So I am stealing a moment to post an update on the state of affairs in our house....
The biggest thing here: Lance is potty training!!! We decided to dispense with the pull-ups, etc. and instead just put cotton pants on him - no diaper, no underwear. And I think it's working!! We still have to tell him to go, but as long as we take him every hour or so, he stays dry.
My New Years resolution (among other things): get my RID (registry of interpreters for the deaf) certification. It will take a lot of work and a lot of money, but I will get a big pay raise. Oh yeah, I guess I should explain: since we moved to Tenn., Ben hasn't been able to get a job, which in a way is good because he is busy enough with school, but it is also bad for obvious reasons. So I started freelancing with the place where I worked before Lucas was born. It has definitely helped, but it is not quite enough to pay the bills. Thus begins weeks of reading and studying.
Ben is doing well with his school work. He is also turning into a pretty good stay-at-home dad!
Lucas is starting to learn to read. He knows all his letters and most of the sounds, and he is starting to learn to put the sounds together into words. Discovery: he loves 'Blue's Clues'.
Lacey is sitting, rolling, teething and getting cuter every day. She is also big. Lacey weighs almost 16 lbs now - she's 7 months old. To put that into perspective, Lance and Lucas weighed about 16 lbs when they were a year old. They now weigh 24lbs and 30lbs respectively. It won't be long that I won't have to discipline them for playing too rough with her anymore.
Well, that's all the updating I can do for now. A typical evening has just begun: Lacey wants to eat, the boys just woke up from nap time and it's time to make dinner.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Lacey Can Sit!!
....well....sort of.....but isn't she cute!
(sorry about the quality.....our video camera broke - this is the 'video' mode on the regular camera)
Monday, November 2, 2009
My Little Baby is Growing Up!!
Lucas is now in the preschool choir at our church. Here he is in the choir when they sang at the missions conference - his first time singing in church!. (So cute!!!)
PS: Lucas is in the bottom row on the right. He is wearing a blue shirt and tie - the boy next to the kid hiding behind the plant.
PS: Lucas is in the bottom row on the right. He is wearing a blue shirt and tie - the boy next to the kid hiding behind the plant.Thursday, October 29, 2009
Kids are So Funny!
I have been meaning to do this for quite some time...now that I have a minute...
Lucas has been talking for quite some time (every now and then he takes a breath), and, as is typical for a child of his age, he has come out with some very funny phrases; and Lance has recently begun talking and has already come up with some things that must be preserved:
Ben and I were trying to have a conversation while eating dinner one night, and, as is common in our house, Lucas was carrying on his own conversation making ours difficult to be heard. Ben stopped and said, "Lucas, I'm trying to talk!". Without missing a beat, Lucas replies (in an equally exasperated tone), "I'm trying to talk, too!"
Lance LOVES trucks, cars, airplanes, ambulances.....basically any motorized vehicle - with or without wheels. Before he could say the names of all these motorized vehicles, he would call everything a 'cuh' - however in the case of airplanes, he would say, "BIIIIIG CUH!"
Lucas and Lance are soooooooo cute now that they are able to communicate with each other on a level that other people can understand. They have some very deep conversations. Often, while we are in the van, they will discuss the various emergency response vehicles. The conversation goes something like this: Lance: "it's a fire-cruck" Lucas: "NO, Wance, it's a amawance", "No, fire-cruck", "No, amawance", "No, fire-cruck" (repeat several times), Lucas: "MOM he says 'no'!!" (as if I am somehow supposed to convice Lance that he is wrong).
Isn't it funny how random, seemingly insignificant events can make a big impression on the minds of small children!?? The boys watched 'Dave and the Giant Pickle' (the VeggieTales version of David and Goliath) and were greatly impressed by the way the Giant Pickle falls when Dave hits him with the stone. Now, they stand on the couch and 'do a pickle': standing facing the length of the couch, they fall keeping their bodies stiff and land, face first, on the couch. Hours of entertainment.
After Lacey was born, Lucas suddenly had the opportunity to be curious about how I fed her (breastfeeding). One day at church, he asked our pastor's wife if she had milk. She answered, "No, only mommy has milk." In typical toddler fashion, he concluded, "Oh, you have juice."
Lucas has been talking for quite some time (every now and then he takes a breath), and, as is typical for a child of his age, he has come out with some very funny phrases; and Lance has recently begun talking and has already come up with some things that must be preserved:
Ben and I were trying to have a conversation while eating dinner one night, and, as is common in our house, Lucas was carrying on his own conversation making ours difficult to be heard. Ben stopped and said, "Lucas, I'm trying to talk!". Without missing a beat, Lucas replies (in an equally exasperated tone), "I'm trying to talk, too!"
Lance LOVES trucks, cars, airplanes, ambulances.....basically any motorized vehicle - with or without wheels. Before he could say the names of all these motorized vehicles, he would call everything a 'cuh' - however in the case of airplanes, he would say, "BIIIIIG CUH!"
Lucas and Lance are soooooooo cute now that they are able to communicate with each other on a level that other people can understand. They have some very deep conversations. Often, while we are in the van, they will discuss the various emergency response vehicles. The conversation goes something like this: Lance: "it's a fire-cruck" Lucas: "NO, Wance, it's a amawance", "No, fire-cruck", "No, amawance", "No, fire-cruck" (repeat several times), Lucas: "MOM he says 'no'!!" (as if I am somehow supposed to convice Lance that he is wrong).
Isn't it funny how random, seemingly insignificant events can make a big impression on the minds of small children!?? The boys watched 'Dave and the Giant Pickle' (the VeggieTales version of David and Goliath) and were greatly impressed by the way the Giant Pickle falls when Dave hits him with the stone. Now, they stand on the couch and 'do a pickle': standing facing the length of the couch, they fall keeping their bodies stiff and land, face first, on the couch. Hours of entertainment.
After Lacey was born, Lucas suddenly had the opportunity to be curious about how I fed her (breastfeeding). One day at church, he asked our pastor's wife if she had milk. She answered, "No, only mommy has milk." In typical toddler fashion, he concluded, "Oh, you have juice."
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Another "Diaper Fun" Post
Well, I have taken my fun new hobby to a new level. Come and see my new creations:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=8139120
Let me know what you think!!
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=8139120
Let me know what you think!!
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Congratulations, David and Amy!!!
My brother and sister-in-law had their first baby on August 31!! Faith Elizabeth Rose Moore was born at 9:33am weighing 7lb and 11oz and was 22.5 inches long. Congratulations, David and Amy! I am so happy for you and know that you two will be great parents! Have fun loving on your precious baby!
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