1. I am walking now, and that is how I prefer to get around. Even though I have been able to pull up to standing for a long time, now that I can walk, I like to get into things a lot more and grab stuff that I shouldn't. When I'm in a good mood, it doesn't matter if I fall down several times/minute . . but, if I'm tired and grumpy, I make a fuss about it each time.
2. I can say "hi" and wave to people. I can say "Daddy" and "mama" but I say daddy a lot more often than mama. I can also clap my hands on demand. I have recently started pointing at things and making noises, as if I'm asking, "What is that?" I still sign "more" but that's the only sign I use right now.
3. I have been taking great naps lately, but not sleeping so well at night. Some nights, it's because I don't feel good or because I'm getting a LOT of teeth on my upper gums . . but some nights, it's just because I wake up and want to see mommy or daddy.
Well, that's all I can think of right now, as I haven't slept much lately, and I haven't really felt well in the past few days. Here are a few pictures.
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I hope I don't get in trouble for posting this one on the Internet . . she has been really into jumping up in the middle of getting dressed lately and walking all over the place, so I got the camera out today and tried to get a few pictures, which was difficult because she wouldn't stand still!
My mom gave her this last weekend. We call her our "little baller" now . . she's pretty cute with it. She likes to walk up and slam dunk it!A note about Darius: He is at a family's house this weekend, getting to know them, because he is going to go there permanently (well, for at least 4-6 months anyway) after Christmas. They are about the most perfect people ever. The dad is a minister on the Hilltop and, I think, mom stays at home. They have a high schooler, junior higher, and a 1st grade boy, so Darius is having a blast with him. I just called to check on him, and he loves it there. In fact, he told the mom earlier, "I really like you" . . what a sweetie! I have to admit, it's a bittersweet thing for me . . . I'm really, really happy that he's going to go to such a great place, but part of me has a hard time not comparing myself to her . . . it's weird being "mom" to someone for 4 months and then having them go to a new mom who they might like even more than you. Anyway, pray for him and that transition, and pray for us as we will probably take a few days off after he leaves and then get new kids!
3 comments:
Love the tushi and one sock picture, priceless! She's such a cutie, Laura! I'll keep Xavier in our prayers. What a sweet baby boy. Have a very Merry Christmas!
I am not sure how to do things with one child and not the little one, I usually just find an age appropriate variation of what I am doing with the bigger two, and put the little two into their high chairs and let them experience it too. They always seem to have fun, and think that they are so big. My favorite project (that reminds me I need to do it) is to trace the kids foot onto a piece of construction paper, this will be the raindeer's face. You add googly eyes (or just draw them on) and a red puffy ball for the nose (again if you don't have that, just draw it on) Then you get paint and do the kid's handprints on the top of the reindeers head for antlers. At the top, you write "Merry Christmas from your little deer" It is so cute and even makes a sweet gift to daddies and grandparents. Also my friend Teri has a bunch of things listed on her blog. http://mapengofamily.blogspot.com/
Check it out. I have heard that this one http://www.chasingcheerios.blogspot.com/ has a ton of projects for littler kids to do also. Hope that helps. If I wasn't recovering, I would say we should get together and do some, but I don't think that I am quite up to it yet.
Hey, thanks for the ideas! I think that Clara's issue sometimes is that she has that "oldest child" personality and, if we didn't have foster kids, she'd be the only one. She is sometimes willing to sit in a high chair and watch others, but sometimes not.
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