Life Lessons from a 3 year old...

So this morning we were trying to get out the door, which seems to be when the girls decide to goof around and doddle the most. I told Kaylee to go get her shoes on, which we have had trouble with her doing in a timely manner. I left the girls to their shoe task when I heard Kianna crying. I go into the laundry room not happy at all and yelling at the girls telling them how when I tell them to do something that I expect them to obey the first time not 3-5 times later. I was pretty upset and both girls ended up crying by the time I was finished with my lecture. I was still upset when we got into the car, but was feeling bad for yelling at the girls. Prior to arriving at our destination, I asked Kaylee to tell me why she had gotten into trouble and she said the following: "For helping my sister. In Sunday School, we learn that Jesus forgives our sins and Leah's Mommy and Daddy teach us that when someone is crying that we should help them." At this point, I was starting to feel a little guilty and asked her what had happened. She said, "I turned on the light and Kianna started crying because she wanted to turn on the light, so I went to her because she was crying." I said what happened next. She said, "You came in and started yelling at me for not putting my shoes on."

Talk about feeling guilty and completely humbled! I'm so thankful that Kaylee reminded me how important it is to be kind to others, which is what she has been learning in Sunday School. I will continue to pray for and remind myself of the following qualities "love is patient, love is kind...it is not easily angered." I Corinthians 13:4-5. Thank you Kaylee for teaching Mommy this lesson today!

Kianna's Stitches!!!

Okay, so last night was a really bad night! Our family was getting ready to go to small group at one of our friends' homes, when all of a sudden Kianna started screaming. We found her in the laundry room covered in blood. Talk about scary!!!! We rushed her to the ER and after having to wait for an hour, she was given 6 shots in her wound, while being strapped to a table. She then received 6 stitches in the middle of her forehead. It was a horrible experience to say the least! 

Apparently, she had been trying to get her shoes out of the closet, something she does frequently with no trouble, when she fell hitting her forehead on the corner of the baseboard. She is doing well today, although getting her Band Aid changed is not one of her favorite activities. We have to take her back in 5 days to get her stitches removed. As if that wasn't a bad enough night, I ended up getting food poisoning and vomiting repeatedly. Needless to say, I never want to repeat last night! We are so thankful to God that her injury wasn't worse. It is so scary seeing your child injured and in pain. It has taken all morning to try and shake the "what if" scenarios from my mind...

Kaylee was a good big sister. This morning before Kianna woke up, Kaylee decided that she wanted to make Kianna a card. She colored a nice picture with water, sand, a boat, and the sun on it, along with Kaylee's name. She then made an envelope and told me she was going to pretend it was Kianna's birthday so to write "Happy Birthday". I told her that when people get hurt we write "Get Well Soon". She thought that was a good idea. So the moment Kianna woke up there was a card in her face. Kianna has a cute expression where she opens her mouth wide and then covers it with her hand in amazement. She did that when Kaylee handed her the card, so I'd say it was a hit! I love precious moments like those...

It's a Boy!!!

We had our ultrasound this morning and it revealed some very prevalent "boy parts". Daddy is quite proud!!! We are all very excited. Our little guy appears to be very healthy and currently weighs 12 oz. We got some cute pictures of him, but unfortunately they aren't digital. My due date moved up a day to Jan 23rd. 

We're all excited to meet our little guy in time...

Kaylee's 1st Day of Preschool

It is hard to believe that my little girl is big enough to go to school now. She goes two mornings a week and has been talking about going to school for months now. Every time we pass her school, which is right near our house, she says "there's my school". Kianna likes to add "no, my school". Sisters...anyway, she has a really nice teacher and was excited to hand in her first homework assignment which was given to her at her open house the other day. Her homework was to decorate a picture of her face to display at school. Daddy and Kaylee had fun working on it last night before bed. She had gold streamers for hair with two "pretties" or barrettes making piggy tails. Daddy gave her blue M&Ms for eyes and a red balloon for her mouth. She was really proud of her picture! She had a fun time at school, although of course when I picked her up and asked her what she did she says she can't remember. When probed some more she revealed that she colored and had a snack, but can't remember what else they did.

Gymnastics

Kaylee, who is 3 1/2 years old, and Kianna, who just turned 2 a few weeks ago, are both signed up for gymnastics this fall. They both absolutely love it. I got them new leotards last night and Kaylee was so excited to wear hers that I had to convince her to change clothes before going to her first day of preschool. Then, immediately upon leaving preschool, she told me that she needed to get out of her "school clothes" and put on her gymnastics outfit, which she wore for the rest of the day including her nap.

Kianna and I go to class while Kaylee is at preschool so it gives us some one on one time, which we have never had much of.
Kianna was so excited about going to gymnastics this morning that upon exiting the car she raised both arms up in the air and screamed "whoo hoo". It was precious! She had a smile on her face the entire class and kept telling me "come on mom" while moving from activity to activity. Today was her 2nd class and she can already do a somersault down a slight incline all by herself. The all time favorite activity for both girls is swinging through the air like Tinker Bell. They place a harness around their waist and then they soar through the air. Kaylee's ultimate goal is to learn how to do a cartwheel.