February, you were super fun.
Thanks.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Science Spectrum, Here We Come!
We finally bought a family pass after mooching off friends. Thanks, LFH!
Robyn, I'm guessing all your favorite families will want to take you here this summer. Gear up!
Pearly, get on down here so Jubie can splash with S-Man.
Okay... so I had to come back and edit this post. S-Man has been trying to tell me about something that sounded a lot like "giant bedroom" for about 3 weeks now, and I finally figured out what he was talking about. That's right! You guessed it! Science Spectrum! (March 1, 2012)
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Walking!
I so wanted Rollie Pollie O to walk by 18 months, and he did! We are super proud of him and are loving this new toddling stage.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Monday, February 20, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Friday, February 17, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
5 Months!
I was busy making posts about our recent trip to Mimi and Momo's house and I almost forgot to celebrate our fifth month as a family! This one went by so fast! Kind of an easy, normal sort of fast!
Highlights include...
* Super Man sleeping in his bedroom!
* Lil'O's first steps!
* Lil'O finally gained enough weight to turn his car seat around.
* Lil'O's fifth tooth came in & he has one more almost poking through.
* First trip to Oklahoma to visit the M&Ms.
* Social Security numbers were assigned, bank accounts and 529's set up.
* Super Man is no longer bilingual. This is something to mourn and celebrate... He only uses about 3 or 4 Amharic words now, but every week his English improves. Incidentally, Side kick O has picked up a few Amharic words.
*When Super Man says "yeah", it sounds totally Scandinavian or Minnesotan as in "ya, sure, you betcha". This can probably only be blamed on me. Apparently I have more of an accent that I realize.
* Valentines Day has been my favorite worthless holiday so far. (No offense on the worthless part, Pearly!!)
* Super Man can now watch hours of tv if you let him. This has been kind of a weird revelation. One or two months home, I used to turn something on at 5:00, knowing I would have 5 to 10 minutes to start some dinner prep before my helpers would be back. Generally massive tv watching skills would be considered bad in my book, except in cases of emergencies, like when I want to take a nap. :)
*Super Man finally likes fruit after months of being grossed out by things that are too sweet.
* Lil'O personality shines through more and more each day. It's such a surprise to see him have such strong opinions and ideas about every day things. He's no longer a baby, although he's still pretty snuggly. :)
I can't wait to write the post for next month. That will seem something of a major accomplishment to me... a family for 6 whole months!
Highlights include...
* Super Man sleeping in his bedroom!
* Lil'O's first steps!
* Lil'O finally gained enough weight to turn his car seat around.
* Lil'O's fifth tooth came in & he has one more almost poking through.
* First trip to Oklahoma to visit the M&Ms.
* Social Security numbers were assigned, bank accounts and 529's set up.
* Super Man is no longer bilingual. This is something to mourn and celebrate... He only uses about 3 or 4 Amharic words now, but every week his English improves. Incidentally, Side kick O has picked up a few Amharic words.
*When Super Man says "yeah", it sounds totally Scandinavian or Minnesotan as in "ya, sure, you betcha". This can probably only be blamed on me. Apparently I have more of an accent that I realize.
* Valentines Day has been my favorite worthless holiday so far. (No offense on the worthless part, Pearly!!)
* Super Man can now watch hours of tv if you let him. This has been kind of a weird revelation. One or two months home, I used to turn something on at 5:00, knowing I would have 5 to 10 minutes to start some dinner prep before my helpers would be back. Generally massive tv watching skills would be considered bad in my book, except in cases of emergencies, like when I want to take a nap. :)
*Super Man finally likes fruit after months of being grossed out by things that are too sweet.
* Lil'O personality shines through more and more each day. It's such a surprise to see him have such strong opinions and ideas about every day things. He's no longer a baby, although he's still pretty snuggly. :)
I can't wait to write the post for next month. That will seem something of a major accomplishment to me... a family for 6 whole months!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Friday, February 10, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Looks like a Lump...
But it's really a big step! Big Man S is sleeping in his own bed!! In the bedroom he shares with his brother, (insert cheers here) and more importantly, not in our room (cheers get louder)!!!!
We've been asking S Man for a few weeks now if he wanted to sleep with Lil'O in his bedroom and at first I think he thought we were crazy. He would say, "No! Scary! My bed, Mama, Ababa!" Translation: I sleep in mama and ababa's bedroom and there is no way I would ever sleep in here. End of discussion.
A few nights ago he surprised everyone by saying yes, he did in fact want to sleep in the same room as his brother. The hubs and I flew into action before his mind was changed. Finding and plugging in the monitor, making sure we had ample breakfast bribes, finding a night light, etc.
They have done wonderful together, although everyone is a little tired. S-Man and Lil'O are tired because they stay up late talking: "Owlie, doing?" "Ehn" "Owlie, doing?" "Ehn". Repeat over and over again until one of them falls asleep. The hubs and I are tired because we haven't used a monitor in months. Plug in a machine to wake you when others are awake? No thank you. Who thought of inventing this torture, anyway? Although S-Man and "Owlie" have slept well, those kids (maybe all kids??) are loud sleepers. S-Man did have a bad dream the other night and was calling for mama, and I woke up to find myself repeatedly hitting the monitor, thinking it was an alarm clock.
Anyway, we are so proud of our oldest son and all the ways his trust and confidence continue to grow!
We've been asking S Man for a few weeks now if he wanted to sleep with Lil'O in his bedroom and at first I think he thought we were crazy. He would say, "No! Scary! My bed, Mama, Ababa!" Translation: I sleep in mama and ababa's bedroom and there is no way I would ever sleep in here. End of discussion.
A few nights ago he surprised everyone by saying yes, he did in fact want to sleep in the same room as his brother. The hubs and I flew into action before his mind was changed. Finding and plugging in the monitor, making sure we had ample breakfast bribes, finding a night light, etc.
They have done wonderful together, although everyone is a little tired. S-Man and Lil'O are tired because they stay up late talking: "Owlie, doing?" "Ehn" "Owlie, doing?" "Ehn". Repeat over and over again until one of them falls asleep. The hubs and I are tired because we haven't used a monitor in months. Plug in a machine to wake you when others are awake? No thank you. Who thought of inventing this torture, anyway? Although S-Man and "Owlie" have slept well, those kids (maybe all kids??) are loud sleepers. S-Man did have a bad dream the other night and was calling for mama, and I woke up to find myself repeatedly hitting the monitor, thinking it was an alarm clock.
Anyway, we are so proud of our oldest son and all the ways his trust and confidence continue to grow!
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Dallas, Part 6
Highlights:
Swimming,
catching up with friends,
and getting Lil'O's helmet adjusted for his new growth! Keep praying for more!
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Grab Your Crampons... We've Got a Climber
Our fireplace hearth will one day split open a child's head. It is innevitable. Let the kid with the helmet play on it, you say. Agreed. For now.
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