wah-wah-wah

i dont know if it is school or just her age but she has turned into a real whiny baby. she no longer asks for things she just whines and cries. daddy and i tell her all the time to stop crying and SPEAK! most the time it is something easy like juice, or up. i know she is in a very transitional phase right now, but this cry baby act has GOT TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the great cornholio

if you don't know it google it. Adler has now taking to pulling her shirts up like the great cornholio. to my knowledge she has never once seen an episode so I don't know where it comes from. today I told her go and put her shoes on and she came back around the corner with her shirt all pulled up on her head and is laughing dementedly. this kid is going to have one sick sense of humor.

doing well

i cant say it enough how different my girls are. Rigby took a matter of maybe 2 weeks to potty train and then there was an accident here or there but she caught on right away. Adler gets the concept but just does not seem to give a crap. she does well and we send her to school in big girl panties but there is normally at least one accident a day. sometimes that could be a juice spill because they do not use sippy cups at school. i can take her to walmart and GW shopping all day in big girl panties and she does well no accident. then sometimes at home EVERY SINGLE TIME she goes in her pants. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Miss Bossy Pants

I think Adler is going to be a type A personality. She loves to be in charge and be the boss. Give her a job, other than to pick up Rigby’s room, and she is on it. I think the only reason that she is not good at picking up Rigby’s room after the two of the DESTROY it is that she does not know where to start. When I go in and sit on the floor and tell them to put this toy in this bin, and that kind of toy in that bin the sorting and putting away is done quickly. She also likes to “remind” Rigby how things should be done. Adler is always my parrot. When I tell Rigby to “eat up” or “put on her shoes.” Adler goes around bossing Rigby around and telling her to “eat up” or “put on her shoes.” Funny, but Rigby does not see that she starts to argue with Adler telling her she is NOT the boss.

so animated

Adler makes the ABSOLUTE BEST faces when she is telling a story. it can be a story about anything, recently it was about a girl at school, Isabella. Isabella did something that got her in trouble and Adler made about a dozen faces when telling the 5 second long story. I wish I could capture them all for posterity's sake but they are so fleeting. I hope this does not change as she grows older. I love how expressive she is.

Easy on mom, kind of

Sunday Adler disappeared. I thought she was back playing with Rigby and Rigby thought that she was up playing/cooking with me. So when Rigby came looking for her and she confirmed that Adler was not in her room, then I got a little worried. So we both went looking for her. Adler must have been sleepy so she went in her room and laid in bed. I scooted Rigby out of the room and got her distracted on a project to try to keep her quiet. This was a good thing for Adler, BUT it was only about 10a. which is hours before it true naptime. Ugh. She went the rest of the day fine but about 5p she again disappeared and started sleeping in her room. I let her have 20 minutes then I woke her up. It was way too close to bedtime and I could not risk her being up all night. I will let you know that I might as well have dipped her in hot oil the reaction I got when I woke her up and the crying and screaming went on and on for a good 10+ minutes. UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

all about Poppa

Adler is a Poppa's girl. both grandma and poppa came down for a quick visit and dinner last night. when we loaded up in the car and headed out to the restaurant Adler kept notifying us that she wanted to be by Poppa. she wanted to sit behind him in the car and next to him at the restaurant. only Poppa could get Adler out of the car she threw a fit, when I even tried.

bubbleing geyser

Since returning to school Adler has picked up a snotty nose. there are no other real symptoms of anything more major. boy, oh boy, does that mucus run freely. i have taken to keeping Kleenex on all kinds of low surfaces so she can access them. she actually does a really good job of wiping her own nose. of course that normally means there is some kind of reminate on her face or cheek somewhere so that is where i am tying to instill that she needs to use a second Kleenex.

biten

daddy has had to sign paperwork notifing him/us that Adler was hurt at school. She has been bitten 2-3 times now. whomever this kid(s) are they do it right. they sink in the full uppers and lowers and leave a mark. so far the skin has not been broken, but there is a very defined red bite on her arm/leg for days. this weekend she was pintching and twisting both her sister and I. I told her if that is what she is doing at school I understand why she is getting bit.

not so timid

So we went to chuck-e-cheese last night for dinner to celebrate Rigby's birthday. This time when Chuck (mouse) came out to dance and play with the kids Adler was interested. She did not go running but she did want to look and be close to see what he was doing. Last time she was burying her head and crying. So this is progress. The 2nd time the mouse came out she even danced - standing between mom and dad at a distance but she danced. I don’t really care if she ever learns to love the mouse. But I do want her not to be scared of the big ugly character animals.

Chernobyl

Not that I am at all surprised but Adler had a complete break down when she couldn't open presents or blow out the candles on Rigby's pancake. I did not give in and give her a present I did light her a candle and let her blow it out on her pancake. every little thing this morning has dissolved into tears. keep your fingers crossed that once she gets to school the mood improves.

Easter Bunny Lives

Sunday morning we got up and girls ran out to see the presents on rhe table. daddy and I shouted that the Easter bunny must have been here. Rigby then saw a letter in the mail box. which read "Rigby and Adler go outside and see what the Easter bunny left you." there were more than a dozen presents hanging from the branches in the tree. there were also a dozen eggs stuffed with candy lining the driveway. we have asked all our friends and coping to it. so it is still a mystery.

good girl

when I picked the girls up I got to talk to one of the teachers/helpers. she said Adler was such a good girl. always wanting to show the teacher this or that. good to know she is good and is well liked.

good day

by all accounts Adler had a good day at school. daddy said she had a juice spill accident so an entire wardrobe change was needed. they dont use sippy cups so although this is not a new skill...it is one she has not mastered. we stll use sippy cups for both girls at home just to reduce the spills.

big day

so Adler is going back into the daycare system. she was super excited last night when I told her she would be going to school. still this morn ing she was really pumped. I am expecting tomorrow will not be as smooth. today they got there in time to eat breakfast (mind you, they both already had a bowl of ceral at home.) Rigby took Adler under her wing as was introducing her around as her sister when I snuck out.