So, I have been meaning to do this for about a year.... With most of our family and friends so far away, I thought this would be a fun way to keep people posted on the day to day events of our lives. More so, since I am terrible at writing in the baby books, maybe I can kill two birds with one stone and document the kids lives while I keep others updated! (Hopefully my writing will be entertaining enough to keep others interested!) The biggest challenge for me.... Keeping up with it! Since I am currently my own boss and set my own schedule (sort of!) I am hoping to schedule some time for this each week. I imagine it will be a little cathartic on those days when the kids are driving me crazy. I can write about it here, and then laugh at it. It's always easier from the outside looking in, right?!?
And life has been a little nuts the past month. Thankfully Blake is a very easy baby. There has only been one night where I called Jeff in tears because Avery was out of control with the whining and Blake was having a rough time too. Why didn't God give moms 4 arms? Have you ever tried to take a 2 year old to the bathroom while nursing a newborn??? Not an easy feat! Invariably I get the call, "I need to go poo poo!" right when Blake is settling in for his dinner! It's like clockwork!
Avery is settling in as big sister. As long as we get some time each night to spend just the 2 of us, she does really well. Her preschool teachers say that she is really coming out of her shell. I am not sure that is a good thing.... Jana was so impressed with her last Christmas because Avery didn't feel the need to touch everything in her house. She seemed so mild mannered and well behaved. Well, the next time we go to Dallas I have a feeling that Jana will not make that comment again! She loves to play with the boys at school and the rambunctiousness is definately wearing off on her. The other night I was bathing her and noticed a very distinct bite mark on her chest. You could see every tooth of some 2 year old little mouth on her! I asked her who bit her and she told me, and then let me know that she pushed him right back. The next day at school Jeff spoke to the teachers about it (biting isn't something to take lightly in my book, although neither is pushing...) and they didn't even know it had happend - Avery never cried about it... They were very concerned though and talked to Avery about the importance of letting the teachers know if someone hurts them. Of course when she tripped over a stump later that day she cried like the world was ending - but a bite from another child - no big deal! Anyhow, all this to say that Avery has become quite assertive (that's putting it nicely!). She has also become very polite. She has taken to saying thank you for everything. "Thank you for buying me these pajamas. Thank you for cutting my hair. Thank you for picking me up from school today". I love it.
Well, I suppose that is all I have time to write about for now... I will leave you with a few moments I have been meaning to document over the past few months....
A question from Avery as I am nursing Blake, "Mom, do I have bottles in MY boobs?" You should have seen the look on her face when I told her that babies get their milk from their mommies. She could not comprehend that one, since the milk has always come from a bottle when she is feeding her babies. She has yet to "nurse" her babies, but I think it is only a matter of time...
Avery telling me that baby brother is hungry (when I was about 8 months pregnant with Blake) and then proceeding to shove fruit snacks into my belly button for him to eat.
Anytime Avery wanted to talk to the baby she would lift up my shirt so he could "see" her.
This morning while laying in bed Avery said, "I love Blake". It melted my heart. We are trying not to force "love" on her. We say it to her all the time, but don't expect it to be said in return. We want her to say it when she wants to, not because she has to. So this unexpected declaration meant so much.
And life has been a little nuts the past month. Thankfully Blake is a very easy baby. There has only been one night where I called Jeff in tears because Avery was out of control with the whining and Blake was having a rough time too. Why didn't God give moms 4 arms? Have you ever tried to take a 2 year old to the bathroom while nursing a newborn??? Not an easy feat! Invariably I get the call, "I need to go poo poo!" right when Blake is settling in for his dinner! It's like clockwork!
Avery is settling in as big sister. As long as we get some time each night to spend just the 2 of us, she does really well. Her preschool teachers say that she is really coming out of her shell. I am not sure that is a good thing.... Jana was so impressed with her last Christmas because Avery didn't feel the need to touch everything in her house. She seemed so mild mannered and well behaved. Well, the next time we go to Dallas I have a feeling that Jana will not make that comment again! She loves to play with the boys at school and the rambunctiousness is definately wearing off on her. The other night I was bathing her and noticed a very distinct bite mark on her chest. You could see every tooth of some 2 year old little mouth on her! I asked her who bit her and she told me, and then let me know that she pushed him right back. The next day at school Jeff spoke to the teachers about it (biting isn't something to take lightly in my book, although neither is pushing...) and they didn't even know it had happend - Avery never cried about it... They were very concerned though and talked to Avery about the importance of letting the teachers know if someone hurts them. Of course when she tripped over a stump later that day she cried like the world was ending - but a bite from another child - no big deal! Anyhow, all this to say that Avery has become quite assertive (that's putting it nicely!). She has also become very polite. She has taken to saying thank you for everything. "Thank you for buying me these pajamas. Thank you for cutting my hair. Thank you for picking me up from school today". I love it.
Well, I suppose that is all I have time to write about for now... I will leave you with a few moments I have been meaning to document over the past few months....
A question from Avery as I am nursing Blake, "Mom, do I have bottles in MY boobs?" You should have seen the look on her face when I told her that babies get their milk from their mommies. She could not comprehend that one, since the milk has always come from a bottle when she is feeding her babies. She has yet to "nurse" her babies, but I think it is only a matter of time...
Avery telling me that baby brother is hungry (when I was about 8 months pregnant with Blake) and then proceeding to shove fruit snacks into my belly button for him to eat.
Anytime Avery wanted to talk to the baby she would lift up my shirt so he could "see" her.
This morning while laying in bed Avery said, "I love Blake". It melted my heart. We are trying not to force "love" on her. We say it to her all the time, but don't expect it to be said in return. We want her to say it when she wants to, not because she has to. So this unexpected declaration meant so much.
