sick day at home.

After lexi had her share of the flu and an ear infection. Brandan started the whole cycle all over again. Normally kids 3 years or older don't get ear infection, but it's confirmed today that he did have an ear infection on the right side of the ear. 

In the morning, he cried and whined and fought so hard not to go to school, at the end he did get to stay home under the condition of no TV, no video games. After seeing the doctor, he kept asking where his medicine is. I told him that i had to go get it from the pharmacy, he insisted that he wanted to go with me to "make sure we get the right one". After saw the medicine was pink (antibiotics liquid in strawberry flavor), lexi insisted it was her medicine. And Brandan almost had a fight with her over it. I had to take it away and hid it in my purse.

He wasn't letting it go at all, the minute we got home, he asked for it right away. I had to give lexi some vita gummy bears so she doesn't throw a fit for not having antibiotics. It's so funny that Brandan loves the liquid form of medication and lexi completely despite it and willing to get chewables.  The antibiotics chewable are so nasty smelling, but she loved it and she would keep one in her hands and savor on one, then savor on another one. Sometimes she even asked for more. Funny girl.  Brandan truly knows how to take care of himself. After the medication, he had a little stomach pain as the normal side effects, the first thing he asked was to go see Dr. Shannon to get a different medicine or a medicine for his tummy ache. I had to sit him down to let it pass, then he was acting like the old little self.  Fighting with Lexi and playing with witty words in chinese with my mom.

funny conversations

Brandan enjoyed having Uwe over for dinner one day, Uwe played starwar video game with him and became his best friend instantly.  Here is a conversation between the "friends".

B: do you have a boy?

U: what? 

B: do you have a house?

U: yeah!

B: do you have a boy in your house?

U: no, i don't.

B: you got to get one, every man needs a boy!

U: why?!

B: because he can play video game with you, you know?

U: no, i don't have a boy in my house.

B: you can get one, from the store, they are expensive. (with eyes rolling)

U: i heard they are even more expensive after you get them in your house.

B: but you get a boy to play with you.

Another day when i was driving and trying to find something from my purse.

B: you got to put your hand on your wheels.

m: i am,

B: no, both of your hands.

m: ok, i am sorry. I will now.

B: you got to be careful, drive slowly and follow that car in front of you. So you don't crash.

m: that's right. If i drive bad, the policeman will catch me.

B: are you boogieman? Policeman only catches boogieman, you are mommy.

m: yes, policeman catches boogieman, but they also controls traffic.

B: they have guns, they will shoot the boogieman, but they won't shoot you, because you are good, ok? you are a good mommy, but you need to put BOTH of your hands on the wheels.

m: ok, thank.

B: i want to play video games, i never play star war video games before.

m: but you are sick and your eyes hurt.

B: if i don't play, i am still sick and my eyes still hurt.

m: no video games, if you are so sick, you should go lay down.

B: I laid down yesterday, i laid down today and i am still sick. please video game please.

m: no means no.

B: 1 no means no, 2 nos means yes.

m: (rolling my eyes and sigh!)

Before i forget, here are the things that Brandan would say and i'm just clueless about where he learns all those from:

"Go ahead, sue me" He just babbled it out.

"Yea! You are alive!" Whenever he sees someone when he is in a good mood.

"I've never done that!" what ever he wanted to do even though he might have done it millions of times.

"You've got to be my best friend, i will give you some candy!"

So we had a parent teacher conference day for both kiddies.  This is the last semester for Lexi so hers is a lot more brief.

For brandan, the teachers said he is doing very well at school, no longer shy around the teachers and the friends. He plays with Kyle a lot and no way to get anything down with either of them unless they are seperated.  He is very smart and very willing to participate and stay focused on things, but it's hard to get him to try the more challenging things on his own.  He is also very good at following school/classroom rules. Has rough plays but never violent. Doing good learning pheonetics and numbers so we can do more of those with him at home. He now plays with more than just Kyle, maybe with Brandan only in school 3 days a week, Kyle had to make new friends and that also forced Brandan to make some new friends. The teachers noticed his fascinations with guns, so we have to work together to discourage gun-playing. He doesn't pee in public at school and eat well, but not too keen to certain snacks. But he is pretty on track for his age.  Not a class clown like his dad, but definitely goofy.

For Lexi, she is completely opposite from how she is at home. At school, based on the teachers, she is very shy, she likes to watch things on the side line, she does participate but never want to do anything when put on the spot light.  She loves to read at the book corner on the couch, play along side with friends but never really playing together. She doesn't speak much, when she does speak, she speaks so softly, the teachers had to put their ears next to her mouth to hear her.  She is very non-confrontational, and very much kept to herself, not so independant and always ask and wait for the teacher's help.  All those behaviors are never seen at home, except her love for books. Double life living little girl!

Tough nights and a little skier

So it's been pretty tough at nights in the last week, first 2 days of crying from weaning Lexi off the binky. Then it's another 3 nights of crying because she got hooked on drinking milk in her crib while falling asleep, i guess she just wanted to suck on something to get comfort. But i had to just tell her no more milk in bed because it will give her big-o-bugs in her teeth. She would fall asleep and wake up from it in a few minutes, whining and crying for milk. Today is the first day that she actually took a few sips of water after crying for a few minutes. When she does that she wakes up Brandan, and once he wakes up, he wants milk, water, play down stairs just like what Lexi asks for.  Putting them to bed at 8:30 had resulted in actually falling asleep around 10:00.  Sigh! Sometimes i just want to yank both of them out of the bed and spank them. But we are not at that point yet.  I get so frustrated, but I keep telling myself to give them a week to get rid of that bad routine before I make any changes.

So Brandan went to ski today for the first time.  Tony got him out of the bed at 6 am and put him in his snow pants and fleece and strapped him in the car and took him to Big Bear.  I stayed home, but it seemed like they both had a great time. Brandan did good at the ski school, he didn't fall much and listened to the instructor very well.  It was so cute that his lift tickets says "Little Bear Camp".  He was so excited but tried his very best to hid his excitement when he got home. He didn't want to talk about it, but the grim on his face was so obvious, his dimples were showing even without him smiling.  He said he cried at the end, because he couldn't move, Tony guessed that he was exhausted and hungry and asked him if he wanted to eat some lunch.  Brandan then asked for hamburger and a hot dog. And he had to have both because he said he was really hungry and he "had to" eat.  Too bad Tony forgot the camera so we could only imagine him on the slope with other kids.

I am gonna have to go with them  myself to see how he is doing. The Gymnastics class really boosted his confidence and increased his ability to balance and do other physical activities.