Thursday, March 12, 2009
Super-Mom
For dinner, my children ate baked sweet potato fries, fish, hard boiled eggs, and mango/raspberry/blueberry smoothies laced with acai/pomegranite juice. And I am, I am, I am super-mom. And I can do anything.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Potty Training
If Bella taught Anni to use the potty, it would go something like this:
First, hold onto pee for as long as you can. Focus on SOMETHING ELSE.
When a couple of drops come out, squeeze thighs , sit down and swing legs back and forth.
When parents ask if you need to use bathroom, look exasperated and say no.
If urgency gets worse, stay seated, lean forward and bump butt back and forth on said chair.
When all of the above have been exhausted, grab crotch, run like penguin as fast as possible to nearest bathroom. Scream 'I have to PEE'.
Pull down pants (minimally) sit down on toilet and scream for a parent to turn on the light.
Ahhhhhhhhh.............................
First, hold onto pee for as long as you can. Focus on SOMETHING ELSE.
When a couple of drops come out, squeeze thighs , sit down and swing legs back and forth.
When parents ask if you need to use bathroom, look exasperated and say no.
If urgency gets worse, stay seated, lean forward and bump butt back and forth on said chair.
When all of the above have been exhausted, grab crotch, run like penguin as fast as possible to nearest bathroom. Scream 'I have to PEE'.
Pull down pants (minimally) sit down on toilet and scream for a parent to turn on the light.
Ahhhhhhhhh.............................
Teeth and Other Ramblings
Well hi there. Its me, the lazy blogger.
Things have been going great here. A fabulous trip to Curacao seemed to reenergize the Greenbacher pack, especially me. Caves, swimming with dolphins, amazing architecture and the oldest synagogue in the Western Hempisphere.
And now, only a few more weeks till Spring. Okay there was a snow day yesterday with 10 inches, but Spring still feels right around the corner.
These days, hmmm. The mountain girls are going their thing--Bella settling down about the bad boy in her class, Anni waving hi and kissing everyone in the airport. Both girls growing new teeth.
On the subject of teeth--Bella's two front ones sticking out like nobody's business. Funny--I used to stare at her baby teeth and marvel at their perfectness --I used to fret about the day she wouldn't have my most favorite and beautiful smile in all the world. But guess what?? These two Pippi Longstocking pointers have taken just as strong a hold on my heart. I guess I'm her mom.
And Anni, well, I'm sad to say I think she has two or maybe three cavities!! Its so very embarassing and I know exactly why it happened. She is the second child, which means she has already had her fair share of candy, whereas Bella probably didn't have a lollipop till she was three. Also, dumb dumb dumb me, I ALWAYS forget to give my kids flouride. Where I come from (Normal, USA) there is flouride in the water so that ADD moms don't have to worry about toddler cavities, but here in the land of the crunchy granola (no sugar added, please!!) we just have plain old water. Sorry Anni: After the dentist appointment, I promise I'll buy you a Kit Kat.
Things have been going great here. A fabulous trip to Curacao seemed to reenergize the Greenbacher pack, especially me. Caves, swimming with dolphins, amazing architecture and the oldest synagogue in the Western Hempisphere.
And now, only a few more weeks till Spring. Okay there was a snow day yesterday with 10 inches, but Spring still feels right around the corner.
These days, hmmm. The mountain girls are going their thing--Bella settling down about the bad boy in her class, Anni waving hi and kissing everyone in the airport. Both girls growing new teeth.
On the subject of teeth--Bella's two front ones sticking out like nobody's business. Funny--I used to stare at her baby teeth and marvel at their perfectness --I used to fret about the day she wouldn't have my most favorite and beautiful smile in all the world. But guess what?? These two Pippi Longstocking pointers have taken just as strong a hold on my heart. I guess I'm her mom.
And Anni, well, I'm sad to say I think she has two or maybe three cavities!! Its so very embarassing and I know exactly why it happened. She is the second child, which means she has already had her fair share of candy, whereas Bella probably didn't have a lollipop till she was three. Also, dumb dumb dumb me, I ALWAYS forget to give my kids flouride. Where I come from (Normal, USA) there is flouride in the water so that ADD moms don't have to worry about toddler cavities, but here in the land of the crunchy granola (no sugar added, please!!) we just have plain old water. Sorry Anni: After the dentist appointment, I promise I'll buy you a Kit Kat.
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