Super N's 1st birthday party

This year we celebrated Super N's 1st birthday on August 18th. We threw her a party and invited family and friends. She seemed to really enjoy the time and it was fun to watch her enjoy her first cupcake! I'd hoped to get pictures of the cupcakes but i guess i forgot to!

Siblings

Here they are at one of their "good' moments. Sometimes Will is just the sweetest big brother to Nora, but sometimes his two year-old schizophrenia will set in and the baby poop hits the fan! Sometimes it feels like we have to walk on eggshells around our house so as to not incite the two year-old wrath. But Jason and I are trying to learn constructive and loving ways to address the tantrums so they're not controlling the whole household. I guess be proactive versus reactive. These are the times that remind me that raising children is difficult.

Super N Is Officially Crawling

Super N is crawling now. She is starting to just go, go, go! She is very independent and it's almost as if a bubble appeared over her head and in it were the words "I'm so bored I've got to move around this joint and get to my toys before my brother does!"
As Super N's starting to change a lot more, I'm finding myself very excited. I'm excited mostly to see her and W playing together and talking together. I anticipate next summer will be a lot of fun. I plan to get a membership to a pool and take the kids a lot during the week. The little kids are such a blessing!

Super N's New Tooth

As you can kind of see from the picture, Super N has gotten her first tooth! And her second one has crowned, you can't see that from this picture. It was a crazy struggle to get her to let me photograph her new teeth. This was the best shot i could get!

Super N's cannonball

Super N is fearless. today she scared me and her daddy to death. i sat nora on her changing table/laundry room counter and held her leg while i leaned over and looked for a shirt for her in a laundry basket. I got distracted by will who was behind me and i must have taken my hand off of norals leg b/c the next thing i see is nor hitting the floor in a cannonball position. It was very loud and there was lots of screaming. I was scared to death that she was going to die so i ran immediately to the phone and called an ambulance/paramedics to check her out. before they arrived Super N had stopped crying (which frightened me even more) and was very calm. the paramedics didn't seem the least bit rattled and said she looked fine and they inspected her and said she seemed fine. i was just encouraged to watch her for and make sure there were no unusual behaviors.
forunately she's okay. as you can see from the picture she has a scratched up face and forehead and rug burn but overall nothing major...thanks God.

Little toothbrusher

W is getting so big. He can say so many words now and very clearly. He's now almost 27 months and is such a little helper. He likes to help mommy and daddy unload the dishwasher. He'll grab a piece of silverware at a time and throw it into the silverware drawer and keep doing this until the pile is so big you can't shut the drawer. Mommy and daddy appreciate the help and have to contain their giggles and sometimes tired frustration at this cute kid.

Super N 10.25 months

Super N is going to turn 1 soon. I can't believe it. The last almost year has gone by somewhat fast. Having a second baby only spaced by 16 months from a first baby is a handful. Both kids are at an age now though where it's getting to be a lot more fun.

Super N is a silly baby. A different silly than W at this age though. She is more laid back it seems but very fearless. We often forget we can't leave her just sitting on the couch to play or we'll return just in time to see her flying through the air. She is often touching down on the floor or in some instances on the coffee table. She fortunately takes her injuries like a NFL player, brushes herself off and gets right back up!

I'm starting to plan her 1st birthday party and her daddy and i are trying to figure out "What do you buy a 1 year-old little girl?!". So the next few months should be fun.

I don't know why but i wanted to include pictures of my parents when they were younger and see if i look like them so i included a picture of myself. My parents are in their early twenties here.

Independent Woman

Here she is being independent and happy. This is the middle of the morning so by the end of the day yesterday her shirt was blubbered on thanks to the teething! This is a rare smile in the midst of her unhappy teething pain.

It's Bath Day!

W & Super N got to be in their first bath together. Although W still likes to show his sister who's boss by pushing her over, smacking her on the head and telling her, "stop it" periodically, he didn't seeem to mind that she has infiltrated his bathtime.
I would suspect if she stays on her side he'll be fine. Oh yes and if she doesn't play with his pirate ship she'll be fine.

W these days is just amazing the Hub and I. It's as if he had a pocket full of words and decided to just pull them out a few days ago.

He's been saying, "1,2,6" for a while when he attempts to count. But yesterday he said, "1,2,6,15,16".
On sunday i was in the passenger seat of the car and i tossed an item out the drivers seat, while we were parked in our driveway having just got back from Lowe's. Well it didn't land the way i would have liked so I said, "Woops!". W then repeats it's, "Woops". Which that was cute, but yesterday he was doing something and dropped an item he was holding and said, "Woops!". I was thinking wow he knew the context for which that word was appropriate!

I'm going to try to write each new word down as i remember.

Super N's jolly nature has changed a lot over the last week. She is teething and is very cranky and hard to please. Even when we try to cuddle with her, which she loves, she squirms and starts yelling and then crying. She has also soaked 3/4 of every shirt she wears over the last week. It's as if she has a bib of slobber on!

I hope she gets a tooth soon b/c she seems very uncomfortable. I've been giving her pretzel rods to teeth on and she seems to really enjoy those. I've also periodically put orajel on her gums but she hates it so i limit that.

Super N is also going from sitting up to lying on her belly. She attempts to lean forward while sitting up, and she also is able to pull herself forward, but then does a slight twist and ends up on her belly. Last night i gave her some tummy time and she almost crawled backwards. I think she's close to crawling, W at her age had no interest but Super N is much more curious than W it seems at this age. W was content to just play in one place at 9 months and didn't seem to have an interest in anything more until he was almost one years old.

W learning his colors

I had the intention to go over colors with W today. He knows yellow but he usually calls most colors yellow. Sometimes though he will say green.
I had bought finger paints about 8 months or so ago. I've been avoiding bringing them out b/c of the mess but I planned to show them to W at some point.
Well W found them today in one of his craft boxes. He was determined that we'd play with them.I taped newspaper on the dining room table, put his smock on him, and put him in his booster chair. We then began. He moved the paint around on the paper and then tasted it. He then put it on his nose. And then my nose. And then his cheek, my cheek, etc.
It was fun!
This was a great hands-on experience for him to learn his colors.

We figured the hat wouldn't last long! hah

Enjoying W's Party

2nd Birthday Party

W got to celebrate his 2nd birthday amongst friends and family this year. I made some yummy and brightly colored cupcakes and we served them up alongside some ice cream. It was an enjoyable time had by all!

me and my daughter

N is tapping her hand on her leg now and swinging her head back and forth. She tries to mimic your head and hand movements. And this morning i caught her moving side to side and backwards and forwards to music that was playing. She is changing so fast!

seattle vacation

we went to seattle for 14 days and visited bill, leah and the kids. we had fun! we really enjoy seeing the kids and how different they are each year. we look forward to seeing them again soon and spending time with bill and leah.

finally playing together

Super N is almost 9 months and W is 25 months now, they're playing with eachother now! W still likes to take charge of his sister but he will now as of late try to make her laugh by making funny faces at her, she will then giggle or squeal in joy.

She is getting more mobile and trying to crawl now, making lots of expressions and laughing so much! She is really a great baby. I can't believe she's growing so fast!

W is awesome as well. His vocabulary has increased so much. He likes to say "hi" to everyone over & over again. He seems to be very social.

In the winter they'll both have so much fun playing together, which makes me happy since we'll be stuck inside a lot we can all entertain eachother.

Super N at Six Months

She's 6 months now. Almost sitting up on her own and laughing and giggling all the time. I think she's incredibly laid back. She mostly just sits back and watches. My love for her has grown so so much. I can't believe she's changed so much. We are going to the beach this September and she'll be 1 and W will be 2.5. I hope she is walking so they can play together in the sand. I can't wait!!

Independent Man

He's almost 2! I can't believe it. He has such a mind of his own these days. He's mastered tantrums I'd say and now says "mine" thanks to the Y childcare! No but seriously he is such a great baby. I'm so happy he's in my life. I just read something and immediatley thought "that's so true!". Someone in a book said "the days are long but the years are short". My how that is true! I miss my baby being cuddly and unable to crawl, he needed me to carry him around. But i enjoy seeing my independent son learning new things and mastering the art of talking. He's just a hoot! Some days are really hard, most these days honestly, but it's short right and I'm trying really hard to enjoy him.