Saturday, October 8, 2011
We're late for a very important date
Auntie pointed out that we may have been late in part to me video-taping my child making this call, but you know, sometimes it is worth it to be late to catch these moments!
Friday, October 7, 2011
A day with Grandma J
Grandma J came to play the other day and after a few hours, offered to run to the store to grab a couple of items for us. She took Carter along with her for some one-on-one Grandma time! After what seemed like a LONG while, I started to wonder what could be taking them so long. After quite awhile later, they arrived.. with a new toy! So nice of Grandma to get the boys a new toy, but I was still thinking that it seemed like they were gone a really long time for lemons, eggs and one toy....
As Grandma packed up to say goodbye, we somehow ended up going through photos on her phone. I couldn't help laughing out loud when I saw this one:
Umm hmmm... caught white-mustached! Thank you Grandma for spoiling Carter every chance you get. I'm sure it made him feel so special to have you all to himself and get such a nice treat!
As Grandma packed up to say goodbye, we somehow ended up going through photos on her phone. I couldn't help laughing out loud when I saw this one:
Umm hmmm... caught white-mustached! Thank you Grandma for spoiling Carter every chance you get. I'm sure it made him feel so special to have you all to himself and get such a nice treat!
One month home
I can't believe that today marks one month that Coen has been home. It seems like he has always been here and yet, I still occasionally have that feeling of anxiety about paperwork being due or embassy appointments coming up and have to remind myself - that is OVER. I was at that level of stress for so long, that it is surreal to be able to just be here with my boys.
It all feels so normal already, but multiple times a day I catch myself doing the normal day-to-day stuff, juggling a 1 and 2 year old, and think "I can't believe this little boy, my son, is the one that I waited for, for so long." It is hard to put into words how it can feel so normal and right to look at him and only see my son, but at the same time to realize that just a month ago I barely knew this child.
How weird it is to still be introducing him to people, to run into people who are so excited to meet him. It is the same feeling I imagine I would get introducing Carter to people that we see on a regular basis and having them get excited. And yet, he still hasn't been able to meet most of my out-of-town family yet. Does that make any sense?
He is doing amazing. He goes down for nap and nighttime so easily (oops! Did I just jinx it?). All I have to do is tell him it is time to sleep, rock him for about a minute and put him in the crib. He sleeps a good 12 hours for us every night and doesn't mind that Carter stays up after him (Coen goes to bed by 7:30). He is doing better every day with realizing that there is plenty of food so he doesn't have to eat EVERY time he sees someone else eating - it's not a contest. And my favorite thing about Coen, he is a cuddle-bunny!
We thank God for how well he has adjusted and thank all of you for the prayers.
It all feels so normal already, but multiple times a day I catch myself doing the normal day-to-day stuff, juggling a 1 and 2 year old, and think "I can't believe this little boy, my son, is the one that I waited for, for so long." It is hard to put into words how it can feel so normal and right to look at him and only see my son, but at the same time to realize that just a month ago I barely knew this child.
How weird it is to still be introducing him to people, to run into people who are so excited to meet him. It is the same feeling I imagine I would get introducing Carter to people that we see on a regular basis and having them get excited. And yet, he still hasn't been able to meet most of my out-of-town family yet. Does that make any sense?
He is doing amazing. He goes down for nap and nighttime so easily (oops! Did I just jinx it?). All I have to do is tell him it is time to sleep, rock him for about a minute and put him in the crib. He sleeps a good 12 hours for us every night and doesn't mind that Carter stays up after him (Coen goes to bed by 7:30). He is doing better every day with realizing that there is plenty of food so he doesn't have to eat EVERY time he sees someone else eating - it's not a contest. And my favorite thing about Coen, he is a cuddle-bunny!
We thank God for how well he has adjusted and thank all of you for the prayers.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Carter, with the sewing bag, in Carson City!
You may remember this post. Then again, you may not. I had forgotten about it until I got this email today from my grandmother:
"Are any of you missing a RCA remote control? I found this in my traveling sewing machine case pocket today. I don't own any thing that is RCA produced. I have NO CLUE where it came from."
Now, I'm not one to point fingers, but we DID just "lose" another remote the other day and found it an hour after replacing it. Carter had placed it in a small compartment behind Coen's highchair (he forgot this the entire day we searched for it).
"Are any of you missing a RCA remote control? I found this in my traveling sewing machine case pocket today. I don't own any thing that is RCA produced. I have NO CLUE where it came from."
Now, I'm not one to point fingers, but we DID just "lose" another remote the other day and found it an hour after replacing it. Carter had placed it in a small compartment behind Coen's highchair (he forgot this the entire day we searched for it).
Thank you!
Auntie Brigid sent up some very cute gifts for the boys! They also got a warm coat and lunchbox. Thank you Auntie Brigid!
Monday, October 3, 2011
Mama has your back
Carter,
You adore your pillow and blanket that match the crib bedding. You adore them so much that you took them with you to your big boy room and sleep with both every nap and every night. I couldn't bare taking them away to leave with the crib for Coen so, I came up with something else for him to use and he is perfectly happy.
Needless to say, your pillow has been washed quite a few times now. The problem is, it doesn't have a pillowcase, it is a handmade pillow with stuffing in it. Over time, it has started to smell.... nasty. You don't care, you'd sleep with it if it were covered in mud. But, it DOES stink regardless of how many times I wash it.
Daddy wanted to throw it away when you weren't looking. He wasn't being mean. He is concerned about the smell and just thought it would make it easier for you to accept it being gone, but Mama has your back, Little Man. I too was a special pillow owner. I loved that thing until there was almost nothing left. As they do, it needed repair from time to time and my mama had my back.
So today, we "operated" on your pillow. You and Mommy. We opened the stitching, washed the fabric, inserted new stuffing, and stitched it back up. Seeing how happy you were when you said "I love it! It's good!" made all the time worth it.
You adore your pillow and blanket that match the crib bedding. You adore them so much that you took them with you to your big boy room and sleep with both every nap and every night. I couldn't bare taking them away to leave with the crib for Coen so, I came up with something else for him to use and he is perfectly happy.
Needless to say, your pillow has been washed quite a few times now. The problem is, it doesn't have a pillowcase, it is a handmade pillow with stuffing in it. Over time, it has started to smell.... nasty. You don't care, you'd sleep with it if it were covered in mud. But, it DOES stink regardless of how many times I wash it.
Daddy wanted to throw it away when you weren't looking. He wasn't being mean. He is concerned about the smell and just thought it would make it easier for you to accept it being gone, but Mama has your back, Little Man. I too was a special pillow owner. I loved that thing until there was almost nothing left. As they do, it needed repair from time to time and my mama had my back.
So today, we "operated" on your pillow. You and Mommy. We opened the stitching, washed the fabric, inserted new stuffing, and stitched it back up. Seeing how happy you were when you said "I love it! It's good!" made all the time worth it.
Huge deal
This morning for breakfast, Coen left about 3 bites of banana on his plate and said "all done." This is HUGE! We have gone from stuffing his mouth and trying to scream for more in-between bites to calmly eating 3 times what Carter eats to this! He had 2 baby pumpkin muffins and almost 1/2 of a banana. We normally just START with a whole banana :)
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