As I am sitting on the computer doing my daily check of blogs and facebook, I hear the conversation in the other room.
Henry: hahahhahah
crash, bang, crash,
Henry: hahahhahaha
Addison: "Oh no, Henry, where is your other sock? Don't worry, Henry, I will find it for you."
crash, smash, caboom.
Henry:hahahahaha
Perhaps I should go and see what is going on.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Wow, Ten Months!
So, I have come to term with the fact that I am a "mommy blogger." My most favorite blogs kind of make fun of mommy bloggers. Apparently, it isn't the hip thing to be. I've been thinking about what else I could blog about, but I realized my life is a mommy right now. So that is what I have to write about. Maybe one day I will have something super profound to say, but for now I will stick with silly conversations and other baby stuff.
With that said, Henry is ten months old today! What a ten months it has been. It seems crazy to think that our little guy hasn't always been around, what was life like without him? Who was Addison's biggest fan before him? Who did she have to push around and antagonize?
This last month Henry has really made a turn and seems so much bigger. He is scooting around, still refusing to go on his belly. Most of the time he wants to hold my hand and walk around, typically following his sister. He also has decided he no longer wants baby food. I know he is saying, "but mom, I'm not a baby anymore." So chicken, cheese, pancakes, crackers, and anything from mom's plate are the foods of choice.
He is also talking a lot. He usually just babbles but will say "mama," "dada," and our personal favorite, "uh-oh." The first time he said uh-oh was when Addison took his toy from him. She looked at me with a look of pure shock and said, "what did he say, mommy?" She started laughing and said, "say it again, Henry."
He still refuses to sleep alone. He prefers being snuggled in between mommy and daddy, after all it is cozier. Each time we try and break him of this, he cries "foul" and gets an ear infection. Once these are cleared up, our little man is going to move into his own bed.
As Addison told papa yesterday, "I like my brother," we are all big fans of Henry Bear.
With that said, Henry is ten months old today! What a ten months it has been. It seems crazy to think that our little guy hasn't always been around, what was life like without him? Who was Addison's biggest fan before him? Who did she have to push around and antagonize?
This last month Henry has really made a turn and seems so much bigger. He is scooting around, still refusing to go on his belly. Most of the time he wants to hold my hand and walk around, typically following his sister. He also has decided he no longer wants baby food. I know he is saying, "but mom, I'm not a baby anymore." So chicken, cheese, pancakes, crackers, and anything from mom's plate are the foods of choice.
He is also talking a lot. He usually just babbles but will say "mama," "dada," and our personal favorite, "uh-oh." The first time he said uh-oh was when Addison took his toy from him. She looked at me with a look of pure shock and said, "what did he say, mommy?" She started laughing and said, "say it again, Henry."
He still refuses to sleep alone. He prefers being snuggled in between mommy and daddy, after all it is cozier. Each time we try and break him of this, he cries "foul" and gets an ear infection. Once these are cleared up, our little man is going to move into his own bed.
As Addison told papa yesterday, "I like my brother," we are all big fans of Henry Bear.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Garfield Park Conservatory
We just got back from the Garfield Park Conservatory, which we decided is the best kept secret in Chicago. Not only was it free, parking was free too! Walking through the rain forest, the tropical area, and the beautiful flowers was exhilarating for the four of us. This has been a long winter, it was nice to escape for a couple of hours! There was a quote from the man that built the conservatory, it said something about a park bringing comfort and rest to your soul. This one was like a big bowl of beef stew for our very cold hearts.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
A Very Long Month
She wanted to play with her cousins instead of pose for some pictures, can you tell?
Well, here I am. It has been a while, to say the least. But I am happy to say the Burns' family has survived this very long month. We weren't too sure if we were going to make it, but here we are. In this month we endured an ear infection; a great but long Christmas; mommy having the stomach flu; Addison and Henry having RSV, pneumonia, and little Henry having a double ear infection; to top it off we have had to be out of the house a lot of evenings due to showings. I've been to the doctor/ emergency room more times than I care to remember. Yes, we have been a disaster.
Along with the bad we have seen a lot of good stuff this month too. We enjoyed Henry's first Christmas and Addison's third. It was delightful to watch our little girl get excited about Christmas this year. She sang "happy birthday" to Jesus with all of her little heart. Henry may not have gotten it yet, but at least he looked adorable in his little Christmas outfit!
The election of Barack Obama, or as Addison would say "uncle bama," was a big deal in our house. For some reason Addison is in love with "daddy's friend" and asks almost daily to go see him at his house. During the inaguration she set up her dolls in front of the tv and said that they were going to watch the uncle bama show.
They are both growing so much. Henry isn't "crawling" yet, but he does shimmy his little body around the room. It is funny to watch him wiggle wiggle wiggle across the room. He would much rather be walking and takes the opportunity to use anybody he can as his walker.
Addison said "sandwich" yesterday. Which may not seem like a big deal, but she has always called it a "sandmer." It was her one word that we entertained and started saying as well, just because we thought it was so darn cute. But yesterday was the end of the era and we are back to "sandwich" now. So sad, she is getting too big.
Other than that our endeavor to survive this very long, cold, and snowy winter, we don't have much else to report.
I've included a couple of pictures that my sister Kendra took of the kids in their Christmas outfits.
Along with the bad we have seen a lot of good stuff this month too. We enjoyed Henry's first Christmas and Addison's third. It was delightful to watch our little girl get excited about Christmas this year. She sang "happy birthday" to Jesus with all of her little heart. Henry may not have gotten it yet, but at least he looked adorable in his little Christmas outfit!
The election of Barack Obama, or as Addison would say "uncle bama," was a big deal in our house. For some reason Addison is in love with "daddy's friend" and asks almost daily to go see him at his house. During the inaguration she set up her dolls in front of the tv and said that they were going to watch the uncle bama show.
They are both growing so much. Henry isn't "crawling" yet, but he does shimmy his little body around the room. It is funny to watch him wiggle wiggle wiggle across the room. He would much rather be walking and takes the opportunity to use anybody he can as his walker.
Addison said "sandwich" yesterday. Which may not seem like a big deal, but she has always called it a "sandmer." It was her one word that we entertained and started saying as well, just because we thought it was so darn cute. But yesterday was the end of the era and we are back to "sandwich" now. So sad, she is getting too big.
Other than that our endeavor to survive this very long, cold, and snowy winter, we don't have much else to report.
I've included a couple of pictures that my sister Kendra took of the kids in their Christmas outfits.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Tea Party Conversation
Yesterday during one of our million tea parties, we had the most interesting conversation. It went a little like this:
Addison: "So, mommy, I'm going to the moon tomorrow."
Me: "Wow, that will be fun. How will you get there?"
A: "It is really far away, so I will flap my arms really hard."
M: "What is on the moon?"
A: "Sparkles and Christmas presents."
M: "Who lives on the moon?"
A: "Jesus."
M: "Who is going to the moon with you?"
A: "Daddy. Oh, and you can come too, mommy."
M: "What about Henry?"
A: "No. He is too little."
Addison: "So, mommy, I'm going to the moon tomorrow."
Me: "Wow, that will be fun. How will you get there?"
A: "It is really far away, so I will flap my arms really hard."
M: "What is on the moon?"
A: "Sparkles and Christmas presents."
M: "Who lives on the moon?"
A: "Jesus."
M: "Who is going to the moon with you?"
A: "Daddy. Oh, and you can come too, mommy."
M: "What about Henry?"
A: "No. He is too little."
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
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