Tonight I was going to read Rachel 3 books, instead of her usual 1 (we had some extra time to spare). She picked Dora Helps Diego! (we've had this one for about 1 month and we've read it about 30 times), so tonight her first choice was this book. Instead of me reading it, she took over and started to read. I had her do it again so I could tape it. So she doesn't read as articulate when she talks, but she's READING!!! Okay, I know I may be stretching it, but she knows the story in the correct order and she reads the pictures correctly.
Okay, that's enough of that. I'm so excited... Just wanted to share. I will include some pics and possible video soon. :)
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Friday, February 1, 2008
What is Rachel saying now?
Well, Rachel is really talking alot. I was getting worried for a few months (last year) that she was going to need help in that area. She was just keeping everything in her mind! ;)
Anyhow, she just says the cutest things. Here are a few examples:
On Wednesday, Rachel was eating her pretzel sticks while in the car. I was driving happily down the road when I hear, " Whoa, this a BIG pretzel stick!"
I was thinking, did she just say that??? I started laughing and she kept saying it!
*The last pretzel stick that was in her bag was a really thick one and she noticed! ;)
On Thursday, she was staying with my mom while I worked. Well, my mom and Rachel were in the bathroom when they both heard a loud noise outside. Rachel looked up at my mom and said, "I heard that too!" (Mom couldn't believe how clearly she told her that!) ;)
She is always saying things that I wonder where she picks them up from.... well, most of the time, it's from US! ;) She even says it in the same tone that we say them! ;) One of the things that she says (that I say all the time) is, "Remember!?" I need to get it on video because it's just like me! ;)
She is so much fun to be with and just uplifts me with her beautiful spirit. I have to tell you about an incident that happened today... we went to eat lunch at Chik-fil-A. It was very crowded, so we went to a small table in the corner and ate. She kept getting off of the chair, so I got her a high chair. We finished and were making our way to the play area. I decided to push her in the high chair and carry the tray with trash and our water to put away. Well, that was just too much to do at once and I bumped her chair into a table and then dropped the water on the floor. The water splashed all over a man's pants and shoes and a little got on the woman that he was sitting with. :( I felt so BAD!!! I tried to help and give them more napkins and all, but the man was SO MAD! He wouldn't look me in my eyes when I was trying to apologize. I looked at the woman and apologized too, she just smiled a small smile and kept looking at the man. I was so humiliated and wanted to cry. I got someone to clean up the water and threw the trash away and rolled the high chair to it's place. Rachel mentioned going to the playplace, but I just said, "We've gotta go, Mommy wants to cry!" (I just wanted out!) She just said, "O-tay."
We go to the car and I couldn't help the tears from falling while I was putting her in her carseat, so she looks at me and kissed my arm. :) Then she said, "Happy mommy!" She can always make me happy with her kisses. I was so ashamed that I let it bother me so much, but I felt SO BAD that the man (especially) wouldn't really accept my apology! OH well, I had to pray after I cried for God to help me get over it and to touch that man's heart in some way. Rachel wanted me to be happy after my cry and kept telling me, "Mommy not sad- Mommy HAPPY!" ;) I told her I was fine and got over it (thanks to God). He's so good to send me Rachel to uplift me in those sad moments.
Just wanted to share some of our day and how God has blessed me with such a wonderful daughter! :) God bless you all! :)
Anyhow, she just says the cutest things. Here are a few examples:
On Wednesday, Rachel was eating her pretzel sticks while in the car. I was driving happily down the road when I hear, " Whoa, this a BIG pretzel stick!"
I was thinking, did she just say that??? I started laughing and she kept saying it!
*The last pretzel stick that was in her bag was a really thick one and she noticed! ;)
On Thursday, she was staying with my mom while I worked. Well, my mom and Rachel were in the bathroom when they both heard a loud noise outside. Rachel looked up at my mom and said, "I heard that too!" (Mom couldn't believe how clearly she told her that!) ;)
She is always saying things that I wonder where she picks them up from.... well, most of the time, it's from US! ;) She even says it in the same tone that we say them! ;) One of the things that she says (that I say all the time) is, "Remember!?" I need to get it on video because it's just like me! ;)
She is so much fun to be with and just uplifts me with her beautiful spirit. I have to tell you about an incident that happened today... we went to eat lunch at Chik-fil-A. It was very crowded, so we went to a small table in the corner and ate. She kept getting off of the chair, so I got her a high chair. We finished and were making our way to the play area. I decided to push her in the high chair and carry the tray with trash and our water to put away. Well, that was just too much to do at once and I bumped her chair into a table and then dropped the water on the floor. The water splashed all over a man's pants and shoes and a little got on the woman that he was sitting with. :( I felt so BAD!!! I tried to help and give them more napkins and all, but the man was SO MAD! He wouldn't look me in my eyes when I was trying to apologize. I looked at the woman and apologized too, she just smiled a small smile and kept looking at the man. I was so humiliated and wanted to cry. I got someone to clean up the water and threw the trash away and rolled the high chair to it's place. Rachel mentioned going to the playplace, but I just said, "We've gotta go, Mommy wants to cry!" (I just wanted out!) She just said, "O-tay."
We go to the car and I couldn't help the tears from falling while I was putting her in her carseat, so she looks at me and kissed my arm. :) Then she said, "Happy mommy!" She can always make me happy with her kisses. I was so ashamed that I let it bother me so much, but I felt SO BAD that the man (especially) wouldn't really accept my apology! OH well, I had to pray after I cried for God to help me get over it and to touch that man's heart in some way. Rachel wanted me to be happy after my cry and kept telling me, "Mommy not sad- Mommy HAPPY!" ;) I told her I was fine and got over it (thanks to God). He's so good to send me Rachel to uplift me in those sad moments.
Just wanted to share some of our day and how God has blessed me with such a wonderful daughter! :) God bless you all! :)
Blessings
I wanted to type this out before I forget. I am so blessed by my Lord. He's so good.
Thank you, Jesus, for allowing me to stay at home and providing my husband a job that pays for this. I am able to take care of my family (Ben and Rachel). I am able to do many little things for Ben that I wasn't able to do when I worked. I am able to bond with Rachel one-on-one daily and not have to rush it because I have something else (an outside job) pressuring me. I am able to run my house to the best of my ability. I love my life as a stay at home mom (I can't say that enough).
Thank you GOD:
*healing Rachel so quickly from her allergies a few weeks ago. (She had a very bad runny nose and then congestion that followed. It was GONE the next day with no sign of her being sick- which is not how it usually happens. She only had a chapped area on her lips from wiping her nose.) God is so good. It's the small things that really count!
*protecting Rachel from getting hurt really bad when she tripped over a cord and was headed toward the table (head first), but arched her back in a way that she was just startled and not hurt.
*protecting me from getting a major cut (from a can lid) while washing dishes. I didn't reach in the drain, where the jagged lid was. -The lid was covered with dishwashing bubbles, so if I would have stuck my finger in the drain to clear it, I would have been cut badly.
*helping me feel at peace, even when my mind wants to be worried or in fear.
*giving me rest at night. I'm able to sleep well, even if I wake up in early morning hours. (This was a HUGE problem for me last year around this time.)
*giving Ben many opportunities to get bonuses at school.
*letting me see my flat tire, before I drove it in the rain (with Rachel) to go to the dentist.
**also, for letting my parents be home that morning so that they could help me get my tire fixed, Rachel taken care of, and me to the dentist on time.
Thank you, Jesus, for allowing me to stay at home and providing my husband a job that pays for this. I am able to take care of my family (Ben and Rachel). I am able to do many little things for Ben that I wasn't able to do when I worked. I am able to bond with Rachel one-on-one daily and not have to rush it because I have something else (an outside job) pressuring me. I am able to run my house to the best of my ability. I love my life as a stay at home mom (I can't say that enough).
Thank you GOD:
*healing Rachel so quickly from her allergies a few weeks ago. (She had a very bad runny nose and then congestion that followed. It was GONE the next day with no sign of her being sick- which is not how it usually happens. She only had a chapped area on her lips from wiping her nose.) God is so good. It's the small things that really count!
*protecting Rachel from getting hurt really bad when she tripped over a cord and was headed toward the table (head first), but arched her back in a way that she was just startled and not hurt.
*protecting me from getting a major cut (from a can lid) while washing dishes. I didn't reach in the drain, where the jagged lid was. -The lid was covered with dishwashing bubbles, so if I would have stuck my finger in the drain to clear it, I would have been cut badly.
*helping me feel at peace, even when my mind wants to be worried or in fear.
*giving me rest at night. I'm able to sleep well, even if I wake up in early morning hours. (This was a HUGE problem for me last year around this time.)
*giving Ben many opportunities to get bonuses at school.
*letting me see my flat tire, before I drove it in the rain (with Rachel) to go to the dentist.
**also, for letting my parents be home that morning so that they could help me get my tire fixed, Rachel taken care of, and me to the dentist on time.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (New King James Version)
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
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