Sunday, November 20, 2011

growing girl

Time is going too fast.

That floppy little newborn bundle that we welcomed into our family in July?  She's all grown up.  Holding her head up, reaching for things, pulling my hair and clawing my face, screaming, chuckling, blowing raspberries, and rolling over like a champ.  Our latest doctor's visit confirmed that she's awesome: 17 pounds, and an okay-shaped head.


She's also putting in her hours studying animals, colors, and shapes everyday so she can keep up with The Wild One.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

i heart weekends (and extra an hour in a day!)

As each work week passes, I find myself counting on the weekend more and more.  It’s the best (only?) time I have to run errands, clean the house, tackle projects, crafts, and recipes, and really hang out hardcore with my girls.  What does hardcore hanging out look like?

This weekend we had donuts for breakfast (courtesy of a stealth pre-wake-up trip by David), spent too long at the craft store, bought new clothes, got smoothies, made new toys and accessories, hung out in the bedroom tent (Ellie is OBSESSED), resisted sleep, went to the grocery, made cupcakes, ate cupcakes, took a walk, helicoptered in the field, ran home, visited Finn, visited with neighbors, and hugged it out while Barney sang “we’re a happy family.”  In between all that I was amazed at Ellie’s new words and drawings, Mimi’s generous smiles, and snuck in plenty of kisses and squeezes to both my lovelies.   


I’m completely exhausted (as I sit here typing this one handed as Meems reluctantly sleeps in my other arm—excuse my brevity), but all of this is what I love.    

As Rihanna says, “cheers to the freakin’ weekend…”