Pancakes on Saturdays are still a favorite tradition of Sams - naturally she is wearing pearls for the occasion.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
latest pictures
Saturday, October 20, 2012
pictures from the pumpkin patch
Here are some pictures from our recent trip to the pumpkin patch - taken by auntie dee dee
waiting somewhat patiently for the tractor:
Friday, October 19, 2012
skills
clara is now playing peek-a-boo all by herself. it may be the cutest skill she has up to this point. that and smiling. sleep is pretty high up there too but she doesn't do that all too often. but peek-a-boo - all. day. long.
she also can say da da (not at all yet associated with tim), ma, ba, ga.
she also can give out a nice high pitch scream, this isn't a favorite skill - really for anyone...
she has her eyes (and legs) set on walking, we will see how soon that happens.
spending part of sunday service in the nursery?... not on your life. (deep sigh).
eating anything. why not?!
kissing every other baby at moms' group - definitely
she has discovered books and, like her sister, loves to read. she has opinions about books, which is pretty funny for an 11 month old. her favorite book - "Polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear?" - probably in a tie for first is "Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?" and fyi don't try to read her "mr. brown can moo can you?" because she will take the book from you and throw it, with great determination, on the ground. :)
she also can say da da (not at all yet associated with tim), ma, ba, ga.
she also can give out a nice high pitch scream, this isn't a favorite skill - really for anyone...
she has her eyes (and legs) set on walking, we will see how soon that happens.
spending part of sunday service in the nursery?... not on your life. (deep sigh).
eating anything. why not?!
kissing every other baby at moms' group - definitely
she has discovered books and, like her sister, loves to read. she has opinions about books, which is pretty funny for an 11 month old. her favorite book - "Polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear?" - probably in a tie for first is "Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?" and fyi don't try to read her "mr. brown can moo can you?" because she will take the book from you and throw it, with great determination, on the ground. :)
Thursday, October 18, 2012
the week we introduced a shared bedroom
in an effort to encourage better sleep from Clara we thought (as suggested by auntie brooke) to try putting her in the crib. one minor detail is that the crib is in Sam's room. we were waiting until Clara slept without interruption to try them sleeping in the same room but well... why not?... what have we to lose?...
night one: Clara asleep at 7. Sneak Sam in at 8. Clara wakes up and begins screaming - and very very loud. I pray quickly for Sam and tell her I will be back in 5 min if Clara is still screaming. She looks at me reluctantly. Within moments Sam has pulled the covers over her head - anything to muffle the shrieking. A few min later Sam sits up and starts repeating in a calm voice, "It's ok Clay-la, mama be back soon. It's ok Clay-la mama be back soon. It's ok Clay-la, mama be back soon." Thankfully within a few min they both fall asleep.
night two: Clara asleep at 7. Sneak Sam in at 8. Clara wakes up and begins screaming. Thankfully the screaming only lasts 2 min.
night three: Clara asleep at 7. Sam asks around 8 if Clara is in her room - we tell her she is - Sam begins to cry. "No mama, no. Clay-la too loud." Tim decides to lay next to Sam to be with her in it. Thankfully Clara simply rolls over and goes back to sleep. Tim stays just in case. After 10 min he is able to sneak out and the girls continue to rest.
night four: much the same as night four - with Sam again protesting. (leaving me to question if this was a mistake).
night five (last night): Clara asleep at 7. Sneak Sam in at 7:30. Tim leaves and within moments Clara is standing up and the girls are talking. For the next half hour the girls interact in a delightful, playful way - with Sam encouraging smiles and giggles from Clara. We wonder if we will need to say something, but it is too cute to stop. Thankfully the girls eventually do stop, without needing our intervention, and fall asleep.
Overall Clara's sleeping hasn't improved too much but I am hopeful. Neither girl is a heavy sleeper so when one is awake they both are - and at some point each night one has awakened the other, at which point we bring Clara back in our room and put her in the pack n' play. But last night Clara made it until 5 am and that is great!
I am excited for this new stage - for sisters sharing a room - my prayer is it fosters a deep, sweet closeness. Only time will tell.
night one: Clara asleep at 7. Sneak Sam in at 8. Clara wakes up and begins screaming - and very very loud. I pray quickly for Sam and tell her I will be back in 5 min if Clara is still screaming. She looks at me reluctantly. Within moments Sam has pulled the covers over her head - anything to muffle the shrieking. A few min later Sam sits up and starts repeating in a calm voice, "It's ok Clay-la, mama be back soon. It's ok Clay-la mama be back soon. It's ok Clay-la, mama be back soon." Thankfully within a few min they both fall asleep.
night two: Clara asleep at 7. Sneak Sam in at 8. Clara wakes up and begins screaming. Thankfully the screaming only lasts 2 min.
night three: Clara asleep at 7. Sam asks around 8 if Clara is in her room - we tell her she is - Sam begins to cry. "No mama, no. Clay-la too loud." Tim decides to lay next to Sam to be with her in it. Thankfully Clara simply rolls over and goes back to sleep. Tim stays just in case. After 10 min he is able to sneak out and the girls continue to rest.
night four: much the same as night four - with Sam again protesting. (leaving me to question if this was a mistake).
night five (last night): Clara asleep at 7. Sneak Sam in at 7:30. Tim leaves and within moments Clara is standing up and the girls are talking. For the next half hour the girls interact in a delightful, playful way - with Sam encouraging smiles and giggles from Clara. We wonder if we will need to say something, but it is too cute to stop. Thankfully the girls eventually do stop, without needing our intervention, and fall asleep.
Overall Clara's sleeping hasn't improved too much but I am hopeful. Neither girl is a heavy sleeper so when one is awake they both are - and at some point each night one has awakened the other, at which point we bring Clara back in our room and put her in the pack n' play. But last night Clara made it until 5 am and that is great!
I am excited for this new stage - for sisters sharing a room - my prayer is it fosters a deep, sweet closeness. Only time will tell.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
happy birthday mom!!
(This picture was from last year. wow. I need to take some more pictures.)
Thankfully that doesn't change the fact that today is my lovely mother's birthday. Happy Birthday Mom!!
I am thankful for you for so many reasons. You are an incredible Nana. You give generously of your time and self. You also are a killer gift giver. You are sweet and quick to listen to me, and really any random person. You are thoughtful. You are thoughtful. You taught me what it means to be an incredible mom who loves with her whole life. Did I mention you are thoughtful? You write an amazing birthday card. You are quick to smile and don't take yourself too seriously. You make dinner almost everyday. You believe in Jesus - period. Your belief in the Lord's faithfulness is a regular encouragement to me. You would do anything for me or danielle or dad or tim or jacob or sam or clara. I love you so much! Happy Birthday.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Oct 6
one month away from Clara's first birthday. crazy, crazy. a few quick updates - like if i was on facebook more this is what would be on my wall:
what is it about the items under the sink that Clara prefers playing with them to actual toys?...
sometimes i feel like i live with a teenager when - Sam goes in her room and closes the door for some "privacy." (ie. clara has learned to crawl well and sam needs some space).
i am thankful for what tim calls Clara's "invisible leash" that keeps her within 5-10 feet of me at. all. times.
clara hates the nursery. full stop.
sam always has a reason for a birthday party.
cinderalla couldn't be more popular.
thankful for times with my mom and sis without the girls - pedicures are amazing!!
i am in love with my pumpkin spice candle.
thankful for more dates with tim.
sam is way into airplanes - particularly airplanes that fly to meema and heeho's house (tim's parents).
it is too bad that our camera ate our first family vacation pictures. oh well. and by family vacation i probably more meant family "trip" - or sam's ultimate vacation. motel. the zoo. the science center. eating out. oh boy!
our epic garden fail of the season - our potato box. big box. few potatoes.
happy saturday!
what is it about the items under the sink that Clara prefers playing with them to actual toys?...
sometimes i feel like i live with a teenager when - Sam goes in her room and closes the door for some "privacy." (ie. clara has learned to crawl well and sam needs some space).
i am thankful for what tim calls Clara's "invisible leash" that keeps her within 5-10 feet of me at. all. times.
clara hates the nursery. full stop.
sam always has a reason for a birthday party.
cinderalla couldn't be more popular.
thankful for times with my mom and sis without the girls - pedicures are amazing!!
i am in love with my pumpkin spice candle.
thankful for more dates with tim.
sam is way into airplanes - particularly airplanes that fly to meema and heeho's house (tim's parents).
it is too bad that our camera ate our first family vacation pictures. oh well. and by family vacation i probably more meant family "trip" - or sam's ultimate vacation. motel. the zoo. the science center. eating out. oh boy!
our epic garden fail of the season - our potato box. big box. few potatoes.
happy saturday!
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