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Caitlin

Caitlin is quickly approaching 4 and she is becoming such a big girl!  Since she started pre-school she talks clearly and she’s losing some of her shyness.  She fights with Jaden quite a bit – but if Jaden is sad she is quick to try to make her feel better.  She doesn’t like it when Tim and I discipline Jaden and will yell at us if we do.  Her teacher at school tells us that she is a little shy, but when there is something she likes to do she comes out of her shell.  She LOVES to color and cut things.  She has been starting to sing and dance.  On my Birthday I received a card that plays music when you open it and her and Jaden were dancing to it – very cute.  She also likes to go to the mall!!!  Tim is disappointed about this, he was hoping one of the girls would want to hang out on Saturday’s and watch football with him – maybe when they are older!

 

Jaden:

Jaden has three sides to her.  Side 1: She can be so sweet, if I’m upset she will come up and say “sorry mommy” and give me hugs and kisses.  She will be so happy and having such a good time.

Side 2: When other people are any where around she gets shy.  Very shy.  It doesn’t matter if she knows them or not.  She will clam up and will only let me or Tim hold her, and she wants to be held the entire time.  She does eventually relax, but she still won’t let any one else hold her.

Side 3: This side is crabby/angry Jaden.  If she’s in this mood we have to step on eggshells.  If I take something from her that she wants, her face gets red and she screams at the top of her lungs “MMMIIIIIIIINNNEEEE”.    She will hit Caitlin if she is in this mood, she will drop to the ground and cry until she is hysterical and can’t breathe.  We don’t like to see this side of Jaden – and fortunately for us this Jaden is coming out less and less and she gets older.  We call this the terrible 2 Jaden.

Jaden loves stuffed animals and dolls right now.  Some kids have a favorite, but hers is all of them.  She nevers wants the same one twice in a row.  She’s also potty trained now, which I think is pretty awesome for just turning two in August, she doesn’t even wet the bed at night anymore.  The downside to this is that she LOVES to use public restrooms. If we go out to eat, we spend most of our meal in the bathroom with Jaden.  And we never know if she really has to go or if she just wants to go hang out in there, so we have to take her every time she asks.  She adores her big sister and does everything she does.  I love to watch them interact with each other, most of the time they are so good with each other.