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April 9, 2003
I have so much to catch up on, but little Sarah is growing and changing so much, I really want to write up a big update on her. :-)
So. Where to start....
Well to start, I've got another fresh girl on my hands! LOL now how did that happen? I am very quiet, shy, and easy going. I don't have much of a temper at all, and have the patience of a saint, if I do say so myself. DH is the same. Ditto for Charles. Enter Alyssa and Sarah. Two girls you don't want to cross. Terrible to say, but I don't even flinch as their limits are reached time and time again, and their blood curdling screams fill the house. Many a guest will go running, as I meander over to see what the latest crisis is all about. The culprit is usually some poor unsuspecting little dolly, who they can't buckle into the stroller, or simply cannot put one of her little doll socks on. Or, it can be a pesky zipper, an untied shoe, you name it, the girls will fixate upon it. It doesn't take much to send them over the edge, so to speak. Heaven help me into the their teen years. They've even had Charles in tears and he gives in to whatever their little hearts desire, just to gain some peace and quiet. I actually called the pediatrician last week to run Sarah in for a sick apointment. You see, my little sweetie was standing in the kitchen, SCREAMING her brains out. A scream I have never heard before. It was horrible. She also would not walk, or come to me when I put my arms out. I was so nervous, I thought for sure, she had fallen, or hurt her leg in some way. Well, after she calmed down a bit, I realized it was a tantrum and cancelled the appointment! Thank goodness, can you imagine what the ped would have said?
Well, it is a good thing that our son is proof that Chuck and I aren't the worst parents of all time. :-) We have to be doing something right! Otherwise, all those people who tell me I will "most CERTAINLY end up with "spoiled kids" for co sleeping, breastfeeding, and not spanking", will think they are being proven right. LOL
In all seriousness, I have done quite a bit of reading on parenting "spirited" children, and I don't mean to paint them as naughty as I do, for they are not really like this 24/7. (They do sleep 10 hours a night. LOL) I find great comfort in knowing that they will both grow to be happy, confident, headstrong women, (so the experts say!) and who could resist an 18 pound, 2 foot tall little girl strutting around with a temper and an attitude 10 feet high? Quite a sight! Watch out world, here come the Fullerton girls! :-)
Hmmmm….What else is Sarah up too, besides the tantrums? She is one busy girl! She LOVES to go for walks in her stroller. I have hidden it away in the trunk...I used to have it on the floor in the backseat, but then Sarah would scream her pretty head off and point to it whenever I put her into her car seat. This crazy New England weather, we WERE going for once or twice daily walks, until it started snowing and sleeting this week! Geesh! I sure cannot wait for spring, or rather, warmer weather! I also must hide Sarah's coats. She has taken to pulling it out and dragging it around and then standing by the front door and yelling "Mommeeee!" She likes to be busy and out and about! Sometimes, she'll find a pair of pants, or something else on the floor, which she thinks will suit her just fine for a coat. She's not picky I guess, anything will do! LOL I also cannot breathe the words "Bye-bye" unless I plan on walking out the door THAT second, otherwise, she will plant herself at the front door yelling for me until I'm ready! :-) Very cute, but maddening all the same!
My little Sarah also has the cleanest teeth around. She will stand on the kids stool and brush her teeth 10 hours a day if I let her. It certainly gives me plenty of time for my hair and makeup for Sarah will stand and contentedly brush away forever! Who knows, maybe she thinks it will bring the others in faster and end this nasty teething business? All of the other Jan babies have tons of teeth, including their molars! Sarah still only has her top two; bottom two, and 1 eyetooth just about peeking through. Ah well, the fewer to bite me with! Which brings me to……
Breastfeeding, of course! Sarah is still nursing strong. I see no signs of her stopping anytime soon and I am ok with that. It’s nice to have a few (ok, about 20) moments of quiet peacefulness with my daughter during her oh- so- busy toddler days. She is a bit demanding though, at times. Church is especially a struggle. When we are sitting, she is trying to pull my shirt up and tug on my bra and doesn’t like to take no for answer! I’m sure I may be shaming the ‘nursing in public’ advocates, but I just can’t nurse her there. I am large chested, and I just can’t muster up the courage to do it now, I am not comfortable at all! Discreetly feeding a quiet newborn is totally different (to me anyway) than an active toddler who insists on pulling at my shirt, trying to stand, twist around, play with my hair, all the while without breaking her latch. I can duck into the nursery to feed her, but then I end up missing half of the sermon. At 15 months old, she should be able to wait an hour between feedings, don’t you think?!
Well, I sure have a ton more to catch up on, but must end it now. I have struggled for weeks now about whether to keep this diary going or not, it is so hard to catch up and keep it going right now!
Have a great week!
Love, Tricia (mom of 3!)
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