Things J's said lately - H
So, a few more recent stories about J.
We've been trying to train J to tell us when she has to poo and hold it so we can walk to the bathroom and sit on the toilet. She's capable of doing that, but she chooses to run to some random room, close the door behind her and poop in private. So, I told her that if she poops on the potty that she gets a gummy bear vitamin, essentially candy. Well, she was thrilled, and so she tells me soon after that she needs to poo. We sit on the potty, she strains and makes a face, but nothing comes out. Then she says, "All done, Mommy. I get a gummyvite now." Well, she didn't get one, and now she understands that she needs to actually produce something, but that was a cute little moment.
I took J to the park yesterday. It was in the late afternoon, and none of the kids there were her age. They were either younger or much older, and there weren't many there in general. Well, J's often asks me to do things that I'm too big to do. She'll ask me to sit in the baby swing, for example, and I'll tell her that Mommy's too big. Well, yesterday she asked me to climb this play structure at the park that was like an enclosed tunnel. I probably could have fit, belly and all, but I really didn't want to and so I told her, "Mommy's too big." J was walking toward me on the sand, with her head down, and a little pouty, and she says, "Mommy's too big a lot." Later over dinner she told me that it makes her sad when Mommy doesn't play with her.
That makes me a bit sad. I've been experiencing a lot more physical pain this pregnancy (sciatic nerve pain and the joint on my pubic bone is loose), so I haven't been able to keep up with J physically as time passes. I can't even chase her around the house as mommy monster. So, she's already feeling a bit neglected, and I can't imagine how she's going to feel when we actually have a baby and even less time and energy in those first few months. It's made her really clingy now, I hope the activities added to her schedule in the next couple of weeks give her the stimulation and attention she needs for a smooth transition when baby arrives.
Oh, J. We do love you lots. I hope you don't ever doubt that.
We've been trying to train J to tell us when she has to poo and hold it so we can walk to the bathroom and sit on the toilet. She's capable of doing that, but she chooses to run to some random room, close the door behind her and poop in private. So, I told her that if she poops on the potty that she gets a gummy bear vitamin, essentially candy. Well, she was thrilled, and so she tells me soon after that she needs to poo. We sit on the potty, she strains and makes a face, but nothing comes out. Then she says, "All done, Mommy. I get a gummyvite now." Well, she didn't get one, and now she understands that she needs to actually produce something, but that was a cute little moment.
I took J to the park yesterday. It was in the late afternoon, and none of the kids there were her age. They were either younger or much older, and there weren't many there in general. Well, J's often asks me to do things that I'm too big to do. She'll ask me to sit in the baby swing, for example, and I'll tell her that Mommy's too big. Well, yesterday she asked me to climb this play structure at the park that was like an enclosed tunnel. I probably could have fit, belly and all, but I really didn't want to and so I told her, "Mommy's too big." J was walking toward me on the sand, with her head down, and a little pouty, and she says, "Mommy's too big a lot." Later over dinner she told me that it makes her sad when Mommy doesn't play with her.
That makes me a bit sad. I've been experiencing a lot more physical pain this pregnancy (sciatic nerve pain and the joint on my pubic bone is loose), so I haven't been able to keep up with J physically as time passes. I can't even chase her around the house as mommy monster. So, she's already feeling a bit neglected, and I can't imagine how she's going to feel when we actually have a baby and even less time and energy in those first few months. It's made her really clingy now, I hope the activities added to her schedule in the next couple of weeks give her the stimulation and attention she needs for a smooth transition when baby arrives.
Oh, J. We do love you lots. I hope you don't ever doubt that.
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