So Sadie broke through the 28 lb mark. This may not seem like much to you owners of fat babies, babies who weighed 28 pounds by the time they were 18 months, but to us it’s a huge deal. I almost cried when I saw the number. Almost. I’m not a pussy.
It was honestly starting to seem like Sadie would weigh 27 pounds forever. This is the problem with with these small kids: They can eat all day long and not gain a pound. Sure it’s a wonderful trait for a supermodel or anxiety ridden forty-five-year-old who binges on Girl Scout Cookies to relieve stress, but a preschooler needs to gain weight. They need the pounds for little things like, I don’t know, brain development and eventually reaching the height of a kitchen counter.
Most of the time I try not to think about Sadie’s height. Unfortunately Mattie is full head taller and outweighs Sadie by 14 pounds so it is sort of a constant reminder. But we are doing what we know is right for now: she eats healthy foods and as much as she wants as often as she wants and she is followed by an excellent endocrinologist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Short of the growth hormones, there’s nothing else to do but let nature take its course. Yeah, you know how well I do with “going with the flow.” I like to be in control, take action, keep things moving. I also like to read the last page of a novel or be told the ending to a movie before I see it. My two favorite words are *spoiler alert*
And this is why I have a scale.
I may not be able to do anything about Sadie’s weight but I can at least keep track of it.
So excuse me while I have a little celebration for the number 28!
P.S. I wrote a story about Matilda's eating habits which you can check out on my Babble Blog if you like.
If you’re in Vegas right now put ten buck on it at the roulette table or at least have a Shamrock shake in Sadie’s honor.
Posted by Stefanie Wilder Taylor on March 23, 2012
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You know that as a mom of three who works about 18 jobs I have tons of time on my hands. I mean, that's a given right? So of course I checked out Pinterest and also the website ecards because I have funny thoughts and need a place to put them to pictures. Here's my latest.
I did another funny one on Babble that I recommend you check out.
Posted by Stefanie Wilder Taylor on March 12, 2012
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I've written something over in Babble territory that I wanted to share with you guys. You have to go over there to read it though. If you then wanted to share it on FB it would really help keep me and my family in finery. And by finery I mean preschool, organic apple sauce and pull-ups (because we are not doing well with the overnight training but that's another post).
When Sadie was about 18 months old, she was decidedly behind Matilda developmentally. Every night I’d read them from the Dr. Seuss board book Ten Apples Up On Top! and I came up with little hand gestures to go with the pictures. When the pile of apples was really high I’d hold my hand way up in the air and Matilda would do it right along with me on every page of the book. Sadie would sit and sort of listen but her attention span wasn’t anywhere near Matilda’s and I was never sure if she was taking it in or if being read to was even connecting with her. During those days I was constantly worried, constantly wondering if she’d catch up. It didn’t help that she’d recently been assessed by a speech therapist as being on a 9-month old level and in need of twice weekly sessions.
Still I read every single night.
for more of this post go here.
Posted by Stefanie Wilder Taylor on March 1, 2012
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When I first quit drinking over two and a half years ago (it will be three years on May 22nd) (Hold your applause! Calm yourselves, seriously! This isn’t an AA meeting!), I was under the impression that I was a fairly healthy person living an adequately healthy life, but my plan was to step it up and be an incredibly healthy person. Despite the fact that I am someone who is the indoor type, who loves nothing more than to lie on the couch watching Real Housewives and who can’t think of anything less appealing than a hike, I was going to be the opposite. I was going to instantly be a person who wouldn’t turn her nose up at a kale smoothie. A person who goes for a walk “just because” and a person with perfect bone structure and skinny knees. I was going to rock a miniskirt and have an enviable resting pulse rate. READ MORE at my Babble Voices Blog! Please. I get a bonus if I get the most clicks on this post so help an unemployed sista out! If you wanted to share it on FB I wouldn't be angry at you.
Posted by Stefanie Wilder Taylor on January 23, 2012
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First off, I want to say before I even begin this post that I'm not a whore. I realize that information should go without saying so I'm not trying to come off all defensive like Nixon and his "I am not a thief" speech. I guess I just wanted to clarify that when I like something it's not just because I like everything. To illustrate: I can't stand Good Earth tea. Ewww. Most people love Good Earth tea but I'm not most people. Sorry Good Earth but your tea smells like feet. Another thing I don't like is books about science fiction. Why can't everything be based in reality? Is it necessary to worry about what life would be like if we lived in an alternate universe where a robot was president? Sorry, not into it. Oh, here's a good one: anything crafty. If it involves yarn, glue, beads and especially if there is a booklet of instructions involved, I don't want to be a part of it.
So what do I like you might wonder. I enjoy glittery nail polish, things that are edible, things that smell delicious (ie: lotions, stickers, candles) and books. I have a big old weakness for books, especially kids books. I have written a post about my favorite kids' books on Babble but I forgot to include one of Elby's favorites, Pinkalicious. Yeah, I know, how could I leave that out? I screwed up. Sue me. Let's just move on okay?
So for Christmas, Elby got Pinkalicious The Princess of Pink Treasury.
Now, it's hard to find books that actually please kids. If you have a kid, you know what I mean. To most kids, books are a lot like clothes which is to say that aren't toys. With that in mind, if you can find a book that puts this sort of crazed glimmer in your kid's eye, you can go ahead and pat yourself on the back for some great parenting. Me, I'm always looking for a reason to pat myself on the back. Pinkalicious actually got a "YAY! COOL! All the Pinkalicious stories are in here!" And they are. School Rules -where Pinkalicious tries to take a unicorn (named Goldie) to school, Pinkalicious and the Pink Drink -which has to do with setting up a lemonade stand and not drinking Pepso Bismal as the name implies, Pink Around the Rink -Pinkalicious gets ice skates for her birthday and makes them pink with a marker, Tinkled Pink -where Pinkalicious tries to become a stand-up comedienne using stolen jokes (sort of) and Pinkie Promise -I don't know what this one is about because it's only January 5th people, get off my back!
The book also has a CD and activities like instructions for setting up a lemonade stand, spot the differences pages, jokes, a page on "how to write your own story" and a lot more good stuff. So every night Elby goes to bed with a flashlight and her Pinkalicious book and reads it under the covers like I have no idea what she's doing (hello, did that for years myself, my friend!). So cute. And so irritating because she is incredibly difficult to wake up in the morning. You'd think she was in a coma and wanted to stay in it by the way she refuses to move or respond to human voices at 7 a.m. but I digress.
So the book the twins are in love with is "If You Give a Dog a Donut." Originally it was also going to be for Elby because apparently they read it in her 1st grade class and she was all jacked up because she's read the other ones in the series. You know the cat and cupcake, moose and muffin etc. These animals all have a serious eating disorder if you ask me but maybe that's why I like them. I can relate. ANYWAY. "If You Give a Dog a Donut" was a huge hit with the twins who love the fact that the dog drinks apple juice just like they do (and Brittney Spears' boys). There's also something less, I don't know, fantastical (seeing as I don't like the sci fi) about this book, as opposed to the others in the series. Something a bit more simple more grounded in reality, just a classic tale of a boy and his dog who likes to play pirate and hit home runs. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the whole series but this is the best one.
So there you go. Enjoy my recommends and I will get back to you soon with my thoughts on The Seven Chinese Brothers which I just received from Amazon.
Posted by Stefanie Wilder Taylor on January 6, 2012
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