Joyce sent me a CD of the pictures her and
Dad took at Christmas, so I posted some of them on the photos site as well. The timeline is
out of order because it’s a mix from his camera and her’s. But
you can figure it out.
Lex has many favorite activites, including
helping to unpack and put away groceries, and hiding things in
the many boots that reside near the front door. Just now —
many, many hours after we returned from grocery shopping — I
found a bag of asparagus (asparagi?) in my boot! A stack of
bright blue plastic cups in my low boots caught my attention
first, but then my eye was drawn to the bit of plastic sticking
out of the top of my high boot. Crazy kid!
I was just finishing a long post about our Love
and Logic experiences, but then the power went out for awhile
and I lost the whole thing. So sad! So for now I’m going to put
up a few pictures and call it a night. Maybe I’ll feel inspired
to repost my thoughts some other day.
The first three pictures are from two days ago.
Notice the boots and how they progress. The fourth picture is
from tonight. Lex has taken to wearing his beads a lot, even to
the store and playgroups. He gets lots of Mardi Gras comments
:) He also just started playing with his car again, but still
hasn’t figure out how to drive forward! :) Such a fun
boy!
Blogger is such a PITA with
their photo handling. I think I’ve said this before. It takes
me longer to make a few vertical photos line up than it does to
write that long blog entry I lost earlier tonight. Grrr…..
And now, with their new release, clicking on a photo takes you
directly to a huge version instead of a more manageable sized
one. Oh well, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…. you
get what you pay for :)
Alan was bathing Lex tonight and sat down
to read a magazine while Lex played in the tub. After awhile
Lex got bored and leaned over the edge of the tub, looking at
Alan, and said “I see you read book.” According to our pedi, by
age two children should have a vocabulary of 50 words and be
able to use two word phrases. I think we’re doing ok
here.
Happy New Years Eve too all. It was a beautiful
day today. Sunny, freshly fallen snow, etc. I took Lex out to
play for awile. He refuses to wear mittens, but after his first
fall (face first) in the snow he was all too happy to let me
put mittens on him :) I pulled him on the sled around the house
a few times and shoveled the driveway. He had trouble walking
in the snow because he was so bundled :) So he spent most of
the time playing in one spot unless I came and held his hand
and walked him to another. This was his first real snowfall,
but he’ll get the hang of the winter wear soon.
We are celebrating tonight in true fogey style
— not at all! But to those of you partying hardy and those of
you not, have a good one and we’ll see y’all in 2007!
I posted photos from Christmas on the
photos
site, as usual. Lots (most) of Lex, as usual :) There
are also a few movie at the end. I think they are mostly of Lex
playing in the wrapping paper, but my computer didn’t want to
play them smoothly tonight, so I’m not even sure exactly what
they are. Joyce took a ton of pictures too, so if I can get
those from her I’ll post them as well. A good time was had by
all.
I had my 28wk checkup today. I think I’m
only 27 1/2 weeks, but close enough. Baby is doing great. The
midwife found its heartbeat immediately and was impressed with
how strong it is. I’ve given up weighing myself since we moved
here, so I was surprised with my weight gain, but whatever. I
just need to be sure to loose it all after this baby! (famous
last words, huh?)
We had a great
holiday. This year Lex understands presents and how to open
them, but doesn’t yet have the expectations of Christmas. I
thought that made for a nice combination. He got lots of toys
and stuff.
I’m pretty sure he woke up
from his nap yesterday about 6 times smarter than he went to
bed too. He suddenly is using question words, counting to 20
(skips a few in the teens, but real close), and speaking in
sentences. It’s weird, but cool. The midwives today were
surprised that he’s only 19 months (even though one of them was
there at his delivery!)
The other
midwife is new (still in training, I think) and she commented
on how neat it must have been to be born on the Farm. I thought
that was funny. I mentioned it with my first pregnancy and I
guess now it’s in my permenant record :) She was gushing about
how Ina May is her inspiration.
One
thing I learned today at my appointment is that the rumor that
2nd babies come faster is very accurate. And it’s accurate per
person, not just on average. They said that since my labor with
Lex was so quick I should make a point to come to the hospital
sooner with the next baby and they would likely admit me
earlier because they will be anticipating a fast delivery.
Cool! Can’t let myself get too excited, but let’s hope it works
out that way :)
Off to bathe the boy
now. Happy New Year to all!
Quick baby update first. I think this pregnancy
is going to seem much longer than the first one. Probably
because I’m more out of shape than I was before. Anyway, I feel
so much bigger, so much sooner than I did with Lex. I think by
the end of 40 weeks I’m gonna be way past ready for delivery.
Hopefully this little one doesn’t keep me waiting an extra
eight days like Lex did!
We had a great
cookie party this weekend. Jim & Julie came, as well as
some new friends, Carl, Michelle, and Dylan. Dylan is a few
months older than Lex. They usually sort of play by each other,
but last night they had a good time playing together. They
chased each other around the table and slid across the floor
and played with the new blocks that Jim & Julie brought
(thank you guys!!). It was great. Meanwhile the grownups made
and decorated lots and lots of cookies. I made a bunch of
cut-out sugar cookies… well, I made the dough and then made
everyone else cut them and ice them :) We got to play with the
101 giant plastic cookie cutters I bought a few weeks ago. Lex
has been playing with them like toys up until now. Don’t worry,
I washed them well before we used them on the cookies!
Anyway, a good time was had by all and once
again we have tons of cookies for the holidays. I think we
ended up with the most…. three large platters full!! But I’m
sure they’ll get eaten.
This last picture is from this morning. Jim
& Julie also got Lex a foam box toy with different shapes
and textures and stuff. He likes it a lot. This morning he got
both feet into the circle hole. I thought he was stuck. I
laughed :) But just after I took the picture he got himself out
again, easy as can be. He’s such a smarty.
For awhile now Lex has been saying “I love
you too” when Alan or I say “I love you” to him. This morning
he came into the office, put his head on my lap and said “I
love you pukin.” It was so sweet!! I grabbed him, gave him a
big squeeze, and said “I love you too.” He said it again,
unprompted, later in the morning too. We were getting ready to
go for a walk and he was sitting in my lap so I could put his
shoes on. He turned his head to look up at me and said “I love
you.” He’s so perfect!!
A few movies from when we were decorating
the Christmas tree this weekend. Alan filmed them and Lex was
the star, so I’m doing my part by publishing them :)
Christmas
Tree
Playing
On/Off
Laundry
Lex is
very helpful (mostly) with the laundry.
