The Pischkes

Monday, July 10, 2017

Lucy Quotes during July 2017

Lucy has been adjusting back to a routine from our week in the Tetons and our week up North. Here sleeping routine is messed up, and this kid likes to sleep, so she's been a bit cranky. Thus...

Tonight on the ride home from Paula's with Dad, Lucy asked if Mom would be home. When I replied yes, she said "I don't want to see her." You should know that after Lucy got settled in this evening she told Mom that she misses her everyday that Mom is at work.

Lucy zinged me too tonight. During dinner I was helping her eat. She looked at me and said she was sad. I asked her why she was sad. She said "I'm sad because you're around here." Ouch. Kerry clarified that she was sad that I was near her plate, not that I exist. Phew!

Up North Lucy was taking a bath. Lucy made an exciting scientific discover... "I tooted and it made bubbles!"

Later that night I was waiting for Lucy to come down the stair to go to bed. She stood at the top of the stairs and said "Come here Dad and carry me you old goof."

And here are a couple of pictures from an evening with friends at the Zabrowski's.

Thatcher shares his goggles with Lucy. He's impressed!

Lucy loved the hammock!

Sunday, July 9, 2017

Potty Training is in Full Swing

We all have been working hard on potty training, but haven't seen a ton of success. So Kerry did a personality survey for Lucy. She is an internalizer and wants to watch and study before doing. This makes a lot of sense - this is how Lucy is with a lot of things. So Friday night we showed her some videos and songs about using the potty. She loved them so much that we watched them for over 2 hours at her request (what else do we have to do on a Friday night anyway?). In the last 2 days, there have been some successes. All we have read says to be patient and expect accidents, which we are doing and seeing, but progress is being made!

Up North Video Summer 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2nLF416A7c&feature=em-upload_owner

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

A Week Up North

We enjoyed a week up at Grandma and Grandpa Hyland's. It was a great way to wind down Kerry's maternity leave (she goes back Friday, 7/7/17). We started the trip by celebrating some birthday's. Isaac took Matt Ironside out to lunch, and we had dinner and cake with Uncle John. Lucy enjoyed a lot of wildlife, a treasure hunt, driving the boat, a visit to Auntie Lou and Uncle Cooky's, paddleboarding with Mom and Dad, and splashing in the lake. She was also gifted the original (1992?) Hyland Pelican Paddleboat. While Lucy was enamored with it, she was frustrated that she couldn't reach the pedals. Luckily on our voyage, a family of ducks interrupted her tantrum. Charlie also enjoyed the trip. He laid around the most, but that's what 11 week olds do. Laying locations included the kitchen table, the hammock and on the dock in an infant tent.

Lucy in her "new" paddleboat

Sully, yes Sully, swimming in the water to "save" us.

Lucy's first paddleboard ride. She preferred sitting, as when she stood, she didn't quite understand the concept of staying in the middle of the board. No one fell in, but there were some close calls.