Thursday, February 19, 2009

An Open Letter to Winter

Dear Winter, 
I am writing this letter to kindly ask you to leave. I know, we loved you at first. You dazzled us with your beauty in the beginning. We enjoyed putting on our big coats, boots, hats, and gloves. We found it cozy to be in our warm home as the snow fell outside. You made us want to eat big, warm meals. It was fabulous. 
And then your friends arrived. Winter blues, runny noses, fevers, ear infections, the stomach flu. Why, why, why do you do this to us? We would love you if you just stayed the way you were in November. But now you are a guest that has overstayed your welcome. 
Don't worry, in November we will be excited to see you again. 

Help

It has been ten months since I have had a good night sleep. Probably more than that, the whole uncomfortable at the end pregnancy thing. My sweet boy loves me so much I just can't get him to sleep anywhere but next to me. He likes to be close to the food, if you know what I mean. As much as I love cuddling with my boy, I would really like to sleep too. I am at a loss. I know, I know, you say, "just let him cry it out." Ouch. That really hurts. I just have to do it. But does anyone have a magic wand that I can wave over him, and poof, he is the best little sleeper absolutely in love with his crib? I would give my life savings at this point for that wand. Do you think insurance would cover it?

Saturday, February 14, 2009

The Girl's Got Style

It was raining the other day. Raining hard. Addison was very concerned about getting too wet once we got out of the car. I explained to her that we had an umbrella in the car. I might as well had told her that we had a whole gallon of ice cream that she could have all to herself, she was that excited. In the midst of her excitement, she stopped, very concerned. "Mommy, what color is the umbrella?" "It is blue," I told her. "Oh, no. Can we go to the store and get a pink one, so it will match my coat?"
Oh, girls. They sure start young!

Friday, February 13, 2009

Leaves and Flowers Kind

Aunt Mary and Uncle Brett watched Addison for me the other day. She absolutley loves going over Aunt Mary's house. On our way home we had some interesting conversations about her night.

Me: "What kind of ice cream did you have?"

Addison: "The leaf and flower kind."


Me: "Hmmm, I don't know what that is. What color was is?"
Addison: "Oh, you know mommy. The leaf and flower kind."


Me: "Actually, I don't."


So I called Mary, she said it was vanilla, Breyers Vanilla.


Sunday, February 8, 2009

sock

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.

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.

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.