And for fairness, here was Caitlyn's first haircut:
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
Daylight Savings
Caitlyn: But mom, I like our clocks!
Mama: Sorry, I meant we have to change the time on our clocks.
Caitlyn: Like take the numbers out and move them around?
Mama: No, I'm just going to move the hands forward a bit.
Caitlyn: But mom, the hands move by themselves!
Even a 4-year-old can see that there's no point to Daylight Savings!
Friday, March 2, 2012
After Bedtime
Caitlyn quietly creeps into the hallway..."Mommy, just one thing. Thank you for putting candles in my cupcake. It was the best birthday ever!"
And just like that, it's all worth it.
And just like that, it's all worth it.
Caitlyn - 4 Years Old!
Well, my
girl, you are 4 years old, and all grown up!
You’re
going to pre-school, and loving it. You can often be heard trying to
convince Alex that you are the teacher and she has to listen to you.
You’ve been
in swimming lessons the last couple of weeks, and it’s made me so proud to sit
in the balcony and watch you become more confident every lesson.
In the last
year, you have become a master negotiator. The phrase “Mama, here’s the
deal” can often be heard. But, you’re usually pretty fair. The
other day, when we were cleaning I asked you to clean the playroom while I
cleaned the kitchen. You went away and thought about it for awhile and
then came back with “Mama, here’s the deal. How about if I help you clean
the kitchen, and then you can help me clean my playroom?” I thought it
was great problem solving!
You are an
amazing big sister. You love to help take care of your sister, and when
you’re not accidentally hurting her, you’re her fiercest protector. The
other day, when I hung up some pictures of you two, you came to me very
seriously and said: “Mama, thank you for hanging the pictures of
Alex. They help me to love her.” Watching the relationship between
you grow makes me and your dad so proud. It’s amazing to think that you
two could be each other’s longest relationship; it’s a privilege to watch the
beginning.
The last
few weeks, you’ve been quietly coming into our room in the morning, crawling
beside me and saying “Mama, I just want to snuggle you while we wake up.”
Even though you’re the most restless snuggler I’ve ever seen, it’s a fantastic
way to start the day.
Caitlyn-bear,
I love you. I love your spunk, I love your 4th generation
“first-born-ness”, I love watching you explore and participate in the world
around you.
Happy
birthday!
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Alex - 18 Months
Baby girl,
you’re 18 months old! You’re a funny little girl. You like to
laugh, and wrestle, and giggle. But, sometimes, you just sit back and
very seriously take in everything around you.
You are a
drama queen. You go from calm, to outraged, to delighted in the blink of
an eye. You’ve mastered the art of looking up at your daddy, slowly
batting your long eyelashes, melting his heart.
You are
passionate. The things that you love, you LOOOVE: like cheese,
yogurt, splashing in the bathtub, dad doing donuts in the van, and
cuddles. The things you hate, you HATE: like washing your hair,
being told “no”, and sharing with your sister.
Your
ability to communicate has skyrocketed in the last month. Every time we
bring you food, you look at it and say “Hot!”. When we tell you it’s not,
we get a very understanding, “oooh”.
Whenever
you’re feeling a little bored or neglected, you go up to someone, take their
hand and say, “husha”, (asking for ring-around-the-rosey) looking up so
seriously with your beautiful, big eyes so that there’s no way we can say no to
you.
We love you
very much baby. Happy birthday and a half!
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