Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Grumpy old man...

We are officially into summer. We smell like chlorine and need the airconditioner running. So Claira is almost finished with her swimming lessons. Jeremy likes to call it swimmig torture. She screams the whole time. She also claws at you and pinchs. She loves the water, that is not the problem. It is the structure and she is unable to choose what she would like to do in the water. Our second born does not enjoy being forced to do anything. You may have ice cream for her but to feed it to her would only cause her to become a grumpy old man. (I know she is a girl, but I have met many of grumpy old men and she is one when unhappy). She has finally stopped screaming when we clothe her. Right now taking baths is becoming a problem. She use to love them and would let you put her in anytime. Well now she does not want to go in. And after many many minutes of screaming in the tub we reach for her to take her out and guess what...Yup, she does not want to get out. What a headache. I love her to pieces. To see her laugh is amazing. She has 2 dimples one on each side of her cheaks. Her smile is so adorable. She even enjoys making others laugh. So it is not that she is unhappy, she is full of joy most of the day. But when she is forced into somthing that was not initiated on her own, this is where we encounter the old man in her. Oh well just 2 more days of swimming and than she is on her own accord.

2 comments:

Dana said...

oh to be that second born is SOOO hard....that was me in a nutshell...you should for sure call me mom :)

Are you getting so excited for vacation?!

Erica said...

Both my girls pretty much cry through their swim lessons as well. Adiah cries and screams and Ava sits on the top step of the pool and moans through chattering teeth. She cocks her head to one side like a wet miserable dog.