So, Steven has always been more of a reluctant learner. Of course it is completely unfair that the only kid i have to compare him to is John. John soaked in learning, especially the rote stuff. He begged for more. Maybe Steven is more your typical kid who really wantsto play and have fun. It was easy to get John to practice writing his name. I have a difficult time coaxing Steven to try this even though I know he is learning stuff and is pretty smart.
Then inspiration struck this week. I thought he would have more fun writing letters in a non-traditional way. So we wrote in flour. I actually got him to draw an S, V, T and E before it completely devolved into pirates and sea creatures. S is a snake, upside down V is the spikes on the back of a croc, T is the mast on a pirate ship, etc. (see pic below)
Well, it's a start. I have 6 more months to get him to write his whole name on paper with a crayon. :)
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Diet- Day One
Well, I'm actually writing this on day three, but it's about day one.
So I was dreading the first day. The first day is like when food parades around you practically jumping off the counters and shelves. It's calling me... But the first day wasn't as bad as I thought.
I tried something I remember my mom mentioning once. I expected this idea to be helpful, but was surprised how much I learned from doing it. I'll call it the Brown Bag Technique.
In the Brown Bag Technique you go throughout your day and every time you go for that snack you want to eat (in this case, I did everything that would have broken my new "diet") you place it in the bag instead of your mouth. Then you assess at the end of the day, count the calories or whatever.
I knew I was eating too much before the diet. As I filled my bag I knew the things were piling up, but I still thought it was a fairly insignificant amount of food. Then I counted the calories. 955 calories!! Oh my word! I'm not sure if this counted the second serving I would often have had at dinner time. That's a little embarrassing to put on this blog for everyone to read. But no wonder I wasn't losing weight! I thought that breastfeeding just didn't work for me to lose the pregnany weight, but I think I just haven't been giving my body a chance to tap into the reserves.
Wow, this really motivated me that I can still eat the foods I like, but in moderation and I can lose weight.
Thanks to all who are praying for me!
So I was dreading the first day. The first day is like when food parades around you practically jumping off the counters and shelves. It's calling me... But the first day wasn't as bad as I thought.
I tried something I remember my mom mentioning once. I expected this idea to be helpful, but was surprised how much I learned from doing it. I'll call it the Brown Bag Technique.
In the Brown Bag Technique you go throughout your day and every time you go for that snack you want to eat (in this case, I did everything that would have broken my new "diet") you place it in the bag instead of your mouth. Then you assess at the end of the day, count the calories or whatever.
I knew I was eating too much before the diet. As I filled my bag I knew the things were piling up, but I still thought it was a fairly insignificant amount of food. Then I counted the calories. 955 calories!! Oh my word! I'm not sure if this counted the second serving I would often have had at dinner time. That's a little embarrassing to put on this blog for everyone to read. But no wonder I wasn't losing weight! I thought that breastfeeding just didn't work for me to lose the pregnany weight, but I think I just haven't been giving my body a chance to tap into the reserves.
Wow, this really motivated me that I can still eat the foods I like, but in moderation and I can lose weight.
Thanks to all who are praying for me!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Eyeballs
Ok, this is weird but lately I'm amazed by eyeballs. I look at my daughters up close a lot because I nurse her 7 times a day. Here she is this tiny little being who can't do anything for herself but she has this incredibly sophisticated instrument attached to her. We have these high tech video cameras, but the human eye has all that and more- the ability to focus close and far, it sees things that it's not looking at peripherally, can look in multiple directions in fractions of seconds, has mechanisms to protect itself and lubricate itself to keep optimal working conditions... I don't know I just find this amazing. And this is only one of teh instruements on our body that carries out very specific functions for us each day-- no every minute of the day!! And eyes can say things with a slight movement of muscle through their expression that don't even need to be put into words. exasperation, love, sadness, worry, come here, DON'T DO THAT. They are not only an input interface, but they also communicate. How cool!
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Ahhhh
I just "Clean Sweeped" (from HGTV) our bedroom today. I actually took out everything but the heavy furniture which I rearranged. Then I sorted teh crap and put back in the things I really need (and foudn a bunch of bills that need paying). I feel like I'm in a hotel room. Ahhh...
On a more sour note: two of our family members have a fever right now, three have yucky coughs at night and two have bloody noses from the dry air. I like Buffalo all year with the exception of February.
On a more sour note: two of our family members have a fever right now, three have yucky coughs at night and two have bloody noses from the dry air. I like Buffalo all year with the exception of February.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
I'm going to give this a try
Well, my friend Emily reminded my about blogspot. Our church has one too. So i'm going to try to keep this updated with some comments and pictures so people can see how the Kausners are doing. Not sure if I'll keep up with it. We'll see.
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