Big bike

Last year for Jack's 2nd birthday we bought him a motorcycle big wheel. He was so short he couldn't reach the pedals but I refused to buy him a smaller bike thinking he would grow into it in time for summer. Well, he never grew last summer and when we got the big wheel out this past spring it was still too big for him. I felt bad and knew that as a three year old he needed to be able to ride a bike so I bought him a smaller one. I came across these pictures the other day and was shocked at how much he has grown since April when the first picture was taken. Now, Jack can reach the pedals on his big wheel and he can also ride the "big" tricycle that I had when I was a little girl. He is so proud of himself now that he can ride his big bike and he refuses to ride the smaller one. My little boy is finally growing.

Crawling right out of her pants

I've been slacking the last few weeks and haven't been adding posts to the blog. Part of the reason is that since Elizabeth is now mobile and crawling everywhere I can't sit down for any length of time at the computer since I'm always redirecting her out of trouble.

I had a good laugh while watching Elizabeth play with her jeans after she managed to crawl out of them (this was the second pair of pants she crawled out of that day). Both of my kids have the smallest waists. In fact, Jack still is still wearing 12-18 month shorts and he is 3-1/2. I think they need to make adjustable waist pants for babies as well!

Shaping up to be a good day

After a string of what I would call 'bad' days (I'm still adjusting to being a stay-at-home mom after grad school/working for the past 10 years), I think today is shaping up to be a good, if not great, day. First of all, we had blinds installed in Jack and Elizabeth's rooms yesterday and it is 8:20 and Elizabeth is STILL sleeping-making the blinds worth every cent I paid for them! I enjoyed a long shower and got dressed while Jack was watching Mickey in our bed and he entertained himself by making a pillow fort. Secondly, after months of waiting for our yard to be done I notice little pieces of grass making their way through the dirt. Yay, I'm hoping for a yard by September (which we were supposed to have in June and have been planning for since April). It will be great to have a place where Jack and Misha can run around in. Third, the last of my furniture order is being delivered today. Yay! I've been waiting since May for Jack's bed to arrive and two chairs for our Hearth room. And best of all, Matt hired a babysitter for tonight so we can go out alone to dinner. Yipeee! I sure do miss our old babysitters Nicki and Derick and knowing I could just have them come 5 minutes before we had to leave because Jack loved them so much, but I'm trying to move on (and no Nic we aren't replacing you!).
So, I'm hoping my day goes as well as it's starting off with no potty accidents to clean up.

Watch out world, here I come

One of my favorite things about babyhood is watching them figure out how to crawl. I love when babies get up on their hands and knees and rock back and forth. Elizabeth has been trying to master crawling for the past few weeks. In fact, she's so motivated to get what she wants she's resorted to an army crawl. Yesterday, she did do a few "real crawls" before she went back down on her belly into her army crawl.