So much “super” to be thankful for this week!
1)
I watched Baby A, counting out blocks. She was intuitively grabbing two at a time…she
was so close to counting by two’s!
2)
Baby A has been fixed on “100”…and she’s trying
to figure out comparisons. My favorite
this week was, “Mommy, I love you more than 100!”
3)
On Monday, our task was to make a present and
card for GG’s birthday. The girls worked
SO hard and SO diligently on it…it just warmed my heart.
4)
My Baby A has been quite the snuggle bunny
lately. A few nights, after supper, she’s
asked me to come into the den. “Mommy,
please come snuggle with me.” Of course
I obliged…and she lay with her [now very long!] body entirely on top of mine…conforming
to my lap and outstretched legs…as I read her a book. Mommy was in heaven.
5)
I told the girls about the Superhero Photo class
I’m taking. B has been so cute to ask
every day, “Mommy, what’s your photo challenge for today?” And at least so far, they’ve been
[relatively] willing participants.
Watching to see how high the ball bounced. :) |
6)
One afternoon after nap, I declared that it was “Game
Day” at our house. The girls and I each
took turns choosing a different game to play.
B and I alternated board games and card games, while A picked “Frisbee”
every time. The girls had such a
blast! It was a great change of pace to
focus our collective effort on one activity…everyone played…and everyone was a
good sport. And the girls have asked to
have “themed” days several times since.
B’s request is usually for “Book Day”, while A would play games all day
long, I think.
7)
Daddy was out of school on Thursday and Friday,
and the girls were BEYOND thrilled that he would be able to come with us to
school, and that he would be there to pick them up. They counted down the days all week, leading
up to Thursday. It was so very sweet.
8)
Baby B picked the nighttime story a couple of
evenings. Each time she said, “This is
in honor of Daddy’s long weekend.”
9)
Baby B cracks me up…if she spies I’ve left the
pantry cracked open, without fail, she’ll ask, “Mommy, may I close your pantry?” Her organizational tendencies just make me
smile.
10)
On Friday we enjoyed a family lunch out at the
Thai restaurant. We haven’t been there
in a long time, as they only serve their lunch menu through the week, and we
rarely eat out outside of the weekend. It
makes me so happy to see the girls experimenting with different kinds of food…and
asking for THIRDS out of the large dish I ordered for the three of us to share.
11)
We usually go out to eat lunch on Saturday, but
this week the girls and I had some errands to run, so instead we went out for a
mid-morning bagel in between tasks. The four
of us ate lunch at home, and B said, “It’s a special treat to have lunch at
home on a Saturday.” I didn’t realize
how much she would enjoy an “ordinary” lunch on the weekend.
12)
We took advantage of Daddy being home for a couple
of extra days to score some one-on-one time.
Baby B accompanied me to the grocery store one day. The next day, Baby A went with me to the
mall. It’s so easy being out with “only”
one of them…we have such great interaction over the most ordinary of
experiences…and I love observing them apart from each other.
13)
And a couple of quotes…
B was explaining to me the picture she'd made
with her magnetic shapes. And what are these red ones? I asked her, of the
shapes she had on each side of the cookie sheet. "Those are the cardinal
directions, Mommy." Well, of course they are.
The girls were pretending to make up Easter baskets for their
baby dolls. Baby A said, "She will have a chocolate, a Peep, a new book,
and a toy rattlesnake." Just what every kid wants, right? I personally
think I might faint if I found even a toy snake curled in the bottom of a
basket...eek!!!
Looking forward to another "super"-filled week!
3 comments:
So when you are fortunate enough to have one on one time out somewhere, and someone comments, do you feel obligated to announce there's another at home? Is that just me??
Glad you had such a great week!
Oh I live for one on one time - you really get so much more out of your child. Love all the happiness here.
I LOVE THAT PIC! I feel her pain :) She's going to be awesome at those soccer matches with Daddy :) :)
I love 1:1 time - LOVE! They become the angels I know they are... deep down.
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