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Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Update

Not that I've been very active around here lately, but I think I may have to go to "online only" for the general Momaroo blogs. I just don't have time to plow through a full inbox every day!
Updates, quickly:
- I've lost 5,5 kilograms (that's 12 lbs for those of you who are not on the metric system YET... ). I'm finally able to work out a little - under strict supervision of my physiotherapist - and hopefully I'll be able to increase my efforts bit by bit... and increase the weight loss, too, of course. I've hit a bit of a "hump" and I'm trying very hard not to let it discourage me... *sigh*
- Hubby and I have been together for almost 11 years now! We are taking little man to my mom's this weekend, and we're going out to dinner while she takes care of him. Looking forward to that! I will have to do a lot of walking over the weekend to compensate for the excessive calorie intake... we're having dinner at a fancy restaurant, and the wines will be divine, I'm sure... I even bought a dress (one size smaller, woot!) for the occasion.
- K is doing great. He loves his daycare now, and I must say it's growing on us, too. Unfortunately his best friend, a now 4-year-old girl, is starting school (kindergarten) next week, so that might be a bit of an adjustment for him. I always think it's funny how his best friend is more than a year older - but then, he's very verbal, so it works out well for them. Of course emotionally he's just a toddler still...
- I am looking forward to the new gardening season - I've started to clean out our shed/greenhouse. I can't wait for spring to finally get here! There are still a lot of pots to wash, but after I'm done with that, I'm going to start sowing seeds for our (miniature) vegetable garden. We're taking it slow with that, because I don't want to have to spend every free minute working in the garden when I have so many other things to do (work, studying, housework, daycare "PTA", taking care of K...)
- Studying is finally progressing, but not as quickly as I'd like... Working on my last paper now, and then the MA-thesis (eeeek!). Which is why I am not going to be online too much over the next couple of months - I just don't have the time! I will still comment on some of your posts, but I HAVE TO STUDY!
~Hilde

Saturday, 02 January 2010

Happy New Year!

So today is the first day of the rest of my life. Well, really EVERY new day is... but I've been trying to be more "aware" lately, and hopefully it will culminate in a quieter mind and a leaner, stronger body.
I'm journaling more now - nothing you'd want to read, believe me! It is helping me stay aware of my frustrations and deal with them instead of stuffing my feelings down with food. I know it sounds dramatic, but it really isn't: I'm actually very happy with my life right now. But of course, there are always the little issues that drive you CRAZY!! You know... your man's dirty socks on the floor, a child not willing to go to sleep (or waking up five times in the evening, preferably during your favorite tv-show - no, I do not have Tivo...), aches and pains that I was hoping to be rid of, guilt over not having finished things you had planned to finish years ago....
So instead of obsessing over these things all day, I am setting aside time to write down the little worries so I can stop thinking about them the rest of the day, and focus on the things I want to accomplish..
Here's to a truly happy, healthy, inspired new year - and many years to come!
P.S. What are your New Year's resolutions? How are you going about accomplishing your goals?

Monday, 05 October 2009

It's a crazy life...

Random update for those of you who are interested:
We selected a school for K! I am so excited. It's weird for us, because we actually chose a Christian school, and I'm not a Christian, but it just seemed like the best choice. It was nice and quiet, organized, and has a good "output" record (i.e. more kids from this school go on to higher education than from any other school in the area). It's a little white for my liking - I would guesstimate it has only about 30% non-white kids - but I guess that's the price you pay for getting him into a good school. There is one school closer to here that's more 50/50, but I'm afraid K would drown there - there are too many children who are behind in their development, which of course takes away from "average" and above-average students.
I haven't been feeling to well lately - a bit disorganized, which leads to not finding time to study, which in turn leads to huge guilt trips, of course. K has been all about mommy lately, which means I have even less time to myself. I am turning into a mommy and housewife first, employee second, student third, singer fourth, and myself, well... not sure where to fit that in. So that all has to change - somehow. I am starting by organizing my desk. Hubby installed my printer (I got tired of my computer crashing and the installation process giving me "fatal error" warnings) so I can finally get a move on. Phew.
Anyhoodle... guess I'd better get going now! Will post new pictures of our little chatterbox soon. He's grown so much!
H

Wednesday, 23 September 2009

Toddler guilt

Monday K came home from daycare tired (that's normal) and upset (not so normal). It took until he was in bed to tell us what was wrong:
Daddy: "What's wrong?"
K -shrug
D: "Did you not enjoy yourself at daycare?"
K "I hit a boy"
D: "Did you say sorry?"
K: "Noooo...." *sniffle
Me: "Who was the boy?"
K: "Yes..."
Me: "Do you remember his name?"
K shakes his head and cries a little.
Later on, I talked to him about it some more. I asked him if he was still sad, and he nodded yes. I told him he could always come to mommy and daddy and talk to us, and we wouldn't get mad at him. I told him it would be okay if he said sorry and shook hands with the boy, and he went to sleep then.
This morning, when he realized he was going to daycare again, he started sobbing. I asked him what was wrong - apparently he was still feeling guilty. I told him I would stay with him in daycare until he felt better. We went to daycare, but he couldn't tell me which boy he had hit - only that it was a boy in his group. I told him if he saw the boy again, he could still say sorry and everything would be okay (this was all in front of the group, because they were sitting down to have crackers and juice, so the boy may very well have been there). It took almost 15 minutes for him to calm down. Poor baby! At one point, the group was very quiet, and out of nowhere the boy sitting next to K goes "K, do you want to be my friend?" Aaahhh... My heart melted. How sweet! K seemed to feel better then, too.
K is quite advanced in his talking, but emotionally, he's only a 2-year-old, so although he has words to express himself, he doesn't yet know how to handle these types of situations. My poor little man was riddled with guilt!
Do your kids come to you when they are feeling guilty about something? How do you help them deal with the situation?

Tuesday, 11 August 2009

Photo update!

Finally, updated pictures of Kick:

Go Tiger!

Zoo; Reading to Oma Martha.

Grin!

Zoo in Germany. I love how he can concentrate on one thing and sort zone out... So sweet!

With cousin K (I know, two Ks right? We didn't even realize it until we started accidentally mixing up their names..)

My snotty-nosed little man... He loves that Cars T-shirt, though he's never seen the flick. It's a daycare hit.

Stevie Wonder impression... Loves to accessorize!

Loves apples, Loves his new desk, courtesy of Oma Martha

Cool cowboy

Reading daddy's book

Little Man Big Eyes