On the Eastern Shore, home to an AWESOME playground (with swings!).
Cecilia decided she totally knows how to pull up on her own on Sunday.
And the kids decided to give me a tiny little portrait session.
These kids sure do love each other!
Just another Catholic mom blog - crazy, blessed, happy, silly!
Our weekend
Monday, August 8, 2011
Cecilia's first visit to her GREAT Grandmother.
These kids sure do love each other!
These kids sure do love each other!
Friday, August 5, 2011
Cecilia sleeps in her crib less and less as the days go by... This is something I'm hoping to change soon - I'm fine with her in bed with us for as long as necessary, but I know she's going to have to stop napping in her swing soon. I just have no idea how I'll make this transition, but we've still got a while before she outgrows the swing (and that might be the deciding factor!).
She does, however, still LOVE to play in there! She rolls around, crawls from end to end, plays with her toys, bats at her mobile...
One of my favorite things that she does (and it may seem cruel) is when she sees something outside the crib that she really wants.
Her face lights up. She starts panting in anticipation (she may be a puppy. I'm not yet sure.).
Then the bellyflops (or crawling) start in earnest. She goes to it! But... It's not actually within reach.
Most recently this object of desire was the lamp on my bedside table. She was SO. Excited.
The face. The panting. The tail wagging (oh wait. Not a puppy. But she kicks the lower part of her leg when she gets excited, and it really does look like a tail wagging!).
She crawls as fast as humanly possible to get to that thing. And she can't get there. Most people would be upset by this. Cecilia doesn't quite realize it's an impossible task. So she just keeps going. Repeatedly mashing her face into the bars of her crib, smiling all the while, panting with excitement.
She does, however, still LOVE to play in there! She rolls around, crawls from end to end, plays with her toys, bats at her mobile...
One of my favorite things that she does (and it may seem cruel) is when she sees something outside the crib that she really wants.
Her face lights up. She starts panting in anticipation (she may be a puppy. I'm not yet sure.).
Then the bellyflops (or crawling) start in earnest. She goes to it! But... It's not actually within reach.
Most recently this object of desire was the lamp on my bedside table. She was SO. Excited.
The face. The panting. The tail wagging (oh wait. Not a puppy. But she kicks the lower part of her leg when she gets excited, and it really does look like a tail wagging!).
She crawls as fast as humanly possible to get to that thing. And she can't get there. Most people would be upset by this. Cecilia doesn't quite realize it's an impossible task. So she just keeps going. Repeatedly mashing her face into the bars of her crib, smiling all the while, panting with excitement.
I eventually feel bad for her (or finish putting away the laundry) and take her out, but she's cheerful all the while. Makes me thankful for cribs! The problem with babies crawling this early is that they haven't reached that developmental stage where depth perception is a factor. I'm sure that, given the opportunity, she wouldn't hesitate to crawl off a table, bed, or down the stairs. I'm glad that we have a safe place to let her play while we're doing chores upstairs!
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Let's face it - sometimes parents get toys for their kids solely for themselves...
John Paul is (still) eating dinner while this is going on. Cecilia has crawled away to chew on puzzle pieces. Andrew is diligently working on building a train with all of John Paul's Lego characters.
John Paul is (still) eating dinner while this is going on. Cecilia has crawled away to chew on puzzle pieces. Andrew is diligently working on building a train with all of John Paul's Lego characters.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
John Paul really loves our saint statues, especially his own statue of Mary that Sister brought back from Israel. She also brought him a camel, and these three figurines (St. Therese, St. Mary, and camel) ended up on the buffet before lunch, like so:
He kept asking for St. Therese, so we told him that he could say "Hi" to the saints.
"Hi Saint Tay-wez! Hi Saint May-way! Hi Saint Camel!"
Oh dear... That's not exactly what we were going for. Just because it's made of the same material doesn't make it a saint!
Sister and I corrected him saying, "No, there's no Saint Camel."
He looked confused. "Saint Camel... Pway fo us!"
I guess if there is a Saint Camel out there that we've never heard of, we're the only ones getting intercessions!
He kept asking for St. Therese, so we told him that he could say "Hi" to the saints.
"Hi Saint Tay-wez! Hi Saint May-way! Hi Saint Camel!"
Oh dear... That's not exactly what we were going for. Just because it's made of the same material doesn't make it a saint!
Sister and I corrected him saying, "No, there's no Saint Camel."
He looked confused. "Saint Camel... Pway fo us!"
I guess if there is a Saint Camel out there that we've never heard of, we're the only ones getting intercessions!
Aunt Sister is here!
Sister (or Aunt Sister) is here visiting us after about 4 months away. Kansas is too far!
We have been having a VERY exciting time visiting all of John Paul's favorite places, including the playground, the bookstore, music class, the consignment store, and all his favorite friends.
John Paul has gotten a little bit obsessed with presents... Between his birthday and Aunt Sister coming to visit, he's gotten so many that he's come to expect them. But they're always VERY exciting, both for him AND Cecilia!
We have been having a VERY exciting time visiting all of John Paul's favorite places, including the playground, the bookstore, music class, the consignment store, and all his favorite friends.
John Paul has gotten a little bit obsessed with presents... Between his birthday and Aunt Sister coming to visit, he's gotten so many that he's come to expect them. But they're always VERY exciting, both for him AND Cecilia!
"Just because I'm the girl, they think they can make me wear bows..."
Cecilia seems to be taking advantage of John Paul's distraction to grab a tasty number card.
Typical younger child - always trying to get in the middle of the action.
Playing with NUMBERS at the playground!
We've been having lots of fun - Sister has taken John Paul to mass in the morning a few times (where he behaves better than he does with us...), and they even took the metro to the Shrine! We also tried to go to a movie in the theater - we lasted about 30 minutes and then the kids were both fussy enough that we gave up and left. John Paul's favorite parts? The steps. And the elevator to the parking garage. Simple pleasures, right?