Me at 5--or so--months pregnant

Not the best picture of me...but you can see my growing belly and that was the point, right?!

 

Random...

Here are Anthon and Erilyn fingerpainting with edible fingerpaint. They loved it!

 

And this picture is just to show how exactly Erilyn copies Anthon. It's very amusing.

 

Fun at the beach

During spring break, we went with some friends to the nearest lake and played. It really wasn't warm enough to swimming outside, but we couldn't keep the kids out of the water--which was freezing. They had a blast! I still think there's something funamentally wack about playing on the beach and in water in the middle of March. All you Canadians are complaining about snow, but I wish we had some! I think I'll always be a cold-weather girl at heart. No matter how much fun we have at the beach.

 
 

Erilyn did WHAT?

Erilyn came to me a couple of days ago saying she needed a kleenex. I helped her blow her nose, but she cried and cried telling me it hurt. I didn't know what to do, so I told her to keep blowing, hoping to unclog whatever boogie was in there. Pretty soon, she blew out a small toy. Seriously?!

If you would have asked me three days ago, which of my kids would be more likely to put a toy up his/her nose, I would have undoubtedly and without hesitation said Anthon. And I would have been wrong.

Technical Difficulties

Check back in a few days to actually view the videos...and for more posts.

Just for fun

This little video is my attempt to record Erilyn's sweet voice, some of her cute sayings, and her singing her favorite songs. I will miss this age!

"I love him foot."

Erilyn continues her obsession with playing with feet. She hugs them, feeds them, plays with them, puts them down for a nap, bosses them around, and every other thing you could possibly think of. It's very amusing.

The rest of this clip is Anthon singing his favorite songs. Funny!

Oh--and please just ignore the basket of laundry waiting to be folded. Recording family history is more important...right?!

It's official...I'm a soccer mom.

 
 

I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this new designation. I love watching Anthon play, though, so I guess I'm okay. No minivan yet...so that helps!

So far, Anthon loves playing soccer. He is by far the most talkative boy on the team. If there isn't another player nearby that he can chat it up with, he'll talk to himself...hand gestures and all. I love this kid! He's not the most aggressive player, but he almost scored a goal in his last game, and he's getting to be a pro at the rules. It's fun to watch him play. Go Green Lanterns!

No pictures again...I know, I know.

I can't seem to find the charger for my camera battery, so we're a little picture-deficient right now. But I have kid stuff to write about, so here I am!

Kirk thinks Erilyn will have a foot fetish when she gets older. I think Erilyn has a foot fetish now. She likes to come up to us when we're sitting down and hug our feet. She says in a dreamy sort of way, "I love him foot." And then she'll cuddle it, rock it, tell it to wake up (and poke it, and yell at until it moves or "wakes up"), and then demand that it kiss her (which she insists on by holding out her hand until you touch it with your foot, thus "kissing" her). This happens with delightful regularity.

She is also obsessed with being a puppy named Ruffy. She will crawl up to us and lick our pant legs and pant and bark like a yippy little dog. As a puppy, she is very obedient and cuddly. As Erilyn, she is...uhm...learning to assert her independence. Yeah, that sounds right.

Tomorrow I am 20 weeks pregnant. Can I be done? Sometimes I'm jealous of women who've had premature babies. It sounds kind of nice, doesn't it? Only being pregnant for 30 weeks? Any minute now a bolt of lightening will strike me down. The good news is we get to find out the sex on Wednesday. I'm betting on a boy, and Kirk has a name picked out either way, so he doesn't really care. I still have veto power, though; that goes pretty much without saying. But I said it anyway, just in case.

Erilyn's nursery teacher today described her as a "somber child." After doing a double take and thinking, "really?", I realized that it's probably not that far off. When Anthon isn't around, she's much more reserved and serious. She pays close attention to things, she's careful about staying clean and picking up after herself (my dream come true), and she observes...everything. She's a watcher. But when he IS around, she is silly, energetic, and a little crazy, to be honest. Anthon has that effect on most people, though, so I shouldn't be surprised. It'll be interesting to see her grow up and figure out how to be her own person, whether or not Anthon is around.

Rats

While I was trying desperately to go to sleep last night, I composed such an insightful and witty post in my head that I now can't remember at all. It's too bad. You really would have been amazed.