Dear Kiddos,
There is light at the end of the tunnel. Finally the end of oak pollen season is in sight and tonight's rain will probably help wash away a lot of what's left over on the trees. Because pollen has been pretty crazy, we've been staying indoors a lot.
Although the one time we did go out for a bike ride, when anyone would wave to you Hailey, you would look away and say, "I don't like you!" Now, not only does this mortify me, it's very different from your general friendly disposition. Hopefully this was just a phase and you were mimicking something that you saw on TV.
Hailey, its sometimes funny to see what you will end up getting into when you are left to your own devices. Most of the time, you require someone to be playing with you, but sometimes you will be sparked with inspiration and you'll just go off into a corner, gather supplies and play by yourself for awhile. Sometimes you will dress up, sometimes you will grab a pair of scissor and cut up a bag into a dress, sometimes you will draw and paint to your heart's content, and sometimes, you will just grab a book and sit down to read on your own.
Hannah learned about initials this week and when I asked you what your middle name was, you kind of gave me a blank stare. Then I asked you to tell me what your name was and asked you to fill in the blank. "Hailey ____ Havlir" You thought about it and replied, "Hailey Princess Go-Go Havlir" After I told you your real middle name, you again paused and exclaimed, "No! my name is Hailey Princess Havlir!"
Nathan, you have been turning to books whenever you are bored. I love this! You are currently super into the Percy Jackson series and have read all the books multiple times. You have found an interesting reading spot upstairs right by the window, tucked between the curtains and the window. Sometimes when it is too bright, you will come downstairs and read. One day when Hailey saw that you were reading by the window, she came to me, really concerned and told me that she didn't want you to fall out of the window. I was puzzled at first, but then remembered one of the lessons that she learned from her Qiaohu subscription program was to not play near open windows. After I explained how being by a closed window is safe and ok, she nodded and looked more relieved. See, your sister loves you very much.
This week has also been a week filled with Perler beads. You each have a long Perler bead sword, several small princesses and a good stock of ninja stars. I love them, because they keep you occupied for lengths of time and you guys are being creative.
Nathan, you wanted to make Chinese dessert bread one day, and since we had all the ingredients, I let you guys take over and make everything from start to finish. I helped put stuff in the oven, but for the most part, you both measured and shaped the bread.
After you guys finished, I made a dairy free version for Hailey, and made a oat and soy milk based custard and you loved the custard...bread, not so much, but even I was impressed by the custard.
Last weekend, we decided to get together with one of the families in our neighborhood for a crawfish boil. Hannah, you were the only kid brave enough or interested to go and play with the crawfish. You came with me to go buy the crawfish and in the car you asked me to turn up the music to something peppy and dancy so that the crawfish can spend the last hours of their lives listening to fun music. You then spent a lot of time outside with them and when it was time to cook them, you started to cry a little. You ended up not eating much crawfish (even though you used to be able to eat your weight in them) so I guess that's another reason why we shouldn't play with our food and get attached to them.
One evening after dinner, Nathan, you came up to me and asked if we could play the blanket game. I was completely clueless to what you meant and you started to explain how we used to wrap you up in a blanket and you had to escape. Wow, flash back to 5 years ago when Hannah was still being swaddled as a baby. I remember us also wrapping you in a blanket and you ended up trying to escape. Perhaps we did this when Hailey was a baby, but I'm pretty sure it was when Hannah was a baby. So, we wrapped each of you in a blanket and it was hilarious just watching you guys wriggle around trying to escape. Pretty soon you all were fighting for turns to be the caterpillar. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time.
And then you guys wrapped me up.
One evening, Hannah, you come over to me to ask me how boomerangs worked. I had no idea, so like any modern mom, I looked it up on youtube. The next day you guys were going to have an outdoor playdate, so I thought it would be fun for you guys to all do an investigation to see what type of cardboard makes the best boomerangs. There were lots of fails, but that's ok.
And before I sign off of this post, just wanted to announce exactly a week ago, Steve and I got our second vaccines. A burden has been lifted off our back, but we still have a small tiny load of a concern for Hailey. Even though the cardiologist told us 6 months ago that most heart patients recover just fine, I'm wondering if this is still the case. We have an appointment with her next week and I'm sure we will be able to get that question answered.
Until next week,
Love,
Mommy
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