Tabby’s Turn

It’s been all about Ben this week and though the kids don’t read the blog yet, I didn’t want Tabby to feel left out in the future when she reads the archives (because I’m oh-so-sure she’ll be fascinated, right?). A quick rundown on the happenings in Tabby land.

• All of a sudden, she gets the reading thing! she can sound it out and figure it out and put it all together! It’s slow, but it’s happening!
• She is eating us out of house and home and I anticipate a major growth spurt soon.
• She is super excited for her 5th birthday, coming up in about a month (?!?!) she has all sorts of plans. We probably need to get on a few of those, right?
• We have started teaching her to use knives for dinner prep after her begging us to let her try. My sister read about a chef who taught his kids with one hand tied behind their back at first and that is how we’ve been doing it. She’s doing pretty well.
• She has mastered the art of the high-five (her system for routine in the mornings and evenings) and is well on her way to earning a trip to the movies or a new DVD.
• She is a wee bit jealous of Ben’s new bed and she will soon have completely outgrown the darling toddler bed Matt made her before Ben was born, so we are making plans to upgrade her room a bit. Here are the ideas so far on Tabby’s New Room Pinterest board.
• She has been begging us to let her take dance lessons, but thanks to our rec districts short-sided scheduling policies (nothing after 4:30 PM), we can’t get her into dance classes. So she is happily starting ICE SKATING at the end of February (after another round of swim lessons). She’s totally excited. Which reminds me – I need to figure out about a pair of ice skates for her.
• She’s been learning all about the months of the year and the days of the week at school, so we have been looking at her calendar together. She’s excited for her upcoming events (Valentines Day, her birthday, etc.), visits from her Nashville family and our friends and their baby, our upcoming trips (FL in May, Sand Dunes in May) and the big one … KINDERGARTEN!
• The questions are getting harder to answer: Who was the first mommy? How does the music get in the car and to our ears? Why can’t babies talk and walk when they’re born (horses do)? I find myself babbling about evolutionary advantage and tympanic membranes way more than I ever thought I would. It’s hilarious.