painting goal of two weeks, it was this weekend but I told Andy we were pushing too hard.

Then it'll be shopping time, the thing that motivates me to press on!

| By JennR | 10:29 PM

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