Miri girl turned 18 months last week. She's so grown up.
18 months is THE age when kids are old enough to start going to the church nursery. Miri being her precocious self has been in nursery the last couple months already. Since I'm a nursery leader, she's my buddy so her birthday passed without much change at church.
It's strange to think of Reuben at 18 months. I remember being so concerned putting him into nursery. Reuben is a little more anxious a personality than Miriam. I really worried if he was going to suffer some sort of toddler mental break down being abandoned by his loving parents to the lord of the flies nursery and end up permanently scarred. I was so pregnant with Miri that I felt like I had no choice but to turn him over and hope for the best.
At the time I told myself I was over reacting and being too clingy but now I think I was totally right. Reuben went to nursery and ended up with some pretty odd attitudes (dislike) towards church, class settings, and his peer group. He would wake up in the night screaming that he did not want to go back to nursery. PTSD, for real. He seems to still carry a grudge against them all. Ah, nursery...
But he's no longer in nursery. He's moved up to primary and says he likes it a lot better. Phew.
Anyway, it's also hard to believe that when Reuben was Miri's age, baby Miri came along.
At 18 months Miri decided she wanted to be potty trained so she took care of that herself. I really did not encourage her in any way. (I know it was wrong, but I kind of half heartedly discouraged her. Miri can't we try this later when it is warm outside? Nope.) She pushed us all into it and is enjoying the experience.
Don't mess with her when she's eating. She protects what is hers.
Miri thinks the magnifying glass is hilarious and I agree. I love this little girl.
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She is such a cutie! Love that pony tail.
Your description of the "...lord of the flies nursery" cracks me up. That first introduction to large groups of peers when you're young does seem pretty traumatic for some of us.
Wow, potty trained already? That's awesome.
Congratulations to Miri! That is pretty incredible that she decided she wanted to be potty trained - I hope our son has that some go-to-it-iveness. Happy half birthday to you too Katy!
Miriam is a confident little soul, happy and engaging. I am impressed with how Miriam and Reuben interact. They genuinely care for one another, but there is mutual respect, too. You have nurtured a wonderful brother-sister bond for your kids. (I deleted my previous post. I am boring Robby and Amanda's computer and didn't realize I was still signed in under their account)
I am may be boring, but I was "borrowing" Robby and Amanda's computer.
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