We got you OUTSIDE in the snow!! A Snowmagedon miracle! You didn't like it, but you also didn't HATE it so I'll take the win.
After two long weeks of not having a full day of school due to the weather, you finally got to go back to see your friends. You. Were. SOOOO. Excited. You, my child, need regular social input outside of your family and being cooped up in the house was darn near torture for you. I'm so sorry. When we get snow again in 10 years, I'll plan ahead better.
Valentines Day hot chocolate date with Mommy. <3 I'm secretly glad you have a sweet tooth. Your brother does not (how is that possible?!), and I haven't been able to blame him for any missing treats in the house for years. You, my daughter, are my new accomplice/scape goat!
You've had a couple of really great one-liners this week:
- When asked who so-n-so is in a picture: "Oh Mommy! (with great exasperation) I don't know! (perfect English).
- Mila, are you hungry? "Eh" Do you want to eat? *shrugs* Do you want a cheeseburger? YES!
- Upon walking into your first IMAX theater at the science museum: you stopped, mouth dropped open, your arms flew as wide as you could get them, and you dropped your voice as low as it could go "BIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGGGG TV!"
- Sneaking up to the Google mini in the kitchen "Hey kookle. MuSIK. Let it Go" (I have now had to change the voice recognition on the google device!)
You've actually done really well with all the snow days. You are a kiddo that enjoys adventure and the unknown of 14 days of snow days was almost it's own love language to you. But, like your sister, you REALLY like going back to school and seeing your friends too.
You have struggled with separation anxiety since you were newly home and helping you feel safe when Momma is out of sight has been an ongoing goal for more than six years. Just in the last 18 months I haven't needed to remind you that "Momma always comes back" when I drop you at school or when you are with Gramma for a few hours. This alone has felt like a big breakthrough! But then this conversation happened this week when we visited Gramma's as a family with no intent of anyone staying behind:
Isaac: Momma? Black car. Bye Bye. Stop. Weft. Be right back. ok? Bye!
Me: Oh really?! You want me to go? Go in our car (it's black), go to the stop sign and take a left (the direction of my work) and then I can come back? You don't want me to stay?
Isaac: Bye, Momma!
I had just been kicked out of my own mother's house! She loved me first, by the way!!
Me:
Even with only a day & a half of school this week, getting back into a normal--not stuck in the house looking at each other--routine was good for EVERYone. We celebrated Valentines Day with a special dinner at home and spent the day at the Science Center over the weekend to help provide some structure. I've already planned Spring Break and I'm tackling our Summer schedule with a different strategy than in years past. Two weeks of snow days can motivate a girl to change things up!
One thing I am learning about these two, is how wildly different they are. Isaac is adventurous and craves new excitement, but gets overwhelmed with new people and lack of structure. Mila shys away from unknowns, but is a social butterfly and adapts well in crowds of people. I'm sure some of it is their age differences and genders; a good portion is their pasts up to this point. I'm seeking wisdom and creativity on how to fill their individual tanks on the micro and macro levels.
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