skip to main |
skip to sidebar
We are so happy that Baby Joseph arrived safely on April 2nd. He looks just like his mom and was (is) so darn cute we wanted to eat him up. He seemed so tiny next to his big friend Rowan. We couldn't get over the difference that only 7months makes. It's strange to think about a time when the age difference between them will seem insignificant. Oh the fun they will have together over the years!
Speaking of ripening on the vine. Here are the first photos of bum-bum's little sibling. Needless to say, we are super excited that Rowan will have yet another cousin to play with. This one will only be 11 months younger.
It only took until March to get Emily her Christmas presents. Thankfully they were a great success! Here she is, our little bum-bum in her hat. I called it "Ripening On the Vine" and yes, it is one of my originals.
I can't take credit for the cute kid though, even if I was there when she was brought in to this world. What a smile...
I am sorry to disappoint you, but this is yet another entry without a photo. I promise, photos are to come. But, so many of Rowan's changes now aren't really photograph-able but they are worth noting here and so you can expect shorter, more frequent entries about what he has been up to that aren't necessarily accompanied by a shot of the little guy. But like I said, there are photos to come...
Rowan seems to be hungrier at meal time now and so we are going to wonder into the world of legumes and pastas shortly. We have been trying to tame his appetite by giving him more fruit or veggies but, even after eating a huge bowl of cereal and fruit this morning and then 1/4 of a banana, he decided that he had had enough of waiting and trying to communicate with his "words". He scooted over to me (with my help), pulled himself up on to my lap (at which point I fully expected a hug), and then proceeded to LUNGE at my breast. Who said 7month old babies don't know what's going on? It's us adults that are clueless.
We went to Shanini today (Palm Sunday) at the Maronite Church with John's parents. The church was busting at the seams with people and children dressed in fancy clothes who were carrying candles that were equally dressed up. We were required to sit in the basement where mass was projected on a screen. However, no one could hear mass because of the socializing that went on. We stayed half an hour and then stood up and left. I felt like we were leaving a bad movie. Rowan and I were the only blonde people in the place and although we were wearing our sunday best, I was wearing far too little make-up and didn't have big enough hair to fit in. Maybe if I had at least put on a pair of tight black pants and a leopard print shirt with a few gold bangles we would have been less conspicuous? Ah, who am I kidding. I'll never look the part, no matter how hard I try.
THANK GOD!
I am glad we went and that Rowan got to "see" what Shanini is all about. But next year, I think we'll go to a quieter Palm Sunday service at our own church.
So remember yesterday when I said there was something different about our child and that it was hard to pin point exactly what the difference was, but that it was there? Well, here is an example of what I mean. We discovered he could do this today which just so happened to be the day that we also learned that he can sit on the side of the pool and will throw himself in when you reach your arms to him. UNREAL is what it is. There is just no other way to put it.
I caught John putting Rowan in his crib and then taking him out. And then putting him in again. And then taking him out. Do you know why? He was doing this because he couldn't get enough of Rowan reaching up for his daddy. It actually made John teary and well, that made me teary too.
He has changed so much this week. It's hard to pin point exactly what is different, but there is something brighter and more curious about him. He is even happier than he usually is although he really doesn't like going to bed anymore. He would prefer to be up with us. He isn't hard to put down, but he won't just go to sleep after we walk out of the room. He loves to have his back rubbed while he sucks his thumb on his tummy. I can't believe it, but I love him even more today than I did yesterday.
