Belly sleeping

Knock on wood... But Lola has pretty much slept through the night the last 3 nights!! I've only had to get up once to put her paci in. The reason I think... She's sleeping on her belly. Seems to be working. 

Big girl shopping

Lola felt like such a big girl as she got to ride next to Greta in the big shopping carts at Costco. Where has the time gone!

What would you ask God?

This morning on the today show. Matt Lauer talked with TIME Magazine's most influential people. One of the questions that he asked them was "if you could ask God one question, what would it be?" He got lots of answers from them as to why can't we all just get along. 

 

So that got me thinking, what would I ask?

I would also probably ask why we can't all get along?

How do I raise my daughters to be God loving good people with all the bad things in this world?

Why do good things happen to bad people?

What makes people do bad things?

What is heaven like?

Do dogs go to heaven?

And also many other questions I would love to ask dad.

I would probably end by telling God to give all my family up there a great big hug and to tell them that we miss them all.

So what would you ask God if you had the chance?

The first time flu

A first in the Delaney house... The flu bug. Started with Lola. Got passes Greta and finished with Ryan. I'm saying finished because I refuse to get it. 

We had a weekend full of puking and cleaning up and puking and cleaning up. Despite all efforts to keep the puke in a bowl or on a towel - Greta seemed to miss. I lost count of how many loads of laundry I did.

But the great part, today the girls were back to normal. Greta ate 3 waffles for breakfast so I know she was on the up and up. Probably could have sent them to day care but decided to be a good mom and just in case keep them home. 

Here's to hoping we don't get that again for a long time! 

Ps- yes I know I look rough.

Terrible twos got nothing on the terrible threes

Okay so they warn you about the terrible twos. But are they really so terrible? Well if you compare them to the terrible threes... Then heck no they aren't so terrible. They are challenging but I would trade my new found terrible three year old for my "I only thought she was terrible" two year old. 

It all happened the day she turned 3. The talking back. The attitude. The sassing. The not listening. Now I know all kids have their moments but I feel like I must be doing something wrong to have this many moments where she looks me in the face and says "no I don't." Or "Yes I can." Or "you're not the boss." Like what I said totally doesn't matter.  And I'm just talking to myself. 

Then when I put my foot down and she gets s consequence, screaming, and kicking, and yelling, and hitting occur. This has been known to go on for a long, long time or until I can't handle it. And then try to fix it. 

I'm struggling. Maybe this is normal? Maybe all 3 year old's are like this? Maybe I have no idea what I'm doing?

The joys of parenting a strong willed child. One you created. I pray every night that God helps make me a better mommy.

They ruined it

On the way home from school today, I asked Greta if she played outside. She said no. 

Then after thinking, she said well we played on the porch but my friends ruined it. 

I laughed to myself. Then asked what happened?

She again said they ruined it. 

Me: who?

Greta: Wesley. 

Me:  Oh. How did he ruin it? 

Greta: He fell. And ruined it! (In her very Greta voice)

Me: did he get hurt?

Greta: yes! 

Me: did you help me?

Greta: no. 

Me: did he cry? 

Greta: yes and ruined it. 

Oh my! The words she knows and correctly!

Sunday school

When Greta turned 3 she got a nice card in the mail from church inviting her to Sunday school. After some explaining, I think she got it. And has been asking to go since. So today after church, Greta got to go to Sunday school. We all sang song first (2 that she knew... Noah snd Jesus loves me) and then Ms Emily - her teacher - took Greta because she wasn't so sure I should leave. But in the end she loved it. Lola and I hung out in the nursery with a few other kids and the nursery workers. 

Getting so grown up