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Now the statement “It’s snowing!” is a very exciting statement in England, it means this maybe the last time our lives will be the same for weeks…?
I can only qualify this by saying that we don’t cope well with weather and that’s tough because we get a lot of it, weather that is not snow!
My excitement is down to having two children who don’t know what its like yet to play in snow although Reagan has already experienced it last year anyway fingers crossed it dump a shed load so we can make a snowman or two…!
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I think Lincoln has taken open wide to another level he does this for every mouthful now lol?
Reagan was such a good girl on Friday, never one tantrum, ate all her food etc…
She was allowed to choose our ‘outside the house activity’ and she choose the park. So this morning, when daddy decided to drag his cute behind out of bed at 9AM! we all got in the car and headed to Sandbach, next town over that has a WAY better park than ours:)
well done Reagan! mommy and daddy are very proud of you, keep it up!
Mommy says that apart from a mini tantrum pre 9am while they were trying to get ready to go to the zoo Reagan, and Lincoln, have been a joy to be with all day. Auntie Karen joined them for a trip to the zoo and it was a pleasure to spend the day together.
I was late home from work but Mommy had got both children sat eating their tea and with “a little” coaching Reagan ate ALL her tea and we all cheered and hugged her then went to play games in the living room until bathtime. We had a really great family half hour and I think Reagan got what was happening but that will only be realised if this continues….its early days but she did really well today and I’m very proud of her.
It is so rare to get through a mealtime without any sort of stress just lately and tonight was no exception Reagan as always refused to eat as she does most nights but tonight I was “instructed” to ignore her. Which I did but it really gets on every one of my nerve endings when I have to sit through her whining and whinging while everybody else tries to eat their meal. Mommy gets upset because every night she creates these beautiful meals that she admits is not her favourite part of cooking, just to be told “I don’t like it” or “I don’t want it” by Reagan who hasn’t even tasted it yet. Every night its the same with very few exceptions and tonight I sat there trying to ignore her and Mommy getting abused (if that sounds too strong of an expression I’m sorry) each time she tries gently to coax Reagan to eat.
Eventually Mommy’s patience give way and she leaves the table to wash Lincoln’s Mine and her own plate leaving me sat next to a still whinging Reagan when I blew…
Shouting at her to “JUST EAT YOUR TEA I AM FED UP WITH HEARING THIS EVERY NIGHT!” as I stormed out of the kitchen.
Yes she had won she had got what she wanted she controlled me and that thought made me feel even worse as I sat trying to regain my composure in the living room. I returned and ignoring her again to pick up Lincoln so we along with Mommy could go and play in the living room while Reagan sat on her own to eat at least some of her tea. She sat in there fo 40 minutes and never touched a morsel but all the while whinging and crying trying to get us to crack, which we did not. If she asks to go for a wee we never refuse and she knows this and asked 3 times in that 40 minute period to go so each time we took her watched as she sat…and did nothing on the potty so ach time she was returned to her chair in the kitchen where she remained until bathtime when we led her upto a pre prepared bath which she got straight into and we proceeded with normal bathtime.
We are at a cross roads with her behaviour right now and we are worried we will make a mistake but something has to change because she is winning the battle with me at meal times and I know she is winning the battle with Mommy when they go out together walking. We sat tonight and discussed a plan of action which sounds good and I will elaberate on in coming blogs but for now I have to find a way to rise above it all and not “BLOW” like this evening.
I have been aware that Nemily was working on a scrapbook for her sister as I have been asked to help on occasion but having now seen the finished product it embarrasses me to even give the impression I helped in the creation of what I can only describe as a piece ART that just so happens to be about our lives. It truly is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen and taking the following photographs could never do justice to how much thought and creative imagination there is or just how much work has gone into every single page.
Your sister has been in tears pouring over every inch of her scrapbook and is certain she has the best sister in the world (although Lincoln disagrees hehehehe) I have looked through it twice and photographed it once and I do not think I have seen half of what you have put into it. You must have spent hours and hours creating it and I just want to say you have made your sister very happy and proud today because she has been gushing to anyone who will listen about what a great sister you are…although I know she knew that before.
Well another year over and what a cracking year it was with so many great things to look back on, the best thing for me about 2012 was I got to spend it with my lovely wife Jamie and the best two children anybody could ever hope for. I have a fantastic family and friends on both sides of the Atlantic who share this life with us and to all of them I wish the very happiest of New Years to. I am hoping that 2013 is at least as good as 2012 and hopefully even better, no one can predict the future but if I get to spend it with the people I love I will be happy.
There will be no New Years resolutions to fail on I just do not think there is any point putting pressure on yourself unnecessarily but I have plans that I will endeavour to achieve and will be glad if I do. As I sit here writing this I am watching Lincoln playing with Reagan’s scooter and Reagan cuddling with Momma on the sofa so already I reckon 2013 is pretty good and the four of us are about to go for a walk on a glorious day and maybe feed some ducks.
This years Panto at the Lyceum Crewe was Cinderella “ooooh yes it was!” and Lincoln loved it when awake and Reagan REALLY REALLY loved it ALOT!