Growing pains

Why am I never satisfied? Wanted to be shorter, have curly hair, tanner skin, blah blah. Now I found myself sad when Laura acted very adult today. I spend all day wishing for a break, but when I got it I felt a little pang of loneliness. I told Laura to draw one more thing on her picture and then it was nap time. She drew a little more, then told her drawing to wait there while she was taking a nap. Then she told me that she could do it all by herself and came and gave me a hug goodnight. Wow. OK. Sounds good Laura. See you after nap time. (sniff sniff) Even though I had my small(ish) leech on my back in the wrap, I felt terrible that my big(ish) leech no longer needed me to read her a book, turn on her fan, and tuck her in bed. 

punny

I saw these on the Pioneer Woman blog and really enjoyed them. I thought you might too.

Creative Puns for Smart Minds

1. The roundest knight at King Arthur’s Round Table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi.

2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.

3. She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still.

4. A rubber band pistol was confiscated in an algebra class, because it was a weapon of math disruption.

5. The butcher backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.

6. No matter how much you push the envelope, it’ll still be stationery.

7. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.

8. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.

9. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.

10. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

11. A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.

12. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

13. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other, “You stay here, I’ll go on a head.”

14. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.

15. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said, “Keep off the Grass.”

16. A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse said, “No change yet.”

17. A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.

19. The short fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.

20. The soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.

21 A backward poet writes inverse.

22. In a democracy, it’s your vote that counts. In feudalism, it’s your count that votes.

23. When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion.

24. Don’t join dangerous cults, practice safe sects!

epitome of adult

Laura has a few things that seem to mean 'grown up' to her. She likes to say that "someday, she'll get to: 

ride the school bus

turn 5 years old

wear flip floppy shoes

jump on one foot

pump herself on the swing so she won't need to be pushed

Adam sitting

Our doctor was pretty impressed when I told her that Adam can sit up on his own from his belly.  I finally got it on video:

Adam drumming

His left hand is always going. It is constantly banging 2 toys together, shaking a rattle, or hitting me in the face. Always with the left hand. Don't know if I'm prepared for a left handed drummer. Sounds like trouble.

Slimy eating

Adam's 6 month appointment went well. He's a huge kid. 95% height, 80% weight and head

He's currently wearing 12-18 month PJs! A few of the 9 month clothes still fit him, but mostly 12 month stuff. His eating is going pretty well. He likes the plain rice cereal best I think. He's also tried avocado and banana. He made some funny faces with those, but didn't complain too much.

Here's a video of him eating avocado. Warning: its gross! Green slimy stuff all over. Don't say I didn't warn you.

Rumps in the air

I love it when they sleep with their bottoms stuck up. sooo cute!

Laura 3 months

Adam 6 months 

(yes with pink sheets and socks. I'm OK with it. are YOU?)

Radishes

When we were at my Mom and Dad's house this past March, Laura decided she liked radishes. Since I don't like them, she hadn't ever had the chance to try them. So I told her she could grow some this year. She was excited to plant them and watered them about 1/2 of the time. It was all relatively exciting since they sprout so quickly, grow so fast, and you can see the little radish peeking out of the ground. It was also a great lesson on where food comes from and the fact that plants have roots. It was a big disappointment, however, when she pulled one up, washed it, trimmed off the greens and roots, and then cried when she tasted it because it was so hot. I'm not sure if they are spicy because of the 2 random 95 degree days we had last week, because of the particular variety I chose, or because they are home grown and fresh picked. We picked very small ones, but they were spicy, even to my taste. She didn't dwell on it too long, though. She has now moved on to looking forward to the strawberries and blueberries that we planted last year. I hope the birds don't get them first!

too hot!

Interview

I saw this list of questions on a couple of other blogs, most recently my friend Michelle's. It sounded like fun to ask Laura now and then again in the next year or so.

What is something I always say to you? I don't know

What makes me happy? smiles

What makes me sad? crying

How do I make you laugh? giggle

What do you think I was like as a child? like me

How old am I? I don't know. How old are you?

How tall am I? I don't know. Middle size

What is myfavorite thing to do? eat snacks

What do I do when you are not around? take a nap

If I become famous what will it be for? huh?

What am I not really good at? I don't know

What am I really good at? walking

What is my job? taking care of the kids

What is my favorite food? spicy

What makes you proud of me? eating

What makes me proud of you? I don't know 

What do you and I do together? Play

How are we the same? we both have mouths and both noses.

How are we different? because we have different clothes

How do you know I love you? because you're my mama

What is one thing you wish you could change about me? eyes. How? by a marker

What do you wish you could do with me? play

still here

I'm still around, just preoccupied. here's a quick list of our updates:

Adam now has 2 teeth, can pull up to standing on his own, sits up on his own from his belly and still isn't sleeping. We've tried lots of things and I decided last night that "crying it out" isn't the right thing at the right time for this baby. It just wasn't working and his sleeping was getting even worse. We'll look for another solution. 

Laura's been more of a handful lately too. I think it is largely caused by lack of sleep because she wakes up every time Adam does. We don't have to go in her room, but I know it disturbs her sleep. But we've been spending a lot more time at home together, which is exactly where she likes it. She almost always opts to stay at home if given a choice. We aren't signed up for many classes and don't get out too much because the kids are currently taking turns with their naps. So far, its working out well for all of us. 

I have recently learned how to make cottage cheese at home. I've been wanting to learn for a while and I finally found a successful recipe. So now I make all of our bread, yogurt, cottage cheese, and applesauce. I'm sure I'll get tired of making it all from scratch someday, but for now, I'm enjoying myself.  Thinking about trying jelly or rhubarb wine next. 

Will add pictures again someday!