Grace's New Thing: "I like it" or "a me" are very common phrases for Grace right now. Both of them mean that she wants whatever it is that she sees. It is all hers. I put the balls away after playing outside last night and she screamed "I like it" for five minutes because she wanted go back outside to play with the balls.
Sophie's New Thing: Sophie is trying to climb the stairs standing up because that is what she sees Grace do. She has been able to fly up the stairs on her hands and knees for some time but now she wants to stand. Of course, she is just like Grace and is attracted to the one and only spindle that isn't glued into place and spins around. They both find spinning this spindle very amusing ... we don't. Sophie ability to climb amazes me. She climbed up the front of the highchair and stood in the seat a few weeks ago. She is definitely a monkey and we are having to watch her!
New Baby Update: The big ultrasound appointment for this baby is Friday. We are hoping to find out the gender but more importantly we are hoping for a healthy baby that measures on track for growth! Baby is kicking more even in this week. Daddy has had a chance to feel baby kick once so far. Once again, daddy's hands seem to be the best way to calm an active baby!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Spring is Here!
Proof that Spring is here ...
Sophie's Spring Moment: Sophie got her first scrapped up knee on Sunday when the girls were running around out front. This of course resulted in a lot of tears.
Sophie's Spring Moment: Sophie got her first scrapped up knee on Sunday when the girls were running around out front. This of course resulted in a lot of tears.
Grace's Spring Moment: Grace decided to welcome Spring with tears too. On Monday night, we went out to the playground after dinner to play. When it was time to come inside to get ready for bed she decided to scream and cry the whole way back up to the house.
I never really thought that Spring Showers came in the form of tears but they appear to at our house. Hopefully, the Spring Showers can turn into much needed rain instead of tears and the screams that go along with them!
I never really thought that Spring Showers came in the form of tears but they appear to at our house. Hopefully, the Spring Showers can turn into much needed rain instead of tears and the screams that go along with them!
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Jump ... Up!
My Sophie Moment: Tuesdays and Thursday afternoons are crazy here at our house. I get home from work a little early so Brian can immediately leave to go to work. This past Thursday in the few minutes when Brian and I passed the girls off, Sophie had a first. She was running around after I got home saying "jump". She was trying her best to jump but we don't expect her to jump seeing she isn't even 15 months old yet. All of a sudden her little feet came off the ground at the same time and she landed back on them! She was so proud of herself. Brian and I both managed to catch her doing this and stood there in shock with huge smiles on our faces. She managed to jump two more times that afternoon but landed on her butt both of the times. She hasn't been into the jumping idea since Thursday but it was great to see her accomplish something she has been trying so hard to do!
My Grace Moment: Grace's new favorite phrase is "Up we go!" She loves to say this as we go upstairs or get in car seats. She has also learned "Up and Down." When she says "up" she puts her arms up in the air and when she says "down" she puts her arms down. I think this her new dance move.
New Baby Update: I haven't provided one in awhile. New baby is starting to move. Ok he or she has been moving but I am now starting to feel movements. I was also blessed with my first moment of morning sickness (after dinner of course!) last night. At 16 weeks 5 days, I figured I made it through the sickness stage and was counting my lucky stars. Think again. Cravings are still meat and cheese sandwiches. I have decided that this baby better love meat and cheese sandwiches because I think that will be their packed lunch for all of their school years as payback to how many sandwiches I have been eating. Oh what I would give to have that milkshake craving back. That was a craving worth having! Oh well. Meat and cheese sandwiches it is.
We bought big girl furniture last night. I found a great deal online that we couldn't pass up! We now have two twin beds (with mattresses), a smaller dresser, and a night stand that will go into the room that currently Sophie's room but will become a shared bedroom for Grace and Sophie. Seems to be getting more real that our family IS growing again now that we have more furniture to arrange and evidence of a growing belly for the world to see.
My Grace Moment: Grace's new favorite phrase is "Up we go!" She loves to say this as we go upstairs or get in car seats. She has also learned "Up and Down." When she says "up" she puts her arms up in the air and when she says "down" she puts her arms down. I think this her new dance move.
New Baby Update: I haven't provided one in awhile. New baby is starting to move. Ok he or she has been moving but I am now starting to feel movements. I was also blessed with my first moment of morning sickness (after dinner of course!) last night. At 16 weeks 5 days, I figured I made it through the sickness stage and was counting my lucky stars. Think again. Cravings are still meat and cheese sandwiches. I have decided that this baby better love meat and cheese sandwiches because I think that will be their packed lunch for all of their school years as payback to how many sandwiches I have been eating. Oh what I would give to have that milkshake craving back. That was a craving worth having! Oh well. Meat and cheese sandwiches it is.
We bought big girl furniture last night. I found a great deal online that we couldn't pass up! We now have two twin beds (with mattresses), a smaller dresser, and a night stand that will go into the room that currently Sophie's room but will become a shared bedroom for Grace and Sophie. Seems to be getting more real that our family IS growing again now that we have more furniture to arrange and evidence of a growing belly for the world to see.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
I love you and kisses
Sophie's new thing: Sophie will offer up kisses if you ask her for them. You hear her little lips smack but she doesn't actually kiss most of the time. I have found her kissing her "bebe" and Grace too.
Grace's new thing: Brian tucked Grace in to bed last night. He told her he loved her and asked her if she could say I love you, daddy. To his surprise, Grace told her daddy "I love you, dada" in response. He must be a special to get his little girl's first ever "I love you!"
Our house continues to be as crazy as ever. Some random updates about what the girls are up to these days ...
Grace loves to grab my hand and drag me out to the kitchen to "d" ("d"=dance to the Leap Frog Fridge DJ). Grace loves reading her Elmo seek and find book and picking up objects off the pages. Grace still loves to "cook" stuff in her play kitchen so any snacks she is given becomes fair game to be added to the play pots and pans. The play pots and pans seem to end up in our kitchen sink to be cleaned out on a regular basis these days! I spotted one of Grace's two year old molars finally coming in the other day when I brushed her teeth!
Sophie desperately wants to jump at only 14 months of age. (Jumping is a skill generally learned at age 2 or so.) Sophie loves to read the animals book and has added "pig", "turtle", and "sheep" to her growing number of words. Any animal name that Sophie doesn't want to say becomes "sheep". I guess she likes sheep? Sophie has become attached to a blanket her Grandma Williams made for her baby cradle. She looks like a doll carrying it around. Sophie now has six teeth and will still eat anything you give her.
Grace's new thing: Brian tucked Grace in to bed last night. He told her he loved her and asked her if she could say I love you, daddy. To his surprise, Grace told her daddy "I love you, dada" in response. He must be a special to get his little girl's first ever "I love you!"
Our house continues to be as crazy as ever. Some random updates about what the girls are up to these days ...
Grace loves to grab my hand and drag me out to the kitchen to "d" ("d"=dance to the Leap Frog Fridge DJ). Grace loves reading her Elmo seek and find book and picking up objects off the pages. Grace still loves to "cook" stuff in her play kitchen so any snacks she is given becomes fair game to be added to the play pots and pans. The play pots and pans seem to end up in our kitchen sink to be cleaned out on a regular basis these days! I spotted one of Grace's two year old molars finally coming in the other day when I brushed her teeth!
Sophie desperately wants to jump at only 14 months of age. (Jumping is a skill generally learned at age 2 or so.) Sophie loves to read the animals book and has added "pig", "turtle", and "sheep" to her growing number of words. Any animal name that Sophie doesn't want to say becomes "sheep". I guess she likes sheep? Sophie has become attached to a blanket her Grandma Williams made for her baby cradle. She looks like a doll carrying it around. Sophie now has six teeth and will still eat anything you give her.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
food and bellies
Life is about food and bellies, right? Well it is here at our house! Our schedules are driven by when the girls want to eat. We have pretty set meal times as a result.
Grace's New Thing:
Meals or food used to be "yum-yum" at our house. Grace has changed them to be "mm-mm". If we get to "mm-mm", we know food better be showing up on the table soon or we end up with screaming, hungry girls.
Sophie's New Thing:
Sophie has discovered her first body part. If you ask her where her belly is, she will proudly lift up her shirt to show off her belly. When Grace sees Sophie showing off her belly, she instantly has to show hers. There are a lot of belly displaying moments around here all of a sudden.
Speaking of food and bellies, it is lunch time. I better go get some food together to fill up these little bellies.
Grace's New Thing:
Meals or food used to be "yum-yum" at our house. Grace has changed them to be "mm-mm". If we get to "mm-mm", we know food better be showing up on the table soon or we end up with screaming, hungry girls.
Sophie's New Thing:
Sophie has discovered her first body part. If you ask her where her belly is, she will proudly lift up her shirt to show off her belly. When Grace sees Sophie showing off her belly, she instantly has to show hers. There are a lot of belly displaying moments around here all of a sudden.
Speaking of food and bellies, it is lunch time. I better go get some food together to fill up these little bellies.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Hugs and Sleepy Dogs
My Sophie Moment:
Sophie has learned to give hugs, thanks to Brian. If you hold our your arms she will snuggle into you for a nice big hug. It is one of the best things to get a Sophie hug.
My Grace Moment:
Grace has a pair of pajamas that have a little white Scottie dog on it. One more when I went to get her out of bed, she told me couldn't get up because "dog sleep". The other night when she got her same pajamas on, she told me it was "sleepy dog" and gave him a nice pet on the head. Ni-ni doggy ... (Ni-ni = night-night)
In other news, we have started to share our expecting news with more folks (my co-workers, friends, etc). I guess it is a good thing we are sharing because my belly is starting to share the news for us. The only reason we didn't have to share earlier on that note is that it is winter and sweaters are wonderful at hiding behind! I will have to try my best to remember this morning's tempature of 8 degrees when it is the middle of summer and too hot to breathe!
Sophie has learned to give hugs, thanks to Brian. If you hold our your arms she will snuggle into you for a nice big hug. It is one of the best things to get a Sophie hug.
My Grace Moment:
Grace has a pair of pajamas that have a little white Scottie dog on it. One more when I went to get her out of bed, she told me couldn't get up because "dog sleep". The other night when she got her same pajamas on, she told me it was "sleepy dog" and gave him a nice pet on the head. Ni-ni doggy ... (Ni-ni = night-night)
In other news, we have started to share our expecting news with more folks (my co-workers, friends, etc). I guess it is a good thing we are sharing because my belly is starting to share the news for us. The only reason we didn't have to share earlier on that note is that it is winter and sweaters are wonderful at hiding behind! I will have to try my best to remember this morning's tempature of 8 degrees when it is the middle of summer and too hot to breathe!
Sunday, January 11, 2009
A beginning ...
I have wanted to start a blog for awhile but it is one of those things that keeps getting pushed aside. It is no wonder with a family, a full time job, a house, and ... well the list of excuses could go on and on. I realized the other night though I was missing out on capturing the small little moments that make up life (that is where this blog's title came from!) and was disappointed in myself for that. So here I am with the goal to capture and remember the small things in the life of my girls and little one we are expecting in August.
My Grace moment:
Grace is 2 years and 4.5 months. Right now, she loves to see the moon in the sky. She shouts "moon!" every time she sees it. She stood at the backdoor the other night saying "moon" over and over and over again as she pointed at it. She even convinced Sophie to come look at the moon. I asked her if she could say hi to the moon and in her sweet toddler voice she said, "hi moon!" As she sat with Brian in his chair right before bedtime, she saw the moon out the window and once again, but unprompted this time, said "hi moon!" It is amazing something so simple can bring a mother such joy but it is possible!
Flashback moment:
I showed Grace the moon for the first time this past fall when I was planting the pansies out front. It got dark but I wasn't done and was determined to finish. Grace was determined to stay outside with me. She stacked all of the empty pansy containers for me. I showed her the moon and her version of moon at the time was "oooo". So for months, "oooo" was moon to her as she would point at it with excitement that it was back in the sky for her to see.
My Sophie moment:
Sophie is 13 months old today. If you ask her to clap or if she hears clapping, she will now start clapping. This has made "The Clap-Clap Show" (i.e., Wheel of Fortune) very fun at our house again. She clapped through the whole show the other night. I smiled the whole show as she was in my lap clapping away. As of yesterday, she learned to say "apple". It still amazes me that she will carry around a whole apple eating at it with her four little teeth, well she is cutting two more as I type, and say "apple" at only 13 months old.
As times goes on, I hope to add little moments from day to day life here at our house. As I remember moments, I hope to capture those since my memory only seems to fade instead of getting stronger!
My Grace moment:
Grace is 2 years and 4.5 months. Right now, she loves to see the moon in the sky. She shouts "moon!" every time she sees it. She stood at the backdoor the other night saying "moon" over and over and over again as she pointed at it. She even convinced Sophie to come look at the moon. I asked her if she could say hi to the moon and in her sweet toddler voice she said, "hi moon!" As she sat with Brian in his chair right before bedtime, she saw the moon out the window and once again, but unprompted this time, said "hi moon!" It is amazing something so simple can bring a mother such joy but it is possible!
Flashback moment:
I showed Grace the moon for the first time this past fall when I was planting the pansies out front. It got dark but I wasn't done and was determined to finish. Grace was determined to stay outside with me. She stacked all of the empty pansy containers for me. I showed her the moon and her version of moon at the time was "oooo". So for months, "oooo" was moon to her as she would point at it with excitement that it was back in the sky for her to see.
My Sophie moment:
Sophie is 13 months old today. If you ask her to clap or if she hears clapping, she will now start clapping. This has made "The Clap-Clap Show" (i.e., Wheel of Fortune) very fun at our house again. She clapped through the whole show the other night. I smiled the whole show as she was in my lap clapping away. As of yesterday, she learned to say "apple". It still amazes me that she will carry around a whole apple eating at it with her four little teeth, well she is cutting two more as I type, and say "apple" at only 13 months old.
As times goes on, I hope to add little moments from day to day life here at our house. As I remember moments, I hope to capture those since my memory only seems to fade instead of getting stronger!
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