Eden: 8 Months!

Last month's highlights:

* Eden got her first tooth!

* Thanks to the ice and snow and subsequent cancellation of Parker's MDO program, she got into somewhat of a predictable nap schedule where she was sleeping IN HER CRIB. The problem- she naps at the exact times we have to leave to take Par to/pick him up from school. She also really needs a late afternoon nap, but she can't seem to do that on her own and it's hard for me to rock her/keep the house quiet at that time of the day. So, it appears that she'll continue to take the majority of her naps in her car seat.

* I've discovered she loves riding in the double stroller. I'm so excited about this! The weather is getting nicer and I plan to take the kiddos on many walks in the coming weeks.

* Her favorite toys are her teethers (specifically her small Sophie and a Mam "Bite and Brush"), blocks, stacking rings, and stacking cups. Oh, and of course Parker's coal hopper on his train set. ;)

* She loves pulling shoe laces and hair.

* New nicknames from Parker: Eden Mouse and E-oke (not sure about where this one came from?!)

* She's eating 3 meals a day plus snacks on Puffs. I'll pour a bunch on her tray and she'll shovel them in her mouth by the fist full. I've overheard Parker telling her, "one at a time!"

* She loves baths and has even had a couple with Big Brother with no incident.

* She's regularly in the front of the shopping cart now at the grocery store or Target. She used to always be asleep when we arrived so I'd lug her car seat in only for her to wake up the second we got into the store. It's so much easier on my arms and frees up so much space having her sit in the cart.

* We've made some progress hanging out with Mimi and Granddaddy without completely losing it within seconds, but any significant time away for Mommy is still a long way off.  

* She likes to dance. :)

 

Parker's 8 month post is HERE.

Eden Mouse

Parker has a new nickname for Eden. And I think it's adorable. :)

*nickname courtesy of too many readings of If You Give A Mouse A Cookie.

Snow Days

So the past couple of weeks have been dubbed Icepocalypse and March MadMess due to the crazy number of snow days. It was fun while it lasted, but we're glad Spring seems to be here to stay (hopefully!).

A Pinterest Winter

It needs to warm up ASAP because we're getting all Pinterest-y over here and that's not really my thing. Parker loves it though. :)

The Pinterest part is the "tent" not the mess. ;)

Making crayons for his school Valentines.

It hasn't stopped with crafts...

Zucchini boat fail, ha!

Come on Spring! ;)

Eden: 7 Months!

Oh Eden. We love her to death, but if she'd been first she would be an only child. Ok, so maybe that's a little dramatic, but girl is high maintenance. She's super attached to mama and she sleeps very little. At night she's generally on a 2-3 hour rotation and it is super hit or miss on naps. But how sweet it is when she does.

What she lacks in the sleep department, she makes up for in eating. She's not one to skip a meal, and she's taken right to adding solids to her diet. I've tried to make some of her food, but other than my butternut squash she'd rather have a pouch. Her favorites are sweet potatoes and carrots. She prefers veggies over fruits. But so far she'll eat anything but avocado. She ate it at first, but after expanding her palate she's decided there are things better than avocado, I guess. Is this girl who doesn't sleep and doesn't love avocado really mine?! ;)

She's becoming pretty vocal, just making noises, squealing, and grunting mostly, but I'm officially counting "mama" as her first word!

She likes to:

* Stick out her tongue
* Eat her feet

* Bounce when sitting and with her legs when being held
* "Read" books
* Look out the window

* Pull Parker's hair

* Play peek-a-boo

* Reach for things. She's so grabby!

* Play with her toys, especially balls, blocks, and teethers.

Happy 7 Months (late again), Edie Bug!

Parker's 7 Month post is HERE.

Be Mine

Happy Valentine's Weekend from our littlest love!

We hope your Valentine's Day was filled with your favorites- in our case food! Starting the day with a Biscuit Love breakfast and ending with a Flip Burger dinner made for some happy Valentines at our house. Food should be a love language. ;)

Parker Update

Parker talks ALL.THE.TIME. Loudly. I'm constantly having to remind him to use his inside voice. And when he's really emphasizing something he'll hold up his little pointer finger. He's getting a lot better with his pronouns although I still hear a lot of  "That train's yours and this train's me's (instead of mine)!" He loves to narrate what he's doing or what's going on. Some other things he says:
Yeah!
Op (open)
Actually or maybe at the beginning of every other sentence
cotch-clet (chocolate)
Conskin (Wisconsin- where Keith is working lately)
Pomas (Thomas the train)
It's gonna be fuuun!
I'm gonna be excited!
Come on!
Hey Cheese! (This is what he calls people. I have no idea?!)

Some things that come out of Parker's mouth are brutally honest. Like when he looked at my forehead and exclaimed, "bumpy road!" or when out of the blue he told me, "You look tired!" Ha, awesome!

He's pretty funny too. For Christmas he got a remote control Lightening McQueen car, a pair of bear slippers, and a vacuum cleaner (among other things). I almost died when one day he said, "I want to put on my bear shoes, get my vacuum, and chase Lightening McQueen!"

He doesn't just talk. We're actually having conversations and he's comprehending things and coming up with his own answers. He has his own thoughts and ideas although he, in true toddler fashion, can be super indecisive. He wants pasta; he doesn't want pasta. He wants Eden to look at him; he doesn't want Eden to look at him. And on and on.

He loves to count and say his ABCs. When he sees the letter "P" he always says, "That's me!"

His favorite food is Taziki's Friday Pasta. His favorite toy is anything with wheels. Trains seem to be favored more than cars lately. His favorite book is still a collection of Curious George stories although he really likes the latest Dolly Parton's Imagination Library book Truck Stop.

He's obsessed with tents. And the "wash car" (car wash). Keith took him to the car wash next to Home Depot recently, but it was closed for maintenance. I must have heard 200 times after that that the wash car at the Depot was broken and maybe somebody will fix it one day. Because everything in the future is "one day" and everything in the past was "yesterday."

He gets breakfast, lunch, and dinner mixed up so he often wants dinner for breakfast or breakfast for lunch, etc. And on the subject of food, here's a hilariously gross story. One night well after dinner Keith saw Parker chewing and heard him say, "Mmm, chicken!"

He still LOVES school. He's made friends and is really learning a lot and not just shapes, colors, etc. One day at home he was not being a good listener and got into trouble. He said, "That wasn't a good choice!" I'm guessing they must talk about making good choices at school because I've never used that language specifically. I love it!

Oh, and he has a crush on a girl in his class at school. I found out when I was explaining Valentine's Day to him and made the mistake of asking who he loved. He did not say "Mommy" like I expected. Too cute or too soon?! ;)

We had to switch on the child proof lock on his door recently. I was driving down the road (thankfully in our neighborhood!) when he OPENED HIS DOOR! Scared me to death!

Wade (his giraffe lovey) has morphed into "Wave" or "Waif".

My favorite time of day with Parker is at night after Eden is bed. We play, cuddle, read, and say prayers- just us two. Love my boy so much!