...has been one of the most chaotic, since I became a first-time mom. While in the midst of
starting a photography business, I have fallen behind in documenting the memories of the ones I love most, which honestly makes me so sad :/ I haven't quite figured out how to balance it all, but know the work I'm putting into things now will surely pay off later on.
While I have so many updates running through my mind, I don't have the mental capacity to put them into story form, and get this, I have no pictures to put with this post either. I know, I know...I take pictures for a living, and I don't have any (at least on my computer right now) of the people who live in my house. Maybe I'll find time to go back and add them in later...sadly, maybe not. It's a goal at least ;)
In no particular order, here's what we've been up to the last month:
---Macy had her one year well visit on 02/05 (a month ago already?!?). She still only has two teeth (and she's 13 months old today), and she doesn't weigh enough to get a big girl car seat just yet. Here are her stats:
Weight: 19 lbs., 4 oz. (25th percentile)
Length: 29.5" (53rd percentile)
Head: 17.5" (50th percentile)
---a month later, she is surely closer to the 22# mark, so she can face forward in the car, but I highly doubt she's ready still. No idea how because this girl can eat Jadon under the table!
---Macy is teething. She's more crabby than ever, but still sweet and cuddly and smiley.
---She cries everytime a stranger says "Hi" to her, BUT she's getting better...slowly getting better ;)
---She's turning into a Daddy's girl. She will stand below Jamie, pulling on his pants leg, when he is making dinner or filling out a check, etc. All of those Daddy-Baby outings are paying off...a break for this work-from-home mama and some bonding time with Daddy :) Jadon's usually at home playing alongside me, while I'm editing. He needs far less attention than Macy!
---Macy can say the following words: star, ball, Boo!, sit, eat, her own version of Jadon ("Jay"), Mama, and Daddy.
---She can sign the following: ball, more, eat, baby, sleep, milk, bath
---She can identify the following body parts: belly, toes, hands, fingers, ears, nose, hair, tongue, mouth
---She doesn't seem to have favorite toy, but mostly likes to toddle around the house, doing her own thing, while keeping an eye on big brother and giggling at his silly antics. She loves attention from him, but also knows to keep her guard up because he gets a little too rambunctious with her still.
---Macy likes most any food. She's less picky than Jadon (much the way he was at her age). She still isn't fond of eating with utensils. She prefers finger foods. Her favorite, like Jadon, is berries. She also loves every fruit, most veggies (except frozen mixed...not so much), and salmon :) Surprisingly, she's not the biggest fan of crackers (aren't most toddlers?), but does love American cheese!
---When we tell Macy to, "Say grace," she immediately says, "Amen!" Hilarious! If we forget, she always says it without prompting. Jadon says the long part of the prayer, "God is great. God is good...," and Macy always finishes with a BIG, "AMEN!" I love my kids!
Now onto the big man of the house (no, not Jamie, though he did have a birthday two days ago...he deserves a birthday entry of his own, and maybe I'll get to that...then again, maybe not. Happy 34th birthday, James! I love you more than this blog post would allow me to share. Sorry.) Back to Jadon...
---Jadon is now 33-months-old (Holy Cow!) :(
---He says things that crack us up daily.
---He LOVES watching the movie Annie.
---As of today, he can recite all seven weeks of his memory verses. Blows me away! He doesn't even have to be prompted. He just starts and ends seven Bible verses later.
---We're back to the battle of keeping him and his cars out of the plant in the foyer. There's a permanent pile of potting soil in the floor below it. Lovely.
---Jadon is SUPER good in public. He is always telling strangers about his sister ("Yeah, Macy pooped in the baff.") or politely telling them, "Bye. See you later. Have a good day!" While sometimes, he plays shy and/or embarrassed for no reason, he's mostly a friendly, outgoing little guy.
---Some of his favorites are: the movie "Annie," all things Gramma and Grandpa, telling ziggy to be quiet (even when we're at home, and Ziggy is at Gramma's), being silly with Macy and calling her one of his many pet names (Bleuzer Doozer, Pachoochook, Bleubelle, Bug Bug, Macy Bleu...), listening to his Bible verses CD and singing "On My Bed...," going to the playground, reading books ("If you give a..."), tomatoes, cereal with "behrs," going to Costco, Target and Jerry Bob's (ahahaha...it's a shipping place near our house)
---He's big time into pretend play. He likes to have us tuck blankets around him, making them into "tractors" and "big trucks." Most of his pretend play involves imitating all things Grandpa. As I'm typing this, he's beside me saying, "Mommy, wash my truck. Yeah, wash Grandpa's truck!" The DVD remote is my washcloth haha :P
Other favorite pretend play sessions involve playing in the "snow" and having "pillow fights."
---Jadon can now open all of the doors in the house (except the front door, thank God!). Yes, we have child-proof covers on them all, but I suppose 33-month-olds are closer to adult status? :( He brings us the covers all of the time and tells us to "fix it." Nice.
Okay, enough updates for now. I have to meet two clients, and I have yet to shower. Jamie's at the grocery store with Macy. I haven't eaten breakfast yet, and while I have been typing this, I've heard at least five text messages come through on my phone. I really miss having no agenda and the ability to hang out at the playground all morning, if we wanted. Can't wait until I no longer feel over-committed. Mommy guilt take me away...
***I promise pics and even some video clips are coming in the next 48 hours (fingers crossed!)
