SUMMER!

Over a month since my last post?? This summer I will try to keep you up to date! I don't want to let down our 3 readers now do I?
This weekend is Memorial Day weekend and summer is in the air! I'm so excited for the summer, as always! For the past few years every summer has been soo different from the previous summer. 3 years ago it was our first summer in our new home, and I found out I was pregnant that June...two years ago it was our first summer with Sahil and Samira...one year ago it was our first summer with curious, walking, sort of talking lil toddlers...and this summer we have two 2-year olds who are talking, singing, running, wearing underwear, and sooo excited about the world around them. Should be a fun summer!

Boast Post

On the Twinstuff message board that I read, there was a thread called “boast” where people wrote things about their kids that they were proud about. I decided to make my list here… :)

-I’m proud of Samira for being potty trained within a month at 25 months
-I’m proud of Sahil for being almost potty trained
-I’m proud that my monkeys know their ABCs, 123s, colors, and shapes
-I’m proud that Samira put her pants on yesterday all by herself
-I’m proud that my kids love so many types of music including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, 80s music, current music, devotional songs, and of course silly kids’ songs.
-I’m proud of the different foods my kids eat, although McDonald’s chicken nuggets are still their favorite.
-I’m proud of how well Sahil and Samira are doing in swimming class.
-I'm proud that Sahil and Samira try their best to not be shy when I tell them "don't be shy." :)
-I'm proid that my monkeys love books and love being read to every night before bed
-I'm proud that I'm these two amazing kids' Mommy!

Practice Easter Egg Hunt

On Easter Sunday our neighborhood is having an Egg Hunt for the kids. Yesterday I went and bought plastic eggs and candy for the hunt, and decided to get some extras for the monkeys to play with this week. We decided to have a practice egg hunt yesterday, so I hid a dozen of the eggs around the living room and had S&S hunt for them. Sahil was very good at finding the eggs and very quick. Samira took her good old time strolling around the room. She'd then see Sahil find an egg and start whining about how she wanted it. A couple of times Sahil did give her the egg, probably to stop the whining. When Samira did find an egg, she'd start complaining, "no want that color." Chetan and I are going to flip a coin to decide who gets to be her "buddy" at the egg hunt...

I also keep emphasizing how they can't be shy at the egg hunt or they won't get any candy-filled eggs. Despite going to daycare, they practically run from any kid that comes remotely near them. It drives me crazy! I can see then hiding behind my legs at the hunt...hopefully they're motivated by the candy!

Time Out

We've been trying the 1-2-3 Magic method at home lately. The monkeys get 1 to 3 warnings, depending on the "crime," and then a time out. I'm not sure how much they understand this, but they do know time outs are bad and cry when they get a time out. Yesterday the monkeys were having a tea party with Blue, from Blue's Clue, and Winnie the Poo. Apparently Blue was spitting and didn't stop after ebing told "That's 1" by Sahil. So Blue had to go to time out on the steps. Sahil very sharply told him, "You go in a time out! No spitting!" Then Samira decided Winnie also was spitting so he got a time out too. The tone they were using with their stuffed animals made me realize how careful we have to be in the way we talk to them. They weren't screaming or anything but it did sound a bit harsh. I.e. note to self - take out the emotion from my voice when giving a time out, per 123 Magic.

All in all, it cracked me up hearing them punish their stuffed animals!! It was sooo funny!

Dare I say....

Usually the days I say something like this, there's a bag of wet undies waiting for me at the daycare... But I'm saying it anyway! Sahil's doing really well with potty training! He's had very few accidents lately, yay! I'm proud my lil boy! Of course...if I didn't make him go every so often I don't think we'd be so accident-free, but it's still a big step in the right direction!

Not to toot my horn too loud, especially when we're not done with the process, but just between you and me blog, I'm pretty proud of Chetan and I for doing well with potty training two 2-year olds!

I am REALLY asking for it today aren't I...pretty sure I'll be doing laundry today :)

Swimming Class

Today we started swimming classes again. I started talking to the monkeys about swimming and swimming pool and the water the night before, and the next morning. Sahil was VERY excited about going to teh swimming pool. He kept talking about it and happily put on his swimsuit was ready to go! Samira was a bit more calm about it but also happily put on her swimsuit. When we got to the Community Center I took Sahil out of teh car and he told me, "Mommy I'm excited!" It was cute! The second we stepped into the pool area he took one look at the pools and water and said, "no swimming Mommy." I wonder what he had been expecting all that time. Luckily he did agree to get into the pool once Samira went in. Samira did very well in the water! The only thing she wasn't a big fan of was floating on her back. Sahil, on the other hand, was only a fan of the silly songs we sing in the water.
Let's hope Sahil is a bit more adventerous at the next class...cuz shaving my legs and getting in the cold pool is not worth just singing "somebody came to swim today." We acn do taht at home! :)

And the rest of the story....

No mention of Sahil in my potty training post? I figured Samira deserved her own post.
And Sahil...not exactly there yet. Sahil's also wearing solely underwear for the most part. But while Samira had about two accidents in one month, Sahil has about one a day. Yep, not there yet. But there's no going back now! I'm hoping to write a 'Yay Sahil' post soon!