Prince Daddy

Today was THE DAY of the Daddy/Daughter dance. I was real curious to hear how my husband would do with a 3 and 4 year old. They all came back glowing! They had so much fun! Each girl got a silk rose, teddy bear, a polaroid photo and a heart lollipop. They also ate their weight in cookies, m&m's and punch. Afterwards, he took them to the bookstore for milk and coffee. It was so sweet to hear about their time there. He danced with both of them together. I think if we are still in the area next year they will do it again.
On a side bar, our youngest STILL has not sucked her thumb! I cannot get over this!
Also, yesterday I walked them to a local park. Our youngest asked why God had made this swing so low for her. She said she wanted to tell Him thanks, but didn't think He'd hear her. I told her He would. She says, "Dear God, Thanks. Mommy, did He hear?" I told her He did, and she lit up like the 4th of July.
Kids Rock!!!!

48 hours and counting.....

Our youngest has now gone 48 hours PLUS without her thumb. She is so happy and proud. Here is what I didn't expect. MY feelings of sadness. When she was just a few months old she found her thumb all by herself and never gave it up. She used to look so cute all curled up with her thumb in her mouth. Now, at 3, I am used to coming in her room at night and hearing a happy little thumb-sucking sound. Now I go into her room and see her sleep sock covered hands trying to rub her special blankie. It made me want to cry!! My husband thinks I've lost my marbles. I swear, this is harder on me than on her though.
Today was really fun! We had beautiful weather and I walked the girls to a park and McDonald's and then UP our hill. They had a blast!!!

No more

Today our youngest went to the orthodontist and I was so pleased with the results! They said she has already done the damage by sucking her thumb. However, they do not want to treat her because they don't want to scare her. I guess she will get a jaw expander when she gets older. He did say we need to have her quit sucking her thumb. Let the campaign begin! So far she is almost 24 hours without!!! He had some great ideas and they are actually working!!!! She is so proud and her sister is so jealous. =)
He said he will not treat her until she gets her 6 year molars. In the meantime we can pray that God would reverse the damage.
Also, a positive update on our oldest. I was at the gym when I got a call from her school because she was upset and crying. I flew threw town to go check on her. She was fine when I got there. Obviously she was not talking to anyone there. BUT the milestone was for her to CRY at school!!! She does not laugh, point, talk, wave or cry at school EVER! We were so pleased! Plus she let her teacher hold her. It was an exciting day around here!

Off to Orthodontist

In the morning I take our youngest to the orthodontist to see about her crossbite. Hopefully it will go really well! It will just be a consultation.
However, a friend of ours whose hubby is a Dr. said we needed to get her checked out because she is always on her tippy toes. We called her pediatrician and they do want to see her. It always something! =)
Is anyone reading this familiar with the Liberty Tax places where they pay people to stand outside in ALL forms of weather dressed up as statues and Uncle Sams? Our girls LOVE these places. They call these people "the wavers". It's cute, because they call the statues "porkies that look scary like Ursula from the mermaid show". The other day we drove past and a midget was one of the wavers. One of the girls (I think the little one) said, "Awwww, look! A mommy waver is taking care of her baby waver!" I thought that was so stinkin' adorable!

Wobbly Eyes

Today I had an errand to run with our youngest. I told her I wanted her to stay awake in the car and that when we got home, she could take a nap. She looked at me (making a VERY 3 year old face) and said, "Well, my eyes might get a little wobbly, but I will not go to sleep." No one else may find this cute, but I did and this is my blog that I titled "Ramblings" for a reason! =)
It was so beautiful here today!! We put on short sleeved shirts and played outside at our friends house for 2 hours! The girls are PASSED out now!! I love warmer weather!!

Feb. Fun

Public Commentary

Tonight our daughter (you know, the one with selective mutism??). She decided to make LOUD public comments about everyone we saw. She said of the lady across from us, "Wow, she does NOT look like she feels well." The woman really didn't look like she felt well. Then to a lady talking to us, "LOOK! Her white hair is REAL!" This poor woman had a skunk streak very prematurely in her hair. THEN as we were walking into the bookstore. "HEY! Look at that stranger!" He was a stranger! It was crazy!
This morning we got outside to the van and our oldest says, "Hey! Why is there ice on the van?" My husband just laughed and said, "man, as a former northerner you HAVE to blog about our daughter questioning IN FEBRUARY why is there ice on the van."
It was a cute day and to make it even better, they BOTH took naps today! Yea!!!