I have so many photos that I just love from our little heart photo shoot this weekend. I’m sure they’ll dribble out all week. So we’ll keep the love coming…
a little quiet moment
Daddy and B3 had some special time this weekend. And I love this little moment when they thought I was done with our little photo shoot.
PS: I updated our look a little. What do you think?
almost here…
The boys are very much looking forward to “valentime’s day” around here. Here’s a preview:
the inevitable?
For Christmas, B1 got a Leapster with some game cartridges – Nemo, dinosaurs, Cars. Kid stuff. BTW – I am in love with LeapFrog. Their products are brilliant and B1 owes a good deal of learning reinforcement to them. Anyhow, the other day Daddy came home with a new cartridge – just because. The theme? STAR WARS!
Now I’ve heard from other moms, stall this introduction as long as possible. The draw is magnetic in power and totally overwhelming in presence. I mean, once they meet STAR WARS, they all love it. All of them… at least on some level for some time. Not sure if this is as universally true as its been described to me, but if our house is any indication, then I am here to attest to the truth. Holy cow. He loves it. He loved it before he even saw the movie. He still hasn’t really seen the movie. He just likes the idea of it. And frankly, he’ll go for anything set in space.
But the thing that’s been a bit hard to swallow is that he seems so much more grown up now. STAR WARS has bad guys. He didn’t even know what a bad guy was a month ago. It also has guns (well light sabres… which, btw, I thought were actually light savers until about a year ago). But the age of innocence has begun its fade. I hope its slow. I’m not ready for my baby to be a big boy. I’m trying to remind myself of that on all those days that seem long (never-ending, really) and I pray to pass quickly. I’m trying to remember that what I actually want is for them to go slow.
Oh, and here he is in his Skippy John Jones mask. Love those books, btw.
me in the house
Since the inception of this brotherhood trifecta, I’ve made some decisions. Knowing that my house would mostly be filled with cars, rockets, sticks and muddy boots… I wanted to PLACE feminity in my house. I want my boys to see it, appreciate it. And the nooks and crannies that are not ‘all boy’ in my house and getting fewer and further in between. But they still remain. Mostly because that is me. And I live here, too.
the winning combo
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A couple months back, we realized that our 4-yr-old had methodically ticked off every vegetable from his ever-shrinking list of foods he was willing to eat. Knowing this was completely unacceptable, we did some serious thinking and praying about what to do. He’s very picky and very stubborn, but incredibly bright. So we started talking about what is good for our bodies, what different vitamins and minerals do, etc.. But he wouldn’t budge. We took away all of his sweets and treats (which weren’t much but included PB&J sandwiches). Still, no progress. But he diligently prayed that God would help him be brave. It was as honest and sincere as prayers get. And we joined him.
Finally, frustrated at our lack of progress, I forced him to eat some bites of corn with honey and chew 5 times. He repeated it. And slowly, he realized that combining veggies with other things somehow made them more palatable to him. Note – this was not a taste thing as much as a will thing. Anyhow, I finally alighted upon the winning combo. I told him that he could not go to NASA if he didn’t eat his veggies. ALL astronauts eat them, I told him. And they check at the door to see if you’ve eaten them and how much… only a slight stretch of the truth, I figured. I concurrently told him that maybe his brother would be one first since he was actually eating them. (mean mommy moment, I know)
But I also landed on one of the most brilliant ideas of my mommyhood thus far… the cracker sandwich. And now he’ll eat just about any new veg as long as it’s in a cracker sandy. Seriously. He now eats: peas, green beans, broccoli, carrots and corn. Not in great volume, but it’s going in.
BTW – he now asks us to send notes to NASA when he does a particularly good job at trying something new. Conversely, this is working as a great motivator when he doesn’t want to try something… I just threaten to let NASA know. Awesome.
So here’s to the winning combo and a real answer to this big brother’s prayer. Thank you, Lord.
checking in
Little brother had his 1-month check up today… not exactly on time (he’s 5 1/2 wks) but we’ve been a little busy. Home boy weighed in at 12 1/2 lbs – for those of you who don’t know, that big. So he’s joining the ranks of his bros and showing he’s made of hearty stock. Healthy, happy and even a good sleeper (sometimes).
And he LOVES to lay on his tummy – which is making him really strong. He’ll spend half and hour or so every day just laying there, checking out the room from a worm’s eye view. I can only imagine what he sees…. with 2 big brothers running around, I’m not sure I even want to know. 
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