We went to San Antonio over the weekend. Besides Sea World, we went to visit two historical missions. I'm really glad we went, especially on a Sunday morning.
It was steaming hot outside, but it's cool and peaceful inside the church. This is the first time I took Kaitlyn to a Catholic church. She likes it a lot, especially the music. When we sat inside listening to prayers, she laid her toy next to her, pat her, and listened to choir quietly. She asked me what's a church, why do people go to church, and is Jesus a real person??? She is working hard inside her head...
When we got home that Sunday evening, she whispered to me that she likes church! She seems so exciting and anxious to go again. I was so happy to hear that - because I've been thinking about going to church recently, but not sure if she is willing to go with me. Maybe God is trying to tell me something...
Then yesterday morning after I took her for a doctor's visit, we went to eat lunch. When she saw the food on the table, she spontaneously put her hands together and started praying "thank you for the food, thank you for everything..." I was really shocked, because we're not Christian and we don't pray. I asked her where did she learn that, she said she doesn't know, maybe at school. But I know her school doesn't do this, maybe she has seen some kids doing this.
Anyway, I was really surprise and happy to see that. Now I'm further convinced that I should take her to church.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
mommy going green
Kaitlyn and I were brushing teeth the other day, I left water running while brushing my teeth. She told me I need to turn off the water, do not waste it, because many people living on the earth have no food or water.
I looked at her and said I totally agreed. Umm, the things we taught her are now being used back on us. I'm glad stuff we taught her actually stay in her mind, but any side effects down the road?
She is right, even though we don't purposely waste stuff, but resource in this country is so abundant that we don't think about conservation in a lot of times. We shopped at HEB the other day, I thought about buying those recycle shopping bags, but had second thoughts, what if I go to Kroger, do I still use HEB bags? And does that mean I should wash them every time coming back from grocery shopping? Will I remember to bring them every time when I go to grocery? Or is it just looks trendy to carry green shopping bags?
I remember, when I was little, my parents used to bring couple grocery bags to the market. As economic grows, more and more plastic bags are offered at the markets. We thought that's so convenient, and it's a sign of better life. Now, we're going back to the old times, eating food that used to be considered "low class", using reusable bags instead of plastic bags, driving less polluted smaller cars, looking forward to the opportunities go out to the nature... isn't it ironic? But, hey, we're in Texas, where things are the bigger the better, haha... Maybe this is the way our universe is rebalance itself, and human being are changing behaviors to adapt the change.
I looked at her and said I totally agreed. Umm, the things we taught her are now being used back on us. I'm glad stuff we taught her actually stay in her mind, but any side effects down the road?
She is right, even though we don't purposely waste stuff, but resource in this country is so abundant that we don't think about conservation in a lot of times. We shopped at HEB the other day, I thought about buying those recycle shopping bags, but had second thoughts, what if I go to Kroger, do I still use HEB bags? And does that mean I should wash them every time coming back from grocery shopping? Will I remember to bring them every time when I go to grocery? Or is it just looks trendy to carry green shopping bags?
I remember, when I was little, my parents used to bring couple grocery bags to the market. As economic grows, more and more plastic bags are offered at the markets. We thought that's so convenient, and it's a sign of better life. Now, we're going back to the old times, eating food that used to be considered "low class", using reusable bags instead of plastic bags, driving less polluted smaller cars, looking forward to the opportunities go out to the nature... isn't it ironic? But, hey, we're in Texas, where things are the bigger the better, haha... Maybe this is the way our universe is rebalance itself, and human being are changing behaviors to adapt the change.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Such a big deal for us!
I got exciting news to tell you all – Kaitlyn has not had any accident at nighttime for three days in a roll! You all probably think what a big deal? Just now? Yes, now! That is a big deal for us!
Actually, she was off diaper at night time for a couple of week before she turned four. But during those weeks, she had accidents about once a week. I figure she wasn’t quite ready, and she was little frustrated every time she found out about the wet bed, plus we were too lazy to get up in the middle of the night to train her. So we all gave up, letting her wearing diaper since then, free to eat and drink whatever she wants before bedtime, figure someday, somehow, she’ll be able to do it.
Monday night, she forgot to put diaper on as she went to bed. The next morning, she woke up around 7am realizing she did not pee-pee, she was so excited! She told daddy, grandma, and grandpa… She said it’s her 4th time! ( I don’t know how she counted, anyway…) Then I told her to try it again next day, she did it again. Wow, that counts five! (She got the number right this time. I guess she has her own way of keeping track of her success, haha)
Yesterday was her first day back to school for summer session. The first thing she told me when I picked her up was " I don’t need to nap anymore! I love it! Had so much fun! I did two challenge works!" That is really good news! I planned to ask Ms. Anny on Friday to let her skip nap time getting ready for kindergarten in the fall, but Ms Anny already planned ahead of me! Such considering! Ms. Anny is so far the best teacher I have met. She devoted her whole life in teaching young kids. She has never married but raised her younger sister. She is awesome!
Anyway, Kaitlyn takes Ms. Anny’s word seriously – that she’s a kindergartner! But she also feel sad that other kids complained that she should not be a kindergartner since she is not five yet! Well, my little girl, you’re doing great! You don’t need to care too much about what other kids said about you all the time! Be yourself and trust yourself!
So last night, I told her kindergartner don’t need to wear diaper at night, and she can do it. She was a little hesitated, but she did it again!
Wow, if she could finally get off diaper, that’s will be a big milestone for her, and for us! Now, I think one of the reasons was probably if she knows she has diaper on, she would be so dependent on diaper then pee-pee every night. Now without diaper, she knows she was able to hold on longer and feels much more comfortable. We just need to trust her more and let her do it by herself!
I slept with her last two nights to keep an eye on how she does, and noted she woke up middle of the night (ever since she was a baby, she barely had any whole night sleep ) The first night, she cried "so boring" (that’s another story to write about later), second night, she asked for water and said hungry. I didn’t respond, just let her whine for a minute, then she went back to sleep again. I know if I wasn’t there, she would walk to our room, stand next to the bed in the dark, saying "I can’t sleep, mommy". That scared the hell of me couple of times already…
Gosh, I made such big a deal of her bed wetting, long article without any pictures… haha, but we're all so excited, so relieved!
Actually, she was off diaper at night time for a couple of week before she turned four. But during those weeks, she had accidents about once a week. I figure she wasn’t quite ready, and she was little frustrated every time she found out about the wet bed, plus we were too lazy to get up in the middle of the night to train her. So we all gave up, letting her wearing diaper since then, free to eat and drink whatever she wants before bedtime, figure someday, somehow, she’ll be able to do it.
Monday night, she forgot to put diaper on as she went to bed. The next morning, she woke up around 7am realizing she did not pee-pee, she was so excited! She told daddy, grandma, and grandpa… She said it’s her 4th time! ( I don’t know how she counted, anyway…) Then I told her to try it again next day, she did it again. Wow, that counts five! (She got the number right this time. I guess she has her own way of keeping track of her success, haha)
Yesterday was her first day back to school for summer session. The first thing she told me when I picked her up was " I don’t need to nap anymore! I love it! Had so much fun! I did two challenge works!" That is really good news! I planned to ask Ms. Anny on Friday to let her skip nap time getting ready for kindergarten in the fall, but Ms Anny already planned ahead of me! Such considering! Ms. Anny is so far the best teacher I have met. She devoted her whole life in teaching young kids. She has never married but raised her younger sister. She is awesome!
Anyway, Kaitlyn takes Ms. Anny’s word seriously – that she’s a kindergartner! But she also feel sad that other kids complained that she should not be a kindergartner since she is not five yet! Well, my little girl, you’re doing great! You don’t need to care too much about what other kids said about you all the time! Be yourself and trust yourself!
So last night, I told her kindergartner don’t need to wear diaper at night, and she can do it. She was a little hesitated, but she did it again!
Wow, if she could finally get off diaper, that’s will be a big milestone for her, and for us! Now, I think one of the reasons was probably if she knows she has diaper on, she would be so dependent on diaper then pee-pee every night. Now without diaper, she knows she was able to hold on longer and feels much more comfortable. We just need to trust her more and let her do it by herself!
I slept with her last two nights to keep an eye on how she does, and noted she woke up middle of the night (ever since she was a baby, she barely had any whole night sleep ) The first night, she cried "so boring" (that’s another story to write about later), second night, she asked for water and said hungry. I didn’t respond, just let her whine for a minute, then she went back to sleep again. I know if I wasn’t there, she would walk to our room, stand next to the bed in the dark, saying "I can’t sleep, mommy". That scared the hell of me couple of times already…
Gosh, I made such big a deal of her bed wetting, long article without any pictures… haha, but we're all so excited, so relieved!
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Big milestone:-)
I got exciting news to tell you all – Kaitlyn hasn’t had any accident at nighttime for three days in a roll! You all probably think what a big deal? Just now? Yes, now! That is a big deal for us!
Actually, she was off diaper at night time for a couple of week before she turned four. But during those weeks, she had accidents about once a week. I figure she wasn’t quite ready, and she was little frustrated every time she found out about the wet bed, plus we were too lazy to get up in the middle of the night to train her. So we all gave up, letting her wearing diaper since then, free to eat and drink whatever she wants before bedtime, figure someday, somehow, she’ll be able to do it.
Monday night, she forgot to put diaper on as she went to bed. The next morning, she woke up around 7am realizing she did not pee-pee, she was so excited! She told daddy, grandma, and grandpa… She said it’s her 4th time! ( I don’t know how she counted, anyway…) Then I told her to try it again next day, she did it again. Wow, that counts five! (She got the number right this time. I guess she has her own way of keeping track of her success, haha)
Yesterday was her first day back to school for summer session. The first thing she told me when I picked her up was " I don’t need to nap anymore! I love it! Had so much fun! I did two challenge works!" That is really good news! I planned to ask Ms. Anny on Friday to let her skip nap time getting ready for kindergarten in the fall, but Ms Anny already planned ahead of me! Such considering! Ms. Anny is so far the best teacher I have met. She devoted her whole life in teaching young kids. She has never married but raised her younger sister. She is awesome!
Anyway, Kaitlyn takes Ms. Anny’s word seriously – that she’s a kindergartner! But she also feel sad that other kids complained that she should not be a kindergartner since she is not five yet! Well, my little girl, you’re doing great! You don’t need to care too much about what other kids said about you all the time! Be yourself and trust yourself!
So last night, I told her kindergartner don’t need to wear diaper at night, and she can do it. She was a little hesitated, but she did it again!
Wow, if she could finally get off diaper, that’s will be a big milestone for her, and for us! Now, I think one of the reasons was probably if she knows she has diaper on, she would pee-pee every night. Since she knows she doesn’t have diaper, she feels comfortable, and was able to hold on longer.
I slept with her last two nights to keep an eye on how she does, and noted she woke up middle of the night (ever since she was a baby, she barely had any whole night sleep ) One night, she cried "she is so boring" (that’s another story to write about later), another time she asked for water and said hungry. I didn’t response, just let her winning for a minute, then she went back to sleep again. I know if I wasn’t there, she would walk to our room, stand next to the bed in the dark, saying "I can’t sleep, mommy". That scared me to death couple of times already…
Gosh, I made such big a deal of her bed wetting, long article without any pictures…
Actually, she was off diaper at night time for a couple of week before she turned four. But during those weeks, she had accidents about once a week. I figure she wasn’t quite ready, and she was little frustrated every time she found out about the wet bed, plus we were too lazy to get up in the middle of the night to train her. So we all gave up, letting her wearing diaper since then, free to eat and drink whatever she wants before bedtime, figure someday, somehow, she’ll be able to do it.
Monday night, she forgot to put diaper on as she went to bed. The next morning, she woke up around 7am realizing she did not pee-pee, she was so excited! She told daddy, grandma, and grandpa… She said it’s her 4th time! ( I don’t know how she counted, anyway…) Then I told her to try it again next day, she did it again. Wow, that counts five! (She got the number right this time. I guess she has her own way of keeping track of her success, haha)
Yesterday was her first day back to school for summer session. The first thing she told me when I picked her up was " I don’t need to nap anymore! I love it! Had so much fun! I did two challenge works!" That is really good news! I planned to ask Ms. Anny on Friday to let her skip nap time getting ready for kindergarten in the fall, but Ms Anny already planned ahead of me! Such considering! Ms. Anny is so far the best teacher I have met. She devoted her whole life in teaching young kids. She has never married but raised her younger sister. She is awesome!
Anyway, Kaitlyn takes Ms. Anny’s word seriously – that she’s a kindergartner! But she also feel sad that other kids complained that she should not be a kindergartner since she is not five yet! Well, my little girl, you’re doing great! You don’t need to care too much about what other kids said about you all the time! Be yourself and trust yourself!
So last night, I told her kindergartner don’t need to wear diaper at night, and she can do it. She was a little hesitated, but she did it again!
Wow, if she could finally get off diaper, that’s will be a big milestone for her, and for us! Now, I think one of the reasons was probably if she knows she has diaper on, she would pee-pee every night. Since she knows she doesn’t have diaper, she feels comfortable, and was able to hold on longer.
I slept with her last two nights to keep an eye on how she does, and noted she woke up middle of the night (ever since she was a baby, she barely had any whole night sleep ) One night, she cried "she is so boring" (that’s another story to write about later), another time she asked for water and said hungry. I didn’t response, just let her winning for a minute, then she went back to sleep again. I know if I wasn’t there, she would walk to our room, stand next to the bed in the dark, saying "I can’t sleep, mommy". That scared me to death couple of times already…
Gosh, I made such big a deal of her bed wetting, long article without any pictures…
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