I love Saturdays

About two weeks ago we were out of the basics: milk, bread, etc. I decided that ready or not, I was going to need to brave taking two kids to the store. I didn't really want to take Little Lady out in public yet (she was only two weeks old) but it was that or starve...
How did it go? It was a Disaster. That's right, with a capital D! Mason cried because he couldn't walk or push the cart. Lady cried... not sure why. I almost cried. And we were hurrying!!
Yesterday I went to the store again.
NO ONE CRIED THE WHOLE TIME!


That's because I went by myself.

"Hold it?"

Big brother often refers to sister as "baby" or "it." Poor girl. She DOES have a name.
So, "Hold it?" is a frequent phrase we hear around our house now. Accompanying it are, "Eat!" (as he tries to force the binki into sleeping sister's mouth) "Wake Up!" (so he can "hold it") and "Baby Sister" (spoken at random times throughout the day).
Very fun/ny, if not quite politically or grammatically correct.

Does anyone else think he looks so proud, and she looks like she's crying for help?

Twice Blessed

So I've had a lot of down time the last few days... imagine that. What with the hospital, and then staying in bed most of the day... I've had a little time to think. Inevitably, I find myself thinking back to when child number one was born. What's been the same? What is different? How different these two children already are!! But I also remember feeling so overwhelmed, and so inadequate. (I didn't know how easy I had it with one!) Knowing this feeling is sure to come the minute King goes back to work and Mom has to go back to school, I've decided to be proactive and get my thinking oriented in a new way before I can (and will) feel overwhelmed. So, here's a pre-reminder to myself of all the blessings I have. I'm not just blessed, I'm twice blessed.
1. Little Lady came early.
2. King got to take a whole week off of work.
1. Little Lady is extremely healthy.
2. Mason has medicine and is on the home-stretch of getting better.
1. Little Lady is a GREAT sleeper- even through noise!
2. Mason can make all the noise he wants and usually does without me having to shush him.
1. Little Lady eats pretty good.
2. It's the perfect time to read or play peek-a-boo with Mason.
1. King has taken over the double role of bread-winner and bread-maker for the week.
2. Mom is came up several times this week so I could keep resting and adjusting.
1. Mason loves to say good morning to Little Lady.
2. Little Lady can't tell me "no" yet.
1. When Mason is having a hard time since Mom is holding baby sister AGAIN, he can come and lay on my lap and get a backrub too.
2. When my lap is too full and I'm hurting, its because I have TWO wonderful children who don't really mean to wiggle so much, and soon I'll feel better and be able to hold them both comfortably.
1. I can sleep at night... finally.
2. Except for when Little Lady gets up, but then I get to HOLD the reason I can't sleep.
1. I get the chance to develop more patience- really this is a good thing.
2. If I can't get up to help Mason do something I've asked, I get the practice of talking him through it and being patient.... I keep trying to tell myself this will be a blessing.
1. I have Mason, my fun-loving, energetic little boy to play with, teach, hold, chase, and fill up hours while King is at work.
2. I have little Lady to cuddle with (since Mason won't), and hold, and be reminded how close Heaven is.
1. King has a good job- though the hours will be long the next few months, we have a warm, safe house.
2. King is FANTASTIC at helping out when he gets home- we ALL love to see him!

Now there are four.

1/12/2010
6 lbs 15 oz
20 in long.
Beautiful.

All Dressed Up

I'm not sure how dressed up he'd ever be if it weren't for his Grandma's!
The suit? Grandma S.


The warm coat and boots: Grandma D.
(The way too big hat... me. See what I mean?)


This Sunday suit: Again, Grandma D.
Thanks!
PS- that shirt was tucked in 3 1/2 seconds before.... really.

"Nightmares"

Little man Mason woke up in the middle of the night a few days ago crying. He came out of his room crying, "Off me. Peanut Butter. Off me. Peanut Butter." Some kids dream of monsters, others of sticky fingers. I'll take his nightmares any day.
(He really does hate sticky things on his hands.)

Snow Man

One of StoneMason's favorite songs is "Sno-Ma" (or Once There Was A Snowman) so we went outside the other day and built this guy. I probably shouldn't have, he was extremely heavy and the neighbors were looking at me like I was nuts!
ANYHOW, true to verse, "in the sun he melted, melted... small, small, small." This was taken not even two hours after completion and he'd melted enough that his rock face and buttons had partially fallen off. Poor guy. He still provides lots of entertainment though as Mason runs to the window to say, "Hi! Snowman!!"

Obedient or Smart Alec?

As we were leaving Grandma R's last night she gave son a fruit snack for in the car. He, of course, wanted it opened right then. Here was the ensuing conversation.
Dad: Wait, son. Say, "Thank you" first.
Son: "Thank you first."

Decoy

This poor tree

has served as a perfect decoy to protect THIS tree.


Thank goodness it mostly works.

Sweet Music

Mason has discovered singing. He has always loved music and being sung to, and frequently dances to music, but now he sings. He surprisingly has most of the lyrics to the first verse and chorus of "I am a Child of God." What he doesn't know he fills in with "hum, a, a, a, hum..." He loves to sing "Jin- Kle Bas" (Jingle Bells), Sno- ma (Snowman), Rosies (Ring around the rosies), Popcorn, the "Spider Song" (Eensy Weensy Spider), and many more. His little outbursts of song ALWAYS make me smile- its hard to be upset with him when he starts singing, "I, ah ah ah, of God." Love that boy.