Life is Good

Recently JJ has tried bubbles (which) he can blow himself, sidewalk chalk, and hitting off of the tee. JJ has also come to the realization that he can pick his own nose and he tries to do so frequently. Yuck! There have been so many cool little things that have happened and just not enough time to write them down. For example, tonight we were relaxing before JJ went to bed and we were just talking. We began to play "break the pickle" high five game. We have done this before, but today he made the pickle. When I broke it he started to laugh like he was going to be tickled. He is so cute.

Going into Reese's room, if she's in her crib he'll say "shhhh" and put his finger up to his mouth. However, after it he will then talk in a normal voice, so it appears that he is just mimicking me. The other day we were in there and he kept pointing to her changing table. I asked him if he wanted to go on it, he said yes. For some reason he thought he was so cool up on her changing pad. Then I asked him, where is Reese? He went over to her crib and lifted up her bumper to point at her.

When I put JJ to bed tonight he reached his hand out through his crib for mine. I grabbed his hand and he lit up. It almost broke my heart because he didn't want to let go of my hand. If I could have crawled into that crib with him I would have. He gave me the biggest kisses through the slats in his crib. What an amazing kid.

If He Could Live on Pizza

I asked JJ tonight what he wanted for dinner. He said, "umm"......"da da that da tototo be.". I asked him really? I asked, "would you like fish sticks?" "no". "chicken tenders?" "no" "peas?". "no". "pizza?". "huh!? Dat?". A boy after my own heart. FYI, we had pasta.

It's the Little Things

Today when I got home from work I was talking with JJ to ask him how his day was. When I asked him what he did he began to talk and tell me. He was kneeling down and sitting on his feet. He put his hands on his thighs and said "well", "da da da bmdhsi da ha," whatever that meant. He then pointed to the folded laundry as if to tell me that he helped with it. I asked him if he played with daddy, he shook his head yes. I asked him if he played with Mimi and helped Reese, he shook his head yes. I then asked him if he was a good boy today? He looked at me and shook his head no and said, "uh uh.". I asked him again, JJ were you a good boy? He shook his head yet again and had the same reply. He's so cute.

I was taking some pictures of Reese and JJ today. JJ would lay on the floor next to Reese, he kept changing his position. I then told JJ I wanted to get some pictures of him. I asked him if he would smile. To my surprise he flashed me the cheesiest smile ever. I love that boy.

Mom said that Reese almost turned on her side today as she was grabbing for items hanging above her. She's so strong.

I Love You This.....Much!

Tonight when I got home I asked JJ if he loved Reese, (he shook his head yes), do you love Daddy (yes),do you love mommy? (he smiled big and shook his head yes.). "really!" I said, how much. JJ stood up, held his arms out to his side and looked up to the ceiling, he said something which I'm pretty sure was ,"this much". Then he smiled, laughed, and gave me a hug. I love it.

Mother's Day 2011

I have to say that my second mother's day was great. I am so blessed with two beautiful children and a loving husband. My day started off with Jim letting me sleep in (which was amazing, then after a French toast breakfast we enjoyed some quality family time. JJ was so loving and Reese was smiling up a storm. The day was great despite Reese crying (she was in pain). The two kids started off the day by talking to each other at 7 in the morning. Probably planning to not take long naps :-). During their little nap Jim and I went outside and played one game of bean bag toss. It was a very competitive game, where Jim won, but it was fun nonetheless. We had some guacamole for lunch, played some more with the kids, then Jim made a wonderful meal. He cooked t-bones, lamb, veggies, and potatoes. It was a GREAT meal. Once everyone went to bed Jim drew me a bath. I have such a sweet husband. Thank you God for all of a the wonderful gifts you have given me. I am truly blessed.

A Great Day

I'm so proud of my little girl. My mom began to tell me how Reese was reaching for her animals that dangle from her bouncer. She grabbed a hold of the hippo and hung on. "she's so advanced,"my mom exclaimed. I have to say that I agree. As I held her in my arms she's laughing, smiling, and seeming to have a conversation with me. I notice that she has the littlest dimple above her cheek bone under her right eye. It's evident only when she smiles, but it's the most precious thing EVER! We went outside to hand up the bird feeder, but then realized that it broke last year and we need to get a new one. JJ is really into bird watching so we'll have to get one for him soon. My mom and I decided that we should introduce JJ to some bubbles. Although he has seen them before, it was a while ago. Boy was that fun! To see the pure enjoyment that simple soapy water brought to a little boy was amazing. He even chased one down our driveway pointing at it with his middle finger all the way.

After Jim got home I was sharing these stories with him and he had one for me. Today Jim and JJ had their first game of catch. Jim was so proud of his little guy. While I was at work Jim started to toss the ball to JJ. JJ would pick it up/catch it and side arm throw it back to Jim. Jim said that JJ did this 5 times and hit him square in the chest. He said it was the coolest thing. What a great day!

A JJ moment

I was sitting on the floor noticing JJ picking up these little black beads that come out of Jim's shoes when he gets home from work. JJ is picking them up and putting them in the trash. Then he touches my leg and I notice that he is trying to pick something off of my leg. He keeps on trying. Every time he looks at his fingers in wonder, then tries again. I realize that he is trying to pick off my freckles. He cannot for the life of him figure out why they're not coming off! Thank you God for my freckles, for without them I would not of had this moment.
We then proceeded to move over to where Reese was swinging in her swing. As she began to cry JJ let me know ( like he always does) what I need to do with her next. He stopped the swing and put out his arms telling me that he wants to get her out and to help. Help he did. As I put my hand under her head he put his hands with arms extended under her body and started to take her out of the swing. Of course had I let him do it himself Reese would have fallen to the floor. For you see once he lifted her out of the swing he dropped his hands and turned away giggling.