I'm Back
11 years ago
So, we all know how much Christopher loves to dig. Well, we told him that when we moved we'd get him a sandbox. Little did we know that we'd be living in one. No, not the beach, we literally have sand as our yard. With some weeds thrown in, but Brandon's working on that. The day after Brandon and his classmates put up our fence I looked out the window and saw him digging along the fence. I asked him what he was doing and he said he was making a digging area for Christopher. I wish that I had caught the joy on Christopher's face because it was priceless. Since that day he will sit out there for hours (seriously, hours) and play with all of his diggers in the sand. We found him a shovel the other day and that has made it even more fun for him. I finally got some photos so you could see what he looks like after just 10 minutes of playing in his dirt pile. They are from different days, but he just has so much fun it's hard not to want to capture them all! On a typical day at home he will spend about an hour in the morning and then an hour in the afternoon just playing. Sometimes it's longer. Needless to say, sometimes we get two baths a day. Eventually we want to frame it out and I want to find a contruction sign to hang on the fence. We'll let you know if any of that happens. Just know that if you have a little boy that likes to dig and you ever come to our house, make sure you bring a change of clothes!
Today was Brandon's first official day as a doctor and he starts his rotations with OB/GYN. I got a text message around 11:30 this morning that he had already delivered a baby. They are set to have about 120 deliveries this month, which would be a record if it happens. We'll just have to see! The next few months are going to be long and busy for him, but he's looking forward to it.
It was also mine and the kids first day alone with Brandon at work. I was prepared for a really long, hard day since it was supposed to rain all day. (I've learned sometimes it's better to expect things to be really hard or bad and then whatever happens seems great.) Thankfully we had a really great day. I thought I'd share some of the particularly funny things that happened:
Christopher wanted to go for a walk when the rained stopped briefly and once we got around the corner 2 jets flew overhead. He gets VERY excited about this and always jumps up and down trying to catch them and yells, "Gotcha!!!!" It is hilarious to see and difficult to not laugh out loud. While I was laughing I said, "I love it!" to which Christopher followed with, "I love it too!"
Later, while I was doing the many piles of laundry that had piled up we found a dead roach under the cabinet. Christopher sees it and I tell him to not touch it. Next thing I know he has gone to get his shoe and starts to hit it over and over again trying to kill a bug that is already dead. This happens again hours later when we find a beetle that has also already died, but he doesn't realize it. If I can only get him to do that to the live ones.
Hopefully the next few days will go just as smoothly and with just as much humor.
This week we tried another vegetable. I thought I'd stick with vegetables for a while before introducing fruits, just in case we like the sweets too much. I did that with Christopher and it worked. So go with what works, right??? Although Christopher did help me blend up some bananas for when we are ready. Sorry there's no photo this week. Too bad though because we had it everywhere!
Food: Peas
Result: Liked it, but only mixed with rice cereal.
Check back later to see what else we experiment with!
Yesterday I was sitting on the floor playing with the kids and Christopher found a soft toy and started to throw it at my head. We are trying to explain to him which toys you can throw and which you can't. I feel like most of the time he can't, so I thought we'd go with this one since it was so light it couldn't do any damage. Well, he got to laughing so hard at me trying to hit it away every time he threw it that he started to try hitting it when I would throw it back. Sophie is trying to sit up and so I had her propped up in my lap and she thought the whole thing was hilarious and she started to belly laugh. She's kind of done this before, but only when I'd tickle her, which soon turned to crying. She is completely in love with her brother and this was just perfection in her eyes. She was just staring at him in awe and shaking with laughter. I tried to get Brandon to catch it, but by then the game wasn't as new and funny anymore. Maybe next time.
The other day it was time to feed Sophie and Christopher jumped at the chance to do it himself. ("Me do it, by self.") He pulled the chair up to her booster seat and climbed up waiting for me to hand him the bowl and spoon. He did a very good job and actually got the spoon of rice cereal in Sophie's mouth no problem. After a few bites he decided he was done. It was adorable!!! Every now and then he has his moments with her, but overall, I think he really loves his little sis!
It's all in how you look at it. Our last house didn't have a fence, which we loved at first, but once Christopher started running around and refused to stay still, it became a challenge. We decided that our next house we would have a fence, no matter what it took to get it. Thankfully it didn't take much. Unfortunately on base you can only have a chain link fence. Ugly, yes. But it still works.
Brandon has been awesome and very excited about starting a yard and building a fence. He put weed and feed followed by grass seed (yes, we have to use seed to grow our own grass) in the front yard. He's been working very hard to water it and rake up the pine straw to help it out. So, we'll just have to sit back and watch to see what happens.
Last weekend he wanted to start on the fence. He asked some of his classmates to come help and two of the guys willingly offered. We invited the wives and kids over to come play and while they were working and all of a sudden two cars pull up in the driveway and it's two more families from his class coming to help out. They thought it would be fun to surprise us. The fence was done in no time and we ordered pizzas for everyone. The kids played for hours, some napped, the guys played Wii and the wives got to know each other even more.
Christopher is having so much fun getting to know his new friends and I'm enjoying the new relationships I'm building as well. I think we're really going to like it here.
Ok, so now that Sophie is digging her rice cereal, I thought I'd start to introduce something a little more tasteful. I picked up a few jars of baby food while at the store today and decided that I would try a new flavor each week and let you know how it goes. (Thanks for the awesome bib Melissa!)
This week: Squash
Result: Loved it!
Check back next week to see what new foods we try next!
Ok, so the last few days have been GREAT! By that I don't mean easy, but I finally feel like I'm making a dent in turning our house into a home and ignoring the kids a little less in the process. On Tuesday, my new best friend, Kara (who you will be hearing a lot about in the next few years), helped me paint the kitchen red and yes, we got it right the first try! I've always wanted a red kitchen and now I have it. (The trick is finding something that is the shade of red you want- mine was my everyday china- and going with it. Just guessing isn't worth it! Been there done that!) It just needs some little valances and it will be done. I'm very excited! Yesterday we went shopping. Well, I shopped, she pushed the kids in the stroller, and I was finally able to purchase some of the items that I have had to forget about because one or both of the kids were crying and I just had to leave. I couldn't have done it without her!
Next is my little cheap project for the porch. The afternoon sun lights it up like crazy and I wanted some kind of curtain to to block it out. I found some green, yellow and white striped table cloths on serious clearance at Target, bought some ring clips, hung up some wire and, as Christopher says, "Ta da!!!" it is done! Felt like I was on Design on a Dime.
Last, but definitely not least, Sophie ate rice cereal today and liked it!!!!!! YEAH!!!!! Christopher never took it. She also held her own bottle. I feel like I'm finally doing something right. She just woke up, so I better run. Until next time!
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