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It has come across to me that I have been gone far to long. I realize that my last post was near a year ago, and how many things have happened along the way.
Abbi is now almost three years old and so full of energy. She is learning new things every day and is constantly shocking me. She has learned to say Inuyasha and Kagome, two anime characters from a show she has started to watch that she apparently loves. She climbs like a monkey, mouths off like a sailor (without the curse words— though she comes close to those too when Daddy is playing a game and forgets there is a little one in the room lol) and she is so beautiful.
She knows so many words now and so many actions. She is growing right before my eyes and I can not believe that she is almost 3 years old.
From now on, after this long Hiatis, I plan to write again at least once a month with updates on how the past month has gone. Toddler years are here and soon, school time. You will not believe how close the time is and how fast the past is growing.
Loving and Learning,
Leah and Abbi
I apologize to my followers that I have not written in a while, computer troubles kept me away. However, now that I am back I fear that my first blog upon my return is not a happy one.
Abbi is back in her “I want mommy to sing me to sleep otherwise I refuse to stop screaming” phase. Which, is fine. It normally takes five to fifteen minutes of particular songs and she is out. The problem is her staying asleep. The last few nights in particular.
Take last night for instance. She is sung to sleep and then wakes up before I have even had a chance to fall asleep and doesn’t let me sing her back to sleep, nothing. She screams and cries and wants to come into our bed and watch a movie. I have done this before so that is no problem. The problem was, she did not fall asleep like she did the last time this was done. I was up and down all night because our little one wanted me to be and I couldn’t put her back in her crib to cry herself to sleep because Tyler gets up for work at 6am and needs his rest and sadly is a light sleeper and cant sleep through the babys crying.
Tonight however, is the same kind of story but a little worse for wear. Abbi fell asleep to my singing, and I went to bed early very tired from being up all night before. Then, at 2:30am she woke me up screaming. I spent a half an hour singing her to sleep with most of the time her eyes closed until I stopped singing and then she opened them to see if I was there. She then wanted to go into the living room but because of the night before I did not want her too and was hoping she was tired enough still to fall asleep. She was exhausted, I know that, but refused to rest. She stood in her crib crying her eyes out and kicking and making a fuss because she didn’t even want me to sing to her. So finally, at almost 4 in the morning, I bring her into our bed and turn on a movie. She has two peanut butter sandwhiches, some milk, and then falls asleep on my side of the bed with me being wide awake and unable to sleep. Lets just say this is going to be a very, very long day..
Don’t get me wrong.. I hate that my poor baby isn’t sleeping and doesn’t want to be in her crib. I am honored she wants to be with us.. but as long as she SLEEPS and lets us do the same.
Ai, Ai, Ai…
Loving and Learning,
Leah
Abbi can be so difficult. We make her Speghetti-o’s, Ravioli, TV dinners, Burritos, Cheerios, Cheesy Puffs, Peanut Butter Sandwiches. It really doesn’t matter. She will start to eat her food and either stop reguardless of whether or not we are eating the same thing as her and want what we have. Now Derrick shares snacks but mainly I share my dinners with her because at least she’s eating. But that still takes food from me too, it sucks being a mommy that likes to share, Lol. Hence the comment on the Parental Diet blog I had a while back. Not just that though. She will start eating a little bit of her food, get up and play and then later not want that food and want a PBS (Peanut Butter Sandwich). Now I know it isnt bad for her but I know she needs more then just PBS all the time. I have tried the “No, you need to eat what I gave you” trial and she literally will NOT eat it and uses her high pitched scream to get what she wants. Its difficult when she wont eat what she needs to. When I took the nutrition class at WIC they said that at stages in a childs development esp in the Toddler years, there are going to be times when they want just one thing. As long as it isnt unhealthy for them then the should be able to have it and eventually they will tire of the same thing. Now I know Abbi Dabbi wont have an Iron difficiancy or anything but we still try to get her to eat other things as well, even when its off my own plate or at least half a plate at the Buffet in town. Still though, she wont eat the crust on her PBS so that leaves me to eat them or let them waste. -sighs- Difficult child she is, at least with me Lmao. Loving and Learning, Leah
It’s horrible, I tell you! Abbi Dabbi has entered her Terrible Two’s stage early. Now I though this had happened before but seeing her now, I realise I was mistaken. Little Miss Crabbi Dabbi screams at her father and I all the time for no reason, fusses, throws a fit, throws objects and gets upset over nothing at all and it drives us crazy. Don’t get me wrong, I love our little Abbi with all my heart but goodness these are going to be some rough years. I understand its because the chemicals in her body are changing and it causes hormones to change and attitude adjustments are needed but boy was I not prepared for the great big attitudes she gives us, not to mention the incredible feats she goes through to get to the rare highpitched tone that feels as though it will make your ears bleed when she screams. Haha. Okay so for now I am still Leah, mommy extrordinarie and I am still, Loving and Learning…and looking for earplugs, lol, Leah.
Lately Abbi has been in this huge fuss over her diaper. It used to be that she hated getting her diaper changed and whenever her diaper was off she would pull her blanket or the closest thing over her and cover her up even as a baby.
Now, she takes her own diaper off! Weather it is wet, clean or ‘muddy’ she takes it off and runs around naked, so I am forced to put her in clothes around the house where normally she likes to run around in just a diaper. It’s cute, don’t get me wrong, but when she pottys on the floor or sits on the bed before we realize she has taken off a muddy diaper, thats not fun. Lol.
So, now she takes her diaper off and when I change her she puts a to, her hand, a blanket or anything, even a sandwhich or something she is eating, right there! Lol, we are trying to teach her that it is not something to do!
New updates soon but for right now, we are trying to get her to keep her diaper on. So I have a question.. when does one start potty training?
Loving and Learning… and laughing our butts off,
Leah
Abbi is doing absolutely wonderful. We have tried to teach her to walk with us at Walmart when we are there buying groceries instead of having to be in the cart seat. She does fairly well even though if we stay in an aisle to long she starts taking things off the shelf. Tyler had his exercise the other day when I did our monthly grocery shopping and he was in charge of watching Abbi. It was hilarious. We did find a way to get her from wandering off though. See, Abbi wants to wander off but only if we are by her, so to get her to come back or to follow us without her throwing a fit cause we aren’t letting her go one way, we turn to go the direction we are going, call for Abbi;’s attention and say “Bye Bye Abbi! See you later!” Quickly she reaches out her arms, says “No Bye Bye” an then follows us again the way we were headed. We never let her get to far and she enjoys being able to walk.
We did make a small mistake though. The other day we out her in the big section of the cart so she could lay down ‘cause she was tired. Well, she likes being in there now and when she got tired of walking the other day, she wanted to get into the big part of the cart, not the seat. Well, it was full of groceries so we had about a ten minute screaming session with little miss CRABBI Dabbi but everything turned out well. She is also learning that she has to stay by us inside or on the sidewalk but when she is in the street she HAS to hold our hands (or fingers sense her hands are so small). Over all she is doing very well and I love the growing up she is doing every day.
Current Words Abbi can say; Mama, Papa, Dada, Go away, No, Bye Bye, Ba Ba, Night Night and she is almost able to fully say Thank You, Here You Go, You’re Welcome, Grammie. Shes growing so fast.
Loving and Learning,
Leah
Okay so I am terribly sorry I missed a week to my readers, everything has been going by so fast that I lost track of the time!
Well, Abbi has been getting a bit worse with her anger issues lately. Shes fussy when she wakes up from a nap, screaming and crying but shes just fine in the morning with smiles of sunshine. Also, at any moment she goes from Abbi Dabbi the precious angel to Crabbi Dabbi the horrible little monster who screams high pitched tones that I am sure dogs down the block can hear! So much for not starting terrible twos until shes two huh?
I love my baby girl to the ends of the universe and beyond but lordy is her attitude and lack of patience something I am going to have to get used to for the next few years. If this is just the two stage, what are the threes and fours going to look like? Yikes!
Loving and Learning… and holding my ears shut!
Leah Muth
First off, I wish to apologize to my frequent readers about not having kept up on my blog for almost a month. I feel terrible about missing so many columns and not being able to think of something new to write each and every day. So what I think I am going to do is make this a WEEKLY blog. I will write something at least once a week and if that week goes well and there is more then one thing to say then I will keep blogging. But you will have something between Sunday and Saturday of each week, this I can keep up and promise.
Not many new developments except Abbigail is now 19 months old and getting bigger every day. Not to mention monsterously smarter. She is now feeding herself and doesn’t want to be fed. Her first step towards being her own person. Sad for me of course to see that she is growing so fast and soon wont need me anymore. I have learned however, to make set down papertowels or regular towels when she eats Speghetti O’s. Her favorite one has franks in it and let me tell you, out of the entire mess not one little frank missed her mouth, lol.
So I will write again before the week is out, and if not, remember that this is my blog for the week and I hope you keep Loving and Learning!
Loving and Learning,
Leah
(PS If I didnt feel old before that my little girl is growing up, in one week I was called Ma’am by a girl between 6 and 10 and I found a shining SILVER (not grey) Hair.. wonderful, Haha.)
So much for me typing every day right? Haha, well I have a special treat for my fans for waiting so patiently for my posts. This blog is about two things that have been on my mind and I was unable to type about.
Abbi Dabbi is getting older and one thing is for sure, Grown up technology is never baby friendly— For the parents. Now that Abbi knows how to climb, we have to move or fold up our chairs anywhere near the computer when we get up even for a moment because she likes to rush to the chair, climb in it and start batting away at the keyboard. Now normally this would be cute but she can end up deleting things, messing things up, clicking things she shouldn’t, sending random messages to random people! Its horrible! Haha, adorable of course but horrible nonetheless. So my advice to you, teach your little one EARLY EARLY that touching the computer is a NO NO.
My second is more a question for parents out there that have had previous kids before or someone who’s little one is older then my year and a half old Abbi Dabbi. When would be an appropriate time to get a big kid bed for Abbi? You see my own neice who had a little one only a single day before me, already has her little one in a big kid bed but I personally feel that for Abbi it is to soon, not that her father agrees with me. I don’t know if its the fact that I don’t want her growing up to fast, or that she just isn’t ready.
Abbi still wakes up in the middle of the time one or two times at random hours in the late night or early morning and I don’t want her to learn she can just get out of bed and play at anytime she wants. So I am wondering if I should wait until she does sleep through the night to try her out on one. Also, she rolls excessively and the crib we have that turns into a baby bed doesnt have those side guards for her. I don’t want her rolling out of bed multiple times of the night either. So my question for parents out there. When do you get your toddler a big kid bed? Is it like Potty Training and you do it when both you and the little one are ready? Or is there a specific time to start addressing the matter of a big kid bed? I don’t doubt that there is an age like 3 or 4 that is to old for a little one to be sleeping in a crib— but is two also too old? If so, should I go for it or wait until she actually hits two to try it out? Ideas please!
Loving and Learning— and asking questions!
Leah
As a parent, I think what may seem like just a tiny thing to a lot of people can be a memorable day for a mother and father. Last night, Abbi took a big step and went from her Baby bath where she used as a new born, to the sitting up side as a young girl to now the big kid bath that mommy and daddy use.
Of course we didn’t fill it up all the way. From her own sitting position it came just above her legs and we even added a very tiny droplet of bubble bath for her to play with. She didn’t know what to think at first and then was so excited that she could turn and stretch out her legs and stuff.
Next step is just getting together the funds to get her a big kid car seat that we want her to have for the longest time.
I can’t believe our little girl is so grown up right now. I look at the height chart we drew on our doorway and can’t believe until she steps up to her place just how tall she is.
Time goes by so fast so please remember to treasure it. Even something as small as your little one using the big kid bath for the first time.
Loving and Learning,
Leah
