Eli 4 months, Emrey 2.25Here's the latest of my attempts to capture Emrey and Eli in everyday life...Emrey was dancing in our bedroom and I was taking some photos of her, then Eli woke up and she wanted him to sit with her on the bed...She loves getting up in his face and saying "Hi Eli" very loud! Most days he loves it and returns her gesture with a big smile, but sometimes it's a bit much when he's just woken up, as it would be for me as well.
We just returned from a whirlwind trip, first to South Carolina to visit the Kings and check out their new place. Emrey had a blast playing with Ellis' old dollhouse and making a mess in the birdbath in the backyard! Then we headed up to Boston to visit family and attend a wedding of some good friends from our "earlier days". It was great to be able to see family and have a break from the day to day that we experience at home, and most of all, it was great to have help with holding and caring for children!
We just returned from a whirlwind trip, first to South Carolina to visit the Kings and check out their new place. Emrey had a blast playing with Ellis' old dollhouse and making a mess in the birdbath in the backyard! Then we headed up to Boston to visit family and attend a wedding of some good friends from our "earlier days". It was great to be able to see family and have a break from the day to day that we experience at home, and most of all, it was great to have help with holding and caring for children!
As for updates on the kids. Eli is such a happy, layed back kid. Around 11 weeks, he finally started sleeping more at night and was only waking up once per night, which was doable! But...after traveling, he has been getting up multiple times a night again, and it's killing me! Not sure if it's just getting back into a routine or getting used to his bed back at home or what? During the day, he is usually pretty predictable and naps every 1.5-2 hours. He is grabbing onto everything within reach, so it's no longer possible to hold him and try to cook etc...He is also drooling like crazy! I'm wondering if he might be teething already, because everything he can get his hands on, goes into his mouth, and if there's nothing in reach, then his hands are in there. He was a great little traveler, on our most recent trip and even slept through a 5 hour delay in the airport that got us into Boston at 3 in the morning!
Emrey is busy! She has so much energy I can't keep up with her. Her latest phrase that she likes to say is "hey mom, I have an idea" and when I say "oh yeah, what is that?", she almost always says "lets go to the park". This is certainly her favorite activity these days and we usually hit up the one around the corner once a day! She loves to climb and has no fear of climbing on high stuff! She still really enjoys reading and has some favorite books, one which is a library book called "pick a pet". We have renewed it as many times a possible and are on our third time of checking it out...she knows it by heart. She's still attending mothers day out, but has begun exhibiting a little more separation anxiety, which is something she really hasn't shown too much of before. She usually is glad to say goodbye once her good friend Rowan arrives and they go bounding off to the corner of the room, where they play in a padded area with mats.
Emrey is busy! She has so much energy I can't keep up with her. Her latest phrase that she likes to say is "hey mom, I have an idea" and when I say "oh yeah, what is that?", she almost always says "lets go to the park". This is certainly her favorite activity these days and we usually hit up the one around the corner once a day! She loves to climb and has no fear of climbing on high stuff! She still really enjoys reading and has some favorite books, one which is a library book called "pick a pet". We have renewed it as many times a possible and are on our third time of checking it out...she knows it by heart. She's still attending mothers day out, but has begun exhibiting a little more separation anxiety, which is something she really hasn't shown too much of before. She usually is glad to say goodbye once her good friend Rowan arrives and they go bounding off to the corner of the room, where they play in a padded area with mats.
