Amy's Antics: September 2008

Each month seems to fly by. Will is back in school and we are trying to get onto some sort of schedule, although we hold it loosely. Will is sad he doesn't have his same teachers from last year and keeps asking for them. Hopefully he'll like his new ones just as much. The first 2days of school he is one of the only kids that isn't crying when they get dropped off. The first day his teacher said to him "Will, don't you want to say bye to your mom?" Are we raising a confident child or does he just not like me? I think he still likes me, but I have noticed he does act like a bigger boy these days and doesn't let me hug and kiss on him as much as he used to. He's growing up. (sniff, sniff)

Will gave us a few good quotes in August that are worth sharing. At bedtime one night, Will looked at my face and asked "what's that on your cheek?" Did I have a pimple? I asked him what he saw. He said "Why do you have sprinkles?". I said "That's how God made me. He gave me freckles." Then he asked "Why did Jesus make me a boy?" I told him God knew he would make a great little boy...and he is, bruises and all. He asks the question "why" like most 2 year olds. Sometimes it's a challenge to come up with answers that satisfy him.
Last week Will was helping his daddy in the yard. Brad was trimming bushes and Will had a small rake and was raking up leaves on the ground. It wasn't quite going the way he wanted and he told his daddy "The rake's not working. It needs new batteries." He thinks everything has batteries in it.

Carissa is a fun and happy girl. She is now 6 months and is doing new things all the time. She is a very smiley girl and is always happy to have someone talking to her and smiling at her. She gets a very big smile on her face and most of the time lets out a belly laugh when her big brother pays attention to her. She is attempting to crawl, but usually just scoots herself around in a circle or backwards. She is a very active girl who wants to be on the go. When she is set down on her back she usually quickly turns over or does an eternal crunch that pains me to watch. Recently she has started grabbing her toes and has attempted to taste them. It is very cute. The whole family did these toe touches and stretches with her recently. She the pic below! She just doesn't want to relax. Carissa DOES NOT like eating food and still wakes up nightly to nurse. I am ready for a full night's rest!!

Here are some favorite pics from August:

For a while, nap time was a constant battle. I would let Will play in his room while Carissa and I took naps, but when I would wake up I almost always found him asleep, on the floor, surrounded by toys.