We started off August with a party like no other. Our good friends, The Bleecker's had their semi annual Bleeckerfest and asked Jake and the boys to play so the band was back together and they sounded good as well! Katie amazed everyone with her...um...pole dancing skills...and dancing skills in general. Violet slept for most of the evening, which was a huge blessing! It was fun to be around our friends and have fun for the evening!
I tried a new sling, I thought it may be an alternative to the Moby, maybe be a bit quicker in and out process, HA wrong! This sling doesn't really work well for us at all. Oh well, back to the Moby. It is really awesome! Violet woke up to eat and then hung out a bit, got fussy and into the Moby she went and was out like a light for the evening! It left me free to chase Katie around. Once it got dark it was kinda scary she would just be a few feet away but disappear, next year she is gonna wear a glow in the dark necklace or something! I was petrified she was gonna fall in the creek!
My sweet babies sleeping! Love it when they sleep! I have to be way more sneaky with Violet, she hears the crack in the floor and me breathing it seems like!
Sam doing what Sam does at naptime! We Love our knucklehead!
Katie is enjoying the ipad these days more and more. She is getting really good at her letters and numbers and puzzles. It is amazing to watch her work that thing!
Violet like Katie is a very oral baby, maybe it is because they are breastfed, I don't know. Violet has a pacifier that we use when she is fussy and going to sleep, and much like Katie that is the only time she uses it and it seems to be getting less and less important lately, she has found her thumb and that makes her happy! Way more happy than the pacifier ever does. She gets angry if she can't get her thumb in her mouth right when she wants it, but that is only a matter of time. Don't know if it is a blessing or a curse, it would be easier to come off the pacifier down the road, as we can remove a finger, but as long as they are happy and I don't have to keep putting the pacifier in their mouth it works for me.
We love the Moby and all of it's magical powers! If Violet gets fussy it is guaranteed to calm her down and usually put her to sleep. She snuggles in after a few minutes and you have a happy snugglie baby and all the baby smell you can handle literally right under your nose.
We got a SWEET deal on the Bob double stroller and we LOVE it. It was so out of our price range that I didn't even test drive it at any place that had it. REI had a sale and this ended up being about the same price as any other double stroller! YEAH! We'll take it! It handles like a dream! It is super light and I can't wait till Violet is a bit bigger to take it on some trails. Our other Graco jogging stroller was great on trails, so I imagine this one will do even better! I also like that each side has it's individual shade so Violet can sleep and Katie can have hers back to look around as we walk down the road. She likes to look for neighbors to talk to! We usually are out on the road every day, unless we have another Dr.s appointment to go to. I am am really tired of going to the Dr., I want to know what happened, but I have a feeling when it's all said and done, they aren't going to be able to tell me anything. All this times wasted on going to the Dr. and I am just supposed to get behind the wheel again and pray that I don't hurt myself, my kids and family, those driving on the road around me? If they could find something wrong and fix it at least I would have a piece of mind.
Katie loves watching herself in the camera!
The weather is nice in the mornings and the sun doesn't beat down on us so we usually get out and play on the porch and front yard. The fresh air and sunshine does us all some good I think. I look at the girls and I can't believe how big they have gotten in such a short time. Just 2 short years ago our live were so different, but I can not imagine or remember what we did with "free time". Was there really a time we weren't watching Katie sing Let it Go? Or laugh when Violet lets out a giant poot that should only come out of something double her size! I don't know what we used to do, but this is a sweet life we got going. Hopefully we will be able to drive and have a bit of freedom soon and all will be perfect.
The new blog segment entitled: Ways Daddy can eat while holding Baby Violet.
I ask you have you ever seen a man eat with chopsticks while holding a sleeping baby?! I have not until today! She was not even disturbed a bit and Jake got to finish his meal. The man has skills he keeps pulling out that no one knew he had!
This was a sweet sight to wake up to. When I woke up and walked into the living room, Violet and Daddy were snuggled up sleeping soundly. It was a quiet house, Katie was still sleeping as well, so I snuck back to bed a read a book (WHAT?! who has time to read?!) It was a nice morning!
Just a swinging! After church it is our routine to go and swing and slide for a bit. Violet usually lets Katie play for a little bit before she reminds us that she is ready to eat. Katie really loves to swing and slide and it helps to burn off some of that 2 years old energy!
I was lucky enough to catch this sweet moment...right before Katie gave Violet a wet willie! Ah, sister love starts so early!
I love to see them snuggle. Sam isn't always the best snuggle partner, it is obvious that the previous owners did not snuggle him, he isn't always sure with what to do when we snuggle him. He is getting better and better all the time. This day they both were relaxed and layed there for a long time like this. I love to see our girl and her dog, maybe it is time to find Violet her dog...
Katie likes to have a say in what she wears each day and we try and give her choices so she is a part of the decision. his day she woke up and said she wanted to wear her cam pants like Blane. I am not sure where she picked up Blane wears camo pants but she did. This girl is constantly surprising me!
Violet has been sleeping more than she has been awake so there has been minimal interference with Katie's routine, I am interested as this changes how Katie takes it. So far it has been fine, Katie loves her sister and loves hugging and kissing her. We shall see how long that holds out, once the cute sister wants to play with Katie's toys!
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