Addi has been sick this week...very sick...as in sinus infection and strep throat kind of sick. After watching her slowly start to fade from perky and playful to weak and tired on Sunday, I determined that Monday was going to be a sick day for both of us. Usually, when the kids are sick, Jared and I split the responsiblities, but this time he was not able to and I was more than willing to take care of my sick baby. I decided that I wasn't just going to work from home, instead I took a personal day so that I could spend the ENTIRE day nursing my sick patient. I took her to the doctor, I let her pick out toys while we were in Walgreens waiting for her prescription, I gave her a picnic in the living room that consisted of milk and applesauce because that is what she wanted, and most of all I let her sit on my lap with her head rested on me as much as she desired. I hated that she was sick, but oh how I loved that day, and oh how I NEEDED that day. It's hard when you work outside of the home to not be the one to always be there when your baby needs you to be, for once I was able to be and it did my heart so good.
Our adorable daughter is on the mend...today was proof enough when I caught her standing on her brother, while he laughed. Thank God he wasn't hurt, and I'm not sure how he wasn't, but even so, at that moment I realized two things: 1. Addi is getting back to her feisty self and 2. Addi and Brogan are so amazing together. :)
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Time to sleep!
Dear Brogan,
You are almost 8 months old! You can crawl, you can speak (a couple of words), you have a new-found joy in pestering your sister, you have a sweet, carefree personality...you are amazing! Since you are such a big boy now, I think its time for your to start sleeping consistently through the night. Your daddy and I are on to you...you cry, we go in to comfort you, you stop crying as soon as we pick you up. You are not hurting, you are not scared, you are not hungry...you are S-P-O-I-L-E-D. So, it is after 11:00 pm and I think NOW would be such a great time for you to discover all the happiness that comes your way when you sleep through the night. Seriously, try it, you will not be disappointed.
With all of my love and affection,
A VERY tired Mommy
You are almost 8 months old! You can crawl, you can speak (a couple of words), you have a new-found joy in pestering your sister, you have a sweet, carefree personality...you are amazing! Since you are such a big boy now, I think its time for your to start sleeping consistently through the night. Your daddy and I are on to you...you cry, we go in to comfort you, you stop crying as soon as we pick you up. You are not hurting, you are not scared, you are not hungry...you are S-P-O-I-L-E-D. So, it is after 11:00 pm and I think NOW would be such a great time for you to discover all the happiness that comes your way when you sleep through the night. Seriously, try it, you will not be disappointed.
With all of my love and affection,
A VERY tired Mommy
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Biting Woes
So one of our not so proud moments of last week included Addi biting a child at her daycare. Although she has been bit several times and was the recipient of a lovely bite mark on her side just that morning that has still not gone away, I was quite mortified that our non-biter became a biter. Thankfully this has been an isolated incident and I'm hoping beyond all hope that this will remain the case. Anyway, since the jaws incident, every morning on the way to daycare, my prayers have gone something like this: "Dear Jesus, Thank you for this beautiful day and for all of your many blessings." Etc,etc. and have ended with "Please help Addi not to bite today, because we do not bite. No biting, it's not nice." Granted, I have stressed the biting part intentionally so that Miss Addi will know that Mommy does not approve of biting and hoping she would realize that Jesus doesn't either. So the other day when we went to pray, I started out with, "Dear Jesus" and she quickly replied with, "No bite, Jesus, No, No!" I almost wrecked the car as I realized my baby girl now thinks Jesus bites his friends too. I was hoping it was a one time thing, but no, tonight when we said her bedtime prayers, she pointed her little index finger in the air and said, "No bite, Jesus!"
Sunday, January 15, 2012
This week's fun and not so fun moments...
Moments from this week:
- Brogan got a nasty stomach virus on Tuesday and today is the first day that he has not thrown up since that time (keeping my fingers crossed that I won't regret typing this just now considering this is still a couple hours left in our day). As a result, he was out of daycare for four days and went to the doctor twice.
- We had people come over to watch the national championship college football game on Monday night and had a good time. Unfortunately, the team Jared wanted to win didn't win, but oh well. :)
- Brogan is CRAWLING!!!! And while I know that in a few weeks we may wish he wasn't crawling quite yet, we are still so proud!! :) Keeping in line with our families philosophy of always having something funny to tell with our big milestones...as soon as Brogan started crawling, I started crying happy tears as he crawled right to me...I picked him up and hugged him and he threw up all over me. Even so, it was a great moment. :)
- Funny Addi saying:
- Mommy: Addi, don't hit your brother.
Addi: Please?
- I saw a colleague who I haven't seen since he experienced an absolute tragic event in December and I was so glad to see him smile. While I know there is an insurmountable amount of pain behind the smile, it is nice to know the smile is still there.
- Addi and Brogan are interacting even more than they were last week...and it is so much fun to watch. Today, Addi would say she was going bye-bye and then would walk back to Brogan and hug him and say, "Hi Buddy! I missed you!" He thought this was great and would laugh every time she hugged him. It was such a precious moment. :)
- Another Addi/Brogan interaction that was not quite so precious also happened today. Brogan was sitting and playing and minding his own business and Addi had some water in a cup. She walked over to him and proceeded to pour the water all over his lap, on purpose.
- While at Wal-Mart yesterday, Addi tried to stand up in the cart and of course was saying that she was "stuck" because I had the seat belt clipped around her. I told her she wasn't stuck and some woman looked at me and told me to not let her stand up because someone might snatch her. I sort-of nodded at the woman, and then I pushed the cart with my baby girl and walked as fast as I could in the opposite direction. Who would tell someone something like that???
- Also while at Wal-Mart yesterday, Addi saw a man at the end of an aisle with gray hair. Of course, she thought this was Grandpa and started yelling, "Hi Grandpa!!" She was so excited. The man and his wife thought it was hilarious. I did too, until she started crying for "Grandpa" when he walked down a different aisle. It made me sad that all of her grandparents are a few hours away because she really enjoys spending time with them.
- And one more Wal-Mart story...Addi saw a white-haired woman and thought this was her "Gigi" which is Jared's Grandmother. She yelled for her Gigi and when the lady didn't look at her, Addi covered her eyes to play peek-a-boo. Crazy girl.
- We thoroughly enjoyed song time with our sweet babies tonight. Addi requested that we sing, "Baby Bumble Bee" half a dozen times though. Every time we would sing it, Addi would light up and say, "Ouch...it stung me!!"
- While reading "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do you See?" Addi was finishing the sentences. We have obviously read that book a lot. She also loves "God Gave us You" and calls it her "Night-Night Baby Bear" book. :) I love reading to her and Brogan. :)
- Brogan has taken a huge interest in sitting in his bouncy seat and seeing how fast he can bounce. It is so cute to watch and it's so much fun to watch him crawl out of the seat, too. ADORABLE. :)
I guess that's it. While these moments may not sound that interesting, they are moments I'm so afraid I'll forget if I don't write them down, so if you read to the end of this, I hope I didn't bore you!! :)
Have a blessed week!!
- Brogan got a nasty stomach virus on Tuesday and today is the first day that he has not thrown up since that time (keeping my fingers crossed that I won't regret typing this just now considering this is still a couple hours left in our day). As a result, he was out of daycare for four days and went to the doctor twice.
- We had people come over to watch the national championship college football game on Monday night and had a good time. Unfortunately, the team Jared wanted to win didn't win, but oh well. :)
- Brogan is CRAWLING!!!! And while I know that in a few weeks we may wish he wasn't crawling quite yet, we are still so proud!! :) Keeping in line with our families philosophy of always having something funny to tell with our big milestones...as soon as Brogan started crawling, I started crying happy tears as he crawled right to me...I picked him up and hugged him and he threw up all over me. Even so, it was a great moment. :)
- Funny Addi saying:
- Mommy: Addi, don't hit your brother.
Addi: Please?
- I saw a colleague who I haven't seen since he experienced an absolute tragic event in December and I was so glad to see him smile. While I know there is an insurmountable amount of pain behind the smile, it is nice to know the smile is still there.
- Addi and Brogan are interacting even more than they were last week...and it is so much fun to watch. Today, Addi would say she was going bye-bye and then would walk back to Brogan and hug him and say, "Hi Buddy! I missed you!" He thought this was great and would laugh every time she hugged him. It was such a precious moment. :)
- Another Addi/Brogan interaction that was not quite so precious also happened today. Brogan was sitting and playing and minding his own business and Addi had some water in a cup. She walked over to him and proceeded to pour the water all over his lap, on purpose.
- While at Wal-Mart yesterday, Addi tried to stand up in the cart and of course was saying that she was "stuck" because I had the seat belt clipped around her. I told her she wasn't stuck and some woman looked at me and told me to not let her stand up because someone might snatch her. I sort-of nodded at the woman, and then I pushed the cart with my baby girl and walked as fast as I could in the opposite direction. Who would tell someone something like that???
- Also while at Wal-Mart yesterday, Addi saw a man at the end of an aisle with gray hair. Of course, she thought this was Grandpa and started yelling, "Hi Grandpa!!" She was so excited. The man and his wife thought it was hilarious. I did too, until she started crying for "Grandpa" when he walked down a different aisle. It made me sad that all of her grandparents are a few hours away because she really enjoys spending time with them.
- And one more Wal-Mart story...Addi saw a white-haired woman and thought this was her "Gigi" which is Jared's Grandmother. She yelled for her Gigi and when the lady didn't look at her, Addi covered her eyes to play peek-a-boo. Crazy girl.
- We thoroughly enjoyed song time with our sweet babies tonight. Addi requested that we sing, "Baby Bumble Bee" half a dozen times though. Every time we would sing it, Addi would light up and say, "Ouch...it stung me!!"
- While reading "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do you See?" Addi was finishing the sentences. We have obviously read that book a lot. She also loves "God Gave us You" and calls it her "Night-Night Baby Bear" book. :) I love reading to her and Brogan. :)
- Brogan has taken a huge interest in sitting in his bouncy seat and seeing how fast he can bounce. It is so cute to watch and it's so much fun to watch him crawl out of the seat, too. ADORABLE. :)
I guess that's it. While these moments may not sound that interesting, they are moments I'm so afraid I'll forget if I don't write them down, so if you read to the end of this, I hope I didn't bore you!! :)
Have a blessed week!!
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Last Week
Favorite and/or crazy moments of this past week (in no particular order):
- Date day with Mr. Wonderful :)
- Going back to work - while not exactly the most exciting event, the fact that I have a job that helps provide for our family is such a blessing!
- Addi climbing on the table while her brother was sitting in his bumbo on top of it (and yes, I know babies shouldn’t sit in bumbos on top of furniture, but I assure you he was absolutely safe). Of course we told Addi not to climb on the table anymore, butI had to secretly take a picture first. ;)
- Addi saying, "Hi Daddy!" to a stranger in a parking lot. He told her he wasn't daddy...I assured him that she knows her daddy and that he lives at home with us. :)
- Brogan rolling all over the floor while happily yelling, "dada, dada, dada....baa, baa, baa." He talks non-stop and I love it. :)
- Addi getting on the floor and saying, "Crawl, Crawl!" to her brother and demonstrating for Jared and I how Brogan gets on his knees and rocks back and forth. :)
- Taking a family nap on Sunday afternoon. :)
- Spending time with sweet friends from out of town on Friday night.
- Listening to an amazing sermon from our awesome pastor!
- Laughing hysterically with the kiddos while throwing a sheet over the three of us. We are so building a fort soon!! :)
- Brogan discovering that he could look at the glass door in the hutch and see our reflections in it. This made him very happy!
- Watching Jared and Addi sit outside and talk and sing together. It melts my heart to watch my sweet husband interact with our kids on such a personal level. He is such a great daddy!
- Waking up to Addi singing, “Old McDonald Had a Farm.” :)
- Getting an unexpected note from a friend.
- Watching Brogan hold his bottle. This is a big accomplishment as he has shown no interest in holding his own bottle for months.
- Hooking up and playing with the amazing printer Jared got for me for Christmas!! I LOVE it!!
- Date day with Mr. Wonderful :)
- Going back to work - while not exactly the most exciting event, the fact that I have a job that helps provide for our family is such a blessing!
- Addi climbing on the table while her brother was sitting in his bumbo on top of it (and yes, I know babies shouldn’t sit in bumbos on top of furniture, but I assure you he was absolutely safe). Of course we told Addi not to climb on the table anymore, butI had to secretly take a picture first. ;)
- Addi saying, "Hi Daddy!" to a stranger in a parking lot. He told her he wasn't daddy...I assured him that she knows her daddy and that he lives at home with us. :)
- Brogan rolling all over the floor while happily yelling, "dada, dada, dada....baa, baa, baa." He talks non-stop and I love it. :)
- Addi getting on the floor and saying, "Crawl, Crawl!" to her brother and demonstrating for Jared and I how Brogan gets on his knees and rocks back and forth. :)
- Taking a family nap on Sunday afternoon. :)
- Spending time with sweet friends from out of town on Friday night.
- Listening to an amazing sermon from our awesome pastor!
- Laughing hysterically with the kiddos while throwing a sheet over the three of us. We are so building a fort soon!! :)
- Brogan discovering that he could look at the glass door in the hutch and see our reflections in it. This made him very happy!
- Watching Jared and Addi sit outside and talk and sing together. It melts my heart to watch my sweet husband interact with our kids on such a personal level. He is such a great daddy!
- Waking up to Addi singing, “Old McDonald Had a Farm.” :)
- Getting an unexpected note from a friend.
- Watching Brogan hold his bottle. This is a big accomplishment as he has shown no interest in holding his own bottle for months.
- Hooking up and playing with the amazing printer Jared got for me for Christmas!! I LOVE it!!
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Welcome 2012 and Terrible Two's!
Aww the joy of a New Year...with it comes so much excitement and hope of what the year will bring. It's a time to reflect on what you would like to change (besides two babies diapers multiple times a day) and what adventures you'd like to take (adventures that don't include Wal-Mart or Target as the main source of entertainment). This is the first time in two years that I have not entered the year pregnant. That kind-of makes me sad...mainly because I would like another maternity leave and because as Jared says, I live for the big moments...but reality is, I'm happy to not be pregnant with our third child, yet (and no, we do not have plans to have a third child any time in the near future...if ever). So this will be the year to really live for the "small" moments. The moments that, when all is said and done, collectively take your breath away. :) Like watching your 7 month-old sit himself up after he was laying on his stomach, or listening to your 21 month old sing, "Oh Christmas Tree" for the twentieth time in one day, or feeling pride when your husband tells you about the joy he finds in volunteering his time in our church, or the excitement that shines in your sister's eyes as she anticipates holding her baby boy or girl in just a few short months, or the love you feel when family is gathered together and are enjoying just being together. And with these somewhat simple moments, come the sad moments, too, that though tough to endure are a necessary part of life, and if given the opportunity, are moments that can teach you and remind you of what is truly important. And while I don't want to dwell on the difficult moments of 2011, the disappointments, the fears, the failures...I know that this year will bring both happy and sad times, fun and hard times, and yes, even scary times.
Scary, you say? Yes, scary...as in our daughter has officially entered the terrible two's. Before you think you may have missed something, no, she is not even two yet. We have 2 months and 9 days before that happens, yet here we are, in terrible twoville and Jared and I are S-C-A-R-E-D. We started seeing signs a couple months ago, but it's almost as if Addi decided to make her own New Year resolutions that include the following:
1. I will throw temper-tantrums, complete with head-banging, arm-flailing, ear-piercing screams that last for upwards of 30 mintues.
2. I will hit anything that is around me when I don't get my way - even if this means batting at Daddy, Mommy or my baby brother. I will then proceed with the above mentioned temper tantrum show when I get punished for my actions.
3. I will ware my Daddy and Mommy out. When they scold me, I will act like I don't care, or of course, throw a temper-tantrum. When they are trying to sleep in the middle of the night, I will wake up multiple times shreaking, for no reason...and when they come into my room thinking that I am scared, I will reply with a joyful, "Hi Daddy!" or "Buddy sleeping!" or "Me hungry!" When they lay me back down, I will throw a temper-tantrum.
4. I will not play with my toys, color, or read books. Instead, I will pull drawers completely out of my dresser, try to open cabinet doors, jump on the furniture, climb on the top of the dining room table and annoy my little brother. When someone trys to divert my attentino to a toy, craft or book, I think I will throw a temper-tantrum instead.
5. I will receive lots of hugs and love from Daddy and Mommy. They know that I am growing and learning and though they don't understand why I am doing what I am doing, they know that I don't either. So, they will be patient with me, they will get on their knees in prayer each day for me, they will let me know that I am loved and appreciated and an important member of our family. When I come out of this stage, I will be more confident, more secure of my position in life, and understand my boundaries a lot better.
So here we go...as we watch our sweet little girl turn into a screaming banshee over and over again, we will do our best to not forget that this is all part of growing up. And we hope, beyond all hope, that her terrible two's will be LONG gone before her brother gets into his.
We wish you all a very Happy New Year!!!
Scary, you say? Yes, scary...as in our daughter has officially entered the terrible two's. Before you think you may have missed something, no, she is not even two yet. We have 2 months and 9 days before that happens, yet here we are, in terrible twoville and Jared and I are S-C-A-R-E-D. We started seeing signs a couple months ago, but it's almost as if Addi decided to make her own New Year resolutions that include the following:
1. I will throw temper-tantrums, complete with head-banging, arm-flailing, ear-piercing screams that last for upwards of 30 mintues.
2. I will hit anything that is around me when I don't get my way - even if this means batting at Daddy, Mommy or my baby brother. I will then proceed with the above mentioned temper tantrum show when I get punished for my actions.
3. I will ware my Daddy and Mommy out. When they scold me, I will act like I don't care, or of course, throw a temper-tantrum. When they are trying to sleep in the middle of the night, I will wake up multiple times shreaking, for no reason...and when they come into my room thinking that I am scared, I will reply with a joyful, "Hi Daddy!" or "Buddy sleeping!" or "Me hungry!" When they lay me back down, I will throw a temper-tantrum.
4. I will not play with my toys, color, or read books. Instead, I will pull drawers completely out of my dresser, try to open cabinet doors, jump on the furniture, climb on the top of the dining room table and annoy my little brother. When someone trys to divert my attentino to a toy, craft or book, I think I will throw a temper-tantrum instead.
5. I will receive lots of hugs and love from Daddy and Mommy. They know that I am growing and learning and though they don't understand why I am doing what I am doing, they know that I don't either. So, they will be patient with me, they will get on their knees in prayer each day for me, they will let me know that I am loved and appreciated and an important member of our family. When I come out of this stage, I will be more confident, more secure of my position in life, and understand my boundaries a lot better.
So here we go...as we watch our sweet little girl turn into a screaming banshee over and over again, we will do our best to not forget that this is all part of growing up. And we hope, beyond all hope, that her terrible two's will be LONG gone before her brother gets into his.
We wish you all a very Happy New Year!!!
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