Natalie and Nick are Home

It is with great sadness that I write about Nick Nischan and his little friend Natalie passing from this earth into the arms of their heavenly father. Natalie passed away within the last week and Nick passed away yesterday around noon. Please pray for these families that I wrote about several months ago. If you would like to read more please to go http://tammynischan.blogspot.com/ .

Nick touched so many lives and will continue to do so. Please pray for this dear family that has already been through the loss of one child.

3 year old Check up, 5 months late

Do you ever notice a pattern with my entries??? Late. My husband would agree that is the theme of my life. But I'm not ALWAYS late. Just a lot. I started a post a couple of weeks ago about our fall but dumb blogger wouldn't let me upload pics at that time so I stopped. But I thought I would fill you in on her Doctor's appt this morning for her 3 year old Well Child and maybe a few other random thoughts before I forget....

She weighs 34 1/2 lbs and is 39 1/2 inches tall. 75th% for both. Which is a far cry from her 5th% weight and 75% height when she was born. She is wearing a 4T but I noticed those jeans are getting to be a bit on the high water side today. Long legs and torso I guess. Her shirts are always too short too. They fit her everywhere else but then have trouble meeting her belt line.

She was so good at the Doctor. She got through their eye exam which they said most 3 year old cannot do because they don't get how to follow the instructions. She told the doctor some numbers on the paper and answered her questions. She kept laying down on the table for the doctor and pulling up her pant legs to show her booboos I guess, I'm really not sure. It was pretty cute though.

Let's see, what else is she doing these days... My friend Lyric who keeps her 2 days a week says that she is starting to negotiate with her. B that is. B will make Lyric a proposal to get what she wants. For example, B told Lyric that she would use her manners and be nice if Lyric would buy her something at the store. She tried this with me the other day but I wasn't really listening to her and forgot about it until Lyric told me her story. She was negotiating for some candy. Perhaps politics are in her future. :)

She loves preschool and has her favorite friend Noah. He adores B and that is pretty much who she plays with as far as she reports.

She has adjusted to me working full time. And as much as I hate it, I think the stress of taking care of money matters going away has made that part of all our lives easier.

She is fiercely independent and enjoys spending the night with grandparents and her beloved Courtney. At the same time she has become quite the Daddy's girl. They are best buds nowadays and she looks forward to every minute she gets to spend with him.

Spirit is very empathetic and will ask out of the blue how my day at work was or if I'm feeling ok. She remembers if someone has been sick and asks about how they are doing. She understands apologies and a bit about forgiveness and is very sad when she messes up and knows she is in trouble.

Her love of reading continues to flourish. She makes up stories with me verbally and can be quite creative. She likes such a variety of books. I was trying to think of her favorites but she really picks different ones all the time.

She loves to dress up in costumes and has recently gotten into taking care of her baby dolls and doing a lot of role playing. She switches items in her bed each night that she sleeps with. And always wants a book with her as well.

She continues to be her Spirited self and is oh so strong willed. We just keep praying for it to be channeled in the right direction and for wisdom to know how to parent her. We are often weary at the end of the day with our busy lives and busy busy girl who challenges us every step of the way (or at least every other) but we are ALWAYS thankful for the opportunity to love this little gift from God and are thankful for our healthy, happy family. Sorry for a post without pics! I will get some on soon!