Hudson is big-time now . . . he can open and close the fridge on his own, and we our doing our best to train him to ASK us before he dives on in for a treat or two at any given moment! The other day, he was getting out his cheese stick, and Anna snuck in and began to take everything out of the fridge door. (Aside from “Mommy’s juice” in the glass bottle at the bottom of the fridge, almost everything in toddler reach is plastic. I may have learned a lesson or two in my three years as a mother of young children.) Anna began to tackle the shelf that is second from the bottom . . .
I let her do it, because we know her favorite game is “in and out, out and in.” So, once she took them all out, she then started to put everything back.
One by one. One by one. And, she had a great ole time doing it too. She thinks she is just so big! And, she is precious! (Don’t even think of trying to help her when she is working on a project. She’s no baby. She’ll do it herself thank you very much!)
One thing that I have noticed about Anna is that her interest in toys is completely different from the boys’ interests at her age. I don’t think it has anything to do with gender. I do think it has everything to do with her having two big brothers. She thinks she is big (and she has the bumps and bruises to prove it!) She has never wanted to push any baby push-toy or even stroller, but as soon as she realized she could push brother around while he rode his bike, she was in high heaven!
Some mornings, when I go in the boys’ room, I am greeted by this: (note the child in the closet)
Because I don’t love starting my day this way, we are trying to give the boys a little more freedom and encourage them to come and get us when they get up (instead of being confined to their room . . . BUT, they’re not allowed to go downstairs alone yet either, because we all know Hudson will just walk out the front door and down the street and I’ll still be in my bed!) So far, they are doing pretty well . . .
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I took these two big boys to their 3 year check up this week. This time, we actually walked into the office together and it was a milestone: No stroller. I wasn’t carrying around 3 50lb overflowing bags or a combo of sippy cups and snacks and diapers and wipes. We walked in together like a mama with her big boys. I couldn’t believe it. The appointment went well: Hudson is still measuring 90-95% and William is 25% (height) and 50% (weight). They are both growing well and are very healthy. We are tremendously grateful for this! I had an emotional moment at the doctor because their 3 year check up was their first “big kid” check up! No more weighing on the baby scale—they stand up just like the rest of us on that big, ugly scale! They stand tall on the wall to be measured, the got their blood pressure taken, and they even did an eye exam (despite the fact that we’re still learning our shapes around here). And, the doctor didn’t ask me many questions . . . she asked them. And, they answered. And, answered. And, answered. It was a sweet little morning at the doctor and we had a special lunch afterward with Daddy to celebrate how big we are. I am feeling like these years are FLYING by me . . .
(here, they are half dressed. we seem to be starting our mornings earlier and earlier with snuggles in bed. the boys are working on dressing themselves, which is quite fun. I love having a slow start to my morning with my little loves!)
Before I took the boys to the doctor, Sister went for a ride at Sugie’s house. She would honk her horn and wave and scream “BYEEEE!” out her window. Hilarious!
She also had a great little swing! (Notice the knot on her head? She fell off our slate side walk and knocked her noggin on the concrete city sidewalk—she was chasing her brothers and hasn’t mastered the downward climb of the one step yet. Poor love!)
Escape artist
And, despite our good but busy week, little William spiked a fever this morning. So, Daddy, Hudson and Anna headed off to Uncle Judah’s basketball game, and a very sad William stayed home with mommy. He was devastated to miss his Uncle’s game (he said “we can sit where there are no people so they won’t get my germs!”), but we promised that there would be more games. I think I was the winner of this deal though, because I got a great morning to relax with my little man on the big red sofa.
I hate sick babies, but I do love the snuggles. Here’s to hoping the sickness is short-lived and doesn’t spread amongst us!
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