The other day N pushed the chair over to the computer desk, climbed onto the chair, pushed the button to turn on the monitor, jiggled the mouse and looked at me and said "It's my turn on the computer. I'm checkin the weather."
The other day L was crying. I asked N what he thought L needed. N studied L for a second, then very matter of factly (is that a word?) said, "He's got a fever. He needs medicine" and walked away.
The other day N and I were walking under a great big tree trying to catch the leaves that were falling down. I said, "N this tree is such a pretty yellow color! What do you think makes the leaves turn colors?" N said, "The rain falls from the sky and paints the leaves."
N was standing next to me eating a snack while I was nursing L. I had forgotten to get a drink out for N. He turned around, looked at L, looked at me and said, "Mommy, can I have some too?"
We went to yet another Halloween party this morning.This is our third and final party. N wore his ghost costume and L wore his "I want my Mummy" t -shirt. Everyone brought food to share and there were games to play. N was really excited because the kids got to break another pinata...He still hasn't mastered saying "pinata" yet, so he says "minata" or "pee-aw-tta." D and I decided that pinatas will become a tradition for N's birthdays (and possibly any other holiday celebrated by Americans....and Dutch...can't leave out the Dutch now that we have one in the family) now because he likes them so much. Here are some pictures of the boys from today.
N and I went to a really fun Halloween party through our neighborhood Moms' group this morning while Grammy watched L. Thanks again, Grammy! The children dressed up in their Halloween costumes and paraded through a nearby assisted living facility. The elderly people loved seeing the kids. In fact, they were so excited about our visit they planned their Halloween party around it. They even made treats to share with the kids.
...Side note...N has talked about being a ghost for Halloween for months and months. At first we were excited when he chose a costume that sounded super easy to make, but then we realized the challenge this costume was going to be when N refused to wear anything on his head (a sheet, a hood, a stocking cap, etc, etc). So, D, the family costume maker, came up with a plan. He decided to buy a woman's sized white sweatshirt, cut the arms and bottom and drew the ghost face on the shirt. No hat needed. I was both relieved and happy when we showed up at the event today and everyone immediately knew what N's costume was w/o us having to explain. Good job, Daddy!
After parading at the assisted living home we went to one of the mom's homes for lunch and games. The mom who hosted the party loves Halloween. She decorates her house (inside and out) with Halloween decor galore which made the party that much more fun. Everyone brought some sort of treat or party favor to pitch in for the party. The kids played with homemade play-dough, made a bat craft, broke a pinata and walked through the little haunted house that was set up in the garage. N had lots of fun.
I think his favorite part was the pinata. He's been talking about it all day. He thought it was so cool to hit the pumpkin (the pinata was in the shape of a pumpkin) and "it breaked open and the candy falled out!!" When all the candy fell out all the kids dove to the floor to grab as much candy as they could get. Most of the kids raked candy into their pockets and bags. N got to the ground and picked up candy, but he didn't push or shove anyone to get anything. He ran out to me really excited with the candy he found: one Hershey kiss and one sucker. He tore into the sucker and popped it in his mouth. Then he reached out his hand with the Hershey kiss in it and said "this is for you, Mommy." Sooo sweet!!! N was happy with his sucker while all the other kids had gobs of candy. One of the other moms came over to me and gave me a handful of candy and said it was N's..That was sweet of her, but N seemed pretty content with the sucker he got. I took the candy so N would have a little something to take home.
I really enjoyed meeting the neighborhood moms and N liked playing with the kids. This was actually my first time to meet most of the moms. We are located in the newest addition of the neighborhood. We only have two other houses on our street (one more in the works) so we don't see the other women in the neighborhood too often. This was a great chance to do that. I hope to make it to more activities in the future.
Hope you have a good Halloween! Hopefully we'll stay warm and dry this Halloween. :)
Today was my first day home alone with both boys and I am very happy to say it went very well....I even got a shower before either of the boys were awake. For those of you SAHM reading this, I'm sure you understand how exciting it is to get a shower in when your home alone with two kiddos. L was up bright eyed and bushy tailed before N, so I got him fed. I ate a bowl of cereal while I fed him. (I'm getting good at nursing and multi-tasking at the same time.) N woke up shortly after L was done eating, so I got him dressed and fed and then we were out the door to get N to school. We were a couple minutes late, but that's not bad for our first day w/o Daddy or Grammy here to help. I was so pumped about the day going so well that L and I went to Wal Mart for a few groceries before heading home to feed him again. Then it was time to pick N up at school. My adrenaline rush started wearing off after lunch, but I pushed through it for a couple more hours and got N down for a nap and L fed before I laid down for a bit. Before I knew it, it was time to feed L again. My neighbor called and offered to let N play outside at their house while I stayed home with L. At first I thought all three of us were going to get to go play at their house, but L was hungry again, so I sent N down their by himself. N was really sad when I told him Mommy couldn't go to the neighbor's house to play because I had to feed L. He sat in his little power wheels jeep with his shoulders slumped over and said he was sad I wasn't coming... That broke my heart, but I knew he'd have fun, so I pushed him to go and he did...and he had fun! (Thanks again for watching him, M. He had fun!) Then it was time for dinner and the night progressed from there. It's amazing how quickly the day goes with two kiddos to take care of. Holy cow! It's a lot of work. I was seriously wiped out on the couch watching Pinocchio with N at 6:30. I'm so proud of how well today went. I was kind of nervous about taking care of both kids by myself, but I did well today. I'm sure we'll have rocky days, but we'll get through them. The one thing I think is going to take me a little while to figure out is how to find time to prepare a decent supper for my family. (Thank goodness my friends are making us some meals the next few weeks. )I just keep telling myself that this is a new routine for everyone in our family and that we are all learning as we go. I'm taking one things at a time and I'm happy with every little accomplishment at this point. :)
