Mae's Turn

I haven't been able to post as much as I would want to/like to recently. For the last month, Pearson has been traveling and/or working a ton. As you are aware (from my griping in previous posts), Pearson's work travel isn't a new occurence in our lives, however, with the addition of Whitaker to our lives, solo parenting two kids is doubly exhausted. Since Whitaker wakes at 5:30 am, nods off around 8:30/9 pm, and is up for multiple feedings throughout the night, I haven't felt much like getting on the computer. As you can tell, the only posts that I can get up these days are the weekly photos of Whitaker.


Due to my lack of posts, including Mae's 22 month letter (I started it I just haven't finished it), I feel that I have neglected my first child and the many things she has been doing. I have yet to write about the honeymoon being over with Whitaker, Mae's continuing verbal development, Mae getting into preschool AND her being able to count to 10 (insanely cute and awesome)!


In an attempt to teach Mae to share, I decided that Mae might be able to understand the concept of "taking turns" over "sharing." So the way it works instead of "sharing" a toy I try to tell Mae she will get a turn with a toy and then needs to give it to her friend/other kid in x number of minutes. You might wonder how it is going?

Mae now says, "Mae's tern" when she wants something that someone is playing with. (She doesn't do it all the time but it has reduced the number of times Mae has ripped a toy from a kid's hand. Too bad, it is seems to always be her turn and never anyone else's. Looks like I need to rethink this concept.