So I thought I'd last posted about a week ago...turns out it's been over a month! There's not a lot of time for things these days. Nathan and Abigail are still the most amazing children, and John and I are constantly talking about how blessed we are. But the fact remains...2 kids under 2 is tough!
It wouldn't be so hard if there were any breaks. But when one baby is fine, the other one invariably needs something. And they seem to have perfected this tag-team bit. If it's Nathan's nap time, somehow Abigail is either needing to eat or super alert and wanting to play. If Abigail's sleeping, Nathan wants to play. If John and I are sleeping, you can be sure that someone is waking us up! Nights lately have played out this way...Nathan and Abigail are both down by 8pm (usually closer to 7 for Abby). We try to get to bed by 10. Sometime between 2-3am, Nathan wakes up and comes in crying. Either John or I will walk him back to his room and sleep on the floor (John has been a saint this week and has taken most of this duty). If I'm sleeping on his floor, then I sleep with one ear listening for Abigail who usually wakes to eat around 4am. If I let her stir too long, she ends up waking Nathan and then everyone's up!
OK, that's all the "whining" I'm going to do right now. I'm very tired these days and somehow there's not a lot of time for sleeping or when I am asleep, somebody wakes me up too soon. There...I'm done.
Aside from being tired, life is pretty grand. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving in Sacramento. The kids and I spent the week with my Grandma who was staying at my mom's. She had a blast playing with Nathan and loving on Abigail, and I had a blast visiting with her and watching her love on my kids. We got to see friends and family for Thanksgiving and Nathan had a great time playing with cousins and friends. After Thanksgiving, we met my dad and Paula in San Francisco for an overnight excursion to the auto show and some kid-friendly fun. They hadn't seen the kids in awhile, so it was really nice for Nathan and Abigail to see them. We rode the carousel at Yerba Buena Garden, had lunch at Bloomie's food court, walked through China Town, saw the Christmas tree at Union Square, and of course, toured the auto show. Nathan ran squealing from car to car, climbing in and test driving them. Cute! Both kids did great despite being out of their element and having their routines slightly tweaked. Abigail is very go-with-the-flow. She napped in the stroller when she was tired and was otherwise her happy self.
And now we're getting ready for Christmas. The cards are done...I just have to address them and mail them out. My shopping is mostly done...just a handful of people left. John is off to the U.K. again next week, so the kids and I will go to Sac for a few days. I "can" be the single parent but I was totally wiped out last time and am taking advantage of help this time. When he gets back, we'll put up our tree and then the fun will begin. Nathan is fascinated by Christmas tress right now...everywhere we see one, he "talks" up a storm about it. So cute!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Cookie Monster
Nathan's been enjoying some extra treats this week as John and I have been feeling sorry for him after his injury. He got syrup on his pancakes on Sunday after we left the ER and today he got an entire cookie to himself...of course, he had a few bites and then left it somewhere because something else caught his eye. Oh to have that kind of self-control!
She Sleeps
The other day Abigail was laying in the portable crib, watching the mobile go around. She does this several times a day and loves it. I was getting a few things done while she watched and suddenly it got quiet over there. I peeked over the side of the crib and her eyes were starting to close. A few seconds later, she was asleep! She looked so peaceful and angelic that I couldn't resist a few photos. What a dream she is!
Crash Test
Early Sunday morning, Nathan woke up crying. I went in to see what the matter was and...he was fine. After sitting with him for around 30 minutes, he started smiling and trying to engage me in being awake. I gave him a kiss, made sure he had his animals and blankie, and left to go back to sleep. He was crying, of course, and then...CRASH! I was in going to the bathroom when this happened, and then I heard the sound of him padding into our room. "What in the world?" is all I could think. Around the corner came Nathan, crying, and head gushing blood! Enter hysterical mommy... John woke up and got Nathan to assess the problem and try and stop the bleeding. Meanwhile, hysterical mommy... After about 10 minutes, the bleeding slowed but the gash was pretty gnarly looking. We called the advice nurse and she advised us to go to the ER. And off we went. He ended up having to get 2 stitches but he was such a trooper! He cried, but only because of the new environment and having to be strapped onto the papoose board. The stitches come out tomorrow and then we'll see if there will be a manly scar for him to brag about to his friends.
Since he either climbed or fell out of the crib, John thought it would be a good idea to convert his crib into a toddler bed. This involved taking the front panel of slats off and lowering the mattress. Voila! Big boy bed! Nathan's adjusted to that pretty well, too. Yes, he can just get out whenever he wants to now, but so far it hasn't been too bad.
Chef Nathan
One of Nathan's latest interests is cooking. Ideally, he'd love to do it all by himself, but he tolerates sitting in his highchair and watching/participating as much as he can. When I was a kid, I remember sitting on the counter in my grandma's kitchen and observing/helping, and Nathan has LOVED doing that as well. He's not entirely steady yet though, so the highchair has been a better location.
He also loves to get the pots and pans out and pretend he's cooking up a wonderful concoction. A few weeks ago I also gave him a bowl and a spoon and we "tasted" his creations when they were finished. The huge grin on his face made my day.
Exploring the veggies
Adding some ingredients
Helping stir the pancake batter
He also loves to get the pots and pans out and pretend he's cooking up a wonderful concoction. A few weeks ago I also gave him a bowl and a spoon and we "tasted" his creations when they were finished. The huge grin on his face made my day.
Exploring the veggies
Adding some ingredients
Helping stir the pancake batter
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