A note about the flu shots that I mentioned in the previous paragraph: Kaitlyn got a shot. Gretchen got a mist, about which she was immensely relieved. There was a moment of panic when the receptionist told us that mists were only for those three and up, but the nurse said that two year olds with no asthma symptoms could also receive the mist. Panic is probably not the best word to use there. Olivia was gleefully pointing out (repeatedly) that Gretchen had to get a shot, and Gretchen was resolutely insisting that she only wanted a mist, thank you very much. Olivia's disappointment when Gretchen did not have to suffer through a shot (the way Olivia had earlier) was almost palpable.
I had orchestra this week, so Bryan was in charge of putting the girls to bed most nights. I'm always hopeful that a week of Daddy doing bedtime will get Kaitlyn is used to putting herself to sleep and result in her sleeping through the night. Friday night was a success in that department, so we'll see if it sticks.
Bryan likes to pick up the girls and ask for a big kiss and a big hug. Olivia almost always starts negotiating, "no, a little kiss and a little hug." Once the terms have been agreed upon, exactly one kiss and one hug are imparted. Gretchen, on the other hand, will give Bryan a kiss and then proceed to kiss every identifiable part of his face, usually while naming them out loud. Eyes, eyebrows, nose, cheeks, ears, forehead, chin, beard (the last two are always separate but get kissed in the same spot).
Kaitlyn has two more talents that I haven't mentioned yet: clapping her feet and waving. Neither of these is new this week, but I keep forgetting about them. I'm not sure if the foot clapping is just a baby thing or if it's a result of me absentmindedly patting her feet together when she sits on my lap. She's quite good at it, though, and practices frequently. The waving she does less as a wave and more to mean "I want that." My mom discovered this the day we visited. Mom was eating a sandwich and Kaitlyn was opening and closing her hand. When mom waved back, Kaitlyn stopped. When mom held out the sandwich, Kaitlyn began waving again. I've since noticed Kaitlyn waving at toys and at the dinner table.
A unique thing I forgot last week:
Olivia and Gretchen use the word "ask" to mean both "ask" and "tell." I'm going to ask Daddy that I got a shot today.
Pictures and Videos:
Videos (password BarhorstBrewed)
Kaitlyn and Daddy (old)
Leaf Pile
Six kids reading books on our couch:
Kaitlyn was so proud of her spoon that she didn't eat any food:
Took a picture of the dinosaur tails to show Justine and then Gretchen wanted a picture of her ponytail, too:
I found Kaitlyn clutching this "toy" when she woke up in the middle of the night on Thursday:
Gretchen is a ghost:
I told the older girls to sit down in front of Kaitlyn to talk to her (instead of standing over her so that she had to crane her neck to see them) and this is what happened:
Olivia, in the depths of despair:
I appreciate the picture, thanks! Did you redo Gretchen's hair for the second picture?
ReplyDeleteBahahaha Olivia in the depths of despair!
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