Tea for Two, Potty in the Potty, Swim lessons, Wagon Rides

Ainsey's birthday party was this weekend. It's been crazy for Matt and me with Session but I took a bit of time off to prep for her birthday. Tea for Two - a tea party! I do feel like Ains gets a raw deal. I used to make things and bring in different elements for parties - now I try to straighten up the house, order things off amazon and hope that the balloons will carry me through. Ironically, I hate those balloons for the coming weeks because the kids drag them through the house and fight about them BUT I guess it's part of the process. 

 

After nap, we got her into her birthday clothes. We had a full house - both grandparent sets, Auntie, Eric and Amanda, and Wes, Kristi, Tyler, Payton, and Mikey. She had fun opening presents but was a little unsure about the cake. E stepped in to help her blow it out. She did like the hustle and bustle of everything. It was a wonderful day. We, with the grandparents, got a pickler triangle, a waldorf arch, and a ramp. She also got a few books, a few items of clothes, dance lessons, a piano, and money for her piggy bank. The girl wants for nothing. It was a lovely day and by the time everyone was in bed - all were tired. 

We had our two year old well check! Ains is in the 50% percentile for height and the 1% for weight. sigh. Matt isn't worried. I continue to be concerned about her growth. 

Dr. Aaron: Any concerns?
ALR: Depends on who you ask. Is she on the growth chart?
Dr. Aaron: No. 
Dr. Aaron: So I can see both of your points of view. The thing is she's healthy, smart, and alert. There are no visible concerns about her growth but when you take into consideration that there are only 15 girls her age that are smaller than her, out of 10,000 it can create make you worry. 

Ultimately, we will just keep doing what we are doing. She's petite and may forever be. Grady was small for awhile... until he got off the bottle and on solid food - He went from the 19% to the 99th but I don't see that happening with Ains. It was a good appointment and he was impressed with her cognition and interest in going potty. We know we will see gains and stalls in that arena for a bit with changes in her classroom and her conquering other things. 

Meanwhile G has knocked it out of the park with his potty training. In January, we had switched to pull ups at night. He had one (maybe two) nights where he had a soaker situation but after almost two months of no accidents, we've decided it's game on with the undies. There was a time in 2020 where I will openly admit I'd given up but he's in a great spot and I'm proud of him. We signed him up for swim lessons to celebrate his accomplishments. 

E also got signed up for swim. She's so glad that Ainsey's party is now over because I wouldn't even talk about her birthday until after Ainsey's. We've worked through the linear progression of the year for some time to get to her birthday. She's so excited to be 5 and have a party. 

The weather has been gorgeous here. Aside from the cold snap earlier this month, we've brought out the bikes early, we've done some wagon rides and walks, and I'm looking forward to some activity in the spring and summer this year.