Sleep, Sayings, and Sippy Cups

As I mentioned earlier, I went on strike last Friday night as far as feeding Ian during the night. Saturday night through Wednesday night he slept 9-10 hours straight each night (the average being 8pm to 6am). Last night he went down earlier (7:30) and got up later (6:30), which means he slept ELEVEN hours straight. AMAZING!! I was grading until 9:30pm and had a hard time going to sleep due to coughing, but Ian is no longer the cause of my sleep deprivation. YAY!

I decided to try Ian on the sippy cup yesterday for the first time. I got out the softer spout ones which Nadia used for the first several months. He succeeded on the first try!! WOW! It took months to teach Nadia how to use a sippy cup. She kept trying to bite the spout. He wasn't holding it himself, but he was drinking from it just as easily as if it was one of his bottles. Nadia was very jealous though. She hasn't been using any sippy cups, and she definitely wanted his (although it had formula in it). Sharing doesn't come naturally for her, but that seems to be the case for most toddlers. :-)

Nadia is talking up a storm these days. To give you an idea of the length of her sentences, this morning she said to me, "I go get doggie out of the crib." She's using prepositions and articles more and more. Here are seven of her current favorite things to say:

1. "sure" - this is her current way to respond in the affirmative

2. "good idea" - her second favorite way to respond in the affirmative

3. "I'm coming" - still a favorite saying of hers!

4. "look at me" - she even says this to toys and animals. The other day she saw a bunny on the back deck and said "Hey bunny, look at me!" Sadly, he didn't comply with her request, lol.

5. "I need a hug" - four words I love to hear, and of course I honor that request!!

6. "what happened" - if she hurts herself, she says this. I think it's because when she cries and I come to her, it's what I ask when I'm not certain why she's crying. She used to just say "happened" but now says "what happened." It's so funny. :-)

7. "Oh Daddy are you?" - many other words are inserted for the word "Daddy." She's skipping the word "where." She says it with the proper inflection.