February was a bit of a long month because Vivi (and Ryder too) spent the month sleeping poorly. Vivi has been in her bed for over six months now and she never woke up more than occasionally or when she was sick, but this month it felt like she woke up every night. Usually when they wake up we have them come sleep with us for a couple of hours and that’s that. But this month Vivi was waking up very early, lots of times before 1am even, and it was very consistent. What made it even harder to deal with was that all of this upheaval was somehow affecting Ryder and there were several nights that both of them were with us! Vivi really loves to snuggle with me when she wakes up in the middle of the night, so I do actually like it, but not every night!
Vivien was pretty excited about Valentine’s Day this year. They did a lot of activities at school, plus we decorated a lot at home and then they had a party at school. She picked out a Valentine’s card that she liked online and then I printed them out for her. She loved to watch them shoot out of the printer- she stood in front of it and held out her two little hands to catch each sheet as it came! I wrote her classmates’ names for her, but she did sign them. She can write Vivi, although sometimes she writes it out of order! We did a couple of sessions and she signed them all herself. The bag of Valentine’s and treats that she brought home was huge!
One of Vivi’s most favorite toys to play with is play-doh still. She pulls out that bucket of play-doh and tools most days. She got a gift card for Christmas and she picked out two packs of play-doh, plus she had gotten some new play-doh as a present. She used it so much that it was starting to dry out a bit, so I got her some more for Valentine’s day. She was thrilled! She’s very good at the roller now, so she rolls out her play-doh and makes tons of little play-doh shapes. She made a couple of dozen hearts and gave them to me in a little bowl!
Vivi taking a turn carrying the Jolly Roger
She's having a good time!
Striding down the street
Ryder got all caught up
Of course, if Vivi is doing it, Ryder needs to 'help'
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