So, here are 5 (or more) reasons I'm loving my girls this week:
1. Maggie fell asleep in the car last weekend on the way to see "Uncle Brian" in an autocross race (hence the many layers). I thought this was such a sweet picture...
2. Campbell has learned a new "trick" on her bike. No hands! I so remember doing this when I was little... (this had nothing to do with her crash...but that is the helmet that saved her noggin)
3. Maggie is turning into Michael Jordan...every time she's working on something or concentrating, her tongue hangs out. I tried to get a picture on my phone when it was a little dark so it's not the best but you can get the idea...
4. If you're a doll at our house, you better hope you don't end up in time out...just sayin'.
5. This evening Maggie decided she needed to learn how to get off the couch. She would slide off head first onto the floor and cackle. Slowly she figured out how to turn her body to slide off feet first. She probably got on and off the couch 10 times and when she finally got off correctly, she turned to me and said "Yep" and went to play with something else. It was like once she mastered it, she could move on. Smartie pants.
Bonus 1. Campbell had a "Fall Festival" at her school for the parents in which the kids acted out a story, sang a song, played a game with the parents, and had a special snack. Due to my serious lack of videotaping skills, all I have is this picture I took of the two of us (despite my holding my phone pointed at the performance the whole time...all the while I was thinking I was recording **sigh**).
Bonus 2. We went on another family bike ride and picnic this past Sunday. It is becoming an awesome tradition and one we all enjoy.
3 comments:
I used to really enjoy reading your blog till today. the blatant car seat misuse makes me really sad. A thick winter jacket under Campbell's harness and her loose harness with a "belly" clip instead of a "chest" clip.
Maggie is also forward facing way too young and her belly clip also should be a chest clip AT armpit level. My guess is that you have never seen a youtube video Joel's Journey http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8gU9zzCGA8 or others like it or even the crash tests. Their necks simply cannot withstand the force of an accident. I might sound harsh but you are not immune from an accident it can happen at any time and you will never be ready for it. The best you can do is prepare by using car seats properly to the new laws and rec's by the AAP. 2 years old is the new limit, NOT 1 and 20 pounds which is antiquated and out dated. Please turn Maggie back to rear facing, do this to protect your kids and do the right thing for them as they cannot protect themselves. Here is another link why. PLEASE read it. http://www.car-safety.org/rearface.html
I'm sorry to have to stop reading your blog but seeing your children improperly harnessed makes my stomach churn. If you were in an accident they would be seriously injured and no i am not being a fear monger. Car accidents and car seat misuse are the number ONE killer of kids in America.
Wow, "Celia", I'm surprised you didn't delete this comment like you have your previous ones. I'm glad you didn't though, so I could address it. Believe it or not, I am a big believer in extended rear-facing. Campbell was rear-facing until she was two and I would have been content to have her rear-facing longer (as she would have been), but I caved and turned her because Robbie was ready. I was probably a little bit like you and judgy of others who didn't make that same decision. That was until I had Maggie. Maggie has never been happy in the car. She has never been one to be soothed by riding, in fact when she was a baby we would swaddle her in the carseat to try to stop the screaming. As she's gotten older, car rides are not much easier. I did not turn her the day she turned one or reached 20 pounds...I turned her when I realized that my constant turning around to see what she was crying about, my reaching back to try to hand her toys and snacks, and the toys and books flying through the air as Campbell started throwing things at her to stop her crying was endangering all of us even more. I hated to make that decision and it was not one I did lightly. I had to weigh the risks of her getting injured in an accident to the highly increased likelihood of me being a distracted driver and injuring all of us in a wreck. Turning her forward wasn't a miracle cure...she is still very unhappy in the car. But, I can see her easily, I can reach her easily, and on really bad days, she can watch the DVD player. As for your concerns about the thick winter jacket. It may look that way, but it was actually basically a fleece lined windbreaker. All the reading I've done about the dangers of carseats and jackets, implies the problem is with heavy winter coats and snowsuits. Here in SC in the Fall, a thick winter coat or snowsuit isn't what is needed. I can see that with their hats and the darkness of the jacket, it may appear to be thicker than it is. As for the placement of the chest strap, I 100% agree with you. However, the girls were with Robbie and he is not as strict about this as I am. I don't know if you will even read this, but I felt I had to address it. I'm sorry that you've been so offended that you may stop reading...but honestly, I don't know you. I don't write this blog for you. I write it for my friends and family, but even more importantly for myself (I print it out yearly as a scrapbook of sorts). In fact, the only reason I am addressing rather than deleting your comment, is because I believe you make some good points (judgy or not) and I'd love for others to be educated. I also hope you take from this that not all situations are the same and that while my decision to turn Maggie forward-facing may not be one that you agree with, there is a chance that it was best for our family.
How cute is this week's 5 on Friday, especially with the 1st picture of the girls' holding hands.
I'm a little taken aback with Celia's comment, well moreso how she verbalized her concerns. I guess if she read my blog she'd stop because my son (21 months) is also forward facing and has been since about 15 months. I'm glad you left her comment; it's been very informative.
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