personality

'cause you got personality...  talk, personality walk, personality...

you love bananas.  it was the first food you learned to 'say' even though it sounds like balololo  where as your sister's favorite food was avocado.  for awhile we couldn't even say 'banana' without you wanting one

you love, love, love music.  we crack up because you do the 'booty drop' whenever music comes on.  even when someone's cell phone rings.  and with the giant cloth diaper butt it gets some serious movement.

you are so strong.  strong willed and strong physically.  i don't know what it is about babies and beer, but you bee line for a bottle if it is within sight.  you grab hold of the bottle and i literally can not get you to let go.  i have to pry your fingers off of it.  

16 months and kisses

itty bitty is 16 months.  today.   she is our mini godzilla right now.  throwing toys, dumping things out, playing in the sink, screaming when told 'no', hitting when frustrated, dropping food all over the floor from her chair, etc.  sometimes i wonder how parents forget the craziness of having kids.  it is mostly chaos 90% of the time.

but, then there are the good parts...
she has been giving kisses for a couple of months now.  the full on, open mouth, come at you, demand for kisses! sometimes she will even grab your head and pull you to her kiss. 

at night we have our routine of nurse, brush teeth, read a book and then she snuggles on my shoulder before I put her in her crib.  for the past couple of weeks she has been laying her head on my shoulder and then in the dark i can feel this warmth on my cheek.  it is nut with her mouth open breathing on me waiting for kisses.  i can't help but smile and give her kisses.  then last night i realized she hadn't given me kisses for a couple of days.  and just as i was realizing it i had this little head turn to me and warmth on my cheek.  i gave her kisses and put her in her crib. 

2010 Highlights and lowlights

It is 2011.  I don't know where to start about the past events of last year.  But, we sat at the dinner table the other night and talked about our favorite things of the past year.  The hubby and I commented on the top tv shows, movies, music played in our house.  Most of it was kid centric...

Our #1 musician of 2010 - Caspar Babypants.  I think this is the only show our family went to this year.  And it was played frequently in the car and in the house.

Our #1 kids tv show -  I would say Yo Gabba Gabba dominated the first half of the year, while the second half was Angelina Ballerina.

#1 tv show for mom and dad - Raising Hope/Amazing Race - we watched both shows together and we agreed that they both were great.  Sunday night tradition of spaghetti, garlic and Amazing Race was pretty great.

#1 new kids movie - Tangled.  (Mommy thinks this may be her favorite movie too)

#1 new adult movie - i don't think we made it to a movie this year.  we watched lots of movies on Netflix and Mommy fell asleep through most of them.  Good ones that Dad watched included Avatar and Inception.

2010 Highlights:
Kendal says 'My Birthday party'
Mommy says 'Finishing 2 half marathons'

But, there were low lights that we are glad to say goodbye to last year.  Passing of loved ones, hospital visits for RSV, family jobs lost, etc.  We are looking forward to 2011 and all the fun things it will bring.

Thankful

many people on blogs and facebook posted what they are thankful for each day in November.  i often thought about what i was thankful for but never posted.  today since it is the first of December (posted only 12 days later... yes, slacker) and I need to live up to my slacker mom title, i want to reflect and post on what I am thankful for from the past month.

i am thankful for my wonderful little girls.  they are sweet, charming, entertaining, loving, and so much more.  they challenge me and they warm my soul.  they are truly precious gifts to me.  even if some days i would like to post a sign that says 'free - you haul' on the back of the 4 year old.

i am thankful for an understanding husband.  he knows i am weird and loves me anyway.  he knows that i also kick ass too.

i'm a nut

i went in to little nut's room to wake her up to nurse her.  it is my morning ritual before i head off to work.  she was sound asleep and was pure lead to pick up.  i then sat down in our rocking chair and she nursed.  then when i went to put her back into her crib.  she had her eyes wide open and she gave me the biggest, most sincere, love-full grin.   she is full of these sweet smiles that make me smile and warm me from within.  i was worried that she was now wide awake and wouldn't want me to put her down.  but, then i laid in her in crib and she snuggled her 'sweet pea' toy and went back to sleep.

it is one thing that has kept a smile on my face today.  she is such a sweet and loving little nut.

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