I've started a new blog:
http://quotablekidbarrett.blogspot.com/
Many times, Andrew says things that absolutely crack me up! I want to remember them, so I started a 'my quotable kid' blog so I can keep track of when and where he says the funny things he says! Once Evie starts talking (I know we're a long way away!) I will add her funny comments to it as well! This is mainly for me, but as always, feel free to check in on the funny things my crazy kid says! :)
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Sappy Mom Moment
Today is a beautiful day!! I took advantage of the weather & got outside to blow some leaves. While hard at work, I became lost and surrounded in my thoughts....
Here I am outside working. I have left Andrew, 3 1/2, inside, alone with my 10 week old baby girl. And I TRUST him!! She was buckled in her swing smiling and cooing when I went outside. I left him with instructions to come get me if she started to cry. How amazing is that!? I checked in on them a few times. I was in awe with what I witnessed. Andrew thought she might be cold, so he put a blanket on her tucked in the way I do. To entertain her, he put little plastic eggs on her mobile so she could watch them. When her music stopped, he restarted it. As always she was very entertained by him, and he was eating it up!
How lucky am I to have this amazing little boy who is so caring and nurturing and loves to take such good care of his baby sister? How lucky am I to have this beautiful, sweet baby girl who has become so easy to care for?
It makes me think that along the way I have to have done something right. The next time I yell or snap at one of my kids (and actually feel bad about it) I'm going to remember this! I love my kids and I love my life. I need these moments to remind me of how good it can be. Andrew was testy the rest of the morning, and I have to just think about these times to help push me through. As I sit here with my baby waking up slowly in my arms the way she does...I know I wouldn't want it any other way!
(**Mental note...I had 8 hours of sleep & 2 cups of coffee prior to leaf blowing. Apparenty, this is my recipe!)
Here I am outside working. I have left Andrew, 3 1/2, inside, alone with my 10 week old baby girl. And I TRUST him!! She was buckled in her swing smiling and cooing when I went outside. I left him with instructions to come get me if she started to cry. How amazing is that!? I checked in on them a few times. I was in awe with what I witnessed. Andrew thought she might be cold, so he put a blanket on her tucked in the way I do. To entertain her, he put little plastic eggs on her mobile so she could watch them. When her music stopped, he restarted it. As always she was very entertained by him, and he was eating it up!
How lucky am I to have this amazing little boy who is so caring and nurturing and loves to take such good care of his baby sister? How lucky am I to have this beautiful, sweet baby girl who has become so easy to care for?
It makes me think that along the way I have to have done something right. The next time I yell or snap at one of my kids (and actually feel bad about it) I'm going to remember this! I love my kids and I love my life. I need these moments to remind me of how good it can be. Andrew was testy the rest of the morning, and I have to just think about these times to help push me through. As I sit here with my baby waking up slowly in my arms the way she does...I know I wouldn't want it any other way!
(**Mental note...I had 8 hours of sleep & 2 cups of coffee prior to leaf blowing. Apparenty, this is my recipe!)
Friday, November 13, 2009
My funny kid
Today, Andrew and I had an opportunity to go to the park for a little one on one time. It was only 30 minutes, but I loved it!
We were playing his game -- pet shop -- where he pretends there are animals in cages underneath the playground equipment. He is the 'pet master' and will give you whatever pet you ask for, and then you have to teach it to do tricks using all the playground equipment. Then we switch turns so he can get his pet. Today, he chose to get the pet snake....
Flash forward through the game...he decided he wanted his snake to come home with him. What does it matter, right!? So, the snake came home. I was feeding Evie, and all of a sudden Andrew's snake was hungry. So, he lifted up his shirt to feed his snake, and proceeded to burp it before he played with it! It was SO funny!!
We were playing his game -- pet shop -- where he pretends there are animals in cages underneath the playground equipment. He is the 'pet master' and will give you whatever pet you ask for, and then you have to teach it to do tricks using all the playground equipment. Then we switch turns so he can get his pet. Today, he chose to get the pet snake....
Flash forward through the game...he decided he wanted his snake to come home with him. What does it matter, right!? So, the snake came home. I was feeding Evie, and all of a sudden Andrew's snake was hungry. So, he lifted up his shirt to feed his snake, and proceeded to burp it before he played with it! It was SO funny!!
Evie - 2 months
We had Evie's 2 month checkup on October 30th....she weighed in at a whopping 11 lbs already! She also grew 2 inches & was 23 inches long! She started sleeping through the night at 6 1/2 weeks, and will go from about 8:30pm - 6:00am (roughly)...it is so nice! She coos & smiles, and some days is SO full of cuddles! She loves to lay naked on the floor...it is usually the easiest way to calm her down! She continues to be fixed on Andrew...when he is in the room she is drawn to him! She will talk more to him than to anyone else, and when she sees him her face usually lights up into a big smile! I LOVE to see their relationship grow!
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